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registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p> </p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/11/2018 09:46:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999506

registered interest
date	01/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the ability of Government contractors to pay invoices submitted by subcontractors within 30 days.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	187159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Regulation 113 of the Public Contracts Regulations contains statutory guidance for contracting authorities and suppliers on paying undisputed invoices in 30 days down the supply chain.</p><p>This will be preserved under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act when the UK leaves the European Union, with relevant adjustments necessary to ensure legal operability. This will give legal certainty and continuity to businesses and contracting authorities on day one of exit.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 06/11/2018 14:52:41 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999143

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Crown Commercial Service's Transparency data, CCS prompt payment data 2018-19, whether the aggregated totals figure of 196.88 per cent for the percentage of invoices paid within five days is correct; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	186191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service fully complies with all regulatory requirements set out in Section 113(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations (2015).</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Commercial Service will remove “aggregated totals” fields from future prompt payment data publications.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 06/11/2018 16:34:44 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999145

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
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 press release of 10 April 2018, New changes to encourage small businesses to apply for government contracts, what progress he is making on excluding suppliers from major Government procurements if they cannot demonstrate fair and effective payment practices with subcontractors.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	186192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>On the same day as the referenced press release, the Cabinet Office announced a consultation to gather views on whether it would be appropriate to exclude suppliers from major government procurements if they cannot demonstrate a fair, effective and responsible approach to payment in their supply chain management. This consultation closed on 5 June. We have been reviewing responses and will publish the outcome shortly.</p><p> </p><p>In the meanwhile, Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment in public sector contracts, including late payment through the supply chain, to the Mystery Shopper service in the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 06/11/2018 14:50:54 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999288

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Cyber Security Centre: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many communications specialists are employed at the National Cyber Security Centre; and what the total salary cost of those specialists is.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	186193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>Around a third of the approximately 850 people currently employed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have outward-facing advisory roles, as part of the NCSC’s remit to provide expert, trusted guidance to help protect all sectors of the economy and members of the public. This includes around 25 communications specialists, who work in partnership with other communications specialists across government and the private sector. For reasons of National Security, we are unable to provide further breakdown of staff numbers and costs.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/11/2018 12:39:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999291

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Cyber Security Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Question 61 of oral evidence given on 25 June 2018 to the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy by Mr Ciaran Martin, what the specific campaigns are that form the duties of communications specialists in the National Cyber Security Centre.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	186194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p>The communications specialists in the National Cyber Security Centre take the expert technical advice from the organisation and turn it into clear, accessible and usable advice and guidance, setting out the simple steps that organisations and citizens can take to protect themselves.</p><p> </p><p>Between 1 September 2017 and 31 August 2018 95 blogs and 134 pieces of guidance were published. This work is carried out in partnership with government and the private sector and a dedicated NCSC engagement team to amplify reach.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/11/2018 17:45:09 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

999300

registered interest
date	31/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on consultancy fees relating to the UK leaving the EU since July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	186196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office publishes spend over £25,000 on a monthly basis as part of its transparency data routine publication which is accessible <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/751545/Annex_B_Expenditure_over__25000_30-09-2018.csv/preview" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/11/2018 12:43:13 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

997651

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of government contractors pay invoices submitted by subcontractors within 30 days as required by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	185516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p><em><br> </em>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment in public sector contracts, including late payment through the supply chain, to its Mystery Shopper service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/11/2018 17:02:06 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

997652

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total value is of the payroll commitments of the staff transferred from HMRC to his Department in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	185517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p><br> The information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/11/2018 16:07:02 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

997657

registered interest
date	30/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of Government contractors that employ over 250 people have signed up to the Prompt Payment Code.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	185518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>However, a list of signatories to the Prompt Payment Code can be viewed at the following link: http://ppc.promptpaymentcode.org.uk/ppc/ppc_signatory.a4d</p><p> </p><p>The majority of government’s strategic suppliers are signatories to the Code and payment practices of government’s largest suppliers are regularly monitored to ensure that they are in line with the aims of prompt payment policy. While the Prompt Payment Code is voluntary, any new strategic supplier to government is encouraged to sign up.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/11/2018 17:00:23 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett