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Source Page: Letter dated 24/04/2025 from the Cabinet Office to all Business Unit Heads and senior Finance Business Partners regarding guidance on the procurement of branded merchandise and the use of external venues for events. [redacted] 3p.Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has issued guidance to Ministers on attending office workplaces during periods of strike action.
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
No such guidance has been issued by the Cabinet Office.
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) address and (b) building condition metric of central government buildings.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
As has been longstanding practice under successive administrations, on security and operational grounds, details of specific central government building addresses and conditions are not published. However, The State of the Estate report containing the aggregated insights across government estate is laid before parliament on an annual basis.
The Cabinet Office is currently working on plans to publish aggregate building condition data and insights for the reporting period of FY2026/27.
Asked by: Richard Holden (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2025 to Question 62083 on House of Lords Appointments Commission, for what reason the competition to recruit members of the House of Lords Appointments Commission is not listed on webpage on gov.uk entitled Apply for a public appointment.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The campaign to recruit up to two independent members to the House of Lords Appointments Commission was launched on 3 January 2025. The competition then closed on 5 February 2025. As such, it is no longer open to new applicants.
The advert can be found on the public appointments website: https://apply-for-public-appointment.service.gov.uk/roles/8519
Asked by: Lord Norton of Louth (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Baroness Smith of Basildon on 19 June (HLWS717) on nominations to the House of Lords, what consultations took place with the House of Lords Appointments Commission and other relevant bodies prior to the statement.
Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal
The Government is grateful for the work of the House of Lords Appointments Commission in nominating individuals to the crossbenches and vetting all candidates for appointment to the House of Lords for propriety.
The written statement set out how the Prime Minister will approach appointments to the House of Lords and reflects the existing roles and responsibilities of all parties in the appointments system, including the Prime Minister, the Commission and party leaders.