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759467

registered interest
date	11/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Procurement
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 11 September 2017 to Question 9289, on iron and steel: procurement, what progress each Government department is making in delivering greater UK steel content in line with the Government's new public procurement guidelines published in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	9980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p>All public authorities are required to implement government guidelines that set out 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 Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 14/09/2017 13:54:23 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

758950

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the number of his Department's employees who have been employed other than in his Department's payroll in each year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	9697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The number of non-payroll employees (staff loaned or seconded in who remain on their parent organisation payroll) in my Department in each year since 2010-11 is shown in the table below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>2016/17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>181</p></td><td><p>186</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>121</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Audited information about the numbers of contractors working in the Department is published in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts. These are available on the Cabinet Office website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>My Department seeks to make the best use of staff and resources to deliver the Government’s objectives in a way that represents value for money for the taxpayer. This includes interchange with other Government Departments and other sectors, and an appropriate mix of employment contract types that meet the needs of the business.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/09/2017 14:24:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

758951

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the findings of his Department's economic crime review.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to strengthening the UK's response to bribery, corruption, money laundering, fraud and other forms of economic crime. The Government is continuing to review options to improve the effectiveness of the UK's response to economic crime, and any measures resulting from this work will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/09/2017 16:09:55 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758952

registered interest
date	08/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Behavioural Insights Team
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what services his Department has received from the Behavioural Insights Team since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has received services from the Behavioural Insights Team (BIT) since 2014. This has enabled the department to add to its evidence base to support priority government areas.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p> </p><p>BIT was made into a social purpose company in 2014 and is part owned by the Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>BIT’s Articles of Association restricts the type of work that the organisation can undertake to that which promotes the public good. The Articles of Association can be viewed here:</p><p><a href="https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08567792" target="_blank">https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08567792</a></p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has a representative Board member on BIT’s Board, which meets regularly (on average once per month) and is provided with detailed information on BIT’s clients via the monthly Board pack.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Commercial Service Behavioural Insights Consulting and Research Framework Agreement contains a conflicts of interest provision. This can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3742" target="_blank">https://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3742</a></p><p> </p><p>We are not in a position to provide information about staff or organisational decisions of Behavioural Insights Team Limited, due to commercial confidentiality.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 9181 9193 9199 9200 9201 9202 9204 question first answered 14/09/2017 13:22:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758553

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the main recommendations put forward by the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster in its report of September 2016; and when they intend to bring forward a motion for both Houses to debate and decide how the restoration and renewal works should progress.
tabling member printed	Baroness Stowell of Beeston
uin	HL1424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government is grateful for the valuable work conducted by the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster and has considered the recommendations in its report carefully. It intends to bring forward a motion in both Houses to debate this important matter in the Autumn.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 14/09/2017 15:45:51 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston

758597

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Devolution: Dispute Resolution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the occasions that the (a) Welsh and (b) Scottish Governments have initiated the formal dispute resolution process with the Government.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	9360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2017 answer text <p>The formal dispute resolution process has been used by the Welsh and Scottish Governments in the following instances:</p><ul><li><p>In 2010/11 by the Welsh Government</p></li><li><p>In 2010/11 by the Scottish Government</p></li></ul><p>In 2011/12 by the Welsh and Scottish Governments with the Northern Ireland Executive<strong><br></strong></p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 14/09/2017 13:13:57 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

758602

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Cabinet Office staff do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Civil Service Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	9408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Information about the number of Cabinet Office staff that do not meet the eligibility criteria for the Civil Service Pension Scheme is not held centrally, and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/09/2017 14:29:46 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

758606

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many expressions of interest have been received from local authorities to run ID pilots at the 2018 local elections; and with reference to paragraph 5.6 of his Department's Electoral Integrity Pilots Prospectus, what evidence his Department will accept as a demonstration of local support for such a pilot.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The opportunity to pilot voter ID in May 2018 was offered on a number of occasions to all local authorities in Great Britain and a number have committed to do so. We will make an announcement in due course of which local authorities will pilot voter ID in May 2018. The decision to pilot is one for the leadership of each local authority and we have received confirmation from each pilot authority leader that the criteria for participation have been met.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/09/2017 14:05:38 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758608

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Election 2017
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a copy of any written advice given by his Department's Head of Propriety and Ethics to Ministers on the timing and length of campaigns for the 2017 General Election.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>It is a well-established convention that government does not routinely make public civil servants’ advice to Ministers.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/09/2017 15:13:58 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

758610

registered interest
date	07/09/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of procurement of British steel since the Government's procurement policy note 11/6 on procuring steel in major projects was published.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	9563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Last December, the Government issued updated guidance on how to ensure that public sector contracting authorities take full account of the value provided by UK steel producers when conducting their procurement activities; and extended this guidance to the wider public sector. All central departments, their agencies and arm’s length bodies are already required to apply these guidelines on relevant projects.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 13/09/2017 14:10:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett