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1002220

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/11/2018
	date	05/11/2018
	date tabled	05/11/2018
	ddp created	05/11/2018 22:43:19
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	05/11/2018 22:55:54 04/12/2018 13:43:03
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Estate: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11241
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/12/2018 13:10:58
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker what is the estimated cost to the House of (1) restoration, (2) repair, and (3) fire protection work underway in (a) the Palace of Westminster, (b) Fielden House, and (c) Millbank House.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11241
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11241
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>‘Restoration’ has been taken to include work currently underway on the Estate to restore or conserve areas of the historic building fabric, including but not limited to the restoration work in Westminster Hall and the Encaustic Tile project. It does not include the estimated costs of the Restoration and Renewal Programme. ‘Repair’ includes project works underway on the estate but does not include general day to day maintenance. Fire protection work costs are based on the Fire Life Safety Works Programme.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Palace of Westminster</p></td><td><p>Millbank House</p></td><td><p>Fielden House</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Restoration</p></td><td><p>External Courtyards Conservation work (Phase 1) current approved cost: £20.2m; Westminster Hall current approved cost: £12.1m (subject to review); Elizabeth Tower current approved cost: £61.1m (subject to review); Cast Iron Roofs current approved cost: £84.4m; Encaustic Tiles current approved cost: £14.3m.</p></td><td><p>There is no restoration work currently underway.</p></td><td><p>There is no restoration work currently underway.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Repair</p></td><td><p>Works to the Palace in 2017/18 totalled £2m; works in 2018/19 are forecast to cost £2.8m.</p></td><td><p>Works to 5 Great College Street and its integration into Millbank House total £42.9m.</p></td><td><p>Planning is underway for the refurbishment of Fielden House. Surveying work is expected to commence in December 2018. The surveying working is required to finalise the business case. Until it is finalised it is not possible to provide an estimate.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fire Protection</p></td><td><p>The approved business cases forecast expenditure of £90m for fire safety work underway in the Palace of Westminster. The forecast expenditure of a project within the Fire Safety programme is currently being revised.</p></td><td><p>The cost of fire protection in the Great College Street area of Millbank House has been integrated into the project itself and therefore is included in the repair figure above. The cost of Fire Protection in 1&amp;2 Millbank is currently forecast at £1.6m excluding risk and optimism bias (OB) and £2.1m including risk and OB.</p></td><td><p>The cost of making Fielden House Fire Life Safety compliant will form part of the refurbishment project. Therefore, it is not possible currently to confirm how much it will cost.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> question first answered 04/12/2018 13:10:58 answering member 4148
	creator	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1003680

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:43:06
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	09/11/2018 16:57:54 23/11/2018 14:44:03
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Billing
	house id	1
	identifier	189562
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/11/2018 14:12:04
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189562
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189562
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Wherever possible the Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office, The Government Legal Department and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) let contracts over £10,000 using call-off contracts from frameworks procured by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS). These frameworks include provision for payments to sub-contractors within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoice.</p><p>Central records are not held for procurements partially, or fully, managed outside the procurement service. To confirm that these contracts include provisions for prompt payment of sub-contractor invoices would require a manual check of all procurement records, which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> question first answered 23/11/2018 14:12:04 answering member 4106
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1005633

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	26/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 22:05:55
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	15/11/2018 21:55:05 26/11/2018 13:41:01
	hansard heading	Brexit: Northern Ireland
	house id	2
	identifier	HL11404
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	26/11/2018 13:40:39
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to publish the legal advice prepared by the Attorney General for the Prime Minister on the Irish backstop proposals for the Brexit negotiations; whether the full advice was made available to members of the Cabinet; and if not, why not.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Myners
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL11404
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11404
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises the legitimate desire in Parliament, from Members on all sides and in both Houses, to understand the legal implications of the final Withdrawal Agreement. The Government will therefore make available to all members of Parliament a full, reasoned position statement, setting out the Government’s agreed legal position on the Agreement, including the Irish backstop proposals. The Attorney will also make a statement to the House of Commons and take questions. This will help to ensure Parliament has all appropriate information ahead of the vote on the final deal.</p><p> </p><p>We expect the Attorney General’s statement to be repeated in the Lords, with questions.</p> question first answered 26/11/2018 13:40:39 answering member 4538
	creator	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3869 label Biography information for Lord Myners

1003884

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:50:56
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	09/11/2018 17:04:42 28/11/2018 15:00:09
	hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
	house id	1
	identifier	189825
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	28/11/2018 14:28:44
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what framework is used by Government when deciding whether digital projects should be completed in-house or contracted out.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189825
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189825
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <blockquote>There is no specific framework that government uses to decide whether a digital project should be completed in-house or contracted out.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>Government uses the principles of the HMT Green Book guidance, supplementary guidance (such as the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent/agile-digital-and-it-projects-clarification-of-business-case-guidance" target="_blank">Agile digital and IT projects</a>), and the 5 case model to scrutinise the costs and benefits of different options to deliver a particular project, including management, commercial and financial aspects. When relevant, some of these options may refer to in-house provision whereas others may refer to outsourcing.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>The preferred option will be selected on the basis of value for money and capacity to meet the project objectives.</blockquote> question first answered 28/11/2018 14:28:44 answering member 4441
	creator	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003894

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:51:29
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	09/11/2018 17:05:03 09/01/2019 10:27:01
	hansard heading	Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council
	house id	1
	identifier	189621
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/01/2019 09:55:59
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the membership is of the Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council that was announced on Tuesday 6 November 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189621
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189621
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the press release issued on 6 November 2018 which is available on the <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386667732&amp;sdata=qDvp%2Fivy%2BZT8eeCoLyUJQnDWScWP%2B%2FS6jpOK%2F1iIqKQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Ffive-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386677740&amp;sdata=3VqetcEYYzYW0ZvGiYLoxbqcpjXoXUXIFNmqVq%2Bzw0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/five-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities</a>, which outlines the co-chairs and business representative of each Business Council. Full membership of each Council will be confirmed shortly.</p> question first answered 09/01/2019 09:55:59 answering member 4441
	creator	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1005697

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/11/2018
	date	12/11/2018
	date tabled	12/11/2018
	ddp created	12/11/2018 23:25:14
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	12/11/2018 23:35:07 18/12/2018 16:45:09
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Disability
	house id	1
	identifier	190516
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/12/2018 16:13:36
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the level of compliance of Departments with their duty under the Equality Act 2010 to provide accessible documents for disabled people.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 190516
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190516
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Monitoring of compliance with the Equality Act 2010 is a matter for individual departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) is working with external stakeholders to review and bring up to date guidance on accessible communications. The guidance will cover language, communications channels and accessible formats for publications, meetings and consultations. The guidance is aimed at supporting government communicators to help all parts of government improve their communications with disabled people. This updated guidance will be available by Spring 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) helps departments to ensure their online content and services are accessible. GDS sets standards, provides assurance around these (through spend control and service assessment processes), publishes guidance on how to meet the standard (e.g. service manual), develops tools to do this well and quickly (e.g. Government as a Platform components, toolkits and patterns), and supports the departments in using them, collating and curating lessons learned.</p><p> </p><p>New Regulations will enhance this activity through the introduction of a central monitoring system and increased guidance and support for public sector bodies. Cabinet Office introduced The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. These regulations build on existing equalities legislation by making it easier for users to report issues about the accessibility of public sector websites, backed up by proportionate monitoring and enforcement. GDS supports departmental compliance with the regulations and produces guidance and training, including on how to make documents accessible.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), the Minister for Disabled People also convenes a cross sector group on accessible communications.</p> question first answered 18/12/2018 16:13:36 answering member 4441
	creator	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

895255

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/05/2018
	date	01/05/2018
	date tabled	01/05/2018
	ddp created	01/05/2018 20:01:17
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 16:45:08 15/05/2019 18:07:02
	hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	identifier	139991
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 17:35:36
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 136367 on Fuels: Tax Evasion, whether any legal action followed those arrests.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 139991
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	139991
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Of the three arrests made between 01 January 2017 and 31 March 2018 for fuel fraud, two were reported to the Public Prosecution Service in December 2018 while one remains under investigation pending report.</p> question first answered 15/05/2019 17:35:36 answering member 15
	creator	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

964500

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/09/2018
	date	03/09/2018
	date tabled	03/09/2018
	ddp created	03/09/2018 17:34:55
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	03/09/2018 18:08:33 30/01/2019 14:54:02
	hansard heading	Government: Databases
	house id	1
	identifier	169861
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/01/2019 14:22:03
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures are in place to reduce the possession of duplicated citizens data across Government.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 169861
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169861
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government is committed to reducing the unnecessary duplication of data across the public sector. The General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act came into effect in the UK in 2018 and enshrines key principles of purpose limitation and data minimisation in the processing of personal data. The government will publish in due course a National Data Strategy which will set out specific measures to improve government's approach to the handling and use of data.</p> question first answered 30/01/2019 14:22:03 answering member 4441
	creator	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1002567

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2018
	date	06/11/2018
	date tabled	06/11/2018
	ddp created	06/11/2018 21:46:48
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 16:45:13 15/05/2019 18:19:02
	hansard heading	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Energy
	house id	1
	identifier	188843
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 17:47:49
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) Cabinet Office, (ii) 10 Downing Street, (iii) the Crown Commercial Service, (iv) Government Property Agency, (v) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and (vi) the Privy Council Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 188843
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188843
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cabinet Office electricity and natural gas consumption and costs are detailed below. 10 Downing Street is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, and therefore their consumption and costs are included in Cabinet Office consumption and costs below. The Crown Commercial Service, Government Property Agency, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and the Privy Council Office are occupiers within other buildings and would be recharged via their service charges.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Usage (kWh)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,372,255</p></td><td><p>317,656</p></td><td><p>236,058</p></td><td><p>£12,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,656,054</p></td><td><p>1,476,212</p></td><td><p>293,939</p></td><td><p>£44,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4,649,731</p></td><td><p>1,513,230</p></td><td><p>378,811</p></td><td><p>£42,258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p /> question first answered 15/05/2019 17:47:49 answering member 15
	creator	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1002568

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	12/11/2018
	date	06/11/2018
	date tabled	06/11/2018
	ddp created	06/11/2018 21:46:50
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 16:45:15 15/05/2019 18:20:03
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Energy
	house id	1
	identifier	188844
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 17:48:24
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) Cabinet Office, (ii) 10 Downing Street, (iii) the Crown Commercial Service, (iv) Government Property Agency, (v) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and (vi) the Privy Council Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 188844
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188844
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cabinet Office electricity and natural gas consumption and costs are detailed below. 10 Downing Street is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, and therefore their consumption and costs are included in Cabinet Office consumption and costs below. The Crown Commercial Service, Government Property Agency, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and the Privy Council Office are occupiers within other buildings and would be recharged via their service charges.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Usage (kWh)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,372,255</p></td><td><p>317,656</p></td><td><p>236,058</p></td><td><p>£12,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,656,054</p></td><td><p>1,476,212</p></td><td><p>293,939</p></td><td><p>£44,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4,649,731</p></td><td><p>1,513,230</p></td><td><p>378,811</p></td><td><p>£42,258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> question first answered 15/05/2019 17:48:24 answering member 15
	creator	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald