Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his statement to the House on 23 February 2026 in Hansard volume 781, column 32, by what date does he expect to launch the external recruitment campaign for the role of Director General for Propriety and Ethics.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
A recruitment campaign for the permanent appointment will be launched in due course.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on the rollout of the Infected Blood Compensation Scheme; how many individuals have (a) been assessed for compensation, (b) received offers and (c) received payments; what the average processing time is from application to payment; and what steps he is taking to ensure timely and transparent delivery of compensation to affected individuals.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds
The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) publishes updated statistics every fortnight. As of 2 June, 4,466 people have been contacted by IBCA to start their compensation claim, and 4,204 people have started the claim process. 3,378 offers of compensation have been made, totalling over £2.7 billion, and 3,287 people have accepted their offers with more than £2.1 billion paid in compensation.
The National Audit Office report ‘Government’s compensation and financial recognition schemes’, published April 2026, set out that IBCA’s average processing time between a claim being submitted and the claimant receiving an offer was 39 days (as of October 2025). This was the average for the first cohort and IBCA are still learning what this looks like for different claim types.
Whilst the roll out of the scheme is an operational matter for IBCA as an independent body, I fully support their commitment to moving forward as swiftly as possible and I stand ready to help and assist in any way I can to speed up the payments.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 20 April 2026 to question 124579, if he will publish the (a) KPIs that apply to UKSV and (b) most recent performance data relating to those KPIs.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before ProrogationAsked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the longest time that (a) an SME and (b) a person has waited for security vetting in the last two years; and whether either application is still ongoing.
Answered by Dan Jarvis - Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
UKSV continues to meet its agreed KPIs across each product type. The time taken to complete a vetting assessment varies according to the level of clearance required and the complexity of an individual’s background.
In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not disclose granular performance data or specific case details, as to do so could prejudice national security and provide insights into the operational thresholds of our security safeguards. UKSV remains focused on ensuring the vetting process is both rigorous and timely.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution in response to the Rt hon. Member for North East Cambridgeshire during the Oral Statement of 23 February 2026 on Labour Together and APCO Worldwide: Cabinet Office Review, Official Report, column 32, which Minister approved the temporary appointment to the role of Director General for Propriety and Ethics.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
Interim arrangements do not usually require ministerial approval. A recruitment campaign will be launched in due course.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his statement to the House on 23 February 2026 in Hansard volume 781, column 32, by what date do they expect to launch the external recruitment campaign for the role of Director General for Propriety and Ethics.
Answered by Satvir Kaur - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
I refer to my answer to 110422, the recruitment campaign for the permanent role will be launched in due course.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list all civil service roles that have been (a) internally and (b) externally-advertised between 4 July 2024 and 11 February 2025.
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare
Between 4 July 2024 and 11 February 2025, approximately 8,000 vacancies were advertised through the Civil Service Jobs website. To note, an advertised vacancy may contain a number of posts, hence the variance between the number of vacancies and the number of roles in the table below. Listing all of these roles individually could only be done at disproportionate cost.
However, aggregate data is provided. Any recruitment conducted outside the Civil Service Jobs portal will not be included in these figures.
Approach | Number of vacancies | % of total | Number of roles | % of total |
External | 3749 | 47.47% | 15002 | 68.76% |
Internal/across government | 4149 | 52.53% | 6815 | 31.24% |
Total | 7898 |
| 21,817 |
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Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to provide a breakdown by (a) department and (b) job title of senior civil service jobs (i) offered and (ii) appointed since 30 May 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The information held by the Cabinet Office relating to the Senior Civil Service shows there have been 43 offers made and 41 candidates posted/taken up duty since 30th May 2024. Recruitment data from some departments is collected on a biannual basis by the Cabinet Office.
Please see the full breakdown of the data held centrally on the below table.
Department | VacancyTitle | Grade | Number of vacancies | Number of jobs | Offer Reached | Candidates Posted |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | DG Food Biosecurity and Trade | SCS 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Department of Health and Social Care | DG NHS Ten Year Plan | SCS 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | DG Digital Centre | SCS 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Maritime and Coastguard Agency | Director of People & Safety | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Transport | Deputy Director Strategy and Programme, Euston Directorate (Maternity contract) | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Business and Trade | Director, Consumer and Competition Policy | SCS Pay Band 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Transport | Deputy Director – Policy Sponsorship (Roads investment Strategy) | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Business and Trade | Director, Grants Delivery | SCS Pay Band 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cabinet Office | SCS2 Director Digital Service Owner (Infected Blood Compensation Authority) - EOI (6-9 months initially) | SCS Pay Band 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
HM Treasury | Deputy Director - Government Financial Reporting (12 Month Fixed Term Appointment) | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department of Health and Social Care | Head of Statistics and Data Science team- Closing date extended to 28th May 23:55 | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | Deputy Director Energy Security and Resilience Analysis Team (ESRA) | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Business and Trade | Deputy Director - Futures and Green Strategy Unit | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Senior Responsible Owner – Cefas Future Delivery at Sea | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cabinet Office | Deputy Director Counter-Terrorism and Serious Organised Crime | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cabinet Office | Deputy Director, Public Services | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cabinet Office | Deputy Director, Defence | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cabinet Office | SCS1 Deputy Director Middle East Strategy Cell, National Security Secretariat - EOI (6 months) | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cabinet Office | SCS2 Director Communications (Infected Blood Compensation Authority) - EOI (6-9 months initially) | SCS Pay Band 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cabinet Office | Deputy Director, i.AI Strategy and Business Engagement | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (Internal) | Deputy Director, Legal Counsellor, Joint Head Sanctions and Asia Pacific Team | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | Deputy Director for Operating Model & Organisational Capability Programmes | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Department for Work and Pensions | Deputy Director Talent and Apprenticeships (Part-Time)? | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science | Director of Strategy and Delivery | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | Deputy Director, Net Zero Strategy Directorate | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
HM Treasury | Deputy Director, Financial Services Strategy | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Work and Pensions | Deputy Director, Group Strategy and Coordination | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
National Crime Agency | Deputy Director HR Delivery Services | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Business and Trade | Senior Investment Partner, Office for Investment | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cabinet Office | SCS2 Director Operations (Infected Blood Compensation Authority) - EOI (6-9 months initially) | SCS Pay Band 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | Deputy Director for Shared Services, | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Business and Trade | UK Pavilion Director – Osaka World Expo 2025 | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero | Deputy Director, Smart Metering Implementation Programme, Stewardship Team | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport | Deputy Director, BBC Policy | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | Deputy Director, Head of Office for Quantum Technologies | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
HM Treasury | Deputy Director, Education & Skills | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cabinet Office | Deputy Director National Security Communications | SCS Pay Band 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-executive directors have had their contract of employment terminated since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster appoints Non-Executive Board Members to the Cabinet Office Board and most Non-Executive Directors to the Boards of its Arm’s Length Bodies in compliance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. Non-Executives are not employees and therefore contracts of employment are not issued, Non-Executives receive terms of agreement for their roles instead.
Since 5 July 2024, seven Cabinet Office Non-Executive Board Members have been provided with one month’s written notice for the termination of their appointments before the end of the fixed period as set out in their terms of agreement.
It is normal practice for incoming Ministers to make decisions on their own departmental boards, including the skills and experience that membership brings.
Asked by: Steve Barclay (Conservative - North East Cambridgeshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the contract of employment for non-executive directors has been fully complied with since 5 July 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster appoints Non-Executive Board Members to the Cabinet Office Board and most Non-Executive Directors to the Boards of its Arm’s Length Bodies in compliance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments. Non-Executives are not employees, therefore contracts of employment are not issued. Non-Executives receive terms of agreement for their roles instead.
The Cabinet Office has been fully compliant with the terms of agreement between its Non-Executive Board Members since 5 July 2024.