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1122565

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether the Government will conduct further voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	South Thanet
	tabling member printed	Craig Mackinlay
	uin	910485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy. A diverse range of 10 local authorities have confirmed that they will be taking part in Voter ID and postal vote pilots for the 2019 local elections. The pilots will provide further insight into ensuring the security of the voting process.</strong></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/04/2019 15:13:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4529 label Biography information for Craig Mackinlay

1122564

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Vote Leave: Election Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	If he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the Electoral Commission’s decision that a new investigation into the Vote Leave campaign would not be in the public interest.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	uin	910484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>The Electoral Commission is an independent regulator, accountable to Parliament, not the Government. The Government is, rightly, not involved in decisions over what the Electoral Commission investigates. We remain committed to upholding the integrity of our democratic processes.</strong></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/04/2019 15:13:30 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1147930

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 291438, for what reasons the postcodes where adverts for the Get Ready for Brexit campaign have been placed will not be published.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	293613
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All advertising locations for the “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign were selected to fit two criteria:</p><ol><li><p>to reach as many UK citizens and businesses as possible;</p></li><li><p>to ensure key messages are delivered to groups most likely to need to take action before the UK leaves the EU;</p></li></ol><p>Messages and audiences were identified and independent advertising agency partners recommended the most appropriate and effective channels and locations.</p><p>We do not publish the individual postcodes where adverts are placed for any government campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 293614 293615 question first answered 07/10/2019 13:56:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1147931

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 291438, what criteria was used to determine the location of where the Get Ready for Brexit campaign adverts would be placed.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	293614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All advertising locations for the “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign were selected to fit two criteria:</p><ol><li><p>to reach as many UK citizens and businesses as possible;</p></li><li><p>to ensure key messages are delivered to groups most likely to need to take action before the UK leaves the EU;</p></li></ol><p>Messages and audiences were identified and independent advertising agency partners recommended the most appropriate and effective channels and locations.</p><p>We do not publish the individual postcodes where adverts are placed for any government campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 293613 293615 question first answered 07/10/2019 13:56:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1147933

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 1 October 2019 to Question 291438, whether Ministers of his Department were involved in the selection of the locations for the Get Ready for Brexit campaign adverts.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	293615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>All advertising locations for the “Get Ready for Brexit” campaign were selected to fit two criteria:</p><ol><li><p>to reach as many UK citizens and businesses as possible;</p></li><li><p>to ensure key messages are delivered to groups most likely to need to take action before the UK leaves the EU;</p></li></ol><p>Messages and audiences were identified and independent advertising agency partners recommended the most appropriate and effective channels and locations.</p><p>We do not publish the individual postcodes where adverts are placed for any government campaign.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 293613 293614 question first answered 07/10/2019 13:56:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1145469

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants and Ministerial Policy Advisers: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers are required to declare whether they have ever been involved in actions intended to overthrow or undermine Parliamentary democracy by political, industrial or violent means in order to gain (i) employment and (ii) security clearance.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	290323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>All civil servants and special advisers who are subject to National Security Vetting are asked the following three questions as part of the clearance process:</p><p>“Have you ever been involved in actions intended to overthrow or undermine Parliamentary democracy by political, industrial or violent means?”</p><p>“Have you ever been a member of, or supported, a group or groups involved in any of the above activities?”</p><p>“Have you ever had a close association with anyone, including a member of your family, who, to your knowledge, has been a member of or given active support to any such group or activities?”</p><p>National Security Vetting is a prerequisite for employment in a large subset of Civil Service roles, including sensitive posts and special advisers. For less sensitive roles that do not require vetting, these assurances are not asked of prospective candidates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/09/2019 08:58:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1149071

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government's no deal planning preparations, how many Government Departments have (a) reviewed their reliance on personal data flows from the EU and (b) developed contingency plans to mitigate risks to public sector service provision of that reliance.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	74
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>All government departments have reviewed their reliance on personal data flows from the EU and developed suitable contingency plans to mitigate risks to the public sector service provision of that reliance. Chapter three of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/837632/No_deal_readiness_paper.PDF" target="_blank">No Deal Readiness Report</a> provides further information.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 17/10/2019 10:31:29 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1151123

	registered interest
	date	21/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Offshore Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the rules that govern the use of offshore bank accounts by (a) Government Ministers, (b) Senior Civil Servants and (c) Directors of Government-controlled companies.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	2887
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>All public office holders are expected to comply with the law as it applies to offshore banking activity.</p><p>Ministers and Civil Servants must also uphold the standards of conduct as set out in the Ministerial and Civil Service Code respectively, as well as the seven principles of public life.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/10/2019 09:31:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1144501

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Communication Service: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government Communications Service are taking to ensure (a) value for money from and (b) rigorous evaluation of Government communications of the UK's departure from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	286170
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>All the paid for elements of the campaign are competitively procured through a tender to ensure we get value for money. The procurement of the required services is done using frameworks set-up by Crown Commercial Service, the biggest public procurement<br>organisation in the UK.</p><p>In addition to internal governance and assurance procedures, the Cabinet Office have contracted external auditors to conduct a comprehensive analysis of media buying spend. Ebiquity will provide real time and post campaign assessments of cost effectiveness to<br>ensure a high quality and value for money service is provided by agencies.</p><p>Campaign activity will be continuously monitored and refined. We will measure changes in public awareness of the campaign and the specific calls to action that direct both citizens and businesses to relevant information. In addition, we will monitor visits made to the dedicated Brexit information pages over the coming weeks. We will also measure public understanding of changes in key issues that will affect both citizens and businesses so that the campaign continues to be responsive to the public's needs.</p><p>This will be done through a mixture of online data analysis and in-depth surveys. The campaign will also utilise ongoing polling, metrics and management information from departments in order to ensure that we are reaching the right audiences and that our messages are prompting the required action from individuals and organisations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/09/2019 14:48:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1126651

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether legislative changes would be required to allow EU citizens living in the UK that are registered for local elections to be registered automatically to vote in EU elections.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	254251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2019 answer text <p>An EU citizen must complete the European Parliament Voter Registration Form (UC1 Form) in order to be entered on a register of European Parliamentary Electors. Entry on the register entitles the person to vote. The UC1 form incorporates details for both the application and the declaration which the EU citizen is required to provide. The UC1 form must be submitted 12 working days before the date of the election. The 12 working day deadline is based on two provisions relating to the application process and the publication of, and alterations to, the register before the election. The provisions are contained in section 13B of the Representation of the People Act 1983 and regulation 29 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales) Regulations 2001; and the equivalent provisions in the Representation of the People (Scotland) Regulations 2001 and Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2008, as applied by Schedule 001 of the European Parliamentary Elections (Franchise of Relevant Citizens of the Union) Regulations 2001. To change the 12 working day deadline would require changes to the legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Council Directive 93/109/EC requires all Member States to send the details of any EU citizens’ declarations to their Home State to ensure an EU citizen does not vote twice, both here and in another EU country. The Council Directive specifies that this has to be done “sufficiently in advance of polling day</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/05/2019 14:57:31 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West