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528874

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	41263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to doing all it can to ensure UK suppliers can compete effectively for public sector contracts in line with our current international obligations. To this end we are seeking to ensure the huge purchasing power of government supports the task of boosting growth, and enables us to actively shape the UK market for the long term.</p><p>We are providing industry with visibility of up to £191bn of potential procurement opportunities across 19 sectors. In addition, we are working with businesses to identify and address any key capabilities needed to meet future demand; actively helping them to remove barriers and supporting growth through additional benefits that boost exports and drive innovation.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 30/06/2016 10:29:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

528875

registered interest
date	27/06/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's purchasing policies support British (a) industry and (b) agriculture.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	41277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2013, HM Treasury outsourced the majority of its procurement and commercial services to Crown Commercial Service.</p><p> </p><p>All procurement activity is undertaken reflecting policy direction communicated via Procurement Policy Notes as issued by Cabinet Office, as well as the Public Contract Regulations 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 04/07/2016 09:12:49 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

511329

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army Reserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Army Reserve personnel, excluding members of University Officer Training Corps, have served for a period of over one year.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	33553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The total number of Army Reserve personnel that have served at least one year, excluding members of University Officer Training Corps, is currently 22,480.</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/04/2016 16:44:30 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

511330

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that the food served to members of the armed forces at his Department's facilities run by Sodexo meets his Department's standards; and what sanctions are in place to deter violations of such standards.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	33554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Department is aware of concerns that have been expressed about the standard of food served to members of the Armed Forces.</p><p>The Department has in place a number of safeguards to ensure a good quality of food. These include; contract monitoring, site visits, reviews, customer engagement and assurance by Single Service catering subject matter experts to improve on the service provided.</p><p>Any complaint over food can be raised through the chain of command or directly with the contractor by way of a complaints book.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/04/2016 16:47:18 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

511331

registered interest
date	12/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many regular, full-time serving members of the Army there were on the latest date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	33555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The full-time trained strength of the UK Army at 1 March 2016 was 79,840.</p><p>Statistics are published by Defence Statistics in the Monthly Service Personnel Statistics report. The latest such report which shows figures at 1 March 2016 was published on 14 April 2016 and can be found at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/515805/Monthly_service_personnel_statistics_March_2016.pdf</p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 18/04/2016 16:45:41 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

456981

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Physiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether (a) Health Education England and (b) the Department of Health consulted his Department over the workforce need of the armed services and defence contractors before deciding to reduce training commissions for physiotherapists in 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	29504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has not been consulted.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/03/2016 16:48:14 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

456990

registered interest
date	02/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Physiotherapy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make it his policy to sponsor physiotherapy education places for future service physiotherapists.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	29501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>Physiotherapists are now recruited into the Armed Forces as commissioned officers. As a result Defence has enjoyed healthy recruiting of physiotherapists and, consequently, sponsorship of individuals through training is not currently considered necessary. Defence has benefited from applicants gaining clinical experience in the NHS prior to joining the military.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 08/03/2016 16:48:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

442839

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Audit
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 effectiveness of financial controls and reporting systems for charities in response to the liquidation of Kids Company.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	21353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>In the light of the events surrounding Kids Company the Cabinet Office has launched a detailed review of how it makes grants under Section 70 of the Charities Act. The review is considering the criteria used to assess risk and is developing a proposal for a new and more rigorous approval process. The review will also take into account recommendations made by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee and the Public Accounts Committee.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 12/01/2016 16:03:24 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

442883

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what recent representations his Department has received about exit fees from retirement homes and villages; and if he will bring forward legislative proposals to regulate such fees.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	21355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2016 answer text <p>Following representations on this issue and an investigation by The Office of Fair Trading (now the Competition and Markets Authority) in 2013, my Department passed this issue to the Law Commission to investigate in 2014. Their remit was to consider the problems caused by exit fees, consider whether greater protections were needed, and to make recommendations to Government. The Law Commissioners issued a consultation, which is due to close on 29 January; I would urge all interested parties to respond to this.</p><p>Once the Law Commission has completed its work the Government will consider any recommendations and respond as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 14/01/2016 17:20:13 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

442893

registered interest
date	06/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the future of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	21309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Royal Fleet Auxiliary will continue to provide front line logistical support that is scaled to meet our current and projected commitments. In addition, a shipbuilding programme is under way to deliver four TIDE Class tankers as well three new Future Solid Support Ships announced in the Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/01/2016 17:30:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar