Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether ministerial meetings with the Fabian Society are deemed (1) not reportable in gov.uk transparency returns due to being party political, or (2) reportable.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer given to Question 20570 on 8 September 2026, copied below for ease:
'The Ministerial Code sets out principles for Ministers on meetings with external organisations. Supplementary guidance published by the Cabinet Office requires where a Minister meets an external organisation or individual in an official capacity, details of these meetings must be declared.
This guidance can be accessed at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ministers-overseas-travel-and-meetings-publication-guidance/ministers-overseas-travel-and-meetings-publication-guidance(opens in a new tab).'
The guidance referenced is attached.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister on 3 June (HC Deb col 1261), what subsequent assessment they have made of the (1) source, and (2) authenticity, of the WhatsApp messages with Lord Mandelson that were reported by the Spectator but were not addressed in volumes I or II of the government response to the Humble Address; and whether such text messages were previously held by the Cabinet Office.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1 June 2026 in response to the Humble Address.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Statement by the Prime Minister on 1 September (cols 25-80), what is the meaning of a “triple-helix approach to economic development”.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Noble Lord to the Prime Minister's words in his statement repeated in the House of Lords on 2 September 2026, Official Report, Volume 859 Column 170:
We will back local industrial strategies—a policy of the Theresa May Government I am happy to revive—by identifying priority sectors and developing the triple-helix approach to economic development by entwining business, academia and government behind the plan.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps the Prime Minister has taken in government to maintain the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law, in light of (1) his role as the principal adviser to the Sovereign, and (2) the Coronation Oath.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Church of England is by law the established Church in England and the Monarch is its Supreme Governor. There are no plans to change this.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls and the Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation remain in their roles.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Special Reviewer on Global Finance and Cooperation will remain in their role. The Prime Minister has decided that responsibilities for women and girls policy is being led at Cabinet by the Minister for Women and Equalities. The role of the Prime Minister's Adviser on Women and Girls will therefore end. Halving violence against women and girls remains a priority for the Government.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the publication of then Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’s schedule of taxable sources of income and gains 2023–24 on 14 April 2025, whether the new Prime Minister will be publishing a tax return or similar information in due course.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Any publication of tax returns would be announced in the usual way.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the outgoing Prime Minister wrote a note of advice to the new Prime Minister.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Government does not disclose details of personal correspondence, including confirming whether it has or has not been received. The former Prime Minister has given his wholehearted support to his successor.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to establish a "Number 10 North" in Manchester; and, if so, how often the Prime Minister intends to work there.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Noble Lord to the Written Statement provided by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 21 July 2026, HLWS298.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’s schedule of taxable sources of income and gains 2023/24 published 14 April 2025, whether they will publish a tax return for the outgoing Prime Minister after he has left office.
Answered by Baroness Twycross - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Publication of tax returns is a matter for individuals.
Asked by: Lord Jackson of Peterborough (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask His Majesty's Government for what reason they do not keep a central register of training undertaken by civil servants across all government departments; and whether they will review this practice and policy.
Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent - Captain of the King's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords)
The Government Skills Group, within the Cabinet Office, leads the civil service skills agenda and maintains data on learning and development activity delivered through its centrally managed contracts and systems.
There is no single central register for all training undertaken across all government departments. This is because of the technological barriers to aggregating learning and development data across departmental systems. Responsibility for maintaining records of local learning and development activity rests with individual government departments.
The Government Skills Group is committed to integrating learning and development data across the civil service in the future.