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679669

registered interest
date	27/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) level of earnings is of the (i) highest and (ii) lowest-paid employee and (b) median earnings are of employees of his Department, agencies and arms-length bodies.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	62060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publish annually the highest and median salary for each Civil Service organization as part of the Civil Service Statistics. This information can be found on the Office for National Statistics website:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/medianpayannexb" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/medianpayannexb</a></p><p>The level of earnings for the lowest paid employee of Cabinet Office, its agencies or arms-lengths bodies is not publicly available.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/02/2017 10:37:09 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

678561

registered interest
date	25/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Military Decorations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 25 April 2016 to Question 34745, if his Department will take steps to recognise the contributions of veterans by introducing a National Defence Medal.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	61696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2017 answer text <p>There are no current plans to reconsider the award of a National Defence Medal.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 31/01/2017 08:52:12 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

677444

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a dedicated unit has been established to undertake the audit of public services to reveal racial disparities.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	61291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The purpose of the Race Disparity Audit is to reveal, for the first time, comprehensive information on the disparate outcomes people of different racial groups experience when accessing public services. We will make public the outcome of the Audit clearly and openly for every citizen in Summer 2017. This will include clear and accessible data on a digital platform, following extensive data assurance and user testing. The methodology followed will be published on the platform.</p><p>A dedicated unit to undertake the Audit was established jointly by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government in September 2016. The unit currently has 11 full-time equivalent staff, though it is supported by staff in every Government department and by the Office for National Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 61292 61293 61294 question first answered 26/01/2017 09:03:27 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

677445

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date the Government plans to publish its audit of public services to reveal racial disparities.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	61292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The purpose of the Race Disparity Audit is to reveal, for the first time, comprehensive information on the disparate outcomes people of different racial groups experience when accessing public services. We will make public the outcome of the Audit clearly and openly for every citizen in Summer 2017. This will include clear and accessible data on a digital platform, following extensive data assurance and user testing. The methodology followed will be published on the platform.</p><p>A dedicated unit to undertake the Audit was established jointly by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government in September 2016. The unit currently has 11 full-time equivalent staff, though it is supported by staff in every Government department and by the Office for National Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 61291 61293 61294 question first answered 26/01/2017 09:03:27 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

677447

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full-time equivalent staff the Government has employed to work on the audit of public services to reveal racial disparities.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	61293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The purpose of the Race Disparity Audit is to reveal, for the first time, comprehensive information on the disparate outcomes people of different racial groups experience when accessing public services. We will make public the outcome of the Audit clearly and openly for every citizen in Summer 2017. This will include clear and accessible data on a digital platform, following extensive data assurance and user testing. The methodology followed will be published on the platform.</p><p>A dedicated unit to undertake the Audit was established jointly by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government in September 2016. The unit currently has 11 full-time equivalent staff, though it is supported by staff in every Government department and by the Office for National Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 61291 61292 61294 question first answered 26/01/2017 09:03:27 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

677448

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to publish the metrics which are being used in its audit of public services to reveal racial disparities.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	61294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2017 answer text <p>The purpose of the Race Disparity Audit is to reveal, for the first time, comprehensive information on the disparate outcomes people of different racial groups experience when accessing public services. We will make public the outcome of the Audit clearly and openly for every citizen in Summer 2017. This will include clear and accessible data on a digital platform, following extensive data assurance and user testing. The methodology followed will be published on the platform.</p><p>A dedicated unit to undertake the Audit was established jointly by the Cabinet Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government in September 2016. The unit currently has 11 full-time equivalent staff, though it is supported by staff in every Government department and by the Office for National Statistics.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 61291 61292 61293 question first answered 26/01/2017 09:03:27 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

677449

registered interest
date	23/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Macquarie Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings officials of his Department have had with employees of Macquarie Group or its subsidiaries in each month since March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	61099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>Government officials routinely meet with a wide range of parties in the normal course of business. The detailed information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. Details of meetings held by the most senior officials are published on Gov.uk on a quarterly basis.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 30/01/2017 09:07:39 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

675428

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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 many officials of his Department are working full-time on preparations for the UK leaving the EU; and what proportion of his Department's staff that number represents.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	60880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>Information about officials working full-time in my Department on preparations for the UK leaving the EU is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 27/01/2017 08:04:05 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

675430

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many senior civil servants in his Department were on a leave of absence from work due to mental illness in each month of each year since the Department's creation.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	60794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.</p><p>It is not possible to provide figures for the number of senior civil servants who have taken leave of absence from work in my Department due to mental illness in each month of each year since its creation. As part of the Transparency Agenda, my Department publishes quarterly statistics on sickness absence and these are available from the Cabinet Office website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-absence-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-absence-data</a> .</p><p>The Cabinet Office is committed to reducing work related absence due to mental illness and has a number of services in place to support members of staff suffering from such conditions. Our Workwell community is staffed by volunteers who aim to make Cabinet Office a happy and healthy workplace through a number of interventions including a listening service for staff. We also offer a 24 hour counselling support helpline through our Employee Assistance Programme provider and advocate early referral to our occupational health service, where appropriate, for advice on a number of conditions including mental health.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 60773 question first answered 27/01/2017 08:15:27 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

675602

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many senior civil servants in the Office of the Prime Minister were on a leave of absence from work due to mental illness in each month since January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	60773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.</p><p>It is not possible to provide figures for the number of senior civil servants who have taken leave of absence from work in my Department due to mental illness in each month of each year since its creation. As part of the Transparency Agenda, my Department publishes quarterly statistics on sickness absence and these are available from the Cabinet Office website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-absence-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-absence-data</a> .</p><p>The Cabinet Office is committed to reducing work related absence due to mental illness and has a number of services in place to support members of staff suffering from such conditions. Our Workwell community is staffed by volunteers who aim to make Cabinet Office a happy and healthy workplace through a number of interventions including a listening service for staff. We also offer a 24 hour counselling support helpline through our Employee Assistance Programme provider and advocate early referral to our occupational health service, where appropriate, for advice on a number of conditions including mental health.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 60794 question first answered 27/01/2017 08:15:27 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger