Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department has spent on social media influencers since July 2024.
Answered by Jake Richards - Assistant Whip
I refer the honourable Member to the reply I gave on 6 November 2025 to PQ 86469.
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025, to Question 86664, on Ministers: Official Cars, how much has been invoiced to each department in each month since July 2024; and how much has been paid through an internal transfer for the Cabinet Office in each month since July 2024.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Government Car Service (GCS) transferred to the Cabinet Office from the Department of Transport, as a result of a machinery of government change, on 1st April 2025. Therefore all invoicing data prior to that date remains with the Department for Transport.
Invoicing data post April 2025 is included below. A significant proportion of invoicing activity was paused during the transition period which resulted in two invoicing runs for April 2025 with costs normalising in subsequent months.
Charges to the Cabinet Office include services provided to No10, the Leader of the Opposition, the Leaders of the House of Commons and House of Lords, and the Cabinet Secretary, in addition to core Cabinet Office ministers.
The figures provided represent total charges to departments, inclusive of all associated costs such as Transport for London (TfL) congestion charge, as well as travel and subsistence claims submitted by drivers in the delivery of the service.
| APRIL'25 | APRIL'25 | MAY'25 | JUNE'25 | JULY'25 | AUG'25 | SEPT'25 |
Cabinet Office | £17,137.64 | £147,019.31 | £139,361.51 | £141,827.02 | £151,582.27 | £136,375.57 | £140,471.82 |
DESNZ | £335.24 | £20,423.45 | £19,957.72 | £19,994.24 | £19,973.80 | £19,817.6 | £19,936.66 |
MHCLG | £11,014.28 | £28,028.18 | £26,206.87 | £26,601.78 | £24,697.07 | £21,547.82 | £24,222.77 |
DCMS | £460.27 | £11,817.33 | £11,278.62 | £10,767.89 | £12,396.33 | £10,369.77 | £11,201.70 |
DEFRA | £1,897.57 | £22,009.46 | £20,611.41 | £21,209.77 | £22,049.17 | £20,135.75 | £21,124.97 |
DFE | £1,508.99 | £10,139.11 | £9,803.15 | £10,111.25 | £10,604.71 | £10,179.54 | £10,349.44 |
DFT | £1,233.32 | £20,266.75 | £20,389.25 | £20,491.14 | £21,162.53 | £20,066.73 | £20,509.47 |
DHSC | £1,831.9 | £30,597.56 | £30,469.06 | £31,465.41 | £32,053.88 | £29,629.62 | £31,758.00 |
HMT | £455.42 | £10,364.09 | £10,373.00 | £10,125.42 | £10,212.20 | £10,184.02 | £10,379.37 |
Home Office | £2,186.06 | £29,943.21 | £30,064.45 | £30,331.18 | £30,799.75 | £29,478.79 | £30,137.43 |
Business & Trade | £2,730.98 | £31,360.47 | £30,597.59 | £31,538.60 | £31,334.28 | £29,492.09 | £31,319.65 |
AGO | £1,682.59 | £10,941.86 | £10,701.09 | £11,221.40 | £11,860.04 | £9,940.09 | £10,422.28 |
HoC | £146.28 | £1,799.98 | £2,225.43 | £2,781.79 | £1,986.99 | £ - | £1,545.44 |
DWP | £698.19 | £10,386.77 | £9,925.09 | £9,992.94 | £10,111.26 | £9,940.09 | £10,142.51 |
NCA | £ - | £9,730.49 | £9,649.47 | £9,664.47 | £9,756.77 | £9,649.47 | £9,679.47 |
MOJ | £9,310.03 | £38,424.85 | £34,963.20 | £35,597.71 | £39,936.80 | £3,2694.29 | £32,980.11 |
Scotland Office | £648.12 | £9,689.83 | £9,608.12 | £10,254.40 | £10,369.88 | £9,406.25 | £10,163.82 |
DSIT | £1,195.05 | £21,067.14 | £21,634.16 | £22,223.55 | £22,081.34 | £20,115.41 | £21,210.24 |
DWP | £1,055.09 | £9,752.29 | £9,975.41 | £10,440.70 | £10,505.24 | £9,574.47 | £10,093.31 |
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the whether Simon Case is being remunerated for his work on the Team Barrow Delivery Board.
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Lord Simon Case was directly appointed Chair of the Barrow Delivery Board by the then Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government in February 2025. He is remunerated for this role in line with Cabinet Office guidance on direct appointments, available on gov.uk.
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 October 2025 to Question 82341 on Identity Cards: Digital Technology, whether officials from (a) his Department and (b) 10 Downing Street have had discussions with (i) Larry Ellison and (ii) Oracle on Digital ID Cards.
Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
We are not talking to Larry Ellison or Oracle about digital ID. Throughout the development of the new digital ID, the Government will work closely with expert stakeholders, including civil society groups, technology companies and industry bodies to make it as effective and inclusive as possible.
The Digital ID will be designed, built and run by government digital teams. Any additional specialist external services that may be needed to support delivery will be subject to the usual competitive processes.
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy that the Office for National Statistics' December publication of its plans is drawn to the attention of the House via a written Ministerial Statement.
Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The ONS’ planned publication of the Economic Statistics Plan and the Survey Improvement and Enhancement Plan updates on 4 December is an important milestone in the ONS’ recovery plan. The Government welcomes the ONS’ open and transparent approach to its economic statistics recovery.
We have asked the ONS Parliamentary team to note your question and they have assured us they will highlight the publication through their normal routes in the usual way.
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff his Department intends to hire for the new Digital ID policy directorate; and what the total annual budget for that division is.
Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The digital ID policy team is in the process of being established. The staffing and budget will be considered as part of the Cabinet Office Business Plan in the normal way.
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office annual report and accounts 2024-25, HC1372, published on 23 October 2025, and the HMT Guidance on Public Sector Exit Payments: Use of Special Severance Payments, updated on 28 July 2025, on what dates the severance payments to (a) Simon Case and (b) Alex Chisholm were approved by (i) the Accounting Officer and (ii) Cabinet Office Ministers, under the prevailing guidance in force at the time.
Answered by Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The payments reported in the CO annual report (page 94) were approved on the following dates:
Alex Chisholm - payment was approved by the Cabinet Secretary on 7 February 2024 and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 22 February 2024.
Simon Case - payment was approved by the CO Permanent Secretary on 12 March 2025 and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on 21 March 2025.
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the annual cost to the public purse of the Prime Minister’s official cars provided by the Metropolitan Police.
Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)
This is a matter of national security and therefore we cannot comment.
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2025 to Question 68774 on Civil Service: Equality, how attendance at the Humanists Convention engages his Department’s remit and responsibilities.
Answered by Ian Murray - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Civil Service People Plan 2024-27 sets the standard for inclusive workplaces where people achieve their full potential. We want the Civil Service and the department to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. This includes diversity of faith and belief.
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an updated list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
A list of Parliamentary Private Secretaries was published by the Cabinet Office in November 2025 on gov.uk and is available here. It will be updated periodically.