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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000, Expenditure Over £25,000 - May 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published 25 June 2026, what the spending on PMO DOMESTIC VISITS with MGI LONDON LTD, Ref: 1037281342 was for.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000, Expenditure Over £25,000 - May 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published 25 June 2026, what the spending on PMO DOMESTIC VISITS with MGI LONDON LTD, Ref: 1037281342 was for.
The referenced expenditure was for audio visual and broadcast services for domestic visits, in line with the approach taken by successive governments.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) iphones and (b) ipads have been procured by the No10 IT Department since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) iphones and (b) ipads have been procured by the No10 IT Department since July 2024.
For security reasons, we are not able to confirm the types of devices used.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 10650, on Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure, and with reference to the answer of 6 January 2025, to Question 21256, on Government: Policy, if he will provide a relevant hyperlink to the published...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Pursuant to the answer of 24 June 2026, to Question 10650, on Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure, and with reference to the answer of 6 January 2025, to Question 21256, on Government: Policy, if he will provide a relevant hyperlink to the published...
I refer the Hon Member to the answer of 6 January 2025, Official Report, PQ 21256.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government procurement spending went to SMEs in the South West in the last financial year.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government procurement spending went to SMEs in the South West in the last financial year.
The Cabinet Office does not hold a central record of regional procurement spending for SMEs, meaning the figure for spend to SMEs in the South West last year is unavailable.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on offsetting the Prime Minister’s (a) domestic and (b) international flights since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on offsetting the Prime Minister’s (a) domestic and (b) international flights since July 2024.
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 27 June 2025, Official Report, PQ 63326.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12162 on Government Departments: Procurement, whether there are exemptions for not publishing grant information to specific organisations through the GGIS process.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12162 on Government Departments: Procurement, whether there are exemptions for not publishing grant information to specific organisations through the GGIS process.
Under the Grants Functional Standard (GovS 015), central government departments and their arm’s length bodies (ALBs) are required to provide details of their grant schemes and awards to the Cabinet Office via the Government Grants Information System (GGIS).
The Cabinet Office publishes this data and accompanying official statistics on GOV.UK each year. In instances where central government departments determine that grant information should not be published as part of these annual grants statistics, relevant exemptions may apply. Such exemptions can include, but are not limited to, considerations regarding national security.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled PM meeting with Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados: 25 June 2026, of 25 June 2026, whether the UK Prime Minister discussed the issue of reparations with the Prime Minister of Barbados.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press release entitled PM meeting with Prime Minister Mottley of Barbados: 25 June 2026, of 25 June 2026, whether the UK Prime Minister discussed the issue of reparations with the Prime Minister of Barbados.
There is nothing further to add to the referenced readout on gov.uk.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84244 on Government: Artificial Intelligence, whether his Department has issued guidance to civil servants on using AI to draft answers to written Parliamentary Questions, including (a) the Parlex tool and (b)...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 31 October 2025 to Question 84244 on Government: Artificial Intelligence, whether his Department has issued guidance to civil servants on using AI to draft answers to written Parliamentary Questions, including (a) the Parlex tool and (b)...
The use of generative AI across governments is governed by the cross-government AI Playbook for the UK Government (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ai-playbook-for-the-uk-government), which set out the principles for the safe, responsible and effective use of these tools.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has received representations from the Home Secretary in relation to the Ministerial tenure of the Hon. Member for Dover and Deal; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has received representations from the Home Secretary in relation to the Ministerial tenure of the Hon. Member for Dover and Deal; and if he will make a statement.
Ministerial appointments and compliance with the Ministerial Code are a matter for the Prime Minister.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 117973, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the (a) scale, (b) scope and (c) criticality of the services provided by Palantir with the services provided by companies classified as cross‑Government...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 117973, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the (a) scale, (b) scope and (c) criticality of the services provided by Palantir with the services provided by companies classified as cross‑Government...
Suppliers are chosen as cross Government Strategic Suppliers following a supplier segmentation exercise based on the scale, scope and criticality of the services they provide. Those that are viewed as having the highest levels against these three criteria are chosen.
Palantir has not been designated as a cross-government Strategic Supplier.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1718 of National Highways: Expenditure, whether the National Highways public affairs contract was approved by the Cabinet Office.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1718 of National Highways: Expenditure, whether the National Highways public affairs contract was approved by the Cabinet Office.
The value of this expenditure does not meet the threshold for Cabinet Office Commercial Assurance Review or Approval.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any complaints have been made about the conduct of (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any complaints have been made about the conduct of (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers in his Department since July 2024.
HR matters are strictly confidential, and it would not be appropriate to comment publicly.
Information on advice provided to the Prime Minister by the Independent Adviser in relation to allegations concerning ministers can be found in his Annual Reports which are published on GOV.UK. The 2024-2025 report is available here and 2025-2026 report here.
The Special Adviser Code of Conduct can be found here.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the Cabinet Office Procurement Review Unit to review the decision of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime not to approve the Metropolitan Police's contract with Palantir.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the Cabinet Office Procurement Review Unit to review the decision of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime not to approve the Metropolitan Police's contract with Palantir.
The Procurement Review Unit (PRU) was disbanded on the 1st of April 2026, with the Debarment Review Service (DRS) transferred to the new Government Commercial Agency (GCA). DRS are responsible for conducting investigations into suppliers for potential addition to a centralised debarment list.
The remaining services under the PRU were retained in the Cabinet Office, the Procurement Compliance Service (PCS) and the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS). PCS and PPRS are responsible for overseeing contracting authorities compliance with the Procurement Act 2023.
Individual contracting authorities, including local government and policing bodies, remain responsible for making detailed assessments of their own commercial requirements and managing their respective contract awards. Neither PCS nor DRS have a mandate to intervene in or review individual commercial decisions or contract awards made by independent authorities. PPRS may review individual contract awards where a complaint is raised by a supplier or supplier’s representative, provided those complaints fall within PPRS’s scope and remit.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13313, on Public Sector: Procurement, who are the stakeholders who have been consulted on the new social value in central government procurement guidance; whether this includes (a) SME businesses and (b) trade...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13313, on Public Sector: Procurement, who are the stakeholders who have been consulted on the new social value in central government procurement guidance; whether this includes (a) SME businesses and (b) trade...
The Cabinet Office has consulted a range of stakeholders in the development of options for the announced social value measures, including representatives of suppliers and contracting authorities. I can confirm that this included a range of SME businesses and trade unions, as well as VCSEs and other relevant stakeholders.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to the answer of 24 September 2025, to Question 71230, on Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences, what venues have been booked through Calder Conferences since 24 September 2025.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, With reference to the answer of 24 September 2025, to Question 71230, on Cabinet Office: Calder Conferences, what venues have been booked through Calder Conferences since 24 September 2025.
Our latest available figures show that since 24 September 2025 there have been a total of 74 venue bookings commissioned through Calder Conferences. These bookings support various essential operational functions, training programs, and departmental meetings across the UK. A full breakdown of the venues booked, including dates and locations, is provided below:
Start Date | End Date | Venue Name | Venue Address |
1/10/2025 | 1/10/2025 | Central Hall Westminster | London SW1H |
30/9/2025 | 1/10/2025 | Clayton Hotel Belfast | Belfast BT2 |
27/11/2025 | 27/11/2025 | Mary Ward House | London WC1H |
17/10/2025 | 17/10/2025 | London South Bank University | London SE1 |
10/3/2026 | 10/3/2026 | etc.venues Manchester, Piccadilly | Manchester M1 3 |
16/10/2025 | 16/10/2025 | 116 Pall Mall | London SW1Y |
25/2/2026 | 26/2/2026 | The Kia Oval | London SE11 |
15/1/2026 | 17/1/2026 | Hyatt Place & Hyatt House Leeds | Leeds LS1 |
13/11/2025 | 13/11/2025 | QEII Centre | London SW1P |
15/4/2026 | 17/4/2026 | voco Manchester City Centre | Manchester M1 3 |
20/11/2025 | 22/11/2025 | Wilton Park Conference Centre | Steyning BN44 |
10/2/2026 | 10/2/2026 | etc.venues Manchester, Piccadilly | Manchester M1 3 |
16/4/2026 | 16/4/2026 | The Kia Oval | London SE11 |
2/12/2025 | 3/12/2025 | Birmingham Conference & Events Centre at the Holiday Inn Birmingham City Centre | Birmingham B5 4 |
20/11/2025 | 20/11/2025 | Oasis Cardiff | Cardiff CF24 |
9/12/2025 | 9/12/2025 | Barts North Wing (Barts Heritage) | London EC1A |
9/12/2025 | 9/12/2025 | Ash Event Productions | Rochester ME1 |
10/12/2025 | 10/12/2025 | One Great George Street | London SW1P |
8/12/2025 | 8/12/2025 | London Institute for Healthcare Engineering | London SE1 |
16/12/2025 | 16/12/2025 | Leonardo Royal Hotel London Tower Bridge | London E1 8 |
21/5/2026 | 21/5/2026 | Banqueting House | London SW1A |
22/4/2026 | 22/4/2026 | Church House Westminster | London SW1P |
21/1/2026 | 21/1/2026 | The Milner York | York YO24 |
1/2/2026 | 2/2/2026 | Holiday Inn Aylesbury | Aylesbury HP22 |
27/4/2026 | 28/4/2026 | Holiday Inn Aylesbury | Aylesbury HP22 |
4/3/2026 | 4/3/2026 | ICC Birmingham | Birmingham B1 2 |
3/3/2026 | 4/3/2026 | Radisson Hotel York | York YO1 |
20/1/2026 | 20/1/2026 | Central Hall Westminster | London SW1H |
28/1/2026 | 28/1/2026 | Hilton Leeds City | Leeds LS1 |
21/5/2026 | 21/5/2026 | Sixty One Whitehall | London SW1A |
10/3/2026 | 10/3/2026 | Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre | Manchester M1 3 |
15/1/2026 | 15/1/2026 | The Alan Hotel and Meeting Space | Manchester M1 4 |
9/6/2026 | 10/6/2026 | Edinburgh International Conference Centre | Edinburgh EH3 |
6/2/2026 | 6/2/2026 | Broadway House | London SW1H |
5/2/2026 | 5/2/2026 | Capital City College Group | London SW1P |
18/3/2026 | 18/3/2026 | Friends House | London NW1 |
28/1/2026 | 28/1/2026 | Broadway House | London SW1H |
19/3/2026 | 19/3/2026 | Hilton York | York YO1 |
12/2/2026 | 12/2/2026 | One Birdcage Walk | London SW1H |
12/2/2026 | 12/2/2026 | The Chesterfield Mayfair Hotel, Red Carnation Hotels | London W1J |
23/6/2026 | 23/6/2026 | RSA House | London WC2N |
10/3/2026 | 12/3/2026 | Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre | Manchester M1 3 |
5/3/2026 | 5/3/2026 | Royal National Hotel | London WC1H |
31/3/2026 | 31/3/2026 | Broadway House | London SW1H |
13/7/2026 | 14/7/2026 | Excel London | London E16 |
4/3/2026 | 4/3/2026 | Broadway House | London SW1H |
25/2/2026 | 25/2/2026 | Maldron Hotel Belfast City | Belfast BT2 |
4/3/2026 | 4/3/2026 | The Clermont Charing Cross | London WC2N |
29/4/2026 | 29/4/2026 | Hilton Glasgow | Glasgow G3 8 |
12/1/2027 | 13/1/2027 | Manchester Central | Manchester M2 3 |
30/3/2026 | 30/3/2026 | Plexal | London E15 |
14/4/2026 | 14/4/2026 | Plexal | London E15 |
18/6/2026 | 18/6/2026 | Manchester Art Gallery | Manchester M2 3 |
28/4/2026 | 30/4/2026 | Venue Cranfield - Hotel and Conference Centre | Milton Keynes MK43 |
22/4/2026 | 22/4/2026 | Pendulum Hotel & Manchester Conference Centre | Manchester M1 3 |
6/5/2026 | 7/5/2026 | Clayton Hotel Belfast | Belfast BT2 |
19/5/2026 | 21/5/2026 | Radisson Hotel York | York YO1 |
28/4/2026 | 28/4/2026 | The Clermont Charing Cross | London WC2N |
22/4/2026 | 22/4/2026 | Leonardo Hotel Brighton | Brighton BN1 |
1/5/2026 | 1/5/2026 | IET London: Savoy Place | London WC2R |
4/6/2026 | 4/6/2026 | National Football Museum | Manchester M4 3 |
27/4/2026 | 28/4/2026 | Radisson Blu Hotel, London Leicester Square | London WC2H |
13/7/2026 | 15/7/2026 | Premier Inn London Docklands (Canning Town) Hotel | London E16 |
19/5/2026 | 19/5/2026 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront | Brighton BN1 |
20/10/2025 | 21/10/2025 | Crowne Plaza Newcastle-Stephenson Quarter. | Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 |
15/12/2025 | 16/12/2025 | Crowne Plaza Newcastle-Stephenson Quarter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 |
20/1/2026 | 20/1/2026 | Radisson Blu Hotel Glasgow | Glasgow G2 8 |
14/1/2026 | 15/1/2026 | Radisson Red Glasgow | Glasgow G3 8 |
2/2/2026 | 3/2/2026 | Crowne Plaza Newcastle-Stephenson Quarter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 |
2/3/2026 | 3/3/2026 | Leonardo Hotel Newcastle | Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 |
11/3/2026 | 11/3/2026 | Leonardo Royal Hotel Birmingham | Birmingham B1 2 |
26/3/2026 | 26/3/2026 | etc.venues Manchester, Piccadilly | Manchester M1 3 |
29/4/2026 | 29/4/2026 | Park Plaza Victoria London | London SW1V |
5/5/2026 | 6/5/2026 | Crowne Plaza Newcastle-Stephenson Quarter | Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 |
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the specific event was for each of the individual room hires since 4 April 2025 other than Civil Service Live and the Infected Blood Inquiry.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the specific event was for each of the individual room hires since 4 April 2025 other than Civil Service Live and the Infected Blood Inquiry.
I am unable to provide this information as the details are not held centrally and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12154 on WPP: Contracts, what Social Value Standards have been agreed with the Crown Commercial Service for these contracts.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12154 on WPP: Contracts, what Social Value Standards have been agreed with the Crown Commercial Service for these contracts.
The social value requirements for the Media and Creative Services framework agreement (RM6364), under which WPP Media is appointed, are set out in the framework documentation. These include Framework Schedule 4 (Framework Management) and Framework Schedule 1 Specification (Lot 1 Media Strategy Planning and Buying), which are published on the Government Commercial Agency website at the following link: https://www.gca.gov.uk/agreements/RM6364
For individual Call-Off Contracts under RM6364, customers (Contracting Authorities) are responsible for setting and managing Social Value Commitments relevant to their individual contracts.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 10647 on Gordon Brown, how many full-time equivalent staff from existing teams supported Gordon Brown in the last week for which figures are held.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 10647 on Gordon Brown, how many full-time equivalent staff from existing teams supported Gordon Brown in the last week for which figures are held.
Mr Brown has taken up an unpaid role as a Special Reviewer. In this role, he has been supporting the Prime Minister by progressing existing government workstreams.
The civil servants working with Mr Brown are already working full-time within those policy areas.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to make changes to Freedom of Information cost thresholds.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to make changes to Freedom of Information cost thresholds.
The Government is committed to Freedom of Information (“FOI”) and continues to monitor the performance and implementation of the FOI Act to ensure it is operating as intended by Parliament.
We do not have any current plans to amend the FOI Act or the cost thresholds.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on extending the Procurement Act and Procurement Policy Note for Steel to Contracts for Difference.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero on extending the Procurement Act and Procurement Policy Note for Steel to Contracts for Difference.
Procurement Policy Notes issued by the Cabinet Office apply to all central government departments, non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies in line with the Cabinet Office's policy remit and apply to contracts in scope of the Procurement Act 2023.
Contracts for Difference (CfDs) act as a revenue guarantee scheme and therefore do not fall within the scope of the Procurement Act and related Procurement Policy Notes do not apply.
The Government remains committed to ensuring that projects supported by public funds, such as Contracts for Difference align with national priorities for economic growth. For offshore wind Contracts for Difference, the Clean Industry Bonus offers extra revenue to applicants who choose to invest in the economic, social and environmental sustainability of their supply chains, and for the latest Clean Industry Bonus round (which opened in May 2026), offshore wind developers can include UK steel manufacturers in their applications.