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1491388

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	World Economic Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) Ministers and (b) other representatives of UK Government Departments attended the World Economic Forum annual meeting in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	42241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Ministers from the following departments have attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting with officials since 2018: Her Majesty’s Treasury (2020, 2019 and 2018); Cabinet Office (2022); and the Departments for International Trade (2022, 2019 and 2018); Health and Social Care (2019); Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2019 and 2018); Culture, Media and Sport (2019 and 2018); and International Development (2019). The then Prime Minister also attended in 2018.</p><p>The Cabinet Office does not hold a centralised database of total Government spending on travel to the World Economic Forum’s annual meetings. However, Ministerial and senior official foreign travel transparency data is published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 42242 question first answered 05/09/2022 11:03:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1491390

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	World Economic Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the cost to the public purse of Government attendance at the World Economic Forum in (a) total and (b) by each Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	42242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Ministers from the following departments have attended the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting with officials since 2018: Her Majesty’s Treasury (2020, 2019 and 2018); Cabinet Office (2022); and the Departments for International Trade (2022, 2019 and 2018); Health and Social Care (2019); Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2019 and 2018); Culture, Media and Sport (2019 and 2018); and International Development (2019). The then Prime Minister also attended in 2018.</p><p>The Cabinet Office does not hold a centralised database of total Government spending on travel to the World Economic Forum’s annual meetings. However, Ministerial and senior official foreign travel transparency data is published on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 42241 question first answered 05/09/2022 11:03:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1490683

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money from the public purse has been spent on alcohol at Chequers in each year between 2019 and 2022.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	39966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer on 20 July 2022 to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-15/37503" target="_blank">37503</a>.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 39967 question first answered 22/07/2022 14:37:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1490684

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the cost of alcoholic drinks at Chequers is paid for by the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	39967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer on 20 July 2022 to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-15/37503" target="_blank">37503</a>.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 39966 question first answered 22/07/2022 14:37:49 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1490685

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average hourly rate of pay is for service staff at Chequers.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	39968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer on 16 June 2022 to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-13/16972" target="_blank">16972</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/07/2022 14:29:55 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1489996

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nusrat Ghani
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the investigation by the Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests into the events related to the hon. Member for Wealden's departure from Government in February 2020, for what reason that report has not been published; and if he will publish that report before a new Prime Minister takes office.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	38704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>This investigation had not been completed by Lord Geidt prior to his resignation. The investigation, therefore, remains outstanding.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister has taken the decision that the investigation should be a matter for a new Independent Adviser function, as soon as appointed by his successor.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 08:24:15 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1490006

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nusrat Ghani
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the status of the investigation by Prime Minister’s Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests into the events related to the hon. Member for Wealden's departure from Government in February 2020 is; and with reference to the Cabinet Secretary’s oral evidence to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 28 June 2022, Q448, whether his Department provided briefing to the Prime Minister on that matter.
tabling member constituency	Wealden
tabling member printed	Ms Nusrat Ghani
uin	38705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>This investigation had not been completed by Lord Geidt prior to his resignation. The investigation, therefore, remains outstanding.</p><p>The Prime Minister has taken the decision that the investigation should be a matter for a new Independent Adviser function, as soon as appointed by his successor.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/07/2022 10:35:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani

1490045

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Efficiencies and Value for Money Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the responsibilities of the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee include identifying savings in respect of civil service staffing.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	38590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Terms of Reference of the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee are to drive efficiency, effectiveness and economy in government spending, and scrutinise plans to manage major current and future cost pressures. Further details about this committee were released on GOV.UK on 20 March 2022, accessible below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-efficiency-drive-to-cut-55-billion-of-government-waste.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are a number of Cabinet Committees that could take agenda items related to civil service staffing. It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees is not normally shared publicly.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 11:04:54 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1490129

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Temperature
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contingency planning he has carried out on dealing with periods of extreme heat.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	38721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has been overseeing the cross-government response to the current heatwave, running daily COBR meetings and ensuring appropriate situation reporting to inform contingency plans and decision making.</p><p>Individual departments are responsible for the preparedness and contingency plans of their sectors, including ensuring that plans are in place to handle the impacts of extreme heat.</p><p>The UK Government has activated a number of pre-agreed contingency plans to cope with the current heatwave, using the Met Office’s National Severe Weather Warning service and the UK Health Security Agency’s Heat Health Alerts as triggers for contingency plan implementation. For example, in response to the forecast, the rail network has introduced widespread speed restrictions and the NHS has taken steps outlined in the National Heatwave Plan.</p><p><strong><p><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/07/2022 13:37:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1490261

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	RAF Coningsby: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of the Prime Minister’s visit to RAF Coningsby on 14 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	38671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Prime Minister accompanied pilots on a routine training flight and, therefore, no extra cost was incurred.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 38826 question first answered 21/07/2022 10:51:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis