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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to activate the Flood Recovery Framework in response to flooding (a) in Lincolnshire and (b) elsewhere in January 2025.

Answered by Alex Norris - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)

My thoughts remain with householders and business owners impacted by flooding after the recent heavy rainfall, flooding is a devastating experience for all those affected.

Government support in the aftermath of flooding is only provided in exceptional circumstances and at present, overall, the scale of impacts is not sufficiently significant for the Flood Recovery Framework to be activated in any area. However, my officials continue to review impacts data and stand ready to support as appropriate.

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Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will provide a list of all Civil Service committees that exercise management functions in relation to the Civil Service, including the membership of each committee; and what changes, if any, have been made to the Civil Service Governance Framework since the publication in November 2023 of the Independent Review of Governance and Accountability in the Civil Service by Lord Maude of Horsham.

Answered by Baroness Twycross - Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)

A review was carried out in April 2024 that resulted in the streamlining of civil service governance structures and fora.

Current Civil Service committees that exercise management functions in relation to the Civil Service include the:

• Civil Service Board

• People Board

• Civil Service Operations Board

• Location and Property Board

• Data and Digital Board

• Senior Leadership Committee

Membership of these committees are as follows:

Civil Service Board:

• Cat Little CB (Chair - CS Chief Operating Officer, Cabinet Office)

• Sir Chris Wormald (Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office)

• Tamara Finkelstein CB (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs)

• Dame Bernadette Kelly (Department for Transport)

• Sir Matthew Rycroft (Home Office)

• Sir Peter Schofield (Department for Work and Pensions)

• Dame Antonia Romeo (Ministry of Justice)

• Sarah Healey CB CVO (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

• James Bowler CB (HM Treasury)

• Sir Philip Barton (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

• John Paul Marks (Scottish Government)

• David Williams CB (Ministry of Defence)

• Jeremy Pocklington CB (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

People Board:

• Sarah Healey (Chair - Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

• Fiona Ryland (Government Chief People Officer, Cabinet Office)

• Sir Philip Barton (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

• Sir Jim Harra ( HM Revenue & Customs)

• Gareth Davies (Department for Business and Trade)

• Dr Andrew Goodall (Welsh Government)

• Susan Acland-Hood (Department for Education)

• Sarah Munby (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

• Beth Russell (HM Treasury)

• Phil Swallow (Home Office, Non Executive Board Member)

• Professor Dame Angela McLean (Government Office for Science)

• Susannah Storey (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

Civil Service Operations Board:

• Cat Little (Chair - CS Chief Operating Officer, Cabinet Office)

• Joanne Davidson (Digital and Data)

• Marco Salzedo / Clare Gibbs (Commercial)

• Conrad Smewing / James McEwen (Finance)

• Fiona Ryland (People)

• Nick Smallwood (Project Delivery)

• Tara Smith (Department for Business and Trade)

• Nina Cope (Ministry of Defence)

• Justin Holliday (HM Revenue and Customs)

• Debbie Alder (Department for Work and Pensions)

• Jane Cunliffe (Department for Education)

Location and Property Board:

• Jeremy Pocklington CB (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero - Chair)

• Angela MacDonald (HM Revenue and Customs)

• Susan Acland-Hood (Department for Education)

• Peter Schofield (Department for Work and Pensions)

• Sarah Munby (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

• Antonia Romeo (Department of Justice)

• John-Paul Marks (Scotland Office)

• Nick Joyce (Department For Transport)

• David Kuenssberg (Home Office)

• Catherine Webb (HM Treasury)

• Damian Paterson (Government Legal Department)

• Sarah Harrison (Cabinet Office)

• Nina Cope (Ministry of Defence)

• Sarah Homer (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs)

• Catherine Vaughan (Department for Business and Trade)

• Juliet Chua (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

Data and Digital Board:

• Sarah Munby (Chair - Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

• Joanna Davinson (Government Chief Digital Officer)

• Sir Ian Diamond (Office of National Statistics)

• Jim Harra (HM Revenue and Customs)

• Susan Acland-Hood (Department for Education)

• Peter Schofield (Department for Work and Pensions)

• Matthew Rycroft (Home Office)

• Paul Lincoln (Ministry of Defence)

• Megan Lee Devlin (Ministry of Justice)

• Conrad Smewing (HM Treasury)

• Bella Powell (Government Security Group)

• Doug Gurr (Non-Executive Board Member, Department for Health and Social Care)

• Paul Willmott (Non-Executive Board Member, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

Senior Leadership Committee:

• Dame Antonia Romeo (Chair - Ministry of Justice)

• Sir Chris Wormald (Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office)

• Cat Little - (CS Chief Operating Officer, Cabinet Office)

• Sarah Healey (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government)

• James Bowler (HM Treasury)

• Sir Philip Barton (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)

• Fiona Ryland (Government Chief People Officer, Cabinet Office)

• Baroness Gisela Stuart (First Civil Service Commissioner)

• Tamara Finkelstein (Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs)

• Dame Bernadette Kelly (Department for Transport)

• Brian McBride (Lead Non Executive Board Member, MoD)

• Sir Matthew Rycroft (Home Office)

• Sir Peter Schofield (Department for Work and Pensions)

• David Williams (Ministry of Defence)

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Found: The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG), Gareth Davies, is an Officer of the House of Commons and

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Found: Gareth Davies 11 December 2024 Comptroller and Auditor General National Audit Office 157-197 Buckingham