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Written questions by Wood.

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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17 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 2 June 2026, to Question 3895, on National Security: Finance, whether there are additional NATO (a) definitions and (b) guidance on applicable spend within the 1.5% of GDP for the UK to

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At the NATO Summit in June 2025, Allies made a commitment to investing 5% of GDP annually on core defence requirements and defence and security related spending by 2035.NATO defines defence and security related spending as, ‘inter alia’, spending to prote...

17 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question HL107, on Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work, which other (a) placements and (b) apprenticeships SIS runs; and if he will provide relevant hyperlinks.

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Besides the Summer Intelligence Internship, SIS run the Software Engineering Apprenticeship (sis.gov.uk/careers/technologists/software-engineering-apprenticeship/) and the Technology Graduate Development Programme (sis.gov.uk/careers/technologists/technol...

17 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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With reference to the answer of 10 March 2026, to Question 98795, on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, whether there have been delays in notifying relevant local authorities for other Government Property A

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The Government Property Agency nor Cabinet Office are aware of any other delays where notification was required to be provided to relevant local authorities since July 2024.

16 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2754, on By-elections: Aberdeen South and Makerfield, if he will publish the reminder guidance issued to departments in the usual way by the Cabinet Office furt

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As has been the case under previous administrations, the Government does not routinely publish internal correspondence. The reminder applies to all three by-elections taking place on 18 June as they are all by-elections to the UK Parliament.

16 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2026, to Question 4154, on Databases: EU law, whether there is a consolidated list of the data and reporting requirements that the Government must make to the European Commission

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The UK and EU share information and data where it supports our mutual safety, security, and prosperity, as part of our broader cooperation on trade, economy, and defence and security. There is not a consolidated list of this data - individual Government d...

16 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether WhatsApp messages on No10 official iPhones are backed up remotely.

Reply

I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 13 April 2026, Official Report, PQ 123637.

16 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether the Prime Minister has donated a book to the Prime Minister’s library.

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I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 03 June 2026, Official Report, PQ 3790.

16 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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With reference to the planning application to Westminster City Council, Reference No 26/02790/LBC, for 1 Horse Guards Road, what the internal alterations being made are; to which rooms; and what the budget is.

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The Chancellor of the Exchequer’s department has asked the Government Property Agency (GPA) to respond to this question.The GPA is responsible for commissioning building works and alterations on behalf of government organisations at 1 Horse Guards Road.Ho...

16 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026, to Question 2767, on Prime Minister: Diaries, whether the (a) No10 Freedom of Information team and (b) the Cabinet Office Freedom of Information policy team, now deem that

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Whether or not a public authority holds information for the purposes of Section 3(2) of the Freedom of Information Act is assessed on a case-by-case basis. This is considered with reference to the Code of Practice issued under section 45 of the Freedom of...

16 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether any (a) individual in Crown Service, (b) individual who has departed Crown Service, (c) Ministers of the Crown and (d) former Ministers for the Crown who were asked to provide information has not replied

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I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June in response to the Humble Address, in particular the section entitled 'Government methodology in complying with the Humble Address' in the document laid before Par...

16 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether any Ministers who had electronic communications with Lord Mandelson in scope of the Humble Address have deleted their communications due to auto-delete functionality.

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I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June in response to the Humble Address, in particular the section entitled 'Government methodology in complying with the Humble Address' in the document laid before Par...

16 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Pursuant to the answer of 5 June 2026, to Question 4201, on Cabinet Office: Social Media, whether the Advertising Standards Authority guidance embedded in the Cabinet Office social media influencer guidance requ

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The Government works closely with its creative agency to ensure all partnerships with creators comply with Advertising Standards Authority guidance.

15 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What (a) statistics and (b) data his Department collects on industrial action in the public sector.

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The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.A response to the Parliamentary Question of 15th June is attached.

12 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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With reference to the Answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104162 on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, for what reason the 90 Senior Civil Service posts were advertised only across government; and if he will

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This information is not gathered centrally by the Cabinet Office.

12 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Which Government departments pay the London weighting to civil servants who are assigned to offices located outside Greater London.

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I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided for UIN 60496.

12 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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With reference to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers, updated November 2024, whether a special adviser can (a) undertake can party political work on a UK Parliamentary by-election campaign and (b) be secon

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I refer the Rt Hon Member to PQ3283.

12 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What estimate has been made of the total public sector procurement budget for (a) stationery and (b) office solutions; and what framework agreements exist for the purchase of office stationery.

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The Cabinet Office does not hold a central estimate of the total public sector procurement budget for stationery or office solutions.Public sector organisations may procure office supplies through the Government Commercial Agency RM6299 Office Solutions a...

12 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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What proportion of Government expenditure on goods and services was undertaken via collaborative procurement programmes in the last year for which figures are available.

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The Government Commercial Agency (GCA) - which channelled £33 billion of public sector direct spend in 2024/25 through its commercial agreements - is the largest provider of collaborative procurement programmes for common goods and services in the public ...

12 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Answered
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Whether the Government Car Service has a policy guidance document on how Ministerial cars should be used.

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I refer the Honourable Member to the answer provided to him on 5th March 2026 (PQ54801).

11 Jun 2026·Cabinet Office·Pending
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With reference to the Answer of 29 April 2026, to Question 120353, whether he plans to offer (a) the Rt Hon Member for Ashton-under-Lyne and (b) the Rt Hon Member for Ilford North the opportunity to make a donat

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Awaiting answer.

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