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1140548

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to simplify Government procurement processes to increase access to contracts by small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member constituency	Woking
	tabling member printed	Mr Jonathan Lord
	uin	279433
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>We have already made a number of changes to procurement processes to assist small businesses and we continue to focus on breaking down the barriers to entry for SMEs. These include:</p><p>○ Increasing the transparency of opportunities via Contracts Finder, a free-to-use digital platform which covers current and future public sector contracts and award notices above £10,000 in central government and £25,000 in the wider public sector. <br>○ Requiring public buyers to divide contracts into more accessible lots (or explain why not);<br>○ Our Public Procurement Review Service, allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice including payment issues in public sector contracts and through supply chains to the Cabinet Office.</p><p>In September 2019, tough new prompt payment measures come into force which may lead to suppliers being excluded from Government procurements if they cannot demonstrate prompt payment.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/07/2019 08:16:19 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4090 label Biography information for Mr Jonathan Lord

1020854

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number non-UK EU citizens employed by in each Government Department as a (a) civil servant and (b) contractor.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	200126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of non-UK EU citizens employed by as civil servants and contractors is not consistently collated across Government, therefore it is not possible to provide an overall number.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/12/2018 16:09:00 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1020856

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse would be of not charging for applications for Settled Status from non-UK EU nationals employed directly by the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	200127
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of non-UK EU citizens employed across the Civil Service is not consistently collected across government, therefore it is not possible to estimate the cost of not charging for settled status for non-UK EU nationals employed directly by the Government.</p><p>The UK Government currently does not plan to pay the Settled Status for its non-UK EU citizen employees. The fee is set at an affordable rate (£65), less than the cost of an UK passport.</p><p>We are committed to supporting our EU citizen employees across the Civil Service, the important engagement with EU national networks across government will continue over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 07/01/2019 17:11:47 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1020857

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what restrictions there would be on the employment by civil service of EEA in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	200128
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>EU and EEA citizens who are currently employed in the Civil Service, will continue to be able to work and play a full role in the Civil Service, as they do now, following the UK’s exit from the EU. This will also be the case in the unlikely event of a no deal scenario.</p><p>As with all UK employers, the Civil Service needs to ensure that future recruitment is compliant with immigration laws.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/12/2018 16:09:46 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1022821

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: EEA Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to change paragraph 1.20 of the civil service nationality rules in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Wirral South
	tabling member printed	Alison McGovern
	uin	200599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>There is no paragraph 1.20 in the Civil Service Nationality Rules themselves. There is a paragraph 1.20 in the Civil Service Nationality Rules Guidance which states that ‘EEA nationals are eligible for employment in all non-reserved posts in Civil Service’.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/12/2018 13:07:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4083 label Biography information for Alison McGovern

1130452

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Distributed Ledger Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using distributed ledger technology across the public sector.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	261182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service undertook a landscape review of technology innovation, including distributed ledger technology across government in August 2018. Additionally the recently launched Government Technology Innovation Strategy provides recent examples of distributed ledger technology within government and will provide a building block for departments to harness the opportunity presented by emerging technologies.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/06/2019 13:04:46 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1168880

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Bodies: Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed restrictions on public bodies using their resources to support boycotts, divestment or sanctions against foreign countries or those who trade with them would prevent support of campaigns against UK trade involving companies linked to the military of Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	388
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the briefing notes on the Queen's Speech (p.133-134) published on 19 December 2019, which outline the Government's proposals:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-december-2019-background-briefing-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-december-2019-background-briefing-notes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 389 390 391 question first answered 14/01/2020 15:22:26 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1168881

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Bodies: Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed restrictions on public institutions using their resources to support boycotts, divestment or sanctions against foreign countries or those who trade with them would prevent support of campaigns against UK trade involving firms linked with the persecution of the Uighur people in Xinjiang province, China.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the briefing notes on the Queen's Speech (p.133-134) published on 19 December 2019, which outline the Government's proposals:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-december-2019-background-briefing-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-december-2019-background-briefing-notes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 388 390 391 question first answered 14/01/2020 15:22:26 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1168882

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Bodies: Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed restrictions on public institutions using their resources to support boycotts, divestment or sanctions against foreign countries or those who trade with them would prevent support of campaigns against UK trade involving companies connected with deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the briefing notes on the Queen's Speech (p.133-134) published on 19 December 2019, which outline the Government's proposals:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-december-2019-background-briefing-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-december-2019-background-briefing-notes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 388 389 391 question first answered 14/01/2020 15:22:26 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1168884

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Bodies: Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed restrictions on public institutions using their resources to support boycotts, divestment or sanctions against foreign countries or those who trade with them would prevent support of campaigns against UK trade involving companies linked with police or security services that have been alleged to have committed human rights abuses in Hong Kong.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
	uin	391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the briefing notes on the Queen's Speech (p.133-134) published on 19 December 2019, which outline the Government's proposals:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-december-2019-background-briefing-notes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/queens-speech-december-2019-background-briefing-notes</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 388 389 390 question first answered 14/01/2020 15:22:26 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown