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Written Question
Cabinet Office: Fujitsu
Thursday 1st February 2024

Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Fujitsu has brought a legal claim against his Department since 2016.

Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Fujitsu has not brought a legal claim against the Cabinet Office since 2016.


Written Question
Covid-19 Inquiry: Cost Effectiveness
Tuesday 19th December 2023

Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's publication entitled UK Covid-19 Inquiry Management Statement, published in August 2022, what steps he is taking to ensure the Covid-19 public inquiry represents overall value for money.

Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry is an independent public inquiry.

In line with the UK Covid-19 Management Statement, the Inquiry’s Accounting Officer must conform to value for money and good financial management requirements and must provide financial updates to the Cabinet Office as its sponsor department.

The Chair is under a statutory obligation to avoid unnecessary costs in the Inquiry’s work and she has been clear that she intends to complete her work as quickly and efficiently as possible.

The Inquiry publishes regular financial updates, the latest from November 2023 can be found at the link here: https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/documents/uk-covid-19-inquiry-financial-report-for-quarter-2-2023-24/. The total expenditure for the financial year to 31 March 2023 was £22.4m.


Written Question
Sue Gray
Wednesday 12th July 2023

Asked by: James Wild (Conservative - North West Norfolk)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any (a) severance and (b) exit payments have been made to the former Second Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Office, Sue Gray following her resignation.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

Sue Gray resigned from the Civil Service with effect from 2 March 2023. She was paid for the salary and untaken annual leave she had accrued up to this date. She did not receive any severance payment.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 09 Sep 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty The Queen

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Jul 2022
Heatwave Response

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 18 Jul 2022
Extreme Heat Preparedness

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 21 Jun 2022
Adviser on Ministerial Interests

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 May 2022
Address to Her Majesty: Platinum Jubilee

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

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