Richard Holden MP: written questions
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Independent Football RegulatorCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48559More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Public Bodies Handbook – Part 2: The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-Length Bodies, whether his Department's public bodies team assessed the I
Answer: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is currently working through the approval process to establish the Independent Football Regulator as an Arm’s Length Body, in parallel to the passage of the Football Governance Bill.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversities: ChinaDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of Chinese influence in UK universities on national security.
Answer: The first duty of the government is to keep the country safe, and we will always protect our national security and values. We expect the sector to be alert to a range of risks when collaborating with international partners, and to conduct appropriate due ...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: Public AppointmentsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether appointments to Great British Energy will be included in the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the chair will be classified as a significant appointment.
Answer: Once Great British Energy (GBE) is formally designated following Royal Assent of the GBE Bill, we will consider whether to propose an amendment to the Public Bodies Order in Council; and whether the GBE Chair will be classified as a significant appointmen...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordRamsden Hall Academy: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding is available to Ramsden Hall Academy to help secure the school site; and if she will meet the Rt hon. Member for Basildon and Billericay to discuss that funding.
Answer: The department supports academy trusts, local authorities and voluntary-aided school bodies, who are responsible for managing the safety and maintenance of their estates, with capital funding, rebuilding programmes and extensive guidance on effective esta...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48555More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new Civil Service Jobs service will be open to the public.
Answer: There will be no change to what information and services will be open to the public when the new Civil Service Jobs platform is in place.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Electronic Purchasing Card SolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48554More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41640 on Government Departments: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution, if he will make it his policy to publish all Government Procurement Card transactions abov
Answer: All central Government departments are required to publish Government Procurement Card transactions of £500 and over in line with the guidance available to all government departments on gov.uk at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: Public ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48553More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press notice entitled Appointment of Oli de Botton as the PM’s Expert Adviser on Education and Skills, published on 3 April 2025, whether the Expert Adviser on Education and Skills has been
Answer: Oli de Botton has been appointed as a direct ministerial appointment. The post is remunerated.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergencies: PlanningCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48552More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to take steps to encourage households to have sufficient access to (a) food and (b) other essential supplies for use in emergencies.
Answer: Advice for the general public on how to prepare for emergencies is published on GOV.UK. GOV.UK/Prepare provides simple and effective steps that individuals, households and communities can take to be more prepared for a range of emergencies. This advice in...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordTrade Union RecognitionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for publishing a consultation on lowering the proportional threshold for trade union recognition.
Answer: The Employment Rights Bill has a power that enables Ministers to bring forward secondary legislation to vary the trade union recognition application threshold from 10% to 2% trade union membership of the bargaining unit.No decision has yet been made by th...
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSalisbury ConventionCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48550More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill on the Salisbury-Addison Convention in the House of Lords.
Answer: The conventions concerning the relationship between the House of Commons and the House of Lords are unaffected by the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill. The Bill fulfills a manifesto commitment to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote ...
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: Carbon EmissionsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48187More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled PPN 006: Taking account of Carbon Reduction Plans, updated on 17 April 2025, what estimate he has made of the cost to government procurement of requiring s
Answer: The update of 17th April provided no material change to the policy of the PPN, which was published under the previous administration. No assessment was made when the PPN was published in 2021.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: StaffCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48186More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 November 2024 to Question 13820 on Government Departments: Staff, if he will publish the transparency publication guidance referred to in the Answer.
Answer: The transparency publication guidance is a technical document, focusing on the procedures for completing the publication template. As it is not policy-related, and is intended for use by an internal audience, it would not be appropriate to publish it.
Answered 7 May 2025
Original Parliament recordLabour: Public AppointmentsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48185More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which hon. Members have been appointed as Mission Champion by the Government; and what guidance his Department has provided on whether Mission Champions should attend Ministerial meetings.
Answer: Mission Champions are a political appointment within the Parliamentary Labour Party; the Cabinet Office has not issued any specific guidance related to Mission Champions. The Ministerial Code sets out the standards of conduct expected of ministers and how...
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordExtradition: Dual NationalityHome OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) rules and (b) processes for the extradition of dual nationals differ to UK nationals.
Answer: The rules and processes under UK Extradition law and practice apply equally irrespective of the nationality of the Requested Person.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordParliament: TelevisionHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48183More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2025 to Question 44588 on Parliament: Television, whether any public bodies pay subscription fees to receive a direct te
Answer: No public bodies pay a subscription fee to Parliament for a direct television feed.
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Advisers: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48182More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 45018 on Special Advisers: Recruitment, whether the Prime Minister has set a maximum cap on the number of special advisers who can be appointed.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to PQ 45018. The Prime Minister in his Ministerial Code has set out the approach to appointing special advisers.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic ServiceCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48181More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list all of the (a) special representatives, (b) envoys and (c) special envoys in post on 25 April 2025, broken down by whether they are (i) special advisers, (ii) civil servants, (iii) public appoint
Answer: The Cabinet Office did not have any special representatives, envoys or special envoys in post on 25 April 2025. Other government departments are responsible for their own appointments and representatives.
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: FlagsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48180More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he considered flying the NATO flag from 10 Downing Street on 4 April 2025.
Answer: NATO is the cornerstone of our defence, and the UK plays a leading role, having contributed to every NATO mission. To mark NATO Day, the NATO Flag was flown above the FCDO and above the MoD Main Building on 4th April 2025. The Union Flag and Ukrainian fla...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: LibrariesCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48179More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 41252 on 10 Downing Street: Libraries, whether any Ministers have been asked to donate a book to the Prime Minister's Library since 5 July 2024.
Answer: No ministers have been asked to donate a book to the Prime Minister’s library. Ministers are focused on delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change.
Answered 6 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minster: CommunicationCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48178More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will make an estimate of the average number of days for each write-round clearance to be approved by 10 Downing Street since 5 July 2024.
Answer: As under previous governments, it is a long-established precedent that information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet and its committees are not shared publicly.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament record10 Downing Street: FlagsCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48177More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will make it his policy to fly the Middlesex Flag outside Downing Street on Middlesex Day 2025.
Answer: There are currently no plans to fly county flags above Downing Street.
Answered 9 May 2025
Original Parliament recordData, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender Independent ReviewDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what his planned timeline is for responding to the Sullivan Review.
Answer: The government has now published the independent review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender commissioned by the previous government.Given the wide breadth of recommendations, the government has ensured that the review has been shared with a...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordStreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that streaming services ensure their content is not in breach of UK law.
Answer: Ofcom regulates the content on UK-based streaming services through their on-demand programme services rules. Under regulations introduced through the Media Act 2024, the Government is giving Ofcom new powers to draft and enforce a Video-on-demand Code for...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography: InternetDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to implement the recommendations of the Independent Pornography Review to help tackle the availability of violent online pornography.
Answer: The Online Safety Act requires services which publish or host user-generated pornographic content to prevent children from accessing it using highly effective age assurance. Extreme pornography is a priority offence under the Act, requiring services to pr...
Answered 2 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPornography: Gender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of unregulated online pornography on violence against women and girls.
Answer: The Government published the final report of the Independent Pornography Review on 27 February 2025 and issued an initial statement in response addressing the important issues it raised. . The findings of the Review continue to be assessed by the Governme...
Answered 2 May 2025
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