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1146975

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
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, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on votes for life for British citizens living abroad.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	292206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to scrapping the arbitrary rule preventing British citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years from participating in UK parliamentary elections.</p><p>That is why we supported Glyn Davies’ Private Members’ Bill on overseas electors. We were therefore disappointed the Bill did not progress through its Report stage in the Commons on 22 March 2019. Nevertheless, the Government remains committed to implementing votes for life.</p><p>Changes to the franchise require Parliamentary approval and have to be made significantly in advance of elections, to enable administrators to implement the change and to ensure citizens are aware of the change to their rights.</p><p>We will make an announcement on our intentions in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 14:24:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1147055

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Conduct
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, whether there have been any changes to the Ministerial Code of Conduct since July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	292216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the Ministerial Code rests with the Prime Minister. The Ministerial Code sets out the standards of propriety and behaviour expected of all Ministers and was updated and re-issued by the Prime Minister on 23 August.</p><p>The updated Code includes a new section setting out the policy for ministers taking parental leave and other extended absences from Government, as well as a number of updates, including obligations related to Cabinet confidentiality and the acceptance of foreign decorations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292097 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:27:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1147080

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Conduct
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 recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Ministerial Code.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	292097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the Ministerial Code rests with the Prime Minister. The Ministerial Code sets out the standards of propriety and behaviour expected of all Ministers and was updated and re-issued by the Prime Minister on 23 August.</p><p>The updated Code includes a new section setting out the policy for ministers taking parental leave and other extended absences from Government, as well as a number of updates, including obligations related to Cabinet confidentiality and the acceptance of foreign decorations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292216 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:27:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1147306

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Travel
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, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	292406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, and the answer is for the Cabinet Office as a whole.</p><p>The information regarding the spend on travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017 by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Cabinet Office could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292416 292424 292425 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:30:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1147316

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Travel
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, how much his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	292416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, and the answer is for the Cabinet Office as a whole.</p><p>The information regarding the spend on travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017 by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Cabinet Office could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292406 292424 292425 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:30:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1147327

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Travel
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, how much the Prime Minister's office spent on ministerial travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	292424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, and the answer is for the Cabinet Office as a whole.</p><p>The information regarding the spend on travel by (a) first class, (b) second class and (c) in total in 2017 by the Prime Minister’s Office and the Cabinet Office could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292406 292416 292425 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:30:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones