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1624313

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2023 to Question 182177 on Civil Service: Recruitment, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Civil Service Nationality Rules to allow British Nationals (Overseas) visa holders with at least one British Nationals (Overseas) parent but who are not themselves British Nationals (Overseas) to be employed within the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	183156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to amend the Civil Service Nationality Rules. They reflect a long standing legislative framework present under successive governments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/05/2023 14:44:41 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1624355

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Minister without Portfolio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) when, (b) for what purpose and (c) at what cost to the public purse the Minister without Portfolio was provided with a ministerial red box.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	183041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The Minister without Portfolio has not been provided with a ministerial red box in respect of his current ministerial role. There is therefore no cost to the public purse.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>More widely however, purchasing and repairing red boxes and folders is a routine Government practice under successive administrations, including the last Labour Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 03/05/2023 14:39:49 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1623717

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Speaking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish his Department's guidance on vetting social media accounts of potential speakers.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	182597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>Civil Service Human Resources who sit within the Cabinet Office developed the Due Diligence and Impartiality guidance for all Cross-Government Diversity networks, and this requires the networks to carry out checks on external speakers prior to inviting them to participate in Civil Service events.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The revised guidance advises that cross-Government Diversity Networks conduct checks to avoid invitations being issued to individuals and/or organisations that have provided adverse commentary on government policy, political decisions, approaches or individuals in government that could undermine the Civil Service’s position on impartiality and create reputational damage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The guidance emphasises that it is imperative that we retain impartiality across the Civil Service, avoiding any politicised events or groups impacting on the working life of civil servants and distracting from the excellent work delivered on Diversity and Inclusion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The guidance was introduced in November 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This helps to ensure when Cross-Government Diversity Networks organise events the Civil Service is not prejudiced by political views but helps deliver efficient public service for the taxpayer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/05/2023 14:57:06 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1623264

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Homelessness
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 with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that homeless veterans have access to accommodation.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	182312
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>This Government is determined to end veterans homelessness this year. To achieve this ambition, we are providing up to £8m to organisations across the UK to address veterans homelessness and rough sleeping through the provision of mental health, employment and recovery provision in veteran supported housing, which will be supplemented by Op FORTITUDE, the designated referral pathway for veterans experiencing or facing homelessness.</p><p>This is in addition to the £20 million for a Veterans Housing Capital Fund the Chancellor announced during his Spring Budget, which will go towards providing extra housing for veterans through the development of new builds and the refurbishment of existing social and charitable housing.</p><p>More broadly, veterans are supported by the Government's ‘Ending Rough Sleeping for Good’ strategy which is backed by £2 billion to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping across the country.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 03/05/2023 14:50:17 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1623279

registered interest
date	24/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Dismissal
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employees have been dismissed from the civil service in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	North Somerset
tabling member printed	Dr Liam Fox
uin	182213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The number of dismissals in the Civil Service for each of the last 10 years are shown in the table below. The number of dismissals for the year ending 31 March 2023 are scheduled for release on 26 July 2023 as part of the National Statistics bulletin Civil Service Statistics 2023. The number of staff leaving, by leaving cause, is published as one of the standard tables and all of the dismissal data presented in the answer is already in the public domain.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Number of dismissals in the Civil Service, 2012/13 to 2021/22</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year ending</p></td><td><p>Number</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2013</p></td><td><p>2,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2014</p></td><td><p>2,340</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2015</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2016</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2017</p></td><td><p>2,590</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2018</p></td><td><p>2,220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2019</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2020</p></td><td><p>2,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2021</p></td><td><p>1,880</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>31 March 2022</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office</em></p><p><em>Figures rounded to nearest 10</em></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/05/2023 15:06:19 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox

1612092

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Sharing Economy: Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many "gig economy" workers there are in the UK workforce at present; and how many there were in each of the previous five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Field of Birkenhead
uin	HL7206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A holding response to the Noble Peer’s Parliamentary Question of 18th April is attached in the <del class="ministerial">answer.</del><ins class="ministerial">answer and the completed response will be deposited in the House of Lords Library.</ins></p><p> </p><p>The Rt Hon. the Lord Field of Birkenhead<br />House of Lords<br />London<br />SW1A 0PW<br />03 May 2023</p><p><br />Dear Lord Field,<br />As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many &quot;gig economy&quot; workers there are in the UK workforce at present; and how many there were in each of the previous five years (HL7206). Statisticians at the Office for National Statistics are currently undertaking additional analysis to answer your question and will place a copy in the House of Lords Library as soon as it is complete.</p><p><br />Yours sincerely,<br />Professor Sir Ian Diamond</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2023 16:53:03 question first ministerially corrected 19/05/2023 14:34:47 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL7206HR.pdf title UK Statistics Authority previous answer version 72923 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe attachment 1 file name PQHL7206HR.pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

1612099

registered interest
date	18/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lord Wilson of Rievaulx
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will publish the results of the inquiry by Lord Hunt of Tanworth in 1996 into allegations of a security service plot against Harold Wilson.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL7214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Lord to the previous answer (HL1897) on 27 July 2021. To reiterate, official papers relating to these allegations are retained by the Cabinet Office. Retained papers are reviewed regularly to decide whether they can be released.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 03/05/2023 15:07:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath