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454762

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers: Part-time Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Government plans to ensure that any special advisers working part-time for Government and part-time for a campaign do not make use of departmental or government resources in their campaign work.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	28378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Special advisers are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers at all times.</p><p>Arrangements for special advisers’ involvement in campaign activities are set out in the Cabinet Secretary’s letter of 23 February. This letter is published on www.GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:54:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48006 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

454764

registered interest
date	24/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Department for Transport: Senior Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will investigate whether the reported comments of 22 February 2016 by Peter Wilkinson, director of Rail Passenger Services at the Department for Transport, are in breach of the Civil Service code.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	28210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>This has been dealt with by the Department for Transport who have issued a statement in respect of this matter.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:53:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48005 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

451540

registered interest
date	09/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what incentives are in place to encourage major infrastructure projects to use steel manufactured in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	26451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing any barriers that prevent UK steel suppliers from competing effectively for public sector contracts.</p><p>The Government adopted new rules on public procurement last year to offer greater flexibility around social and economic considerations, alongside best value for money, in Government procurement activities.</p><p>In line with this, all departments are required to implement new guidelines, which we published on 30 October, on how government buyers should source steel for major projects so that the true value of UK steel is taken into account in major procurement decisions.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/02/2016 10:26:45 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46460 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

450970

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Efficiency and Reform Group: Ipsos MORI
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 spending data for October 2014, for what reasons IPSOS Mori was engaged on the business case for Efficiency and Reform Group fraud, error and debt.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	26048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Ipsos MORI were commissioned by the Grants Efficiency Programme to conduct research to help us to further understand the make-up of the complex grants landscape across 17 central government departments. The study consisted of 81 interviews, which investigated a range of randomly selected grants. Interviews were held with a cross-section of Grant Managers between 15th July and 12th September 2014.</p><p>The qualitative and quantitative findings from this research were used to help develop a baseline for calculating the benefits of various proposed interventions aimed at improving the administration of government grants, which were included in The Grants Efficiency Programme’s outline business case. The business case received support from ministers across government and the Grants Efficiency Programme is working with departments to deliver better information and to increase capability, in relation to grants, by the Spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/02/2016 12:00:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 44953 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

450971

registered interest
date	05/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector Transparency Board: Meetings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Public Sector Transparency Board last met.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	26056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Public Sector Transparency Board has been replaced with the Data Steering Group.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/02/2016 12:00:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 44949 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

450679

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government: Debt Collection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on legal advice relating to the Debt Market Integrator.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	25992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The total spend on legal fees, including external legal advice, relating to the Debt Market Integrator for 2014/15 and 2015/16 is £3,123,332.</p><p>DMI has collected in excess of £22m up to end December 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/02/2016 11:57:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 44624 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

450680

registered interest
date	04/02/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Shared Services Connected: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the amount spent on consultancy support for Independent Shared Services Centres; and for what reasons the consultants were so engaged.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	25998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>No external consultancy support is funded by the Cabinet Office to the Independent Shared Services Centres directly to support operations.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/02/2016 13:46:28 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 44623 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

445852

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Paper
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 ensure a reduction in the use of paper in departments.
tabling member constituency	Copeland
tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
uin	23076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Individual Departments are responsible for making their own reductions to their use of paper, including as part of the Greening Government Commitments. The Cabinet Office’s own use of paper in 2015/16 to date has reduced by around 60% against the 2009/10 baseline. This reduction has been achieved including through the use of more flexible laptop-based IT and electronic records systems which means that printing requirements have reduced considerably.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/01/2016 12:20:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 40565 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

445856

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of ministerial letters have been signed on behalf of Ministers in their absence in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	23025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>In line with the guidance on handling Ministerial correspondence, the Cabinet Office ensures that all correspondence, wherever possible, is personally hand-signed by the appropriate responsible Minister.</p><p>Guidance to Departments on handling correspondence is available on Gov.uk - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441892/Cabinet_Office_Guidance_on_correspondence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441892/Cabinet_Office_Guidance_on_correspondence.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/01/2016 12:21:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 40564 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

445857

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Oldham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will commission an assessment of the potential economic impact on Oldham of the reduction in Oldham's public estate.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	23030
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government Property Unit is working closely with Oldham Council and others across Greater Manchester on future plans across the public sector estate. Oldham Council is part of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Partnership on the One Public Estate Programme. The programme, delivered by Cabinet Office and the Local Government Association, aims to maximise local economic growth from better use of public assets. 108 councils have recently joined a third phase of the programme. Together, they expect to generate £172 million capital receipts, reduce running costs by £65 million, and create 30,000 new homes and 43,000 new jobs over the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/01/2016 12:22:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 40566 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon