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417779

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will devise and disclose a distinct UK drones and targeted killing policy as part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	9637
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The 2015 National Security Strategy and the Strategic Defence and Security Review, informed by the National Security Risk Assessment, are considering a wide range of risks and threats including terrorism, and responses. We cannot speculate on the outcome of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 11/09/2015 11:29:04 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

516619

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral evidence to the House of Lords Select Committee on Secondary Legislation Scrutiny on 19 January 2016, Question 7, under what circumstances government departments are permitted not to publish equality analyses which are referred to in government consultation documents.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	35977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Public Sector Equality Duty requires Departments to pay due regard to equality aspects of decisions. It is up to each Department to decide whether to publish their analysis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 04/05/2016 11:17:45 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

1361104

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	NHS: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021, published on 14 September 2021, and the statement that in the event that the data suggests the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure, the Government has prepared a Plan B for England, if he will define the data that would indicate that the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	58836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>If data suggests the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure, the Government has prepared a Plan B for England. The Government hopes not to have to implement Plan B. However, given the uncertainty, the Government set out details in the Autumn and Winter Plan 2021 so that the public and businesses know what to expect if further measures become necessary.</p><p>The Government will remain vigilant and monitor the data closely, using a wide range of evidence, as we have done throughout the pandemic. This includes case numbers, hospital admissions and occupancy, deaths, the ratio of cases to hospitalisations, the rate of growth in cases and hospital admissions - particularly in the over 65s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/10/2021 13:46:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1361109

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report entitled Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Covid-Status Certification: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report, published on 9 September 2021, if he will publish the equalities impact assessment that the Government conducted on covid-status certification.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	58837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s response to the Committee’s report, the Government will provide the Equalities Impact Assessment conducted on COVID-status certification ahead of the introduction of any legislation that may be required, in the normal way.</p><p>Further inquiries on COVID-status certification should be directed to my colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/10/2021 13:52:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1385488

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 6 December 2021 on Transforming Public Procurement, HCWS444, whether the Procurement Review Unit will be based in his Department; which Minister will be responsible for that unit; and by what date he plans for that unit to be operational.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	87684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Procurement Review Unit will be based in the Cabinet Office and will report to the Minister for the Cabinet Office. The Unit will form part of the new procurement regime which is subject to the usual Parliamentary processes. The new regime will not be active until 2023 at the earliest.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/12/2021 14:41:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1171416

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Climate Change
	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 effect of climate change on the work of his Department; and what steps he is taking in response to that effect.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	4459
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in cutting emissions while growing the economy, and has set an ambitious net zero target which will require transformation across the economy.</p><p>Tackling climate change is a priority for the whole of government, which is why the Prime Minister has set up the Cabinet Committee on Climate Change. This committee will hold departments to account for their actions to combat climate change and oversee the UK’s preparations to host the COP26 summit.</p><p>The Government is leading from the front, and delivering on the Greening Government Commitments. Cabinet Office monitors and reports performance against these Commitments through the annual publication of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-estate-in-2017-2018" target="_blank">State of the Estate Report</a>. The Report describes the size and cost, efficiency of use and sustainability of property for central government buildings.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/01/2020 17:56:37 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1538593

	registered interest
	date	02/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Former Ministers: Redundancy Pay
	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 total cost the public purse of severance pay awarded to members of the Government leaving ministerial posts since 1 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	77466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 sets out the detail and circumstances under which former Ministers are eligible for a severance payment. A Minister leaving office, who is below the age of 65 and who is not otherwise reappointed to a Ministerial position within 3 weeks of their last day of service, is eligible for a severance payment of 25% of their annual claimed salary at the time at which they ceased to hold office.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/11/2022 17:13:08 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1544899

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Property Agency: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government Property Agency’s new Facilities Management contracts under its Workplace Transformation Programme will be let; and when the new companies will start to provide the contracted services.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	94791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2022 answer text <p>The GPA’s Workplace Services Transformation Programme (WSTP) continues to progress the new Facilities Management contracts, with all Tender processes now complete and bid responses received across all Lots of the procurement exercise. There will now follow a due diligence process of evaluating the bids received on Quality and Price. The GPA remains on track to let the new contracts from April 2023, with the mobilisation of the new contractors taking up to six months to complete. A proposed final hand-over date is scheduled for October 2023.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/11/2022 16:56:18 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1546958

	registered interest
	date	30/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Industrial Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the state of industrial relations in the Civil Service.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	99894
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is not the employer for all civil servants, and departments are responsible for engaging with recognised trade unions at departmental and local level. At Cabinet Office level, we engage with the National Trade Union Committee.</p><p>The Public and Commercial Services Union are currently in dispute with a number of Civil Service employers and have called for strike action in several departments. We remain open to continued dialogue in order to bring about a resolution.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 06/12/2022 16:27:17 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1568237

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data gathered is shared with union representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	126707
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code and relevant legislation including GDPR and Equality Act 2010. We collect diversity information and community background information during the job application process and on our workforce through our HR platforms. All personal and sensitive data collected is used in accordance with the Privacy Statement agreed by employees on the HR platforms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This information is used to understand the workforce size and shape, as well as the level of turnover and diversity in our workforce. The data is used to help us invest in skills, and to inform our HR strategy and policy. Diversity and inclusion data also helps us understand how representative we are and identify those areas we need to improve. The data supports an evidence based approach to diversity and inclusion in the Cabinet Office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office meets regularly with the unions and presents and shares information and data requested - where it is appropriate and in line with our privacy statements - to help inform decision making through negotiation and consultation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/01/2023 17:49:02 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens