Written questions by Wood.

With reference to the document entitled Process Intelligence privacy notice, published on 23 July 2025, how his Department defines the term process intelligence.

Process Intelligence is the approach used to understand how work is happening across an organisation by analysing multiple processes using data from organisational systems. It supports a forward-looking approach to process improvement that delivers value for money - helping organisations identify root causes of inefficiencies that may be built into processes and actively shape better ways of working.

With reference to his Department's policy paper, Infected Blood Inquiry Additional Report Government Response, published on 30 July 2025, what is the estimated cost of delivering those recommendations.

The policy decisions that the Government announced on 21 July, and included in the Government Response on 30 July, are currently estimated to cost around £1 billion in further compensation payments. However, the total cost could change depending on what is agreed following consultation with the infected blood community.The Government has said it will pay what it takes to fund the scheme, and we will update the forecast costs at Autumn Budget 2025.

Pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2024 to Question 4667 on Nick Joicey, for what reason the internal move was deemed exceptional circumstances.

I refer the hon Member to 4667. The Civil Service Commission is operationally independent of the government.

What data the Office for National Statistics holds on the average income of people by (a) class and (b) type of profession.

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 29th August is attached.

What the headcount of staff included within the Government Communications Service is.

Government Communications is made up of around 6,000 professional communicators from across the UK, supporting and promoting the work of 25 ministerial departments, 21 non-ministerial departments and over 300 agencies and other public bodies. The list provided for the response to IR2025/05101 breaks this down further, and will be submitted for entry into the House of Commons library. The Government Communication Service headcount can be found on Gov.uk at this link here.

Pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2024 to Question 16512 on Government Communication Service, and with reference to the FOI Internal Review response IR2025/05101 of 29 May 2025, if she will place in the Library a list of the Government Communication Service staff broken down by (a) department and (b) agency.

Government Communications is made up of around 6,000 professional communicators from across the UK, supporting and promoting the work of 25 ministerial departments, 21 non-ministerial departments and over 300 agencies and other public bodies. The list provided for the response to IR2025/05101 breaks this down further, and will be submitted for entry into the House of Commons library. The Government Communication Service headcount can be found on Gov.uk at this link here.

Whether (a) his Department and (b) the Government Communications Service uses third-party providers to (i) assess, (ii) index and (iii) identify disinformation.

The Government Communication Service has a contract with Storyzy which can be used to track and identify disinformation trends. This tool is used to understand the threat posed by hostile actors where manipulating the information environment can be a threat to national security, democracy and public safety.

Whether the Government plans to introduce a (a) minimum and (b) maximum permitted workplace temperature in central government buildings.

The Government follows the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) guidance derived from The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. The minimum temperature for workplaces is already stipulated by HSE and is readily available online. See here. There is currently no equivalent maximum temperature.

If he will publish the Government Communication Service guidance entitled Guidelines for influencer marketing; and whether influencers must declare the source of their government funding.

There are no current plans to publish the Guidance for Influencer Marketing. As per Advertising Standards Authority regulation, influencers must make sure ‘advert’ or ‘#Ad’ is clearly visible at the start of any paid for influencer content and it is obvious that it is an advert paid for by the UK Government or part of a government campaign.

Pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question HL9068 on Civil Servants: London, if he will list the 11 buildings he plans to close by 2030.

In addition to the buildings named in the announcement on Places for Growth dated 14 May 2025 (102 Petty France, 39 Victoria Street and Caxton House), a further 8 buildings will close by 2030. Details will be announced following the conclusion of ongoing commercial discussions. This represents value for money for the taxpayer, delivering £94m in savings per annum whilst ensuring that London continues to be a vibrant place for Civil Servants to work.

What is the estimated (a) mean and (b) median salary of a civil servant in (i) 2024-25 and (ii) 2025-26, and what is the estimated monetary value of the employer contribution to their Civil Service pensions.

The most recent data on mean and median salaries for the Civil Service can be found in the Civil Service Statistics publication. The latest data published as at 31st March 2025 can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2025. Data is not yet available for 2025-26. The estimated employer contribution for a Civil Servant to the Civil Service Pension Scheme is £6.6bn for 2024-25. The estimated employer contributions for 2025-26 is not currently known. (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6761a6d6d20fc50099e1904e/E03252376_-_HC_481_Civil_Superannuation_Annual_Report_and_Accounts_23-24_Web_Accessible.pdf)

Pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2025 to Question 23677 on Transgender People, whether his Department has completed its revision of the guidance on gender reassignment.

The current model Gender Reassignment HR policy and guidance was issued in 2019. A review to update it was started in 2023 under the previous administration. The recent Supreme Court ruling in the For Women Scotland case and revision of the Equality and Human Rights Commission Code of Practice has had implications for this review. This is therefore ongoing and the revised policy and guidance will be shared with departments in due course.

Whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the eligibility criteria for the MI5, MI6 and GCHQ Summer Intelligence Internship on people from disadvantaged white working class backgrounds.

In recent years, UK Intelligence Community (UKIC) has run a number of internships and placement schemes. They are designed to provide insight about what it is like to work in UKIC to individuals who have particular skills and experience, want to work in a particular area and/or are from demographics and backgrounds under-represented across Government. Any internship participant wishing to subsequently apply for employment with UKIC or the Civil Service is required to take part in a fair and open competition, in the normal way, with selection based on merit.

How many times the UK Multi-Stakeholder Forum for Open Government has met in 2025.

The UK Multi-Stakeholder Forum for Open Government (MSF) has not met during 2025. The MSF last met on 17th July 2024 and plans for reconvening the MSF are currently being developed.

When he plans to publish the public sector trade union facility time data for the 2024-25 financial year.

We intend to publish the self-reported public sector trade union facility time data in line with our standard timelines for this data set, which will be before the end of this year.

Pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question HL6565 on Senior Civil Servants and Special Advisers: Pay, what is the (a) salary level and (b) grade of seniority at which there is a policy of public disclosure on an individual public servant’s remuneration in response to a Freedom of Information Act requests.

Departments publish salary information for all their Senior Civil Service (SCS) roles in quarterly organograms on data.gov.uk and for all SCS operating at Board level in their Annual Accounts. The Cabinet Office will publish a new 2025 'high earner' list for senior public officials, linked to the Treasury's senior pay control threshold (published in guidance here), in due course. The Cabinet Office routinely publishes the salaries of those special advisers earning equivalent to senior civil servants in the Annual Report on Special Advisers which is available on gov.uk.

What is his Department's preferred methodological (a) definition and (b) classification of a working class person.

The refocused Fast Stream Summer Internship scheme will give talented undergraduates from lower socio-economic backgrounds the opportunity to see what a career in the Civil Service is like. We will assess eligibility for the summer internship scheme based on parental occupation at the age of 14. The Social Mobility Commission (SMC) identifies this as the most accurate measure of socio-economic background.

Pursuant to the Answer of 2 June 2025 to Question 54270 on Government Departments: Directors, and with reference to the guidance entitled Non-Executive Board Member declaration of interests process, published on 28 November 2024, whether the threshold for declaring political activity as a Board Member is (a) the same and (b) different from that set out when applying for a public appointment in the Governance Code on Public Appointments; and whether previous political activity needs to be declared as a Board Member.

The guidance for declaring Non-Executive Board Member interests, with a particular reference to declaring political activity, differs from the Governance Code on Public Appointments as its scope is limited to current interests an individual holds. The guidance published on 28 November 2024 requires Non-Executive Board Members to declare any current political activity. There are strict rules in the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies about political activity (sections 3.11 - 3.15). As stated in the code of conduct, any breaches are also considered a breach of the terms of appointment. Declarations of previous political activity is a requirement during the Public Appointment process so that advisory assessment panels can assess whether the activity should be taken into account when determining a candidate’s suitability for the role.

If he will publish a list of each ongoing (a) statutory and (b) non-statutory public inquiry, including the year it was established.

The table below sets out the list of open statutory and non-statutory inquiries and the year in which they were established. This includes inquiries that have published but not yet closed. The table does not include public inquiries which have been announced but have not yet been formally established, namely inquiries into events at Orgreave, the death of Patrick Finucane and the Independent Commission on Grooming Gangs. Year establishedInquiryStatutory or non-statutory2025Nottingham InquiryStatutory2025Independent inquiry into Manston short-term holding facility / Manston InquiryNon-statutory2025Southport InquiryStatutory2023Jalal Uddin InquiryStatutory2023Cranston InquiryNon-statutory2023Andrew Malkinson InquiryNon-statutory2023Thirlwall InquiryStatutory2023Inquiry into the preventability of the Omagh bombingStatutory2022Independent inquiry relating to AfghanistanStatutory2022Dawn Sturgess InquiryStatutory2022Fuller InquiryNon-statutory2022Angiolini InquiryNon-statutory2022UK Covid-19 InquiryStatutory2021Lampard InquiryStatutory2020Post Office Horizon IT inquiryStatutory2017Infected Blood InquiryStatutory2015Undercover Policing InquiryStatutory2004Robert Hamill InquiryStatutory

With reference to the Civil Service EDI Expenditure Review Data published on 29 May 2025, if he will list each of the external organisations that provided learning and development in 2023-24.

The Civil Service EDI Expenditure Review has concluded and there are no further plans to provide additional information to the information already published relating to 2023-24.