Written questions by Wood.

How many full time equivalent staff work on his Department's Public Bodies Team.

The work on public bodies is taken forward by the Civil Service Strategy Unit, which comprises approximately 50 people. CSSU deploys its people flexibly across the government’s civil service reform priorities, including public bodies, rather than being a single standing Public Bodies Team. This facilitates join-up across the Productive and Agile State policy landscape and means the right policy, analytical and functional expertise can be deployed to an area when needed.

Pursuant to the answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 94710 on Office for National Statistics: Buildings, what the most recent statistics held by the Office for National Statistics are for the (a) daily average number of employees attending the workplace in their assigned building and (b) absolute number of employees assigned to the building by workplace.

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 20th February is attached.

Pursuant to the answer of 17 December 2025 to Question 99529 on Civil Service: Redundancy, what indicative figures his Department holds per public body on exits.

Thank you for your question. I refer to the Minister without Portfolio’s s answer PQ 82675.

Pursuant to the answer of 19 November 2024 to Question 12231 on 10 Downing Street: Artworks, what the status is of the conservation work on the portrait of Horatio Nelson; and whether it has been reinstated in 10 Downing Street.

The Government Art Collection website has all artworks belonging to the Collection and their current location. It is possible to search for all artworks in a specific location.

Whether the Prime Minister has received any coaching in foreign languages funded by the Government since July 2024.

No.

What the dress code is for staff in Downing Street.

Staff are required to dress appropriately for their roles.

Whether the Prime Minister had a formal meeting with Palantir during his visit (a) with Lord Mandelson to their offices and (b) to the White House.

I refer the Hon Member to the answer given on the 16 September 2025, Official Report, PQ 77563, and to the press release entitled "PM meeting with President Trump: 27 February 2025", available on gov.uk

Pursuant to the answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 104623 on Cabinet Office: Proof of Identity, whether other government departments will be required to make savings to help fund the digital ID scheme.

As per the answer provided by the Hon. Member for Makerfield on 19 January, the policy remains in development, with a dedicated team inside the Cabinet Office working to develop the proposals. The Government has now launched a public consultation on making public services work for you with your digital identity. We are inviting the public to be part of a national conversation on how we can make it trusted, useful and inclusive. We will focus on use cases that are most impactful for the public. Cost savings and efficiency will help determine our areas of focus.

How many participants in the Directors Leaders Scheme a) enrolled, b) completed the full programme, c) withdrew before completion and d) were removed by programme administrators in each of the last three years.

Directors Leadership Programme cohort 4 is starting from 22 April and has 35 participants. In the last three years: 109 people were enrolled.Everyone completed the programmeNobody withdrew from the programmeNobody was removed from the programme by the administration.

How many participants in the Future Leaders Scheme a) enrolled, b) completed the full programme, c) withdrew before completion and d) were removed by programme administrators in each of the last three years.

The required data is provided in the table below. The 2024-25 intake began delivery in 2025, and will complete in Summer 2026, so completion data is not yet available. Withdrawal and removal information for this year is accurate as at 23 February 2026. Data has been suppressed to prevent the identification of individuals. FLS 2021-22FLS 2022-23FLS 2023-24FLS 2024-25 (current intake)Enrolled428438423398Completed the programme422424419OngoingWithdrew before completion<1014<10<10Removed by scheme administrators0000Completion Percentage98.6%96.8%99%-

Further to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Oral evidence: The work of the Cabinet Office, HC 463, 16 December 2025, Question 353, if he will list the 36 voluntary exit schemes in operation by public body.

I refer to the Honourable Member to Minister Turley’s answer provided to PQ 82675.

With reference to the publication entitled Cabinet Office - Second Headquarters: Year in Review 2025, of 9 January 2026, how many headcount staff are assigned to work in the second Headquarters; and how many desks there are.

The Cabinet Office Second Headquarters is based in the Government Hub at 1 Atlantic Square, Glasgow.The Cabinet Office's Second Headquarters serves as a key regional base, accommodating over 700 Cabinet Office staff.It has been the practice of successive governments not to comment, on grounds of both national security and staff safety, on the physical capacity or staffing numbers for individual buildings of the government estate.

Whether the departing Cabinet Secretary will receive (a) a pension contribution and (b) additional pension years as part of his severance package.

Details of payments made to the former Cabinet Secretary will be published in the Annual Report and Accounts for Cabinet Office for the financial year in which the payment was made.

With reference to the Beyond Boundaries programme, how many participants in each of the last three years a) enrolled, b) completed the full programme, c) withdrew before completion, and d) were removed by the programme administrators.

The data is provided in the table below. Data prior to the 2025/26 intake on non-completion is only available as a combined figure. The 2025/26 intake began delivery in October 2025, and will complete in September 2026, so completion data is not yet available. Only a combined withdrawals and removals figure can be provided for the 2025/26 intake due to the suppression of low removal numbers potentially making candidates identifiable.Beyond Boundaries Intake yearEnrolledCompleted ProgrammeCombined Non-CompletionsCompletion Percentage2023/245685036588.6%2024/256345637188.8%2025/26794ongoing31 (as of 23/2/26)-

Whether his Department has made a comparative assessment of the salary outcomes, promotion rates and role progression of (a) participants in the Future Leaders Scheme and (b) civil servants who did not participate; and whether his Department has undertaken cost benefit analysis of that scheme including average time to promotion, changes in performance markings, retention rates and the financial return on investment.

A comprehensive assessment of salary outcomes, promotion rates, and role progression for Future Leaders Scheme (FLS) participants against a control group (or formal cost-benefit analysis) is not currently feasible. Two separate evaluations are underway for the FLS: an implementation and process evaluation, and an impact evaluation. Both are due to complete in Autumn 2026.

Whether the GPS location of Ministerial cars maintained by the Government Car Service is accessible to the Minister’s private office.

This information is not available to any Ministerial Private Office.

For what reason he has made it his policy to re-join the Erasmus scheme.

The UK and European Commission have reached an agreement in principle for the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027. This builds on the foundations of the UK and EU’s new strategic partnership agreed at the UK-EU Summit in May 2025. The benefits of our association are clear. It opens up world class opportunities for students, teachers, youth workers, sport-sector professionals, and communities of all ages in our education, training, sport and youth sectors. It is an investment in opportunity for our young people, our workforce and our future, opening doors for tens of thousands across the UK.

Whether any changes have been made to the rules on the use of Ministerial and official cars provided by the Government Car Service, since July 2024.

There have been no changes to rules governing the use of Ministerial Cars since July 2024.

If he will publish Government Communication Service guidelines for influencer and content creator marketing.

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to questions 103788, 103791 and 103792.

Whether the House of Lords Appointments Commission was informed by 10 Downing Street or the Cabinet Office about Matthew Doyle's links with Sean Morton.

As a matter of policy, the Government does not publish information relating to individuals' peerage nominations.