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825537

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Land
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much land has been declared as surplus by each Government Department in the Coast to Capital LEP area.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	123675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has declared the following land as surplus in the Coast to Capital LEP area. This does not include sites that were previously declared as surplus and are now disposed.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sum of Land Area (ha)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Count of Department Property</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>0.7505</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</p></td><td><p>1.0689</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence (Civil)</p></td><td><p>24.4138</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Justice</p></td><td><p>0.4587</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26.6919</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:12:14 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

847034

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria the Government uses to award contracts to private companies.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington South
	tabling member printed	Faisal Rashid
	uin	129208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Public sector procurers are required to assess value for money using criteria linked to the subject matter of the contract, including compliance with the published specification.</p><p> </p><p>Regulations covering selection and award criteria are included in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015:</p><p><a href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made" target="_blank">http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/contents/made</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 13:58:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4670 label Biography information for Faisal Rashid

823001

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the First Secretary of State, what the target time is for the Government to make payments to small and medium-sized enterprises; and (a) how many and (b) what percentage of payments by the Government met that target in 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	122684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>In March 2015 the Government restated its longstanding policy commitment to pay 80% of undisputed and valid invoices within 5 days with the remainder paid within 30 days.</p><p> </p><p>Public sector buyers must publish annually on their payment performance. We do not hold centrally the performance data for 2017. However, data published in 2015-16 shows that by the final quarter all major departments, apart from one (at 76%), were meeting their 5 days target and that all departments were paying at least 96% of their invoices within the 30 day target, with several departments achieving 100%.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:16:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

823058

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many disabled people joined the Civil Service Fast Stream in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	North Swindon
	tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
	uin	122741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Between 2010 and 2016, 612 disabled people were recommended for appointment on the Civil Service Fast Stream (drawn from available data showing those who have declared a disability).</p><p> </p><p>The 2017 data is currently being analysed.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Recommended for appointment – Candidates with declared disability</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Count</p></td><td><p>63</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>88</p></td><td><p>74</p></td><td><p>87</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>158</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>% of those recommended for appointment (known figures only)</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td><td><p>13.3%</p></td><td><p>13.7%</p></td><td><p>8.7%</p></td><td><p>9.8%</p></td><td><p>9.6%</p></td><td><p>13.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This information can be found at the following address:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/678425/FSET_Annual_Review_2016.pdf</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:19:19 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

824659

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to undertake an inquiry into the (a) circumstances leading to the liquidation of Carillion and (b) potential range of costs to the tax payer of that liquidation.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	123460
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Official Receiver has a statutory duty to identify the cause of the company failure and will investigate directors’ behaviours as part of this. More details can be found on their website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/insolvency-service" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/insolvency-service</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:07:25 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

822998

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Carillion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what value of contracts awarded by Government departments to Carillion plc was in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	122681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The government issued a limited number of contracts to Carillion during the period when the company was seeking to address its financial difficulties, whilst of course making sure that we had the right protections in place--Carillion had been a longstanding supplier and had delivered successfully in the past.</p><p>We also routinely stress-test contracts to ensure that if one party within a contract fails to deliver, the other parties involved will step in to complete the work. As with all contracts, our priority is to have best value and outcome for taxpayers’ money.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:13:45 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

824628

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Carillion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will undertake an official investigation in to his Department's management of Carillion's performance in relation to public sector contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
	tabling member printed	John McDonnell
	uin	123429
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>We have not had any significant performance issues on direct government contracts.</p><p> </p><p>Departments continually monitor the operational performance of contracts to ensure the best outcome for taxpayers.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:05:53 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

847144

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) full-time staff, (b) part-time staff, (c) temporary staff and (d) any other staff were directly employed on zero-hours contracts by his Department in each of the last eight years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	129318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>There are no employees in my department who are currently, or have previously been, employed on zero-hours contracts in the last eight years.</p><p> </p><p>The report can be found here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/people-in-employment-on-a-zero-hours-contract-mar-2017</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:01:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

838575

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer Question 122684, tabled by the hon. Member for Motherwell and Wishaw on 15 January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	127395
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to PQ 122684 answered on 12<sup>th</sup> March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:33:53 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

823161

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Ministerial Powers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ministerial directions were issued to his Department in (a) 2015, (b) 2016 and (c) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	122844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office had the following number of ministerial directions in respective years:</p><p>2015- one</p><p>2016- one</p><p>2017- none</p><p>The information is held in the Cabinet Office accounts; <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:15:25 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett