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748501

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what progress has been made on increasing the number of prosecutions for disability hate crime.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	3240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has taken a number of steps to improve its prosecution of all strands of hate crime. Specifically they have delivered mandatory face to face disability hate crime training for all prosecutors to deal more effectively with disability hate crime cases.</p><p>As a result, the CPS is prosecuting, and convicting, more defendants of disability hate crime than ever before. In 2015-16, the CPS completed 941 disability hate crime prosecutions, an increase of 275 on the previous year.</p><p>The proportion of successfully completed prosecutions with an announced and recorded sentence uplift increased to 11.9% from 5.4% the previous year.</p><p>The CPS will shortly be publishing a public policy statement on disability hate crime and a Support Guide for victims and witnesses with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/07/2017 11:09:58 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

732571

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
	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 average time taken for a complaint to the Parliamentary Ombudsman to reach the Ombudsman after being referred to an hon. Member; if he will make it his policy to remove the requirement for complaints to that Ombudsman to be made through a hon. Member; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is independent of Government. Data is not collected about how long it takes for MPs to refer complaints they receive to the Ombudsman.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published a draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill in December 2016, setting out in detail its plans to introduce a new Public Service Ombudsman. The draft Bill proposes removing the requirement that complaints to the Parliamentary Ombudsman must be made through an MP and allows complainants to refer a complaint directly, or through their local MP. The draft Bill will be progressed as and when a legislative opportunity arises.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/07/2017 14:02:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

732997

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Fire Prevention: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on 26 June 2017, column 348, if he will list the public sector buildings which are now undergoing checks.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	1338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>We are not providing a running commentary on individual buildings being tested. We have a process underway to collect information and undertake testing on priority buildings across the public sector estate. Where appropriate, organisations are working with the fire and rescue service locally to put in place precautionary safety checks and measures.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2017 16:26:39 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

733013

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Regulation
	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 Cabinet colleagues on the Red Tape Initiative (a) prior to and (b) since the fire at Grenfell Tower; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	1354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>I have discussed the tragedy at Grenfell Tower and the Government's response to that incident with a range of Cabinet colleagues in recent weeks. Helping the affected community recover and learning the lessons of Grenfell Tower remains a matter of critical importance to the Government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Red Tape Challenge was launched by the Cabinet Office in 2011 and ran until 2015. The Red Tape Challenge had, by 2014, identified over 3,000 regulations to remove or improve, delivering estimated savings to UK businesses of over £850m per year as a result of the programme. We are currently considering how best to continue to deliver our commitment to regulate more efficiently and effectively over the course of this parliament.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 11/07/2017 13:39:03 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

746660

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bridges of Headley on 27 June 2016 (HL662), what progress has been made with their consideration of honorary titles for the spouses of women members of the House of Lords; and for same sex spouses and civil partners of members of the House of Lords.
	tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
	uin	HL291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government is sympathetic to those who are seeking to change the current system of courtesy titles, and has considered this complex issue. However, resolving this difficult matter is not a priority for the current Parliamentary session.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 11/07/2017 13:00:33 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden

747521

	registered interest
	date	03/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Small Businesses
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many businesses have successfully scaled up from being a start-up to having more than nine employees in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	2435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/07/2017 14:00:09 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ2435 v.04.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ2435
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

748035

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of the Department.
	tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
	tabling member printed	Justin Madders
	uin	2826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has a whistleblowing policy and procedure in place which allows for civil servants to report a perceived wrongdoing within the department, including something that they believe goes against the core values in the Civil Service Code. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) will apply in some of these cases, and provides protection to those that ‘blow the whistle’ in certain circumstances.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures provided in the table below show the total number of whistleblowing cases that were protected disclosures under PIDA (A).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table goes on to show the number of cases found to be valid under PIDA (B), the number of employees that alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure under PIDA (C), and finally the number of employees who made a disclosure under PIDA, alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure and subsequently left the department (D).</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>A. Number of whistleblowing cases that were covered under PIDA</p></td><td><p>B. Number of cases found to be valid under PIDA</p></td><td><p>C. Number of employees that alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure under PIDA</p></td><td><p>D. Number of employees who subsequently left the department (i.e. after making a disclosure and then alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2017 15:47:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748037

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Service: Ombudsman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to introduce a single public service ombudsman.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	2733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable gentleman to my previous answer (1204)</p><p>The Government published a draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill in December 2016, setting out in detail its plans to introduce a new Public Service Ombudsman. The draft Bill will be progressed as and when a legislative opportunity arises.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/07/2017 14:07:46 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

748051

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Regulation
	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 29 June 2017 to Question 861, on regulation, for what reason funds from the public purse were spent on the Red Tape Challenge in 2016-17 after the programme closed in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	2982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Red Tape Challenge was launched under the Coalition Government in 2011. The initiative ran until March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Following the 2015 General Election, the Government continued the focus on improving regulation and established the Cutting Red Tape programme. In November 2016, policy responsibility moved from the Cabinet Office to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2017 12:08:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

748219

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-UK EU citizens, by country of origin are currently living in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	2776
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/07/2017 14:06:45 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ2776 final.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ2776
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz