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1028552

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to his Department for financial year 2018-19 for planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how much of that funding has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	Tatton
	tabling member printed	Esther McVey
	uin	203880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19. A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/" target="_blank">HCWS540</a>, laid on the 13th March. This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p><p>The Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers’ Departments did not require additional funding for EU Exit in 2018/19. Planning work for EU Exit is being undertaken within existing resources.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 10/01/2019 16:16:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1028660

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 10 of September 2018 to Question 199279, which motoring offences remain the responsibility of the CPS.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	203777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service maintains a list of motoring offences available for prosecution. This is set out as Annex 1.</p><p> </p><p>Offences that are specified by The Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) Order 1999 have been highlighted within Annex 1. They are commenced by the police in accordance with Section 12 Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980. The DPP has a duty, in accordance with section 3(2)(a) Prosecution of Offences Act 1985, to take over the conduct of proceedings including proceedings for offences that are no longer specified. An offence ceases to be specified if the accused does not plead guilty.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 11/01/2019 11:34:38 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland attachment 1 file name 203777 - Annex 1.xlsx title Annex 1
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1028554

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding from the public purse has been allocated to his Department for financial year 2018-19 for planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and how much of that funding has been spent.
	tabling member constituency	Tatton
	tabling member printed	Esther McVey
	uin	203881
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>HM Treasury has already allocated over £4.2 billion of additional funding to departments and the devolved administrations for EU exit preparations so far. This includes the £1.5 billion of additional funding HM Treasury announced at Autumn Budget 2017 for 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>A full breakdown of how this was allocated to departments can be found in the Chief Secretary’s Written Ministerial Statement, HCWS540, laid on the 13th March</p><p>(<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-</a></p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-" target="_blank">statements/written-statement/Commons/2018-03-13/HCWS540/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>This money will be paid out in Supplementary Estimates 18/19 later this financial year.</p><p> </p><p>Between April 2018 and December 2018, the Cabinet Office spent £32.5m on activities associated with preparations to leave the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 17/01/2019 16:20:09 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey

1028533

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
	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 number of civil service staff that have been paid an annual salary of (a) less than and (b) more than £30,000 in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	203792
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The numbers of Civil Servants for each year from 2010-2018 earning below £30,000; and above £30,000 are:</p><p>Year Below 30K Above 30K</p><p>2010 403,700 117,850<br> 2011 367,620 125,250<br> 2012 339,370 118,090<br> 2013 322,560 120,810<br> 2014 304,280 129,210<br> 2015 297,600 135,400<br> 2016 277,710 139,910<br> 2017 276,300 142,570<br> 2018 273,380 154,890</p><p>Data on salary is missing for a small number of Civil Servants, who are not counted in these figures.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 07/01/2019 17:20:45 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1028408

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Subversion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to protect the UK electoral system from overseas interference.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	908303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes. However, we are not complacent, as the Prime Minister said: we will do what is necessary to protect ourselves, and work with our allies to do likewise. Cabinet Office coordinates cross-Government work to protect our democracy.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/12/2018 14:26:55 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1029127

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Grenfell Tower Inquiry
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Chair of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to speed up the start of the next phase of its work.
	tabling member printed	Lord Stunell
	uin	HL12475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The timetable for the independent public Inquiry is a matter for the Chair, Sir Martin Moore-Bick. Work on Phase 2 has been going on for several months. Sir Martin has said that he would like to start the Phase 2 hearings as soon as possible, but there is still much work to do. The issues to be considered in Phase 2 are complex and detailed, and involve a huge number of documents, which must be reviewed and digested. The investigation must be thorough, but careful and detailed preparation should make it possible to ensure the hearings, once begun, are completed within a reasonable time</p><p><br>Before the phase 2 hearings, the Inquiry will produce its report on phase 1, and carry out, as far as it properly can, an investigation into the deaths caused by the fire, and make findings that will meet the coroner’s requirements. Sir Martin has made clear that some steps can and should be taken immediately in the interests of public safety, and he has put in place a procedure for considering proposals from core participants. Government is committed to providing the Inquiry with all the resources it needs to complete its important task.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 21/12/2018 13:39:31 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	445 label Biography information for Lord Stunell

1028409

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Interserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent discussions he has had with Interserve on the viability of its public sector contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	908305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We monitor the financial health of all strategic suppliers, including Interserve, and have regular discussions with the company’s management. The funding arrangements of Interserve are a matter for the company. But we welcome moves to increase the financial robustness of a company which employs 45,000 people in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/12/2018 16:43:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1028407

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What plans he has to change the time limit on the entitlement of UK citizens living overseas to register to vote in UK parliamentary elections.
	tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
	tabling member printed	Greg Hands
	uin	908302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>British citizens living abroad retain strong links with the United Kingdom, no matter how far they have travelled. <br>The Government is supporting my Hon friend the Member for Montgomeryshire’s Private Member’s Bill on Overseas Electors which delivers our manifesto commitment to introducing votes for life.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/12/2018 14:25:35 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands

1029129

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Audit: Competition
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Competition and Markets Authority Statutory audit services market study: Update paper, published on 18 December, what plans they have, if any, to implement greater regulatory scrutiny of auditors to improve competition in the accounting industry.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL12477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) update paper is an interim report and consultation paper. It is for the CMA, as an independent competition body, to assess responses to this paper before making its final report. The Government looks forward to the CMA’s final report, to be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 07/01/2019 15:58:37 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

1029131

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2018
	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	Business
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage UK businesses to invest in growth and expansion plans after Brexit.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL12479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s ambitious, modern Industrial Strategy sets out a long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people throughout the country and to make the UK the best place to start and grow a business and a global draw for international investors. We have already put in place the building blocks to drive £20bn investment into high-growth potential businesses and support long term investment in the UK. In addition, we will publish the findings of the Government’s Review to improve business productivity in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 07/01/2019 15:55:20 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick