Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Cabinet Office: spend data over £25,000, Expenditure Over £25,000 - May 2026 (Cabinet Office Core), published 25 June 2026, what the spending on PMO DOMESTIC VISITS with MGI LONDON LTD, Ref: 1037281342 was for.

Answered by Chris Ward

The referenced expenditure was for audio visual and broadcast services for domestic visits, in line with the approach taken by successive governments.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on offsetting the Prime Minister’s (a) domestic and (b) international flights since July 2024.

Answered by Chris Ward

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 27 June 2025, Official Report, PQ 63326.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Ministers and (b) civil servants have received representations in writing from Charlesbye Limited.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

It is not routine to disclose correspondence between Ministers and any individual or organisation.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates did (a) Cat Little, Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, and (b) Antonia Romeo, Cabinet Secretary, find out that Lord Mandelson had failed UKSV clearance.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

I refer the Hon Member to the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary’s evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 23 April 2026.

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether ACAS intends to update the ACAS Code of Practice on facility time.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The existing Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) Code on time off for trade union duties and activities (“the Code”) has been updated to reflect the changes made by the Employment Rights Act 2025 to the statutory framework on the rights to time off and the provision of facilities for trade union representatives.

The draft Code was laid before Parliament on 6 July 2026. Subject to completion of the parliamentary procedures, the intention is that it will be brought into effect alongside the changes to the statutory framework in October 2026.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 29 May 2025, to Question 2053, on Treaties: Parliamentary Scrutiny, for what policy reason does the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office not keep a central list of such instruments.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Hon Member's proposal has been rejected by successive governments, due primarily to the impracticality of the exercise, and the bureaucratic burden it would create.

I refer the Hon Member in particular to the then government's response to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, published on 18 April 2024, and to the current government's response to the House of Lords International Agreements Committee, published on 3 December 2025.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department made of the potential impact of Lord Mandelson's shareholdings in Global Counsel on his suitability to be appointed as UK Ambassador to the United States prior to that appointment being made.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Government's policy of not commenting on individual personnel matters remains unchanged, but where the Humble Address process required the disclosure of relevant documentation, we have met those requirements. I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 1 June. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for disclosure, except those being withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson (a) completed and (b) passed his STRAP clearance process when Ambassador.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Government's policy of not commenting on individual personnel matters remains unchanged, but where the Humble Address process required the disclosure of relevant documentation, we have met those requirements. I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 1 June. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for disclosure, except those being withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 June 2026 to Question 3351 on Lord Mandelson, whether Lord Mandelson as Ambassador provided advice in relation to the (a) decision of the Government not to publish the China Audit and (b) the presentation of the conclusions of the China Audit.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Government's policy of not commenting on individual personnel matters remains unchanged, but where the Humble Address process required the disclosure of relevant documentation, we have met those requirements. I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 1 June. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for disclosure, except those being withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether Lord Mandelson was investigated for misconduct under the Civil Servant Code or Diplomatic Service Code prior to his dismissal.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Government's policy of not commenting on individual personnel matters remains unchanged, but where the Humble Address process required the disclosure of relevant documentation, we have met those requirements. I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's statement and release of information on 1 June. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for disclosure, except those being withheld at the request of the Metropolitan Police.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the specific event was for each of the individual room hires since 4 April 2025 other than Civil Service Live and the Infected Blood Inquiry.

Answered by Chris Ward

I am unable to provide this information as the details are not held centrally and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last attended the UK Soft Power Council.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Details of the dates and attendees at meetings of the UK Soft Power Council are routinely published on the council's webpage at GOV.UK.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 20 March 2026, to Question 119894, on Gambling Commission: Managers, if he will make it his policy to ask the Civil Service Commission to review the business appointment provisions of (a) the Gambling Commission and (b) other public sector regulators.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Government currently has no plans to ask the Civil Service Commission to do so.

The independent Civil Service Commission regulates recruitment into the Civil Service, and provides advice under the Business Appointment Rules for civil servants at SCS Pay Bands 3 and 4 and special advisers at Pay Band 4.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office has issued guidance to (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) civil servants on the change in Labour Party leadership.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Internal guidance on the conduct of UKG civil servants, including special advisers, has been provided to departments in the usual way.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to make changes to Freedom of Information cost thresholds.

Answered by Chris Ward

The Government is committed to Freedom of Information (“FOI”) and continues to monitor the performance and implementation of the FOI Act to ensure it is operating as intended by Parliament.

We do not have any current plans to amend the FOI Act or the cost thresholds.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to have discussions with trade unions on the refresh of the Civil Service Code; whether his Department plans to share the draft Code with the relevant (a) Commons and (b) Lords Select Committees prior to being finalised; and whether his Department plans to hold a public consultation on the changes.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Cabinet Secretary has set out her intention to refresh the Civil Service Code to ensure it is up to date, well understood, and adhered to across the Civil Service.

The Cabinet Secretary spoke about this work in her oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 15 June.

Further updates will be communicated in due course.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the guidance, PPN 024 - The Public Interest Test and Insourcing Strategy, published on 17 June 2026, what are the type of public interest considerations that would be deemed appropriate to justify insourcing.

Answered by Chris Ward

This Government was elected with a mandate to deliver the largest wave of insourcing in a generation. The Public Interest Test (PIT) is a key step in achieving this. It will mean rebuilding in-house capacity and it will enable decision makers to holistically assess long-term value for taxpayer money, service quality, and broader economic and social goals when making sourcing decisions.

A robust PIT assessment will consider whole-life costs, local investment, and organisational resilience as core components of the appraisal. By understanding the long-term benefits of a stable, in-house workforce and the impact of direct public investment, practitioners can ensure that delivery decisions reflect the true value provided to the public.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget is for (a) media advertising, (b) marketing and (c) communications for the consultation on Digital ID; which creative agencies have been selected; and which types of media have been commissioned.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The media spend from March 2026 to May 2026 on the Digital ID consultation is £1,578,482. A breakdown of spend through the Government Communication Service’s central campaigns budget is as follows:

• Digital Audio: 167,360

• Digital Display: 367,351

• Out of Home: 247,263

• Radio: 245,309

• Video: 128,229

• Search: 354

• Social: 422,616

The creative agencies that supported this campaign were TAG and Accenture.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the news story entitled Independent Review of the Use of Non-corporate Communications Channels in Government, of 2 July 2026, whether the review will consult His Majesty's Official Opposition.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

I refer the Hon Member to the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister on this matter on the 2nd of July and to the associated terms of reference that were published on the same day. As the independent reviewer in charge, it will be for Sir Anthony Finkelstein to determine the review methodology.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes Minutes: 15 December 2025, published on 29 June 2026, who are the (a) EU and (b) UK co-chairs of the SCPUP.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

In line with long-standing practice, the Government does not publish the individual names of the UK civil servants or European Commission officials who co-chair or participate in UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement Specialised Committees.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 17 March 2026 to Question 118533 on Civil Servants: Career Development, whether internal practices on temporary promotions has been amended in light of the 2019 tribunal decision.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Government remains committed to ensuring we attract, develop and retain talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds to help deliver on our priorities.

Decisions on the use of temporary recruitment remain delegated to departments, and no amendments have been made to guidance for internal practices on the use of temporary promotions.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, further to the policy paper entitled Specialised Committee on Participation in Union Programmes Minutes: 15 December 2025, published on 29 June 2026, what are the barriers to UK participation in Horizon in respect of (a) InvestEU and (b) the European Competitiveness Fund.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)

Whilst the UK has been successful in overturning all exclusions that were subject to assessment by the Commission, there remain a small number of exclusions, including in areas that are delivered through InvestEU, to which the UK is not associated.

The UK is following the Commission proposal for the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) with interest, including on the scope of associated country participation and implications for associated third country participation in Horizon Europe’s successor (FP10)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12162 on Government Departments: Procurement, whether there are exemptions for not publishing grant information to specific organisations through the GGIS process.

Answered by Chris Ward

Under the Grants Functional Standard (GovS 015), central government departments and their arm’s length bodies (ALBs) are required to provide details of their grant schemes and awards to the Cabinet Office via the Government Grants Information System (GGIS).

The Cabinet Office publishes this data and accompanying official statistics on GOV.UK each year. In instances where central government departments determine that grant information should not be published as part of these annual grants statistics, relevant exemptions may apply. Such exemptions can include, but are not limited to, considerations regarding national security.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the news story entitled New Civil Service Commissioners Appointed, of 30 June 2026, whether any of the four new appointees made a declaration of political activity.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Whilst the recruitment of Civil Service Commissioners is not regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments, this process has been delivered in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments, including the provisions concerning the publication of previous political activity.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to publish a formal response to the recommendations in the Independent Review of Governance and Accountability in the Civil Service by Lord Maude of Horsham.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The government is continuing to use Lord Maude's recommendations, alongside other commentaries on Civil Service reform, to inform the development of its plans for a more efficient and effective civil service.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) Cabinet Office Ministers and (b) the Prime Minister were consulted on and approved the exit payment to Lord Mandelson.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 11th March and 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The approval process for the payment was detailed by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister in his statement to the House on 11 March. The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for disclosure, except those being withheld at the request of the Metropolitan police.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to update the 2018 internal Subject Access Request manual following the changes to subject access request law in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Work is underway to update the guidance to take account of the provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. The sections of the Act that have relevance are section 76 and 78. It is expected that a revised version of the guidance will be complete later this year.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps he has taken to remind special advisers of (a) their right to transfer a pension into the Civil Service Pension Scheme in the first 12 months of Civil Service tenure and (b) that they will lose their pension if they do not serve in Civil Service post for two years.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Special Advisers are provided with guidance regarding Civil Service Pension schemes during onboarding and offboarding, as well as throughout their tenure. This includes details of leaving the scheme within two years. Special Advisers are also directed to published Civil Service Pension scheme resources.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the statement of 11 March 2026, Official Report, Column 364, on Lord Mandelson: Response to Humble Address Motion, for what reason she did not receive the request to approve the exit payment to Lord Mandelson.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The process around approval of the payment was set out by the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister in his statement to the House on 11 March. When officials at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) submitted the business case to HM Treasury, it was copied to individuals in the Cabinet Office and in No10 Downing Street, but was not sent to any FCDO ministers.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 12161 on Digital ID Advisory Group, if he will publish the declared interests; and whether they were asked to declare political activity.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Members of the Digital ID Advisory Group have declared their interests in line with the principles set out in the Non-Executive Board Member declaration of interests process guidance, including declaring political activity. As per the guidance, interests held by group members which are assessed to be relevant to the work of the Cabinet Office will be published on gov.uk in due course.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 11154 on Government Communication Service: Staff, in which month.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Data collection is scheduled to conclude in July 2026, after which the analysis phase will start.

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Office for Equality and Opportunity has undertaken any expenditure on branded goods since the Government Chief Commercial Officer letter.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Office for Equality and Opportunity (OEO) has spent nothing on branded merchandise since April 2025, adhering strictly to guidelines that limit procurement to essential, value-for-money operational items.

The Social Mobility Commission, which is an advisory non-departmental public body within the OEO family, spent £1,152.69 in 2025 on the following one-off items to update its branding for its symposium:

• 9 roller banners
• 1 lectern cover

These items will be reused for future events.

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9614, on Equality: Impact Assessments, whether her Department plans to publish new guidance on the issue.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Government has committed to speeding up decision making and delivery for the British people. As part of this, a proportionate approach is being taken to equalities impact assessments, so that they improve policy and outcomes. Guidance for public authorities is already available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-sector-equality-duty-guidance-for-public-authorities/public-sector-equality-duty-guidance-for-public-authorities.

Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 9890, on Equality, whether she plans to undertake a public consultation on the statutory guidance on the socio-economic duty.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

This Government is committed to commencing the socio-economic duty. We are currently working towards commencement, which includes drafting statutory guidance that will clarify how the duty can be applied effectively. As part of this process and to maintain pace, we are engaging directly with listed public bodies to ensure the guidance supports them effectively.

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether POLAR4 is intended to measure socio-economic background.

Answered by Josh MacAlister - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)

The Office for Students (OfS) publishes POLAR4 data and provides information on its website about this metric, available at: https://www.officeforstudents.org.uk/data-and-analysis/young-participation-by-area/about-polar-and-adult-he/.

The OfS states that POLAR is intended to measure how likely young people are to participate in higher education across different areas of the UK. It does not directly measure socio-economic background. The OfS additionally recommends the use of TUNDRA (Tracking Underrepresentation by Area) rather than POLAR where an area-based measure of young participation is needed, as it provides more precise targeting and improved consistency with other participation measures, although POLAR may still provide additional insights in some circumstances.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 6 July 2026 to Question 14931 on National Highways: Public Relations, what is the definition of lobbying for the purposes of the guidance on not using public funds to lobby.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The "Rules on lobbying for Non-Departmental Public Bodies" (NDPBs) guidance establishes an operational boundary for lobbying NDPBs. NDPBs must never employ external firms or consultants to influence or attempt to influence Parliament, Government, or political parties. This ban explicitly includes attempts to influence the awarding or renewal of contracts and grants and attempts to influence legislative or regulatory action.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 26 June 2026 to Question 11150 on Civil Service: Workplace Pensions, whether he has a timetable for setting a target date.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government.

The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to resolve them through a clear recovery plan with strict delivery milestones. We have deployed additional resources to expedite priority cases, ensuring that serving and former staff receive the high standard of service they deserve. Regular progress updates remain available to members via the pension portal and GOV.UK.

While Capita committed to a complete return to standard contractual service levels by the end of June 2026, they have failed to meet this critical milestone. The Government is taking robust action to hold Capita to account. This includes withholding £9.9 million in contract payments for undelivered milestones, alongside confirmation that the Government surge team costs will be recovered directly from Capita.

To enforce strict compliance, independent auditors are being deployed to conduct a technical systems review, and an on-the-ground Remedial Adviser is being appointed at Capita’s expense. Further commercial, legal, and operational options remain on the table during the consideration of long-term structural delivery options.

As before, the target date for 2024/25 Preserved pension statements (or current value statements) for deferred members has not yet been agreed. If a deferred member would like a current value statement they can contact Capita for a copy.

Deferred members can still register onto the pensions portal to check their personal information, contact details and death benefit nominations are correct. When digital enhancements are available, members will be informed on the Civil Service Pensions website.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, further to the Office for Equality and Opportunity's press release entitled UK to host European IDAHOT+ Forum 2027, published on 19 May 2026, if she will provide a breakdown of the grants to be given out from the £21 million funding package, who will receive grants, how much to each organisation, and for what purpose and terms of reference.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Details of individual grants will be published in the usual way on the Development Tracker website once they have been finalised.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether minutes, agendas and evidence submitted to the external expert advisory panel will be published.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Cabinet Secretary has agreed with the Prime Minister that she will lead a review into the organisation, performance and transformation of the permanent Civil Service, with the aim of setting out a vision for its future as a world class institution serving the duly elected government of the day, building on its existing strengths. The review will report before summer 2027 and the report will be made available to the public.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds records on staff that (a) are seconded to it from and (b) have been seconded from it to external organisations.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Yes we do hold information on secondments in and out at business unit level but we do not have a central record of all secondments in the Cabinet Office.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 26 March 2026 to Question 122146 on Lord Mandelson, whether the steps taken to retain material include (a) accessing tape backups and (b) turning off the autodelete policy on Number 10 computers.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

I refer the Hon Member to the Government’s statement and release of information on 1st June, providing an update on the response to the Humble Address. The methodological note included in this publication provides a detailed overview of the information gathering process.

The documents published in the first and second tranches contain the entirety of the documents the Government has available for disclosure, except those being withheld at the request of the Metropolitan police.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department's Freedom of Information Team issues round robin guidance on answering Freedom of Information Act requests.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Cabinet Office oversees the Freedom of Information round robin process and will issue guidance where appropriate.

Information on the FOI round robin process is publicly available on GOV.UK at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-and-freedom-of-information

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the trade union Partnership Framework published by the Cabinet Office on 30 June 2026, whether it is government policy to support an increase in trade union membership in the Civil Service.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The purpose of the Partnership Framework is to set out principles regarding how Cabinet Office will work with Civil Service trade unions centrally on matters that impact the workforce of the Civil Service. The framework makes no reference to an increase in trade union membership in the Civil Service and it is not intended to reflect government policy on this matter.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what was the cost to the public purse of her Department's summer reception held on 1 July 2026; and how much of the total cost was spent on (a) alcohol and (b) catering.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's summer reception is one of the key moments of the year for engagement with overseas diplomats based in the UK, and has been supported by successive governments for several decades. We are grateful to the many UK food and drink companies who offered to showcase their products at this year's reception, helping to reduce the costs of the event for the FCDO.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which organisation will replace MHCLG when it vacates the 2 Marsham Street offices for the Government Offices Great George Street; and what are the potential implications for the PFI liabilities of the Home Office for Marsham Street.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The "Plan for London" (PfL) will see a number of departments relocating to 2 Marsham Street enabled by MHCLG's move. Detailed planning is underway and will result in more efficient use of government property, creating opportunities to maximise synergies and collaboration across departmental boundaries. Home Office is enabling PfL by consolidating, thereby reducing its PFI liabilities.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 29 June 2026 to Question 10658 on Cabinet Office: Facilities Agreements, what the estimated expenditure on facility time was in the business unit of the Prime Minister’s office in 2025-26, and what the full time equivalent headcount was of the number of staff allocated trade union facility time.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Time off for facility time is managed locally between the representative and their line manager and the Cabinet Office therefore does not hold a central record of the cost or full time equivalent headcount of those allocated any facility time.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were allocated to the Office for Statistics Regulation election stand up team in the May 2026 elections.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Parliamentary Question of 13th July is attached.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has held discussions on the Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice prior to their publication.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

We are not aware of any such discussions.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, whether the Cabinet Secretary will have sole responsibility for appointing members of the external expert advisory panel and whether appointments to the external expert advisory panel will be made through an open public appointments process.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service will lead a wide-ranging, fundamental review into the constitution, organisation and performance of the permanent Civil Service, with the aim of setting out a vision for its future as a world class institution serving the duly elected government of the day, building on its existing strengths.

The review will draw on a wide range of expert advisers from academia, private, public, civil society, and international spheres. An external expert advisory panel will be constituted to inform the review.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 23 May 2025, to Question 52694, on Mission Boards: Senior Civil Servants, how many staff now work in the Cabinet Office Mission Delivery Unit.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The delivery of the Government's missions and priorities is being taken forward by an integrated team working across the Cabinet Office and No 10. This team operates in close collaboration with other delivery teams and departments across government.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many working days have been lost in the public sector due to strikes according to information held by ONS since July 2024.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Parliamentary Question of 14th July is attached.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information (a) his Department and (b) the Government Property Agency holds on which government offices are based in Greater Manchester, across which Departments and agencies.

Answered by Anna Turley - Minister of State (Home Office)

The GPA holds information on all government offices in greater Manchester. The information includes tenure, lease dates, EPC information and occupiers. Buildings, Departments and ALB information listed below;

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Review into the Organisation, Performance and Transformation of the Permanent Civil Service, published on 1 July 2026, how will membership of the external expert advisory panel be determined.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service will lead a wide-ranging, fundamental review into the constitution, organisation and performance of the permanent Civil Service, with the aim of setting out a vision for its future as a world class institution serving the duly elected government of the day, building on its existing strengths.

The review will draw on a wide range of expert advisers from academia, private, public, civil society, and international spheres. An external expert advisory panel will be constituted to inform the review.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department issues guidance to civil servants on the use of pronouns in email signatures.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

There is no mandatory or prescriptive policy regarding the use of pronouns in email signatures. General internal guidance on workplace communication simply notes that individuals may choose to include them, and any related conversations between colleagues should remain respectful and sensitive.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Capita has restored full service delivery of the the Civil Service Pension Scheme as of the end of June 2026; and what steps his Department plans to take next.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Cabinet Office awarded Capita the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme in November 2023 under the previous government.

The current delays facing scheme members are entirely unacceptable, and this Government has taken firm action to resolve them through a clear recovery plan with strict delivery milestones. We have deployed additional resources to expedite priority cases, ensuring that serving and former staff receive the high standard of service they deserve. Regular progress updates remain available to members via the pension portal and GOV.UK.

While Capita committed to a complete return to standard contractual service levels by the end of June 2026, they have failed to meet this critical milestone. The Government is taking robust action to hold Capita to account. This includes withholding £9.9 million in contract payments for undelivered milestones, alongside confirmation that the Government surge team costs will be recovered directly from Capita.

To enforce strict compliance, independent auditors are being deployed to conduct a technical systems review, and an on-the-ground Remedial Adviser is being appointed at Capita’s expense. Further commercial, legal, and operational options remain on the table during the consideration of long-term structural delivery options.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026 to Question 9028 on Government Departments: Industrial Disputes, if he will list each live industrial dispute, by department and Arm’s Length Body, nature of the dispute and level of industrial action.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

There is no centrally held definitive list covering all industrial disputes within the civil service and its Arm’s Length Bodies.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether guidance was issued to the Civil Service in Scotland on pre-election purdah for UK Parliamentary by-elections.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

I refer the Honourable Gentleman to my previous answer in PQ2754. The internal reminder provided to departments applied to UK Government civil servants based in Scotland.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new Strategy Director in the National Security Secretariat was appointed by open and fair competition.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The new Strategy Director in the National Security Secretariat who took up post in April 2026 was appointed by an open and fair competition.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question HL58 on Government departments: Artificial Intelligence, how many consultations are currently open according to the AI tool.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The AI tool identifies statutory consultation duties, not open consultations. Open consultations can be found on gov.uk.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy, published in June 2026, what the required weekly office attendance is for staff in the Glasgow office.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Cabinet Office Second Headquarters 2030 Strategy outlines the department’s long term vision for Glasgow. In line with wider Cabinet Office policy, staff based at our Second Headquarters in Glasgow are expected to spend at least 60% of their working time in the office.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2026 to Question 4217 on Cabinet Office: Written Questions, whether any other codes are assigned to Parliamentary Questions other than those relating to (a) Commons or Lords, or (b) ordinary or named day classifications.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Cabinet Office undertakes its management of Written Parliamentary Questions in line with the Guide to Parliamentary Work published on gov.uk.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the cost to the public purse of security and policing in relation to Downing Street.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government does not disclose detailed information on protective security arrangements at specific sites, including funding levels. This reflects a long-standing policy designed to protect the integrity and effectiveness of security measures, as the release of such information could increase vulnerabilities and compromise site security.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the cost to the public purse of security and policing in relation to Chequers.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Government does not disclose detailed information on protective security arrangements at specific sites, including funding levels. This reflects a long-standing policy designed to protect the integrity and effectiveness of security measures, as the release of such information could increase vulnerabilities and compromise site security.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has taken steps in 2 Marsham Street to prevent the installation of unauthorised cameras.

Answered by Sarah Jones - Minister of State (Home Office)

All security incidents are investigated in accordance with established procedures, but in line with the practice of successive administrations, the government does not comment on internal security arrangements.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the policy of the Government Communication Service on (a) departments and (b) Ministers posting on the X platform.

Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

All government paid advertising on X has been suspended since April 2023, meaning that no taxpayers money has been spent with the platform.

Individual departments manage their own organic accounts, ensuring that activity is proportionate, appropriate, and relevant to their audiences.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2026 to Question 13197 on Sanctuary Counsel, if she will provide relevant hyperlinks and reference numbers to each of the payments made to Sanctuary Counsel; and if she will publish the contract.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

Details of Government contracts are routinely published on the Contracts Finder and Find-a-Tender Service websites. Details of payments over £25,000 made by Government departments are routinely published via transparency releases on GOV.UK. The information the Hon Member is seeking can be found online, and the Hon Member may wish to carry out subsequent research. All relevant information is currently available, or will be made available in future, via those sources.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 12787, on Government Departments: Public Appointments, whether the approach on GDPR applies to declarations in relation to ministerial appointments.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

Ministerial appointments are distinct to public appointments and subject to separate processes. Ministers are appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Prime Minister. The process for the declaration and management of ministers’ interests is set out in the Ministerial Code. Relevant interests are published in the List of Ministers’ Interests on a quarterly basis.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of swarms of drones on national security; and whether research has been commissioned on that issue.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Home Office coordinates the government’s homeland counter-drone policy and closely monitors how drones are being used in all threat areas. This includes organised crime, terrorism, and innovations coming out of conflict zones. We work closely with other Government departments and operational partners such as the police and the military, as well as the scientific community, to understand current and emerging drone and counter-drone technologies and the threats and opportunities they present, and to develop the necessary technical capabilities and legislation in response.

It would of course not be appropriate to comment on specific details of threat assessments.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether officials (a) in his Department and (b) in Policy Lab attended the Creative Bureaucracy Festival on 11 June 2026.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

The Policy Lab sits in the Department for Education who have confirmed that no Policy Lab officials attended the Festival.

Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the cost to the public purse of participation in (a) Horizon and (b) Copernicus is, in (i) 2025-26 and (ii) 2026-27.

Answered by Kanishka Narayan - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Technology)

The UK contributes around £2 billion per year to Horizon Europe, providing UK businesses and researchers with access to curiosity driven research funding, world-class collaborations, and opportunities to grow and scale up their innovations. The UK's association agreement includes a mechanism under which the UK would be compensated if UK researchers and innovators receive significantly less funding from the programme than the UK contributes.

The UK's current annual contribution to participate in Copernicus is approximately £130 million per annum, which is tied to annual Gross Domestic Product metrics. This contribution provides UK users with access to Copernicus Earth observation data and services, and enables UK organisations to compete for industrial contracts to develop and operate the system and create value-added products and services.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will instruct the Cabinet Office Procurement Review Unit to review the decision of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime not to approve the Metropolitan Police's contract with Palantir.

Answered by Chris Ward

The Procurement Review Unit (PRU) was disbanded on the 1st of April 2026, with the Debarment Review Service (DRS) transferred to the new Government Commercial Agency (GCA). DRS are responsible for conducting investigations into suppliers for potential addition to a centralised debarment list.

The remaining services under the PRU were retained in the Cabinet Office, the Procurement Compliance Service (PCS) and the Public Procurement Review Service (PPRS). PCS and PPRS are responsible for overseeing contracting authorities compliance with the Procurement Act 2023.

Individual contracting authorities, including local government and policing bodies, remain responsible for making detailed assessments of their own commercial requirements and managing their respective contract awards. Neither PCS nor DRS have a mandate to intervene in or review individual commercial decisions or contract awards made by independent authorities. PPRS may review individual contract awards where a complaint is raised by a supplier or supplier’s representative, provided those complaints fall within PPRS’s scope and remit.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the trade union Partnership Framework, published on 30 June 2026, whether that framework replaces any previous agreement; and what elements represent new policy guidance.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The trade union Partnership Framework, published on 30 June 2026, does not replace any previous agreement. It is not formal policy guidance. It is a statement of intent specifically for central Cabinet Office engagement with trade unions. It is not a formal agreement and does not impinge upon existing departmental arrangements.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 1 July 2026 to Question 13162 on Civil Service: Equality, if he will list the stakeholders consulted.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

As standard practice, the Cabinet Office does not list specific internal networks or individual participants to maintain the confidentiality of those officials and groups contributing to internal policy development.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13194, on Arms Length Bodies: Facilities Agreements, whether the new trade union facility time policy will be extended to (a) non-Civil Service central government bodies and (b) public corporations.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Framework and Guidance is expected to be implemented only across the Civil Service, including all departments and agencies that employ civil servants. Non-Civil Service central government bodies and public corporations may adopt the framework principles, should they wish, but are not expected to do so. Cabinet Office does not hold a record of which non-Civil Service organisations intend to adopt this approach.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, following errors identified in the Labour Force Survey, whether the (a) Cabinet Office and (b) UK Statistics Authority made an assessment of the accuracy of Office for National Statistics statistics.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

In April 2025 following concerns about the accuracy of the Labour Force Survey and other ONS statistics the UKSA Board and the Cabinet Office jointly commissioned Sir Robert Devereux to independently review the performance and culture of the ONS. His report was published in June 2025. On the same day the ONS published an ONS Survey Improvement and Enhancement Plan. Subsequent updates were published in December 2025 and April 2026 and will continue to do so quarterly.

All of ONS’ statistics are assessed against the standards set out in the Code of Practice for Statistics by the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR, which is part of the UK Statistics Authority). In 2025, the OSR published both an interim and final Systemic Review of Economic Statistics produced by ONS. The final report set out OSR’s expectations for further progress and its planned approach to the future regulation of ONS.

Attached is a letter from the Director General of OSR which sets out more information to part (b) of your question.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 13313, on Public Sector: Procurement, who are the stakeholders who have been consulted on the new social value in central government procurement guidance; whether this includes (a) SME businesses and (b) trade unions.

Answered by Chris Ward

The Cabinet Office has consulted a range of stakeholders in the development of options for the announced social value measures, including representatives of suppliers and contracting authorities. I can confirm that this included a range of SME businesses and trade unions, as well as VCSEs and other relevant stakeholders.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 June 2026 to Question 9341 on Ofwat: Equality, whether other Arm’s Length Bodies were not reporting their External Expenditure on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion prior to 2025/26.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

All external Equality, Diversity and Inclusion expenditure for the financial year 2024/2025 that was reported to the Cabinet Office has been published. It is the responsibility of arm’s-length bodies that fall within the Civil Service to report their relevant expenditure to the Cabinet Office.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2026 to Question 3344 on Senior Civil Servants: Termination of Employment, what was the type of Civil Service exit that Cabinet Secretaries have departed under since July 2024.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

It is a longstanding policy not to comment on HR matters.

Details of any payments made to permanent secretaries are published in their relevant Department Annual Report and Accounts.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 10 June 2026, to Question 7317, on Permanent Secretaries: Pay, if he will publish the business case to pay a Permanent Secretary a salary greater than £300,000.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

There are no plans to publish individual pay business cases. A permanent secretary salary greater than £300,000 is approved in line with the senior pay control process set by HM Treasury. Guidance on Senior Pay Approvals is available via https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6925e3c133d088f6d5da2d41/Guidance_for_the_approval_of_senior_pay_senior_pay_controls_process_November_2025.pdf

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a maximum length of time that a (a) junior and (b) senior civil servant appointed by exception can serve as a civil servant without being appointed by open and fair competition.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

A civil servant can only hold an appointment at any grade for up to two years if appointed by exception. This can be extended with prior approval from the Civil Service Commission.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister announces new candidate for the Commissioner for Public Appointments, published on 18 June 2026, whether the preferred candidate made (a) a declaration of political activity or (b) a nil return in this regard.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The campaign for the new Commissioner for Public Appointments was subject to open and fair competition, in line with the principles of the Governance Code for Public Appointments.

All candidates were required to declare any political activity as part of the application process.

The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s recent pre-appointment hearing report on the appointment of the new Commissioner endorsed the Government’s preferred candidate and referenced a declared political donation.

The appointment will be announced on gov.uk once the process has formally concluded. This will comply with the Code’s requirements on the disclosure of political activity.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 2 March 2026, to Question 108235, on Senior Civil Servants: Recruitment, how many of the 90 SCS roles which were not recruited externally, broken down by pay band, were in his Department.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The table below provides provisional offers made by Cabinet Office, broken down by grade for the Senior Civil Service (SCS) roles referenced in our previous response, covering the period from January 1 2025 to December 31 2025:

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Integrated Security Fund annual report 2024 to 2025, published on 30 October 2025, and the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025], why the Integrated Security Fund refers to gender and not sex; and whether he plans to update the Integrated Security Fund language to sex.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) uses terminology consistent with relevant legislation, such as the International Development (Gender Equality) Act 2014, and with the FCDO ODA and programme management guidance, such as its Rule 9 on gender equality, disability inclusion, and other equality considerations.

The Fund will continue to follow Cabinet Office and FCDO ODA guidance regarding the language used in its publications and programme documentation.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to reference “sex” rather than “gender” in future departmental publications.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

The Department will continue to use the word 'gender' when it is appropriate to do so, as the Hon Member himself has done ever since arriving in Parliament. Indeed, looking back at his past contributions to oral debates, I was struck by the number of issues he has addressed with care and sensitivity over the years while using the word 'gender'.

In 2015, he talked movingly about his ambitions for his own young son and daughter, but said there was "far, far more to do if we are to eliminate the gender pay gap altogether and build the equal society that we all want". The following year, he talked with great moral clarity about the "gender inequalities" and "gender-based violence" facing young women affected by the conflict in Yemen. In 2018 and 2019, he talked again about the "gender pay gap", and in 2022, he praised the "almost identical gender balance" in pub trade employment, an observation he repeated in 2024. Finally, last year, he struck a chord with members across the House when talking about a close colleague and friend who had been affected by illness, stating: "Cancer does not care about politics. It does not care what background we come from, our age or gender, or what party we belong to. It strikes indiscriminately. It takes what it wants, and it leaves devastation in its wake."

In all these cases, the use of the word 'gender' seems perfectly appropriate, and in some instances - such as 'gender inequality', 'gender based violence', and 'gender pay gap' - these are commonly-used and widely-understood terms, which it would make no sense to strike from our collective vocabulary. I would therefore urge the Hon Member to reflect on his proposal, and possibly have a conversation with his former self on the matter.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 12785 on Cabinet Manual, if he will work with the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee and Lords Constitution Committee to ensure scrutiny of revisions to the Cabinet Manual.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

As outlined in the Written Ministerial Statement made by the Prime Minister about updating the Cabinet Manual on 2 June (HCWS78), the Government will seek feedback from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee in the House of Commons and the Constitution Committee in the House of Lords on draft text.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is a policy on the maximum number of special advisers who may be in post at any time across government.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

Special Advisers are appointed in accordance with the Ministerial Code. Cabinet Ministers, and, with the authorisation of the Prime Minister, Ministers who regularly attend Cabinet, may appoint special advisers. All special adviser appointments require approval of the Prime Minister.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 30 June 2026, to Question 10652, on Intelligence Services: Voluntary Work, whether there are SIS internships or voluntary work placements which are eligible for people who are white British.

Answered by Angela Eagle - Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The schemes listed in the answer to Question 10652 are open to individuals who meet the eligibility criteria as set out on sis.gov.uk/how-to-apply/eligibility/. This includes individuals who are white British.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service staff in his Department are assigned to work in the Darlington Campus.

Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

As of 30th June 2026, there are no Core Cabinet Office staff assigned to work in the Darlington Campus.