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1138896

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Temporary Employment: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the rate of pay which requires approval for temporary staff was set at £750 per day in his Departments announcement of 4 July.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	277113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministerial approval has been set at £750 per day as a control mechanism to consistently achieve value for money, provide greater transparency and to ensure that all other resourcing options have been considered.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/07/2019 09:22:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138903

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the names of the firms his Department has hired contractors from in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	277114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The information for 2016/17 is not held centrally and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Cabinet Office hired contractors from the following firms in 2017/18 and 2018/19:</p><p><strong>2017/18</strong><br>Allen Lane Ltd<br>Brook Street UK Ltd<br>Capita<br>Capita Business Services Ltd<br>Capita Resourcing Ltd<br>CDG Ltd<br>Cedar Recruitment Ltd<br>Certes Computing Ltd<br>CGI IT UK Ltd<br>Cloud Technology Solutions<br>Code iT Recruitment<br>Computer Network Defence Ltd<br>Costain Ltd<br>DF Press Ltd<br>DLA Piper UK LLP<br>DMSG Ltd<br>E Synergy Solutions Ltd<br>EP90group Ltd<br>Ergon Ltd<br>Experian Ltd<br>Experienced Management Consultants Limited<br>Green Park Interim And Executive Ltd<br>Harris Management Consultancy Ltd<br>Hays<br>Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd<br>Hydrogen International Ltd<br>Informed Solutions<br>Ixydo Ltd<br>J Squared Business Consulting Ltd<br>Kainos Software Ltd<br>KPMG LLP<br>LA International<br>LA International Computer Consultants Ltd<br>Law Morgan Limited<br>Layer 7 IT Security<br>M4 Managed Services International Ltd<br>Medway Consulting<br>Mercator IT Solutions Ltd<br>Methods Business &amp; Digital Technology Ltd<br>Methods Digital Ltd<br>Michael Page UK Ltd<br>Morgan Law<br>Mott Macdonald<br>NCC Services Ltd<br>North Highland Ltd<br>Office Angels Ltd<br>Optimum Fleet Ltd<br>PA Consulting Services Ltd<br>Parasol Ltd<br>Parity Professionals Ltd<br>Parity Resources Ltd<br>Parity Solutions Ltd<br>Pertemps<br>Project Workout Ltd<br>Reed<br>Reed Specialist Recruitment<br>Rethink Recruitment Solutions Ltd<br>Robertson Bell Ltd<br>Sanderson Government &amp; Defence Ltd<br>Smart Sourcing Plc<br>Softwire Technology Ltd<br>Sopra Steria Recruitment Ltd<br>The ID Crowd Ltd<br>The Light Machine<br>Thoughtworks Ltd<br>Triad Group Plc<br>Trustmarque Solutions Ltd<br>Turner &amp; Townsend Project Management<br>Two &amp; A Half Bears Ltd<br>Venn Group Ltd<br>VMA Global Resourcing Group<br>Yes And</p><p><strong>2018/19</strong><br>Airbus Defence &amp; Space Ltd<br>Alesto Ltd<br>Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd<br>Allen Lane Ltd<br>Badenoch &amp; Clark Ltd<br>Bindmans LLP<br>Bishop Lloyd &amp; Jackson Solicitors<br>Brook Street UK Ltd<br>Capita<br>Capita Business Services Ltd<br>Cedar Recruitment Ltd<br>Certes Computing Ltd<br>Chillmark Consulting Ltd<br>Cloud Technology Solutions<br>Code iT Recruitment<br>Company X Consulting Ltd<br>Computer Network Defence Ltd<br>Convivio Team Ltd<br>Costain Ltd<br>Cragg Ross Dawson Ltd<br>Deep Digital Ltd<br>Deighton Pierce Glynn<br>Deloitte LLP<br>DF Press Ltd<br>DMSG Ltd<br>E Synergy Solutions Ltd<br>Edinburgh Innovations Ltd<br>EP90group Ltd<br>Ergon Ltd<br>Ernst &amp; Young LLP<br>Experian Ltd<br>Experienced Management Consultants Limited<br>Fuel Recruitment<br>Goodman Masson Ltd<br>Green Park Interim &amp; Executive Ltd<br>Hardwicke<br>Harris Management Consultancy Ltd<br>Harvey Nash Plc<br>Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd<br>Hodge Jones &amp; Allen LLP<br>I C Consultants Ltd<br>Improvement &amp; Development Agency<br>Infosec<br>Inquisito Ltd<br>Integral Commercial Services Ltd<br>Interserve Facilities Management Ltd<br>ITN Solicitors<br>Ixydo Ltd<br>Janes Solicitors<br>Jobvite Inc</p><p>Kainos Software Ltd<br>LA International<br>LA International Computer Consultants Ltd<br>Layer 7 IT Security<br>Lucid Support Services Ltd<br>M4 Managed Services International Ltd<br>Methods Business And Digital Technology Ltd<br>Methods Digital Ltd<br>Michael Page UK Ltd<br>Michael Standing<br>Montagu Evans LLP<br>Morgan Law<br>Mott Macdonald<br>MyCSP Ltd<br>Neil Hudgell Ltd<br>Optimum Fleet Ltd<br>Parity Professionals Ltd<br>Parity Resources Ltd<br>Parity Solutions Ltd<br>Pepperscape Consulting<br>Pertemps<br>Quo Imus Ltd<br>Reed<br>Robertson Bell<br>Robertson Bell Ltd<br>Rsm Risk Assurance Service LLP<br>Sanderson Government &amp; Defence Ltd<br>Shared Services Connected Ltd<br>Smart Sourcing Plc<br>Softwire Technology Ltd<br>Sopra Steria Recruitment Ltd<br>Steve Mullins Consulting<br>Sutherland Global Services Uk Ltd<br>Talent International UK Ltd<br>The ID Crowd Ltd<br>The Light Machine<br>Thoughtworks Ltd<br>Torero Abecassis Empis &amp; Cowlard Ltd<br>Triad Group Plc<br>Value Dynamics 2007 Ltd<br>Waldegrave House Ltd T/A Mandala Leaders</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/07/2019 14:29:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138700

registered interest
date	12/07/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department has spent on social media advertising in each month since July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	276557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has not spent any money on social media advertising since July 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/07/2019 12:13:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1138088

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Absent Voting: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to tackle postal vote fraud.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	275735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Electoral fraud is unacceptable on any level. There are already measures in place designed to enhance the security of postal voting.</p><p>In response to (the then) Sir Eric Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.</p><p>The Government will look for opportunities to introduce measures that will restrict the handling of postal votes by people who may seek to abuse or subvert them. We will also look to introduce controls on the return of postal votes via polling stations, which has been a cause for concern in past elections.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/07/2019 14:08:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1138089

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to tackle bribery during elections.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	275736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Under section 113 of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) 1983 it is an offence for a person to give money or a gift to any other person in order to induce them to vote or to refrain from voting at an election. There is a similar offence at section 114 of the RPA 1983 in relation to the treating of voters.</p><p>Furthermore, the Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) replaced an old and outmoded mix of common and statutory law and was designed to provide the courts, prosecutors and investigators the tools they needed to tackle bribery in the UK and overseas in the 21st century. The Act reflects the UK's continued commitment to combat bribery and provides a modern, comprehensive scheme of bribery offences.</p><p>If anyone has evidence of abuse of the electoral system, this should be reported to the Returning Officer or the Police who have powers to investigate.</p><p>We will continue to keep electoral law under review to ensure the electoral system is safe and secure.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/07/2019 14:08:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1137484

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Writers: Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are self-employed as writers.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	274510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 274511 question first answered 15/07/2019 09:41:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster attachment 1 file name Combined PQ274510 and PQ274511.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1137485

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Writers: Income
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Government has made of the number of people who rely partially on income from writing.
tabling member constituency	Islwyn
tabling member printed	Chris Evans
uin	274511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 274510 question first answered 15/07/2019 09:41:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster attachment 1 file name Combined PQ274510 and PQ274511.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4040 label Biography information for Chris Evans

1136884

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what changes were introduced in postal and proxy voting procedures for the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections compared to previous (a) European or (b) General Elections.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	273338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>No changes were put in place for proxy voting for the 2019 European Parliamentary elections.</p><p>For postal voting, it was identified that using the International Business Response Licence process could assist the return of postal votes from overseas. This was used at the 2019 European Parliamentary elections, as it had been in national polls since 2016, but not at the previous European Parliamentary elections in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/07/2019 09:14:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1136930

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the amount of unpaid overtime worked by staff in his Department in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	273327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State encourages flexible working and uses flexible working policies to enable staff to have working patterns that suit both individuals’ and the Department’s needs. The Department has arrangements in place for monitoring hours worked and line managers are responsible for ensuring that employees are not working excessive hours and are compliant with the Working Time Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is committed to the wellbeing of staff and regularly informs them about wellbeing-related topics, including maintaining good physical and mental health.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 10/07/2019 10:54:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1136585

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has plans to implement the Law Commission’s recommendation to consolidate the UK’s electoral laws into a single, consistent legislative framework governing all elections.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	272740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is continuing to work with the Law Commission, as well as other stakeholders such as the Electoral Commission, to consider ways to streamline and clarify our electoral system in order to make elections easier to administer and therefore more resilient to errors or fraud.<strong> </strong></p><p>We will consider their proposals in full once we receive the Law Commission’s final report.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/07/2019 13:14:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham