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1077357

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the recommendations of the Reducing Regulation Committee are; and what steps the Government is taking to implement those recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	225370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Reducing Regulation Committee (RRC) is the primary forum in Government for securing collective agreement on issues related to reducing regulation. There are no definitive criteria for which issues engage collective responsibility but, as set out in the Cabinet Manual, issues which are likely to lead to significant public comment or affect more than one department will usually require collective agreement through Cabinet or a Cabinet Committee.</p><br /><p>As the RRC is a Cabinet Committee, correspondence or discussions between its members are not publicly disclosed to protect the principles of collective responsibility. The Committee's function is to collectively agree the Government position on the matter that has been put to it, which will then be taken forward by the relevant department, almost always in a manner which will enter the public domain. As such, the Committee is just one element of the Government's wider efforts to reduce regulation led by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 28/02/2019 16:37:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1052290

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Reducing Regulation Sub-Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the members are of the Reducing Regulation Committee.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	215063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Details of the membership of Cabinet Committees are available on Gov.UK. The Reducing Regulation sub-Committee is comprised of the Business Secretary, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Lord Chancellor, the Trade Secretary, Environment Secretary, the Leader of the House of Commons, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the Minister of State for Employment, the Minister of State for Exiting the EU and the Parliamentary Secretary at the department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/02/2019 11:35:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1051456

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Reducing Regulation Sub-Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the Reducing Regulation Committee has met; what decisions have flowed from those meetings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	214449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The Reducing Regulation sub-Committee considers issues related to reducing regulation. Information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including when and how often they meet and minutes of their proceedings, is not publicly disclosed to protect the principles of collective responsibility.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 04/02/2019 16:08:18 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1016459

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the (a) legislative requirements and (b) timetable required to hold a second referendum on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	196652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>An Act of Parliament is required before any UK-wide referendum can be held. It is for Parliament to debate and agree the terms under which any referendum would take place, including provisions for setting the date, franchise and the question that would appear on the ballot paper. Processes to hold any referendum must, in addition, incorporate adequate time to prepare for the poll and a minimum campaigning period. The Electoral Commission recommends that legislation relating to a poll should be clear at least six months before it is required to be implemented or complied with.</p><p>A majority of the electorate voted to leave the EU in June 2016. The British people made their choice and they want their Government to deliver on that choice. <em> </em>It is a matter of Government policy that there will not be a second referendum on our exit from the EU<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 11/12/2018 17:46:13 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

931177

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Catering and Hospitality Industry: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the current number of vacancies in the (a) hospitality and (b) food preparation industries.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	157008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply and will be depositing the response to the libraries of both Houses.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/06/2018 09:37:56 question first ministerially corrected 25/07/2018 10:43:27 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ157008.pdf title UKSA Response previous answer version 67062 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ157008 Holding Response.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

867430

registered interest
date	20/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security Capability Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for the publication of the National Security Capability Review.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	133405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Council has agreed the high-level findings of the National Security Capability Review. Ministers have agreed that we should finalise the National Security Capability Review with a view to publishing the conclusions in spring.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/03/2018 15:38:27 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

825537

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much land has been declared as surplus by each Government Department in the Coast to Capital LEP area.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	123675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has declared the following land as surplus in the Coast to Capital LEP area. This does not include sites that were previously declared as surplus and are now disposed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sum of Land Area (ha)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Count of Department Property</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>0.7505</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>1.0689</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence (Civil)</p></td><td><p>24.4138</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Justice</p></td><td><p>0.4587</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26.6919</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:12:14 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

823666

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress the Government Property Unit has made on the sale of Government Departments' surplus land.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	123121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government is working towards its commitment to raise £5 billion from releasing surplus land in 2015 - 2020 and we plan to publish a transparency report on land sales in 2015/16 and 2016/17 shortly.</p><p> </p><p>We are also supporting collaboration across the public sector to make better use of our collective estate. Our successful partnership with the Local Government Association to deliver the One Public Estate programme is now supporting over 90% of councils in England following its latest expansion last month. Through joint working across central and local government and the wider public sector we are delivering more integrated public services, local growth (homes and jobs) and efficiencies.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/01/2018 15:19:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

782635

registered interest
date	02/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Land
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to increase the sale of public land surplus to the Government's requirements.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	111227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government Property Unit in Cabinet Office is responsible for overseeing implementation of the Government Estate Strategy. This means working with Government Departments to ensure the estate is efficient and fit-for-purpose to support operations now and in the future.</p><p> </p><p>The GPU commissions Departments to produce annual Strategic Asset Management Plans, setting out how they plan to implement the Government Estate Strategy within their property portfolio.</p><p> </p><p>Government is working towards our commitment to raise £5 billion from releasing surplus land in 2015 - 2020. In doing so, our ambition is to also unlock land with capacity for 160,000 new homes.</p><p>We are also supporting collaboration across the public sector to make better use of our collective estate. Our successful partnership with the Local Government Association to deliver the One Public Estate programme aims to support 95% of councils in England by 2018. Through joint working across central and local Government and the wider public sector we are delivering more integrated public services, local growth (homes and jobs) and efficiencies. We are currently in the process of further expanding the One Public Estate programme. In addition to new and existing partnerships applying for funding and support to deliver collaborative schemes, we have partnered with the Department for Communities and Local Government to include a £45 million capital Local Authority Land Release Fund. This combination of One Public Estate and DCLG funding and support will be a significant boost to unlocking public land for new homes. The current partnerships are expected to release land to deliver 25,000 housing units by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/11/2017 14:34:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

767398

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Empty Property
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many buildings owned by government departments are empty in (a) West Sussex and (b) Mid Sussex constituency; which those buildings are; to which departments those buildings belong; and what plans he has for the future use of those buildings.
tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
uin	106506
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government Property Unit is responsible for minimising vacancy by supporting departments to sell, sublet, find alternative use, and to do early surrenders. Interventions such as these have contributed significantly to minimising the vacancy rates and cost to the taxpayer.</p><p>As shown in the State of the Estate Report 2015-16 published in February 2017, total vacant space represents 1.4% of the entire Central Estate, a drop of 2% from 2014–15. This is well below the average in the private sector of 8.9%.</p><p>No buildings appear on the unit’s electronic property system as vacant in the Mid-Sussex area. The buildings listed below are currently listed for disposal in the West Sussex region. There are no other records marked as surplus, or offering vacant space in West Sussex, or the Mid-Sussex constituency:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Property Name</p></td><td><p>Address</p></td><td><p>Department</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHICHESTER COMBINED COURT<br><br></p></td><td><p>SOUTHGATE, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO19 1SX</p></td><td><p>Ministry of Justice<br><br><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CHICHESTER MAGISTRATES COURT<br><br></p></td><td><p>MARKET AVENUE, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX, PO19 1YE</p></td><td><p><br>Ministry of Justice<br><br><br><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/10/2017 10:19:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching