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90954

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Big Society Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Audit Office report, Investigation into grants from the Big Lottery Fund and the Cabinet Office to the Big Society Network and the Society Network Foundation, HC 572, paragraph 3.13, for what reason his Department did not request details of the actual expenditure incurred on the Get In project.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	208556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The department received confirmation from Society Network Foundation (SNF) in October 2012 that the funds had been spent in line with the grant agreement.</p><p>Cabinet Office and Social Investment Business (SIB) worked together to ensure that a good range of projects was funded through the Social Action Fund.</p><p>It is a long-standing convention that details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208555 208557 208598 question first answered 11/09/2014 15:56:55 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

90956

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Big Society Network
	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 the Prime Minister's Office about the decision to fund the Big Society Network and its charity arm, the Society Network Foundation, by the Social Investment Business and the Big Lottery Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	208555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The department received confirmation from Society Network Foundation (SNF) in October 2012 that the funds had been spent in line with the grant agreement.</p><p>Cabinet Office and Social Investment Business (SIB) worked together to ensure that a good range of projects was funded through the Social Action Fund.</p><p>It is a long-standing convention that details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208556 208557 208598 question first answered 11/09/2014 15:56:55 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

90960

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Big Society Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason a second payment to the Society Network Foundation for the Get In project was made when the Get In project had a surplus of £60,800 in October 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	208598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The department received confirmation from Society Network Foundation (SNF) in October 2012 that the funds had been spent in line with the grant agreement.</p><p>Cabinet Office and Social Investment Business (SIB) worked together to ensure that a good range of projects was funded through the Social Action Fund.</p><p>It is a long-standing convention that details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208555 208556 208557 question first answered 11/09/2014 15:56:56 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

90953

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Big Society Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations the Social Investment Business made to his Department about its proposal to alter the criteria which ensured that the Get In project of the Society Network Foundation received funds when they already had been turned down.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	208557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>The department received confirmation from Society Network Foundation (SNF) in October 2012 that the funds had been spent in line with the grant agreement.</p><p>Cabinet Office and Social Investment Business (SIB) worked together to ensure that a good range of projects was funded through the Social Action Fund.</p><p>It is a long-standing convention that details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208555 208556 208598 question first answered 11/09/2014 15:56:56 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

90594

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities
	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 number of charities registered in the UK primarily or substantially funded from Middle Eastern sources; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	208181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>Charity regulation is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p>The annual accounts of charities in England and Wales are available on the Charity Commission’s website but the data requested on funding sources is not routinely held. Some charities may include information about the source of their donations in their accounts but they are not required to do so.</p><p>The Charity Commission is alert to the potential abuse of humanitarian aid efforts through facilitating travel for individuals for other purposes, particularly to conflict zones where terrorist groups are known to operate or exert control, including in Syria and Iraq.</p><p>There is a risk that charities working in certain areas, including those where so-called Islamic State militants operate, may be abused for non-charitable purposes. This is of serious concern to the Charity Commission. The Charity Commission has issued alerts to charities operating in these areas and advice to members of the public of how to give safely to ensure that their donations reach the intended charitable target. This information is available on the Charity Commission’s website.</p><p>Where there are concerns about suspected terrorist or extremist abuse connected to a charity the Charity Commission will support the Police in conducting criminal investigations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208329 question first answered 11/09/2014 14:32:05 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90608

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any charities registered in the UK are donating funds or other support to Islamic State militants; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	208329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2014 answer text <p>Charity regulation is a devolved matter in Scotland and Northern Ireland.</p><p>The annual accounts of charities in England and Wales are available on the Charity Commission’s website but the data requested on funding sources is not routinely held. Some charities may include information about the source of their donations in their accounts but they are not required to do so.</p><p>The Charity Commission is alert to the potential abuse of humanitarian aid efforts through facilitating travel for individuals for other purposes, particularly to conflict zones where terrorist groups are known to operate or exert control, including in Syria and Iraq.</p><p>There is a risk that charities working in certain areas, including those where so-called Islamic State militants operate, may be abused for non-charitable purposes. This is of serious concern to the Charity Commission. The Charity Commission has issued alerts to charities operating in these areas and advice to members of the public of how to give safely to ensure that their donations reach the intended charitable target. This information is available on the Charity Commission’s website.</p><p>Where there are concerns about suspected terrorist or extremist abuse connected to a charity the Charity Commission will support the Police in conducting criminal investigations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208181 question first answered 11/09/2014 14:32:05 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90417

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Big Society Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, under what criteria the Big Society Network was contracted to run the Giving Summits.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	208125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Grants were awarded to Society Network Foundation to deliver aspects for the Big Society Awards and the Giving Summit following consideration of proposals put forward by Society Network Foundation.</p><p>In 2012-13, £350,000 was paid to Society Network Foundation for the delivery of aspects of the Big Society Awards, £12,000 for delivering certain aspects of the Giving Summit and promotion of the Big Society. In 2013-14, £150,000 was paid to Society Network Foundation for delivery of aspects of the Big Society Awards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208126 208127 208128 question first answered 08/09/2014 16:32:13 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

90418

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Big Society Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Big Society Network has received for administering the Big Society Awards in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	208126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Grants were awarded to Society Network Foundation to deliver aspects for the Big Society Awards and the Giving Summit following consideration of proposals put forward by Society Network Foundation.</p><p>In 2012-13, £350,000 was paid to Society Network Foundation for the delivery of aspects of the Big Society Awards, £12,000 for delivering certain aspects of the Giving Summit and promotion of the Big Society. In 2013-14, £150,000 was paid to Society Network Foundation for delivery of aspects of the Big Society Awards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208125 208127 208128 question first answered 08/09/2014 16:32:13 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

90419

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Big Society Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, against what criteria the Big Society Network was awarded the contract for running the Big Society Awards.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	208127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Grants were awarded to Society Network Foundation to deliver aspects for the Big Society Awards and the Giving Summit following consideration of proposals put forward by Society Network Foundation.</p><p>In 2012-13, £350,000 was paid to Society Network Foundation for the delivery of aspects of the Big Society Awards, £12,000 for delivering certain aspects of the Giving Summit and promotion of the Big Society. In 2013-14, £150,000 was paid to Society Network Foundation for delivery of aspects of the Big Society Awards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208125 208126 208128 question first answered 08/09/2014 16:32:13 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

90420

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Big Society Network
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been given to the Big Society Network for the purpose of running the Giving Summit in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Wigan
	tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
	uin	208128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>Grants were awarded to Society Network Foundation to deliver aspects for the Big Society Awards and the Giving Summit following consideration of proposals put forward by Society Network Foundation.</p><p>In 2012-13, £350,000 was paid to Society Network Foundation for the delivery of aspects of the Big Society Awards, £12,000 for delivering certain aspects of the Giving Summit and promotion of the Big Society. In 2013-14, £150,000 was paid to Society Network Foundation for delivery of aspects of the Big Society Awards.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed Mr Brooks Newmark grouped question UIN 208125 208126 208127 question first answered 08/09/2014 16:32:13 answering member 1488 label Biography information for Mr Brooks Newmark
	tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy