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1003680

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date	09/11/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	189562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Wherever possible the Attorney General’s Office and the Law Officers Departments (the Crown Prosecution Service, the Serious Fraud Office, The Government Legal Department and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate) let contracts over £10,000 using call-off contracts from frameworks procured by the Crown Commercial Service (CCS). These frameworks include provision for payments to sub-contractors within 30 days of receipt of undisputed invoice.</p><p>Central records are not held for procurements partially, or fully, managed outside the procurement service. To confirm that these contracts include provisions for prompt payment of sub-contractor invoices would require a manual check of all procurement records, which would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 23/11/2018 14:12:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003699

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date	09/11/2018
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much has been spent on (a) headhunters and (b) recruitment agencies in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	189554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Over the last twelve months, headhunters have been engaged to recruit to 11 senior roles in the House of Commons Service, including five external posts on the Restoration and Renewal Shadow Sponsor Board, at a total cost of £176,975.</p><p>In addition, the House of Commons has paid £303,860 to recruitment agencies during the same period.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 23/11/2018 12:37:42 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1003718

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Work Capability Assessment: Mental Illness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the oral evidence of the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work to the Work and Pensions Committee on PIP and ESA assessments on 20 December 2017, HC 340, what steps she has taken to ensure that (a) work capability assessment providers do not ask claimants with mental health problems why they had not carried out their suicidal ideas and (b) the conduct of assessments does not increase the risk of suicide and self harm among claimants with mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	North West Durham
tabling member printed	Laura Pidcock
uin	189810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>All healthcare professionals (HCPs) carrying out WCA assessments were given face to face training on exploring self-harm and suicidal ideation in May 2018. The training which was quality assured by the Royal College of Psychiatrists was designed to enhance the skills of HCPs in sensitively exploring self-harm and suicidal ideation.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 23/11/2018 11:51:03 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4665 label Biography information for Laura Pidcock

1003845

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date	09/11/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the cost was of the (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) his Department, (ii) the National Archives, (iii) the Royal Parks, (iv) the British Library, (v) the Imperial War Museum, (vi) the Information Commissioner's Office, (vii) the National Gallery, (viii) the National Portrait Gallery, (ix) the Natural History Museum, (x) the Royal Armouries Museum, (xi) Sport England, (xii) the Victoria and Albert Museum and (xiii) Ofcom in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	189722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>DCMS figures for electricity usage and cost as below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Use in kW</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>846,325.00</p></td><td><p>112,078.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>930,091.00</p></td><td><p>174,528.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>855,585.00</p></td><td><p>115,000.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Department does not use natural gas.</p><p> </p><p>The National Archives</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Electricity</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Use in kW</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Use in kW</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>5,536,908.00</p></td><td><p>659,099.00</p></td><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>3,165,066.00</p></td><td><p>93,853.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>5,629,756.00</p></td><td><p>660,548.00</p></td><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>3,052,034.00</p></td><td><p>99,445.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>5,853,391.00</p></td><td><p>691,449.00</p></td><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>3,198,213.00</p></td><td><p>99,082.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Royal Armouries</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>229,185</p></td><td><p>70,528</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>242,032</p></td><td><p>69,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>229,844 79,459</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Sport England</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>18,095</p></td><td><p>4,068</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>18,305</p></td><td><p>3,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>18,338</p></td><td><p>4,114</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) only record a combined figure:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Cost £</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17/18</p></td><td><p>174,068.86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16/17</p></td><td><p>102,669.78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15/16</p></td><td><p>106,285.45</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Figures for Ofcom, the Royal Parks and all sponsored museums are available in their annual report and accounts. This includes a comprehensive breakdown of energy consumption and expenditure. The annual reports can be found on www.gov.uk</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 191436 question first answered 23/11/2018 14:09:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003867

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Chief Data Officer job in his Department has been filled; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	189820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>No. There is close co-operation between DCMS, GDS and ONS on data policy and governance, while strategic oversight for the collection and use of data held by government departments is currently provided by the cross-government Data Advisory Board, chaired by the Chief Executive of the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:52:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt