John Glen MP: written questions
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Political LevyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to change the trade union political levy to an opt-out basis for (a) new and (b) existing members of trade unions.
Answer: The Government is committed to repealing the Trade Union Act 2016 through the Employment Rights Bill, including the restrictions on union political funds.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 23 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 1205More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to continue publishing monthly transparency data on Government Procurement Card (GPC) expenditure over £500; and what guidance his Department has issued to other Government departments on publis
Answer: The guiding policy setting out the requirement to publish GPC transactions over £500 remains in place and the department will continue to comply. Data is typically published on the last Thursday of the month.Guidance is available to all government departm...
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Trade Union OfficialsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 943More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether plans to increase trade union facility time allowances in the Civil Service.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is sufficient facility time for all trade union representatives, in both the public and private sector, so that they have capacity to represent and defend workers, negotiate with employers and conduct training...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: LobbyingCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 942More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the hire of public affairs consultancies by Arms Length Bodies to lobby the Government.
Answer: Section 4.1 of the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies states that ‘it will always be an improper use of public funds for public bodies to employ consultants or other companies to lobby Parliament, government or political parties.’
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 941More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for the implementation of the infected blood compensation scheme.
Answer: The Victims and Prisoners Act requires the Government to make regulations to establish a compensation scheme by 24 August 2024. These regulations are subject to the made affirmative procedure which will provide Parliament with the opportunity to debate th...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Equal PayCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 940More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether ethnicity and disability pay reporting will apply to special advisers.
Answer: Special advisers are employees of their appointing minister’s department, and would be included in new pay reporting requirements in the same way as other employees.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 939More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to reduce the size of the civil service.
Answer: Decisions on the future size of the Civil Service will form a key part of the next comprehensive Spending Review. Therefore, a proper and full consideration will be given to this in due course, and the Cabinet Office will work closely with HM Treasury on ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Union Officials: Facilities AgreementsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 938More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on trade union facility time allowances.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring there is sufficient facility time for all trade union representatives, in both the public and private sector, so that they have capacity to represent and defend workers, negotiate with employers and conduct training...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Equal PayCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 937More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the gender pay gap is for special advisers employed by the Government.
Answer: The gender pay gap for special advisers is published annually in the Cabinet Office’s Gender Pay Gap Report. The latest published report is for 2023 and is available on gov.uk; the mean pay gap was 4.62%, and the median pay gap was 10.89%.This was not bro...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 936More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the written ministerial statement of 14 May 2024 on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Civil Service, HCWS464, if he will publish the data on historic spending on equality, diversity and
Answer: We are currently considering the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Review commissioned by the previous Government.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters and Senior Civil Servants: TravelCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 935More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on the use (a) first class and (b) business class travel by (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) senior civil servants.
Answer: The Government's policy is that all travel must be efficient and cost-effective. This principle is long-established and has been in place under successive administrations. Where applicable, this principle is expanded upon in the relevant code of conduct a...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Length Bodies: LobbyingCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 934More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether arms length bodies will be permitted to hire public affairs consultancies to lobby the Government.
Answer: Section 4.1 of the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies states that ‘it will always be an improper use of public funds for public bodies to employ consultants or other companies to lobby Parliament, government or political parties.’
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordInfected Blood Compensation SchemeCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 933More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timetable is for the implementation of the infected blood compensation scheme.
Answer: The Victims and Prisoners Act requires the Government to make regulations to establish a compensation scheme by 24 August 2024. These regulations are subject to the made affirmative procedure which will provide Parliament with the opportunity to debate th...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Equal PayCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 932More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether ethnicity and disability pay reporting will apply to special advisers.
Answer: Special advisers are employees of their appointing minister’s department, and would be included in new pay reporting requirements in the same way as other employees.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 931More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to HM Treasury's press release entitled End to Civil Service expansion and review of equality and diversity spending announced in productivity drive, published on 2 October 2023, what his policy i
Answer: Decisions on the future size of the Civil Service will form a key part of the next comprehensive Spending Review. Therefore, a proper and full consideration will be given to this in due course, and the Cabinet Office will work closely with HM Treasury on ...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 930More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many faxes have been received on the public faxline in 10 Downing Street since 4 July 2024; and how that correspondence is responded to.
Answer: As was the practice under the previous Administration, any faxes are converted into emails on receipt. There have been 3 in the period requested. These have been transferred to the relevant authorities.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Consultation: Artificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Government has plans to use AI to help read responses to consultations.
Answer: The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) is building an AI tool called Consult, which uses topic modelling to extract common themes from consultation responses. To ensure transparency for users, Consult presents these themes alongside the raw data...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters and Senior Civil Servants: TravelCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 928More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on (a) first and (b) business class travel for (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) senior officials.
Answer: The Government's policy is that all travel must be efficient and cost-effective. This principle is long-established and has been in place under successive administrations. Where applicable, this principle is expanded upon in the relevant code of conduct a...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Performance Related PayCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 927More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 14 May 2024, HCWS464, on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Civil Service, what the Government's policy is on linking pay to performance against equal
Answer: There is no requirement to explicitly link pay, promotion, or bonus payments to performance against equality, diversity and inclusion objectives within the Civil Service. The end of year performance assessment process assesses Senior Civil Servant’s deliv...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Service: EqualityCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 926More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 14 May 2024, HCWS464, on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the Civil Service, if he will publish the review of EDI expenditure across the Civil Service commissioned
Answer: We are currently considering the Civil Service Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Expenditure Review commissioned by the previous Government.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 925More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy that civil servants should work a four-day week on full pay.
Answer: It is not government policy that civil servants should work a four-day week on full pay.The Government is committed to supporting individuals and businesses to work in ways that best suit their particular circumstances while also ensuring that it provides...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Equal PayCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 924More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) mean and (b) median gender pay gap for special advisers in pay bands (i) 1, (ii) 2, (iii) 3 and (iv) 4.
Answer: The gender pay gap for special advisers is published annually in the Cabinet Office’s Gender Pay Gap Report. The latest published report is for 2023 and is available on gov.uk; the mean pay gap was 4.62%, and the median pay gap was 10.89%.This was not bro...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Written QuestionsCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 923More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy that information which would be released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 should be released in response to a Parliamentary Question.
Answer: A release of information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 is considered a release to the world at large.Responses to Parliamentary Questions should adhere to Ministers’ obligations under the Ministerial Code.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordFreedom of InformationCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 922More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to extend the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to private sector organisations.
Answer: The Government is committed to Freedom of Information and will keep the scope of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 under consideration.
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Original Parliament recordGovernment Communication ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 22 Jul 2024AnsweredUIN 921More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to change the size of the Government Communications Service.
Answer: There are no current plans to change the size of the Government Communication Service (GCS). Its mission is to deliver communications which supports ministers’ priorities, enables the efficient and effective operations of public services and improves peop...
Answered 30 Jul 2024
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