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577108

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
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	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what lessons the Government has learned about voter registration from the EU referendum campaign.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	906133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The EU Referendum campaign was the largest democratic exercise the United Kingdom has ever witnessed. Indeed, there were 46.5 million people on the electoral register for the EU Referendum, the largest UK Parliamentary register ever seen. Building on this success, the Government is currently undertaking a programme of work looking at how the electoral registration can be made more efficient and boost the levels of registration further. This includes piloting changes to the annual canvass to test new approaches which have been identified through working closely with Electoral Registration Officers.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/09/2016 14:13:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

577109

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures his Department is putting in place to make government more cost-effective.
tabling member constituency	Yeovil
tabling member printed	Marcus Fysh
uin	906128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Improving the efficiency and productivity of the public sector is central to the work of the Cabinet Office and other government Departments. By 2014/15 the Government had saved £18.6 billion through efficiency and reform.</p><p>The government is continuing this work. For example, we are working to improve how the government operates across functional areas such as commercial, property, infrastructure and projects, and by tackling fraud, error and debt. We will continue to make government more effective throughout this parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 906132 question first answered 07/09/2016 15:49:55 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh

577110

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Flood Resilience Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made on the National Flood Resilience Review.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	906131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>The National Flood Resilience Review has been assessing how England can be better protected from flooding and extreme rainfall. The review has been working to identify actions needed to strengthen our resilience to flooding.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/09/2016 15:54:42 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

577111

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures his Department is putting in place to make government more cost-effective.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Chris Davies
uin	906132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>Improving the efficiency and productivity of the public sector is central to the work of the Cabinet Office and other government Departments. By 2014/15 the Government had saved £18.6 billion through efficiency and reform.</p><p>The government is continuing this work. For example, we are working to improve how the government operates across functional areas such as commercial, property, infrastructure and projects, and by tackling fraud, error and debt. We will continue to make government more effective throughout this parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 906128 question first answered 07/09/2016 15:49:55 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4376 label Biography information for Chris Davies

577112

registered interest
date	30/08/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Low Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that all government departments produce an analysis of the effect of their policies on people who are low-paid.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	906130
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2016 answer text <p>At each Budget and Autumn Statement, the Government already produces cumulative distributional analysis; this shows the impact of government policies since 2010 on the share of tax paid and spending received, across the household income distribution.</p><p>Where appropriate, departments also choose to publish analyses of the potential effects on protected characteristics, and of the effect of government policy on families.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 07/09/2016 15:52:22 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

541767

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Monarchy: EU Law
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the heir to the throne is subject to EU law.
tabling member printed	Lord Tebbit
uin	HL1443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2016 answer text <p>In general, under UK law the Heir Apparent occupies the same legal status as a private citizen. The European Court of Justice has held that EU law must be interpreted in the light of the relevant rules of international law. As such, when abroad, the Heir Apparent may enjoy a specific status accorded to Heads of State and to the members of their family and household.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl of Courtown question first answered 03/08/2016 13:49:14 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	952 label Biography information for Lord Tebbit

542088

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current workstream priorities are of the Policy Innovation Policy Lab team.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Policy Lab is currently collaborating with departmental policy teams on homelessness, work and health (including the Work &amp; Health Innovation Fund) and the future of rail. Policy Lab’s work is determined by departments, which approach them for support in employing the latest digital, design and data techniques to help address specific policy challenges.</p><p>There are six full time staff in the Policy Lab.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 43966 question first answered 05/09/2016 08:33:48 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

542089

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of staff currently work in the Policy Innovation Policy Lab team.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Policy Lab is currently collaborating with departmental policy teams on homelessness, work and health (including the Work &amp; Health Innovation Fund) and the future of rail. Policy Lab’s work is determined by departments, which approach them for support in employing the latest digital, design and data techniques to help address specific policy challenges.</p><p>There are six full time staff in the Policy Lab.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 43965 question first answered 05/09/2016 08:33:48 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

542090

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how each unit in his Department performed on handling correspondence from hon. Members and Peers during 2015.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 05/09/2016 08:31:30 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

542091

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 July 2016 to Question 43014, how individual units record their legal costs.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>Within the Cabinet Office, business units are allocated budgets at the commencement of each year following development of the department's objectives for that year and taking into account the department's overall funding settlement. Business unit budgets are prepared and held at a summary level of aggregation.</p><p>Through the year all expenditure, including legal costs, is posted to appropriate codes following advice from individual units on the nature of the spend.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 05/09/2016 08:34:19 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest