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1181945

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	List of Ministerial Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his timescale is for publishing an updated list of ministerial responsibilities, including executive agencies and non-ministerial departments.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	23666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Further to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-20/5342/" target="_blank">5342</a> on 23 January 2020 and PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-02-27/21909/" target="_blank">21909</a> on 3 March, details of executive agencies and non-ministerial departments can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 23630 question first answered 04/03/2020 17:11:21 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1181957

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	List of Ministerial Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish an updated list of Ministerial responsibilities.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	23630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>Further to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-01-20/5342/" target="_blank">5342</a> on 23 January 2020 and PQ <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-02-27/21909/" target="_blank">21909</a> on 3 March, details of executive agencies and non-ministerial departments can be found on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 23666 question first answered 04/03/2020 17:11:21 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1181523

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has used the powers under section 52(1A) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 to require local authorities to keep electoral registers in a standardised digital format.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	22431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not issued a ministerial direction to require local authorities to keep electoral registers in a standardised digital format. However, the issue of a common standard for electoral register data has been discussed previously at meetings <del class="ministerial">of </del> <ins class="ministerial">between </ins>the Parliamentary Parties Panel<ins class="ministerial"> </ins><ins class="ministerial">and Cabinet Office officials</ins>.</p><p>This Panel is run by the Electoral Commission and gives representatives of the main political parties a forum to discuss issues affecting them. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/who-we-are/how-we-make-decisions/party-panels" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/who-we-are/how-we-make-decisions/party-panels</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/03/2020 17:05:36 question first ministerially corrected 13/03/2020 10:45:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 10320 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1181524

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to require that digital copies of the electoral register be supplied to candidates and political parties in a standardised format consistent across all local authorities.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Wendy Chamberlain
uin	22432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has not issued a ministerial direction to require local authorities to keep electoral registers in a standardised digital format. However, the issue of a common standard for electoral register data has been discussed previously at meetings of the Parliamentary Parties Panel.</p><p>This Panel is run by the Electoral Commission and gives representatives of the main political parties a forum to discuss issues affecting them. More information can be found at: <a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/who-we-are/how-we-make-decisions/party-panels" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/who-we-are-and-what-we-do/who-we-are/how-we-make-decisions/party-panels</a></p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 22431 question first answered 04/03/2020 17:05:36 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4765 label Biography information for Wendy Chamberlain

1181233

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	List of Ministerial Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets he has set for the publication of an updated List of Ministerial Responsibilities on the gov.uk website after changes to ministerial responsibilities; and how often these targets have been met since the 2017 General Election.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	21909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not set targets for the publication of the list of Ministerial Responsibilities. However, details of Ministerial responsibilities can be found on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers</a>).</p><p>The List of Ministerial Responsibilities document has been updated periodically to reflect the Government as it stood on the day of publication. The history of updates can be seen on the ‘Government Ministers and responsibilities’ page on GOV.UK (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministers-and-responsibilities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministers-and-responsibilities</a>).</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/03/2020 17:38:18 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1181271

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Radio: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is the Government's policy that ministers do not appear on the Radio 4 Today programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	21985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to being open in their dealings with the press and to the principles of media freedom.</p><p>Ministers from across Government have appeared on and been interviewed by a wide range of media on a daily basis and have spent time speaking directly to the British public in other ways.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 21986 question first answered 03/03/2020 18:01:21 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1181276

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Media: Ministers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government provides guidance to Government ministers on criteria for determining whether to accept invitations for media appearances.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	21986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to being open in their dealings with the press and to the principles of media freedom.</p><p>Ministers from across Government have appeared on and been interviewed by a wide range of media on a daily basis and have spent time speaking directly to the British public in other ways.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 21985 question first answered 03/03/2020 18:01:21 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1181349

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Special Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money has been spent on (a) recruiting, (b) employing and (c) dismissing special advisers since he took office.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	22028
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>A report on the numbers and costs of special advisers is provided to Parliament and published on an annual basis. The report for financial year 2018/2019 was published in December 2019 and can be accessed here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/854554/Annual_Report_on_Special_Advisers.pdf" target="_blank">Annual Report on Special Advisers 2019</a>.</p><p>The report covering the current financial year will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/03/2020 17:40:34 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1181370

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to ensure that the ethnic groups (a) Welsh Asian and (b) Welsh Black, Caribbean or African are identified under specific sub-headings on the form in the forthcoming Census Order.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	21893
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The draft Census (England and Wales) Order 2020 was laid in Parliament on 2 March. It sets the date of the Census and the topics on which census questions are to be asked.</p><p>Once made, the Order will be followed by Census Regulations for England and for Wales. The Regulations for England will be laid before Parliament. The Regulations for Wales are the responsibility of Welsh Ministers and will be laid before the National Assembly for Wales. The Regulations to be made by the Welsh Ministers will contain the final wording of the questions on Welsh language skills and ethnic group to be asked in the Wales census.</p><p>As part of the Census Data Collection and Transformation Programme, the ONS is exploring how to produce census-type statistics more frequently than the decennial census, using other sources of data. The ONS will make a recommendation to the Government in 2023 on the future of the census.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 19842 21894 21895 question first answered 03/03/2020 17:36:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1181371

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Languages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to include a question on Welsh language proficiency in the 2021 Census; and what discussions he has had with the (a) Scottish Government and (b) Northern Ireland Executive on the inclusion of that question in censuses in those nations.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	21894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The draft Census (England and Wales) Order 2020 was laid in Parliament on 2 March. It sets the date of the Census and the topics on which census questions are to be asked.</p><p>Once made, the Order will be followed by Census Regulations for England and for Wales. The Regulations for England will be laid before Parliament. The Regulations for Wales are the responsibility of Welsh Ministers and will be laid before the National Assembly for Wales. The Regulations to be made by the Welsh Ministers will contain the final wording of the questions on Welsh language skills and ethnic group to be asked in the Wales census.</p><p>As part of the Census Data Collection and Transformation Programme, the ONS is exploring how to produce census-type statistics more frequently than the decennial census, using other sources of data. The ONS will make a recommendation to the Government in 2023 on the future of the census.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 19842 21893 21895 question first answered 03/03/2020 17:36:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams