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	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Chief Data Officer job in his Department has been filled; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	189820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>No. There is close co-operation between DCMS, GDS and ONS on data policy and governance, while strategic oversight for the collection and use of data held by government departments is currently provided by the cross-government Data Advisory Board, chaired by the Chief Executive of the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:52:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1007184

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from the private sector are seconded to work in the civil service in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
	tabling member printed	Darren Jones
	uin	191484
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>This data is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:46:49 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1007850

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made in improving the efficiency of the civil service as part of the Government Transformation Strategy 2017 to 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	191909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government Transformation Strategy set out to embed good use of shared platforms and reusable business capabilities to speed up transformation and drive efficiency by avoiding costly and confusing duplication in government services. Such common components, created by the Government Digital Service, are now used by more than 400 services across more than 100 public sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>GDS has also equipped civil servants with the right infrastructure in order to do their jobs effectively, rolling out GovWifi to public sector buildings allowing civil servants to roam freely. Over 234,000 people have signed up for an account.</p><p> </p><p>Through central levers such as the Digital Service Standard, Service Assessments and Spend Controls processes, GDS has supported fundamental improvements in the way government designs and delivers digital services and IT investments. Through these processes GDS estimates to have enabled departments to realise over £1bn of benefits since March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:48:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007854

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Places for Growth Programme
	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 of the Places for Growth Programme as a boost for local economic growth.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	191911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Places for Growth Programme, within Cabinet Office, seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England. This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities to relocate roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Programme will provide support and coordination across Whitehall to move roles and organisations to locations that have the skills and capacity to enable organisations and cities to flourish. The Programme is also engaging with city leaders across the UK to understand the local economic and industrial priorities which will inform the decision-making process.</p><p> </p><p>The relocation of Civil Service roles will help to ensure that the administration of central government is better distributed across the whole of the UK. It also will make a contribution to the boosting of growth in each destination location and assist in providing sustainable career paths for civil servants outside London.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 14:46:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007855

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Office of Government Property is working to ensure that any relocations of roles and functions are made on the basis of robust analysis and strategic planning.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	191912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Places for Growth Programme, within Cabinet Office, seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England. This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities to relocate roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Programme will provide support and coordination across Whitehall to move roles and organisations to locations that have the skills and capacity for cities and organisations to flourish.</p><p> </p><p>The Programme is also engaging with city leaders across the UK to understand the local economic and industrial priorities which will inform the decision-making process.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 14:47:35 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007857

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Loneliness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to tackle loneliness and isolation through the GovTech innovation fund.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	191913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>One of the GovTech public sector challenges, submitted by Monmouthshire County Council and selected for funding in the first round, is tackling loneliness and rural isolation. Monmouthshire County Council aims to develop digital innovations that could better connect isolated people and support local transport.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Currently, the challenge is in the first phase with five technology firms funded to explore the technical and commercial feasibility of their respective projects. The best ideas could go on to share up to £1 million to develop them further.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:50:40 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord