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	registered interest
	date	05/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Bodies: Disability
	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 compatibility of the draft Public Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018 with the Equality Act 2010 so that all Schedule 19 public authorities are defined as public bodies for the purposes of the regulations; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	161168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The main obligations on public sector bodies in the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (“the Regulations”) are to comply with the accessibility requirement, provided it does not impose a disproportionate burden on that body. This is aligned with the reasonable adjustment duties in the Equality Act 2010, which require a public authority or service-provider to make reasonable adjustments for persons with particular protected characteristics, including disability.</p><p> </p><p>The authorities subject to the Regulations set out in the Web Accessibility Directive are narrower than those subject to the Equality Act 2010, including the list of public authorities in Schedule 19. In particular, the duty to make reasonable adjustments in the Equality Act 2010 also applies to service-providers and those exercising public functions.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulations do not supersede any of the duties in the Equality Act 2010. Bodies who are subject to both the Regulations and the Equality Act will be required to meet their obligations under both. Government will be publishing guidance to support the implementation of the directive which will make clear that even if organisations or content are not subject to the Regulations, there may still be a duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled people under the Equality Act 2010 or the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.</p><p> </p><p>Government Digital Service (GDS) have produced a first iteration of guidance that can be accessed here : https://www.gov.uk/guidance/accessibility-requirements-for-public-sector-websites-and-apps. GDS are continuing to develop this guidance over the summer, working with end users and accessibility specialists.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/07/2018 10:02:27 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

937781

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Living Wage
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) Executive Agencies, (b) non-ministerial government departments and (c) non-departmental public bodies are accredited by the National Living Wage Foundation in relation to paying the real living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Bath
	tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
	uin	162605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK Living Wage and London Living Wage figures, produced by the Living Wage Foundation, form the basis of their accreditation scheme. These are not statutory figures, and are not therefore legally binding on employers. It is not the policy of the UK government that departments and agencies are required to apply these Living Wage Foundation rates, or to seek accreditation. Instead a statutory National Living Wage is applied for all employees over the age of 25, and National Minimum Wage rates for those under 25, through a policy produced by BEIS and audited and enforced by HMRC.</p><p>Remuneration for all grades below the Senior Civil Service is delegated to individual departments, executive agencies and other organisations. While organisations must comply with the statutory minimum rates, it is for each one to determine pay above this level, and whether or not to match the rates set by the Living Wage Foundation.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/07/2018 10:00:06 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

932773

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 28 June 2018 to Question 146800 on Cabinet Office: Procurement, how many of those contracts were advertised publicly prior to the appointment of personnel.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	158954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2018 answer text <p>As nominated workers, their roles were not publicly advertised and were pre identified due to their specialist knowledge.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>These contracts are for skills not readily available within the civil service like specialist technical and major infrastructure skills, which are time limited by nature.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/07/2018 10:05:09 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett