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1688566

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department works with the Government Property Agency, who acts as landlord for the Department’s estate, to ensure that all workplaces and buildings its staff occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 23/02/2024 10:24:25 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1029350

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff were employed in his Department on (a) 20 December 2018 and (b) 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	204548
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>In June 2016, the number of staff employed in my Department was 2,384. In November 2018 the number of staff employed in my Department (latest workforce figures) was 6,214.</p><p>Most of the increase here (82%) is the result of the transfer of staff and functions into the Cabinet Office from other Government Departments under machinery of government changes.</p><p>As part of this Government’s commitment to transparency, my Department publishes workforce statistics each month. Information about staffing levels since June 2016 are available at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/payroll-costs-and-non-consolidated-pay-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/payroll-costs-and-non-consolidated-pay-data</a></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/01/2019 10:16:05 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1035355

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the additional staff required by his Department in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	205323
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>Departments continually review workforce plans, reprioritise and assess changing needs, which includes identification and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate. We have accelerated our plans, and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU Exit Implementation is carried out to high quality without impacting public service delivery across the whole of government. The Cabinet Office has staff working on EU exit implementation for a range of scenarios in the interests of preparedness.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office are currently looking to increase the numbers of staff trained to be part of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat to form a flexible pool to be used if and when required. This work is ongoing and the number of staff who will be part of this work is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 14/01/2019 17:42:15 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1588189

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps they have taken to operate a disability confident scheme for those seeking promotion in their Department; and how many and what proportion of those candidates who declared themselves as having a disability and who applied under the scheme were (a) interviewed and (b) promoted in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	150528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>Recruitment data for 2021 and 2022 relates to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as this predates the recent Machinery of Government changes.</p><p> </p><p>BEIS operated the Disability Confident Scheme for disabled candidates applying to roles in the Department.</p><p> </p><p>The response below applies to recruitment campaigns advertised internally to BEIS and across government as the data requested is not held on externally advertised vacancies. The below figures apply to delegated grade recruitment from Administrative Officer (AO) to Grade 6.</p><p> </p><p>In 2021, 306 candidates internal to BEIS applied to roles advertised across the Department only or across government roles on promotion under the Disability Confident Scheme. 89 (29%) of these candidates were invited to interview and 25 (8%) received an offer and were promoted.</p><p> </p><p>In 2022, 505 BEIS candidates applied to roles advertised across the department only or across government roles on promotion under the Disability Confident Scheme. 142 (28%) of these candidates were invited to interview and 48 (10%) received an offer and were promoted.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 02/03/2023 16:05:43 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1588601

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps they have taken in their Department to operate the Disability Confident employer scheme for those seeking a lateral transfer; and how many and what proportion of candidates who declared themselves as having a disability and who applied under that scheme where (a) interviewed and (b) laterally transferred in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	151316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero was created following Machinery of Government changes announced on 7<sup>th</sup> February 2023, so we are not able to provide the requested data for 2021 and 2022.</p><p> </p><p>It is standard practice within the Civil Service to operate the Disability Confident Scheme for candidates and the department plans to continue this in future.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 03/03/2023 13:06:06 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1626648

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Holiday Leave
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications of the Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling in the 2017 case of Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willetts & Ors for the calculation of holiday pay entitlement for staff in her Department; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	184418
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Department is aware of the ruling and will reflect the position in its policies. The Department is still working through the mechanics of the recent Machinery of Government change. This includes finalising which staff will be transferred into the Department. It is therefore not yet possible to assess accurately the impact on the Department.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 18/05/2023 15:36:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1688563

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether all (a) buildings and (b) workplaces staff from their Department occupy have a suitable and sufficient risk assessment under Section 3 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	13747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department works with the Government Property Agency, who acts as landlord for the Department’s estate, to ensure that all workplaces and buildings its staff occupy have a sufficient risk assessment.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 21/02/2024 10:05:49 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1690784

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps her Department is taking to comply with principle (d) of schedule 1 of the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	15106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The Department empowers its managers to work with their team members to plan and agree their workload and ways of working, allowing for flexible, hybrid and collaborative working. The Department works with the Government Property Agency to provide a variety of work settings within its offices, including workstations, meeting rooms and collaborative workspaces. Department buildings are risk assessed to give a safe and healthy working environment for staff, and where required, specialist work equipment and software is provided. This allows staff to adapt and manage their workloads, working times and work equipment to best suit their activities.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 28/02/2024 12:15:52 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1568606

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	127789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>The department maintains a positive relationship with our trades unions and shares a broad range of appropriate material with them, depending upon the subject under discussion.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 24/01/2023 17:38:16 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1569010

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to ensure his Department complies with section 2.1.6 of the Civil Service Management Code; and whether that monitoring data gathered is shared with union representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	128656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>The department adheres with CS Management Code and workforce equalities data is shared regularly with relevant trade unions, such as the Departmental Trade Union Side.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison question first answered 30/01/2023 16:57:14 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens