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905388

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of reducing the voting age to 16 in local government elections; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	905322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government stated in its manifesto a commitment to maintain the current voting age at 18. The age of 18 is widely recognised as the age at which one becomes an adult and gains full citizenship rights. The Government therefore has no plans to lower the voting age.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 13:04:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

905389

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What the Government's policy is on support for the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	905324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of all employers adopting the Ban the Box initiative. The Civil Service is leading by example and adopted the initiative in 2016 to provide fairer opportunities for ex-offenders to compete for jobs.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 13:05:11 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

905390

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on their receiving additional powers as the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
uin	905325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>I continue to hold constructive conversations with my counterparts in the devolved administrations on how to deliver a new wave of devolution as the UK departs the EU. The vast majority of powers in otherwise devolved areas - returning from Brussels - will now flow directly and immediately to Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, bypassing Westminster entirely. JMC(EN) most recently discussed progress on 2 May.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/05/2018 13:07:10 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

905391

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he has made an assessment of the operation of recent voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	905328
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The data so far from the five voter ID pilots and statements by the Returning Officers indicate successful pilots, with most people’s experience being overwhelmingly positive.</p><p>We will evaluate the pilots before announcing the next steps in delivering voter ID. The Electoral Commission will publish its evaluation in July.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 13:03:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

905392

registered interest
date	16/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Capita: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of Capita’s ability to deliver its public service contract obligations.
tabling member constituency	Jarrow
tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
uin	905329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Public service delivery has not been affected by Capita’s announcements to date. My officials are in regular discussions with Capita’s leadership who have assured us that it remains committed to delivering its public sector contracts.</p><p>Responsibility for monitoring service delivery sits within individual contracting authorities. For strategic suppliers, departments work with the Crown Representatives and Strategic Partnering Managers to identify and implement improvement opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 13:06:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

902176

registered interest
date	11/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department plans to use the evaluation of the voter ID pilots to inform (a) further pilots taking place in 2019 and (b) the implementation of voter ID requirements at the next general election.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	143115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Voter ID was successfully tested at the local elections on 3 May by five local authorities. Photographic and non photographic ID and free locally issued ID were all tested. Data so far and statements by the five Returning Officers indicate the pilots were overwhelmingly positive.</p><p>The Government is making our voting system more secure to protect it from possible fraud, including by requiring electors to present a form of identification before voting. We will evaluate the pilots before announcing the next steps in delivering voter ID nationally.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has welcomed the voter ID pilots as a positive first step towards implementing its 2014 recommendation that an accessible, proportionate voter identification scheme should be introduced in Great Britain. The Commission will publish its evaluation of the pilots in July.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 09:15:40 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

901241

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the five most common cancer diagnoses were among (a) men and (b) women in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	142781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 15/05/2018 13:53:44 question first ministerially corrected 16/05/2018 12:24:02 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ142781.pdf title UKSA Response previous answer version 57966 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

901349

registered interest
date	10/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Freedom of Information: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he intends to hold a consultation on extending the Freedom of Information Act 2001 to private sector providers of public services.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	142762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the principles of transparency and openness across the public sector.</p><p>We continually keep the scope of the Freedom of Information Act under review.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 09:20:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

900425

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which senior public appointments have been made by the Government from January to April 2018.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	142475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Details of public appointments are on the Centre for Public Appointments website:</p><p><a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/announcements/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/announcements/</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 12:51:09 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

900495

registered interest
date	09/05/2018
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, with reference to his oral contribution to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 9 May 2018, which providers outside the UK are being examined and for which contracts.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	142333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Departments are encouraged to maximise competition in order to achieve value for money. Public procurement are required to go through fair and open competition and procurers are not permitted to discriminate based upon the nationality of the supplier.</p><p>In addition, through the Commercial Operating Standards <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567659/Commercal_Standards_new.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567659/Commercal_Standards_new.pdf</a>, departments are encouraged to maximise competition by designing service requirements that are accessible to as many suppliers as possible, including those from overseas.</p><p>The current public procurement rules will continue to apply until the UK has left the EU following the successful conclusion of exit negotiations. The longer-term opportunities for UK Government procurement regulations are being considered carefully.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/05/2018 13:47:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett