29 Nov 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedWith reference to the First Report of Session 2023–24 of the Liaison Committee, Promoting national strategy: How select committee scrutiny can improve strategic thinking in Whitehall, HC 31, published on 29 May 2024, whether his Department has taken recent steps to develop a cross-Whitehall lexicon.
ReplyThe Government is considering the Liaison Committee's report and looks forward to discussing it with the incoming Chair once elected.
29 Nov 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedIf he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of paragraph 29 of the First Report of Session 2023–24 of the Liaison Committee, Promoting national strategy: How select committee scrutiny can improve strategic thinking in Whitehall, HC 31, published on 29 May 2024.
ReplyThe Government is considering the Liaison Committee's report and looks forward to discussing it with the incoming Chair once elected.
29 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedWhat discussions she has had with Network Rail on steps to prepare the rail network for adverse winter weather.
ReplyNetwork Rail owns and is responsible for maintaining railway infrastructure to ensure passenger and freight services operate safely. Officials hold regular discussions with Network Rail and industry to ensure winter preparedness plans are in place with clear mitigations to reduce the impacts of winter weather on punctuality and reliability. Network Rail Routes liaise closely with train operators to ensure comprehensive winter checklists are in place and to align customer messaging. Additionally, in Control Period 7 between 2024-2029, Network Rail plans to invest c.£2.8bn to help it better cope with extreme weather and climate change, ultimately safeguarding a more reliable railway.
28 Nov 2024·Department for Energy Security and Net Zero·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Ministry of Defence·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyAs defined in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, “a strategy outlines longer term objectives, outcomes and outputs, and the means to achieve them, to inform future decisions and planning”. The Functional Standards Common Glossary is published on the Gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Department for Transport·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Home Office·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the GOV.UK website.
28 Nov 2024·Department for Work and Pensions·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
AskedInnovation and Technology, how their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the GOV.UK website.
28 Nov 2024·Ministry of Justice·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Department for Culture, Media and Sport·Answered
AskedMedia and Sport, how their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
AskedFood and Rural Affairs, how their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the GOV.UK website.
28 Nov 2024·Treasury·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/functional-standards-common-glossary/functional-standards-common-glossary#s
28 Nov 2024·Cabinet Office·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
AskedHow their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·Answered
AskedCommunities and Local Government, how their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
28 Nov 2024·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
AskedCommonwealth and Development Affairs, how their Department defines strategy.
ReplyThe definition is detailed in the Functional Standards Common Glossary, which is published on the gov.uk website.
27 Nov 2024·Department for Education·Answered
AskedHow many university (a) biology, (b) chemistry and (c) physics departments (i) opened and (ii) closed in the last five years.
ReplyThe government is committed to promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and skills to ensure the UK remains competitive in the global economy. Universities operate as autonomous institutions, therefore specific data on the number of university biology, chemistry and physics departments that have opened and/or closed in the last five years is not collected or maintained by the department. The government recognises the financial environment of the higher education sector is increasingly challenging and the department is aware that some providers are making difficult decisions in order to safeguard their financial sustainability. The department is committed to working with the sector to create a secure future for our world-leading universities.