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1700003

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Victims: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department issues guidance on the issuing of compensation to victims of institutional failures.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	20937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been steadfast in its commitment to providing diverse compensation schemes that cater to varying needs and circumstances and remains committed to upholding the rule of law, ensuring that all citizens have access to effective mechanisms for resolving grievances, and holding institutions accountable. Each Department responsible for a compensation scheme issues guidance to claimants for engaging with their respective scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/04/2024 15:53:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1700161

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Codes of Practice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Q25 of the evidence given by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) to the EFRA Committee on 26 March 2024, HC 163, whether the Prime Minister has asked the Cabinet Office to investigate the compliance of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with the Ministerial Code.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	uin	21050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the full statement by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during his appearance at that Select Committee meeting (questions 25 to 27). The Secretary of State has recused himself from these matters. It is not uncommon for Ministers to balance their work as a constituency MP with their roles as Ministers, and there are established processes which support that.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/04/2024 16:16:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1700239

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 22 of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s second Interim Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published on 5 April 2023, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure (a) the independence of and (b) confidence in the arms length body.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	21122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The victims of the scandal are at the forefront of my mind, and it is critical to ensure that any scheme works effectively for the victims. The Government will respond in full to Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations following the publication of the Inquiry’s final report. Additionally, we are tabling a Government amendment at Report Stage of the Victims and Prisoners Bill in the Other Place to fix technical deficiencies, while working in the spirit of Dame Diana Johnson’s amendment. The amendment is tabled with the intention of speeding up the implementation of the Government’s response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/04/2024 13:49:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1700240

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to ensure there are no delays to implementation of the final Infected Blood inquiry compensation report.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	uin	21123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministerial colleagues and I, as well as officials in the Cabinet Office and relevant other Government Departments, are working closely to ensure effective design and implementation of the Government response to Inquiry, with regular meetings and engagement across Whitehall.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to responding to the recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff in full, after the publication of the final report. The Government has appointed an expert group to provide advice on recommendations regarding compensation, and we are bringing forward amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill at Report Stage in the Other Place to speed up the Government response to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21257 21258 question first answered 17/04/2024 15:48:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1700370

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	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 coordination across Government departments on the efficient implementation of the full infected blood compensation scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Siobhan Baillie
	uin	21257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministerial colleagues and I, as well as officials in the Cabinet Office and relevant other Government Departments, are working closely to ensure effective design and implementation of the Government response to Inquiry, with regular meetings and engagement across Whitehall.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to responding to the recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff in full, after the publication of the final report. The Government has appointed an expert group to provide advice on recommendations regarding compensation, and we are bringing forward amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill at Report Stage in the Other Place to speed up the Government response to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21123 21258 question first answered 17/04/2024 15:48:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4847 label Biography information for Siobhan Baillie

1700371

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what preparations his Department is making for the roll-out of the infected blood compensation scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Siobhan Baillie
	uin	21258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministerial colleagues and I, as well as officials in the Cabinet Office and relevant other Government Departments, are working closely to ensure effective design and implementation of the Government response to Inquiry, with regular meetings and engagement across Whitehall.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to responding to the recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff in full, after the publication of the final report. The Government has appointed an expert group to provide advice on recommendations regarding compensation, and we are bringing forward amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill at Report Stage in the Other Place to speed up the Government response to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21123 21257 question first answered 17/04/2024 15:48:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4847 label Biography information for Siobhan Baillie

1698383

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Evaluation Task Force Output and Outcome Indicators (March 2024), published on 22 March 2024, how many and what proportion of Evaluation Accelerator Fund projects were rated (a) amber and (b) red as of 1 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	20232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Evaluation Task Force (ETF) committed to publicly report on a series of output and outcome indicators in response to recommendations featured in the ‘Evaluating Government Spending’ NAO report in 2022 and the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendation for the ETF to establish quantifiable metrics on the scale and quality of evaluation across government. The indicators are not wholly controlled or ‘owned’ by the ETF. Driving progress towards the targets outlined in the ETF strategy are dependent on cross-government partners working together to build an improved evaluation ecosystem which creates more and higher quality evaluation in government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All information related to the proportion of projects rated Red, Amber, Green across Evaluation Accelerator Fund and ETF priority projects are included in the Technical Annex published alongside the main output and outcome indicator report. This can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-task-force-output-and-outcome-indicators-march-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-task-force-output-and-outcome-indicators-march-2024</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For completeness, the table below outlines the number and proportion of projects that were rated Red, Amber, Green across both indicators related to this PQ. Please note these figures have been recently updated and are now included on the ETF website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Project RAG ratings (number and proportion)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indicator</p></td><td><p>GREEN</p></td><td><p>AMBER</p></td><td><p>RED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.4 Proportion of Evaluation Accelerator Fund projects on track (RAG rated 'Green')</p></td><td><p>11 (58%)</p></td><td><p>6 (32%)</p></td><td><p>2 (10%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.6 Proportion of ETF priority projects with robust evaluation plans (cumulative)</p></td><td><p>13 (62%)</p></td><td><p>7 (33%)</p></td><td><p>1 (5%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/04/2024 16:07:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1698068

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Long Covid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were out of work as a result of having long covid in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
	tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
	uin	20085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of 22nd March is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 03/04/2024 13:46:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen attachment 1 file name PQ20085 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority Response
	tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1698116

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to expedite compensation for those affected by the infected blood scandal.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	20028
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government will respond in full to Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations on compensation following the publication of the Inquiry’s final report. Additionally, we will bring forward amendments at Report Stage of the Victims and Prisoners Bill in the Other Place with the intention of speeding up the implementation of the Government’s response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/04/2024 16:20:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1698132

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2024
	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	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent civil service roles were located outside London in each quarter from Q2 2020 to Q3 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	20059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the number of roles, including those vacant, is not available centrally. Only the number of employees ‘in post’ is available.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number and proportion of full-time equivalent civil servants employed and located in London and outside London between Q1 (March) 2020 and Q3 (September) 2023 is available in Table 1 below, and the number excluding ‘SCS level’ employees can be found in Table 2 below. This data refers to the number of employees ‘in post’ at each reference date. Information for Q2 (June) 2020 is not centrally available. Data has, therefore, been provided for Q1 (March) and Q3 (September) 2020.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>Table 1: Number of Civil Servants in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>London (FTE)</p></td><td><p>Outside London (FTE)</p></td><td><p>Location not reported/ Known (FTE)</p></td><td><p>Total (FTE)</p></td><td><p>% FTE Outside London (where location known)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Mar) 2020</p></td><td><p>87,815</p></td><td><p>332,525</p></td><td><p>3,430</p></td><td><p>423,775</p></td><td><p>79.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (Sep) 2020</p></td><td><p>89,680</p></td><td><p>335,665</p></td><td><p>5,445</p></td><td><p>430,785</p></td><td><p>78.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 (Dec) 2020</p></td><td><p>95,460</p></td><td><p>342,480</p></td><td><p>3,465</p></td><td><p>441,405</p></td><td><p>78.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Mar) 2021</p></td><td><p>98,000</p></td><td><p>351,185</p></td><td><p>3,645</p></td><td><p>452,830</p></td><td><p>78.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (Jun) 2021</p></td><td><p>99,550</p></td><td><p>355,210</p></td><td><p>10,260</p></td><td><p>465,015</p></td><td><p>78.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (Sep) 2021</p></td><td><p>100,015</p></td><td><p>362,635</p></td><td><p>9,880</p></td><td><p>472,530</p></td><td><p>78.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 (Dec) 2021</p></td><td><p>101,840</p></td><td><p>369,550</p></td><td><p>4,085</p></td><td><p>475,475</p></td><td><p>78.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Mar) 2022</p></td><td><p>100,955</p></td><td><p>373,895</p></td><td><p>3,235</p></td><td><p>478,085</p></td><td><p>78.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (Jun) 2022</p></td><td><p>100,130</p></td><td><p>375,215</p></td><td><p>3,235</p></td><td><p>478,580</p></td><td><p>78.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (Sep) 2022</p></td><td><p>99,800</p></td><td><p>378,160</p></td><td><p>2,950</p></td><td><p>480,915</p></td><td><p>79.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 (Dec) 2022</p></td><td><p>100,230</p></td><td><p>380,550</p></td><td><p>2,825</p></td><td><p>483,610</p></td><td><p>79.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Mar) 2023</p></td><td><p>99,790</p></td><td><p>385,220</p></td><td><p>2,660</p></td><td><p>487,665</p></td><td><p>79.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (Jun) 2023</p></td><td><p>99,405</p></td><td><p>387,500</p></td><td><p>2,505</p></td><td><p>489,410</p></td><td><p>79.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (Sep) 2023</p></td><td><p>100.570</p></td><td><p>392,955</p></td><td><p>2,585</p></td><td><p>496,110</p></td><td><p>79.6%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>Sources and notes:</p><ol><li><p>March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office</p></li><li><p>September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office</p></li><li><p>Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported</p></li><li><p>Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.</p></li><li><p>The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021, with the majority being reported with an unknown location at Q2 and Q3 2021.</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Table 2: Number of Civil Servants (excluding SCS level) in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Period</p></td><td><p>London (FTE)</p></td><td><p>Outside London (FTE)</p></td><td><p>Location not reported/ Known (FTE)</p></td><td><p>Total (FTE)</p></td><td><p>% FTE Outside London (where location known)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Mar) 2020</p></td><td><p>83,810</p></td><td><p>330,320</p></td><td><p>3,415</p></td><td><p>417,545</p></td><td><p>79.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (Sep) 2020</p></td><td><p>85,585</p></td><td><p>333,510</p></td><td><p>5,165</p></td><td><p>424,255</p></td><td><p>79.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 (Dec) 2020</p></td><td><p>91,065</p></td><td><p>340,075</p></td><td><p>3,450</p></td><td><p>434,590</p></td><td><p>78.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Mar) 2021</p></td><td><p>93,475</p></td><td><p>348,680</p></td><td><p>3,620</p></td><td><p>445,775</p></td><td><p>78.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (Jun) 2021</p></td><td><p>95,185</p></td><td><p>352,810</p></td><td><p>10,240</p></td><td><p>458,235</p></td><td><p>78.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (Sep) 2021</p></td><td><p>95,630</p></td><td><p>360,130</p></td><td><p>9,850</p></td><td><p>465,610</p></td><td><p>79.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 (Dec) 2021</p></td><td><p>97,445</p></td><td><p>366.765</p></td><td><p>4,045</p></td><td><p>468,250</p></td><td><p>79.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Mar) 2022</p></td><td><p>96,625</p></td><td><p>371,250</p></td><td><p>3,215</p></td><td><p>471,090</p></td><td><p>79.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (Jun) 2022</p></td><td><p>95,840</p></td><td><p>372,525</p></td><td><p>3,210</p></td><td><p>471,580</p></td><td><p>79.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (Sep) 2022</p></td><td><p>95,355</p></td><td><p>375,315</p></td><td><p>2,925</p></td><td><p>473,600</p></td><td><p>79.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 (Dec) 2022</p></td><td><p>96,000</p></td><td><p>377,780</p></td><td><p>2,810</p></td><td><p>476,590</p></td><td><p>79.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 (Mar) 2023</p></td><td><p>95,530</p></td><td><p>382,355</p></td><td><p>2,645</p></td><td><p>480,525</p></td><td><p>80.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 (Jun) 2023</p></td><td><p>95,200</p></td><td><p>384,615</p></td><td><p>2,490</p></td><td><p>482,305</p></td><td><p>80.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 (Sep) 2023</p></td><td><p>96,335</p></td><td><p>390,070</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td><td><p>488,980</p></td><td><p>80.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Sources and notes:</p><ol><li><p>March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office</p></li><li><p>September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office</p></li><li><p>Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported.</p></li><li><p>Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.</p></li><li><p>The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021 and with the majority of them not being reported with a known location at Q2 and Q3 2021.</p></li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 20060 question first answered 15/04/2024 16:13:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth