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224119

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date	27/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to ensure that the Public Procurement Contract Regulations 2015 deliver an increase in not-for-profit delivery of public procurement contracts.
tabling member constituency	Blaydon
tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
uin	225724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 came into effect on 26 February. They will provide a much more modern, flexible and commercial approach compared to the previous regime. Outdated and superfluous constraints have been removed, and many new reforms have been included to streamline and modernise public procurement.</p><p> </p><p>We have also introduced further measures to remove barriers facing small and medium-sized enterprises. Together, these will make it easier for all suppliers to bid for and win public procurement contracts.</p><p> </p><p>The new measures will increase the visibility of low-value contract opportunities and make the bidding process quicker and simpler across the wider public sector. Complex forms, such as Pre-Qualification Questionnaires, are now abolished for low value contracts. Everyone in the supply chain must comply with 30-day payment terms, including suppliers and sub-contractors, and public bodies must publish an annual late payment report, making their accountability more transparent.</p><p> </p><p>For a range of services that are commonly delivered by public service mutuals (such as social and cultural services) commissioners will also have the option of using a ‘mutuals reservation’. This grants public bodies the ability to limit competition to mutuals and social enterprises that meet the tests set out in the directive. This means many mutuals will be able to win their initial contract without having to compete with more established players, allowing them to establish and grow as a business during their first 3 years.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 05/03/2015 11:16:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

224120

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Behavioural Insights Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2015 to Question 223182, who the members of the Cross-Government Behavioural Insights Network are; when that network has met; and what topics were discussed at each of those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	225726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2015 answer text <p>The informal cross-government behavioural insights network was established in 2012 to share experience and insights from across government.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.</p><p>There is not a defined membership list for the network with attendees drawn from across the civil service.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 06/03/2015 11:22:07 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

224121

registered interest
date	27/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many inquiries into faith-based charities of each faith have been opened by the Charity Commission in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Stretford and Urmston
tabling member printed	Kate Green
uin	225687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the Charity Commission. I have asked the Chief Executive to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 03/03/2015 16:34:24 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name rchajrowley20150303104106HQ.PDF title Charity Commission Letter to Member
tabling member	4120 label Biography information for Kate Green

223844

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Science: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of (a) men and (b) women working in the (i) technology and (ii) engineering sector.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	225669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 03/03/2015 16:35:11 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 225669 ONS 71.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - People in Engineering
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

223850

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Mutual Societies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people who work in public sector mutuals.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	225682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>There are over 100 public service mutuals in operation across the country. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/public-service-mutuals-new-approaches-to-finance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/public-service-mutuals-new-approaches-to-finance</a>.</p><p>Cabinet Office does not collect its own figures on the number employed by such mutuals. However the July 2013 Boston Consultancy Group report Soft Finance, Hard Choices estimated that public service mutuals employed 35,000 staff and delivered £1.5bn worth of public services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/03/2015 17:40:02 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

223853

registered interest
date	26/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the salary is of the chief executive officer of his Department's Community Organising programme.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	225609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not employ a Chief Executive Officer for the Community Organisers programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 03/03/2015 16:31:30 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy