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1304658

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
	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, for what reason Question 164350 tabled by the Rt Hon Member for Warley on 8 March 2021 has not received an answer; and when he plans to answer that Question.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	172856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to the question raised by the Rt Hon. Member. I refer him to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-08/164350" target="_blank">PQ164350</a> on 25 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/03/2021 17:37:02 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1309168

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Dual Jobholding
	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, how many serving civil servants are also employed by or on behalf of another employer.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	180922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>On 23 April, the Cabinet Secretary wrote to the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the management of outside interests in the Civil Service. The Committee published this letter on 26 April. It can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/" target="_blank">https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/5623/documents/55584/default/</a></p><p>The Cabinet Secretary’s letter sets out a series of steps to improve processes. This programme of work will also take account of any recommendations that emerge from Nigel Boardman’s review.</p><p>The Civil Service Management Code sets out, at paragraph 4.3.4, the requirement that civil servants must seek permission before accepting any outside employment which might affect their work either directly or indirectly. The applicable principles are those set out in the Business Appointment Rules. The Civil Service Management Code is published here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-servants-terms-and-conditions</a> .</p><p>Where the civil servant is a member of the departmental board any outside employment, as well as other relevant interests will be published as part of the Annual Report and Accounts or other transparency publication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 180925 181099 question first answered 29/04/2021 10:53:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1239196

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Remembrance Day: Coronavirus
	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 his Department will urgently co-ordinate advice on the management of services and parades on Remembrance Sunday to assist local councils, the police, the Royal British Legion and other service and uniformed organisations in organising covid-safe events.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	97452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2020 answer text <p>Published guidance for local authority preparations for Remembrance Sunday can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-preparations-for-remembrance-sunday/local-authority-preparations-for-remembrance-sunday" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-authority-preparations-for-remembrance-sunday/local-authority-preparations-for-remembrance-sunday</a></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/10/2020 16:57:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1282453

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2021
	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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	146766
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2021 answer text <p>The end of the Transition Period provides an historic opportunity to overhaul our outdated public procurement regime. Cabinet Office undertook an extensive programme of stakeholder engagement during 2019 to identify where improvements could be made and the recently published Green Paper Transforming Government Procurement shapes those findings into concrete proposals.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 09/02/2021 17:51:56 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1286894

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Internet
	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 his Department is taking to remove websites from search engines that appear to be from Government departments but are companies charging a fee.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	154669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2021 answer text <p>Further to the answer to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-06-15/59372" target="_blank">59372</a> on 22 June 2020, Government Departments have a number of processes in place to ensure users seeking information from Government Departments, including on search engines, are not diverted to fee-charging and misleading websites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 24/02/2021 17:32:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1359839

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	COBR
	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 COBRA has met since 16 September 2021 to discuss fuel supply shortages.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	56770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>As a matter of policy, the government does not comment on COBR meetings.</p><p>With respect to the fuel crisis more generally, the Government acted swiftly to respond to the rapid increase in demand for fuel (observed from 24 September 2021) which caused shortages at forecourts around the UK. Regular ministerial and senior officials' meetings were convened, both before and after the peak in demand. These meetings were all supported by data feeds collated by departments that informed Government of consumer demand, forecourt stock levels, fuel delivery capabilities and other key metrics.</p><p>The government has tried and tested plans in place to manage fuel supply. The Government implemented a range of timely measures to resolve the situation, including deployment of military drivers to staff the Reserve Tanker Fleet, the activation of the Downstream Oil Protocol, the relaxation of drivers’ hours regulations and the roll out of short-term visas so that haulier firms could source trained drivers from overseas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/10/2021 15:46:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1300197

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 the Cabinet Secretary was consulted on the financing of the recent refurbishment of No. 10 Downing St.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	164350
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The Downing Street complex is a working building, as well as containing two Ministerial residences. As has been the case under successive administrations, refurbishments and maintenance are made periodically.</p><p>Works to the Downing Street estate are overseen by the Cabinet Office. It is not the practice of successive administrations to comment on which officials have been consulted or advised on matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 167191 question first answered 25/03/2021 17:34:17 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564309

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Wind Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue accrued to the Crown Estate from offshore wind leases in the last year.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Estate operates as an independent commercial business, in line with The Crown Estate Act and the Framework Agreement with HM Treasury. The Crown Estate returns 100% of its net revenue to HM Treasury each year, totally over £3billion in the last decade.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Estate publishes its revenue performance for each business unit on an annual basis. These accounts are laid in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p>For the financial year 2021/22, The Crown Estate generated £113.3million from its marine business, which includes offshore wind leasing activity alongside other seabed leasing activity. The seabed is a valuable national asset, and through The Crown Estate’s leasing and investment activity appropriate value is being secured to the benefit of the nation.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 16/01/2023 16:23:03 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1505290

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	England Illegal Money Lending Team: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional resources to the England Illegal Money Lending Team to tackle the threat of illegal money lending.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	48217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the dangers of illegal money lending, and that is why the Treasury funds the Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) across the UK via an industry levy collected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p> </p><p>Since taking over funding of the IMLTs in 2017, the Treasury has increased their annual funding by 37%. For the 2022/23 financial year, the Treasury increased funding for the England Illegal Money Lending Team by over 6% compared to 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>HMT officials regularly meet the IMLTs to understand the latest intelligence and monitor how funding is being deployed. These discussions will inform decisions about the appropriate levels of funding for the next financial year.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 14/09/2022 16:31:49 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1564448

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Credit Rating
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if his Department will make an assessment of the level of potential (a) inefficiencies and (b) inequalities in credit scoring systems.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	117452
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2023 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) recently published an interim report on its Credit Information Market Study, which looks at how the credit information sector is working and how it could be improved. This includes consideration of the purpose, quality and accessibility of credit information. It can be found at: <a href="https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/market-studies/ms19-1-credit-information-market-study" target="_blank">https://www.fca.org.uk/publications/market-studies/ms19-1-credit-information-market-study</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is engaging with the FCA, as well as industry and consumer groups, on the emerging findings of the Market Study.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/01/2023 15:54:29 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar