Written questions by Trickett.

How many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Secondments are part of a range of ways of bringing talent and experience into the civil service for short periods of time and have been used by successive governments. Secondments are arranged at a business unit level and must follow the processes as set out in the Civil Service Recruitment Principles. However, based on the information held centrally, there is no record of any secondees from the above mentioned organisations.

How many of their Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

The Home Office does not have any seconded staff from these organisations.

How many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has not seconded any staff from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute, (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

How many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Thank you to my Hon. Friend for his question. I can inform him that the Department for Business and Trade has hosted no secondees from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Food and Rural Affairs, how many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Since July 2024 no staff have been seconded into Defra from the Institute for Economic Affairs, the Policy Exchange, the Adam Smith Institute or Labour Together. The response to the request is Nil staff.

How many of her Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

There have been no staff working in the department since July 2024 who were seconded from the Institute for Economic Affairs, the Policy Exchange, the Adam Smith Institute, or Labour Together.

How many of her Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

The Attorney General’s Office has not seconded any officials from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together since July 2024.

Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to respond to Question 31773 tabled by the hon. Member for Normanton and Hemsworth on 21 February 2025.

Question 31773 was answered on 3 March 2025.

Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to encourage the use of swift bricks.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22080 on 15 January 2025.

Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a swift brick national development management policy.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer to Question UIN 22080 on 15 January 2025.

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

The Attorney General’s Office has never seconded any staff from Palantir.

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

The Department for Transport Central (DfTc) function has not seconded any staff from Palantir since July 2024. The Department for Transport Central (DfTc) function has not seconded any staff from Palantir since July 2024.

How many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

Since July 2024 no employees have been seconded to the Department from Palantir.

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

The Ministry of Justice hold no contracts with Palantir for the provision of goods or services, including contracts for seconded staff. As such, the Department has no staff on secondment from Palantir.

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

I can confirm that there have been no staff seconded from Palantir to the Department for Work and Pensions since July 2024.

How many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

No staff have been seconded from Palantir into the Ministry of Defence or its Executive Agencies since July 2024.

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

No staff from Palantir have been seconded into my Department since July 2024.

How many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

HM Treasury has not had any seconded staff from Palantir since July 2024.

Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff his Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

We have no records of staff seconded into the Department from Palantir as such the number of staff seconded in from Palantir since July 2024 is zero.

Media and Sport, how many staff her Department has seconded from Palantir since July 2024.

No staff in DCMS have been seconded from Palantir since July 2024.