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1194263

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled, Handling Correspondence from Members of Parliament, Members of the House of Lords, MEPs and members of Devolved Administrations, when Ministers plan to recommence signing off directly correspondence from hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	45254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The right of MPs to take up constituents’ cases and other issues directly with the Government is an important part of the democratic process and underlines the accountability of Ministers to Parliament. It is essential that MPs receive carefully considered and prompt responses to their enquiries from all Government Departments, which address constituents’ concerns.</p><p>Further to the Leader of the House of Common’s comments during the<a href="https://bit.ly/36bZruL" target="_blank"> Business Statement</a> of 6 May 2020, the Cabinet Office guidance for departments on handling correspondence states that replies to letters from MPs by officials should only be authorised in certain exceptional cases, for example, when dealing with a large volume of letters on the same issue or under certain circumstances where an official reply would be more appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 19/05/2020 16:58:33 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1193893

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	House of Lords: Costs
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the annual cost of employment for each member of the House of Lords salaried under the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975, including (1) employer national insurance contributions, (2) employer pension contributions, and (3) any other costs.
tabling member printed	Baroness Doocey
uin	HL4085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally. The Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 sets out the salary entitlements for different ministerial positions. Information on which ministers are paid a salary and data on the various salary levels are published on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. The Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 provides for an allowance for ministerial and other office-holders in the House of Lords, as well provision for determining the Exchequer contribution to be paid into the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund. Information relating to national insurance contributions, employer pension contributions and any other costs, including allowances claimed, is not held centrally.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/05/2020 14:22:46 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4197 label Biography information for Baroness Doocey

1193949

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the report by the Centre for Social Justice Collecting Dust, published on 26 April, what assessment they have made of the ability of existing debt collection processes by public sector bodies to meet the equivalent standards expected of private sector firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
tabling member printed	Lord Best
uin	HL4141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the Centre for Social Justice’s report, which highlights that excellent progress has been made in government debt management and suggests further areas for improvement. The Centre for Social Justice report notes the work of the government Fairness Group, the Breathing Space policy and reduction in the rate of benefit deductions as recent advances.</p><p>The Government Debt Management Function will be launching a Call for Evidence to gather views on the current debt management approach.</p><p>It is important to note that Fairness Principles are embedded in government debt management and are aligned to FCA principles for Treating Customers Fairly. I would encourage the Centre for Social Justice, along with other interested parties to submit evidence through the Call for Evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL4142 question first answered 19/05/2020 14:22:06 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3605 label Biography information for Lord Best

1193950

registered interest
date	06/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Debt Collection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recommendation in the Centre for Social Justice report Collecting Dust, published on 26 April, for the introduction of a Debt Management Bill.
tabling member printed	Lord Best
uin	HL4142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the Centre for Social Justice’s report, which highlights that excellent progress has been made in government debt management and suggests further areas for improvement. The Centre for Social Justice report notes the work of the government Fairness Group, the Breathing Space policy and reduction in the rate of benefit deductions as recent advances.</p><p>The Government Debt Management Function will be launching a Call for Evidence to gather views on the current debt management approach.</p><p>It is important to note that Fairness Principles are embedded in government debt management and are aligned to FCA principles for Treating Customers Fairly. I would encourage the Centre for Social Justice, along with other interested parties to submit evidence through the Call for Evidence.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL4141 question first answered 19/05/2020 14:22:06 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	3605 label Biography information for Lord Best

1193357

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Remote Working: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they are seeking to encourage remote working in the public sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.
tabling member printed	Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
uin	HL3897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The Government has been clear that people should work from home wherever possible. This applies to all workers, including those in the public sector, whilst recognising that many public sector workers continue to risk their lives in the service of their communities.</p><p>In the Civil Service, departments have been issued with working from home guidance as well as a practical working from home toolkit. This includes information on the safe and secure use of technology and data as well as advice on wellbeing, mental health and staying connected. Departments are creating their own guidance packages specific to their employees and are encouraging employees, their line managers and teams to have regular conversations during this period.</p><p>NHS England wrote to Chief Executives of all NHS trusts and providers of health services in March and April, asking that they continue to make adjustments, including allowing remote working where appropriate. All NHS secondary care providers now have access to video consultation technology to deliver some clinical care without the need for in-person contact. General practice has moved from carrying out around 90% of consultations as face-to-face appointments to managing more than 85% of consultations remotely.</p><p>To support the hard work of schools in delivering remote education, the Oak National Academy launched on 20 April - a brand-new enterprise created by 40 teachers from some of the leading schools across England, backed by government grant funding.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/05/2020 14:21:33 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4282 label Biography information for Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth

1193501

registered interest
date	05/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government (1) which Ministers are working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and (2) whether they have taken a reduction in their salary as a result.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL4041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>The business of government continues, and Ministers continue to work full time; their associated officeholder status accordingly is unchanged. In line with prevailing Government guidance, Ministers are working from home where they are able to do so.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 19/05/2020 14:20:41 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1192849

registered interest
date	04/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has awarded covid-19 related contracts to (a) Deloitte and (b) McKinsey; and what the value of each contract is.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	43025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Details of central government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/05/2020 09:51:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth