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39428

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library all correspondence between his Department and other departments on the matter of union subscription check off.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	189004
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions and correspondence are not usually disclosed.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

39429

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were on maternity leave in each of the last five years returned to work.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office staff are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. </p><p>Staff who have been continuously employed by the Civil Service for 26 weeks prior to the 15th week before the expected date of childbirth are eligible for maternity pay.</p><p>Within the Cabinet Office maternity pay is equivalent to full pay for the initial 26 weeks (ordinary maternity leave). During the following 26 weeks (additional maternity leave) Statutory Maternity Pay is given for the first 13 weeks. The remaining 13 weeks are unpaid.</p><p>Individuals who resign and do not return to work following maternity leave are usually required to refund any contractual element of maternity pay they have received. </p><p>Cabinet Office systems do not hold specific information on staff who depart after periods of maternity leave. However, over the last 5 years, we estimate that 96% of staff who were on maternity leave returned to work. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189076 189116 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39430

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the standard level and duration is of contractual maternity pay paid to civil servants in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office staff are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. </p><p>Staff who have been continuously employed by the Civil Service for 26 weeks prior to the 15th week before the expected date of childbirth are eligible for maternity pay.</p><p>Within the Cabinet Office maternity pay is equivalent to full pay for the initial 26 weeks (ordinary maternity leave). During the following 26 weeks (additional maternity leave) Statutory Maternity Pay is given for the first 13 weeks. The remaining 13 weeks are unpaid.</p><p>Individuals who resign and do not return to work following maternity leave are usually required to refund any contractual element of maternity pay they have received. </p><p>Cabinet Office systems do not hold specific information on staff who depart after periods of maternity leave. However, over the last 5 years, we estimate that 96% of staff who were on maternity leave returned to work. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189056 189116 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39431

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many workplace nurseries (a) directly operated by his Department and (b) operated by a third party on his Department's property there were at (a) 5 May 2010 and (b) 5 February 2014; and how many such nurseries are expected to cease operating in (i) 2014-15 and (ii) 2015-16.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office employees have access to a subsidised workplace nursery which is run by a third party provider. There are no current plans to change its operation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39432

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) white British and (b) from any other ethnic minority group.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189156
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Promotion in the Cabinet Office is based on merit and suitability for the post in question.</p><p>The requested statistics on promotion are not readily available. However, we estimate that male staff constituted 51% of all those promoted since April 2011. This closely reflects the overall proportion currently working in my Department.</p><p>Figures for ethnicity and disability are not available. Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including ethnicity and disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189136 189176 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39678

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who had been on maternity leave were still employed in the Civil Service (a) six and (b) 12 months after their return to work in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office staff are entitled to take up to 52 weeks of maternity leave. </p><p>Staff who have been continuously employed by the Civil Service for 26 weeks prior to the 15th week before the expected date of childbirth are eligible for maternity pay.</p><p>Within the Cabinet Office maternity pay is equivalent to full pay for the initial 26 weeks (ordinary maternity leave). During the following 26 weeks (additional maternity leave) Statutory Maternity Pay is given for the first 13 weeks. The remaining 13 weeks are unpaid.</p><p>Individuals who resign and do not return to work following maternity leave are usually required to refund any contractual element of maternity pay they have received. </p><p>Cabinet Office systems do not hold specific information on staff who depart after periods of maternity leave. However, over the last 5 years, we estimate that 96% of staff who were on maternity leave returned to work. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189056 189076 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39679

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were identified as (a) disabled and (b) non-disabled.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189176
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Promotion in the Cabinet Office is based on merit and suitability for the post in question.</p><p>The requested statistics on promotion are not readily available. However, we estimate that male staff constituted 51% of all those promoted since April 2011. This closely reflects the overall proportion currently working in my Department.</p><p>Figures for ethnicity and disability are not available. Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including ethnicity and disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189136 189156 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

39680

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who were promoted in each of the last five years were (a) male and (b) female.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	uin	189136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>Promotion in the Cabinet Office is based on merit and suitability for the post in question.</p><p>The requested statistics on promotion are not readily available. However, we estimate that male staff constituted 51% of all those promoted since April 2011. This closely reflects the overall proportion currently working in my Department.</p><p>Figures for ethnicity and disability are not available. Cabinet Office does not compel staff to declare against workforce diversity indicators, including ethnicity and disability.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 189156 189176 question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

40172

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral Answer to the hon. Member for Vale of Glamorgan on 11 December 2013, column 224, on Civil Service (union facility time), in which Departments the trade union officers who were promoted in post while doing no work as a civil servant were employed; and in which Department the officer who was promoted twice was employed.
	tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
	tabling member printed	Heidi Alexander
	uin	189659
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>There are no plans to provide further details to protect the identities of the individuals involved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4038 label Biography information for Heidi Alexander

40398

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times (a) the Cabinet Committee on improving the country ability to deal with flooding and (b) the National Resilience Forum has met in the last 12 months; and when each body will next meet.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	189807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2014 answer text <p>As was the case under previous administrations, information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees is generally not disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

40171

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much in public duty costs allowance has been paid to each former Prime Minister in each year since 2010; what the limit is of the public duty costs allowance for former Prime Ministers; when that limit was last reviewed; whether the public duty costs allowance is payable in addition to their parliamentary allowances to former Prime Ministers who remain Members of Parliament; what audit is undertaken of claims made under the public duty costs allowance by former Prime Ministers; what checks are made to ensure that claims against the allowance meet the criteria for funding from the allowance; what guidance is provided to former Prime Ministers on claiming from the public duty costs allowance; and if he will place in the Library a copy of that guidance.
	tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
	tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
	uin	189655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The amounts paid in 2011-12 and 2012-13 are as follows: </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>&pound;114,998.17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>&pound;109,191.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>John Major</p></td><td><p>&pound;114,996.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gordon Brown</p></td><td><p>&pound;100,315.68</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Thatcher</p></td><td><p>&pound;74,087.76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony Blair</p></td><td><p>&pound;115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The current limit for the PDCA is &pound;115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p>Former Prime Ministers will continue to receive the PDCA if they are a sitting MP, provided they are not serving as Leader of the Opposition.</p><p>Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office and form part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure.</p><p>All former Prime Ministers are provided with guidance on the PDCA. A copy of this has been placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 04/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

40901

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total amount of remuneration paid to non-executive directors of Government departments was for the financial year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	190309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p>Since the last General Election the Cabinet Office has overhauled, strengthened and formalised the system of non-executive directors which operated under the previous administration. </p><p>Remuneration for non-executive board members is detailed in &lsquo;Corporate governance in central government departments: Code of good practice July 2011- Guidance Note&rsquo; and is in line that of the Bank of England&rsquo;s non-executive Directors of Court. </p><p>In 2012-2013, 28% of the 67 non-executives either waived their fee or donated it to charity. </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

40903

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in Number 10 Downing Street in 2012; and how many people are so employed currently.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	190310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. </p><p>As part of this Government&rsquo;s transparency agenda, information on working in the Cabinet Office is published on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a></p><p>The latest organogram for the Cabinet Office may be viewed at <a href="http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

41153

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish on his Department's website the minutes of the Fraud Error and Debt Taskforce from June 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	190570
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p>The meeting originally scheduled for June 2013 was postponed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

41402

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will commission a new report on High Speed 2 from the Major Projects Authority and publish it in full before the Second Reading of the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
	tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
	uin	190786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2014 answer text <p>All projects in the Government's Major Project Portfolio are reviewed at set points in their lifecycle.</p><p>An update on all major projects - including High Speed Two - will be published in the second annual report of the Major Projects Authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 10/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

40175

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any records relating to the loss of the escort aircraft carrier HMS Dasher in March 1943 have (a) been retained from transfer to and (b) remain closed in the National Archives; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	New Forest East
	tabling member printed	Dr Julian Lewis
	uin	189731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office holds no records relating to HMS Dasher.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	54 label Biography information for Sir Julian Lewis

41155

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	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 amount of surplus public land sold to support housebuilding and development to date.
	tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
	tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
	uin	190435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 the Government has raised over &pound;1.25billion in capital receipts for the taxpayer through freehold land and property sales.</p><p>In the 2013 Spending Round we committed to identifying at least &pound;5billion of land and property assets for disposal between 2015-2020. The Strategic Land and Property Review, led by the Government Property Unit (GPU), will identify sites to release into the private sector to further support house-building and development across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

41773

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what points he has identified from the recent flooding crisis to enable COBR to work more effectively.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	191057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2014 answer text <p>COBR has met regularly over the past 3 months to ensure that affected communities get the support they need quickly and effectively. </p><p>As the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced in his written statement to House on 6 March, in future whenever there is a significant risk we will use COBR systems to ensure that all organisations at national and local level are adequately prepared and ready to respond. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 11/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

42108

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Honours and Decorations Committee's report from its last meeting to consider the recommendations of Sir John Holmes will go forward for final approval.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	James Wharton
	uin	191246
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2014 answer text <p>The Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (HD Committee) met in January 2014 and considered a number of recommendations put forward by Sir John Holmes regarding the rules for awarding military medals. The Committee&rsquo;s report is now in the process of being formally approved. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 191245 question first answered 13/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm

42109

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Honours and Decorations Committee last met to consider the recommendations put forward by Sir John Holmes regarding the rules for the awarding of military medals.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton South
	tabling member printed	James Wharton
	uin	191245
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2014 answer text <p>The Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals (HD Committee) met in January 2014 and considered a number of recommendations put forward by Sir John Holmes regarding the rules for awarding military medals. The Committee&rsquo;s report is now in the process of being formally approved. </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 191246 question first answered 13/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm

40900

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding his Department provided for staff to carry out trade union activities in each of the last three years; and how many days staff spent on those activities in each of those years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
	tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
	uin	190235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p>Prior to January 2013, the Cabinet Office did not differentiate between time spent on Trade Union Activities and time spent on Trade Union Duties in recording the usage of Trade Union Facility Time.</p><p>No Facility Time has been granted for Trade Union Activities since January 2013.</p><p>Since January 2013, data relating to departmental Facility Time is published on the GOV.UK website (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trade-union-facility-time</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

41989

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate the net benefit to the UK economy of data.gov.uk since it publicly launched in January 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	191143
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p> We know that open data is of huge value to the economy. It is difficult to cite an exact figure for the net benefit of data.gov.uk. </p><p /> <p>A recent <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/198905/bis-13-743-market-assessment-of-public-sector-information.pdf" target="_blank">Deloitte report</a>, available at LINK, cited £1.8bn of direct benefit and £6.8bn of indirect benefit to the UK economy from the use of open data, although this also includes data that is not government data. </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

42106

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultants have been engaged in the Crown Oversight Function since its creation; what each of their job roles were; and how much has been paid in consultancy fees to date.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	191301
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p>Prior to the last General Election the Civil Service lacked commercial and procurement skills. This Government's commercial and procurement reforms saved taxpayers £3.8 billion last year alone. The Government is strengthening central procurement skills to ensure further savings can be realised. The Crown Oversight Function was created on 1 November 2013 and has 52 Civil Service roles. Further details will be available via the department's organogram. Consultants were not employed at Government expense.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 191302 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

42107

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants of what grades have been employed on the Crown Oversight Function since its creation.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	191302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p>Prior to the last General Election the Civil Service lacked commercial and procurement skills. This Government's commercial and procurement reforms saved taxpayers £3.8 billion last year alone. The Government is strengthening central procurement skills to ensure further savings can be realised. The Crown Oversight Function was created on 1 November 2013 and has 52 Civil Service roles. Further details will be available via the department's organogram. Consultants were not employed at Government expense.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 191301 question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

42280

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer to Lord Lexden of 18 July 2013, Official Report, House of Lords, column 872, on the Profumo Inquiry, how many of the people interviewed by Lord Denning in his inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the resignation of Mr Profumo are still alive.
	tabling member constituency	Holborn and St Pancras
	tabling member printed	Frank Dobson
	uin	191368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	180 label Biography information for Frank Dobson