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984745

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Digital Service: Staff
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 8 October 2018 to Question 173616, for what reason information on the gender balance of staff in the Government Digital Service is not available.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	177821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Information about the workforce of my department, including diversity statistics, is published as part of this Government's transparency commitment and I refer the honourable member to those sources of information, which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/civilservicestatistics</a> . It is not the policy of my Department to publish information about individual business units within the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/10/2018 16:34:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

984746

registered interest
date	10/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average salary is for a cyber security specialist employed by the government.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	177822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold centrally information on salaries of cyber security specialists across HMG. However, the Government Security Profession will deliver a Profession Framework outlining the job families, career pathways for specialists and their pay and rewards, by the spring 2019.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/10/2018 16:36:23 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

984386

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of cyber specialists vacancies in Government.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	177383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold figures on the number of vacancies across HMG. Departments are responsible for ensuring adequate staffing levels are met. As part of the National Cyber Security Strategy we have established a central team to develop the security profession, supporting departments in managing their cyber skills gaps and building career pathways for specialists.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/10/2018 10:23:03 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

984400

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Crown Servants living outside the UK for more than 15 years were able to vote in the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	177153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>Crown servants are entitled to be registered for all UK elections and have to submit a Crown Servant declaration with their application. They are not subject to the current fifteen year rule provision for overseas electors. Crown servants could vote in the EU Referendum.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 15/10/2018 15:43:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

984447

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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 progress has been made on ensuring that all Government suppliers are signatories of the Prompt Payment Code.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>In 2015 the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) strengthened the Prompt Payment Code.</p><p> </p><p>The majority of government’s strategic suppliers are signatories to the Code and payment practices of government’s largest suppliers are regularly monitored to ensure that they are in line with the aims of prompt payment policy. While the Prompt Payment Code is voluntary, any new strategic supplier to Government is encouraged to sign up.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, BEIS have recently launched a call for evidence seeking views and experiences on the impact of late and unfair payment practices. This closes on 29 November and a link to this is below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/creating-a-responsible-payment-culture-a-call-for-evidence-on-tackling-late-payment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/10/2018 10:51:34 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984448

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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, how many of the 32 biggest suppliers to the Government have met the commitment to pay 95 percent of invoices within 60 days; and how many such suppliers have met the voluntary agreement to adopt 30 days as the norm.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the government introduced legislation that requires the UK’s largest businesses to report on a half yearly basis on their payment practices, policies and performance. All information must be published on Gov.uk. This can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search" target="_blank">https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search</a></p><p> </p><p>Public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>At the pre-qualification stage of any procurement, it is the responsibility of contracting authorities to ensure that contracts are awarded to appropriate suppliers according to the required payment terms.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 177298 question first answered 15/10/2018 10:49:27 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984451

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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 data on payment practices and terms is requested from the 32 largest suppliers to Government before awarding further public sector contracts; and how many contracts have been withheld pending satisfactory evidence from such suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>In 2017, the government introduced legislation that requires the UK’s largest businesses to report on a half yearly basis on their payment practices, policies and performance. All information must be published on Gov.uk. This can be viewed at the following link: <a href="https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search" target="_blank">https://check-payment-practices.service.gov.uk/search</a></p><p> </p><p>Public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>At the pre-qualification stage of any procurement, it is the responsibility of contracting authorities to ensure that contracts are awarded to appropriate suppliers according to the required payment terms.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 177297 question first answered 15/10/2018 10:49:27 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984453

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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 assessment has there been of the effectiveness of the Crown Commercial Service Mystery Shopper scheme; and what steps the Government is taking to proactively promote that scheme to suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Mystery Shopper service, introduced in 2011, allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice. Nearly 1500 cases have been received to date and, of the total cases closed during 2017-18, 99% resulted in positive change. Statutory powers introduced in March 2015 now require contracting authorities to co-operate with the service.</p><p>Lists of issues raised and the results of cases investigated so far under the Mystery Shopper scheme are published regularly on Gov.UK at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mystery-shopper-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mystery-shopper-results</a></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 177300 question first answered 15/10/2018 10:23:48 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984454

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
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, how many suppliers have reported within the Crown Commercial Service Mystery Shopper scheme evidence of (a) instances of late or unfair payment and (b) other poor procurement practice in public sector contracts; how many suppliers have been investigated as a result of the Mystery Shopper scheme; and what the outcomes of those investigations have been.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	177300
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>The Mystery Shopper service, introduced in 2011, allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice. Nearly 1500 cases have been received to date and, of the total cases closed during 2017-18, 99% resulted in positive change. Statutory powers introduced in March 2015 now require contracting authorities to co-operate with the service.</p><p>Lists of issues raised and the results of cases investigated so far under the Mystery Shopper scheme are published regularly on Gov.UK at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mystery-shopper-results" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mystery-shopper-results</a></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 177299 question first answered 15/10/2018 10:23:48 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

984594

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Shareholders
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 proportion of the population who own shares in (a) the UK and (b) Feltham and Heston constituency.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	177330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p><strong>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 15/10/2018 15:41:27 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ177330 Seema Malhotra MP.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra