Written questions by Wood.

Whether the Guidance for all Cross-Government Diversity networks has been updated since May 2023.

Awaiting answer.

What estimate has been made of the expected expenditure on exit payments to Ministers in the last month.

Awaiting answer.

If he will publish the Civil Service’s current Gender Reassignment guidance.

Awaiting answer.

If he will publish the current HMG Security Policy Framework.

The current Security Policy Framework (SPF) was published in 2014. There are no plans to update it as this has been superseded by the publication of the functional standards in 2020, which include a specific functional standard for security (GovS 007). This can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-functional-standard-govs-007-security

If he will place in the Library a copy of the Civil Service Recruitment Framework.

Awaiting answer.

What the current average percentage of civil service expenditure on pay is disbursed on trade union facility time; what that percentage was in 2023-24; and whether he has set a target for that percentage in the new facility time framework agreed with the trade unions.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the answer of 31 March 2026 to Question 113783 on Cabinet Office: Reviews, whether the Propriety and Ethics Team took a preliminary view on whether the Ministerial Code was broken before the matter was referred.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department has had discussions with Matthew Hancock on the copyright and ownership of electronic messages held on non-corporate devices relating to official government business from his time as Health Secretary.

Awaiting answer.

What are the terms of reference of the review into the FCDO and UKSC vetting process; and who it will report to.

Awaiting answer.

What the revised terms of reference are for the review into security vetting led by Sir Adrian Fulford; who will he report to; and whether the review will be made public.

Awaiting answer.

Whether guidance on Ministerial involvement in the Honours System has been updated since July 2024.

Guidance on ministerial involvement in the Honours System was last updated in June 2022. In July 2025, the Prime Minister's Office issued an updated set of Prime Ministerial Priorities to departments which included a summary of the existing roles and responsibilities of both Secretaries of State and Permanent Secretaries. These priorities were published on gov.uk.

Whether (a) Downing Street and (b) his Department hold regular group calls for consultant lobbyists.

Details of Ministers and Senior Officials' meetings, including those held using video or audio-conferencing technology, and including phone calls where these replace or take the format of an official meeting, are published by departments on GOV.UK every quarter.

If he will publish the Cabinet Office Board Operating Framework.

There is no requirement for departments to publish Board Operating Frameworks, however the governance system it describes is included as part of the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts (published yearly) and in the Accounting Officer System Statement (which is due to be updated in the near future). These documents are available on Gov.uk.

If he will publish current Civil Service guidance on speaking to the media.

This guidance is currently under development in a live policy area.

If he will publish the terms of reference of the Cabinet Office Staff Board.

The Staff Board serves in an advisory capacity to the Executive Committee and is not a mandatory component of the Corporate Governance Code. Its Terms of Reference are not subject to external publication.

Which department is the lead for the regulation of the private intelligence industry.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the answer of 20 April 2026 to Question 124839 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, whether the OCS invoice for the works in the data for November 2025 is transaction (a) HZ820722, (b) HZ824136 and (c) HZ819861.

Awaiting answer.

If he will place in the Library a copy of the Cabinet Office Subject Access Request (SAR) Manual.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122152 on Josh Simons, whether the Independent Adviser had access to the APCO Worldwide report commissioned by Labour Together.

As is set out in the Independent Adviser’s terms of reference, “Information provided to the Independent Adviser for the purposes of their functions is provided in confidence” (paragraph 4.2).

With reference to the Answer of 25 March 2026 to Question 116506 on 9 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance, if he will place in the Library a copy of the OCS invoice dated 6 November 2025 relating to the works on the 9 Downing Street media room.

Awaiting answer.