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905391

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	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 he has made an assessment of the operation of recent voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	905328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The data so far from the five voter ID pilots and statements by the Returning Officers indicate successful pilots, with most people’s experience being overwhelmingly positive.</p><p>We will evaluate the pilots before announcing the next steps in delivering voter ID. The Electoral Commission will publish its evaluation in July.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 13:03:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

905388

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of reducing the voting age to 16 in local government elections; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	905322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government stated in its manifesto a commitment to maintain the current voting age at 18. The age of 18 is widely recognised as the age at which one becomes an adult and gains full citizenship rights. The Government therefore has no plans to lower the voting age.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 13:04:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

905389

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What the Government's policy is on support for the Ban the Box initiative.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	905324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of all employers adopting the Ban the Box initiative. The Civil Service is leading by example and adopted the initiative in 2016 to provide fairer opportunities for ex-offenders to compete for jobs.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 13:05:11 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

905390

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Devolution
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on their receiving additional powers as the UK leaves the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Douglas Ross
	uin	905325
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>I continue to hold constructive conversations with my counterparts in the devolved administrations on how to deliver a new wave of devolution as the UK departs the EU. The vast majority of powers in otherwise devolved areas - returning from Brussels - will now flow directly and immediately to Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, bypassing Westminster entirely. JMC(EN) most recently discussed progress on 2 May.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/05/2018 13:07:10 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross

905392

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Capita: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of Capita’s ability to deliver its public service contract obligations.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	905329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Public service delivery has not been affected by Capita’s announcements to date. My officials are in regular discussions with Capita’s leadership who have assured us that it remains committed to delivering its public sector contracts.</p><p>Responsibility for monitoring service delivery sits within individual contracting authorities. For strategic suppliers, departments work with the Crown Representatives and Strategic Partnering Managers to identify and implement improvement opportunities.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 13:06:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

900425

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which senior public appointments have been made by the Government from January to April 2018.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	142475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Details of public appointments are on the Centre for Public Appointments website:</p><p><a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/announcements/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/announcements/</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 12:51:09 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

901349

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he intends to hold a consultation on extending the Freedom of Information Act 2001 to private sector providers of public services.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	142762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the principles of transparency and openness across the public sector.</p><p>We continually keep the scope of the Freedom of Information Act under review.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 09:20:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

900048

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Official Cars
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the job titles are of civil servants in his Department who have been provided with (a) an official car and (b) a driver; and how many civil servants are so provided for.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	141742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, has the use of an allocated car and driver in the circumstances permitted by the Civil Service Management Code<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 12:54:08 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

900168

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Flexible Working
	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 proportion of civil servants who use flexible working.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	141690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service encourages flexible working, recognising that flexible working patterns can be mutually beneficial by improving employees’ work-life balance and wellbeing, helping to attract and retain a diverse workforce, particularly those with caring responsibilities, increasing productivity and reducing costs.</p><p>There is a great deal of flexible working, encompassing a number of practices. These arrangements are made departmentally and locally. Working patterns are agreed subject to business need and arrangements can be contractual or informal depending on circumstances. Decisions are made in line with the ACAS Code of Practice on Flexible Working. Agreements are also subject to periodic review to ensure the arrangements remain fit for purpose for the individual and the business.</p><p>We do not hold information centrally about the overall numbers of civil servants across all types of flexible working patterns.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 12:57:14 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

897986

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Contracts
	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 3 May 2018 to Question 139388, what criteria are used to rate contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	141312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The evaluation considers the service quality and commercial aspects of the contract, as well as the ability of the supplier and authority teams to anticipate, identify and resolve any significant issues that may arise<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 12:49:08 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett