Written questions by Wood.

Whether (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) Downing Street had correspondence with Global Counsel while Lord Mandelson was Ambassador to the US.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the Answer of 15 April 2026 to Question 126615 on Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information, what the timetable is for the updates to the Honours Handbook to be completed.

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 2086 on Civil Servants: Media, what his planned timetable is for updating that guidance; and whether the guidance will be less restrictive on civil servants speaking to the media.

Awaiting answer.

What assessment has been made of the suitability and capability of Capita to deliver the Capita Synergy contract on time and on budget and meet the Key Performance Indicators.

Awaiting answer.

Which Ministers are served by the Commercial VIP International Flights programme.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the letter by the Minister for the Cabinet Office to the Institute for Government of 14 October 2025, Reference MC2025/12660, if he will publish the Cabinet Office's clarified guidance to Departments on how to interpret the Civil Service Management Code.

Awaiting answer.

Whether Baroness Harman has been allocated (a) an office and (b) workspace; and how many staff have been assigned to support her.

Awaiting answer.

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to support the indigenous rights of the Chagossian people.

Awaiting answer.

What is the policy of the (i) Civil Service People Group and (ii) Cabinet Office on whether departing (a) Senior Civil Servants, (b) Permanent Secretaries and (c) Cabinet Secretaries should have an formal exit interview as part of their departure.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the Independent research into government transparency releases published by the Ethics and Integrity Commission on 12 May 2026, paragraph 32 onwards, what steps the Cabinet Office is taking to end the use of the terms discussion and introductory meeting as descriptors for meeting transparency data across government.

Awaiting answer.

How many applications have been made to the Civil Service 2026 summer internship scheme; and how many have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the answer of 10 February 2026 to Question 105248, on Government Departments: Social Media, how many social media influencers were hired within the cost of £365,331.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the answer of 27 April 2026 to Question 125694 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, if he will publish the letter sent to selected households inviting them to attend; whether any types of person are not permitted to participate; and what the (a) monetary payment and (b) expenses, travel and subsistence is offered to those attending.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the answer of 10 April 2026 to Question 113703 on Lord Mandelson, whether Lord Mandelson’s application to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments and response in relation to Global Counsel is held by his Department.

Awaiting answer.

In what month he will start negotiating the cost of the Erasmus+ scheme in 2028; and what the deadline is for final decision on affiliation for a second year.

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 19 May 2026 to Question 1187 on Cabinet Office and Prime Minister: Email, whether (a) his Department and (b) 10 Downing Street Freedom of Information team determine that Government emails deleted from a user’s inbox but held on Google and Microsoft servers are deemed to be information held by a public authority; and what the definition is of a backup file for that purpose.

Awaiting answer.

Whether his Department assigns (a) codes and (b) traffic light ratings to written parliamentary questions.

Awaiting answer.

Pursuant to the answer of 21 May 2026 to Question 1225 on Permanent Secretary: Recruitment, what the Permanent Secretary vacancy only advertised internally across government was; what the business case for not advertising the role externally was; and which Minister approved the exception.

Awaiting answer.

With reference to the answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 112645 on WPP: Contracts, what the estimated profile of the spending is in each year of the RM6364 Media and Creative Services framework.

Awaiting answer.

How many staff in (a) her Department, (b) HM Revenue and Customs and (c) HMRC Valuation Office (i) have the status of embedded communicators and (ii) are members of the Government Communications Network.

Awaiting answer.