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177167

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Tony Blair
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Tony Blair has carried out any work for the Government since he left office.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	222868
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>Mr Blair has not carried out any work for the Government since leaving office.</p><p> </p><p>Mr Blair has a role as The Quartet Representative. The Quartet in an international body that has a mandate to help mediate Middle East peace negotiations. It consists of representatives from the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and Russia. Mr Blair is not paid for this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 10/02/2015 13:50:29 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

229459

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Efficiency and Reform Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to achieve savings through the work of his Efficiency and Reform Group.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	908318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2015 answer text <p>In 2013/14, we delivered audited savings of £14.3bn against a 2009-10 baseline and, at Autumn Statement, we set out our ambition to go further with an additional £10bn for 2017/18, and £15-20bn for 2019/20.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 25/03/2015 16:18:56 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

176875

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	World Economic Forum
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government Ministers attended the World Economic Forum in 2015; and what the cost to the public purse was of each such attendance.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	222795
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2015 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial overseas travel are published quarterly and can be found at <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/02/2015 16:54:58 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

172386

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on implementing his Department's efficiency agenda.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	906854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of our long-term economic plan this Government announced that we had saved an unprecedented £14.3 billion last year alone compared to the spending in the year before the last General Election. There's more to do and in the Autumn Statement the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury jointly laid out plans to save a further £10 billion by 2017-18 through efficiency and reform.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 07/01/2015 17:08:21 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

172746

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Planning College
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he last visited the Emergency Contingencies Planning College, The Hawkhills, Easingwold; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Miss Anne McIntosh
	uin	220144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>I last visited the Emergency Planning College on 12 July 2013.</p><p>The College and its partnership contract continue to serve as excellent examples of what can be achieved by the application of innovation, energy and commercial skill in the delivery of an important public service.</p><p>I am pleased to report that the College was profitable in 2014 and will pay a dividend.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:29:57 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	384 label Biography information for Baroness McIntosh of Pickering

176024

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222244
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office and the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office are an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The number of recruitment and employment agencies used to source staff for Cabinet Office and the number of staff employed by Cabinet Office through recruitment and employment agencies is not held centrally.</p><p>As part of our long-term economic plan, this Government has cut the amount spent on central Government consultancy and contingent labour from £2.45 billion in 2009/10 to £1.06 billion in 2013/14 – a reduction of 57% compared to the last year of the previous Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 222077 222081 222093 222248 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:45:08 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

176066

	registered interest
	date	27/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Employment Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Office were recruited through employment or recruitment agencies in each year since 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
	tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
	uin	222248
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office and the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office are an integral part of the Cabinet Office. The number of recruitment and employment agencies used to source staff for Cabinet Office and the number of staff employed by Cabinet Office through recruitment and employment agencies is not held centrally.</p><p>As part of our long-term economic plan, this Government has cut the amount spent on central Government consultancy and contingent labour from £2.45 billion in 2009/10 to £1.06 billion in 2013/14 – a reduction of 57% compared to the last year of the previous Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 222077 222081 222093 222244 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:45:09 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

171905

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Legal Opinion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on the circumstances under which Departments should seek legal advice from the Attorney General; if he will publish that guidance; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	219683
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p>Guidance on the circumstances under which departments can seek legal advice from the Law Officers including the Attorney General can be found in publicly available documents including the Ministerial Code and the Cabinet Manual.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 08/01/2015 18:02:05 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

176332

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Training
	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 18 December 2014 to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex to Question 218376, when he plans to publish the curriculum and reading list.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	222382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Information will appear on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> this week. I will place a copy in the library.</p><p>Through its programme of Civil Service Reform, the Government is taking urgent action to address long-standing skills gaps in the Civil Service. Our four priority areas remain digital, project management, commercial and leadership skills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 222385 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:46:12 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

176333

	registered interest
	date	28/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department provides guidance to the civil service on the (a) number of days of training that should be available to each civil servant and (b) training budget that should be available per full-time equivalent civil servant.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	222385
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Information will appear on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> this week. I will place a copy in the library.</p><p>Through its programme of Civil Service Reform, the Government is taking urgent action to address long-standing skills gaps in the Civil Service. Our four priority areas remain digital, project management, commercial and leadership skills.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 222382 question first answered 02/02/2015 17:46:12 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah