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439346

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date	17/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many press and public relations staff are employed by the (a) Prime Minister's office, (b) Cabinet Office, (c) Privy Council office, (d) Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, (e) Office of the Leader of the House of Lords, (f) Crown Commercial Service, (g) Big Lottery Fund, (h) Government Estates Management, (i) Civil Service Commission, (j) Commissioner for Public Appointments and (k) Senior Salaries Review Body; how many of those employees are paid more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total cost of running the press office is in each of those organisations in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's office, Privy Council office, Office of the Leader of the House of Commons, Office of the Leader of the House of Lords, and Government Estates Management are integral parts of the Cabinet Office and are included in the part of the response below that refers to the main department.</p><p>The government publishes information on the job titles, pay grades, and the pay costs of civil servants on a twice yearly basis. 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> .</p><p>The Big Lottery Fund employs 14.5 (FTE) press and public relations staff in its England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales offices. These staff are focused on raising awareness of Lottery funding and funding opportunities for communities through local and national media and other communications channels. Of those staff, 2 are paid more than £50,000 and none more than £100,000.</p><p>The total audited costs of running the press offices in the Cabinet Office and the Big Lottery Fund are unavailable on the grounds of disproportionate cost.</p><p>The Crown Commercial Service, the Civil Service Commission that also includes staff working for the Commissioner for Public Appointments, and the Senior Salaries Review Body, employ no press and public relations staff.</p><p>Across government, the government communications profession saved £330 million for taxpayers last year compared to 2009 to 2010 - by making its campaigns more cost effective.</p><p>This means that we reduced communications spending by a total of £1 billion during the last Parliament.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/01/2016 11:07:49 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439351

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) National Savings and Investments, (b) the Government Internal Audit Agency, (c) the UK Debt Management Office, (d) the Office for Budget Responsibility, (e) the Crown Estate, (f) the FCA, (g) the National Infrastructure Commission, (h) the Payment Systems Regulator, (i) the Royal Mint, (j) UK Financial Investments Ltd and (k) HM Revenue and Customs; how many of those employees earn more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those organisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. Details on staffing costs are available in the Annual Report and Accounts for the organisations referred to in the question.</p><br /><p>Across Government the government communications profession saved £330 million for taxpayers last year compared to 2009 to 2010 – by making its campaigns more cost effective.</p><br /><p>This means that this government reduced communications spending by a total of £1 billion during the last Parliament.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 05/01/2016 15:19:43 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439360

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	BBC
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, when he plans to publish the responses to his Department's consultation on the future of the BBC.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government's BBC Charter Review Public Consultation closed in October. Over 190,000 people responded to the consultation - the second largest response to any Government consultation. We are in the process of reading and analysing all the responses, and will publish the results once this exercise is completed.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 20546 20548 20585 20635 20638 question first answered 05/01/2016 11:11:14 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439383

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Department of Energy and Climate Change: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, how many press or public relations officers are employed by (a) Ofgem, (b) the Oil and Gas Authority, (c) the Civil Nuclear Police Authority, (d) the Coal Authority, (e) the Committee on Climate Change and (f) the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority; how many of those staff earn more that (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total cost is of running the press office in each of those organisations in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The most recent information for each of the bodies is:</p><br /><p>a) Ofgem</p><p>Ofgem employs a small team of six press officers. The total cost of running the press office including pay, pensions and all other costswas £642,000 in the financial year April 2014 to Mar 2015.</p><br /><p>b) Oil and Gas Authority</p><p>The Oil and Gas Authority has a small communications and external affairs team, currently consisting of four staff. There is no dedicated press officer.</p><br /><p>For 2015/16 costs for this team (including IT, staff costs &amp; necessary subscriptions) are projected to be c£203,000.</p><br /><p>c) Civil Nuclear Police Authority</p><br /><p>The Civil Nuclear Constabularly/Civil Nuclear Police Authority employs a total of two members of staff: a Head of Engagement and Communications and one Communications Manager. It has no press or public relations officers. The only costs of running this small communications team are salary costs.</p><br /><p>d) Coal Authority</p><br /><p>There are two members of staff (one of which is part-time) working on press and public relations in the Coal Authority. The only costs of running this team is salary cost plus £7,300 establishment costs for the year.</p><br /><p>e) Committee on Climate Change</p><br /><p>There are two members of staff in the Committee on Climate Change Communications Team. The running costs of the team are salary costs plus other running costs (e.g. IT, website) of £18,934.</p><br /><p>f) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority</p><br /><p>The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority does not have a press office. Two members of staff have responsibility for media relations as a substantive part of their role: the Head of Stakeholder Communications and Corporate Communications Manager.</p><br /><p>Given the small size of these teams, providing the information requested on salaries would enable individual members of staff to be identified. This information has not, therefore, been provided.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 05/01/2016 12:30:58 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439428

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were barred from working with (a) children and (b) vulnerable adults in each of the last five years; and how many of those decisions were (i) automatic bars due to a criminal conviction which did not allow for representations, (ii) automatic bars due to a criminal conviction which did allow for representations and (iii) discretionary bars.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>Tables 1 and 2 show the number of people who were added to the Children’s and Adults’ Barred Lists in each of the last five calendar years.</p><p>It is not possible to separate Autobar with or without representations before 2012. Some individuals are included in both the Children’s and Adults’ Barred list.</p><p>In 2012, a ‘Test for Regulated Activity’ was introduced meaning that barring now applies only to those who are, have been, or will be working closely with vulnerable groups.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/01/2016 13:54:51 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley attachment 1 file name PQ 20698 Diana Johnson - Table.docx title Children & Adults Barrred Lists
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439430

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) her Department, (b) the Disclosure and Barring Service, (c) the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, (d) the Independent Police Complaints Commission, (e) the National Crime Agency, (f) the Security Industry Authority, (g) UK Visas and Immigration and (h) HM Inspectorate of Constabulary; how many of those employees earn more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those organisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The attached table shows the number of staff employed by the press office at 30 November 2015. It also shows the number of staff that cost the department over £50,000 and £100,000 and the total cost of the press office for 2014/15. The Home Office press office covers a wide remit including police, crime, counter-terrorism, extremism, Border Force, Immigration Enforcement, Her Majesty’s Passport Office, serious and organised crime as well as – from those agencies listed in the question – (f) the Security Industry Authority, and (g) UK Visas and Immigration. The department does not employ public relations staff. These costs to the department do not represent salaries earned. The press office operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year and the figures include weekend and on-call allowances, overtime as well as pension and national insurance costs. Across Government the government communications profession saved £330 million for taxpayers last year compared to 2009 to 2010 - by making its campaigns more cost effective.</p><p>This means that we reduced communications spending by a total of £1 billion during the last Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/01/2016 12:30:29 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning attachment 1 file name Table 20610.doc title Staff employed by the press office at 30/11/2015
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439431

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Temporary Exclusion Orders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2015 to Question 19916 on Temporary Exclusion Orders, when she expects that report to be published.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>No date has been set yet for the report to be published. The report on disruptive and investigatory powers, covering their use in 2014, was published on 4 November.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 05/01/2016 16:20:43 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

439449

registered interest
date	17/12/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many press and public relations staff are employed by (a) the National Archives, (b) the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, (c) HM Courts and Tribunal Service, (d) HM Prison Service, (e) the Legal Aid Agency, (f) the National Offender Management Service, (g) the Office of the Public Guardian, (h) Cafcass, (i) the Criminal Cases Review Commission, (j) the Judicial Appointments Commission, (k) the Legal Services board, (l) the Parole Board, (m) the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, (n) the Law Commission, (o) HM Inspectorate of prisons, (p) HM Inspectorate of Prisons, (p) HM Inspectorate of Probation, (q) the Legal Ombudsman, (r) the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, (s) the Victims' Commissioner; how many of those employees are paid more than (i) £50,000 and (ii) £100,000; and what the total expenditure was on press and public relations by each of those orqanisations in the most recent year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	20619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2016 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 05/01/2016 12:07:33 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson