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873531

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2018 to Question 123531, on Attorney General: Procurement, if he will list (a) the suppliers of and (b) the purpose of the (i) the Government Legal Department's contracts with the eight strategic suppliers (ii) the CPS's six contracts with strategic suppliers, (iii) the Serious Fraud Office's three contracts with strategic suppliers and (iv) Her Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate's contracts with which two strategic suppliers.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	134646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2018 to Question 123531, the table below summarises the purpose of the six contracts between the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and government strategic suppliers.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose of contract </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita</p></td><td><p>Supply of interim and temporary staff let via a pan government framework.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CGI</p></td><td><p>(1) ICT Applications, Hosting and Management let via a pan government framework. (2) Managed payroll services let via a pan government framework. (3) Oracle finance system managed service let via a pan government framework. (4) Fully managed ICT services including; applications, hosting and management, system integration and management, service desk and end user computing.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vodafone</p></td><td><p>National contract let via the Cabinet Office G-Cloud framework for managed video conferencing services.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, the CPS has no major contracts but multiple agreements with the following government strategic suppliers:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>BT –for land line phones, alarm systems and business broadband lines.</p></li><li><p>Microsoft - for MS office products, server and networking applications and other software products.</p></li><li><p>Oracle - for server and networking applications and other software products.</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table below summarises the purpose of the contracts between the Government Legal Department (GLD) and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and government strategic suppliers. It is the policy to engage with suppliers using central government frameworks and call off arrangements.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GLD – purpose of contract</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>HMCPSI - purpose of contract</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BT plc</p></td><td><p>Provision of phone services for business continuity (disaster recovery).</p></td><td><p>Provision of mobile connectivity services and video conferencing at the York office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cap Gemini</p></td><td><p>Provision of a supplier invoice receipt and scanning service; provision of a cloud-based invoice approval and electronic document management system; and secure destruction of paper documents.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita</p></td><td><p>Predominately temporary staff, mainly lawyers, and training courses.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fujitsu</p></td><td><p>Provision of e-disclosure services to support legal cases.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Microsoft</p></td><td><p>Software licences and support for Microsoft products, for example, Windows and Office Suites.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mitie</p></td><td><p>Office cleaning services.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oracle</p></td><td><p>Software licences and support.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vodafone</p></td><td><p>Provision of mobile phone and connectivity services.</p></td><td><p>Provision of mobile phone and connectivity services.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below summarises the purpose of the contracts between the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and government strategic suppliers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose of contract</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Amey</p></td><td><p>Facilities management</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BT</p></td><td><p>Network lines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita</p></td><td><p>IT services</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below summarises the purpose of the contracts between the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and government strategic suppliers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Supplier</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Purpose of contract</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BT PLC</p></td><td><p>Broadband lines at Southwark Crown Court</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita</p></td><td><p>IT support contract</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vodafone</p></td><td><p>network services contract</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/05/2018 12:51:09 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland previous answer version 54416 answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

891475

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what apps his Department has approved for use on mobile phones issued by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	137928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Due to national security concerns it would be inappropriate to publicly supply a list of applications approved for use on mobile phones issued by the Attorney General’s Office, as to do so facilitates attacks against official systems by hostile actors.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 02/05/2018 14:08:08 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

885903

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Honours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of UK national honours have been awarded to people working in the area of wildlife and the environment in each of the last five years.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
	uin	HL6997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Data on honours awarded is not collated under the specific sector headings in this way.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 02/05/2018 11:58:59 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	1934 label Biography information for Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

890336

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many of his Department's invitations to tender have received no bidders in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	137437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Every tender published in the Official Journal of the EU (OJEU) by the Cabinet Office during the period from April 2016 to March 2018 received bids.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 02/05/2018 15:43:22 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

890489

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Capita: Lincolnshire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which contracts Capita administers in (a) Lincoln constituency and (b) Lincolnshire.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karen Lee
	uin	137660
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>Capita operates a number of national contracts that may provide services to individuals or cover areas in Lincolnshire. In addition, there are individual contracts with local contracting authorities. Details of contracts with a value over £10,000 are published on the Contracts Finder website. <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 02/05/2018 15:44:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4664 label Biography information for Karen Lee

893108

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Zero Hours Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the reasons are for the rise of zero-hours contracts in the UK by 100,000 in 2017 identified in the most recent Office for National Statistics data return.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
	tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
	uin	138969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 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 02/05/2018 10:07:22 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ138969.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

887316

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the governance and collapse of Carillion will be considered by the Financial Reporting Council as part of their review of the UK Corporate Governance Code; and when that review will be published.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL7113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council plan to publish a revised Corporate Governance Code in July 2018. The revised Code will take into account responses to its public consultation, which closed in February 2018, and developments relating to the collapse of Carillion to the extent appropriate while investigations and inquiries into Carillion are ongoing.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 02/05/2018 17:00:38 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

887317

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in light of Carillion’s claim in its 2016 Annual Report that in the event of extreme downside scenarios the Company “will be able to continue in operation” for a three year period, whether they plan to take steps to improve the accuracy of annual reporting and accountability for inaccurate company reporting.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL7114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council is currently conducting an investigation into the preparation and approval of Carillion’s financial statements, as well as an investigation into KPMG’s audit of Carillion. The Government will consider any subsequent action that needs to be taken once those inquiries have reached their conclusion.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 02/05/2018 17:01:02 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

887318

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Directors: Performance Appraisal
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the framework for the regulation of corporate advisory firms undertaking board performance evaluations; and what assesment they have made of the effectiveness of that regulation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL7115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Corporate Governance Code sets out that company directors must ensure that an evaluation of the effectiveness of the board is carried out at least every 3 years, which in turn is reported to the shareholders of the companies.</p><p> </p><p>The FRC’s recent consultation on the UK Corporate Governance Code included proposals to improve reporting and practice in this area. These included strengthened principles and provisions about board effectiveness and individual director responsibilities. The FRC expect to publish a revised Corporate Governance Code in July 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL7116 question first answered 02/05/2018 17:01:24 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

887319

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Directors: Performance Appraisal
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, in light of Carillion’s claim in its 2016 Annual Report that the Board and Committee performance evaluation conducted by Linstock Limited “confirmed that the Board, each of its Committees and the Directors continue to be highly effective”, whether they plan to take steps to improve (1) the effectiveness and accountability of board performance evaluations and (2) regulation of firms undertaking those evaluations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL7116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2018 answer text <p>The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC) Corporate Governance Code sets out that company directors must ensure that an evaluation of the effectiveness of the board is carried out at least every 3 years, which in turn is reported to the shareholders of the companies.</p><p> </p><p>The FRC’s recent consultation on the UK Corporate Governance Code included proposals to improve reporting and practice in this area. These included strengthened principles and provisions about board effectiveness and individual director responsibilities. The FRC expect to publish a revised Corporate Governance Code in July 2018.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley grouped question UIN HL7115 question first answered 02/05/2018 17:01:24 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn