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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	Offices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to close the office of the (a) Boundary Commission for Wales in Fitzalan Court, Cardiff, (b) Company Names Tribunal on Cardiff Road, Newport, (c) Estyn office on Keen Road, Cardiff, (d) Forest Research on Cefn Gethiniog, Powys, (d) Office for National Statistics on Cardiff Road, Newport, (e) Public Health Wales on Tyndall Street, Cardiff, (f) Wales Audit Office at 24 Cathedral Road, Cardiff (g) Wales Audit Office at North Wales Business Park, Conwy and (h) Wales Audit Office on Penllergaer, Swansea.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	189829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Following consultation with the Government Property Agency who now manage the Cabinet Office estate, I can confirm that none of the locations referred to in the above question are owned or managed by Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>The civil service is going through a fundamental transformation in the way that we work and deliver services, not least through advances in technology. The future civil service will be more efficient, more highly skilled and agile.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with departments to deliver our commitments within the Government Estates Strategy and to ensure that we make the best use of our Government Estate assets, including the office estates. We have a particular commitment to consider locations outside of London as identified through our Places for Growth programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 28/11/2018 14:25:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

106392

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the need to provide access to his Department's services in Welsh.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	213416
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office work closely with the Wales Office to support Welsh speakers in accessing government information and services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 07/11/2014 11:48:23 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

427500

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to ensure that GOV.UK is accessible by Welsh speakers in the Welsh language.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	16059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is enthusiastically committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is improving the quality of service for Welsh speakers through user research, conducted jointly by the Wales Office and the Government Digital Service (GDS), as well as feedback from subject matter experts in governmental Welsh Language Units.</p><p>GDS has liaised with government departments on a user needs-based review of current Welsh-language content on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. The content in Welsh will be more prominently promoted from the equivalent English-language pages.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 15926 question first answered 19/11/2015 12:04:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

427505

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department introduced the Welsh Language Scheme; when that scheme was last updated; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	15926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government is enthusiastically committed to the Welsh language and to providing Government services in the Welsh language where there is demand for them.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is improving the quality of service for Welsh speakers through user research, conducted jointly by the Wales Office and the Government Digital Service (GDS), as well as feedback from subject matter experts in governmental Welsh Language Units.</p><p>GDS has liaised with government departments on a user needs-based review of current Welsh-language content on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. The content in Welsh will be more prominently promoted from the equivalent English-language pages.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 16059 question first answered 19/11/2015 12:04:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

46181

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the percentage target was for people responding to the census online in 2011; and what proportion of people so responded.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	194654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name 194654 ONS 161.pdf title 2011 Census - ONS Letter
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

46182

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he will take to ensure that people who do not have online access will be able to participate in the census in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	194655
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 03/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 194655 ONS 163.pdf title Census - ONS Letter
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

776945

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government departments have freephone numbers for public use.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	109359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>In October 2015 the Government published guidance on departments’ use of telephone prefixes and freephone numbers which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470411/20151006_Customer_phone_lines_draft_guidance_October_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470411/20151006_Customer_phone_lines_draft_guidance_October_2015.pdf</a></p><p>Departments are responsible and accountable for their choice of number prefix, supported by an appropriate numbering policy position. Where appropriate, departments must justify exceptions to the guidance. Information regarding Departments’ use freephone numbers is not held centrally. Departments should be contacted directly regarding this.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/11/2017 15:58:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

777000

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Immigration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government's annual migration figures include seasonal workers.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	109443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/11/2017 15:22:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ109443 (1).pdf title UKSA response
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

860590

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111417, on Public Sector: Recruitment, which civil service roles were not identified as suitable for removal of the box under the ban the box initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	131947
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>As a default position, the Civil Service will ‘Ban the Box’ when it advertises job vacancies.</p><p>There are some business areas across the Civil Service where it will be inappropriate to apply Ban the Box. This will only occur where there is a clear, justifiable business need to understand a candidate’s conviction history at the application stage in the recruitment process. An exception is most likely to apply to roles that are particularly sensitive in nature, for example; work with children and vulnerable adults of positions connected to public safety. Permanent Secretaries are accountable for the exceptions process. The Cabinet Office do not hold a central record of which civil service roles were not identified as suitable for the Ban the Box initiative.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 131948 question first answered 20/03/2018 17:39:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

860591

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 November 2017 to Question 111417, on Public Sector: Recruitment. what criteria are used to assess whether a civil service role is suitable for removal of the box under the ban the box initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	131948
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>As a default position, the Civil Service will ‘Ban the Box’ when it advertises job vacancies.</p><p>There are some business areas across the Civil Service where it will be inappropriate to apply Ban the Box. This will only occur where there is a clear, justifiable business need to understand a candidate’s conviction history at the application stage in the recruitment process. An exception is most likely to apply to roles that are particularly sensitive in nature, for example; work with children and vulnerable adults of positions connected to public safety. Permanent Secretaries are accountable for the exceptions process. The Cabinet Office do not hold a central record of which civil service roles were not identified as suitable for the Ban the Box initiative.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 131947 question first answered 20/03/2018 17:39:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake