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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she plans to appoint a new Permanent Secretary for Government Communications.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she plans to appoint a new Permanent Secretary for Government Communications.
Plans for the leadership for the Government Communications Service will be announced in due course.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned publication date is for the Civil Service External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for 2025-26.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned publication date is for the Civil Service External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for 2025-26.
We will publish the Civil Service External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for the financial year 2025/2026 in due course.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 13824 on Summer Internship Programme, how many and what proportion of people who applied to the 2026 Civil Service summer internship scheme were rejected on the basis of not having a qualifying...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 7 July 2026 to Question 13824 on Summer Internship Programme, how many and what proportion of people who applied to the 2026 Civil Service summer internship scheme were rejected on the basis of not having a qualifying...
We will be publishing data on the Fast Summer Internship recruitment campaign in our 2026 Fast Stream Annual Report. This is the same approach as was taken in the previous administration.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department monitors the amount of food waste generated by its offices each month.
The Cabinet Office monitors food waste in line with the Greening Government Commitments.
Data is collected through existing estate and facilities management arrangements and reported to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there will be reductions to other departmental and business unit spending and budgets to pay for the Government Media Unit.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there will be reductions to other departmental and business unit spending and budgets to pay for the Government Media Unit.
The Government is committed to ensuring value for money for the taxpayer across all departmental spending. Departmental budgets are kept under regular review as a matter of standard practice.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (i) Government Communications Service, (ii) Government Media Unit and (iii) New Media Unit holds a list of which (a) departments and (b) ALBs have a policy of not posting on X.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (i) Government Communications Service, (ii) Government Media Unit and (iii) New Media Unit holds a list of which (a) departments and (b) ALBs have a policy of not posting on X.
The Cabinet Office does not centrally hold a record of policies adopted by individual government departments or Arm’s Length Bodies regarding the use of specific social media platforms. Individual departments manage their own organic accounts, ensuring that activity is proportionate, appropriate, and relevant to their audiences.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she plans to standardise first aid training requirements across public sector contracts; and if she will include first aid provision within social value procurement criteria.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she plans to standardise first aid training requirements across public sector contracts; and if she will include first aid provision within social value procurement criteria.
The Cabinet Office will publish detailed guidance on the application of social value criteria in central government procurement in the autumn.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Cabinet Office civil servants are on contracts that allow them to work remotely from home permanently; and whether any contracts allow for working from home from a foreign country.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Cabinet Office civil servants are on contracts that allow them to work remotely from home permanently; and whether any contracts allow for working from home from a foreign country.
The Cabinet Office remains committed to flexible working and the business benefits that it offers. We expect that most of our staff will be able to work both from home and in the workplace as part of an informal, non-contractual hybrid working arrangement. This is agreed and arranged with staff members individually.
As of 31st August 2026 there are 128 staff members (121.6 FTE) in the Cabinet Office who are on home working contracts.
Cabinet Office staff may apply for permission to temporarily work remotely overseas in exceptional circumstances. Examples of this might include when accompanying a Civil Service or Armed Forces partner on an official posting.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026, to Question 15417, on Cabinet office: Civil Service, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reclassifying the civil service positions in the EU Relations Secretariat as a Reserved Post by...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026, to Question 15417, on Cabinet office: Civil Service, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reclassifying the civil service positions in the EU Relations Secretariat as a Reserved Post by...
The Cabinet Office, in conjunction with the relevant employing departments, keeps the security and nationality requirements of all roles under continuous review. This ensures that the classification of these posts remains proportionate and appropriate, effectively balancing the necessity of robust national security protocols with our commitment to maintaining a wide, diverse, and highly skilled talent pool.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) her Department, (b) the Government Communications Service and (c) the Government Media Unit hold data on the communications (i) outturn spending and (ii) budget of each Whitehall department.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) her Department, (b) the Government Communications Service and (c) the Government Media Unit hold data on the communications (i) outturn spending and (ii) budget of each Whitehall department.
This information is not centrally held by the Government Communication Service.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 18049, on Government Departments: Greater Manchester, and to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 14979, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Darlington, what was the average percentage attendance...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 July 2026, to Question 18049, on Government Departments: Greater Manchester, and to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 14979, on Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Darlington, what was the average percentage attendance...
The GPA does not monitor attendance of its staff at buildings. Gov Pass can obtain the data when looking at building occupancy at any point in time but this data is not broken down to the level of specific staff member identification.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister uses (a) Whatsapp and (b) Signal for government business.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister uses (a) Whatsapp and (b) Signal for government business.
For security reasons, it would not be appropriate to comment on specific platforms. The Prime Minister follows guidance on use of non-corporate communications channels, available on gov.uk.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the publication, Cabinet Office - The Prime Minister's Gifts - July 2026, updated 27 August 2026, what use is being made of the firearm and ammunition from President Erdoğan; and whether it has been brought into the United Kingdom under...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the publication, Cabinet Office - The Prime Minister's Gifts - July 2026, updated 27 August 2026, what use is being made of the firearm and ammunition from President Erdoğan; and whether it has been brought into the United Kingdom under...
Information about gifts and hospitality are made available on gov.uk on a monthly basis, available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/register-of-ministers-gifts-and-hospitality
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 17344, on Public Sector: Procurement, if she will list each SME and VCSE organisation and trade union, and other relevant stakeholders, who were consulted, and if she will place a copy of...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 14 July 2026, to Question 17344, on Public Sector: Procurement, if she will list each SME and VCSE organisation and trade union, and other relevant stakeholders, who were consulted, and if she will place a copy of...
The Cabinet Office received over 800 responses to its public consultation on public procurement in 2025, including from SMEs, VCSEs, and trade unions, and in March 2026, published the Government’s response on gov.uk.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in how many instances his Department has put mitigations for conflict of interest in place for (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials each year since 1 June 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in how many instances his Department has put mitigations for conflict of interest in place for (a) Ministers and (b) senior officials each year since 1 June 2024.
There are established processes in place for the declaration and management of interests held by ministers and senior civil servants, which ensure that steps are taken to avoid a conflict of interest or manage the perception of a conflict.
Information about the ministers’ interests process can be found in the Ministerial Code as well as the List of Ministers’ Interests, which is published quarterly.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Framework Agreement RM6364 entitled Media and Creative Services is used for the procurement of social media influencers.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Framework Agreement RM6364 entitled Media and Creative Services is used for the procurement of social media influencers.
RM6364 Media and Creative Services is used for the procurement of social media content creators, and this forms part of the framework scope.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in her Department are EU nationals.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in her Department are EU nationals.
The Cabinet Office does not centrally hold a reportable record of the nationality of all individual employees.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will list the current secondments (a) into the Office of the Prime Minister and (b) from the Office of the Prime Minister to other bodies.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will list the current secondments (a) into the Office of the Prime Minister and (b) from the Office of the Prime Minister to other bodies.
Releasing this information would compromise personal data. It would therefore not be appropriate to comment.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what written representations have (a) Cabinet Office Ministers and (b) the Prime Minister received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what written representations have (a) Cabinet Office Ministers and (b) the Prime Minister received from the Mayor of Greater Manchester since July 2024.
It would not be appropriate to comment on private correspondence that may or may not have been received.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 4183 and of 8 July 2026 to Question 14363, on Cabinet Office: Counselling, for what reason additional counselling is provided to civil servants from ethnic minority backgrounds.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 16 June 2026 to Question 4183 and of 8 July 2026 to Question 14363, on Cabinet Office: Counselling, for what reason additional counselling is provided to civil servants from ethnic minority backgrounds.
I refer to the answer in PQ 4183; The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapists (BACP) indicate that outcomes are improved when clients from ethnic minorities are able to access counsellors from similar backgrounds. While we do not provide additional counselling, an individual from an ethnic minority who is receiving counselling, can request a counsellor from a similar background.