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712065

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date	17/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Equita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent value for money assessment his Department has made of public contracts awarded to Equita; and whether that assessment considered complaints against that company.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	68376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Since 2011/12, £1,468,660 has been spent between Central Government bodies and Equita. The departmental breakdown is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HM Revenue and Customs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£167,243</p></td><td><p>£854,917</p></td><td><p>£406,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Communities and Local Government</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£279</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Business, Innovation and Skills</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£2,498</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,015</p></td><td><p>£11,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department of Health</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£10,184</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Defence</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,133</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department of Energy and Climate Change</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,649</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Education</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,460</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Home Office</strong></p></td><td><p>£480</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£115</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </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> </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>The Government is clear that aggressive enforcement action is not acceptable. In April 2014 reforms were introduced to deliver protections from aggressive bailiff behaviour. The reforms introduced a simple set of rules which detail, amongst other things, what goods an enforcement agent can and cannot take, how and when they can enter premises and what fees they can charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes the package of reforms introduced in April 2014 provided essential protection to debtors from the aggressive pursuit of their debt whilst balancing the need for effective enforcement and the rights of creditors.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 68377 68378 question first answered 28/03/2017 15:46:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

712066

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Equita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many public contracts have been awarded to Equita for debt collection services in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	68378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Since 2011/12, £1,468,660 has been spent between Central Government bodies and Equita. The departmental breakdown is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HM Revenue and Customs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£167,243</p></td><td><p>£854,917</p></td><td><p>£406,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Communities and Local Government</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£279</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Business, Innovation and Skills</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£2,498</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,015</p></td><td><p>£11,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department of Health</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£10,184</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Defence</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,133</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department of Energy and Climate Change</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,649</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Education</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,460</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Home Office</strong></p></td><td><p>£480</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£115</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </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> </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>The Government is clear that aggressive enforcement action is not acceptable. In April 2014 reforms were introduced to deliver protections from aggressive bailiff behaviour. The reforms introduced a simple set of rules which detail, amongst other things, what goods an enforcement agent can and cannot take, how and when they can enter premises and what fees they can charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes the package of reforms introduced in April 2014 provided essential protection to debtors from the aggressive pursuit of their debt whilst balancing the need for effective enforcement and the rights of creditors.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 68376 68377 question first answered 28/03/2017 15:46:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

712067

registered interest
date	17/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Equita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse of public contracts awarded to Equita has been in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	68377
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2017 answer text <p>Since 2011/12, £1,468,660 has been spent between Central Government bodies and Equita. The departmental breakdown is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Department</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>HM Revenue and Customs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£167,243</p></td><td><p>£854,917</p></td><td><p>£406,224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Communities and Local Government</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£279</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,335</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Business, Innovation and Skills</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£2,498</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£4,015</p></td><td><p>£11,375</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department of Health</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£10,184</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Justice</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,752</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ministry of Defence</strong></p></td><td><p>£2,133</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department of Energy and Climate Change</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,649</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Education</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£1,460</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Home Office</strong></p></td><td><p>£480</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>£115</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </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> </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>The Government is clear that aggressive enforcement action is not acceptable. In April 2014 reforms were introduced to deliver protections from aggressive bailiff behaviour. The reforms introduced a simple set of rules which detail, amongst other things, what goods an enforcement agent can and cannot take, how and when they can enter premises and what fees they can charge.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes the package of reforms introduced in April 2014 provided essential protection to debtors from the aggressive pursuit of their debt whilst balancing the need for effective enforcement and the rights of creditors.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 68376 68378 question first answered 28/03/2017 15:46:16 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

521522

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policy on voter registration of the report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Democratic Participation, entitled Getting the Missing Millions on to the Electoral Register, published in April 2016.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	38458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>I have set out an ambitious vision of how electoral registration could change over the course of this Parliament, building on the successful introduction of Individual Electoral Registration and online registration. The overarching aims are to ensure registers are as complete and accurate as they can be and that the system of electoral registration is as efficient as possible. We welcome the views of the All- Party Parliamentary Group and Bite the Ballot set out in their report which is helping inform our plans for a programme of work aimed at realising this vision.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 08/06/2016 16:11:08 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

