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1379870

registered interest
date	18/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that other Government departments use data to inform policy decisions.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government Analysis Function, led by the National Statistician, is developing the Government Analysis Functional Standard. This sets expectations of analysis as a collaborative activity, with analysts working in partnership with policy makers and wider professions to support well informed decision making and the development and delivery of policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through its functions and professions, the Civil Service is improving its ability to advise ministers using data through a number of work streams including developing the Government Analysis Functional Standard and ensuring policy professionals use data at all stages of decision making.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/11/2021 17:13:23 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379871

registered interest
date	18/11/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people who do not use online resources are able to access Government services easily.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>Government has committed to ensuring that assistance is always available for those who need it. Departments are required by the Service Standard to provide support via alternative channels for their services, where it is required, and the Central Digital and Data Office assures this via a service assessment process.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/11/2021 17:02:01 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379872

registered interest
date	18/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help achieve net zero through procurement in the Home Office.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>This year, the Government has put in place a new procurement policy which underlines the UK’s global leadership in tackling climate change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Prospective suppliers bidding for contracts above £5million a year must now have committed to the government’s target of net zero by 2050 and have published a carbon reduction plan. Firms which fail to do so may be deselected from the procurement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This policy supports the Government’s plan to build back greener, by ensuring that potential government suppliers publish plans to reduce carbon emissions across their operations in order to bid for major government contracts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, ‘Fighting Climate Change’ is one of the priority themes of the government’s Social Value Model, launched earlier this year. This enables departments to take environmental considerations, such as a reduction in carbon emissions, into account in the award of government contracts, where relevant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 77422 77423 77424 77425 77426 77427 77428 77429 77430 77431 77432 77433 77434 77435 77436 77437 question first answered 24/11/2021 17:14:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379873

registered interest
date	18/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help achieve net zero through procurement in the Ministry of Defence.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>This year, the Government has put in place a new procurement policy which underlines the UK’s global leadership in tackling climate change.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Prospective suppliers bidding for contracts above £5million a year must now have committed to the government’s target of net zero by 2050 and have published a carbon reduction plan. Firms which fail to do so may be deselected from the procurement.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This policy supports the Government’s plan to build back greener, by ensuring that potential government suppliers publish plans to reduce carbon emissions across their operations in order to bid for major government contracts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, ‘Fighting Climate Change’ is one of the priority themes of the government’s Social Value Model, launched earlier this year. This enables departments to take environmental considerations, such as a reduction in carbon emissions, into account in the award of government contracts, where relevant.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 77421 77423 77424 77425 77426 77427 77428 77429 77430 77431 77432 77433 77434 77435 77436 77437 question first answered 24/11/2021 17:14:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1364606

registered interest
date	29/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	UN Climate Conference 2021: Shell
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will invite representatives of Royal Dutch Shell to COP26.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	66186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK Presidency did not invite Shell under the UK Delegation. As COP26 Presidency, we are working to encourage the innovation and commitment of everyone – people, business, countries, cities and regions – as we move the global economy to net zero emissions. This includes a wide range of energy companies.</p><p>The COP26 Presidency is working most closely with organisations that have strong climate credentials – that means companies who have committed to achieving net zero by 2050, have published a 5-10 year plan of action on how they will do this, and committed to Science Based Targets or joined the UN-backed Race to Zero.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 16/11/2021 14:10:38 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1355331

registered interest
date	14/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the headcount of the Civil Service was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	49102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2021 answer text <p>Headline Civil Service employment figures, on both a headcount and full-time equivalent basis, are published as part of Public Sector Employment Statistics by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) each quarter. The latest dataset, containing the Civil Service headcount time series back to 1999, is available from the ONS website at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/09/2021 16:37:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1171607

registered interest
date	17/01/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Hate Crime: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the CPS has adequate resources to tackle hate crime on social media.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	4726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is committed to robustly prosecuting online hate crime cases, including offline offences with online elements. The CPS works closely with partners across Government under the hate crime action plan.</p><p> </p><p>On 12 August 2019, the Prime Minister announced an investment of an additional £85 million for the CPS. The work carried out by the CPS is changing, and this new funding will provide the increased capacity to enable the CPS to respond effectively to challenging trends, such as an increase in online crime and the volume of digital evidence.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/01/2020 16:45:59 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1140191

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many requests for vehicle owner information have been made by overseas enforcement agencies in each of the last five years by country.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	278969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Cross Border Exchange Directive, EU Member States can request keeper or owner details of vehicles from other Member States, to follow up certain road traffic offences. CBE was implemented in the UK on 7 May 2017, the table below shows the number of requests for vehicle keeper information up to 27 June 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>(from 7 May) 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>(to 27 June) 2019 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>15,988</p></td><td><p>30,530</p></td><td><p>8,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>1,222</p></td><td><p>2,693</p></td><td><p>1,235</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>218</p></td><td><p>367</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>2,115</p></td><td><p>1,474</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>241,467</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>40,124</p></td><td><p>88,362</p></td><td><p>29,388</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>6,169</p></td><td><p>9,861</p></td><td><p>3,636</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>13,586</p></td><td><p>58,832</p></td><td><p>21,422</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>512</p></td><td><p>15,354</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>1,211</p></td><td><p>3,761</p></td><td><p>5,903</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>1,286</p></td><td><p>3,149</p></td><td><p>1,270</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>43</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>1,697</p></td><td><p>3,816</p></td><td><p>1,310</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>408</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>86</p></td><td><p>196</p></td><td><p>117</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>1,199</p></td><td><p>51,851</p></td><td><p>16,863</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Netherlands</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>3,569</p></td><td><p>21,961</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In addition, the Home Office can receive requests for vehicle information from overseas authorities, through either Mutual Legal Assistance requests or European Investigation Orders. Information on the volume of these requests is not stored within the Department for Transport.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/07/2019 14:58:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1140192

registered interest
date	18/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cars: Alternative Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many alternative fuelled cars have been registered in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	278970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>The table below shows the number of alternative fuelled vehicles, that were registered in 2016, 2017 and 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>90,669</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>121,441</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>148,526</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 24/07/2019 15:06:15 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1138856

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent guidance he has published on the use of off-road all-terrain vehicles by people under the legal driving age.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	277167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government has not published any guidance as the legislation governing the legal age to drive applies to on-road vehicles only. The Department for Transport’s remit covers road traffic legislation which applies to the road or public place. There is no legislation which covers use outside of a road or public place.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 23/07/2019 11:22:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord