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 Answer of 2 March 2026 to Question 113919 on Equality: Gender and Intersex, what the timetable is for the Gender Identity and Intersex Policy Package review following the publication of the Equality Act 2010: Draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
New model Policy and Guidance: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Employees was issued to departments on 22 May 2026. These may be used by departments as templates for their own departmental guidance.
Asked by: Andrew Snowden (Conservative - Fylde)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retail, hospitality and leisure businesses have ceased trading in Fylde constituency and Lancashire since April 2025.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 2nd June is attached.
Asked by: Katrina Murray (Labour - Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the Net Migrant figure was accounted for by international students in each year over the last 5 years.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the lady’s Parliamentary Question of 20th May is attached.
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government Property Agency dwellings have been identified as not correctly paying council tax since April 2025.
Answered by Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
All council taxes invoices have been correctly paid where received for Government Property Agency dwellings.
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 answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, how much will participants of the People’s Panel be paid in terms of (a) expenses and (b) direct payment.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Participants of the People’s Panel are paid to recognise the time they are giving up to take part. Payments are aligned to each workshop they attend, so may vary depending on attendance, and include expenses such as travel, meals and accommodation and any additional caring requirements (if needed).
Asked by: Charlie Dewhirst (Conservative - Bridlington and The Wolds)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, what the budget is for travel, subsistence and accommodation for the People’s Panel; how many people will be recruited to join that panel; in what location the hotels will be located; and whether subsistence for members and convenors will include allowance for alcoholic drinks.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
120 members of the public have been recruited to the People’s Panel on Digital ID, using the methodology outlined in PQ 119977.
In line with standard practice, the costs of economy travel, accommodation, meals and reasonable adjustments to enable inclusive participation in the process will be covered. The costs of alcohol are not included for participants or convenors. All in person sessions take place in Birmingham.
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 answer of 23 April 2026 to Question 124822 on Proof of Identity: Digital Technology, for what reason the People's Panel participants will need to stay in a hotel overnight; if there will be multiple locations or sessions, and what is the timetable.
Answered by James Frith - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The People's Panel on Digital ID brings together a diverse group of 120 individuals from across the United Kingdom, selected through a random postcode sortition process to be broadly representative. The Panel will convene over seven workshops, four of which are held in person in Birmingham over two weekends therefore requiring participants to stay overnight. The deliberative workshops are taking place throughout May and June 2026.
Asked by: Alex Burghart (Conservative - Brentwood and Ongar)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Cabinet Secretaries and Permanent Secretaries have left the Civil Service through mutually agreed exits since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
No Cabinet Secretaries or Permanent Secretaries have left through ‘mutually agreed exits’.
A mutually agreed exit is defined as a form of negotiated exit under the terms of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme (CSCS).
Details of any payments made to permanent secretaries are published in their relevant Department Annual Report and Accounts.
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 answer of 2 February 2026 to Question 108237 on Trade unions, what the recognition of the FDA entails; whether the FDA is consulted on (a) exit payments and (b) pay rises for special advisers; and whether there is facility time for special advisers’ union representation.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Cabinet Office recognises the FDA for collective bargaining on the terms of the annual pay award for special advisers. The Cabinet Office does not consult the FDA on individual pay rises or exit payments for special advisers.
There is no facility time agreement in place specifically for special advisers, but any arrangements would follow the Cabinet Office’s centrally issued facility time framework.
Asked by: Christine Jardine (Liberal Democrat - Edinburgh West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to reduce the gender pay gap in the civil service.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Civil Service is committed to being an inclusive employer. Departments report annually on their gender pay gap producing action plans to specifically target drivers of GPG and pay disparities within their respective organisations. 2025 data shows the lowest recorded gender pay gaps since overall Civil Service reporting began in 2020.