Written questions

947 written questions tabled, most recent first.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the (a) Civil Service Commission, (b) Cabinet Office Ethics and Propriety Team and (c) Cabinet Secretary has given to (i) Ministers and (ii) Permanent Secretaries and Accounting Officers on (1) the

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish copies of posts that have been advertised on the Civil Service jobs website since 4 July 2024 which have only been accessible to people with gov.uk email addresses.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of roles advertised on the Civil Service jobs website have been accessible (a) to the general public and (b) only to people with gov.uk email addresses since 4 July 2024.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to (a) Departments and (b) arm’s length bodies on publication of the names of people who have unsuccessfully applied for (i) public appointments and (ii) other posts.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Directors

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Government lead non-executive director was removed from his position; and whether he held discussions with the Prime Minister on this matter prior to making this decision.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page five of the report entitled Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government, published in July 2023, CP 900, whether he plans to publish (a) new guidance on direct ministerial app

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) direct ministerial and (b) other public appointments to (i) his Department, (ii) the Government Equalities Office and (ii) 10 Downing Street have (A) been (1) removed from their posts and (2) asked to r

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Cabinet Office: Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people, other than special advisers, have been appointed to civil service posts in (a) his Department, (b) the Government Equalities Office and (c) 10 Downing Street without open competition since 4 Jul

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, What guidance his Department issues on ministerial (a) authorisation and (b) approval of a decision to appoint a civil servant under one of the Recruitment Principles exceptions.

4 Oct 2024 · Women and Equalities

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 6 September 2024 to Question 2316 on Equality, if she will publish guidance on the application of the socio-economic duty on (a) Civil Service recruitment (i) decisions and (ii) polic

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments and Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral answer of the Leader of the House of Lords of 4 September 2024, Official Report, House of Lords, col. 1157, what the Government's policy is on publicly announcing (a) direct ministeria

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter from the First Civil Service Commissioner of 30 August 2024 to Heads of Department on the review of appointments made by exception at delegated grades, when he expects the Commission

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Recruitment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether former (a) Labour Party, (b) Labour Parliamentary and (c) Labour Together staff who have joined the Civil Service under recruitment principles exceptions since 4 July 2024 are permitted to attend Labour

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Government Departments: Directors

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 56 of the report of the Seventh Report of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee entitled The Role of Non-Executive Directors in Government, Session 202

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Ethics and Integrity Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the ethics and integrity commission will have a role in (a) the appointments of (i) unpaid advisers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil servants and (b) advising the (A) Prime Minister and (B) other M

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants and Members

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance is provided to (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) No.10 political advisers on (i) avoiding conflicts of interest and (ii) the Nolan principles in respect of potential (A) family members an

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) envoys, (b) czars, (c) champions and (d) unpaid advisers have been appointed since 4 July 2024; which people in such roles appointed by the last Administration have been dismissed; and what positions an

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which of the public appointments for which the Prime Minister is responsible are due to be (a) renewed and (b) filled in the next 12 months; what the (i) remit, (ii) salary, (iii) political restrictions, (iv) el

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Staff

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are seconded to 10 Downing Street from outside Government; what roles those people perform; from which outside body each has been seconded; and what the length of each secondment is.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Mission Boards: Senior Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, where the Director Generals in charge of the five Mission Delivery Boards will be based; and to whom they will report.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Civil Servants

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Department's policy is on the (a) advertisement of and (b) process for appointment of senior civil service roles.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions (a) No.10 special advisers and (b) the No.10 Appointments Team have had with Lord Alli on recommending individuals for public appointments.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role Lord Alli has had in decisions relating to (a) shortlists and (b) appointments to public posts; whether the Prime Minister sought advice from the Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics team on that role i

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister's Chief of Staff: Civil Servants and Special Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers are report directly to the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Public Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether direct ministerial appointments by departmental Ministers require the prior approval of 10 Downing Street.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Termination of Employment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Prime Minster, (b) Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff and (c) No10 appointments team played a role in decisions relating to the departure of (i) non-executive directors and (ii) chairs of public bod

4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Africa: Restitution

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the implications for his policies of the recommendations of the Summary Report of the APPG on Afrikan reparations, published in October 2

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Special Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on (a) the total number of special advisers to be appointed across Government and (b) the gender balance of special advisers across Government.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Prime Minister: Political Office and Special Advisers

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps have been taken to ensure that (a) No.10 special advisers and (b) staff of the No.10 Political Office have access to Government IT equipment with the appropriate level of security.

4 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Civil Service: Standards

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the standard of briefing provided to the Prime Minister from the Civil Service; and what steps (a) he and (b) the Cabinet Secretary takes to ensure briefings meet Ministers'

Source: official written-questions record.