Every parliamentary written question tabled by Mike Wood this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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Pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 2086 on Civil Servants: Media, what his planned timetable is for updating that guidance; and whether the guidance will be less restrictive on civil servants spea
I refer the Hon Gentleman to the answer to PQ2086.
What information his Department holds on the APCO Worldwide report commissioned by Labour Together.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to PQ 3796.
With reference to the Freedom of Information request response of 30 April 2026, FOI 2026/06323, what the cost was of the Chanukah reception hosted by the Prime Minister on 16 December 2025; and how many individu
As under previous administrations, details of official receptions are published in quarterly transparency returns on gov.uk.
With reference to the answer of 4 February 2026 to Question 108674 on Admiralty House: Official Residences, how many permissions for temporary overnight stays have been granted permission by the Prime Minister’s
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 14 May 2026, Official Report, PQ 1215.
What definition of (a) official and (b) personal information his Department is using to consider whether information is in scope of Humble Addresses.
I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Gove...
Whether Lord Mandelson provided advice on the Ministerial reshuffle on 5 September 2025 to the Office of the Prime Minister.
I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Gove...
With reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 23, whether (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants met with Ch
The government publishes, quarterly, details of ministers' and certain senior officials' meetings with all external individuals and organisations. Full guidance on the publication of information about ministerial meetings can be found at: https://www.gov....
With reference to para 1.3 of the Treasury's document Budget Information Security Review, February 2026, published in February 2026, what recommendations were made by his Department's leak inquiry into the Finan
I refer the Honourable Member to PQ 116492 answered on 11 March 2026. The recommendations from the Cabinet Office leak inquiry have been published and are included in the HM Treasury Budget Information Security Review.
Whether the Prime Minister plans to appoint a new permanent Chief of Staff.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on 11 March 2026, Official Report, PQ 119939.
With reference to the Organogram of Staff Roles & Salaries, published on 11 November 2025, which organisation has the Deputy Director staff member with entry UDD_1003 been loaned to.
Cabinet Office follows the same rules and guidance as all other departments regarding SCS data. The decision to restrict the amount of information published for Senior Civil Servants (SCS) below Pay Band 2 dates back to 2010, made on the grounds of propor...
Pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026, to Question 1421, what is the number of headcount staff within the Cabinet Office who have no post, according to the most recent snapshot which is held by the Cabinet Offic
I refer to the previous answer for 1421.At any point in time, there is likely to be a small number of individuals who have been displaced due to restructures within their business units or, for example, have returned from a loan from another department an...
Whether correspondence from the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary on the Humble Address will be included in the next Government response to the Humble Address.
I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Gove...
If he will publish a copy of internal guidance on how and what information is recorded on PMPost.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 26 March 2026, Official Report, PQ 121754.
With reference to the answer of 6 January 2025, to Question 21256, on Government: Policy, if he will provide the relevant hyperlinks to the transparency data, and the associated reference numbers, which list the
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 6 January 2025, Official Report, PQ 21256.
With reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 113703 on Lord Mandelson, whether Lord Mandelson’s application to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and response in relation to Global Coun
The Cabinet Office does not hold this information. The application and subsequent advice dates back to sixteen years ago, which is longer than the retention period for such documents as set out in the Privacy Notice for the Advisory Committee on Business ...
Whether messaging data was lost as a consequence of Morgan McSweeney's phone being stolen but not (a) backed up and (b) stored in the cloud; and whether his Department holds information on foreign involvement in
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 13 April 2026, Official Report, PQ 123637.
Whether the Cabinet Office uses appraisals as part of the recruitment process for promoting and hiring staff within the Civil Service.
Cabinet Office do not use appraisals as part of the recruitment process. We are committed to fair and open recruitment and use the Civil Service Success Profiles to assess candidates suitability for a role. Success Profiles are made up of five areas; beha...
Whether official information is considered to be held by the Crown when a Crown Servant leaves Crown service and retains such information on (a) personal devices and (b) non-government communication channel.
Official information, wherever stored, is considered to be held by the Crown.I refer the Member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire to the Government’s 2023 ‘Guidance on Using Non-Corporate Communication Channels for Government Business’ for further ...
Whether Gordon Brown has been allocated an office or workspace in his role as Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation; and whether staff have been assigned to support him.
The Prime Minister’s Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation has access to appropriate office space on the government estate as required. Policy experts, including within the Cabinet Office, will assist with his work as required.
How many applications have been made to the Civil Service 2026 summer internship scheme; and how many have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected.
Data on the 2026 Fast Stream recruitment campaign, including the Summer Internship campaign, will be published in Autumn 2026 in line with previous years.