Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a Minister resides in 1 Carlton Gardens, and on what date the previous incumbent ended their residency.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Rt Hon Member for Tottenham had use of the ministerial residence at 1 Carlton Gardens until 12 September 2026. As of 5 October 2026, the residence has not been allocated to another Minister.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date the Rt Hon Member for Tottenham vacated 1 Carlton Gardens, and whether the residence has been allocated to another Minister.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Rt Hon Member for Tottenham had use of the ministerial residence at 1 Carlton Gardens until 12 September 2026. As of 5 October 2026, the residence has not been allocated to another Minister.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date did the Rt Hon Member for Tottenham vacate the grace-and -favour residence at One Carlton Gardens.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Rt Hon Member for Tottenham had use of the ministerial residence at 1 Carlton Gardens until 12 September 2026. As of 5 October 2026, the residence has not been allocated to another Minister.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Rt Hon Member for Tottenham is still residing in 1 Carlton Gardens, or whether the residence has been allocated to another Minister.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Rt Hon Member for Tottenham had use of the ministerial residence at 1 Carlton Gardens until 12 September 2026. As of 5 October 2026, the residence has not been allocated to another Minister.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to enable UK technology start-ups to compete more effectively for public sector procurement contracts.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government is committed to supporting start-ups, and small and medium-sized enterprises to compete for public contracts.

Recent changes to streamline and simplify the Social Value model, which include raising the threshold at which it applies to £1m, will directly benefit SMEs and start-ups wishing to bid for government contracts.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 24 January 2024, to Question 10668, on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, what is the additional or marginal cost to the public purse of issuing a nationwide Emergency Alert.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

The Cabinet Office is committed to delivering value for money to the public. There is no additional or marginal cost of issuing a nationwide Emergency Alert; the most recent activation of the Emergency Alert capability on 14 August was issued at no cost to the taxpayer.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 18 March (HL15206), what data the Government People Group is collecting to monitor whether departments and agencies have changed their recruitment practices to place greater value on frontline delivery, innovation and private-sector experience; and whether that data will be published.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Future Civil Service Group (formerly Government People Group) continues to work closely with SCS Recruitment leads nominated by each core Government department to support and enable the implementation of best practice, and making relevant changes to their hiring practices to target people with frontline delivery, innovation and private-sector skills and experience.

In July 2026, departments were surveyed to confirm their adoption of the new criteria. 80% confirmed they had fully implemented this for all relevant roles and 20% were finalising changes in practice to ensure compliance for relevant roles going forward.

There are no plans to publish this data or to gather more data centrally currently.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 27 January 2025, to Question 25755, on Emergencies: Mobile Phones, whether there will be an evaluation report produced for the use of the UK Emergency Alert service on 14 August 2026.

Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)

It is important to note that every Emergency Alert is carefully coordinated with responding public bodies and agencies. Each request is evaluated by the Cabinet Office on a rigorous, case-by-case basis to ensure it is necessary for public safety.

The Cabinet Office carries out an internal review of every activation and test of the system. We are committed to learning from this experience and are currently reviewing the thresholds and operational protocols for future alerts to ensure they remain a proportionate and effective tool for preserving life. The National Fire Chiefs Council observed a decrease in wildfire responses in the 72 hours following the broadcast, suggesting the alert played a vital role in preventing further incidents.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to investigate the claims by the leader of Reform UK of cyber-hacking by Russian hostile actors.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

I refer the noble Baroness to the answer given by my right honourable friend the Minister, on 8 September 2026 in response to UIN 21221 in the House of Commons:

The Government does not routinely comment on specific security threats. Any National Cyber Security Centre assessments concerning particular individuals or organisations, and any reports it receives, are treated in confidence. The NCSC has published guidance to support political organisations in strengthening their cyber security, available at: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/defending-democracy/political-organisations.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17743 on UK Trade with EU: Dispute Resolution, what category the expert panellists fall into.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The expert panellists are appointed in line with treaty obligations engaged under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, including that they must have specialised knowledge or expertise of labour or environmental law or in the resolution of disputes arising under international agreements.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has recused himself from any aspects of his office in relation to advice to the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement (HCWS325) made on 10 September 2026.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Section 18 of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, whether the Prime Minister has recused himself on matters relating to appointments in the Church of England.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made on 10th September 2026.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the gross operating cost and full-time equivalent headcount was in 2024-25 for each of (a) the Government Recruitment Service, (b) civil service shared services, (c) the Government Car Service, and (d) UK Security Vetting.

Answered by Sally Jameson - Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The 2024/25 gross operating costs are as follows:

As of 31st March 2025 (end of year 24/25) full-time equivalent headcount is as follows:

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026, Tables, Manchester Digital Campus, if a) the new cost plan at the end of RIBA3 and b) the result of the value engineering exercise remain extant or will need to be repeated following the decision to include Number 10 North within the scope.

Answered by Sally Jameson - Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)

The Manchester Digital Campus represents a significant step in strengthening the Government presence in the North West. The Manchester Digital Campus programme continues to progress as set out in the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 June 2026, to Question 9325, on Council of the Nations and Regions: National Identity, for what reason it has met twice.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The government works in partnership with Mayors and devolved governments through a range of intergovernmental fora such as the Council of the Nations and Regions, the Mayoral Council, and the National Economic Council. The Council of Nations and Regions met twice to discuss inward investment and trade and AI respectively. We will continue to use these forums to deliver on shared priorities.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many No10 special advisers employed under the previous Prime Minister at the end of the Starmer Administration have (a) been retained, (b) joined another department and (c) left government.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Cabinet Office routinely publishes a breakdown of special advisers by department as part of the Annual Report on Special Advisers.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Council of Nations and Regions will continue to meet under the new Administration.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The government works in partnership with Mayors and devolved governments through a range of intergovernmental fora such as the Council of the Nations and Regions, the Mayoral Council, and the National Economic Council. The Council of Nations and Regions met twice to discuss inward investment and trade and AI respectively. We will continue to use these forums to deliver on shared priorities.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what net saving to the departmental expenditure limit her Department expects from the July 2026 machinery of government changes in each of the next three years, and how much of that saving was already factored in to pre-existing plans.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

In line with usual practice, administrative costs to implement Machinery of Government changes will be met within existing departmental settlements, and should not affect the spending power of either the transferring or receiving department.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will take steps to ensure that members of the civil pension scheme who have depleted personal savings while waiting for McCloud remedy pension benefits to be paid are restored to their previous financial position.

Answered by Sally Jameson - Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Capita is responsible for delivering the remaining 2015 Remedy work. The cases remaining to be processed are generally the most complex, involving intricate service histories, multiple retirements, or complex benefit structures.

All active and deferred Remedy-affected members receive this choice at retirement.

The McCloud remedy work is a bespoke and one-off piece of work that is not an ongoing part of the services for members who have not yet retired. As part of the remedy work, members, who had service during the remedy period, who retired and claimed benefits before 1st October 2023, receive an immediate choice remedial savings statement (RSS). The RSS confirms their options and asks them to confirm their choice of benefits between their legacy scheme and alpha for the remedy period. To date, 58,411 RSS’s have been distributed and 42,516 immediate choice elections have been implemented.

The Cabinet Office has now received Capita's Remedy Delivery plan for completion of the outstanding work. We are currently reviewing, challenging and assuring the Full Business Case and cost profile. The Civil Service Pensions Scheme website will be updated as this work progresses.

It is important to note that all impacted members in receipt of a pension are already receiving benefits and that the remedy is a potential adjustment, depending on the member’s choice, to benefits already in payment. As such the alternative scheme benefits does not automatically provide a member with a higher pension and lump sum. Where it does and the member makes an alternative scheme election, the difference between what has been paid and what is due, will be backdated to the original payment date and paid to the member inclusive of interest.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what correspondence (a) Permanent Secretaries and (b) Ministers have had with Flint Global in the last 12 months.

Answered by Sally Jameson - Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)

It is not routine to disclose correspondence between Ministers or Permanent Secretaries and any individual or organisation.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps her Department is taking to accelerate resolution of McCloud remedy cases have not yet commenced and are not expected to be fully resolved until mid-2027.

Answered by Sally Jameson - Parliamentary Secretary and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government)

Capita is responsible for delivering the remaining 2015 Remedy work. The cases remaining to be processed are generally the most complex, involving intricate service histories, multiple retirements, or complex benefit structures.

All active and deferred Remedy-affected members receive this choice at retirement.

The McCloud remedy work is a bespoke and one-off piece of work that is not an ongoing part of the services for members who have not yet retired. As part of the remedy work, members, who had service during the remedy period, who retired and claimed benefits before 1st October 2023, receive an immediate choice remedial savings statement (RSS). The RSS confirms their options and asks them to confirm their choice of benefits between their legacy scheme and alpha for the remedy period. To date, 58,411 RSS’s have been distributed and 42,516 immediate choice elections have been implemented.

The Cabinet Office has now received Capita's Remedy Delivery plan for completion of the outstanding work. We are currently reviewing, challenging and assuring the Full Business Case and cost profile. The Civil Service Pensions Scheme website will be updated as this work progresses.

It is important to note that all impacted members in receipt of a pension are already receiving benefits and that the remedy is a potential adjustment, depending on the member’s choice, to benefits already in payment. As such the alternative scheme benefits does not automatically provide a member with a higher pension and lump sum. Where it does and the member makes an alternative scheme election, the difference between what has been paid and what is due, will be backdated to the original payment date and paid to the member inclusive of interest.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been hired in roles relating to a) video production and b) social media content since 20 July 2026.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government Communications Service is currently finalising its 2026 annual data collection, therefore the figures provided below are from the 2025 annual data collection.

Staffing figures across the central teams are as follows:

• Number 10 Civil Service Communications Team: 44.8 FTE.

• Core Cabinet Office Communications Roles: 40.43 FTE (including 22 roles within the Press Office and Cabinet Office Digital Communications).

• Central GCS Team (Cabinet Office-based): 191.52 FTE in total, comprising 141.52 FTE communications roles and 50 FTE non-communications roles.

Information on roles specifically related to video production and social media content is not held.

Overall headcount stood at 6,120.35 FTE in 2024, compared to 5,950.54 FTE in 2025. Please note that these figures are not directly comparable due to differences in the specific organisations submitting returns across the 2024 and 2025 collection cycles.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the headcount was of the Government Communications Service in each year from April 2024, including Arms’ Length Bodies and non-Civil Service staff.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government Communications Service is currently finalising its 2026 annual data collection, therefore the figures provided below are from the 2025 annual data collection.

Staffing figures across the central teams are as follows:

• Number 10 Civil Service Communications Team: 44.8 FTE.

• Core Cabinet Office Communications Roles: 40.43 FTE (including 22 roles within the Press Office and Cabinet Office Digital Communications).

• Central GCS Team (Cabinet Office-based): 191.52 FTE in total, comprising 141.52 FTE communications roles and 50 FTE non-communications roles.

Information on roles specifically related to video production and social media content is not held.

Overall headcount stood at 6,120.35 FTE in 2024, compared to 5,950.54 FTE in 2025. Please note that these figures are not directly comparable due to differences in the specific organisations submitting returns across the 2024 and 2025 collection cycles.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the headcount of the Government Communications Service.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government Communications Service is currently finalising its 2026 annual data collection, therefore the figures provided below are from the 2025 annual data collection.

Staffing figures across the central teams are as follows:

• Number 10 Civil Service Communications Team: 44.8 FTE.

• Core Cabinet Office Communications Roles: 40.43 FTE (including 22 roles within the Press Office and Cabinet Office Digital Communications).

• Central GCS Team (Cabinet Office-based): 191.52 FTE in total, comprising 141.52 FTE communications roles and 50 FTE non-communications roles.

Information on roles specifically related to video production and social media content is not held.

Overall headcount stood at 6,120.35 FTE in 2024, compared to 5,950.54 FTE in 2025. Please note that these figures are not directly comparable due to differences in the specific organisations submitting returns across the 2024 and 2025 collection cycles.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether trade union facility time can be used for publicising union’s political views on official matters.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Facility time is provided to undertake trade union duties and activities. A non-exhaustive list of trade union duties and activities can be found within the ACAS Code of Practice.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to WPQ 21856 answered on 8 September 2026 about Number 10 North Operating Costs, if she will publish the total refurbishment costs to date for the establishment of No 10 North at Heron House in Manchester.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

No refurbishment of Heron House was undertaken. The cost of establishing No10 North in Heron House is from the existing budget of the Cabinet Office. Associated costs will be accounted for in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 16618, what the total projected budget is for external support for the Review; and from which departmental budget this expenditure is being drawn.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Cabinet Secretary is leading the Review into the organisation, performance and transformation of the permanent Civil Service, supported as necessary by a small team of existing civil servants based in the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 16618, on what dates the contracts awarded to external providers for the Review will be published on Contracts Finder; and if she will publish the unique procurement reference numbers for those contracts.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

There are no plans to award new contracts to external providers to support the Review.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether she plans to rename the Prime Minister's Office webpage on gov.uk following machinery of government changes.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

No.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 18040 on Cabinet Office: Secondment, whether there have been secondments between the Propriety and Constitution Group and the Civil Service since July 2024.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

A secondment is a move on a temporary basis into or out of the Civil Service from an organisation in the public, private or voluntary sector that is not operating under the Civil Service pension scheme arrangements. The Propriety and Constitution Group sits within the Cabinet Office. Any recruitment coming from other areas of the Civil Service would therefore not be considered secondments.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps she is taking to ensure that that public contracts are not awarded to companies that engage in blacklisting workers who are members of trade unions.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Employment Relations Act 1999 (Blacklists) Regulations 2010 prohibit the compilation, usage, sale or supply of blacklists of trade union members.

Suppliers may be excluded for blacklisting offences under the Procurement Act exclusion regime in certain circumstances. We will make use of those powers where there is evidence of wrongdoing.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 28 August 2026 to Question 14356 on Cabinet Office: Staff, what the name is of the integrated team.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Delivering the Prime Minister’s priorities is a task for the entire Government. The integrated team is a flexible, cross-cutting capability that collaborates from across departments; it does not constitute a single named unit.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate her Department has made of the gross annual administrative cost of No10 North; and whether it will be funded from the existing (a) Cabinet Office, (b) HM Treasury or (c) MHCLG budgets.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Gross annual administrative costs cannot yet be provided. The costs for running No.10 North will be found from existing departmental budgets. Teams transferring into No.10 North from other Government Departments as part of machinery of Government moves are expected to transfer with the relevant budget currently available to them.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether pay for staff assigned to No10 North who were previously designated to a London office is based on the National or the London pay range.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

No London-based staff are assigned permanently to the Manchester location.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many active cases are currently being considered by the Debarment Review Service.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Debarment Review Service (DRS) does not routinely publish or disclose figures on the number of cases currently being considered for potential investigation.

The time taken to consider a case varies according to its complexity, including the scope of evidence and information the referrer has provided which in turn the DRS has to consider and assess. DRS aims to progress each case in line with its published protocol.

To date, no investigations have resulted in a supplier being added to the debarment list.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many phones have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet since 20 July 2026.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Cabinet Office has recorded twenty lost mobile phones, and one stolen phone since July 2026.

Cabinet Office's Security Breach Policy requires all individuals to follow directions from Cabinet Office Security when there is a security breach, such as theft of Cabinet Office electronics. As part of its standard operating procedures Cabinet Office Security will log any loss and will direct individuals to report any stolen items to the police and request a crime reference number.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 23 May 2025 to Question 52694 on Mission Boards: Senior Civil Servants, whether Director Generals remain SROs for the missions.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Directors General remain Senior Responsible Officers for overseeing delivery of key government priorities.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if she will list each industrial dispute live within her Department, including the nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Cabinet Office currently has one registered formal trade dispute regarding pay, raised by Unite the Union on behalf of its members who work in the Government Car Service. Unite the Union has not yet balloted its members for industrial action.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Civil Service Fast Stream staff are being required to work in (a) Darlington, (b) Glasgow or (c) Manchester, as part of their tenure in the Fast Stream.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

There is no requirement to work in a specific location for a Fast Stream programme. Fast Streamers are deployed across the UK based on departmental requirements.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026, to Question 18647, on Lobbying: Finance, whether stakeholder engagement of parliamentarians through external public affairs or lobbying firms is permitted by NDPBs; and whether the rules on lobbying apply to executive agencies.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

There is a long-standing principle that public bodies, including NDPBs and executive agencies, must be politically impartial, and must ensure the proper use of public money at all times. All public bodies must comply with the rules on lobbying. Public bodies must never employ external firms or consultants to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, the Government or political parties. This includes firms and consultants engaged in stakeholder management.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 8050, Intelligence and Security Committee: Finance, whether this uplift allows for the Committee to commission independent legal advice, separate from the Government Legal Service and Cabinet Office.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The funding uplift announced for the Intelligence and Security Committee is intended to uphold the Committee's independence and operational effectiveness.

Under these financial arrangements, decisions regarding resource allocation - including the commissioning of independent legal advice separate from the Government Legal Service and the Cabinet Office - rest entirely with the Committee.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 July 2026 to Question 4175 on Government Department: Communication, in which business unit were the relevant (a) special advisers and (b) officials who reviewed the branding guidance based.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The advisers were based in the Number 10 communications team, and in the former Chancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster’s office, alongside officials in the Government Communication Service.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office news story, "Machinery of Government changes: Fact Sheet", of 22 July 2026, what is the estimated administrative cost of these changes.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

In line with usual practice, administrative costs to implement Machinery of Government changes will be met within existing departmental settlements.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether her Department maintains an internal Outcome Delivery Plan.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The department maintains an internal strategic plan as a tool for internal planning and performance management.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Prime Minister, (b) Ministers in her Department or (c) officials in her Department have met (i) Gautam Adani and (ii) representatives of the Adani Group since July 2024.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Details of Ministers’ and certain Senior Officials' meetings with external organisations and individuals are published by departments quarterly in arrears on their departmental pages on GOV.UK. The most recent data - for the period April 2026 to June 2026 - was published on 24 September.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to transaction number 1037285942 for HH Associates Ltd for the amount of £46,530.15 in her Department's publication entitled Expenditure Over £25,000 - June 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published on 30 July 2026, what was the publication that was printed for the Propriety and Ethics Team.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The publication referred to was ‘Update on the Government response to the Humble Address motion’ which was published on 1 June 2026.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual administrative cost is of the Cabinet Office’s Second Headquarters in Glasgow; and what the planned budget is following its expansion.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The annual estates-based administrative cost for the Cabinet Office’s Second Headquarters in Glasgow is £2,557,541 for financial year 2025/26. There has been no expansion since our initial occupancy and no expansion is planned; therefore, there will be no additional administrative costs for this.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2026 to Question 16618, whether external providers or expert advisers supporting the Review signed non-disclosure agreements.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The review will draw on a wide range of expert advisers from academia, private, public, civil society, and international spheres.

When engaging with expert advisers, officials will consider what information sharing and disclosure arrangements are appropriate. Those supporting the review will be informed of how their data and advice will be used.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many investigations by the Debarment Service have resulted in an organisation being debarred from tendering for government services.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Debarment Review Service (DRS) does not routinely publish or disclose figures on the number of cases currently being considered for potential investigation.

The time taken to consider a case varies according to its complexity, including the scope of evidence and information the referrer has provided which in turn the DRS has to consider and assess. DRS aims to progress each case in line with its published protocol.

To date, no investigations have resulted in a supplier being added to the debarment list.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average timescale is for consideration of cases presented to the Debarment Service.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Debarment Review Service (DRS) does not routinely publish or disclose figures on the number of cases currently being considered for potential investigation.

The time taken to consider a case varies according to its complexity, including the scope of evidence and information the referrer has provided which in turn the DRS has to consider and assess. DRS aims to progress each case in line with its published protocol.

To date, no investigations have resulted in a supplier being added to the debarment list.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to WPQ 21856 answered on 8 September 2026 about Number 10 North Operating Costs, what were the outcomes of her last meeting with [a] Civil Service representatives and [b] Trade Union about the progress in moving the civil service workforce from London to Manchester and [ii] the related logistical costs of the move.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Details of Ministers’ and certain Senior Officials' meetings with external organisations and individuals are published by departments quarterly in arrears on their departmental pages on GOV.UK. The most recent data - for the period January 2026 to March 2026 - was published on 25 June.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2026 to Question 21856 on Number 10 North Operating Costs, which departmental budget has covered the costs of refurbishing Heron House in Manchester.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

No refurbishment of Heron House was undertaken. The cost of establishing No10 North in Heron House is from the existing budget of the Cabinet Office. Associated costs will be accounted for in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the publication, Expenditure Over £25,000 - July 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), 27 August 2026, what the event, work activity and topic was for transactions PMO OVERSEAS VISITS, FOREIGN COMMONWEALTH & DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, Ref: 2037005036 and 2037005075; and whether there were underlying companies providing goods and services.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The referenced expenditure relates to the former Prime Minister's delegation to the G7 summit in France on the 15-17 June 2026.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what approval process is currently in place for the outsourcing of civil service training to take place prior to the re-establishment of the School of Government in 2028; what alternative delivery mechanisms have been explored; what competitive tendering has been undertaken; what outcomes are expected from such training, including in terms of project management, artificial intelligence capability, and working with devolved civil service hubs; and who has been employed to undertake a detailed evaluation of the delivery of this training.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Civil Service values its people, invests in their growth, and is serious about building the capability to meet the challenges of the future. This autumn, the National School of Government and Public Services will formally open its doors to civil servants. The learning the school provides will boost public sector productivity and accelerate the pace of progress towards delivering the excellent, digitally-enabled public services to be expected from a modern state.

The Cabinet Office’s Investment Committee decision to proceed with direct awards instead of competitive tendering was driven by the need to ensure short-term service continuity. The direct awards give short-term contracts to the incumbent suppliers (EY and KPMG) and allow the Civil Service to continue to access quality assured, value for money training services in the period up to April 2028.

The training provided through these contracts is designed to help modernise the Civil Service and to deliver the Government’s policy platform, ensuring equitable access for regional civil service hubs. The strategic priorities for learning currently include digital, data and innovation (including AI) and leadership and management. Better leadership and management skills are essential to improve performance and increase productivity, and to lead the changes that come with digital transformation.

We maintain rigorous oversight of service efficacy through quarterly reviews of performance data, including service level agreements, learner feedback, and operational metrics, collected by the Cabinet Office from our incumbent suppliers and shared across the Civil Service to ensure training consistently meets our requirements.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Competition and Markets Authority on the expected timetable for the Strategic Market Status investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem; and what steps they are taking to ensure that any remedies to address competition concerns are implemented without undue delay.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The CMA launched its Strategic Market Status designation investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem on 14 May 2026.

This investigation must be completed within 9 months. An indicative timetable of this investigation is published on the CMA’s website. The CMA operates independently and decisions on which firms to investigate, and how these investigations are conducted rest solely with the CMA.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on 8 July (HC15560), whether rejoining Interreg EU has been an item of discussion or negotiation as part of the current EU/UK reset.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement allows for UK participation in EU programmes, with decisions made on a case by case basis and subject to negotiation. We recognise the value of the UK associating to EU programmes where this is in line with the national interest, as demonstrated by our participation in Horizon Europe, Copernicus and the PEACEPLUS programme in Northern Ireland and Ireland. However, participation in Interreg Europe has not been discussed.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they made of alternative delivery models, including direct commissioning from UK universities and specialist training providers, before awarding new Civil Service learning and development contracts to KPMG and EY.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The National School of Government and Public Services will provide world-class learning and development for civil servants, supporting public sector excellence and preparing our people for the future. Our new in-house delivery model will move away from reliance on professional services firms, ensuring learning is designed and delivered by civil servants for civil servants, working with the best external training providers, including universities.

In the meantime, the EY and KPMG contracts include the option of commissioning UK universities and specialist training providers to deliver training to the Civil Service.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by the Minister of State in the Cabinet Office (Minister without Portfolio) on 19 March (HCWS1422), what changes they plan to make to the budget, timetable, business case, and scope of the Manchester Digital Campus programme in light of the establishment of Number 10 North.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

There are currently no plans to establish the No10 North office within the Manchester Digital Campus. Consequently, the outline business case will not be reviewed on this basis.

The Manchester Digital Campus programme continues to progress as set out in the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Major Projects Annual Report 2025 to 2026.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 9 July (HL1331), whether the Prime Minister identifies as working class.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Prime Minister is focused on delivering for working people across the country, no matter where they live or their background.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of software licensing restrictions on value for money for public sector organisations seeking to deploy Microsoft software on non-Microsoft cloud infrastructure.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government does not maintain an aggregated assessment of departmental dependency on Microsoft software or cloud services. Departments are responsible for selecting technology that meets their needs, in line with security, resilience, procurement and value-for-money requirements. The Cloud First policy does not require use of Microsoft, and departments may procure competing products and services, including from other major cloud providers. The Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 secures preferential discounts for eligible public sector organisations but is not a direct route to market; departments must still run compliant procurement processes. Cabinet Office and DCMS continue to monitor the market, including the CMA’s investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, and will consider its findings when published.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to develop partnerships between the National School of Government and Public Services, UK Research and Innovation and UK universities to support research and teaching in public administration.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The National School has strong existing relationships across government and with UK universities. We currently have one embedded UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) research fellow with another UKRI-funded fellow due to start shortly. We recently launched our College of Experts at Evidence Exchange, an Economic and Social Research Council-funded project. The College of Experts is a set of academic and external experts who can bring insight to and advise on all aspects of the National School’s work. We have also published our priority research topics, a strategic framework of long-term questions where external research and evidence can most effectively inform our work.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants previously assigned in (1) London, (2) Greater Manchester, and (3) regional offices outside Greater Manchester, have been required to work on a (a) permanent, and (b) temporary basis in No. 10 North in Manchester.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

No10 North exists to get power out of Westminster, into the hands of people at a local level. The initial team includes people loaned from a range of government departments and secondees from local government.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many (1) previously employed, and (2) new, Number 10 staff are currently working in Number 10 North.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

No10 North exists to get power out of Westminster, into the hands of people at a local level. The initial team includes people loaned from a range of government departments and secondees from local government.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government why the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology was closed; and on what basis they determined which departments should be assigned its responsibilities.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Prime Minister has made a number of changes to the Machinery of Government to rewire the state and drive economic growth across the country, including transforming how the Government is structured to approach science, innovation and technology, including AI.

The UK stands at a critical juncture where unprecedented global changes demand that we secure our position as a world leader in AI, science and technology. In this context, we cannot see science and technology as an isolated issue, limited to one department, but instead as a major priority that cuts across the whole of government and is vital to the UK’s future economic prosperity.

Recognising this, the functions of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) have been redistributed to align with the Government’s core economic and social agenda.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 16 September (HL3026), when they last reviewed their decision to ask the Infected Blood Delivery Authority to decide the rate of compensation payments.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

As recommended by the Infected Blood Inquiry, the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) has operational independence from the Government. IBCA’s Board takes decisions on the organisation’s progress and performance, and publishes recordings and minutes of its meetings.

Whilst the roll out of the Scheme is an operational decision for IBCA as an independent body, I fully support its commitment to moving forward as swiftly as possible. As the Minister, I will assist in any way I can to speed up the payments.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to promote greater professional responsibility among those developing artificial intelligence systems capable of operating with increasing autonomy.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government takes these risks extremely seriously. It is a good thing that the companies developing the most advanced AI systems are now talking openly about the risks as well as the opportunities. The UK’s AI Security Institute is in daily conversation with industry partners on AI security and is working closely with allies and partners around the world on the risks posed by increasingly capable AI systems. Further detail is provided in Written Statement UIN HCWS314 'Artificial intelligence update'.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the AI Security Institute has access to frontier artificial intelligence models for pre-release safety testing.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The UK's AI Security Institute (AISI) has built trusted, voluntary relationships with the world's leading AI labs. This collaboration lets us keep pace with a fast-moving technology and adapt as it evolves, and has allowed AISI to secure privileged access that has identified dozens of vulnerabilities that developers fixed before public release. AISI is in daily conversation with industry partners and works closely with allies and partners around the world on the risks posed by increasingly capable AI systems.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which central government departments are dependent on Microsoft software and cloud services to deliver core public services; and what steps they are taking to ensure departments retain the ability to procure competing products and services.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government does not maintain an aggregated assessment of departmental dependency on Microsoft software or cloud services. Departments are responsible for selecting technology that meets their needs, in line with security, resilience, procurement and value-for-money requirements. The Cloud First policy does not require use of Microsoft, and departments may procure competing products and services, including from other major cloud providers. The Strategic Partnership Arrangement 2024 secures preferential discounts for eligible public sector organisations but is not a direct route to market; departments must still run compliant procurement processes. Cabinet Office and DCMS continue to monitor the market, including the CMA’s investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, and will consider its findings when published.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the civil service strategic workforce plan will include, by department, projected changes in (1) headcount, (2) workforce costs, (3) consultancy and contingent labour expenditure, and (4) the proportion of staff in frontline and back-office roles, for each year to 2029–30.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Publication of the Civil Service Strategic Workforce Plan has been delayed to ensure it is fully aligned with the vision and transformation ambitions set out by the Cabinet Secretary and the Prime Minister’s proposals to re-wire the state. This includes ambitions to establish devolution as a core principle of this Government, and to ensure the plan reflects the Cabinet Secretary’s clear ambition for an AI-enabled state.

Further details will be shared in due course.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent on 5 February (HL13845), when they expect to publish the civil service strategic workforce plan.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Publication of the Civil Service Strategic Workforce Plan has been delayed to ensure it is fully aligned with the vision and transformation ambitions set out by the Cabinet Secretary and the Prime Minister’s proposals to re-wire the state. This includes ambitions to establish devolution as a core principle of this Government, and to ensure the plan reflects the Cabinet Secretary’s clear ambition for an AI-enabled state.

Further details will be shared in due course.

We request the Government to reduce the UK Census record closure from 100 to 80 years, retaining safeguards for sensitive information, enabling families, genealogists and researchers to access vital historical records earlier while balancing privacy with the legitimate public interest.

Change the law to prevent local councillors from being elected & sitting on more than one council. We believe this would immediately remove any conflict of interest & ensure that councillors' time is devoted to just one ward - an exception being to also sit as a Borough Councillor for the same ward.

The Government should commission an independent national review of laws and police practices affecting freedom of speech in the UK. The review should examine laws governing online speech, communications offences and protest, and make recommendations to ensure free speech is protected.

We call on the Government to ensure that all mass letters sent by political parties count towards legal election spending limits. These limits exist to keep elections fair and free from undue influence. We believe the current loophole lets wealthy donors, not voters, shape election outcomes.

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Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the command paper Protecting What Matters, published on 9 March (CP 1540), with which (1) individuals, (2) groups, (3) organisations, (4) businesses, and (5) bodies, will the Cabinet Office work to support the introduction of training on how religious hatred manifests and how it should be addressed.

Answered by Baroness Blake of Leeds - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

It is for individual organisations and employers to determine which training offer and provider is best suited to their sectors. As set-out in Protecting What Matters, tackling religious hatred requires a whole-of-society response, and improving understanding across society of how religious hatred manifests and how it should be addressed is vital.

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To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what was the total cost of facility time to the department in (a) 2023-24, (b) 2024-25 and (c) 2025-26; and what was the headcount number of facility time staff in each; how many were 100% facility time; and whether funding was provided for trade union activities in each of those years.

Answered by Stephanie Peacock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)

*2025/26 data shows the total number of representatives that are entitled to facility time, not necessarily representatives that have used facility time.

From 2025/26 Public-sector organisations are no longer required to submit data relating to the use of facility time in their organisation to the Cabinet Office. As a result, this data is not held by DCMS.

Current DCMS policy allows for 30% of paid facility time for trade union duties, for each recognised union, split amongst staff representatives. The total number of staff representatives currently in DCMS that are entitled to facility time is six.

Departments have discretion to provide paid facility time for trade union activities in certain circumstances. Although DCMS does not currently provide paid facility time for trade union activities, this is under review. The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, contains a statutory requirement for employers to provide reasonable paid time off for the undertaking of union duties.

Question

To ask The Leader of the House when she expects Written Answers to be given to the questions asked by Lord Jackson of Peterborough on 14 July (HL2081) and 20 July (HL2339).

Answered by Baroness Smith of Basildon - Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal

The question HL2339 was answered by the Cabinet Office on 30 September 2026 and question HL2081 was answered by the Attorney General’s Office on 1st October 2026. I apologise for the delay and have reminded both departments of the need to meet the response target of 10 working days.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on building resilience to attacks and shocks since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Defence is strengthening the UK's resilience to attacks and shocks through a range of measures, including an additional £470 million investment to improve the security of critical military sites across the UK. This is supportive of broader home defence planning to ensure the resilience of the UK’s most important CNI in the event of a crisis or conflict. We are working across Government in support of the Cabinet Office-led Home Defence Programme, to take a data-driven approach to identifying the CNI most essential to the UK’s ability to sustain and respond to conflict. By contributing Defence data to the Cabinet Office's CNI Knowledge Base, we are fulfilling the commitments set out in the Resilience Action Plan and improving our understanding of the infrastructure, dependencies and vulnerabilities that would be most critical in a conflict scenario.

This analysis is informing our Home Defence planning by ensuring that we align Defence resources and capabilities to the protection of the most important infrastructure against a broad spectrum of threats, from hybrid activity through to conventional conflict. It will also help to identify what Defence could contribute to support the protection of other priority CNI that is essential to the functioning of the country.

Through the Defence Investment Plan and the wider Home Defence Programme, we are also investing in capabilities including Integrated Air and Missile Defence. Defence is investing £240m in Project PRESAGIUM, an enhanced counter-drone system, providing effective detection and defeat of emerging drone threats. We are growing and equipping the Reserves to support Homeland Defence tasks and enhancing capabilities to protect critical underwater infrastructure. Our Integrated Air and Missile Defence capabilities will be prioritised against the assessed threat as part of the future Integrated Force.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in simplifying and accelerating his Department's commercial processes by adopting industry build standards and Cabinet Office contracts for standard services.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

The Ministry of Defence is actively reforming and simplifying its commercial and procurement processes as part of the broader Defence Reform and Strategic Defence Review (SDR) initiatives in 2025.

Key progress includes:

• Establishment of a new National Armaments Director Group to fix the procurement system and make defence an engine for economic growth. This group brings together teams responsible for acquisition, commercial, and industry collaboration under one leadership to drive simplification and acceleration of processes.

• A segmented approach to procurement has launched, which tailors acquisition routes to the type of capability, supplier, and level of risk. The procurement segmentation programme aims to reduce timescales to contract, increase pace and adaptability, and align with industry standards and market practices.

• This approach is supported by the Accelerating Commercial Pathways (ACP) programme, which aims to improve the Ministry of Defence's ability to harness flexibilities in the commercial process and ensure that commercial approaches are tailored to the needs of individual procurements, including through the use of flexibilities provided by the Procurement Act 2023.

Implementation of reforms under the Defence Industrial Strategy and alignment with the Procurement Act 2023, which allows for more flexible and competitive procedures tailored to individual procurements, making contracting simpler and faster for companies of all sizes.

Question to the Attorney General:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Hermer on 27 April (HL16377), 1 June (HL59), and 1 July (HL58), how many reporting and consultation duties have been identified by the artificial intelligence tool developed by the Cabinet Office and No. 10; how many have subsequently been reviewed by ministers; and how many have been identified for amendment or repeal.

Answered by Baroness Smith of Cluny - Advocate General for Scotland

Using the AI tool, the Cabinet Office has identified approximately 7000 statutory duties to consult. The process of reviewing all 7000 is ongoing.

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