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1041348

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Secondment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the military planners sent to Departments to prepare for the UK leaving the EU without a deal are answerable to the Ministers of those Departments.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	208204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Military planners have been seconded from the Ministry of Defence to other government departments to assist those departments with planning and coordination activity in preparation for the UK leaving the EU. While, these planners will remain under the full command of their Ministry of Defence single service chiefs during their secondment, the tasks that they will undertake while seconded will be directed by the host department, and will be based on that department's needs as overseen by Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/01/2019 10:35:48 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1041391

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) towns or cities and (b) other bodies have sought permission from his Department to use the word Royal in a proposed name since 1 January 2014; and which of those requests for permission have been (i) approved and (ii) refused.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	208227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Use of the protected title ‘Royal’ is conferred by the Queen acting on the advice of<br>Ministers. No grants to towns and cities have been made since 2014</p><p>Details of the applications are not disclosed to protect their confidentiality, however the<br>number of applications received by the Cabinet Office for all protected titles including<br>those containing the word ‘Royal’, was 906 in 2018. The Cabinet Office objected to 107 of<br>these, issued a non-objection to 703 and approved 14. The remaining cases are still being<br>considered or were closed without a resolution.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/01/2019 09:54:21 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1041392

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what criteria his Department apply when determining whether to grant permission to an external body seeking to use the word Royal in a proposed name.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	208228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office considers whether the applicant can demonstrate the following when determining whether to advise Her Majesty the Queen to grant an application for the protect title ‘Royal’: (i) a specific and strong connection with royalty (ii) a pre-eminent and outstanding reputation and (iii) national standing. Other issues may inform decision making on a case by case basis such as whether the application is linked with a specific event or a milestone anniversary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/01/2019 09:52:32 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1039588

registered interest
date	11/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 January to Question 205794 on Cabinet Office: Brexit, when his Department plans to publish the data transparency releases referred to in that answer.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	207544
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>All spending over £25000 is published in line with current guidnace on a monthly basis on GOV.uk: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/01/2019 10:33:46 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1039018

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Places for Growth Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on implementing the Places for Growth programme.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	207296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Places for Growth programme seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England. This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities for relocation of roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Programme is providing support and coordination across Whitehall to move roles and organisations to locations that have the skills and capacity to enable organisations and cities to flourish.</p><p> </p><p>The Programme is also engaging with city leaders across the UK to understand the local economic and industrial priorities which will inform the decision-making process.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/01/2019 11:29:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1039055

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to Government Departments on their (a) responsibilities and (b) obligations in relation to answers to (i) written and (ii) oral Parliamentary Questions.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	207198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>The ministerial code states that Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/01/2019 16:23:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1039056

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to Government Departments in relation to the transfer to another Department of (a) written and (b) oral Parliamentary Questions to another Government Department to answer.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	207199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions, and details of ministerial responsibilities, can be found on Gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the <em>Parliamentary Questions: recent issues</em> briefing paper published by the House of Commons Library: Ministers, via their departments, may choose to transfer the question if they think responsibility lies with another department.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/01/2019 16:18:27 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

1038419

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new staff members his Department plans to recruit for the purpose of contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	206745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Departments continually review workforce plans, reprioritise and assess changing needs, which includes identification and cessation of non-priority work where appropriate. We have accelerated our plans, and at the same time, the Civil Service as a whole is working to ensure that EU Exit Implementation is carried out to high quality without impacting public service delivery across the whole of government. The Cabinet Office has staff working on EU exit implementation for a range of scenarios in the interests of preparedness, however the percentage of time spent on exiting the EU without a deal is not recorded or easily accessible.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office are currently looking to increase the numbers of staff trained to be part of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat to form a flexible pool to be used if and when required. This work is ongoing and the number of staff who will be part of this work is not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/01/2019 11:25:31 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1038553

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: EU Nationals
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) number of EU nationals who are employed by the civil service in each Government Department and (b) proportion of civil servants employed by each such Department who are EU nationals.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	206766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of non-UK EU citizens employed within the Civil Service is not consistently collected across Government, therefore it is not possible to provide the number of EU nationals employed by the Civil Service in each Government department or the proportion of civil servants employed by each department.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 14/01/2019 14:26:58 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1037999

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many individual firms received at least one payment of an invoice from his Department after a 30-day period in each quarter of 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	206244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of individual firms who received at least one payment of an invoice from the Cabinet Office after a 30-day period, in each quarter of 2016/17, 2017/18 and 2018/19 is set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Quarter 1</p></td><td><p>76</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter 2</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter 3</p></td><td><p>96</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter 4</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="4"><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Quarter 1</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter 2</p></td><td><p>104</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter 3</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter 4</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Quarter 1</p></td><td><p>227</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter 2</p></td><td><p>197</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the same period, the number of suppliers paid has increased from 491 in Q1 of 16/17 to 900 in Quarter 1 of 2018/19.</p><p> </p><p>The move to a new shared service platform in May 2017 presented a number of operational issues. We have been working hard to rectify the underlying issues and have implemented a number of improvements as part of a coordinated programme of work. These has led to improvements in our payment performance data with December data showing 82% of invoices paid within 5 days.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/01/2019 12:32:28 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett