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1639194

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date	22/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Contracts for Services: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to help support companies registered in Northern Ireland compete for UK-wide public contracts.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	186066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The Procurement Bill, currently being debated by Parliament, will create a simpler and more transparent public procurement regime that will make it easier for suppliers to bid for UK public contracts. Contracting authorities in Northern Ireland are included within the scope of the Bill, so companies registered in Northern Ireland will be able to compete for opportunities from those authorities as well as those on the UK mainland. Companies in Northern Ireland can already access UK public contracting opportunities worth over £12K on Contracts Finder.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 25/05/2023 17:20:21 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1639448

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
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, how many homeless veterans his Department has supported into accommodation in each month of 2023.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	186276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>A record of how many homeless veterans supported into accommodation is not held centrally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Up to £8m has been committed to the Reducing Veteran Homelessness programme which launched on 21 April. This programme is designed to fund veteran supported housing providers across the UK to address veterans homelessness and rough sleeping through the provision of specialist services such as mental health or employment support.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>An additional £500k was provided to support Op FORTITUDE, the new referral pathway for veterans experiencing or facing homelessness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 186278 question first answered 25/05/2023 14:46:42 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1639450

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
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, how much his Department spent on helping homeless veterans into accommodation in each month in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	186278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>A record of how many homeless veterans supported into accommodation is not held centrally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Up to £8m has been committed to the Reducing Veteran Homelessness programme which launched on 21 April. This programme is designed to fund veteran supported housing providers across the UK to address veterans homelessness and rough sleeping through the provision of specialist services such as mental health or employment support.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>An additional £500k was provided to support Op FORTITUDE, the new referral pathway for veterans experiencing or facing homelessness.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 186276 question first answered 25/05/2023 14:46:42 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1639451

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
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, with reference to the press release entitled Major new grants now available to fund specialist care for homeless veterans, published by his Department on 21 April 2023, how many and what proportion of the 900 veteran-supported housing places were in use in each month of 2023.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	186279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The Reducing Veteran Homelessness programme launched on 21 April to offer funding to veteran supported housing providers across the UK, to address veterans homelessness and rough sleeping through the provision of specialist services such as mental health or employment support. The programme was open for organisations to apply for funding until 22 May and applications will be assessed by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. Successful applicants are expected to start their projects in September 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 186280 question first answered 25/05/2023 16:03:22 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1639453

registered interest
date	22/05/2023
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 specialist care services are provided to veterans who have accessed accommodation through the veteran homelessness programme.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	186280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The Reducing Veteran Homelessness programme launched on 21 April to offer funding to veteran supported housing providers across the UK, to address veterans homelessness and rough sleeping through the provision of specialist services such as mental health or employment support. The programme was open for organisations to apply for funding until 22 May and applications will be assessed by the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust. Successful applicants are expected to start their projects in September 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 186279 question first answered 25/05/2023 16:03:22 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1628209

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Renewable Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what percentage of the government estate is on a renewable energy tariff.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	185227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>8.23% of the government estate (Central Government &amp; Arm's-length bodies) electricity volume is on a renewable or renewable blend tariff.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>52.2% of the government estate​ ​(Central Government &amp; Arm's-length bodies)​ ​electricity volume is being supplied from a zero carbon (nuclear) tariff.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is developing a route to market to contract directly with generators of renewable power and source an increasing amount of renewable power for the estate demand. The current timetable will see the agreement in place by the end of 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 25/05/2023 17:04:26 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1627183

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Disclosure of Information
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many cases of whistleblowing were reported and investigated by the Civil Service in (1) 2022, (2) 2021, (3) 2020, and (4) 2019.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
uin	HL7792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>We are made aware by departments annually, who also report on behalf of their agencies, of cases raised formally through whistleblowing procedures.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will be commissioning data for the 2022/23 period (April 2022-March 2023) from departments in June 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2021/22, 311 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 30 cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2020/21, 245 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 13 cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 2019/20, 383 cases were formally raised and investigated in government departments. The concern was upheld in 33 cases.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We do not ask departments for reports of informal cases.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/05/2023 16:07:43 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1627196

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the test of the UK’s emergency alert system on 23 April.
tabling member printed	Baroness Twycross
uin	HL7805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>Last month’s UK-wide Emergency Alert was the largest simultaneous public message in British history. 88% of the public knew the test was coming and we reached 93% of eligible phones in the country within 3 minutes of the test alert being sent. The system is now fully operable in the event of a real emergency, and is a vital tool in our toolkit to keep people safe.</p><p>We are aware that some people did not receive the test alert. There are several reasons why this may have been the case, which we are working with the Mobile Network Operators to resolve.</p><p>However, we would like to reassure those who did not receive an alert that Emergency Alerts are just one of many tools the Government has to communicate with the public about emergency situations. Existing procedures for warning and informing the public remain in place, including the use of local emergency services and local/national news.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/05/2023 16:07:28 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross

1627197

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they forecast rolling out the UK’s emergency alert system.
tabling member printed	Baroness Twycross
uin	HL7806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>Following the test on 23 April, the system is now fully operable. During the initial pilot phase, which started on 23 April and will last 3 months, alerts will be limited to severe weather events and flooding. However, future messages are also expected to include fires, public health emergencies and other life-threatening or major incidents.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/05/2023 16:06:37 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross

1627198

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the total cost to date of developing, maintaining and testing the UK’s emergency alert system.
tabling member printed	Baroness Twycross
uin	HL7807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Noble Baroness to the previous answer HL7733 on 24th May.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/05/2023 16:06:15 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4966 label Biography information for Baroness Twycross