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595360

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of staff on the payroll of his Department who work in Westminster are (a) British nationals and (b) nationals of another country.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p>More broadly, the Government will be consulting in due course on how we work with business to ensure that workers in this country have the skills that they need to get a job. But there are no proposals to publish lists of the number or proportion of foreign workers.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 47555 question first answered 13/10/2016 09:18:59 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

595361

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, approximately how many (a) British and (b) non-British nationals are employed cleaning the Westminster estate of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	John Pugh
uin	47555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p>More broadly, the Government will be consulting in due course on how we work with business to ensure that workers in this country have the skills that they need to get a job. But there are no proposals to publish lists of the number or proportion of foreign workers.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 47577 question first answered 13/10/2016 09:19:00 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1454 label Biography information for John Pugh

595363

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the membership is of the Cabinet committee for exiting the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	47536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The full list of Cabinet Committees, including terms of reference and membership, will be published soon.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 17/10/2016 11:43:06 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

595364

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by his Department are non-UK nationals.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	47408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2016 answer text <p>All Government Departments are bound by legal requirements concerning the right to work in the UK and, in addition, the Civil Service Nationality Rules. Evidence of nationality is checked at the point of recruitment into the Civil Service as part of wider pre-employment checks, but there is no requirement on departments to retain this information beyond the point at which it has served its purpose.</p><p>More broadly, the Government will be consulting in due course on how we work with business to ensure that workers in this country have the skills that they need to get a job. But there are no proposals to publish lists of the number or proportion of foreign workers.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 13/10/2016 11:11:34 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

595366

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
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, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2016 to Question 45594, on public sector: procurement, where the Crown Commercial Service analysis can be found that is referred to in that Answer.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	47382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service analysis referred to was undertaken internally to facilitate answering the Hon Member's previous question. The key data is reproduced below.</p><p> </p><p><strong>UK Tenders on Tenders Electronic Daily (Official journal of the EU) and Contracts Finder</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>MONTH</p></td><td><p>TED</p></td><td><p>CONTRACTS FINDER</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016</p></td><td><p>812</p></td><td><p>2,577</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2016</p></td><td><p>760</p></td><td><p>3,080</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>987</p></td><td><p>3,256</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016</p></td><td><p>958</p></td><td><p>2,865</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>881</p></td><td><p>2,960</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>907</p></td><td><p>931</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016</p></td><td><p>1,033</p></td><td><p>2,853</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>1,027</p></td><td><p>3,570</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>This clearly illustrates both the deferment in “Contract Finder” tenders during the EU referendum purdah period, and the lack of any significant change in the number of “Tenders Electronic Daily” opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 12/10/2016 15:30:03 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

595367

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the proposals to reform the Civil Service Compensation Scheme on the morale of public sector workers.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	47233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government consulted on its reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and considered the responses it received from civil servants and others carefully. It held several meetings with unions during the consultation and then further meetings with unions that agreed to participate. An equalities impact assessment was published on 26 September alongside the Government’s consultation response.</p><p>The Government believes its proposed reforms will provide a firm foundation for the management of the Civil Service and its people for a generation. The new terms compare favourably with exit terms in the wider economy and will align the Civil Service Compensation Scheme with reforms across the public sector. It will support employers in managing their workforce and simplify the exit process while treating employees respectfully and fairly.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 46837 47183 47234 question first answered 14/10/2016 11:32:07 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

595368

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government plans to take to engage with trades unions on the proposed reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	47234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government consulted on its reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and considered the responses it received from civil servants and others carefully. It held several meetings with unions during the consultation and then further meetings with unions that agreed to participate. An equalities impact assessment was published on 26 September alongside the Government’s consultation response.</p><p>The Government believes its proposed reforms will provide a firm foundation for the management of the Civil Service and its people for a generation. The new terms compare favourably with exit terms in the wider economy and will align the Civil Service Compensation Scheme with reforms across the public sector. It will support employers in managing their workforce and simplify the exit process while treating employees respectfully and fairly.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 46837 47183 47233 question first answered 14/10/2016 11:32:07 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

595369

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential effects on (a) older workers, (b) women and (c) people with disabilities of the proposed reforms of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	46837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2016 answer text <p>The Government consulted on its reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme and considered the responses it received from civil servants and others carefully. It held several meetings with unions during the consultation and then further meetings with unions that agreed to participate. An equalities impact assessment was published on 26 September alongside the Government’s consultation response.</p><p>The Government believes its proposed reforms will provide a firm foundation for the management of the Civil Service and its people for a generation. The new terms compare favourably with exit terms in the wider economy and will align the Civil Service Compensation Scheme with reforms across the public sector. It will support employers in managing their workforce and simplify the exit process while treating employees respectfully and fairly.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 47183 47233 47234 question first answered 14/10/2016 11:32:07 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

595370

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have declined to disclose information to the Intelligence and Security Committee under Schedule 1 to the Justice and Security Act 2013; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	46859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is unable to find any record of having declined to disclose information to the Intelligence and Security Committee under Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is unable to find any record of having unreasonably delayed providing information to the Intelligence and Security Committee in order to make a determination as to whether to share that information, as set out in Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 46856 question first answered 17/10/2016 11:26:15 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

595371

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have delayed providing information to the Intelligence and Security Committee in order to make a determination as to whether to share that information as set out in Schedule 1 to the Justice and Security Act 2013.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	46856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is unable to find any record of having declined to disclose information to the Intelligence and Security Committee under Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is unable to find any record of having unreasonably delayed providing information to the Intelligence and Security Committee in order to make a determination as to whether to share that information, as set out in Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 46859 question first answered 17/10/2016 11:26:15 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael