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843711

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking in its procurement policy to tackle aggressive tax avoidance by government suppliers.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	128069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The 2015 Public Contract Regulations implemented the latest EU Public Procurement Directive, and require public bodies to exclude suppliers from a procurement where the supplier has been found guilty of breaching its obligations in relation to payment of taxes and this has been established by a judicial or administrative decision having final effect within the relevant jurisdiction.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/02/2018 16:58:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

843712

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Internet
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 volume of UK citizens’ data held by companies (a) supplying cloud services to Government and (b) contracted to deliver cloud services on behalf of Government that is subject to information requests from US Government bodies.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	128071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does not centrally collect the specific data requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding contracts above the value of £10,000 is published on Contracts Finder on GOV.UK, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Interception of Communications Commissioner and the Information Commissioner’s Office also have responsibilities in this area.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/02/2018 16:56:36 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

843713

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is Government policy to award cloud hosting contracts only to US hyperscale cloud providers; how many and what proportion of Government cloud hosting contracts have been awarded to hyperscale cloud providers and what the value was of those contracts in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	128074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>It is not government policy to award only to US hyperscale cloud providers. It is our policy to award contracts on the basis of value for money, whilst doing everything we can to encourage UK suppliers, and UK SME's in particular, to win business. This is achieved through competitive tender in accordance with public procurement legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Information on cloud hosting contracts for Government as a whole is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/02/2018 16:57:22 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

844009

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to remove disproportionate financial turnover requirements in tendered Government contracts for SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	128125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Contracting Authorities are only allowed to require suppliers to have a turn over that is twice the value of the contract they are applying for.</p><p>If a supplier is asked for a disproportionate turnover requirements they can report this to our Mystery Shopper Service, who will investigate on their behalf.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/02/2018 16:58:47 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

844010

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to support SME to compete for tendered Government contracts.
tabling member constituency	Welwyn Hatfield
tabling member printed	Grant Shapps
uin	128372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Small businesses are the backbone of our economy, and this Government is committed to supporting them in securing public sector contracts.</p><p> </p><p>To that end, we have already streamlined our procurement processes to assist small businesses, and we continue to focus on breaking down the barriers that might deter SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to working with SMEs and our aspiration remains to spend 33% with them by the end of 2022.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/02/2018 16:59:53 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps

839023

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crown Commercial Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with whom was the new Behavioural Insights Crown Commercial Services framework developed.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Behavioural Insights framework was developed using the knowledge and expertise of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and government departments, including behavioural insights specialists across government Cabinet Office . Feedback was also received from interested suppliers via a survey and an open engagement event, advertised following the publication of a Prior Information Notice on 25 May 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated value of the framework is based on the aggregated potential demand of public sector buying organisations, as collated through the customer engagement process.</p><p> </p><p>Information on framework, including the successful bidders, can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm6004" target="_blank">http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm6004</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 127584 127594 question first answered 22/02/2018 17:01:31 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

839024

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crown Commercial Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the suppliers are of the new Behavioural Insights Crown Commercial Services framework.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Behavioural Insights framework was developed using the knowledge and expertise of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and government departments, including behavioural insights specialists across government Cabinet Office . Feedback was also received from interested suppliers via a survey and an open engagement event, advertised following the publication of a Prior Information Notice on 25 May 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated value of the framework is based on the aggregated potential demand of public sector buying organisations, as collated through the customer engagement process.</p><p> </p><p>Information on framework, including the successful bidders, can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm6004" target="_blank">http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm6004</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 127583 127594 question first answered 22/02/2018 17:01:32 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

839034

registered interest
date	08/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government news story of 2 February 2018 entitled Government harnesses advances in Behavioural Insights with new framework, what the evidential basis is for the sum of £16 million cited.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The Government’s Behavioural Insights framework was developed using the knowledge and expertise of the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) and government departments, including behavioural insights specialists across government Cabinet Office . Feedback was also received from interested suppliers via a survey and an open engagement event, advertised following the publication of a Prior Information Notice on 25 May 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The estimated value of the framework is based on the aggregated potential demand of public sector buying organisations, as collated through the customer engagement process.</p><p> </p><p>Information on framework, including the successful bidders, can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm6004" target="_blank">http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm6004</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 127583 127584 question first answered 22/02/2018 17:01:32 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

838354

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek the consent of Her Majesty the Queen for a full decant of both Houses of Parliament.
tabling member printed	Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
uin	HL5481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>As a parliamentary programme, the delivery of the Restoration and Renewal (R&amp;R) of the Palace of Westminster is a matter for both Houses of Parliament. I understand that the Queen’s consent <ins class="ministerial">may have to be sought in relation to the Bill to be brought forward in respect of R&amp;R.</ins> <del class="ministerial">may be required in relation to the Bill to brought forward in respect of R&amp;R.<del class="ministerial"> </del></del></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 22/02/2018 17:36:39 question first ministerially corrected 23/02/2018 12:16:15 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham previous answer version 42532 answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4189 label Biography information for Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield

834611

registered interest
date	01/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Personal Income: York
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average net weekly household income was for people in York in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	126059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 22/02/2018 14:40:52 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 126059.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell