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631033

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what proportion of Government procurement expenditure is spent on small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL3052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>In 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, directly and through supply chains. This shows a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements.</p><p>The Government is determined to deliver its new target of one third of spend with SMEs by the end of this Parliament.</p> answering member printed Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen question first answered 21/11/2016 10:27:33 answering member 4330 label Biography information for Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

631054

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Learning Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in the civil service have learning disabilities.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	52010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>The Civil Service is committed to becoming the UK’s most inclusive employer and therefore needs to recruit, retain and progress the very best disabled civil servants.</p><p>The Civil Service publishes annual statistics, through the Office of National Statistics, on the number of disabled employees, which stood at 9.2%* in March 2016. Information on the specific nature of an employee’s disability is not collected centrally.</p><p>Line managers are responsible for holding confidential discussions with their disabled colleagues to consider the impact of disability in the workplace, whether visible or non-visible, and for putting in place workplace adjustments to remove any barriers.</p><p> </p><p><em>*This figure is based on Civil Servants, who have recorded their disability status, as ‘yes’ or ‘no’ on departmental HR Systems. It is not mandatory for employees to record their disability status and employees are not asked for details of the specific nature of their disability of health condition.</em></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/11/2016 14:14:59 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

631055

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on measures to (a) encourage and (b) require education institutions to adopt a model of integrated voter registration with academic enrolment.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	52025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government supported a successful project at the University of Sheffield to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment. We intend to publish the outcomes of this project in due course. While we do not support mandating universities to implement the system we intend to encourage wider take up, on a voluntary basis, by universities and colleges with the appetite and technical infrastructure to adopt the model. We also intend to gather evidence on the extent to which universities have integrated or plan to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment.</p><p>I have discussed this issue with the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation and we will continue to work together to provide support to improve student electoral registration.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 52026 52233 question first answered 15/11/2016 09:40:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

631056

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which higher education institutions have introduced a model of integrated voter registration with academic enrolment; and in which year those institutions introduced such a model.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	52026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government supported a successful project at the University of Sheffield to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment. We intend to publish the outcomes of this project in due course. While we do not support mandating universities to implement the system we intend to encourage wider take up, on a voluntary basis, by universities and colleges with the appetite and technical infrastructure to adopt the model. We also intend to gather evidence on the extent to which universities have integrated or plan to integrate electoral registration with student enrolment.</p><p>I have discussed this issue with the Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation and we will continue to work together to provide support to improve student electoral registration.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 52025 52233 question first answered 15/11/2016 09:40:12 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

631057

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Exit and Trade Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings of the EU Exit and Trade Cabinet Committee have been (a) held and (b) attended by the Secretary of State for (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales and (iii) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	52055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including how often they have met and which Ministers have attended, is generally not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/11/2016 14:13:44 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

631154

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Overdoses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died as a result of a drug overdose in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Bassetlaw
tabling member printed	John Mann
uin	51980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 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 Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/11/2016 14:14:04 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ51980 v.02 (1) (1).pdf title UKSA Response to PQ 51980
tabling member	1387 label Biography information for Lord Mann

631176

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cancer: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children have been diagnosed with cancer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	52079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2016 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 Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 15/11/2016 09:41:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ52079 (1).pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Cancer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

628932

registered interest
date	04/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Orgreave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will release all Cabinet papers relating to events at Orgreave in 1984.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	51955
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>All Cabinet papers from this period, including all minutes of Cabinet meetings and all papers discussed by the Cabinet, were transferred to the National Archives in 2014 under the normal process for historic records. They can be downloaded from their website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/11/2016 14:06:32 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

628080

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has appointed a UK Digital Champion to replace Martha Lane Fox; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	51761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho CBE, stepped down from her role as UK digital champion in 2013. She continues to be a member of the Government Digital Service Advisory Board, whose remit includes supporting government to deliver better services for users, reviewing progress, sharing experience, providing external expertise and raising public awareness. The current membership can be found here:</p><p>- <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/gds-advisory-board" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/gds-advisory-board</a></p><p>The Government’s focus on digital is comprehensive and expanding, something underlined by the creation of three new senior roles. The Government Digital Service has been strengthened with the appointment of its first Director General of Digital, Kevin Cunnington. In addition, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Matthew Gould, as its first Director General for Digital and Media, and Liam Maxwell as the Government’s first National Technology Adviser.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 08/11/2016 12:33:09 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

628098

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what research has been undertaken on assisted technologies in conjunction with the use of gov.uk websites.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	51825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2016 answer text <p>In May 2016 Government launched an online survey to understand which assistive technologies people use to access <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. We are using the survey results to help us decide which assistive technologies we will use to test <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. We will also use the results to help us decide which assistive technologies we will advise other departments to test with.</p><p>Details of this research, together with the broader work that GDS is undertaking to ensure that we are building inclusive digital services across <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, can be found on the GDS accessibility blog (<a href="http://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/" target="_blank">accessibility.blog.gov.uk</a>).</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 11/11/2016 10:28:14 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson