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456019

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Research: Finance
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 organisations commissioning academic research of his Department's proposed regulations that would prevent recipients of government grant funding for research in using that work to call for government policy changes.
tabling member constituency	Hove
tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
uin	28820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The new clause is about ensuring taxpayers money is only used for the intended purposes. The use or otherwise of research findings is already set out in grant agreements. There should, therefore, be no effect on organisations, which are free to use other funding to lobby, but not to spend taxpayers’ hard-earned cash on lobbying.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/03/2016 08:52:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48999 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

456020

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lobbying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 25 February 2016, Official Report, column 486, when he plans to bring proposals for an anti-lobbying clause in Government grant agreements to the House for debate.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	28850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The grants clause will help to ensure that grant funding is always used for the intended purpose. It will <ins class="ministerial">not</ins> prevent organisations from using their own privately raised funds to campaign as they see fit. Given the clear intention of the clause, To ensure taxpayers’ money is well spent, there are no plans to debate it at present.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock previous answer version 48997 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock 49287 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock question first answered 07/03/2016 08:52:42 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2016 11:03:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

456248

registered interest
date	29/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Graduates: Recruitment
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 comments on equality in the Guardian newspaper on 26 October 2015, how many graduate employers the Government approached to ask them to pledge to anonymise job applications; how many such requests were (a) accepted and (b) rejected; and which graduate employers (i) accepted and (ii) rejected those offers.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	29029
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not collected or held centrally for this question as our approach is to role model best practice and encourage employers to adopt this practice.</p><p>A range of organisations from across the public and private sector, together responsible for employing 1.8 million people in the UK, have ​signed up to the pledge to operate recruitment on ‘name blind’ basis to address discrimination.</p><p>In October a number of organisations from across the public and private sector attended a roundtable at Downing Street ​to discuss this issue. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-time-to-end-discrimination-and-finish-the-fight-for-real-equality" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-time-to-end-discrimination-and-finish-the-fight-for-real-equality</a></p><p>The Civil Service has adopted this as their default position for all external recruitment, including for graduate​s.​Other graduate recruiters who have committed to or are already delivering name-blind applications for all graduate and apprenticeship level roles include ​KPMG, HSBC, Deloitte, Virgin Money, BBC, NHS, learn-direct​​, teach first and local government.​</p><p>We are continuing to encourage this practice across the public sector and beyond.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/03/2016 08:53:06 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 49000 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

455208

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Senior Civil Servants
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 improve Black and minority ethnic representation in the Senior Civil Service his Department.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	28482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office promotes a number of cross Government talent schemes to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled staff, to accelerate their promotion to Senior Civil Service roles. This includes Civil Service wide talent schemes such the Future Leaders Scheme (aimed at G6&amp;7 staff) and the Senior Leaders Scheme (aimed at SCS Pay Band 1). Additionally, it promotes development schemes aimed specifically at BAME and disabled staff including the Accelerate talent programme (for SCS) and the Positive Action Pathway (for staff below SCS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 28477 question first answered 02/03/2016 10:56:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48401 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

455209

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers' Private Offices: Temporary Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in the private offices group are employed on temporary contracts.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	28483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>At 31 January 2016, the Private Office Group in my department employed no officials on temporary contracts.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:56:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48400 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

455212

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in his Department are responsible for coordinating and developing international policy across Government.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	28516
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Promoting diversity in the Senior Civil Service is a ministerial responsibility of the Minister for the Cabinet Office. I have had frequent such meetings, and details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations are published routinely and can be found on www. Gov.UK.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As part of this Government’s transparency agenda, twice a year all Departments are required to publish an organogram and structure charts that contain information about the roles performed by staff. The latest Cabinet Office organogram is available at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office</a> and the latest structure charts may be downloaded at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts</a>.</ins></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/03/2016 13:50:32 question first ministerially corrected 07/03/2016 16:23:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 49154 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

455215

registered interest
date	25/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lobbying
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue a response to EDM 1138, Anti-lobbying Clause in Government Grant Agreements.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	28436
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The grants clause announced on 6 February prevents recipients of taxpayer-funded grants from using them to lobby rather than for the purposes for which they were given.</p><p>The clause does not prevent grant recipients from meeting with ministers, responding to public consultations or giving evidence to select committees.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:55:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48399 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

454762

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers: Part-time Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Government plans to ensure that any special advisers working part-time for Government and part-time for a campaign do not make use of departmental or government resources in their campaign work.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Special advisers are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers at all times.</p><p>Arrangements for special advisers’ involvement in campaign activities are set out in the Cabinet Secretary’s letter of 23 February. This letter is published on www.GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:54:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48006 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

454763

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Senior Civil Servants were based in London in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	28340
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of Senior Civil Servants based in London from 2010 to 2015 is set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2010</p></td><td><p>65.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2011</p></td><td><p>65.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2012</p></td><td><p>65.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2013</p></td><td><p>63.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2014</p></td><td><p>65.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2015</p></td><td><p>67.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/03/2016 13:19:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48003 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

454764

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Senior Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will investigate whether the reported comments of 22 February 2016 by Peter Wilkinson, director of Rail Passenger Services at the Department for Transport, are in breach of the Civil Service code.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	28210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>This has been dealt with by the Department for Transport who have issued a statement in respect of this matter.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:53:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48005 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh