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1485117

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Prime Minister spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	28382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>Departments publish details of ministers' gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings on a quarterly basis. Cabinet Office returns include official hospitality provided by the Prime Minister, official No10 receptions and official hospitality at Chequers. More information can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/07/2022 09:16:53 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1484749

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	27518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The Department records hospitality and catering expenditure combined. Expenditure includes catering for events with external guests as well as expense claims made by staff.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Spend (£)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>388,319.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>323,462.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>199,313.24</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Expenditure in 2022 is from 1st January 2022 to 30 June 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/07/2022 09:21:45 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1418417

registered interest
date	31/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Staff
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, with reference to the Cabinet Office report entitled Investigation into alleged gatherings on Government premises during covid restrictions - update published on 31 January 2022, what the full-time equivalent head count of staff working at (a) 10 Downing Street and (b) 70 Whitehall has been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	114641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2022 answer text <p>Owing to security considerations, I am unable to provide occupancy information specifically relating to the sites for which you have requested information. However, in each year since 2010, the total full-time equivalent headcount of staff recorded as working across both buildings never exceeded 1,500.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/02/2022 13:59:17 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1388756

registered interest
date	16/12/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Taxation
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 he plans to take steps to require the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and UK Statistics Authority to disaggregate taxation revenue from income on (a) earnings and (b) dividend payments in the tax revenues published annually by the ONS as part of the Country and Regional Public Sector Finances.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	94285
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/01/2022 14:28:02 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis attachment 1 file name UKSA Final response to PQ94285.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1378866

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 to include in-house employees engaged in lobbying.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	75814
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently undertaking post-legislative scrutiny of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (the Lobbying Act). The outcome of this process will look to take into account any relevant findings of the Boardman review and Standards Matter 2, and will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 75815 75816 question first answered 22/11/2021 14:41:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1378867

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 to include contact made by individuals or organisations engaged in lobbying with any employee of government.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	75815
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently undertaking post-legislative scrutiny of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (the Lobbying Act). The outcome of this process will look to take into account any relevant findings of the Boardman review and Standards Matter 2, and will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 75814 75816 question first answered 22/11/2021 14:41:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1378868

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 to expand the reporting requirement to include (a) the specific nature of the lobbying engagement, who is being targeted and what policy areas are under discussion, on behalf of whom; (b) the estimated value of the lobbying activity registered and (c) a list of current employees engaged in lobbying that have worked in the public sector in the five years prior to registration.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	75816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government is currently undertaking post-legislative scrutiny of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 (the Lobbying Act). The outcome of this process will look to take into account any relevant findings of the Boardman review and Standards Matter 2, and will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 75814 75815 question first answered 22/11/2021 14:41:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1378869

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to (a) make compliance with Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACOBA) rulings mandatory and (b) provide powers of sanction for non-compliance with ACOBA rulings.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	75817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>As set out in Written Statement HCWS185, the Government is working with the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments to improve the operation and efficacy of the Business Appointment Rules.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations from Nigel Boardman’s report into the development and use of supply chain finance in government, as well as the Standards Matter 2 report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life, will be considered as a part of this work with an update to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service Management Code requires departments to make appropriate arrangements that reflect the Business Appointment Rules for Civil Servants. Departments should provide an assurance statement outlining their application of the Rules. Departmental Audit and Risk Committees are required to consider the implementation of the Rules in their departments. Departments are also required to publish summary information in respect of individuals at director and deputy director grades, including special advisers of equivalent standing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 75819 question first answered 22/11/2021 17:32:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1378870

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing measures to make the membership of Advisory Committee on Business Appointments more representative of society.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	75818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Cabinet Office. It considers applications under the business appointment rules about new jobs for former ministers, senior civil servants and other Crown servants. Political and independent members are appointed for five year, non-renewable terms.</p><p> </p><p>Political members are nominated on the recommendation of the leader of the relevant political party.</p><p> </p><p>In accordance with the Governance Code for Public Appointments, the appointments of Independent Members to the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments are made on merit following an open and fair competition.</p><p> </p><p>As outlined in its 2019 Public Appointments Diversity Action Plan, the government remains committed to ensuring that public appointees are drawn from all aspects of the society that they serve and this includes those on the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/11/2021 14:42:23 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1378871

registered interest
date	16/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Business Interests
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 requirement there is on each Department to oversee the application of business appointment rules.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	75819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2021 answer text <p>As set out in Written Statement HCWS185, the Government is working with the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments to improve the operation and efficacy of the Business Appointment Rules.</p><p> </p><p>The recommendations from Nigel Boardman’s report into the development and use of supply chain finance in government, as well as the Standards Matter 2 report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life, will be considered as a part of this work with an update to be published later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service Management Code requires departments to make appropriate arrangements that reflect the Business Appointment Rules for Civil Servants. Departments should provide an assurance statement outlining their application of the Rules. Departmental Audit and Risk Committees are required to consider the implementation of the Rules in their departments. Departments are also required to publish summary information in respect of individuals at director and deputy director grades, including special advisers of equivalent standing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 75817 question first answered 22/11/2021 17:32:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett