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905389

	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	Government Departments: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What the Government's policy is on support for the Ban the Box initiative.
	tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
	uin	905324
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of all employers adopting the Ban the Box initiative. The Civil Service is leading by example and adopted the initiative in 2016 to provide fairer opportunities for ex-offenders to compete for jobs.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/05/2018 13:05:11 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

972270

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to review the effectiveness of the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
	tabling member printed	Mr Paul Sweeney
	uin	906839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to continually strengthening the Civil Service. We use a range of internal and external work to inform our understanding of current effectiveness and to shape work to continue making improvements. Recent examples include the Barber Review, the PACAC Inquiry into Whitehall effectiveness, and the International Civil Service Effectiveness Index.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/09/2018 15:02:23 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4642 label Biography information for Mr Paul Sweeney

1087716

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to move civil service jobs out of London in line with the Government's Industrial Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	909770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>We have established the Places for Growth Programme to relocate Civil Service roles into the regions and nations. This will see at least 1,000 roles moved by 2022 and thousands more by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>The programme is reinforcing the Government’s commitment to driving economic growth across the UK through local industrial strategies, devolution deals and city deals.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/03/2019 15:28:52 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1122559

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	What steps his Department is taking through the Government Digital Service to tackle the spread of fake news.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	910479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p><strong>Last year we launched the Rapid Response Unit to help government understand the increasingly complex online news environment, tackle false information (both misinformation and disinformation), and promote a fact-based public debate. To note, this work sits within the Government Communication Service, rather than the Government Digital Service.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/04/2019 15:11:35 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

1055727

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Sustainable Development
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department has taken to prepare for the UK's voluntary national review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
	uin	909036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>We are actively supporting preparations for the UK voluntary national review.</p><p>Cabinet Office officials are working with DFID and other departments across government to ensure that the review fully demonstrates the UK’s domestic and international activity.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 06/02/2019 15:05:32 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1087719

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	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	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that Government (a) suppliers and (b) subcontractors are paid on time.
	tabling member constituency	Northampton South
	tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
	uin	909773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to ensuring that 90% of invoices from SMEs are paid within 5 days, alongside paying all invoices within 30 days.</p><p> </p><p>I announced new measures coming into force this year that will exclude suppliers from winning Government contracts if they fail to pay subcontractors on time.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/03/2019 15:30:19 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1006783

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps he is taking to encourage technological innovation in tackling social challenges and delivering public services.
	tabling member constituency	Hitchin and Harpenden
	tabling member printed	Bim Afolami
	uin	907585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>I am determined that government harnesses the power of technology to deliver better public services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>That’s why we are developing an Innovation Strategy for public services to be published next Spring and why I spoke at the GovTech Summit in Paris earlier this week.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>And in October, the latest round of the GovTech innovation fund opened. Ten challenges have already been selected for funding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/11/2018 17:47:33 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami

1122558

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Location
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps are his department taking to move civil service jobs out of London in line with the Government’s industrial strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	910478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2019 answer text <p>Our Places for Growth programme will relocate Civil Servants out of London, with at least 1,000 roles moved by 2022 and thousands more by 2030.</p><p> </p><p>This in addition to the twelve new public bodies that will be located outside of London.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/04/2019 15:41:57 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

845825

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on reviewing public sector pay.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
	uin	903978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2018 answer text <p>Public Sector workers are amongst the most talented and hardworking people in our society and we believe they should be fairly rewarded.</p><p>As the Chancellor’s budget statement reconfirmed, we are moving away from a 1% public sector average pay award to a more flexible approach.</p><p>Proposals will be issued later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/02/2018 14:28:26 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1028409

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Interserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Interserve on the viability of its public sector contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	908305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We monitor the financial health of all strategic suppliers, including Interserve, and have regular discussions with the company’s management. The funding arrangements of Interserve are a matter for the company. But we welcome moves to increase the financial robustness of a company which employs 45,000 people in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/12/2018 16:43:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson