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874748

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Construction: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which construction companies operating under Government contracts require employees to undertake a medical as a requirement for employment.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	135049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/04/2018 13:57:06 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

991164

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Universal Credit
	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 (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed by his Department in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	181610
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does not record or collate information on staff in receipt of universal credit.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/10/2018 11:16:29 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

905389

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What the Government's policy is on support for the Ban the Box initiative.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	905324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of all employers adopting the Ban the Box initiative. The Civil Service is leading by example and adopted the initiative in 2016 to provide fairer opportunities for ex-offenders to compete for jobs.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 13:05:11 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

972270

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to review the effectiveness of the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	906839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continually strengthening the Civil Service. We use a range of internal and external work to inform our understanding of current effectiveness and to shape work to continue making improvements. Recent examples include the Barber Review, the PACAC Inquiry into Whitehall effectiveness, and the International Civil Service Effectiveness Index.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/09/2018 15:02:23 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1006783

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to encourage technological innovation in tackling social challenges and delivering public services.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	907585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>I am determined that government harnesses the power of technology to deliver better public services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>That’s why we are developing an Innovation Strategy for public services to be published next Spring and why I spoke at the GovTech Summit in Paris earlier this week.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>And in October, the latest round of the GovTech innovation fund opened. Ten challenges have already been selected for funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/11/2018 17:47:33 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

845825

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reviewing public sector pay.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	903978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Public Sector workers are amongst the most talented and hardworking people in our society and we believe they should be fairly rewarded.</p><p>As the Chancellor’s budget statement reconfirmed, we are moving away from a 1% public sector average pay award to a more flexible approach.</p><p>Proposals will be issued later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/02/2018 14:28:26 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1028409

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Interserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Interserve on the viability of its public sector contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	908305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We monitor the financial health of all strategic suppliers, including Interserve, and have regular discussions with the company’s management. The funding arrangements of Interserve are a matter for the company. But we welcome moves to increase the financial robustness of a company which employs 45,000 people in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/12/2018 16:43:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1006781

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Age
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policy on public sector pensions of the ability of prison officers aged over 60 to meet the physical requirements of the job.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	907582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>The normal age of 65 for prison officer retirement was first introduced by the last Labour government in 2007. Lord Hutton’s pensions review in 2015 considered the issue and did not recommend any special exemptions for prison officers. We are satisfied that this continues to be the case.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/11/2018 17:43:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

905392

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Capita: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of Capita’s ability to deliver its public service contract obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	905329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Public service delivery has not been affected by Capita’s announcements to date. My officials are in regular discussions with Capita’s leadership who have assured us that it remains committed to delivering its public sector contracts.</p><p>Responsibility for monitoring service delivery sits within individual contracting authorities. For strategic suppliers, departments work with the Crown Representatives and Strategic Partnering Managers to identify and implement improvement opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 13:06:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

972271

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What estimate he has made of the proportion of public procurement spending on digital and technology services placed with small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Dr Caroline Johnson
	uin	906840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Digital Marketplace has opened up opportunities for almost 5,000 small and medium businesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In August, we announced that over £4 billion has been spent through the Marketplace since 2012, and almost half of that - £1.9 billion - has gone to smaller businesses.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>And between 2015-16 and 2017-18, spending with SMEs has almost doubled.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/09/2018 15:01:20 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson