Mike Wood

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Office uses appraisals as part of the recruitment process for promoting and hiring staff within the Civil Service.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded or

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will list the organisations that have (a) had departmental civil servants seconded to and (b) seconded organisational staff to the Women and Equali

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many civil service jobs in the Women and Equalities Unit has been advertised on the (a) public site and (b) internal site of the Civil Service website

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether his Department has signed agreements with the Chinese Government that have not been published.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the (a) Home Office and (b) National Crime Agency has paid to Freuds since July 2024, including via subcontracted contracts.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Information Commissioner has made representations to the Cabinet Office since July 2024 on reforming the Freedom of Information Act regime.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many embedded communicators are employed by the Civil Service; and are they part of the Government Communications Service.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 27 April 2026 to Question HL16376 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, whether new guidance has been issued to the Civil

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the answer of 29 April 2026 to Question 126602 on Chris Wormald, if he will publish the settlement agreement.