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1549833

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Covid-19 Inquiry: Travellers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to help ensure that the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities are fully represented in the Government's UK covid-19 public inquiry.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
	tabling member printed	Ian Byrne
	uin	106546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2022 answer text The Inquiry is specifically required to consider any disparities evident in the impact of the pandemic on different categories of people. This includes, but is not limited to, those relating to protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010 and equality categories under the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Under the Inquiries Act 2005, decisions regarding the conduct of the Inquiry are for the Independent Chair.<p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 13/12/2022 10:46:56 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4831 label Biography information for Ian Byrne

1646342

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2023
	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 Hospitality
	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 20 June 2023 to Question 189762, if he will provide a list of (a) all Business Units in the Cabinet Office and (b) the hospitality expenditure for each unit in the last four financial years.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	190517
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>a) The following list provides the business units that make up the Cabinet Office at the time of answering the question. This is limited to the core department and does not reflect any arms length bodies or executive agencies. The makeup of the department is subject to change following shifts in ministerial priorities and objectives. This has changed over the course of the four years in scope of this question.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><ul><li><p>Prime Minister's Office</p></li><li><p>Propriety and Constitution Group</p></li><li><p>Government in Parliament</p></li><li><p>Economic and Domestic Secretariat</p></li><li><p>Intelligence and Security Committee</p></li><li><p>National Security Secretariat</p></li><li><p>Joint Intelligence Organisation</p></li><li><p>Cabinet Secretary Group</p></li><li><p>Government Digital Service</p></li><li><p>Central Digital and Data Office</p></li><li><p>Government Communication Service</p></li><li><p>Office of Government Property</p></li><li><p>Infrastructure and Projects Authority</p></li><li><p>Civil Service Human Resources</p></li><li><p>Government Business Services</p></li><li><p>Government Commercial Function</p></li><li><p>Government Security Group (Includes UKSV)</p></li><li><p>Borders</p></li><li><p>Geospatial Commission (MOG Pending)</p></li><li><p>Public Sector Fraud Authority</p></li><li><p>Equality Hub</p></li><li><p>Commercial Models (GCF)</p></li><li><p>COP Presidency</p></li><li><p>Chief Operating Officer's Office</p></li><li><p>People and Places</p></li><li><p>Strategy, Finance, and Performance</p></li><li><p>Central Budgets</p></li><li><p>CO Commercial</p></li><li><p>CO Digital</p></li><li><p>Public Bodies and Priority Projects Unit</p></li><li><p>Public Inquiry Response Unit</p></li><li><p>Modernisation and Reform Unit</p></li><li><p>Office for Veterans' Affairs</p></li><li><p>Delivery Group</p></li><li><p>CO HMT Commercial</p></li><li><p>Infected Blood Inquiry</p></li><li><p>Grenfell Inquiry</p></li><li><p>Covid Inquiry</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>b) We do not routinely publish this financial data, as has been the case under successive administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 26/06/2023 15:59:57 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1694546

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	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, whether his Department issues guidance for Departments on ensuring (a) fiscal responsibility and (b) propriety in international contract management.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	17648
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2024 answer text <p>a) Senior commercial professionals in central government are required to hold a commercial accreditation that demonstrates they meet the People Standards, as agreed by the Civil Service Board. The Commercial accreditation process involves a rigorous day-long capability assessment and ensures that responsible individuals have the commercial skills required to execute their fiscal responsibilities.</p><p>b) Professionals responsible for management of relevant international programmes within the FCDO are required to complete the Contract Management Capability Programme, which is grounded in the Contract Management People Standards. The Programme is tiered and provides rigorous training as well as assessment. Again, this ensures that responsible individuals have the skills required to execute their contract management responsibilities.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 18/03/2024 17:06:43 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1666648

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Infrastructure and Projects Authority received reports on the (a) budget and (b) expected costs of the High Speed Rail Two Project in (i) 2016 and (ii) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	203919
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 26/10/2023 09:47:58 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1688559

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>Yes, all buildings and workplaces staff from Cabinet Office occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/02/2024 16:50:59 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1666580

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times Government departments answered Named Day written parliamentary questions stating that it would not be possible to answer a question within the usual time period in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	203809
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2023 answer text <p>Written parliamentary questions allow MPs and Peers to ask Ministers for information on the work, policy and activities of Government departments. Parliament has a right to hold Ministers to account and it is a recognised right of Parliament that Members receive full and timely responses. Where it is not possible to provide a Named Day answer in full on the specified date, a holding response should be provided to the MP to explain this.</p><p> </p><p>It is the responsibility of individual departments to provide timely answers to Parliamentary Questions from Members. The requested information is not centrally held by the Cabinet Office, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 26/10/2023 09:46:32 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1654894

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff support the Cabinet's Domestic and Economic Affairs (Union) committee (a) full-time, (b) part-time and (c) on flexible working arrangements.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	195540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>Within the Cabinet Office there are 1.5 full time equivalent members of staff who support the operation of the Domestic and Economic Affairs (Union) Committee, working with policy teams across government departments, as is typical for Cabinet committees.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This reflects one full time member of staff supporting the Committee alongside other members of staff, which equates to 50% of a full time member of staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 08/09/2023 13:41:21 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1693518

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Darlington Economic Campus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of naming the permanent home of the Darlington Economic Campus, William McMullen House.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	16915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>With reference to your enquiry regarding the naming of the Darlington Economic Campus 'William McMullen House' I am happy to advise we will consider this suggestion, alongside other suggestions, when finalising the name of building.</p><p>Naming of all new Government Hubs and other Government buildings must go through a process whereby all options must undergo sufficient due diligence. Selection of a preferred option will need to be agreed to by the Government Property Agency (GPA), occupying departments, local leaders and authorities including the Post Office.</p><p>Naming of a new Government Hub will happen nearer to the point when the building is being delivered. In the case of Darlington Economic Campus this will be in 2025/26.</p><p>Under the current programme, and subject to planning consent being granted mid-year and approval of the Full Business Case in the last quarter of this year, works will commence in the first quarter of 2025.</p><p>Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 16927 16928 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:36:59 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1693536

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Darlington Economic Campus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions Ministers from all departments have (a) held meetings at and (b) worked from the Darlington Economic Campus since August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	16927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>With reference to your enquiry regarding the naming of the Darlington Economic Campus 'William McMullen House' I am happy to advise we will consider this suggestion, alongside other suggestions, when finalising the name of building.</p><p>Naming of all new Government Hubs and other Government buildings must go through a process whereby all options must undergo sufficient due diligence. Selection of a preferred option will need to be agreed to by the Government Property Agency (GPA), occupying departments, local leaders and authorities including the Post Office.</p><p>Naming of a new Government Hub will happen nearer to the point when the building is being delivered. In the case of Darlington Economic Campus this will be in 2025/26.</p><p>Under the current programme, and subject to planning consent being granted mid-year and approval of the Full Business Case in the last quarter of this year, works will commence in the first quarter of 2025.</p><p>Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 16915 16928 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:36:59 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson

1693537

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Darlington Economic Campus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the works on the permanent site for the Darlington Economic Campus at Brunswick Street to commence.
	tabling member constituency	Darlington
	tabling member printed	Peter Gibson
	uin	16928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>With reference to your enquiry regarding the naming of the Darlington Economic Campus 'William McMullen House' I am happy to advise we will consider this suggestion, alongside other suggestions, when finalising the name of building.</p><p>Naming of all new Government Hubs and other Government buildings must go through a process whereby all options must undergo sufficient due diligence. Selection of a preferred option will need to be agreed to by the Government Property Agency (GPA), occupying departments, local leaders and authorities including the Post Office.</p><p>Naming of a new Government Hub will happen nearer to the point when the building is being delivered. In the case of Darlington Economic Campus this will be in 2025/26.</p><p>Under the current programme, and subject to planning consent being granted mid-year and approval of the Full Business Case in the last quarter of this year, works will commence in the first quarter of 2025.</p><p>Details of Ministers’ and Permanent Secretaries' meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Published declarations include the purpose of the meeting and the names of any additional external organisations or individuals in attendance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 16915 16927 question first answered 12/03/2024 17:36:59 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4754 label Biography information for Peter Gibson