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1489937

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	Food: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's Cost of Living Business Tsar's recommendation on independent retailers that food businesses reduce the retail price of food.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	38706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cost of Living Business Tsar, David Buttress, has and will continue to engage business of all sizes as part of his work to help households cope with the cost of living crisis. He is working closely with business associations to ensure that SMEs - including independent retailers - are able to contribute to this work. The Cost of Living Business Tsar will also work with officials to ensure that deals developed as part of his initiative are ethical and help UK consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Food prices are set by businesses and it is not for the UK Government to set retail food prices or comment on day-today commercial decisions by companies. We continue to monitor food prices using the ONS inflation figures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 13:24:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

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

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

1490245

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 cost was of the Typhoon fighter jet demonstration the Prime Minister received at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire in July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	38826
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 38671 question first answered 21/07/2022 10:51:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

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

1490278

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	Special Advisers: Termination of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any special advisers to Government have had their contracts terminated since 4 July 2022.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	38796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Under paragraph 14b of the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/911037/Model_Contract_for_Special_Advisers_-_August_2020.pdf" target="_blank">Model Contract for Special Advisers</a>, a special adviser’s employment is automatically terminated when their appointing minister ceases to hold the ministerial office to which they were appointed to assist them.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 10:52:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1490284

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	Members: Email
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's expected timeframe is for Minister or Department to respond to an hon. Member's email on behalf on a constituent; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle incidences of responses being outstanding for several months.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from MPs and Peers. On 26 May 2022, we published data on the timeliness of government responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers for 2021 on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers-2021. Cabinet Office timeliness improved each quarter of 2021, with 89% of correspondence received from hon. Members in quarter four responded to within 20 working days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As per the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/handling-government-correspondence-guidance" target="_blank">Guide to Handling Correspondence</a>, updated by the Cabinet Office in July 2021, the target response time set by Departments for correspondence must not exceed 20 working days. The Cabinet Office continues to keep its own processes under review to further improve the time taken to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 11:10:15 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1489569

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers: Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) food, (b) drink and (c) catering costs at Chequers are paid for by the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	37503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>As I outlined in my answer of 18 October 2021 to PQ 54006, Chequers is not a government building; it is run and managed by an independent trust.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Official hospitality provided by the government (e.g. hosting the visit of a representative of a foreign government) is paid for by the public purse. Personal or party political hospitality is not. This has been the case under successive administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/07/2022 14:53:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1489575

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what budget is attached to the role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; and whether that budget is being drawn from existing Office for Veterans' Affairs funding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	37584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.</p><p> </p><p><strong><p><p><p><p><p><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/07/2022 08:32:58 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1489576

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants will be attached to the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	37585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 37586 37587 question first answered 20/07/2022 09:00:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock