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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 12787, on Government Departments: Public Appointments, whether the approach on GDPR applies to declarations in relation to ministerial appointments.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 12787, on Government Departments: Public Appointments, whether the approach on GDPR applies to declarations in relation to ministerial appointments.
Ministerial appointments are distinct to public appointments and subject to separate processes. Ministers are appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister. The process for the declaration and management of ministers’ interests is set out in the Ministerial Code. Relevant interests are published in the List of Ministers’ Interests on a quarterly basis.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether officials (a) in his Department and (b) in Policy Lab attended the Creative Bureaucracy Festival on 11 June 2026.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether officials (a) in his Department and (b) in Policy Lab attended the Creative Bureaucracy Festival on 11 June 2026.
The Policy Lab sits in the Department for Education who have confirmed that no Policy Lab officials attended the Festival.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether the Cabinet Secretary will have sole responsibility for appointing members of the external expert advisory panel and whether appointments to the...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether the Cabinet Secretary will have sole responsibility for appointing members of the external expert advisory panel and whether appointments to the...
The Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service will lead a wide-ranging, fundamental review into the constitution, organisation and performance of the permanent Civil Service, with the aim of setting out a vision for its future as a world class institution serving the duly elected government of the day, building on its existing strengths.
The review will draw on a wide range of expert advisers from academia, private, public, civil society, and international spheres. An external expert advisory panel will be constituted to inform the review.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, how will membership of the external expert advisory panel be determined.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, how will membership of the external expert advisory panel be determined.
The Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service will lead a wide-ranging, fundamental review into the constitution, organisation and performance of the permanent Civil Service, with the aim of setting out a vision for its future as a world class institution serving the duly elected government of the day, building on its existing strengths.
The review will draw on a wide range of expert advisers from academia, private, public, civil society, and international spheres. An external expert advisory panel will be constituted to inform the review.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the cost of preparing Ministers for Westminster Hall Debates across all government departments.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the cost of preparing Ministers for Westminster Hall Debates across all government departments.
The Cabinet Office does not hold this information.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to FOI2025/18430 and Internal Review IR2026/03033, concerning background papers relating to the meeting on 28 August 2019 attended by Boris Johnson, Peter Thiel and Dominic Cummings, what specific prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs was identified as arising...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to FOI2025/18430 and Internal Review IR2026/03033, concerning background papers relating to the meeting on 28 August 2019 attended by Boris Johnson, Peter Thiel and Dominic Cummings, what specific prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs was identified as arising...
As set out in its response of 4 February 2026, the Cabinet Office recognises that there is a public interest in the transparency in how it makes decisions on responses to written parliamentary questions.
However, effective responses to written parliamentary questions rely on a safe space within which issues can be discussed openly and frankly.
The disclosure of the requested information would have a prejudicial effect on these relationships, which would not be in the public interest.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question HL58 on Government departments: Artificial Intelligence, how many consultations are currently open according to the AI tool.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question HL58 on Government departments: Artificial Intelligence, how many consultations are currently open according to the AI tool.
The AI tool identifies statutory consultation duties, not open consultations. Open consultations can be found on gov.uk.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 428 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the Civil Service Complaints Procedures, for what reason consideration of a Stage 2 complaint cannot be taken forward by a department if the Stage...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 428 on Members: Correspondence, and with reference to the Civil Service Complaints Procedures, for what reason consideration of a Stage 2 complaint cannot be taken forward by a department if the Stage...
Individual departments are responsible for setting their own complaints procedures. In reference to Question 428, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not operate a two-stage complaints procedure, as set out on their website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/foreign-commonwealth-development-office/about/complaints-procedure
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 4282, on Government Departments: Aviation, on how many occasions have aircraft been commissioned for (a) domestic and (b) foreign travel, since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 16 June 2026, to Question 4282, on Government Departments: Aviation, on how many occasions have aircraft been commissioned for (a) domestic and (b) foreign travel, since July 2024.
The department has commissioned an aircraft on 32 occasions, all of which were for foreign travel.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14931 on National Highways: Public Relations, what is the definition of lobbying for the purposes of the guidance on not using public funds to lobby.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14931 on National Highways: Public Relations, what is the definition of lobbying for the purposes of the guidance on not using public funds to lobby.
The "Rules on lobbying for Non-Departmental Public Bodies" (NDPBs) guidance establishes an operational boundary for lobbying NDPBs. NDPBs must never employ external firms or consultants to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, Government, or political parties. This ban explicitly includes attempts to influence the awarding or renewal of contracts and grants and attempts to influence legislative or regulatory action.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions his Department has had with the European Union regarding the 90-days/180-days short-stay rule within the Schengen Area for UK nationals.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions his Department has had with the European Union regarding the 90-days/180-days short-stay rule within the Schengen Area for UK nationals.
Ministers and officials from across the Government, including myself, regularly engage the EU and EU Member State counterparts on a range of issues affecting UK nationals. The UK Government will continue to listen to and advocate for UK nationals.
The UK and the EU allow for visa-free, short-term travel in line with their respective arrangements for third country nationals. The UK allows EU citizens visa-free travel for up to six months; the EU allows for visa-free travel within the Schengen Area for up to 90 days in any rolling 180-day period which is standard for third nationals travelling visa-free to the EU. UK nationals planning to stay longer will need permission from the relevant Member State.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122146 on Lord Mandelson, whether the steps taken to retain material include (a) accessing tape backups and (b) turning off the autodelete policy on Number 10 computers.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122146 on Lord Mandelson, whether the steps taken to retain material include (a) accessing tape backups and (b) turning off the autodelete policy on Number 10 computers.
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 methodological note included in this publication provides a detailed overview of the information gathering process.
The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for disclosure, except those being withheld at the request of the Metropolitan police.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department's Freedom of Information Team issues round robin guidance on answering Freedom of Information Act requests.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department's Freedom of Information Team issues round robin guidance on answering Freedom of Information Act requests.
The Cabinet Office oversees the Freedom of Information round robin process and will issue guidance where appropriate.
Information on the FOI round robin process is publicly available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-and-freedom-of-information
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether minutes, agendas and evidence submitted to the external expert advisory panel will be published.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether minutes, agendas and evidence submitted to the external expert advisory panel will be published.
The Cabinet Secretary has agreed with the Prime Minister that she will lead a review into the organisation, performance and transformation of the permanent Civil Service, with the aim of setting out a vision for its future as a world class institution serving the duly elected government of the day, building on its existing strengths. The review will report before summer 2027 and the report will be made available to the public.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans for the proposed mandatory retirement age for peers to be introduced through primary legislation.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans for the proposed mandatory retirement age for peers to be introduced through primary legislation.
The House of Lords has established a dedicated select committee to look at how best to implement the manifesto commitments on a retirement age and participation requirement.
The Government looks forward to responding to the Committee’s report in due course.
The Government has no plans to establish a committee to consult on a mandatory retirement age for the House of Commons.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 4217 on Cabinet Office: Written Questions, whether any other codes are assigned to Parliamentary Questions other than those relating to (a) Commons or Lords, or (b) ordinary or named day classifications.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 4217 on Cabinet Office: Written Questions, whether any other codes are assigned to Parliamentary Questions other than those relating to (a) Commons or Lords, or (b) ordinary or named day classifications.
The Cabinet Office undertakes its management of Written Parliamentary Questions in line with the Guide to Parliamentary Work published on gov.uk.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of an equitable mobility arrangement, separate to the Freedom of Movement arrangement, between the UK and the EU.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of an equitable mobility arrangement, separate to the Freedom of Movement arrangement, between the UK and the EU.
This Government is committed to ensuring opportunities for young British citizens to live, work, study, and travel across the European Union. That is why at the 2025 UK-EU Summit, we agreed to negotiate a balanced youth experience scheme with the EU, providing an invaluable form of cultural exchange. We have agreed that any scheme will be capped, subject to a visa requirement, as well as time-limited, ensuring any impact of the scheme is controlled. This will give young people the opportunity to travel, work and study overseas. The exact parameters of the scheme are subject to ongoing negotiations.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a committee to consult on a mandatory retirement age for the House of Commons.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a committee to consult on a mandatory retirement age for the House of Commons.
The House of Lords has established a dedicated select committee to look at how best to implement the manifesto commitments on a retirement age and participation requirement.
The Government looks forward to responding to the Committee’s report in due course.
The Government has no plans to establish a committee to consult on a mandatory retirement age for the House of Commons.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11153 on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether the expert panellists are (a) regulated or (b) non-regulated public appointments; and whether they have made declarations of political activity.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11153 on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, whether the expert panellists are (a) regulated or (b) non-regulated public appointments; and whether they have made declarations of political activity.
As per PQ 125413, these are not public appointments and, therefore, fall into neither category. Expert panellists are required to comply with the Code of Conduct outlined in Annex 49 of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 35,000, (iii) £35,001 to £50,270, (iv) £50,271 to £100,00,...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for each Arm's Length Body (ALB) their Department sponsors, (a) how many people are employed in the following bands of total earnings, or nearest equivalent, (i) under £25,000, (ii) £ 25,001 to £ 35,000, (iii) £35,001 to £50,270, (iv) £50,271 to £100,00,...
The Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally. Details on staffing and pensions can be found in the relevant annual report and accounts.