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942041

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much statutory interest was (1) liable to be paid and (2) paid, by public sector bodies to commercial suppliers as a result of invoices paid later than 30 days in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL9555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Public Contracts Regulations, it is the responsibility of public sector buyers to publish annually the amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment. Additionally, central government departments publish interest liable, under the late payment legislation, on a quarterly basis. From March 2017, it has been a requirement for public sector buyers to publish the total amount of interest that they were liable to pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Contracts Regulations require public bodies to publish on the internet each year statistics showing how they have complied with the obligation to pay undisputed invoices within 30 days to their first tier suppliers/prime contractors.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage businesses to report instances where this is not happening to the Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL9556 HL9557 question first answered 30/07/2018 12:18:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

942042

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many commercial suppliers (1) claimed, and (2) received, statutory interest from public sector bodies due to late payment of commercial debts in each year since 2010.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL9556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Public Contracts Regulations, it is the responsibility of public sector buyers to publish annually the amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment. Additionally, central government departments publish interest liable, under the late payment legislation, on a quarterly basis. From March 2017, it has been a requirement for public sector buyers to publish the total amount of interest that they were liable to pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Contracts Regulations require public bodies to publish on the internet each year statistics showing how they have complied with the obligation to pay undisputed invoices within 30 days to their first tier suppliers/prime contractors.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage businesses to report instances where this is not happening to the Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL9555 HL9557 question first answered 30/07/2018 12:18:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

942043

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many public authorities have published their performance online in relation to their duty to pay invoices from suppliers within 30 days as required by section 113(7) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102).
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL9557
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Under the Public Contracts Regulations, it is the responsibility of public sector buyers to publish annually the amount of interest paid to suppliers due to late payment. Additionally, central government departments publish interest liable, under the late payment legislation, on a quarterly basis. From March 2017, it has been a requirement for public sector buyers to publish the total amount of interest that they were liable to pay.</p><p> </p><p>The Public Contracts Regulations require public bodies to publish on the internet each year statistics showing how they have complied with the obligation to pay undisputed invoices within 30 days to their first tier suppliers/prime contractors.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage businesses to report instances where this is not happening to the Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL9555 HL9556 question first answered 30/07/2018 12:18:24 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

993821

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the requirement to pursue claims against public authorities in the courts in order to claim statutory interest and compensation; and what plans they have to improve access to interest and compensation owed to SMEs by public authorities due to late payment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL10954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of prompt, fair and effective payment in all businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who may not have the cash reserves of larger companies.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers can claim statutory interest where a public sector buyer has not paid an undisputed and valid invoice within the contractual payment terms, where the contract does not otherwise provide for the payment of interest.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance for public sector buyers and suppliers on paying undisputed, valid invoices within 30 days down the public sector supply chain came into force on 26 February 2015. Public sector buyers must include 30 day payment terms in all public contracts and must ensure that their prime contractor includes equivalent 30 day payment terms in any subcontracts through the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment in public sector contracts in breach of contract terms, including late payment in the supply chain, to its Mystery Shopper service.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL10955 question first answered 06/11/2018 17:00:55 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

993822

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of small and medium-sized enterprises assigning their rights to pursue late payment claims against public authorities for statutory interest and compensation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL10955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government understands the importance of prompt, fair and effective payment in all businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) who may not have the cash reserves of larger companies.</p><p> </p><p>Suppliers can claim statutory interest where a public sector buyer has not paid an undisputed and valid invoice within the contractual payment terms, where the contract does not otherwise provide for the payment of interest.</p><p> </p><p>Statutory guidance for public sector buyers and suppliers on paying undisputed, valid invoices within 30 days down the public sector supply chain came into force on 26 February 2015. Public sector buyers must include 30 day payment terms in all public contracts and must ensure that their prime contractor includes equivalent 30 day payment terms in any subcontracts through the supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>The Government encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment in public sector contracts in breach of contract terms, including late payment in the supply chain, to its Mystery Shopper service.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham grouped question UIN HL10954 question first answered 06/11/2018 17:00:55 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

997320

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Business: Human Rights
	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 efficacy of the human rights due diligence of the businesses that his Department's Prosperity Fund supports.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	184945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Promotion of human rights remains a fundamental objective of UK foreign policy, and we remain committed to universal human rights – it is the right thing to do. The Prosperity Fund is committed to ensuring that safeguarding and modern slavery considerations are consistent with wider ODA policy and practice across government led by DFID. A Prosperity Fund Commercial Framework, managed by the FCO, has recently been put in place to support the commercial delivery of major Prosperity Fund programmes. This incorporates a supplier code of conduct covering areas such as safeguarding, social responsibility, human rights and ethical behaviour. In addition, implementing departments are actively working to align due diligence processes to ensure adequate assessment of potential partners’ ability to apply safeguards in their work, in particular to safeguard children and vulnerable adults from sexual exploitation and abuse.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 184946 question first answered 06/11/2018 14:48:29 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

997322

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Business: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that businesses supported by his Department's Prosperity Fund undertake adequate human rights due diligence.
	tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
	tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
	uin	184946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2018 answer text <p>Promotion of human rights remains a fundamental objective of UK foreign policy, and we remain committed to universal human rights – it is the right thing to do. The Prosperity Fund is committed to ensuring that safeguarding and modern slavery considerations are consistent with wider ODA policy and practice across government led by DFID. A Prosperity Fund Commercial Framework, managed by the FCO, has recently been put in place to support the commercial delivery of major Prosperity Fund programmes. This incorporates a supplier code of conduct covering areas such as safeguarding, social responsibility, human rights and ethical behaviour. In addition, implementing departments are actively working to align due diligence processes to ensure adequate assessment of potential partners’ ability to apply safeguards in their work, in particular to safeguard children and vulnerable adults from sexual exploitation and abuse.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 184945 question first answered 06/11/2018 14:48:29 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

995525

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Grenfell Tower Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total value of his Department's consultancy expenditure relating to the Grenfell Tower inquiry is.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	184360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The independent Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry is committed to publishing its costs on a regular basis. Costs for Phase 1 will be published once Phase 1 has completed. The Cabinet Office has not incurred any consultancy spend in relation to the Inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 184374 question first answered 31/10/2018 11:53:53 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

995526

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Grenfell Tower Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total value of his Department's spend on the Grenfell Tower inquiry is.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	184374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>The independent Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry is committed to publishing its costs on a regular basis. Costs for Phase 1 will be published once Phase 1 has completed. The Cabinet Office has not incurred any consultancy spend in relation to the Inquiry.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 184360 question first answered 31/10/2018 11:53:53 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

993521

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Official Residences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide a list of ministerial residences and their authorised occupants.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	182681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The official residences available to government ministers are:</p><ul><li>Flats above 10 and 11 Downing Street, which are available for the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer respectively;</li><li>1 Carlton Gardens, leased from the Crown Estate, which has been used as the official residence for the Foreign Secretary;</li><li>Three flats in Admiralty House, to be allocated at the Prime Minister’s discretion; and</li><li>Hillsborough Castle and Stormont, which are available for ministers in the Northern Ireland Office while on duty in Northern Ireland.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The Chequers, Dorneywood and Chevening estates are available to ministers for both official and private use. None of these properties are owned by the Government, and are run by trustees.</p><p> </p><p>Chequers is used by the Prime Minister. The use of Chevening currently divided between the Foreign Secretary, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union and the Secretary of State for International Trade. By convention, Dorneywood is at the disposal of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p><p> </p><p>Ministerial use of these official residences is managed by the relevant Government Department. Information on the time taken for Ministers to vacate those residences on leaving office is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 182682 question first answered 26/10/2018 14:35:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham