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905388

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of reducing the voting age to 16 in local government elections; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	905322
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government stated in its manifesto a commitment to maintain the current voting age at 18. The age of 18 is widely recognised as the age at which one becomes an adult and gains full citizenship rights. The Government therefore has no plans to lower the voting age.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 13:04:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

905391

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	Whether he has made an assessment of the operation of recent voter ID pilots; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast East
	tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
	uin	905328
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The data so far from the five voter ID pilots and statements by the Returning Officers indicate successful pilots, with most people’s experience being overwhelmingly positive.</p><p>We will evaluate the pilots before announcing the next steps in delivering voter ID. The Electoral Commission will publish its evaluation in July.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 13:03:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

902176

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department plans to use the evaluation of the voter ID pilots to inform (a) further pilots taking place in 2019 and (b) the implementation of voter ID requirements at the next general election.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	143115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Voter ID was successfully tested at the local elections on 3 May by five local authorities. Photographic and non photographic ID and free locally issued ID were all tested. Data so far and statements by the five Returning Officers indicate the pilots were overwhelmingly positive.</p><p>The Government is making our voting system more secure to protect it from possible fraud, including by requiring electors to present a form of identification before voting. We will evaluate the pilots before announcing the next steps in delivering voter ID nationally.</p><p>The Electoral Commission has welcomed the voter ID pilots as a positive first step towards implementing its 2014 recommendation that an accessible, proportionate voter identification scheme should be introduced in Great Britain. The Commission will publish its evaluation of the pilots in July.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 09:15:40 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

901241

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cancer
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the five most common cancer diagnoses were among (a) men and (b) women in (i) 2007 and (ii) 2017.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	142781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 15/05/2018 13:53:44 question first ministerially corrected 16/05/2018 12:24:02 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ142781.pdf title UKSA Response previous answer version 57966 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

901349

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2018
	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: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he intends to hold a consultation on extending the Freedom of Information Act 2001 to private sector providers of public services.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	142762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the principles of transparency and openness across the public sector.</p><p>We continually keep the scope of the Freedom of Information Act under review.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 09:20:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

900425

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which senior public appointments have been made by the Government from January to April 2018.
	tabling member constituency	City of Chester
	tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
	uin	142475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>Details of public appointments are on the Centre for Public Appointments website:</p><p><a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/announcements/" target="_blank">https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/announcements/</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 12:51:09 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

900495

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 9 May 2018, which providers outside the UK are being examined and for which contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	142333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Departments are encouraged to maximise competition in order to achieve value for money. Public procurement are required to go through fair and open competition and procurers are not permitted to discriminate based upon the nationality of the supplier.</p><p>In addition, through the Commercial Operating Standards <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567659/Commercal_Standards_new.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/567659/Commercal_Standards_new.pdf</a>, departments are encouraged to maximise competition by designing service requirements that are accessible to as many suppliers as possible, including those from overseas.</p><p>The current public procurement rules will continue to apply until the UK has left the EU following the successful conclusion of exit negotiations. The longer-term opportunities for UK Government procurement regulations are being considered carefully.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/05/2018 13:47:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

900526

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Fraud Initiative: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to Answer of 9 May 2018 to Question 139389 on National Fraud Initiative: Data Protection, when he plans to complete that review.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	142334
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>We intend for our assessment to be complete after the GDPR takes effect on 25th May. We will however we will keep NFI's compliance with data protection law under review as the new legal framework develops and becomes embedded.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/05/2018 09:17:44 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

901061

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	British Constitution
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which Cabinet committee has responsibility for addressing constitutional issues.
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	uin	HL7705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>Constitutional issues are regularly considered by Cabinet and a number of Cabinet sub-Committees. The Social Reform (Home Affairs) sub-Committee and the EU Exit and Trade (Domestic Preparedness, Devolution and Legislation) sub-Committee are the principal Committees at which constitutional issues are considered. A full list of all the Cabinet Committees is attached.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 15/05/2018 15:57:16 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham attachment 1 file name Cabinet Committees and Implementation .pdf title Cabinet Committees and Implementation
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

900024

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to bring forward the Public Service Ombudsman Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	141686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to previous answers 119692 and 119693.</p><p>The Government published the draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill in December 2016, setting out in detail its plans to introduce a new Public Service Ombudsman.</p><p>The draft Bill will be progressed as and when a legislative opportunity arises.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 15/05/2018 15:50:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett