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422850

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	12796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>Work on the Strategic Defence and Security Review is progressing well and we expect it to be published by the end of the year. During the course of the review we have engaged with a wide range of stakeholders and external experts including Parliamentarians, academics, think tanks, NGOs, industry and international allies. Members of the public also have the opportunity to contribute views via a dedicated page on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 26/10/2015 14:04:11 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

422678

registered interest
date	20/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Suicide: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have taken their own life in (a) Lewisham, Deptford constituency, (b) the London Borough of Lewisham and (c) Greater London in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	12579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 22/10/2015 15:54:36 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name 12579 FINAL.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Taking their own lives
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

422166

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to ensure that graduates from a working class background are recruited onto the Civil Service Fast Stream.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	12402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>To govern modern Britain, the Civil Service needs to look and sound likemodern Britain. We need access to the broadest possible pool of talent, drawing on peoplefrom all backgrounds and all parts of the country.</p><p>The Civil Service is implementing a number of initiatives to recruit individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds onto the Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprenticeship schemes, including internship programmes, schools and colleges mentoring and discovery days, work experience programmes and engagement with universities with a high representation of lower socio-economic students.</p><p>Information on the socio-economic status of recent appointees to the SCS was published in 2014,and the socio-economic status of Fast-Stream applicants has been published since 2011.</p><p>In 2015 16.8% of new joiners to the Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme were from lower socio-economic backgrounds, up from 8.5% in 2013/14. From 2015 this data will be published as part of the Fast Stream applicants publication.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 12399 12400 question first answered 26/10/2015 14:03:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25327 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

422167

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure improved working class representation in the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	12403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>Diversity and Inclusion is one of the Civil Service's top priorities.</p><p>We have published a Talent Action Plan (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-refreshed-talent-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-refreshed-talent-action-plan</a>)which sets out our ambitions to aide the recruitment and progression of under-represented groups, including those from less well off socio-economic backgrounds within the Civil Service. We also published ‘Priority Actions for Improving Social Mobility in the Civil Service:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418138/Social_mobility_in_the_Civil_Service.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418138/Social_mobility_in_the_Civil_Service.pdf</a></p><p>In line with one of the commitments in ‘priority Actions’, there is an ongoing review into the most effective and appropriate definition for social mobility which we will align with in future years. This work is being led by The Bridge Group, a charitable policy association promoting social mobility, as part of research they are undertaking on social mobility in the Fast Stream. The Outcome of this review will inform further work to increase representation of people from less well off backgrounds at all levels within the civil service.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/10/2015 14:03:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25324 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

422169

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from a working class background were recruited onto the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme in each year since its inception.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	12399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>To govern modern Britain, the Civil Service needs to look and sound likemodern Britain. We need access to the broadest possible pool of talent, drawing on peoplefrom all backgrounds and all parts of the country.</p><p>The Civil Service is implementing a number of initiatives to recruit individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds onto the Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprenticeship schemes, including internship programmes, schools and colleges mentoring and discovery days, work experience programmes and engagement with universities with a high representation of lower socio-economic students.</p><p>Information on the socio-economic status of recent appointees to the SCS was published in 2014,and the socio-economic status of Fast-Stream applicants has been published since 2011.</p><p>In 2015 16.8% of new joiners to the Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme were from lower socio-economic backgrounds, up from 8.5% in 2013/14. From 2015 this data will be published as part of the Fast Stream applicants publication.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 12400 12402 question first answered 26/10/2015 14:03:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25321 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

422170

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to publish the socio-economic status of entrants to the Senior Civil Service, Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprentice Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	12400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>To govern modern Britain, the Civil Service needs to look and sound likemodern Britain. We need access to the broadest possible pool of talent, drawing on peoplefrom all backgrounds and all parts of the country.</p><p>The Civil Service is implementing a number of initiatives to recruit individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds onto the Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprenticeship schemes, including internship programmes, schools and colleges mentoring and discovery days, work experience programmes and engagement with universities with a high representation of lower socio-economic students.</p><p>Information on the socio-economic status of recent appointees to the SCS was published in 2014,and the socio-economic status of Fast-Stream applicants has been published since 2011.</p><p>In 2015 16.8% of new joiners to the Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme were from lower socio-economic backgrounds, up from 8.5% in 2013/14. From 2015 this data will be published as part of the Fast Stream applicants publication.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 12399 12402 question first answered 26/10/2015 14:03:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25325 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

421903

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Finance
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 13 October 2015 to Question 10532, when he plans for the further 57 local authorities referred to in that Answer to find out about funding for the transition to individual electoral registration.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	12222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>In total, 116 local authorities are receiving additional funding to help target their remaining carry forward entries. They have all now been informed. Almost £700k was allocated to 60 authorities where carry forwards made up over 5% of their register in May. Furthermore, 70 local authorities successfully submitted bids for additional funding and will share £500,000. Of the 70, 14 authorities that are receiving direct funding successfully bid for more. In addition to the 70 successful bids, 2 further bids were received but were later withdrawn by both authorities.</p><p>The table sets out all 116 authorities who are receiving additional funding directly and those who submitted a successful bid along with the total amount they are receiving.</p><br /> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 12223 12224 question first answered 21/10/2015 15:29:44 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose attachment 1 file name Table - PQ1222-PQ1223-PQ1224.doc title Table for Member - local authority list
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

421904

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Finance
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 13 October 2015 to Question 10532, how many local authorities have applied for funding from his Department for the transition to individual electoral registration.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	12223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>In total, 116 local authorities are receiving additional funding to help target their remaining carry forward entries. They have all now been informed. Almost £700k was allocated to 60 authorities where carry forwards made up over 5% of their register in May. Furthermore, 70 local authorities successfully submitted bids for additional funding and will share £500,000. Of the 70, 14 authorities that are receiving direct funding successfully bid for more. In addition to the 70 successful bids, 2 further bids were received but were later withdrawn by both authorities.</p><p>The table sets out all 116 authorities who are receiving additional funding directly and those who submitted a successful bid along with the total amount they are receiving.</p><br /> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 12222 12224 question first answered 21/10/2015 15:29:44 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose attachment 1 file name Table - PQ1222-PQ1223-PQ1224.doc title Table for Member - local authority list
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

421905

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Finance
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 13 October 2015 to Question 10532, on electoral register: finance, with which local authorities his Department is agreeing funding.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	12224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>In total, 116 local authorities are receiving additional funding to help target their remaining carry forward entries. They have all now been informed. Almost £700k was allocated to 60 authorities where carry forwards made up over 5% of their register in May. Furthermore, 70 local authorities successfully submitted bids for additional funding and will share £500,000. Of the 70, 14 authorities that are receiving direct funding successfully bid for more. In addition to the 70 successful bids, 2 further bids were received but were later withdrawn by both authorities.</p><p>The table sets out all 116 authorities who are receiving additional funding directly and those who submitted a successful bid along with the total amount they are receiving.</p><br /> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 12222 12223 question first answered 21/10/2015 15:29:44 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose attachment 1 file name Table - PQ1222-PQ1223-PQ1224.doc title Table for Member - local authority list
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

421906

registered interest
date	16/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Alcoholism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Department has responsibility for policy on supporting the children of people with alcoholism.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hodge Hill
tabling member printed	Liam Byrne
uin	12192
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>Department for Education have the overarching responsibility for children in terms of support, including children’s social care and schools.</p> answering member constituency West Dorset answering member printed Mr Oliver Letwin question first answered 20/10/2015 16:56:28 answering member 247 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Letwin
tabling member	1171 label Biography information for Liam Byrne