Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 903 on Public Sector: Trade Union Officials, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the repeal of the Trade Union Act 2016 on the statutory requirement for public sector organisations to collate and publish transparency data on trade union facility time.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Government is committed to repealing the Trade Union Act 2016. Further information will be published in due course.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on whether a Minister who is found by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner to have broken the House of Commons Code of Conduct can remain a Minister.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
As the Ministerial Code sets out, “ministers only remain in office for so long as they retain the confidence of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is the ultimate judge of the standards of behaviour expected of a minister and the appropriate consequences of a breach of those standards”.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with Mark Adams in his capacity on the International Olympics Committee since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
As was the practice under the previous Administration, details of the Prime Minister’s official engagements with external individuals and organisations will be published in the quarterly transparency returns on gov.uk.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 August 2024 to Question HL548 on Government Departments: Remote Working, whether his Department holds comparative headquarters occupancy data for (a) June and (b) July 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The publication of this data was suspended in line with pre-election guidance for the duration of the Pre-Election Period. We will provide an update on future publication plans in due course.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 August 2024 to Question HL548 on Government Departments: Remote Working, if he will publish comparative data for August 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The publication of this data was suspended in line with pre-election guidance for the duration of the Pre-Election Period. We will provide an update on future publication plans in due course.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the occupancy rate for 70 Whitehall in the most recent week for which data is available since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The publication of this data was suspended in line with pre-election guidance for the duration of the Pre-Election Period. We will provide an update on future publication plans in due course.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how long a civil service vacancy must be advertised for to qualify as open and fair competition.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
There is no prescribed duration for the advertising of publicly advertised vacancies for them to be considered compliant with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the policy of the (a) Cabinet Office Propriety and Ethics Team and (b) Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests is on the provision of gifts, donations or donations in-kind to Ministers from donors who (i) are and (ii) are not permissible under the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
There is an established process in place for the declaration and management of ministers’ private interests. This ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest.
Asked by: Lord Udny-Lister (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 13 August 2024 (HL548), what is their policy on full-time civil servants working a four-day week on full-pay; and whether the ‘right to switch off’ will apply to civil servants on their fallow workday when working a four-day week.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Departments are responsible for setting the terms and conditions of employment for their civil servants, in accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Management Code. Full time employees across the Civil Service generally work 42 hours gross (37 hours net) per week over 5 days. Some departments may have flexible working policies that allow employees to request compressed hours, where the same hours are worked, only compressed over a shorter period, with no change to pay. There are no flexible working arrangements that permit reduced hours or part time working in exchange for full time pay.
Asked by: Lord Udny-Lister (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Twycross on 13 August 2024 (HL548), what is their policy on how often civil servants should work in the office rather than remotely.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
Current Civil Service guidance requires Civil Servants to attend the office or work face-to-face with colleagues at least 60% of the time. There are no plans to change those requirements.