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972270

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to review the effectiveness of the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
uin	906839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continually strengthening the Civil Service. We use a range of internal and external work to inform our understanding of current effectiveness and to shape work to continue making improvements. Recent examples include the Barber Review, the PACAC Inquiry into Whitehall effectiveness, and the International Civil Service Effectiveness Index.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/09/2018 15:02:23 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

972271

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the proportion of public procurement spending on digital and technology services placed with small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
uin	906840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Digital Marketplace has opened up opportunities for almost 5,000 small and medium businesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In August, we announced that over £4 billion has been spent through the Marketplace since 2012, and almost half of that - £1.9 billion - has gone to smaller businesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>And between 2015-16 and 2017-18, spending with SMEs has almost doubled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/09/2018 15:01:20 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson

972272

registered interest
date	12/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent estimate he has made of the number of eligible voters not on the electoral register.
tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
uin	906841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The register for the 2017 General Election, at 46.8 million, was the largest ever.</p><p>While there are no recent reliable estimates of the number of people not on the electoral register, we know that Individual Electoral Registration has transformed the ease with which people can make an application to register.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/09/2018 15:00:26 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

971549

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will take steps to strengthen the enforcement of the Ministerial Code.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	906842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>Ministers are personally responsible for their conduct under the Ministerial Code. The Prime Minister is the ultimate judge of standards of behaviour expected of a Minister and the appropriate consequences of a breach of those standards.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/09/2018 14:58:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

971873

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Former Ministers
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many, and which, enquiries into breaches of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) rules resulted in findings against former ministers since 2010; and on how many occasions ACOBA recommendations have not been adhered to since 2010.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL10238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) is independent from Government and its role is to provide advice on applications submitted under the Government's Business Appointment Rules (the Rules) from the most senior Civil Servants and former Ministers. In doing so it considers the risks posed by an application and advises on the conditions that should apply. Relevant correspondence is published on ACOBA’s website.</p><p> </p><p>ACOBA is only one part of the Business Appointments system. Other applications are considered by the responsible department; and departmental boards are responsible for the oversight of the Rules within each department, via Audit and Risk Committees.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:35:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

971875

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Boris Johnson
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on which policy areas the guidance in the Ministerial Code prevents the former Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, from conducting lobbying.
tabling member printed	Lord Bassam of Brighton
uin	HL10239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Business Appointment Rules (para 8), attached at Annex B of the Ministerial Code, defines lobbying as:</p><p> </p><p><em>…communication with Government (Ministers, civil servants, including special advisers, and other relevant officials/public office holders) – wherever it takes place - with a view to influencing a Government decision, policy or contract award/grant in relation to their own interests or the interests of the organisation by which they are employed, or to whom they are contracted or with which they hold office. This does not prohibit contacts, including at a social or party political level which is unrelated to such lobbying.</em></p><p> </p><p>Former Ministers remain personally responsible for deciding how to act and conduct themselves in the light of the Ministerial Code and for justifying their actions and conduct to Parliament and the public. This includes following the correct process for seeking advice from the independent Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.</p><p>Individuals who are serving Members of Parliament should also be mindful that any outside activity must comply with the Commons Code of Conduct.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:35:07 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3504 label Biography information for Lord Bassam of Brighton

971876

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action is taken within departments in relation to projects which are rated in the Annual Reports of the Infrastructure and Projects Authority as amber, amber/red, or red in the Delivery Confidence Assessment; and whether they seek explanations and plans before returning projects to the green category.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>Departmental action in response to ratings of amber, amber/red or red is, in the first instance, a matter for the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO – usually a government department or public agency) of the project. The nature of the action will be specific to the individual project, its objectives and its environment.</p><p> </p><p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) will, through its engagement, data, reporting and assurance, monitor departmental action and progress against plans. In this way it seeks to ensure evidence is provided for any change in Delivery Confidence Assessment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:31:05 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

971877

registered interest
date	11/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on which projects where the Delivery Confidence Assessment is shown as amber, amber/red or red in the Infrastructure and Project Authority (IPA) Annual Reports the IPA provides expert staff to assist; and whether such staff are required to produce progress reports on the projects.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL10241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p><strong>The Infrastructure and Project Authority (IPA) does not routinely deploy staff to assist projects on the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP). On occasion, in light of its engagement and independent assurance, the IPA may offer specific assistance or expertise to the Senior Responsible Owner (SRO – usually a government department or public agency) of any project. Equally, an SRO may make a specific request of IPA for assistance or expertise. Where the IPA and the SRO agree a deployment is in the interests of successful delivery, the nature of reporting arrangements will be agreed.</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:30:55 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

971330

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to paragraph 11 of his consultation document on the draft Register of Overseas Entities Bill relating to information for the public register on the beneficial ownership of companies that bid for public contracts, what thresholds he is considering for those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	172509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has decided that the most effective way to achieve the required level of transparency on overseas entity beneficial ownership is to require information about beneficial ownership as a condition of awarding contracts that meet certain conditions or thresholds, and that this will enable the public and interested parties to easily identify the beneficial owners of entities awarded central government contracts. The information about beneficial ownership that will be required, will be equivalent to that proposed for the Register of Overseas Entities, and it will be published in an equally transparent way.</p><p><br></p><p>The Government is currently considering mechanisms including the Contracts Finder service (currently used to publish contract award information) to achieve this. A financial threshold for applying the policy on publishing beneficial ownership information has not yet been decided and will be subject to a Government consultation.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 172510 question first answered 14/09/2018 11:11:12 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

971331

registered interest
date	10/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to paragraph 11 of his consultation on the draft Register of Overseas Entities Bill and the information for the public register on beneficial ownership of companies that bid for public contracts, what conditions he is considering for those contracts.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	172510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has decided that the most effective way to achieve the required level of transparency on overseas entity beneficial ownership is to require information about beneficial ownership as a condition of awarding contracts that meet certain conditions or thresholds, and that this will enable the public and interested parties to easily identify the beneficial owners of entities awarded central government contracts. The information about beneficial ownership that will be required, will be equivalent to that proposed for the Register of Overseas Entities, and it will be published in an equally transparent way.</p><p><br></p><p>The Government is currently considering mechanisms including the Contracts Finder service (currently used to publish contract award information) to achieve this. A financial threshold for applying the policy on publishing beneficial ownership information has not yet been decided and will be subject to a Government consultation.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 172509 question first answered 14/09/2018 11:11:12 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson