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1727818

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Jess Sargeant
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Basildon on 4 September (HL Deb col 1157), and to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 4 September (HC2317), whether Nick Thomas–Symonds declared, as a political donation in kind, the reported use of a seconded member of staff from Labour Together to (1) the Permanent Secretary to the Cabinet Office, or (2) to the Cabinet Secretary, before that member of staff, Jessica Sargeant, was appointed as a Deputy Director at the Cabinet Office by exception; whether they considered recusal; and whether Cabinet Office officials were informed of any political donations when they considered the delegated Recruitment Principles exception request for Miss Sargeant’s appointment to the Cabinet Office’s Propriety and Constitution Group.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>There is an established process in place for the declaration and management of private interests held by ministers, which ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 19/09/2024 15:22:21 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1727800

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Investment: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to appoint a new investment minister.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friends the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary of State for Business and Trade are responsible for this Government’s priority of growth and advancing opportunities for investment across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 19/09/2024 14:30:32 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1727789

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Members' Interests
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office on 4 September (HC2317), whether a Minister is required to declare a political donation as an interest to their Department if they make a Government decision that directly and personally financially benefits the donor; and what guidance (1) the Cabinet Office, and (2) the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests, have issued on such requirements, and on recusal processes in the event of conflicts of interest.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	uin	HL809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>There is an established process in place for the declaration and management of ministers’ private interests, which ensures that steps are taken to avoid or mitigate any potential or perceived conflicts of interest.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Twycross question first answered 19/09/2024 14:30:21 answering member 4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross
	tabling member	4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe

1728572

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to House of Lords Question HL517 on Civil Service: Expenditure, what plans he has to update guidance on diversity networks in the Civil Service.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	5049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>Existing guidance remains in place for EDI networks to regulate network governance and delivery and provide necessary guardrails to ensure due regard to the Civil Service Code.</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 19/09/2024 14:18:48 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728565

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Morgan McSweeney
	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 31 July 2024 to Question 1240 on Morgan McSweeney, what the responsibilities are of Mr McSweeney in his role as a special adviser.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	5042
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>It’s a longstanding policy to not comment on individuals.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 19/09/2024 14:18:25 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728561

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Special Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers in each department are on (a) four month probationary contracts, (b) six month fixed term contracts and (c) full contracts with no probationary period.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	5038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>All special advisers are subject to the Model Contract for Special Advisers, which is published online at gov.uk. It stipulates that the first four months of their appointment will be a probationary period.</p><p> </p><p>There are no special advisers on six month fixed term appointments, or contracts without a probationary period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 19/09/2024 14:17:53 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728180

	registered interest
	date	09/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Incentives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on giving (a) bonuses and (b) reward-based pay to civil servants in the form of shopping vouchers.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	4697
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2024 answer text <p>As has been the case under successive administrations, non-cash vouchers of small amounts may be used to mark the significant contributions of staff who have worked on specific projects outside of formal performance management processes.</p><p> </p><p>All individual awards follow an established approval process to ensure value for money.</p><p> </p><p>It is also important to confirm that shopping vouchers are not used by government departments to pay traditional end of year performance bonuses - for those departments who still adopt that approach these end of year bonuses are paid as cash payments through payroll.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 19/09/2024 14:17:11 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728474

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Special Advisers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many proposals by departmental Ministers to appoint a special adviser have been refused by 10 Downing Street since 4 July 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	4991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive governments to not discuss individual staffing matters.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 18/09/2024 16:57:02 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728497

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Shops
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any changes have been made to the goods on sale in the Downing Street shop since 4 July 2024; and if he will publish the price list for goods available in that shop.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	5000
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>There has been no change to either the goods on sale or prices that were available under the last Government. These items are paid for personally by members of staff at full cost price and with no subsidy from the taxpayer. A list will be placed in the library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 18/09/2024 16:54:06 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

1728567

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	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 2 August 2024, to Question 905, on Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the percentage employer contribution to the Alpha pension scheme by pay band; and what the estimated yearly monetary cost to the public purse of such employer contributions is.
	tabling member constituency	Salisbury
	tabling member printed	John Glen
	uin	5044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2024 answer text <p>This information is publicly available in the “Central Government Supply Estimates 2024-25” documents and the Civil Service Pension Scheme Valuation Results” document.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 18/09/2024 16:47:27 answering member 5305
	tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen