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793082

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cervical Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in the number of deaths caused by cervical cancer in England in the last five years, broken down by age group; what strains of HPV have been identified as causes of death; and how many of those deaths occurred for women who had been vaccinated against HPV.
	tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
	tabling member printed	John Mann
	uin	114867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 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 28/11/2017 16:12:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ114867.pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

794094

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Loneliness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the number of people suffering chronic loneliness (a) nationally and (b) in Sheffield.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
	tabling member printed	Jared O'Mara
	uin	115182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 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 30/11/2017 11:14:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ115182.pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	4661 label Biography information for Jared O'Mara

747150

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Election Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the findings of Oxford University Internet Institute's Computational Propaganda Research Project into voter manipulation, what steps he is taking to ensure that elections are not influenced by botnets spreading fake news.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	2300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre is actively working with local authorities and will continue to work with Cabinet Office to implement successful delivery of secure elections. Our manifesto included various commitments regarding the media, including the need to protect the reliability and objectivity of information essential to our democracy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 17/07/2017 15:25:50 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

720209

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the announcement of the then Minister for Constitutional Reform on 22 October 2015, the launch of an online academy to promote best practice in electoral services, what progress his Department has made on that policy proposal to date; and what the reason is for the time taken to implement that policy proposal.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	70820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office, Electoral Commission and Association of Electoral Administrators agreed that work to identify, promote and develop sharing good practice, will be led by the Electoral Commission and Association of Electoral Administrators through existing infrastructure rather than creating a new 'academy' platform. The Cabinet Office will continue to play an important role as a partner in this work.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 25/04/2017 14:31:37 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707207

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Polling Stations: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the announcement of 27 December 2016, Press release: Eliminating electoral fraud in polling stations, when the Government plans to publish further guidance on the trial of identification in polling stations at the local government elections in May 2018; and whether the Government plans that that guidance will clarify (a) how the Government will communicate those changes to electors and (b) what training will be given to polling station staff.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	66287
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>In its response to Sir Eric Pickles’ review of electoral fraud, the Government announced its intention to run a number of pilot schemes at local government elections in May 2018. The pilot schemes are part of a comprehensive programme of reform that will enhance public confidence in our elections, and strengthen electoral integrity.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is keen to be inclusive in making plans to bring forward Sir Eric’s recommendations. The Government is conscious of the need to ensure that legitimate electors are not disenfranchised, and will give careful consideration to the impacts of the pilots. Over the coming weeks and months, the Government will be working with its key electoral partners, including the Electoral Commission, the Association of Electoral Administrators, and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, to set out in detail our plans for implementing and evaluating the pilot schemes.</p><p> </p><p>The pilot schemes will enable us to accurately determine the impact of asking voters in Great Britain to present identification before voting. This, in turn, will ensure that the Government can build a clear, secure democracy that works for everyone.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 66325 question first answered 09/03/2017 12:20:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707211

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 9 January 2015, HCWS 180, on maximising voter registration, which local authorities and organisations have received funding; how much funding each local authority or organisation received; who has responsibility for monitoring activity locally; and what evaluation processes are in place to assess the effect of that activity on under-registered groups.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	66307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>The Government provided £14 million across 2013/14 and 2014/15 to support the costs of activities – at a local and national level – to maximise the number of people on the register. £2.5 million of this was allocated to a number of civil society and national organisations, which looked at increasing registration amongst particular groups. This included groups such as Mencap, British Youth Council and Operation Black Vote.</p><p> </p><p>The funding allocated to local authorities was shared across the country, with a formula in place to determine which areas should receive a larger share, based on evidence of under registration in particular areas.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/03/2017 12:11:48 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

707624

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 5 July 2013, Official Report, column 72WS, on maximising voter registration measures, (a) which local authorities and organisations received funding, (b) how much each of those local authorities and organisations received and (c) whether any evaluation of those pilots has been undertaken.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	66483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 answer text <p>An evaluation report on the 2013/14 funding was published in September 2014. It is still available on-line, along with other materials, at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maximising-electoral-registration-evaluation-of-local-activities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maximising-electoral-registration-evaluation-of-local-activities</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 09/03/2017 12:26:13 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

622001

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 6 December 2010, Col 7WS, what consideration his Department has given to the articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child when making new policy and legislation since May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	50470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>On 17 October the Minister for Vulnerable Children and Families laid a Written Ministerial Statement before this House reaffirming the Government’s commitment to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It stated that both the UNCRC articles and the Committee’s recent Concluding Recommendations serve as a helpful and important guide to making sure that our policies - whether they hold direct or indirect consequences – consider children.</p><p>It is very important that we analyse the impact of polices in relation to particular groups: this is a fundamental part of good policy-making. This is done in a range of ways, particularly through engagement with civil society and professionals. In addition, the Cabinet Office’s own guidance encourages all government departments to consider, and set out in summary, the anticipated effects of legislation on children and on the compatibility of draft legislation with the UNCRC. This guidance can be found at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450239/Guide_to_Making_Legislation.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/450239/Guide_to_Making_Legislation.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 31/10/2016 16:15:49 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

707622

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Office for National Statistics publication entitled, What defines the Digital Sector? published in October 2015, how many (a) UK and (b) non-UK EU nationals were employed in the digital economy in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	66465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2017 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 grouped question UIN 66441 question first answered 09/03/2017 12:08:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ66465 66441 v.02 (2).pdf title UKSA Response to PQ66465 and PQ66441
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

759618

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Law Commissioners proposals of February 2016, on reforming electoral laws, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals for a single Electoral Administration Act.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	10267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>We will continue to work with the Law Commission, as well as other stakeholders such as the Electoral Commission, on how best to implement the recommendations of its review of electoral law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/10/2017 14:56:53 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith