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47142
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is his policy to encourage civil servants to use video conferencing in order to reduce costs; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
tabling member printed
Simon Kirby more like this
uin 195411 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
answer text <p>Yes. Video conferencing can be used to reduce costs but specialist equipment can be required. Officials and ministers also make use of telephone conferencing.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Horsham more like this
answering member printed Mr Francis Maude more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
115
label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham more like this
tabling member
3929
label Biography information for Simon Kirby more like this
47143
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on ensuring that Government IT initiatives represent best value for money; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Brighton, Kemptown more like this
tabling member printed
Simon Kirby more like this
uin 195412 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-30more like thismore than 2014-04-30
answer text <p>After the 2010 General Election, this Government formed the Efficiency and Reform Group to help and support departments in maximising value for money. Although responsibility for projects remains the responsibility of individual departments, we introduced strict controls to provide further scrutiny of spend including on IT projects.</p><p>These controls can and have been used by the Cabinet Office to block inappropriate spending. In 2012-13 alone these controls helped us save taxpayers over £500 million from IT, contributing to overall efficiency savings of £10billion in 2012-13 (the last year for which we have audited figures).</p><p>We have clarified our ‘red lines' for IT procurement – these are designed to encourage competition in the sector, free the government from longstanding inflexible contracts with IT providers and ensure maximum taxpayer value. These rules include:</p><p>· we will no longer let ICT contracts over £100 million in value – unless there is an exceptional reason to do so. Contracts should be smaller to ensure the widest possible range of suppliers can compete for them.</p><p>· we will not give a contract for service provision to a company providing the system integration function in the same part of government. It's an important way of ensuring we are an intelligent customer.</p><p>· we won't extend existing contracts unless there is a compelling case - it's rare to find any good reason to extend the pricing and technology of the past.</p><p>· we do not expect to let hosting contracts for more than 2 years. The cost of hosting seems to halve every 18 months. Businesses wouldn't sign up for years upon end - and neither should government.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-30T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-30T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1561
label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
tabling member
3929
label Biography information for Simon Kirby more like this
47144
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each local authority in England reported as its (a) budgeted and (b) outturn expenditure on all youth work and provision of activities for young people in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Westminster North more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Karen Buck more like this
uin 195481 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answer text <p>The information requested is collected by Department for Education and published on gov.uk. I have asked that this information for each year since 2010 is placed in the Library of the House as soon as is practicable.</p><p>Figures for actual spend by local authority in 2013-14 will be available in December 2014.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
grouped question UIN 195480 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1561
label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
tabling member
199
label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck more like this
47145
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will rank each English local authority by the (a) percentage and (b) actual change in (i) total and (ii) per capita expenditure on all provisions for young people since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Westminster North more like this
tabling member printed
Ms Karen Buck more like this
uin 195480 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answer text <p>The information requested is collected by Department for Education and published on gov.uk. I have asked that this information for each year since 2010 is placed in the Library of the House as soon as is practicable.</p><p>Figures for actual spend by local authority in 2013-14 will be available in December 2014.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
grouped question UIN 195481 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1561
label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
tabling member
199
label Biography information for Ms Karen Buck more like this
47146
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of young people in (a) Chelmsford constituency and (b) Essex who have been unemployed for more than 12 months. more like this
tabling member constituency Chelmsford more like this
tabling member printed
Mr Simon Burns more like this
uin 195485 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1561
label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
attachment
1
file name 195485 ONS 175.pdf more like this
title Unemployment - ONS Letter more like this
tabling member
46
label Biography information for Sir Simon Burns more like this
47147
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them. more like this
tabling member constituency Nottingham East more like this
tabling member printed
Chris Leslie more like this
uin 195546 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Before the last General Election, including for the entire period while the Hon. Member was a minister in this very department, there were no effective cross-Governmental controls on consultancy spend. Nor were spending controls exercised on other areas such as procurement, advertising and marketing, and IT spend.</p><p>That's all changed and ministers - supported by Cabinet Office officials - now closely scrutinise what we spend on consultants and temporary labour. Departments saved over £1billion in 2012-13 (the last year for which we have audited figures) compared to the spending levels in the final year of the last administration, 2009-10. This helped us save taxpayers £10 billion in 2012-13 against a 2009-10 baseline.</p><p>We will continue to spend money on consultants and temporary labour when there is an appropriate business need to do so. Indeed in some cases engaging temporary labour is more flexible and cheaper for the taxpayer than taking on new staff. But we are also ensuring that the Civil Service has the skills needed. Our Capabilities Plan is designed to address long-standing gaps in four particular areas: digital skills, project management skills, commercial skills, and the leadership and management of change.</p><p>We publish all spend data over £25,000 and contracts over £10,000 on Gov.uk and Contracts Finder.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
answering member constituency Horsham more like this
answering member printed Mr Francis Maude more like this
grouped question UIN
195560 more like this
195568 more like this
195582 more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
115
label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham more like this
tabling member
422
label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie more like this
47148
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of people in England and Wales identified themselves as (a) British, (b) Scottish and (c) British and Scottish in the 2011 census. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
tabling member printed
Margaret Curran more like this
uin 195616 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1561
label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
attachment
1
file name 195616 ONS 174.pdf more like this
title 2011 Census - ONS Letter more like this
tabling member
3982
label Biography information for Margaret Curran more like this
47149
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on how building regulations can contribute to his Department's Building Information Modelling Smart City project. more like this
tabling member constituency Newcastle upon Tyne Central more like this
tabling member printed
Chi Onwurah more like this
uin 195614 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answer text <p>As was the case under previous administrations details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Horsham more like this
answering member printed Mr Francis Maude more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
115
label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham more like this
tabling member
4124
label Biography information for Chi Onwurah more like this
47150
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people aged under 25 years in each parliamentary constituency in Scotland have claimed jobseeker's allowance for more than (a) one and (b) two years in each year since 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow East more like this
tabling member printed
Margaret Curran more like this
uin 195613 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-10more like thismore than 2014-04-10
answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner more like this
answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd more like this
attachment
1
file name PQ177.xls more like this
title Excel Attachment more like this
2
file name 195613 ONS177.pdf more like this
title Jobseekers Allowance - ONS Letter more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-10T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
1561
label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd more like this
tabling member
3982
label Biography information for Margaret Curran more like this
47152
registered interest false more like this
date remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2014-04-07
answering body
Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept id 53 remove filter
answering dept short name Cabinet Office more like this
answering dept sort name Cabinet Office more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many jobs have been transferred from the public to private sector from (a) his Department and (b) the Office of the Leader of the House as a result of privatisation or outsourcing since May 2010. more like this
tabling member constituency Manchester Central more like this
tabling member printed
Lucy Powell more like this
uin 195522 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-04-29more like thismore than 2014-04-29
answer text <p>The Leader of the House's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Since May 2010, twenty-two jobs have been transferred to the Private Sector.</p><p>Six posts through the SWIRL joint venture and 16 posts with the mutual joint venture of the Behavioural Insights Team.</p><p>We know that joint ventures and mutuals can help drive up productivity and we will continue to support innovative business models.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Horsham more like this
answering member printed Mr Francis Maude more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Zmore like thismore than 2014-04-29T12:00:00.00Z
answering member
115
label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham more like this
tabling member
4263
label Biography information for Lucy Powell more like this