Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether minutes from mission delivery boards will be made publicly available.
Answered by Ellie Reeves - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees - including mission boards - is not normally shared publicly.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what role Ms Jessica Sargeant will play in developing public policy on (a) the proposed Ethics and Integrity Commission, (b) reform of the Business Appointment Rules, (c) lobbying regulation, (d) political donation laws, (e) honours and dignities, (f) the regulation of public appointments, (g) the Civil Service Commission and (h) the Crown Prerogative.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
It is a longstanding policy not to comment on individuals.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance the Civil Service Commission has provided on whether a decision to appoint a civil servant under one of the Recruitment Principles exceptions can be taken by a Minister.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Ministers cannot appoint civil servants.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the 2024-25 Senior Civil Service Pay Framework, what changes are being made to (a) the Pay Band 4 ceiling and (b) other special adviser pay bands relative to the rates previously set out in the 2023 special adviser list.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Senior Civil Service Pay Framework does not apply to special advisers, who are instead subject to a separate Special Advisers Pay Policy.
The pay ceilings for the 2024/25 year will be published in the relevant Annual Report on Special Advisers.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report entitled Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government, published in July 2023, CP 900, who is responsible for upholding ethics and integrity in each Department.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The permanent secretary is responsible for the day-to-day management of their department and is accountable to Parliament for their department's actions. Every Minister, Special Adviser and Civil Servant is responsible for upholding ethics and integrity via their own code of conduct.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy that all civil service appointments should be advertised on gov.uk.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
There is no obligation on departments to advertise their vacancies on any specific platform. However, departments are encouraged to advertise jobs on the Civil Service Jobs platform.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 72 of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities annual report and accounts 2022-23, what is the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of the civil service pension of the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Cabinet Office, like other government departments, publishes the Cash Equivalent Transfer Value of civil service pensions of civil servants on its Board in its Annual Report and Accounts. This does not include other civil servants, including special advisers.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the press notice by the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) entitled PCS demands Cabinet Office meeting over Gaza, published on 26 July 2024, whether he has had recent discussions with the PCS on the potential implications of the situation in Gaza for civil servants who are members of that union.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Ministers and officials meet routinely with Civil Service Trade Unions to discuss a variety of topics related to the Civil Service workforce.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 1261 on Senior Civil Servants, for what reason the appointment of HM Treasury's Director of Special Advisers and Chancellor Engagement was not included in that list.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
As the previous PQ answer made clear, the response was based on the latest information held centrally by the Cabinet Office at the time of drafting.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles, published in April 2018, whether his Department has published supplementary guidance on appointing civil servants under exception 1 on temporary appointments.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
There is no additional guidance specific to exception one of the Civil Service Commission Recruitment Principles.