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1020302

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/12/2018
	date	05/12/2018
	date tabled	05/12/2018
	ddp created	05/12/2018 21:45:36
	answering body	The Senior Deputy Speaker
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	204
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Senior Deputy Speaker (HoL)
	ddp modified	05/12/2018 21:57:02 20/12/2018 16:31:03
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Staff
	house id	2
	identifier	HL12086
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/12/2018 16:00:19
	question text	To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to the Written Answer by the Chairman of Committees on 25 February 2009 (HL Deb, col 89W), how many staff of the House of Lords are employed exclusively or primarily on press and public relations; and whether he has made an assessment of how this figure now compares with the number of staff employed for the same purpose by (1) the House of Commons, and (2) the Scottish Parliament.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Norton of Louth
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 HL12086
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL12086
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Both Houses and the Scottish Parliament organise their communications/press and public relations functions in different ways which makes it hard to compare figures directly. Consequently, the figures below simply compare the number of FTEs employed predominantly on dealing with press/media.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>House of Lords</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>House of Commons</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Scottish Parliament</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>FTEs employed on press/media</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br> <br>These figures do not include staff employed by either House or the Scottish Parliament on marketing, digital communications, public information, visitor services, education and engagement all of which contribute to their work on public relations. We do not hold these figures in respect of the House of Commons and Scottish Parliament.</p><p><br>No assessment has been made of how these figures compare with each other.</p><p> </p> question first answered 20/12/2018 16:00:19 answering member 4148
	creator	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth
	publisher	25277 pref label House of Lords
	tabling member	3187 label Biography information for Lord Norton of Louth

1019398

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/12/2018
	date	03/12/2018
	date tabled	03/12/2018
	ddp created	04/12/2018 00:31:04
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	04/12/2018 00:56:59 27/12/2018 13:55:02
	hansard heading	Wind Power: Noise
	house id	1
	identifier	198310
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	27/12/2018 13:23:06
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the level of regulation applied to fracking sites on the permanent monitoring of noise emissions applies also to (a) the wind industry, (b) wind turbines and (c) all wind farm sites; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	South Cambridgeshire
	tabling member printed	Heidi Allen
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 198310
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198310
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Planning authorities are responsible for applying and enforcing any conditions attached to the planning permission for a fracking or wind turbine development, and this must be assessed on a case-by-case basis. This may include monitoring of noise levels.</p> question first answered 27/12/2018 13:23:06 answering member 3974
	creator	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4516 label Biography information for Heidi Allen

964005

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2018
	date	24/07/2018
	date tabled	24/07/2018
	ddp created	03/09/2018 17:16:43
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	04/09/2018 14:55:04 07/01/2019 17:49:01
	hansard heading	UK Relations with EU
	house id	1
	identifier	169344
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/01/2019 17:17:35
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions officials in his Department's Europe Unit had with representatives of EU member states and EU institutions prior to 12 July 2018 on the content of the White Paper on the future relationship between the UK and the EU.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Witham
	tabling member printed	Priti Patel
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 169344
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169344
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In the run up to the publication of the White Paper, there was regular engagement with our EU counterparts, but no copies were shared with other Member States.</p><p> </p><p>Work to support this required a cross-government effort, including close collaboration the Cabinet Office Europe Unit, the Department for Exiting the European Union and other Government departments.</p><p> </p> question first answered 07/01/2019 17:17:35 answering member 15
	creator	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

1019972

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/12/2018
	date	04/12/2018
	date tabled	04/12/2018
	ddp created	04/12/2018 21:41:03
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	04/12/2018 22:13:47 07/01/2019 17:59:01
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
	house id	1
	identifier	198752
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	07/01/2019 17:27:45
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 September and 30 November 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 198752
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	198752
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Cabinet Office draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise, including from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, the Chief Scientific Advisers in individual Government Departments, and academics and researchers. The Cabinet Office does not have its own Chief Scientific Adviser.</p> question first answered 07/01/2019 17:27:45 answering member 15
	creator	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

964398

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/09/2018
	date	03/09/2018
	date tabled	03/09/2018
	ddp created	03/09/2018 17:31:11
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	03/09/2018 18:05:09 10/01/2019 13:09:01
	hansard heading	Lutfur Rahman
	house id	1
	identifier	169062
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/01/2019 12:38:00
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government Minister authorised the press statement issued by the Cabinet Office Press Department on 15 July 2018 on the legal costs associated with the Tower Hamlets Election Court case against Lutfur Rahman.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 169062
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169062
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>In order to satisfy the high volume and varied nature of media queries in a prompt manner, not all responses issued by departmental spokespeople to journalists are required to be individually approved by ministers. Information is routinely provided by government media officers to help journalists understand the policies and the background of the department’s policy</p> question first answered 10/01/2019 12:38:00 answering member 1609
	creator	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1003894

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/11/2018
	date	09/11/2018
	date tabled	09/11/2018
	ddp created	09/11/2018 16:51:29
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	09/11/2018 17:05:03 09/01/2019 10:27:01
	hansard heading	Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council
	house id	1
	identifier	189621
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/01/2019 09:55:59
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the membership is of the Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council that was announced on Tuesday 6 November 2018.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 189621
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189621
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the press release issued on 6 November 2018 which is available on the <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386667732&amp;sdata=qDvp%2Fivy%2BZT8eeCoLyUJQnDWScWP%2B%2FS6jpOK%2F1iIqKQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Ffive-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386677740&amp;sdata=3VqetcEYYzYW0ZvGiYLoxbqcpjXoXUXIFNmqVq%2Bzw0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/five-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities</a>, which outlines the co-chairs and business representative of each Business Council. Full membership of each Council will be confirmed shortly.</p> question first answered 09/01/2019 09:55:59 answering member 4441
	creator	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1015116

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 22:43:45
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 22:59:08 24/01/2019 18:23:03
	hansard heading	Interserve
	house id	1
	identifier	195479
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/01/2019 17:51:22
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many summary risk assessments the Crown Representative to Interserve has produced in the last 12 months.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195479
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195479
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text It is the responsibility of contracting authorities to carry out appropriate due diligence checks on potential suppliers when they are contracting out, to ensure that those suppliers are able to deliver the public services for which they are contracted. The Strategic Supplier Risk Management Policy is not of itself relevant to the conduct of procurement activities. If contracting authorities approach Cabinet Office to request advice on their procurements, however, Cabinet Office provides whatever assistance they are able to. question first answered 24/01/2019 17:51:22 answering member 4441
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1015120

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	28/11/2018
	date	26/11/2018
	date tabled	26/11/2018
	ddp created	26/11/2018 22:43:54
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	26/11/2018 22:59:15 24/01/2019 18:23:04
	hansard heading	Interserve
	house id	1
	identifier	195480
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	24/01/2019 17:50:44
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether information provided in the summary risk assessments produced by Crown Representatives are made available to public sector bodies considering procuring with strategic suppliers.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 195480
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	195480
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text It is the responsibility of contracting authorities to carry out appropriate due diligence checks on potential suppliers when they are contracting out, to ensure that those suppliers are able to deliver the public services for which they are contracted. The Strategic Supplier Risk Management Policy is not of itself relevant to the conduct of procurement activities. If contracting authorities approach Cabinet Office to request advice on their procurements, however, Cabinet Office provides whatever assistance they are able to. question first answered 24/01/2019 17:50:44 answering member 4441
	creator	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

964500

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/09/2018
	date	03/09/2018
	date tabled	03/09/2018
	ddp created	03/09/2018 17:34:55
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	03/09/2018 18:08:33 30/01/2019 14:54:02
	hansard heading	Government: Databases
	house id	1
	identifier	169861
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/01/2019 14:22:03
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what measures are in place to reduce the possession of duplicated citizens data across Government.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 169861
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	169861
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The government is committed to reducing the unnecessary duplication of data across the public sector. The General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act came into effect in the UK in 2018 and enshrines key principles of purpose limitation and data minimisation in the processing of personal data. The government will publish in due course a National Data Strategy which will set out specific measures to improve government's approach to the handling and use of data.</p> question first answered 30/01/2019 14:22:03 answering member 4441
	creator	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

971610

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/09/2018
	date	06/09/2018
	date tabled	06/09/2018
	ddp created	11/09/2018 20:01:21
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	12/09/2018 18:05:11 18/02/2019 11:16:02
	hansard heading	Brexit
	house id	1
	identifier	173517
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/02/2019 10:43:26
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he publish the terms of reference of Operation Yellowhammer.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 173517
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	173517
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Operation Yellowhammer is the randomly selected programme name for some elements of the contingency planning being undertaken by departments to mitigate the potential impacts of leaving the EU without a deal.</p><p>The Civil Contingencies Secretariat is coordinating Operation Yellowhammer contingency planning across government. Officials are working with the Devolved Administrations, Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies and Local Resilience Forums. Departments are also leading engagement with key industry partners.</p> question first answered 18/02/2019 10:43:26 answering member 15
	creator	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn