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968096

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of Cabinet Office, how many disabled people entered the workforce in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 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 Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/09/2018 11:00:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden attachment 1 file name PQ170764 - DrMatthewOffordMP.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

968192

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds information on the socio-economic background of people appointed to senior positions in his Department in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	170827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2018 answer text <p>Information on the socio-economic background of staff in my Department is not currently held.</p><p> </p><p>More information about Government-wide plans to collect information on socio-economic background of civil servants was published in May 2018 and is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/socio-economic-background/socio-economic-background-seb" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/socio-economic-background/socio-economic-background-seb</a> .</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/10/2018 13:26:25 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

968313

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the access to elections working group is appropriately resourced to implement the actions set out in the Government's response to Call for evidence: access to elections, published in August 2018.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	170894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The Access to Elections Working Group is appropriately resourced.</p><p> </p><p>We received over 250 responses from the Call for evidence and have published a report of key findings and actions to be taken forward for polls reserved to the UK Government to ensure that our elections are as accessible as possible, and to remove any barriers that exist to democratic participation.</p><p> </p><p>Implementation of the action is split between disabled people's’ organisations (in widening awareness), Government (in any potential legislative change), the Electoral Commission (in revision and development of guidance) and Returning Officers (in training of staff and running of polls).</p><p> </p><p>The Group’s membership includes leading charities and key electoral stakeholders who will work together to better support disabled people’s participation in our democratic process.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 14/09/2018 11:11:35 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

968356

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Peers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of the House of Lords hold (a) paid and (b) unpaid roles within (i) his Department and (ii) his Department's agencies.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	170906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>We do not hold a central record of all those who hold roles in the department, either paid or unpaid, who are members of the House of Lords.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has responsibility for nine NDPBs covering a range of advisory functions which include, for example, the House of Lords Appointments Commission and the Committee on Standards in Public Life. Membership of the Boards is publically available on Gov.uk. There are currently 10 Peers on the Boards of Cabinet Office NDPBs.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/09/2018 11:07:47 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

967449

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Families
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Cabinet Office policies have been assessed against the Family Test; and whether they will publish any such assessments.
tabling member printed	Baroness Eaton
uin	HL9945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p><strong>The government is committed to supporting families. To achieve this, in 2014 we introduced the Family Test, which aims to ensure that impacts on family relationships and functioning are recognised early on during the process of policy development and help inform the policy decisions made by Minsters. There is no requirement for departments to publish the results of assessments made under the Family Test.</strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:30:10 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4184 label Biography information for Baroness Eaton

967485

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Philippines: Prosperity Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent or invested by the UK Prosperity Fund in the Philippines in the (1) current, and (2) previous two years; and what impact this has had on increasing employment, establishing minimum wages and conditions, and reducing the need for the emigration of workers.
tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
uin	HL9977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund (PF) has spent the following in the Philippines over the last three years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>£507,452</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>£58,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19 (estimated up to Aug 2018)</p></td><td><p>£83,653</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>Project activity has covered a number of areas including health, urban development and disaster protection, and includes preparatory work for larger programmes shortly to be approved. It is too early to fully assess impact.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:30:32 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

967546

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that they meet their target of awarding small and medium-sized enterprises 33 per cent of public works contracts by 2022.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL10029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>This Government is committed to supporting small businesses and we continue to aspire to 33% of Government procurement spend on goods, services and works goes to SMEs by 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In April the government announced a number of measures to help achieve this, including:</p><p> </p><p>· Requiring greater transparency by prime contractors to increase SMEs visibility in the supply chain;</p><p>· Improving the visibility of supply chain opportunities to SMEs; and</p><p>· Consulting on how to improve prompt payment to SMEs in the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>We have already streamlined our procurement processes to assist small businesses, and we continue to focus on breaking down the barriers that might deter SMEs from bidding for Government contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 18/09/2018 13:28:40 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

967765

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Institute of Economic Affairs: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the relationships between Ministers and the Institute of Economic Affairs.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	170260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 23/10/2018 09:33:24 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

964021

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the change in the number of people working in the public sector has been since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	168949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 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 13/09/2018 11:13:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ168949- JohnMcDonnell.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

964599

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution: Northern Ireland and Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what powers are devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly but not to the Scottish Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	169528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>The devolution settlements for Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are each unique. Areas that are devolved in one part of the UK may not be devolved in another. This reflects the history and development of the different devolution settlements across the UK. Powers are devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly but not to the Scottish Parliament in the following areas:</p><p> </p><p>- Energy production and supply</p><p>- Employment law</p><p>- All social security (some elements of social security are devolved in Scotland)</p><p>- Child support</p><p>- Pensions</p><p>- Northern Ireland Civil Service</p><p>- Equal opportunities (equal opportunities in relation to public bodies is devolved in Scotland)</p><p>- Time (for example timescales, time zones and the subject-matter of the Summer Time Act 1972)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>There are also powers which are devolved to the Scottish Parliament and not to the Northern Ireland Assembly, including stamp duty, Landfill tax, management of Crown Estate assets and some income tax.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 14/09/2018 10:09:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown