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Written Question
Ministers: Codes of Practice
Wednesday 30th October 2024

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.


Written Question
Apprentices: Taxation
Tuesday 26th March 2019

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.


Written Question
Apprentices: Taxation
Tuesday 26th March 2019

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.


Written Question
Cabinet Office: Staff
Tuesday 20th December 2016

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:

  • supporting the Civil Service Health and Well-being and Disability Champions to meet the ambitions in the Talent Action Plan and the Work, Health and Disability Green Paper;
  • providing policy and manager guidance to support the return to work of those with a mental health illness;
  • central messaging in support of events such as World Mental Health Day;
  • raising capability through Civil Service Learning training materials;
  • supporting individuals with mental health-related workplace adjustments;
  • equipping caseworkers to deal with complex mental health issues; and
  • sharing and developing best practice.


Written Question
Extended Ministerial Offices
Monday 15th February 2016

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.