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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Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 4 March 2024, to Question HL2530, National Security Online Information Team: Social Media, what are the current Ministerial approved remits of the Nation
As confirmed in response to the Honourable Member’s question last week, DSIT’s National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) leads the department’s operational response to online information threats. Its publicly available remit, which is kept under r...
Innovation and Technology, what progress the Intellectual Property Office has made on discussions with the EU Intellectual Property Office on a memorandum of understanding to improve administrative cooperation in
The Intellectual Property Office continues to engage constructively with international partners, including the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), across a range of administrative, operational and policy areas.This ongoing cooperation supports innova...
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Regulatory Policy Committee document entitled Post-implementation reviews outstanding across government 2015 to 2026, updated 12 May 2026, what steps her Departmen
DSIT shares the Regulatory Policy Committee’s commitment to proportionate and effective regulation and recognises the importance of Post Implementation Reviews in supporting that agenda. We have engaged openly with the Committee as part of our commitment ...
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 17, for what reason the Kanishka N
I refer the Honourable Member to the publication, “Department for Science, Innovation & Technology: Minister’s Hospitality – November 2025”, published on Gov.UK where this was disclosed as hospitality because a dinner was provided.
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 13 March 2026 to Question 118349 on DSIT: Public Appointments, which public appointees made a declaration of political activity.
Due to UK GDPR restrictions on the sharing of personal data DSIT is unable to provide details of specific public appointees who have made a declaration of political activity.
Innovation and Technology, what the Ministerial approved remits are of the National Security and Online Information Team.
DSIT’s National Security Online Information Team (NSOIT) leads the department’s operational response to information threats. Its publicly available remit, which is kept under review by DSIT ministers, is public safety or national security risk to UK audie...
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the answer of 28 January 2026 to Question 107038 on DSIT: Buildings, what methodology was used to calculate (a) those two sets of figures and (b) HQ office attendance
The monthly total number of employees in the HQ building is calculated by using the number of unique individual security pass swipes recorded by the access control system.The monthly capacity of the HQ building in each of those months for 22 Whitehall is ...
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, page 24, who the Global Counsel client
I refer the hon. Member to the Cabinet Office's Return to an Address of the Honourable the House of Commons dated 4 February 2026 relating to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as HM Ambassador to Washington.
Innovation and Technology, whether the Government plans to participate in, or contribute towards, the (a) European Innovation Council Fund and (b) Scaleup Europe Fund.
As announced by the Prime Minister on 4 May 2026, the UK Government has agreed to negotiate with the European Commission on potential participation in the equity instruments of the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, including the Scaleup Europe Fund....
Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EU GDPR on levels of regulation in the UK.
The Government is committed to high data protection standards, protecting privacy while enabling responsible use of data for innovation and growth. The UK and EU have granted mutual adequacy decisions facilitating free flows of personal data. This is impo...
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled EM on a report on implementation of the TCA (COM(2026)166), published on 15 May 2026, para 12, what the estimated cost is of the strengthened
In the current financial year the UK has allocated £2.1 billion for association to EU programmes, this includes association to Horizon Europe, Copernicus, and the Horizon Guarantee. This covers access to the entire programme including pillars 2 and 3, giv...
Innovation and Technology, whether she has issued guidance on whether firms in administration are subject to Subject Access Requests.
All organisations in the UK that act as data controllers are required to comply with the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, including data subject rights such as the right of access.When a firm enters administration, it continues to trade and remains in existence, although it is financially distressed and technically insolvent. Where it continues to act as a data controller, it remains subject to subject access requests in accordance with data protection law.
Innovation and Technology, with reference to the Collection entitled Areas of Research interest of June 2017, whether there are plans to update the Government Office for Science's area of research interests.
The Government Office for Science does not publish its own Areas of Research Interests (ARIs). It instead provides advice and input to Departments, who are each responsible for developing and updating their own ARI. The latest version of each Department’s ARI is then made available on the gov.uk collection page.
Innovation and Technology, whether she has issued guidance to departments on publishing regular lists of Areas of Research Interest.
The Government Office for Science manages the guidance for departments on the development, publication and use of Areas of Research Interest (ARIs). The guidance sets out best practice for publishing ARIs and is available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/writing-and-using-areas-of-research-interest/writing-and-using-areas-of-research-interest.
Innovation and Technology, what estimate she has made of central government efficiency savings to be made from AI over the Spending Review period.
The Government is already investing heavily in AI to drive efficiency and productivity. In the recent Spending Review, we committed £1.2 billion of funding in digital and AI across public services.Work undertaken by the Office for Value for Money at SR25 identified total annual efficiency gains of almost £14bn by 2028-29, of which the Government expects digital to contribute a substantial portion of this. Some individual departments have already set efficiency targets covering the Spending Review period. The Home Office has outlined efficiency gains of £533 million per year by 2028-29, partly driven through increased automation, whilst the Ministry of Justice targets £356 million per year by the same period through AI adoption and the use of technology for offender management in the community.The Government Digital Service (GDS) will work with HM Treasury to measure central government departments’ contributions to this by tracking the digital efficiencies they’ve identified in their delivery plans by the end of the spending review period. GDS will also draw on productivity and efficiency information from across the public sector to understand how government is driving wider efficiency.
Innovation and Technology, whether the deadline for applications for the appointment of the Chair of Ofcom was set for either (a) 18 December 2025 or (b) 5 January 2026.
The advert for applications was launched on 17 November 2025, with a deadline of 18 December 2025. On 17 December, the application deadline was extended until 5 January 2026, and the advert on gov.uk was amended to reflect this change.
Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025, to Question 88707, on Research: Finance, what estimate he has made of the (a) monetary and (b) regulatory cost of the inclusion of equality, diversity and inclusion targets in publicly funded research.
The Government does not hold an estimate of any monetary or regulatory cost because it does not set equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) targets in publicly funded research. EDI considerations form part of existing research funding assurance and governance processes, and no additional reporting burdens or dedicated compliance mechanisms have been introduced beyond those already in place. Rather than mandating specific EDI targets, the Government expects research organisations to foster fair and inclusive environments that support excellence, in line with established funding terms and conditions.
Innovation and Technology pursuant to the answer of 20 November 2025 to Question 88695, on Government Departments: Mobile Phones, whether there is any guidance given to public bodies on creating new apps.
The Service Manual sets out guidance for public servants on designing and delivering digital services, including making sure services work well with mobile technology, technology use more broadly, and understanding users before designing around their needs. The guidance makes clear that native mobile apps should only be considered when there are clear and evidenced needs that a responsive website cannot meet. It also states that if any users can not access the required features then a web based alternative should also be available.
Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 3 March 2025 to Question 32640 on Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Buildings, whether civil servants in 22 Whitehall are required to book a specific desk, or book an unspecified space on a particular floor.
Civil Servants in 22 Whitehall book an unspecified space on a specific floor.
Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 28 November 2025, to Question 90732, on DSIT: Remote Working, whether the 40% office attendance policy for departmental staff is a target of (a) those staff being in their assigned office for 40% of the working week or (b) 40% of the desks in that office being occupied over the working week.
The 40% office attendance policy for departmental staff referred to in the answer I gave the Hon. Member on 28 November 2025 to Question 90732, is for staff being in their assigned office for 40% of the working week.The Department’s office attendance (Hybrid Working) policy states that as the norm, employees are expected to spend, when calculated over a 4-week period, 40-60% of their working hours in the office. Time spent training at a different location, on visits to off-site or other work locations, where there is an official reason to attend that location, will count in the same way as time spent in a staff member’s normal office. The remaining time can either be spent working in the office, working from home in the UK, or a combination of the two.