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1696498

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Remote Working
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have conditions of employment which impose (a) no and (b) a four day limit on the number of days each week that they can work from home; and whether he has made a comparative assessment of the productivity of those who work from home for four days or more each week and those who do not.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	18828
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>There is no information available centrally on how many civil servants have conditions of employment that impose no, and a four day limit on the number of days each week they can work from home. Decisions on terms and conditions of employment are made by the employing department, depending on their specific business requirements and nature of the role. Where business requirements allow for it, departments will operate flexible working arrangements.</p><p>Civil servants are expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in the office with decisions on implementing and evaluating this expectation made by departments. A small number of home working contracts are in place but these are not routinely approved other than for a very small number of roles, or where a workplace adjustment is agreed for conditions recognised under the Equality Act. Equally, there are also employees who work only from the workplace, due to the nature of their roles, or through personal choice.</p><p>There have been no specific central comparative assessments within the civil service of productivity of those who work from home for four days or more each week. It is recognised within departments that there are clear benefits of face-to-face working, including productivity, with complex tasks and problem solving undertaken more efficiently.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 21/03/2024 17:11:45 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1609116

	registered interest
	date	30/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Disinformation
	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 2 March 2023 to Question 153687 on Disinformation, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for Christchurch.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	177693
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>All requested documentation has now been collated and assessed. A response letter has now been issued and deposited in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 28/04/2023 12:02:57 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart previous answer version 68412 answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1602359

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Rapid Response Unit
	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 1 March to Question 148800 on Rapid Response Unit, on what date the Rapid Response Unit was disbanded; what has happened to the information which that Unit collected and stored; and how many of that Unit's staff were made redundant.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	161212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Rapid Response Unit was disbanded in August 2022.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>None of the staff were made redundant as they were all redeployed.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information collected has now been archived and will be retained in line with the Cabinet Office Information Retention Policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 13/03/2023 17:18:59 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1600488

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Communication
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he publish the following documents referencing the hon. Member for Christchurch: (a) Covid Comms: Afternoon Note - 25th September, (b) Fwd: Checking receipt - Priorities for tackling fake news and improving media literacy - Morning, Tuesday 8th February 2022, (c) Covid: Morning Update - Wednesday 1 December 2021 and (d) Re: No10 Xmas party - RRU analysis; for what reason those documents were created; and if he will place a copy of them in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	156039
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Cabinet Office officials are working to collate the necessary information to answer this question. I will write to the hon. Member shortly, and a copy of this letter will be deposited in the House Libraries.</p><p>Please note that any release of documentation will be subject to classification.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/03/2023 16:52:12 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1599487

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Rapid Response Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Cabinet Office Rapid Response Unit (a) collected and (b) stored personal data on the content of each of the interviews given by the hon Member for Christchurch on (a) 3 November 2020 with LBC, (b) 4 February 2021 with Newsnight, (c) 28 June 2021 with Times Radio, (d) 13 September 2021 with the BBC, (e) 1 December 2021 with The Daily Telegraph and (f) 6 December 2021 with Talk Radio.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	153686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to the answers given to PQs <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-20/148800" target="_blank">148800</a>, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-20/148801" target="_blank">148801</a>, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-02-20/148802" target="_blank">148802</a> on 28 February 2023.</p><p>The Rapid Response Unit was used to understand the spread of information and potential disinformation, and help inform how the Government communicates effectively with the public.</p><p>Online disinformation is a serious threat to the UK, which is why we brought together expertise from across government to monitor disinformation, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. These units used publicly available data, including material shared on social media platforms, to assess UK disinformation trends and narratives. They have since been disbanded and the learning and expertise is now being replicated across the wider Government Communications Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 153947 question first answered 09/03/2023 11:16:58 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart previous answer version 60389 answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1599488

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Disinformation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide the content of the reference to the hon Member for Christchurch contained in the email minutes of the Health Counter Disinformation Working Group of 7 June 2022; for what reason those minutes were stored; and if he will place a copy of those minutes in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	153687
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Cabinet Office officials are working to collate the necessary information to answer this question. I will write to the hon. Member shortly, and a copy of this letter will be deposited in the House Libraries.</p><p>Please note that any release of documentation will be subject to classification.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 02/03/2023 18:19:52 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1585272

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Identity Verification Services) Regulations 2023
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to the consultation on the draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) (Identity Verification Services) Regulations 2023, published on 4 January 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	142623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2023 answer text <p>The public consultation is due to run until 1 March 2023. Following this, the Cabinet Office will publish a government response and written ministerial statement to the public consultation within the period set out in Cabinet Office consultation principles guidance.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 20/02/2023 17:59:00 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1417771

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the official in charge of the investigation into reports of Downing Street parties has sought his authority to (a) share the content of the report with the Metropolitan Police and (b) remove content from the report in response to representations from the Metropolitan Police; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	113677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Terms of Reference for the Cabinet Office investigation and the update from the Second Permanent Secretary, both of which have been published on GOV.UK and placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/02/2022 17:41:19 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1342553

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if it is the Government's policy to use public fear as a tool to ensure compliance with covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	24892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>It is not Government policy. Throughout the pandemic the vast majority of people and businesses have been compliant with the restrictions we have needed to introduce to help reduce transmission of the virus. Tremendous sacrifices have been made, and it is thanks to our collective national resolve that we have been able to protect the NHS and save lives, which has been our priority from the start.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/07/2021 16:49:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1311427

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Caravan Sites and Holiday Accommodation: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 April 2021 to Question 174724 on Caravan Sites and Holiday Accommodation: Coronavirus, if he will publish the scientific evidence that opening facilities too early or too quickly risks another lockdown.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
	uin	185791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government published scientific evidence underlying the roadmap in February. The evidence indicated that reopening accommodation and encouraging non essential travel across England raised the risk of transmission, and the Government therefore decided to introduce reopening in phases - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021</a></p><p><br>I refer the hon. Member to the SAGE 81 minutes which can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sage-81-minutes-coronavirus-covid-19-response-18-february-2021" target="_blank">here</a>. We have also shared <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spi-m-o-summary-of-modelling-on-roadmap-scenarios-17-february-2021" target="_blank">SPI-M-O: Summary of modelling on roadmap scenarios</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/04/2021 16:27:53 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope