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77516

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in each (a) constituency in England and Wales and (b) local authority area in Scotland were listed as aged 18 or over in (i) the 2011 Census and (ii) the most recent Office for National Statistics estimate.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	205691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 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 Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark question first answered 21/07/2014 13:41:56 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark attachment 1 file name PQ 205691 ONS 322.pdf title ONS Letter to Member
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

77517

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations were abolished in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	205499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>In 2010 the Coalition pledged to reduce the number and cost of public bodies. Our Public Bodies Reform Programme is the largest restructuring of public bodies in a generation. It will make the landscape smaller, more accountable, and will offer better value for money to the public.</p><p>By April 2011 the reforms brought about by the programme had reduced the number of public bodies by 46. During 2011-2012 the numbers reduced by a further 56. To date over 185 public bodies have been abolished and more than 165 have been merged into fewer than 70.</p><p>The total number of public bodies has reduced by over 285.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 21/07/2014 13:52:09 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

77518

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government offers non-executive directors of government-owned companies or arm's-length bodies independent legal advice if they believe a conflict of interest may arise if such advice is provided internally by government departments.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	205557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Government owned companies and arm's-length bodies are responsible for obtaining their own legal advice; some may obtain legal advice from Government departments.<br> <br> Potential conflicts of interest are considered on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/07/2014 15:01:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

77519

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much land his Department has released for the purpose of building new homes since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
uin	205472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government Property Unit, based in the Cabinet Office, has helped the Government reduce the size of its estate by over 2 million square metres. As at March 2014 Government had released land with capacity for 76,000 homes under the current public sector land programme, towards a target of 100,000 by end March 2015.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has two land holdings: (i) an operational site at Hannington; and, (ii) the Sunningdale Park site, which is subject to a Private Finance Initiative contract. The Sunningdale Park site is not subject to a lease break until 2017.</p><p>Therefore the Cabinet Office has not been in a position to release any land since May 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 21/07/2014 13:55:54 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

77520

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who has received funding for organising the 2014 Big Society Awards; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	205555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>All Big Society Award winners are listed on <a href="http://www.bigsocietyawards.org/" target="_blank">www.bigsocietyawards.org</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 205556 question first answered 17/07/2014 15:00:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

77725

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects to hold the 2014 Big Society Awards; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	205556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>All Big Society Award winners are listed on <a href="http://www.bigsocietyawards.org/" target="_blank">www.bigsocietyawards.org</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 205555 question first answered 17/07/2014 15:00:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

77805

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 8 July (WA 37), whether they consider that, at the 2014 European elections, it was clear to voters that the party called "An Independence from Europe", which used the tagline "UK Independence Now" on the ballot paper, was different from the UK Independence Party.
tabling member printed	Lord Vinson
uin	HL1102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission are responsible for registering party names and descriptions. Legislation permits the Electoral Commission to refuse to register a party name or description in certain circumstances, including, where it is the same as, or likely to result in electors confusing a party name or description with one that is already registered.</p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 28/07/2014 14:35:47 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	1807 label Biography information for Lord Vinson

77812

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answers by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 21 November 2013 (HL Deb, cols 1061–3), what progress they have made in clamping down on copycat websites that charge for services that are provided free of charge by government departments.
tabling member printed	Lord Brabazon of Tara
uin	HL1109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>We encourage all users of public services to go to <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, the official website for government information and services.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is working with Google and other search engine providers to address the problem of misleading websites advertising on their search engines. Work with other bodies such as the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) and Which? continues to raise awareness of this issue and ensures action is taken where appropriate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/07/2014 11:16:35 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	3493 label Biography information for Lord Brabazon of Tara

77818

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 10 July (WA 71–2) about honours, whether they will bring the tables up to date, including the 2014 Queen's Birthday honours.
tabling member printed	Lord Jopling
uin	HL1115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2014 answer text <p>The information requested concerning the number of honours recipients described as holding the title of professor since the New Year 2013 Honours List to the Queen’s Birthday 2014 Honours List at Knighthood/Damehood and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) levels is in the public domain, and can be found in The London Gazette at <a href="http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.london-gazette.co.uk</a>. Percentages are as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>List</p></td><td><p>Number of recipients at</p><p>Knight/Dame</p></td><td><p>Knight/Dame recipients who</p><p>described themselves as Professor</p></td><td><p>Percentage of Knight/Dame recipients who</p><p>described themselves as Professor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2013</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2013</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2014</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>26%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2014</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>32%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>List</p></td><td><p>Number of recipients</p><p>at CBE</p></td><td><p>CBE recipients who described</p><p>themselves as Professor</p></td><td><p>Percentage of CBE recipients who described</p><p>themselves as Professor</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2013</p></td><td><p>103</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2013</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>NY 2014</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BD 2014</p></td><td><p>99</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 28/07/2014 14:36:43 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	883 label Biography information for Lord Jopling