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registered interest
date	07/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Bullying
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 cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	251301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Cabinet Office are taking the issue of Bullying and Harassment seriously, and have developed a Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination Action plan to reduce the incidence of these behaviours within the Cabinet Office.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Cabinet Office does not hold central records covering all cases of Bullying and Harassment. In general, in line with Cabinet Office policy complaints are handled locally by line managers within the business unit, either through an informal or formal process.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office uses the annual People Survey to collect data about Bullying and Harassment levels in the department.</p><p> </p><p>People Survey results are available here:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-people-surveys</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/05/2019 12:51:25 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1020578

registered interest
date	06/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the GovTech innovation fund has made on tackling loneliness and isolation.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	199930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 23 November 2018, House of Commons Written Question, 191913</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/12/2018 16:01:55 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007850

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made in improving the efficiency of the civil service as part of the Government Transformation Strategy 2017 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government Transformation Strategy set out to embed good use of shared platforms and reusable business capabilities to speed up transformation and drive efficiency by avoiding costly and confusing duplication in government services. Such common components, created by the Government Digital Service, are now used by more than 400 services across more than 100 public sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>GDS has also equipped civil servants with the right infrastructure in order to do their jobs effectively, rolling out GovWifi to public sector buildings allowing civil servants to roam freely. Over 234,000 people have signed up for an account.</p><p> </p><p>Through central levers such as the Digital Service Standard, Service Assessments and Spend Controls processes, GDS has supported fundamental improvements in the way government designs and delivers digital services and IT investments. Through these processes GDS estimates to have enabled departments to realise over £1bn of benefits since March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:48:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007854

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Places for Growth Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential of the Places for Growth Programme as a boost for local economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Places for Growth Programme, within Cabinet Office, seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England. This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities to relocate roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Programme will provide support and coordination across Whitehall to move roles and organisations to locations that have the skills and capacity to enable organisations and cities to flourish. The Programme is also engaging with city leaders across the UK to understand the local economic and industrial priorities which will inform the decision-making process.</p><p> </p><p>The relocation of Civil Service roles will help to ensure that the administration of central government is better distributed across the whole of the UK. It also will make a contribution to the boosting of growth in each destination location and assist in providing sustainable career paths for civil servants outside London.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 14:46:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007855

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Office of Government Property is working to ensure that any relocations of roles and functions are made on the basis of robust analysis and strategic planning.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Places for Growth Programme, within Cabinet Office, seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England. This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities to relocate roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Programme will provide support and coordination across Whitehall to move roles and organisations to locations that have the skills and capacity for cities and organisations to flourish.</p><p> </p><p>The Programme is also engaging with city leaders across the UK to understand the local economic and industrial priorities which will inform the decision-making process.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 14:47:35 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007857

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to tackle loneliness and isolation through the GovTech innovation fund.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>One of the GovTech public sector challenges, submitted by Monmouthshire County Council and selected for funding in the first round, is tackling loneliness and rural isolation. Monmouthshire County Council aims to develop digital innovations that could better connect isolated people and support local transport.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Currently, the challenge is in the first phase with five technology firms funded to explore the technical and commercial feasibility of their respective projects. The best ideas could go on to share up to £1 million to develop them further.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:50:40 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

968096

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Employment: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of Cabinet Office, how many disabled people entered the workforce in (a) 2010 and (b) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 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 Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 13/09/2018 11:00:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden attachment 1 file name PQ170764 - DrMatthewOffordMP.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

967925

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of UK progress towards the sustainable development goals.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	170301
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Departments report regularly to Cabinet Office on their progress in delivering their Single Departmental Plans. This provides a mechanism for DFID and Cabinet Office to track progress towards delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will present a Voluntary National Review (VNR) assessing UK progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals at the UN High Level Political Forum in 2019. The Department for International Development (DFID) are leading on the review with support from my Department and working closely with other Government departments.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 10/09/2018 14:23:17 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord