Mike Wood MP: written questions
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UK Soft Power Council: ExpenditureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 235, what programmes were funded under the Soft Power Hub in 2025-26.
Answer: The 2025/26 Soft Power Fund supported small-scale projects and events in 28 countries, including the UK - all with a view to building trust, attractiveness and alliances. For example, championing British food and drink in South Korea, film in Brazil, a st...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUSA: ExpenditureForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 233, what programmes were funded in relation to non-ODA spending for the United States of
Answer: Non-Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding for the United States of America is allocated to the British Embassy and Consulates to advance UK interests, including by supporting trade, investment, security cooperation and engagement with key stakehol...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordChina: Development AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 247, for what reason her Department provides Overseas Development Assistance to the Peopl
Answer: The UK stopped direct government-to-government aid to China in 2011. No Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding is provided to the Chinese authorities. The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office aid allocation in China funds initiatives to d...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: ContractsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the FCDO Annual Report and Accounts 2025-26, HC521, of 16 July 2026, page 226, whether she has made an assessment of the value for money of the PFI contract for th
Answer: The Berlin Embassy is the only Private Finance Initiative (PFI) facility the FCDO has, and this facility has been operating since 2000. The contract term is 30 years, and this is due to end in June 2030. Throughout the operational life of the contract the...
Answered 9 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20584More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the permanent appointment of a new Permanent Under-Secretary is being undertaken through open and fair competition; and whether an external recruitment firm has been hired.
Answer: The competition to fill the FCDO Permanent Under-Secretary role has been undertaken through fair and open competition. An external recruitment firm was not hired to support the appointment.
Answered 23 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordBritish Embassy TokyoForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the NISTA Annual Report 2025–26 dashboard, what the timetable is for publishing the evaluation for the project entitled TOKYO NEW BUILD, REMODELLING AND REF
Answer: The British Embassy Tokyo Compound Redevelopment Project has been entered onto the Evaluation Registry. Its status is pending review prior to being published. This action will be completed as a priority.The publication of the final results is scheduled fo...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordGlobal CounselDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to pages 157-161 of Volume 2-I of the Government response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson, whether her Department holds information on which client Global Counsel was r
Answer: No such information is held. I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entir...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20581More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026 to Question 10655 on Arms Length Bodies, if she will name the other 13 public bodies.
Answer: The following bodies have been established or announced since July 2024: Ethics and Integrity Commission (EIC): Cabinet Office (CO)Government Commercial Agency: Cabinet Office (CO)Building Safety Regulator: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Gover...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordErasmus+ ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 4129 on Erasmus+ programme, whether (a) her Department and (b) the British Council plans to issue guidance on how UK institutions should display the EU emblem.
Answer: UK beneficiaries will be required to follow the relevant guidance, as set out in the previous response.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20579More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026 to Question 5973 on Lord Mandelson and with reference to paragraph 20 of the introduction to Volume 2-I of the Humble Address, whether material of a party political nature
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1 June 2026 in response to the Humble Address, in particular the section entitled 'Government methodology in complying with the Humble Address' in the document laid before ...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSanctionsTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20578More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2026 to Question 2052 on Sanctions, whether any of the general licences granted by OFSI allow for the ancillary provision of public relations and public affairs.
Answer: The Office of Financial Sanctions (OFSI) general licences authorise certain categories of payments and financial services that would otherwise be prohibited under UK financial sanctions regulations. OFSI does not provide exemptions from wider trade sancti...
Answered 4 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPropriety and Constitution Group: Senior Civil ServantsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20577More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the acting Director General of the Propriety and Constitution Group has been temporarily promoted for more than six months.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordBusiness: RegulationDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to the answer of 5 February 2026 to Question HL13843 on Business: Regulation, what the evidential basis and methodology is for the £22.4bn a year baseline on the cos
Answer: We estimated the annual administrative burden baseline using a pragmatic, top-down approach, with data sources including the 2005-10 administrative burden reduction programme and the Business Perceptions Survey: see detail in the published 'Technical Anne...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Conflict of InterestsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20575More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps were taken to avoid conflicts of interest for ISC civil servants in relation to reviewing redactions to the response to the Humble Address on Lord Mandelson.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordFirst Secretary of StateCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20574More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the First Secretary of State is the most senior Minister in Government after the Prime Minister.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordGender: Freedom of ExpressionDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department has issued guidance on the classification of gender-critical views as misinformation.
Answer: My department has not issued guidance which labels gender-critical views as misinformation.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department holds data protection guidance on whether the declared political activity of (a) Direct Ministerial Appointments and (b) regulated public appointments can be
Answer: The Department handles personal information including declarations of political activity in accordance with GDPR best practice. For direct ministerial appointments, personal information including political activity is protected, in line with this guidance...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: BuildingsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20571More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 July 2026 to Question 12715 on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Buildings, if she will publish the Government Property Agency Plan for London strategy documenta
Answer: The Plan for London strategy is delivered through a series of non-GMPP (Government Major Projects Portfolio) projects to close leasehold buildings and oversee associated moves, which are managed in conjunction with the impacted departments, agencies and O...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordThinkLabourCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20570More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Ministerial meetings with Labour Together and Think Labour are classified as meetings with external organisations that should be listed in quarterly transparency returns.
Answer: The Ministerial Code sets out principles for Ministers on meetings with external organisations. Supplementary guidance published by the Cabinet Office requires where a Minister meets an external organisation or individual in an official capacity, details ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSubject Access RequestsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20569More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 July 2026 to Question 17343 on Subject Access Requests, if she will publish the updated version of the Cabinet Office Subject Access Request manual once completed.
Answer: There are no current plans to publish the updated manual. Comprehensive information on how the Cabinet Office handles Subject Access Requests along with clear guidance on how individuals can submit a request is publicly available on GOV.UK.
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: Termination of EmploymentCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20568More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers have left government since 20 July 2026.
Answer: In line with the Model Contract for Special Advisers, when a special adviser’s appointing minister leaves office special advisers’ contracts are automatically terminated. The Model Contract sets out the conditions of probation.A breakdown of how many spec...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Digital, Culture, Media and SportTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20567More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the planned expenditure was on Digital ID in each year from 2025-26 onwards prior to the announcement of the cancellation of the programme.
Answer: A full business case had not yet been finalised prior to the cancellation of the national Digital ID programme. As such, a full estimate of planned expenditure for 2025-26 onwards is not available.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordTim AllanCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 20566More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the publication of Cabinet Office Publication of Special Adviser Interests 2025-2026, on 16 July 2026, for what reason Tim Allan was not asked to dispose of her shareholdings in the four public affair
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20565More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance has been given to departments since 17 July 2026 on appointing civil servants by exception where such staff have previously held (a) party political and (b) political think tank roles.
Answer: No such guidance has been issued.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLabour Muslim Network: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 20564More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) special advisers and (b) Direct Ministerial Appointments have been made from the Labour Muslim Network since 17 July 2026.
Answer: Information about the previous employment of special advisers and direct ministerial appointments is personal information, and would not be appropriate to share.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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