Asked by: James Cleverly (Conservative - Braintree)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has the Office for National Statistics made of the (a) cash terms and (b) percentage terms increase in private rent prices since July 2024 in (i) each local authority and (ii) England.
Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Rt. Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 11th November is attached.
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.
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: James Cleverly (Conservative - Braintree)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 November 2025 to Question 86644 on Deputy Prime Minister: Admiralty House, whether the initial council tax bill issued to HM Government in March 2025 included a second homes council tax premium.
Answered by Anna Turley - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
The Second Homes Premium was introduced by Westminster City Council on the 1st April 2025. This was billed by the council in July 2025 as a one-off payment for the financial year and paid on the same day.
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: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will (a) conduct and (b) publish a data protection impact assessment on plans to introduce digital ID.
Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
We will ensure that a Data Protection Impact Assessment is conducted in line with legal requirements under Article 35 of the UK GDPR, before implementing digital ID. Decisions on publication will be taken in accordance with ICO guidance.
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, 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: Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op) - Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the cost of Government procurement of (a) British and (b) non-British made vehicles in each of the last three years.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
The Department has not made any estimates of these costs as internationally integrated supply chains make detailed comparative cost assessments highly complex.