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1133182

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to appoint a chief data officer.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	266866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer given to Question 255390 on 21 May 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:36:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1133270

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Kier has indicated to his Department that it plans to terminate any of the public sector contracts it holds.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>We remain in close communication with Kier’s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Our priority is always to protect the continuity of public services.</p><p>Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</p><p><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:37:25 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:45:02 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124690 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1132433

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Minister has considered the potential implications for the delivery of scheduled Police and Crime Commissioner, London Mayoral and Assembly, Combined Authority Mayoral and local government elections and vote counting across the UK on 7 May 2020 of the decision to move the Early May Bank Holiday in 2020 from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day; and what steps he is taking to ensure Returning Officers and their staff are supported to discharge their duties for those elections.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	265547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes it is fitting to give the whole nation a chance to commemorate the<br>sacrifices made during the Second World War, to secure the democratic freedoms we enjoy today</p><p>This will be done by moving the early May Bank Holiday from 4 to 8 May, the 75 th Anniversary of<br>Victory in Europe (VE) Day<br>On this historic occasion the Government wants to ensure as many people as possible have the<br>valuable opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to our remaining heroes of the Second World War. The<br>day will also serve as an occasion thank all members of the Armed Forces Family who have<br>served and who continue to serve our country.</p><p><br>We recognise there will be implications for the counting of votes in some of the Police and Crime<br>Commissioner, London Mayoral and Assembly, combined authority mayoral, local mayoral and<br>local government elections which will have taken place the day before the VE Day bank holiday in<br>2020. We are continuing to discuss these practical implications with local authorities and electoral<br>administrators.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 15:29:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1132540

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
	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 10 June 2019 to Question 260725 on European Parliament: Elections, which local authorities and electoral administrators he or his ministers have met with since the 2019 EU parliamentary elections; and whether the matter of EU citizens being prevented from voting in the 2019 European Parliament elections was discussed at any of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	265604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet frequently with local authorities and electoral administrators to discuss<br>a wide range of electoral issues</p><p>Details of external meetings by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are published quarterly and<br>are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 15:32:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1132561

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information Act 2000
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will extend the Freedom of Information Act to include (a) tenants management organisations and (b) housing associations.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	265496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government agrees that landlords, including housing associations, should be accountable and transparent in their dealings with tenants and be responsive to their needs. The extension of the FOI to housing associations is, however, not considered the best means of achieving that.</p><p> </p><p>Housing Associations are already required to make a significant amount of information public. They are required to publish their accounts annually, including a strategic report covering issues such as the remunerations of key personnel.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing, which regulates the sector, also publishes information supplied by Housing Association at individual provider level, including details of their stock holdings, rent levels and evictions.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2019 09:57:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1132230

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Intelligence Services: Detainees
	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 potential merits of including in the Consolidated Guidance on rendition and torture the removal of persons to other countries without judicial supervision for purposes such as interrogation or detention.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	264767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Sir Adrian Fulford, the Investigatory Powers Commissioner, has submitted a proposed<br>revised version of the Consolidated Guidance to the Government for consideration</p><p>The Government is looking carefully at his proposals and will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/06/2019 11:29:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1132303

	registered interest
	date	14/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Early Years Ministerial Group on Family Support
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the Inter-Ministerial Group on Family support from Conception to Age Two to report.
	tabling member printed	Lord Farmer
	uin	HL16372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Early Years Family Support Ministerial Group is considering how the Government can improve the coordination and cost-effectiveness of early years (conception to age 2) family support and identify gaps in available provision. The group will make recommendations to Secretaries of State in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/06/2019 11:26:41 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4321 label Biography information for Lord Farmer

1131988

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of adopting life-cycle costing in direct government procurement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	264355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer given to Question 259078 on 3 June.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/06/2019 14:01:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1132083

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to prevent postal vote electoral fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	264439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Electoral fraud is unacceptable on any level. There are already measures in place designed to enhance the security of postal voting. In response to the Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office coordinates cross-Government work to protect and secure our democratic processes and ensure those involved in delivering our elections receive cyber, physical and personnel security advice from experts at the National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 14:21:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1132120

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Huawei: 5G
	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 13 June 2019 to Question 261279 on Huawei: 5G, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of assessing 5G equipment for resilience and reliability prior to deployment.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	264461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>5G standards are still being ratified and the hardware and software that implements them is still being updated often during early commercial service. As a result, there are limited benefits in testing 5G equipment pre-deployment due to those changes and updates. The National Cyber Security Centre is focusing on those deployments and software releases in the UK which are most important.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/06/2019 09:20:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt