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857851

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Utilities: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to bring into force sections 38 and 39 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	131751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>The powers in sections 38 and 39 of the Digital Economy Act 2017, which will help in supporting identification of those eligible for water poverty schemes, will commence once Parliament has debated the supporting codes of practice and regulations for Part 5 of the Act. The timetable will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/03/2018 12:55:12 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

823057

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total value of goods and services procured from companies in Swindon by (a) all Government departments, and (b) all public bodies was in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	122740
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on public sector suppliers within a specific constituency is not held centrally<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 16:12:15 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

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

850776

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to make improve the use of digital technology in the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	130010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is a recognised world leader in public sector digital innovation. The Government Digital Service (GDS) leads on the digital transformation in government, providing common solutions to problems that government service teams have to tackle repeatedly.</p><p>GDS provides standards, guidance and best practice to help government to build services that work for everyone. GDS works with departments to provide the right technology to help the public sector deliver great services, through technology that meets user needs; makes cross-government collaboration easier; costs less; and will help civil servants to work more flexibly and efficiently.</p><p>The Government Transformation Strategy was published in February 2017. It sets out a vision for transforming the way government operates and delivers services in the digital age and GDS’ role in driving this change. It was developed in conjunction with other government departments and its objectives include business transformation; increasing skills and capability across government; developing better tools, processes and governance; data; and developing more shared platforms such as GOV.UK Notify.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 07/03/2018 11:52:00 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

831117

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with trustees of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund on disinvestment from fossil fuels.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	125125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>I have had no such discussions. Investment decisions within the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund are a matter for the Trustees who receive professional advice regarding decisions on the management of scheme assets. Details of the schemes investments are set out each year in a published Annual Review.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 07/03/2018 10:42:25 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

843908

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet, how many people are in the One Public Estate programme's Pool of Experts; from which parent teams in the Civil Service those people have come; and for each such team which of its members of the Pool of Experts have (a) master planning, (b) feasibility studies, (c) options appraisals, (d) surveyors, (e) design and (f) procurement expertise.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	128314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The One Public Estate (OPE) programme is establishing a Pool of Experts to support local OPE partnerships to deliver property-based projects. At present, 23 experts have been accepted into the Pool, as set out below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Specialism</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Experts</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Masterplanning</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Feasibility and Options Appraisals</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Surveying</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(Building)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(Chartered)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(Quantity) </em></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(8)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(2)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(0)</em></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Project Management</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Design</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Procurement</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total (to date)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>23</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The programme’s selection process is still underway. In addition to the 23 appointed, a further 35 are going through the application process. Recruitment has been marketed externally and no experts are currently Civil Servants.</ins></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 27/02/2018 17:39:32 question first ministerially corrected 28/02/2018 10:39:17 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 43708 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843912

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many local authority applications to the One Public Estate programme were (a) joint applications and (b) applications by a sole local authority in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	128318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The One Public Estate (OPE) programme has held six application rounds since the programme began in 2013. 210 applications have been received in total, including 122 applications made by groups of local authorities, and 88 by sole local authorities. It is important to note that whilst OPE partnerships are local authority-led, they comprise wider public sector partners, including central government departments. A yearly breakdown of applications is shown in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sole Authority Applications</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Joint Applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>88</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>122</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>One Public Estate carries out a rigorous assessment process against published criteria. Not all applications submitted were successful.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 27/02/2018 17:55:46 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843913

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many applications to the One Public Estate programme included (a) joint ventures, (b) land swaps and (c) development by small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last five years for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	128319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>One Public Estate does not typically collect the data requested. The information requested cannot be provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 27/02/2018 17:51:52 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843914

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) applications and (b) successful applications to the One Public Estate programme include key projects that will be delivered by SMEs.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	128320
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>One Public Estate does not typically collect the data requested regarding small and medium-sized enterprises. The information requested cannot be provided without incurring a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 27/02/2018 16:34:40 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

851597

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
	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 27 February 2018 to Question 128318, on the One Public Estate Programme, how many of those submitted applications included partnerships with government departments.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	130360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Further to the response provided for Question 128318, all 76 One Public Estate partnerships have at least one government department or agency on their local partnership boards.</p><p> </p><p>At its core, One Public Estate is about local and central government working together with other public bodies to transform communities and local public services and deliver value for money for the taxpayer. To effectively deliver these objectives, government departments and/or their local agencies must be included in One Public Estate partnerships.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 06/03/2018 13:57:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett