Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
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.
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
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.
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
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.
Asked by: Danny Kruger (Reform UK - East Wiltshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which external providers have been awarded contracts to support or conduct work for the recently announced Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service; and if he will list the (a) name of each supplier, (b) financial value, (c) precise scope of work, and (d) procurement route utilised for each contract.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
The Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service is being led by the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service.
This Government is committed to strengthening the delivery, accountability, innovation, and productivity of the Civil Service, and to safeguard its impartiality and core values, to enhance trust and confidence in the institutions of government.
The Review will draw on a wide range of expert advisers from academia, private, public, civil society, and international spheres. The Review will consider a range of evidence, including but not limited to document analysis and interviews with relevant individuals within and outside government, and will consider best practice globally.