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1108999

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what ministerial vacancies exist; and when each one became vacant.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	240038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The number of ministers appointed to Her Majesty's Government, and the roles to which they are appointed, are not fixed.</p><p> </p><p>As has been the case under successive Administrations, the number of ministers in post will vary from time to time, subject to the prevailing legislation in the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 and the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/04/2019 16:24:41 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1127191

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Fossil Fuels
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 implications for his policies of the findings of the report entitled A False Promise of Prosperity, published by Platform in October of 2018.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	255377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund has considered the findings of the report; we are confident the Prosperity Fund programmes are consistent with the UK government’s commitments, under the Paris Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Within the portfolio, there are a considerable number of programmes where we are working with partner countries to increase their resilience to climate change, to reduce emissions, and to transition to a sustainable low carbon economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Fund’s energy related initiatives do not directly finance oil and gas exploration or production. They aim to help create policy and business environments that improve energy access, strengthen energy markets, encourage investment and promote energy efficiency. In turn this will improve energy security, and enable a faster transition to a cleaner, low carbon economy. This is consistent with the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5<sup>o</sup>C that oil and gas will continue to be an essential part of the global energy mix as we transition to a low carbon economy.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/05/2019 16:01:20 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1127192

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Fossil Fuels
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 implications for his policies of the findings the report entitled A False Promise of Prosperity, published by Platform in October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
tabling member printed	Alex Norris
uin	255378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund has considered the findings of the report; we are confident the Prosperity Fund programmes are consistent with the UK government’s commitments, under the Paris Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Within the portfolio, there are a considerable number of programmes where we are working with partner countries to increase their resilience to climate change, to reduce emissions, and to transition to a sustainable low carbon economy.</p><p> </p><p>The Fund’s energy related initiatives do not directly finance oil and gas exploration or production. They aim to help create policy and business environments that improve energy access, strengthen energy markets, encourage investment and promote energy efficiency. In turn this will improve energy security, and enable a faster transition to a cleaner, low carbon economy. This is consistent with the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in their Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5<sup>o</sup>C that oil and gas will continue to be an essential part of the global energy mix as we transition to a low carbon economy.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/05/2019 15:59:41 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

1137551

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Early Years Ministerial Group On Family Support
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Government is making on implementing the recommendations of the cross-Whitehall Inter-Ministerial Group on Early Years Family Support.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	274531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>I pay tribute to my Right Honourable Friend’s role in establishing and chairing the Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group which has been considering how the Government can improve the coordination and cost-effectiveness of early years (conception to age two) family support and identify gaps in available provision. The group has made recommendations to relevant Secretaries of State which they are now considering.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/07/2019 15:58:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1039055

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to Government Departments on their (a) responsibilities and (b) obligations in relation to answers to (i) written and (ii) oral Parliamentary Questions.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	207198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The ministerial code states that Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/01/2019 16:23:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1039056

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to Government Departments in relation to the transfer to another Department of (a) written and (b) oral Parliamentary Questions to another Government Department to answer.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	207199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions, and details of ministerial responsibilities, can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the <em>Parliamentary Questions: recent issues</em> briefing paper published by the House of Commons Library: Ministers, via their departments, may choose to transfer the question if they think responsibility lies with another department.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/01/2019 16:18:27 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1127296

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	List of Ministerial Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish an updated list of Ministerial responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	255685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial responsibilities can be found on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers</a></p><p> </p><p>The List of Ministerial Responsibilities was last updated in December 2018. An update to the document is expected in the summer.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/05/2019 10:43:06 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1086724

registered interest
date	11/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to obtain agreement from the EU to an extension of the Article 50 period to enable (a) public and (b) parliamentary consideration of the outcome of the National Crime Agency investigation into possible collusion between prominent Leave campaigners and the Russian Government during the 2016 referendum campaign.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	230725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>To date, we have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes, but we are not complacent. We know that certain states routinely use disinformation and other means as a foreign policy tool, and have seen evidence of this happening elsewhere. The Government has taken steps to ensure that there is a coordinated structure across all relevant UK authorities to defend against interference in British politics whether by Russia, or any other state.</p><p> </p><p>We treat the integrity and security of our democratic processes extremely seriously. The EU referendum provisions were carefully scrutinised and ratified by Parliament. In line with the precedent for referendums, there was a six week period in which the formal result and administration of the EU Referendum could be challenged by judicial review.</p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission is an independent organisation and its investigations are a matter for it alone. We must now allow the National Crime Agency space to proceed with a thorough investigation of this matter and I will not be commenting further on a live investigation.</p><p> </p><p>17.4 million people voted to leave the EU and that mandate should be respected.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 14/03/2019 14:58:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1088829

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money from the UK’s Prosperity Fund was used to support the fossil fuel industry in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	232546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund’s energy related initiatives do not directly finance oil and gas exploration or production. They aim to help create policy and business environments that strengthen energy markets and encourage investment, in turn improving energy security and enabling faster transition to cleaner energy and greater energy efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the Prosperity Fund spend approximately £360,000 ODA and £246,000 non-ODA on projects relevant to the oil and gas sector. For comparison, the total Prosperity Fund planned spend for financial year 2018/19 is around £120m ODA and around £10m non-ODA</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/03/2019 10:29:02 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1091225

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
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 14 March 2019 to Question 230725 on UK Membership of EU: Referendums, whether the Government has seen evidence of unsuccessful interference by the Russian government or other state actors; and how the Government defines (a) unsuccessful and (b) successful in this context.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	234144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has said previously that we have not seen evidence of successful foreign</p><p>interference in UK elections and we take any allegations of interference in UK democratic</p><p>processes by a foreign government extremely seriously. That remains the case. We know</p><p>that certain states routinely use disinformation and other means as a foreign policy tool,</p><p>and have seen evidence of this happening elsewhere. It should therefore not surprise us</p><p>that they might try to influence democratic processes in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 25/03/2019 15:17:21 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas