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750928

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date	11/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Border Force officers are currently employed; and how many such officers she estimates will be required after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office constantly reviews its capabilities in order to deliver the Government’s agenda. The Department responded quickly to the challenges following the EU referendum last June. With negotiations now underway, we continue to assess how our priorities will impact on the workforce and capabilities required.</p><p>Operational units across the Home Office actively monitor workflows to ensure sufficient resources are in place to meet demand and will continue to do so throughout negotiations and as the UK leaves the EU. Any resultant changes to resource requirements will be factored into strategic planning.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/01/2018 17:31:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

750938

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of central Government purchasing has come from small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on Central Government spend for 2013-14 and 2014-15 can be found online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2014-to-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that in 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, indicating a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2015-16 and 2016-17 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:37:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

749984

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average number of bids received for each contract put out to tender by his Department was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The average number of bids received per Crown Commercial Service procurement project is set out in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average number of bids</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information is not available prior to 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:26:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749986

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to monitor adherence to changes made to steel procurement guidelines in the last two years by (a) local authorities and (b) central Government Departments; and what assessment he has made of the ability of (i) local authorities and (ii) central Government Departments to adhere to those procurement guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	3955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>Last December, the Government issued updated guidance on how to ensure that they take full account of the value provided by UK steel producers when conducting their procurement activities; and extended this guidance to the wider public sector.</p><p>Since publication of the guidance, we have been working closely with central government departments to monitor the impact and effectiveness of the guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 24/07/2017 15:28:49 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

749987

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on the amount of British steel used in UK procurement projects of introducing compulsory disclosure of certification and steel origin.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	3954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not introduced compulsory disclosure of certification and steel origin.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/07/2017 15:34:38 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

749988

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of public procurement contracts his Department awarded through framework agreements in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of Cabinet Office contracts are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:29:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749989

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 3 November 2016 to Question 50641, the Answers of 4 November 2016 to Questions 50626, 50627, 50632 and 50636, the Answer of 8 November 2016 to Question 50633 and the Answer of 17 November 2016 to Question 50639, if he will make it his policy to record information on the level of British steel procured by each Government Department.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	3948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Last December, the Government issued updated guidance to central government departments on how to ensure that they take full account of the value provided by UK steel producers when conducting their procurement activities; and extended this guidance to the wider public sector.</p><p> </p><p>Since publication of the guidance, the Government has been working closely with departments to monitor the impact and effectiveness of the guidance. Further work is ongoing to test the accuracy of the figures and therefore we are not in a position to publish the data publicly.</p><p>The Government also published its indicative future steel requirements to 2020 in December, to enable UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for government contracts:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:32:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

749990

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crown Commercial Service: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts put out to tender by the Crown Commercial Service have been (a) cancelled and (b) re-tendered in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The following table sets out the number of Crown Commercial Service procurement projects that have been cancelled before completion and subsequently re-tendered:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Cancelled</p></td><td><p>Re-tendered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information is not available prior to 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:28:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749993

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will develop a kite mark type certification system incorporating social and environmental standards for Government procurement of UK steel.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	3947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has issued guidance on how to ensure that public sector purchasers take full account of the value provided by UK steel producers when conducting their procurement activities. This includes guidance on the application of social and environmental issues:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>We have invited the UK steel sector to use the opportunity of a sector deal, through the Government’s Industrial Strategy, to set out its plans to capture future opportunities and deliver long-term growth, and we will actively consider any proposals forthcoming.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:38:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

749994

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) amount and (b) proportion of public procurement spent by the Government placed with small and medium-sized firms in Wales in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	4097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>In 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, which shows a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements; and we are committed to increasing spend with them through public procurement.</p><p> </p><p>Information on public sector suppliers within a specific constituency is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for public procurement in Wales has been devolved to the Welsh Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/07/2017 11:01:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams