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155405

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what total amount his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	214269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>Information on Ministerial Travel is published at:</p><p>(i) <a title="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/cm080722/wmstext/80722m0008.htm</a></p><p>(ii) <a title="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090716/wmstext/90716m0009.htm</a></p><p>(iii) <a href="http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372" target="_blank">http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201011/cmhansrd/cm101028/wmstext/101028m0001.htm#10102827000372</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 19/11/2014 17:02:59 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

155406

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the reason is for the time taken by MyCSP to answer telephone calls from customers.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	214399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.</p><p>Legacy problems were inherited from the previous administrator. MyCSP experienced exceptionally high volumes of calls following the transfer of pensioner payroll administration to MyCSP from the previous supplier. Call volumes have now declined substantially and MyCSP have switched all available resources to dealing with outstanding cases.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of 658,000 existing pensioners were paid accurately and MyCSP is working to reduce delays and clear any remaining backlog of work as quickly as possible.</p><p>MyCSP processes all pension awards by the due date where it holds all the necessary information from the employer and member needed to calculate the award.</p><p>Between 01 October 2013 and 30 September 2014 MyCSP processed 17,380 retirement awards. Of those, 16,865 (97%) were processed on time. In some cases, delays resulted from incorrect information being provided to MyCSP.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214396 214397 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:21:42 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

155407

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which office administers the public duty costs allowance for former Prime Ministers; and what checks are made to ensure that claims against that allowance meet its criteria.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	214390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office administers the Public Duty Cost Allowance. Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office’s finance function, and all claims are subject to audit as part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure, by both internal audit and the National Audit Office. Relevant supporting documentation and corroboration are made available to the Cabinet Office finance team who administer the payments.</p><p>The current limit for the PDCA is £115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214391 question first answered 19/11/2014 17:03:22 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

155408

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants who have retired in the last 12 months and applied for their pension have experienced delays in receiving payments.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	214396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.</p><p>Legacy problems were inherited from the previous administrator. MyCSP experienced exceptionally high volumes of calls following the transfer of pensioner payroll administration to MyCSP from the previous supplier. Call volumes have now declined substantially and MyCSP have switched all available resources to dealing with outstanding cases.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of 658,000 existing pensioners were paid accurately and MyCSP is working to reduce delays and clear any remaining backlog of work as quickly as possible.</p><p>MyCSP processes all pension awards by the due date where it holds all the necessary information from the employer and member needed to calculate the award.</p><p>Between 01 October 2013 and 30 September 2014 MyCSP processed 17,380 retirement awards. Of those, 16,865 (97%) were processed on time. In some cases, delays resulted from incorrect information being provided to MyCSP.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214397 214399 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:21:42 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

155409

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average time taken is to make a first pension payment to a recently retired civil servant.
tabling member constituency	Halton
tabling member printed	Derek Twigg
uin	214397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>MyCSP was spun-out as a mutual joint venture in May 2012. Mutualising MyCSP was good for staff, taxpayers and for the service they provide to pensioners. MyCSP will almost halve the cost of administering pensions within a decade, while improving services which were variable before. Employees of MyCSP have benefited through dividends, which they have received in both years since mutualisation. Staff survey figures show rising staff engagement and a decline in sickness absence.</p><p>Legacy problems were inherited from the previous administrator. MyCSP experienced exceptionally high volumes of calls following the transfer of pensioner payroll administration to MyCSP from the previous supplier. Call volumes have now declined substantially and MyCSP have switched all available resources to dealing with outstanding cases.</p><p>The overwhelming majority of 658,000 existing pensioners were paid accurately and MyCSP is working to reduce delays and clear any remaining backlog of work as quickly as possible.</p><p>MyCSP processes all pension awards by the due date where it holds all the necessary information from the employer and member needed to calculate the award.</p><p>Between 01 October 2013 and 30 September 2014 MyCSP processed 17,380 retirement awards. Of those, 16,865 (97%) were processed on time. In some cases, delays resulted from incorrect information being provided to MyCSP.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214396 214399 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:21:42 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	429 label Biography information for Derek Twigg

155410

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the limit is of the public duty costs allowance for former Prime Ministers; and when that limit will next be reviewed.
tabling member constituency	Perth and North Perthshire
tabling member printed	Pete Wishart
uin	214391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office administers the Public Duty Cost Allowance. Claims are processed by the Cabinet Office’s finance function, and all claims are subject to audit as part of the annual audit of Cabinet Office expenditure, by both internal audit and the National Audit Office. Relevant supporting documentation and corroboration are made available to the Cabinet Office finance team who administer the payments.</p><p>The current limit for the PDCA is £115,000. The limit is reviewed on an annual basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214390 question first answered 19/11/2014 17:03:22 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart

155411

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how often his Department reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	214245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>My Department aims to respond to all correspondence within 15 working days. Business processes are regularly reviewed to ensure we meet this target.</p><p>Guidance on handling correspondence from Members of Parliament, Peers, MEPs and Members of devolved Administrations will be updated in due course.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/61196/guide-handling-gov-correspondence.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/11/2014 16:40:46 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

156508

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve the engineering and finance capabilities of the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Warrington South
tabling member printed	David Mowat
uin	906087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>A focus of Civil Service Reform is to build the capability of civil servants to ensure they have the skills they need to do their work better.</p><p>The 2014 Capabilities Plan Annual Refresh set out the steps which all professions should take in order to improve the capability of their members. These included ensuring talent management programmes are in place, curricula, professional networks, and qualification options.</p><p>All Government departments have undertaken two annual reviews of their skills levels and requirements. The results of these reviews are fed into Departmental Capabilities Plans and Departmental Improvement Plans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 19/11/2014 17:54:07 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4080 label Biography information for David Mowat

156511

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
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 effectiveness of the Government Digital Service.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	John Robertson
uin	906078
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>We have designed and created the award-winning and world-leading <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, the central web domain for Government information. We are redesigning 25 major Government services to make them simpler, clearer and faster to use. That will not only provide savings to the taxpayer, but improve delivery for the public, focused on user need, not Government convenience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 19/11/2014 17:52:13 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	605 label Biography information for John Robertson

156512

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to improve government transparency.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Helen Jones
uin	906082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>We are implementing the commitments in our Open Government Partnership National Action Plan ensuring we maintain the UK’s position as a world leader on transparency and open data.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 19/11/2014 17:53:09 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones