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1642319

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for February 2023, how many staff in his Department received training as a result of the payments to (a) The Hawkhills on 16 February and (b) Bristol Beacon on 22 February; and for what purpose each training course was required.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>(a) The payment made on the government procurement card on 16 February was for one member of the Incident Response and Coordination team attending the Strategic Emergency Management course delivered by the Emergency Planning College at The Hawkhills in York on 23 and 24 March 2023. The cost covered the Emergency Planning College’s two day residential Strategic Emergency Management training and accommodation, as published in their course prospectus.</p><p>This course is available to all organisations with a role in strategic emergency management and is not specifically for Cabinet Office staff. The delegate attended to further develop their skills and abilities to provide strategic management to critical incidents in line with their job role.</p><p> </p><p>(b) The event at the Bristol Beacon was aimed at 47 members of the Government Property Agency (GPA). The purpose was to launch the GPA South West and South Wales Community Group. The event was important given the essential role of the community in:</p><ul><li><p>Supporting the Levelling up agenda and connecting with Head of Place activities</p></li><li><p>Delivering the GPA strategic objectives within the region</p></li><li><p>Driving cross-organisational working to enable GPA to best support its customers - civil servants working in GPA offices in the area</p></li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 15/06/2023 13:34:38 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1642320

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500, for how many (a) nights and (b) individuals was (i) £4,363 spent at The Kensington Hotel, on 7 November 2022 and (ii) £1,743.44 spent at A Taj Hotel, London, on 23 January 2023; and for what purpose was that accommodation required.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>Regarding the first payment for £4,363, although the payment is listed on 7 November 2022, that is, in fact, the date the final transaction was settled by the Cabinet Office. The payment was made in October 2022 and relates to ten members of staff who were supporting the delivery of events in relation to the funeral of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as part of a 24-hour government secretariat.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Regarding the second payment for £1,743.44, again the payment date listed is the date the transaction was cleared from the Cabinet Office system. The payment was made in November and relates to two individuals accommodation for 5 nights in London w/c 5th December 2022. These staff were supporting the delivery of an Learning &amp; Development event for senior civil servants as part of the Leadership College for Government offer for permanent secretaries, directors general and equivalents, called the Civil Service Leadership Group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There is a central contract in place for travel booking including an e-platform in order to provide easy price comparison, payment processing and reporting for staff travel and subsistence driving value for money for taxpayers. Occasionally it is necessary for staff to conduct separate searches for accommodation providers, to continue to achieve the best value during market driven surge pricing such as around major events.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/06/2023 14:36:46 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1642321

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500, for how many (a) nights and (b) individuals was (i) £532.16 spent at The Capital Menlyn, Pretoria, on 5 October 2022; (ii) £577.18 spent at the Melia Bali, Indonesia, on 2 November 2022; and (iii) £547.15 spent at The Hotel Palace, Berlin, on 19 December 2022; and on each occasion, for what purpose was that accommodation required.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The spends made between 5 October 2022 and 19 December 2022 were related to COP26 events. The team that incurred these costs has now been disbanded. To provide this information would exceed the threshold and incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 188038 188039 188040 188041 question first answered 14/06/2023 14:39:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1642322

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500, for how many (a) nights and (b) individuals were payments totalling £1,340.37 made for accommodation to The Capitol Hotel, Tokyo on (i) 14 November 2022 and (ii) 14 December 2022; and for what purpose that accommodation was required.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>Regarding the payment of £804.22 listed on 14 November 2022, that is, in fact, the date the final transaction was settled by the Cabinet Office. The payment was made in September 2022 and refers to accommodation purchased at the Capitol Hotel in Tokyo for one official for 3 nights. The purpose was to attend UK-Japan bilateral discussions.</p><p><br>The spend of £536.15 made on the 14th December was cancelled and the department was not charged.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 14/06/2023 16:42:44 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1642323

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500, for how many (a) nights and (b) individuals were payments totalling £3,855.72 made for accommodation to The Four Seasons, Seattle on (i) 25 November 2022 and (ii) 7 December 2022; and for what purpose that accommodation was required.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The spends made between 5 October 2022 and 19 December 2022 were related to COP26 events. The team that incurred these costs has now been disbanded. To provide this information would exceed the threshold and incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 188036 188039 188040 188041 question first answered 14/06/2023 14:39:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1642324

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500, for how many (a) nights and (b) individuals were payments totalling £12,878.83 made for accommodation to The Dupont Circle Hotel, Washington DC on (i) 25 November 2022 and (ii) 14-15 December 2022; and for what purpose that accommodation was required.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The spends made between 5 October 2022 and 19 December 2022 were related to COP26 events. The team that incurred these costs has now been disbanded. To provide this information would exceed the threshold and incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 188036 188038 188040 188041 question first answered 14/06/2023 14:39:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1642325

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 in November 2022, if he will provide the location of the St Regis hotel at which £4,846.01 was spent on accommodation on 29 November 2022; for how many (a) nights and (b) individuals that accommodation was purchased; and for what purpose that accommodation was required.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The spends made between 5 October 2022 and 19 December 2022 were related to COP26 events. The team that incurred these costs has now been disbanded. To provide this information would exceed the threshold and incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 188036 188038 188039 188041 question first answered 14/06/2023 14:39:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1642326

registered interest
date	06/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500, for how many (a) nights and (b) individuals were payments totalling £3,072.17 made for accommodation to The Sofitel Metropole, Hanoi, on (i) 24 October 2022, (ii) 25 November 2022 and (iii) 15 December 2022; and for what purpose that accommodation was required.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	188041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>The spends made between 5 October 2022 and 19 December 2022 were related to COP26 events. The team that incurred these costs has now been disbanded. To provide this information would exceed the threshold and incur a disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 188036 188038 188039 188040 question first answered 14/06/2023 14:39:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1640610

registered interest
date	25/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: HappyOrNot
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department’s publication of government procurement card spending over £500 for April 2023, what training and development services were provided by Happy or Not Ltd for £1,794; and for what purpose will they be used by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	186920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>Happy or Not Ltd provides digital evaluation services, and were part of a pilot to evaluate Leadership College for Government events in a new way. The pilot was unsuccessful and the Cabinet Office will receive a full refund.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Leadership College for Government, which sits within the Government Skills and Curriculum Unit, equips public and Civil Service leaders with the skills, knowledge, and networks to solve today's most complex problems. This includes designing, convening learning and networking opportunities. A key method of tracking how successful we are in reaching these aims is through robust and innovative evaluation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/06/2023 17:10:53 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1384402

registered interest
date	02/12/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Commission on Covid Commemoration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to announce the (a) membership and (b) terms of reference of the commission on covid-19 commemoration.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	86113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2021 answer text <p>The Government fully recognises the need to remember those who have died during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>On 12 May, the Prime Minister announced the establishment of a UK Commission on Covid Commemoration to consider the most appropriate way to remember those who have lost their lives and to recognise those involved in the unprecedented response. The Government will set out the Commission membership and terms of reference in due course.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/12/2021 15:53:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith