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1357670

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to deliver civil service jobs outside London.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	903620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to levelling-up through relocating high quality Civil Service Jobs. At Budget 2020 we set out our ambitions to relocate 22,000 roles out of London by 2030, bringing new jobs and investment to all nations and parts of the UK, with senior roles being created in areas such as Glasgow, Belfast, Cardiff, Darlington and Wolverhampton. The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster during his time as Chief Secretary to the Treasury encouraged Departments to frontload the majority of moves over this next Spending Review. I can confirm that we now have early commitments to move up to 15,000 civil service roles by 2024/25.</p><p> </p><p>Departments will decide on their locations taking into account a range of factors including skills, transport links and capacity to meet their needs and flourish in their chosen locations, as well as ensuring locations are suitable for the long term success and sustainability of the civil service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/09/2021 16:01:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1682320

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen national security.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	901027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office leads and coordinates the UK’s national security crisis response through the Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR), and national security policy through the National Security Council structures. This includes the National Cyber Strategy, National Security and Investment Programme, and the Biological Security Strategy, all of which the department is taking essential steps to deliver.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Key successes in 2023 included publishing the Integrated Review Refresh, passing the National Security Act, launching the Emergency Alerting scheme and delivering the Atlantic Declaration and risk elements of the AI Summit. So far in 2024, we have launched a new Strategic Dialogue on Biological Security with the US and continued to coordinate the response to the conflict in Gaza and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 18/01/2024 17:56:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1305900

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	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	What steps his Department is taking to improve transparency in procurement in its response to the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
	uin	913904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The government recognises the importance of maintaining public confidence in how we manage taxpayers’ money and I have set out before the challenges we faced in our response to the covid 19 outbreak. We are taking steps to improve the processes already in place and ensure public spending is fair and transparent.</p><p>Proposals in the Green Paper aim to improve transparency in procurement across the public sector and include specific measures to strengthen transparency through the commercial lifecycle from planning through to procurement, contract award, performance and completion.</p><p>We are also taking forward all 28 recommendations from the independent Boardman report to set out areas for improvement within the Cabinet Office’s own internal contracting procedures.</p><p>We have also made KPI data on 379 contracts available to the public, as a further step towards greater transparency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/03/2021 15:17:24 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

1328434

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to improve democratic inclusion.
	tabling member constituency	Luton South
	tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
	uin	900603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>We work with experts across sectors and provide funding to a number of initiatives to engage citizens in our democracy, make it more accessible and protect everyone's vote.</p><p>The introduction of online registration has resulted in record levels of people registering to vote and the Cabinet Office-chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group works to enhance inclusiveness in our democracy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/05/2021 15:34:37 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1305896

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Apprentices
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to improve the quality of civil service apprenticeships.
	tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
	tabling member printed	Mrs Heather Wheeler
	uin	913912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service will be launching a new Apprenticeships Strategy in the new financial year. The first phase will have delivered 30,000 apprenticeships by April. In this strategy we will focus not just on numbers but on the quality of training on offer to ensure that departments are better equipped to nurture talent in house and in plugging skills gaps</p><p>To this end, we recently published the &quot;Curriculum and Campus for Government Skills&quot;, with the goal of setting the highest standard in vocational training for all Civil Servants, including apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/03/2021 15:18:29 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler

1328431

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	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	What recent steps he has taken to help ensure value for money in public procurement.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	900590
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>We are transforming the current procurement regime so that simpler procedures can drive increased competition and innovation, ultimately saving taxpayers’ money.</p><p>We have also recently published Version 3 of the Outsourcing Playbook, rebranded as the Sourcing Playbook, alongside our new Consultancy Playbook. This suite of guidance will help government and industry work better together to deliver quality public services and value for money.</p><p>The Government Consulting Hub was also formally launched last week; a new team at the centre of Government providing expertise on management consultancy and ensuring we maximise value.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/05/2021 15:31:16 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1357671

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	United Kingdom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on strengthening the Union.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Dr Jamie Wallis
	uin	903624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting and promoting the combined strengths of our Union, the most successful political and economic union in history. It is vital that we continue to work together across the UK on our common challenges including recovering from Covid-19 and supporting the NHS.</p><p> </p><p>My Right Honourable Friend, the Secretary of State for the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities, is now the Minister responsible for the Union portfolio.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/09/2021 16:03:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4766 label Biography information for Dr Jamie Wallis

1328433

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment the Government has made of the (a) viability and (b) value for money of the Verify scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	900593
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2021 answer text <p>Verify continues to work well, supporting 19 services. More than 8 million Verify accounts have been created, with over 2.3 million added since the start of the pandemic as citizens accessed critical online services.</p><p>Building on the lessons and experiences of Verify, and as we announced in last year's Spending Review, the Government Digital Service is collaborating with other departments - including the Department for Work and Pensions, HMRC and Home Office - to develop a new login and identity assurance system that will make it easier for more people to use online services safely. While this new system is being developed, users and connected services will continue to rely on GOV.UK Verify. The Government has therefore decided to extend the current Verify service, enabling new users to sign up until April 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 27/05/2021 15:33:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1305897

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of GOV.UK Verify.
	tabling member constituency	Cambridge
	tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
	uin	913913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>Verify continues to work well, in support of 22 government services. Over 8 million people have used Verify, with 2 million added in the last year as citizens accessed critical online services during the pandemic.</p><p>Building on the lessons and experiences of Verify, and as we announced in last year's Spending Review, the Government Digital Service is collaborating with other departments to develop a new login and identity assurance system that will make it easier for more people to use online services safely.</p><p>For example, we know that extra data sources will be needed for a more inclusive service, so we are also working with the Home Office on its digitisation of birth, marriage and death records.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/03/2021 15:19:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1305899

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What progress has been made by the UK-EU Joint Committee on revising the Northern Ireland Protocol.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	913920
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Committee has been working on the many difficulties presented to the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol by the EU’s decision to activate Article 16 on 29 January. There are outstanding issues to be resolved and we have taken temporary operational steps to avoid disruption to everyday life. We remain committed to working within the Joint Committee process to find solutions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 25/03/2021 17:16:20 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson