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802092

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Bell Pottinger Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what representations any Minister of his Department has received from Bell Pottinger on behalf of (a) Atos IT Services UK Limited, (b) Centrica PLC and (c) Ernst & Young.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>No Ministers from the Cabinet Office have received representations from Bell Pottinger on behalf of Atos IT Services UK Limited, Centrica PLC or Ernst &amp; Young.</p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 13/12/2017 14:31:04 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green previous answer version 28635 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

802245

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of workers with a disability in each Government Department declared that were treated fairly at work in each Civil Service People Survey since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	117932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2017 answer text <p>The detailed data from the Civil Service People Survey for each Government Department from 2014-2017 is provided as a table in Annex A. Most Government Departments have seen the proportion of disabled staff who feel they are treated fairly at work increase since 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Each year the proportion of staff with a disability<sup>1</sup> who declared they were treated fairly at work has been in the following ranges:</p><p>2014 - 60% to 81%</p><p>2015 – 61% - 81%</p><p>2016 – 60% - 92%</p><p>2017 - 65% to 84%</p><p> </p><p>1. Survey respondents are classed as having a disability if they answer 'yes' to the question, <em>'Do you have any long-standing physical or mental health condition, illness, impairment or disability?'</em></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/12/2017 11:07:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 28633 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

792813

registered interest
date	20/11/2017
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 proportion of small and medium-sized enterprises suppliers were paid within 30 days of invoice date by prime contractors to Government departments in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	114740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2017 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p> </p><p>Information on prompt payment by prime contractors is not held centrally. However, between 1 November 2016 and 31 October 2017, seven cases of late payment in the supply chain were referred to our Mystery Shopper Service.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/12/2017 15:27:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 24606 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

786318

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts
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 to ensure that 33 per cent of government contracts are given to small and medium-sized businesses by the end of the 2017 Parliament.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	111993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government has already made a number of changes to its procurement processes to help SMEs, which includes banning the use of prequalification questionnaires for low value contracts; ensuring opportunities are advertised on Contracts Finder; and requiring the payment of all undisputed invoices in no more than 30 days.</p><p> </p><p>All of the government’s strategic suppliers have now signed up to the Prompt Payment Code, boosting cash flow for SMEs and allowing them to invest in growth.</p><p> </p><p>We have a national Small Business Panel made up of 24 experts who advise government on the barriers which businesses face when trying to supply goods and services to central government. The panel is working on a number of key issues which will contribute to the 33% target by increasing the number of small businesses contracting with government departments.</p><p> </p><p>We will shortly be consulting on new measures to further break down barriers to entry for SMEs.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, SMEs can use the excellent Mystery Shopper service - recently praised to me by the Federation of Small Businesses as 'stonkingly good' - to tell us about the problems and concerns they have in doing business with the whole public sector.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 01/12/2017 14:33:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 21830 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

786319

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities: Grants
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 to ensure the accuracy of charity numbers data published by the Government Grant Information Service.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	112172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>Central departments are responsible for ensuring the data entered onto the Government Grants Information System is accurate. The Cabinet Office Grants Efficiency Function has provided a link to the Charity Commission site to facilitate the accurate inclusion of charity numbers. In addition the Cabinet Office performs regular checks on the data, as part of the data cleansing process and prior to publication of the Grants Register.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 30/11/2017 11:24:37 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 21833 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

786320

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government Grant Information Service will standardise its use of the 360Giving format across all Government departments.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	112173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office Grants Efficiency Function developed the Government Grants Information system (GGIS) in close collaboration with 360Giving to align GGIS data collection requirements with their recommended standards. Data will be published at scheme level covering the 2017/18 financial year in 2018. It is not currently possible to estimate how many departments will be in a position to publish data to 360Giving Standards in 2018 because full data for 2017/18 has not yet been captured.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/11/2017 16:35:58 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 21834 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

784762

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department's 2013 guidance that ordered Departments to stop using higher-rate telephone lines for key services was ever revoked or updated.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	111594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>In December 2013 the Government published guidance on departments’ use of telephone prefixes and freephone numbers. This was updated and published in October 2015 and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470411/20151006_Customer_phone_lines_draft_guidance_October_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470411/20151006_Customer_phone_lines_draft_guidance_October_2015.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 28/11/2017 15:39:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 21828 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

784994

registered interest
date	06/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total amount of funding allocated by the Government for legal representation to victims of the Grenfell Tower fire and their families was on 3 November 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	111444
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has made clear that survivors, families of victims and local residents affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy will have government funding for legal representation. This is confirmed by the Prime Minister’s notice of determination to the Inquiry, published on 22 August. The Inquiry will publish details of legal costs in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/11/2017 11:15:15 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 21826 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

783251

registered interest
date	03/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Nurseries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what childcare facilities 10 Downing Street makes available for its staff; how much 10 Downing Street spent (a) overall and (b) per child on those facilities in the last 12 months; and how many of 10 Downing Street's staff use those facilities.
tabling member constituency	Batley and Spen
tabling member printed	Tracy Brabin
uin	111299
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>No10 do support the provision of childcare facilities for employees. If staff are based in London, they can apply for a place on the Westminster Holiday Playscheme which is provided by a third party. Children aged 4 years 9 months to 12 years are eligible to attend the playscheme, which runs during school holidays. If staff are based outside London and use a playscheme close to their home, the department will help with the cost of using the playscheme as long as the supplier is registered to provide childcare services. The cost of the playscheme is shared between the department and the parent.</p><p> </p><ol><li>Overall expenditure on the playscheme facilities for last financial year 2016/17 totalled £2,828.00</li></ol><p> </p><ol><li>The department contributed an average of £78.56 per child during financial year 16/17, with a total of 27 staff using the facilities.</li></ol> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 30/11/2017 10:56:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 21823 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4588 label Biography information for Tracy Brabin

773879

registered interest
date	19/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Terrorism: Cultural Heritage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether recovery funding, as laid out in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, is available to public cultural institutions that incur security costs due to terrorist attacks.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	108849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2017 answer text <p>Recovery funding is not covered by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. Following a terrorist attack, as with any emergency, the relevant department or departments responsible for the sectors affected may consider whether to provide recovery funding. I also refer the Hon Member to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s answer to PQ 106697.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 23/11/2017 14:32:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 17141 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest