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1458236

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement and Public Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timeline is for the Government issuing its responses to the (a) Boardman report on the development and use of supply chain finance, published in August 2021 and (b) Committee on Standards in Public Life's report on standards, published in November 2021.
tabling member constituency	Amber Valley
tabling member printed	Nigel Mills
uin	155741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-12-16/hcws500" target="_blank">HCWS500</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has set out that a policy statement in response to the Upholding Standards in Public Life Report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life and the review into the development and use of Supply Chain Finance in government by Nigel Boardman will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are responsible for ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements in their departments in line with legislation, the relevant Codes of Conduct and requirements of Managing Public Money. They are supported by legal, HR and finance professionals in discharging these obligations. The Cabinet Office and HM Treasury provide a coordination role across such functions and can provide advice and guidance in specific cases.</p><p> </p><p>Direct Ministerial appointments reflect the successive practice of administrations in engaging eminent individuals to provide independent views and advice to Government on specific areas. Such appointments should, by nature, be flexible to the circumstances of the situation and in line with wider public law duties. Appointments are made by Ministers. Appointees must abide by the Seven Principles of Public Life and the Code of Conduct for Board Members of Public Bodies, and should ensure that any relevant interests are declared to the Senior Civil Servant sponsoring their work to ensure that no actual or reasonably perceived conflicts arise.</p><p> </p><p>Departments are responsible for their own transparency releases as they hold the information required to generate them and must take steps to ensure the accuracy of the information. The Cabinet Office provides central guidance to ensure consistency of information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 155743 155744 155745 question first answered 27/04/2022 10:51:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4136 label Biography information for Nigel Mills

1457790

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Newport Wafer Fab
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he expects the National Security Adviser to complete his review of the sale of Newport Wafer Fab to Nexperia; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
uin	153833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>The Government is considering the case and no decisions have been made. As part of that consideration the National Security Adviser was asked to review this case. We are unable to comment on the details of national security assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 26/04/2022 13:38:19 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1457844

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will commit to publishing the report on the Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study in full; and when the Government plans to publish that report.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	154183
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-04-30/150265" target="_blank">PQ 150265</a>, and the Written Ministerial Statement <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-03-15/hcws681" target="_blank">HCWS681</a> I made on 15 March.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 26/04/2022 13:40:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1457924

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members and Peers: Domicil
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) hon. Members and (b) peers in the House of Lords hold non-domiciled status in the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	154118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2022 answer text <p>An individual's tax status is private and confidential; the Government does not hold a consolidated list of Parliamentarians' tax status. Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords are treated for the purposes of income tax, capital gains tax, and inheritance tax as resident and domiciled in the United Kingdom, according to Section 41 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/04/2022 16:41:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1458005

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	United Kingdom Security Vetting: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment has he made of the (a) efficiency and (b) effectiveness of UK Security Vetting.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	153744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>UK Security Vetting is subject to an agreed set of Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measures which are monitored by the government at ministerial level and by the customers serviced by UKSV.</p><p>In relation to the effectiveness of UK Security Vetting, National Security Vetting is conducted and security clearances provided by UK Security Vetting in line with a robust set of Personnel Security Controls and Security Policy Framework as set out by the Cabinet Office and adhered to across government and by industry partners. Work is ongoing within the Government Security Group to improve and modernise the effectiveness of vetting overall, in line with the Government’s wider modernisation agenda and to keep pace with the threats faced by the UK today.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/04/2022 16:58:01 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1456241

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests: Parliamentary Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to The Prime Minister’s response to Lord Geidt, 21 December 2021, published by his Department on 6 January 2022, what (a) instruction to Ministers, (b) amendment to the Ministerial Code or (c) other legal instrument has been proposed to help ensure that the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests has access to (i) all information he considers necessary and (ii) prompt, full answers to questions.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	151128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Prime Minister’s letter of 21 December 2021, work has been underway to make sure that the Independent Adviser and his office receive the highest standards of support and attention - whether by way of Instruction to Ministers, Ministerial Code or clearer legal instrument. That work continues, and the Government will provide an update in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Additional dedicated support for the Independent Adviser’s office has been allocated through the annual Cabinet Office business planning process. This support includes the provision of a dedicated team of civil service staff who will provide day-to-day support under the direction of the Independent Adviser. Further information will be set out in the Independent Adviser’s annual report.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 150181 150182 150183 150184 150185 question first answered 19/04/2022 16:23:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1456572

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will confirm that liabilities in respect of the UK Contaminated Blood Scandal will be covered directly and exclusively by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	151153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>It is important that we wait for the conclusion of the independent Infected Blood Inquiry, chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff. The Government will consider Sir Brian’s findings and recommendations once the Inquiry has reported.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/04/2022 16:40:00 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1456625

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2022 to Question 140455, for what reason the Government has stopped publishing Guests to Chequers transparency data since March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	151141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Government has not stopped publishing this data. The Government has consistently published transparency data on official hospitality at Chequers since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, the Chequers hospitality data is clearly listed within the &quot;ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings&quot; category of Ministerial returns on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPierce.Derrane%40no10.gov.uk%7C5dab5c32e4014ac749f708da163f45a8%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637846758244369436%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=5K5NuBNNO2Xw4v%2F8bNfuXR0HRH55W6OYrnnkseqh3ZM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>I would observe that since 2016, it is the Labour Party which has stopped publishing transparency data on frontbench meetings with senior media executives, breaking a key commitment made during the Leveson Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/04/2022 16:41:52 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1456626

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much public money was used during guests visits to Chequers in each of the last three years, by budget heading.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	151142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Details of official hospitality at Chequers is published on a quarterly basis and is available via the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPierce.Derrane%40no10.gov.uk%7C5dab5c32e4014ac749f708da163f45a8%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637846758244369436%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=5K5NuBNNO2Xw4v%2F8bNfuXR0HRH55W6OYrnnkseqh3ZM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/04/2022 16:38:17 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1455827

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Conduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the requirement on civil servants and special advisers, under the Rights and responsibilities listed in the Civil Service code, to report to their line managers actions by others which they believe conflict with the code, also applies to conduct by themselves.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	150105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Code sets out that if an individual has a concern they should start by talking to their line manager or someone else in their line management chain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/04/2022 16:49:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper