Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Ministerial Code to specifically include (a) commercially sensitive statements and (b) personal boycotts.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
I refer the Honourable Member to PQ 9328 of 22 October 2024.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many apprenticeship starts there have been in each Government department by gender since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
The Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many apprenticeship finishes there have been in each Government Department by gender since the introduction of the apprenticeship levy.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
The Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally.
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures his Department has in place to support those of its staff who have mental health problems.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Cabinet Office is committed to helping its employees experiencing mental health problems and has a range of support services in place.
The Cabinet Office has signed up to the Time to Change pledge on mental health and our Employee Assistance Programme provides online support, counselling and a 24/7 telephone service.
Our Occupational Health Service helps line managers support employees with their mental health. The Department has also established a Listening Service, a confidential helpline resourced by staff who have been trained in active listening and emotional support.
The Department provides access to training for example in mindfulness and resilience. Cabinet Office staff are also supported by the central well-being service and staff networks (such as the WorkWell group and disability network), and the Department takes part in awareness campaigns.
The Cabinet Office provides a central well-being service to other departments including:
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2015 to Question 8466, how many additional extended ministerial offices have since been established.
Answered by Matt Hancock
An Extended Ministerial Office (EMO) is also being established in the Scotland Office.