513576

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
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, whether his Department plans to work with universities, colleges and further education providers to integrate electoral registration into academic enrolment before (a) the May 2016 elections and EU referendum and (b) the 2016-17 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	34387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has previously supported Sheffield and Cardiff Universities in piloting such initatives. The Government is also working with student organistions such as Universities UK, and Association of Colleges to support the drive to ensure as many eligible people as possible are registered to vote.</p><p>Though for the most part, academic enrolment will not commence until September Higher education institutions, including Universities, are free to choose to integrate registration with their student enrolment processes. We strongly encourage them to do so.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 26/04/2016 12:47:09 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

506260

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to replicate the Northern Ireland electoral registration/schools initiative before the May 2016 elections and EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	32861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>EROs are already free to work with local schools and colleges in their area and many already do. In addition the Cabinet Office has published a collection of free learning resources aimed at engaging young people in the democratic process. This includes Rock Enrol! which can be used in an educational setting and provides an opportunity for participants to register to vote. The N.I.registration is different from the rest of the UK, so the schools initiative might would not necessarily translate easily across.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 14/04/2016 10:27:22 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

506264

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost of supporting electoral registration by (a) local authorities and (b) other groups was in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	32872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2016 answer text <p>Since financial year 2012/13 the Cabinet Office has provided funding to local authorities and civil society organisations to support the implementation and delivery of Individual Electoral Registration. Prior to financial year 2010/11 electoral registration policy was under the remit of the Ministry of Justice. The Cabinet Office does not hold any relevant financial data prior to 2010.</p><p>Local Authorities are under a statutory obligation to provide Electoral Registration Officers with funding and resources to support electoral registration more generally. Local Authorities are funded from a block grant that is allocated by the Department for Communities and Local Government.</p><p>The table below notes the funding provided by the Cabinet Office to local authorities and other groups and organisations in Great Britain. This includes core funding to support local authorites in the transition to IER, and the upgrade of hardware, such as printers, to support the new A3 registration forms .The figures also include funding that was allocated to local authorities and other groups to support efforts to increase levels of registration between financial years 2010/11 and 2015/16.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>2011-2012</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>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authorities</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£9,115,416</p></td><td><p>£39,537,279</p></td><td><p>£25,858,168</p></td><td><p>£74,510,862</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Groups</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£56,545</p></td><td><p>£216,247</p></td><td><p>£1,933,759</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td><td><p>£2,191,401</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 19/04/2016 16:44:35 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

506265

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to encourage people who may not be able to vote in person in the EU referendum to apply for a postal vote before the relevant deadline.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	32873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government has amended the <a href="http://gov.uk/register-to-vote" target="_blank">gov.uk/register-to-vote</a> site to ensure electors are informed how to register for a postal or proxy vote and of the deadline to register before the upcoming May elections and EU referendum.</p><p> </p><p>Ahead of the referendum registered electors will also receive poll cards informing them how they can apply to vote by post or appoint a proxy.</p><p> </p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's overseas network is supporting the Electoral Commission in encouraging British nationals overseas who are eligible to vote to register. This is consistent with previous polls. Expats are encouraged to register as soon as possible and by 16 May at the latest, so that they have time to receive and return their postal ballots ahead of polling day.</p><p> </p><p>We have also extended the electoral timetable which means that postal voting packs can be sent out to voters earlier before polling day, to make it easier for postal votes to be cast successfully.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 18/04/2016 14:21:31 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

506266

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Children and Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Government intends to encourage electoral registration officers to prepare and execute strategies to maximise the proportion of (a) 16 and 17 year olds, (b) FE and HE students and (c) people aged 25 years and under registering to vote.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	32874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>Electoral Registration Officers have a statutory duty to maintain the completeness and accuracy of their registers and are held accountable for meeting performance standards by the Electoral Commission. This includes implementing public engagement strategies to target under registered groups which includes young people. The Government has made available a range of free online learning resources on voter registration. These have been promoted to EROs using channels such as newsletters and Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) meetings.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 13/04/2016 14:40:56 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

506271

registered interest
date	08/04/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Young People
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 encourage the combination of electoral registration of 16 and 17 year olds with related (a) programmes of study and (b) extra-curricular activities in all English educational establishments.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	33017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government helps promote democratic participation in schools through the Citizenship curriculum. This part of the national curriculum is statutory at Key Stage 3 &amp; 4 and helps to prepare pupils to play a full and active part in society. Pupils learn about democracy, government and how laws are made and upheld. The Government has also developed a number of learning resources, including Rock Enrol! This includes activities that discuss the importance of democratic engagement and can be used with young people in formal and informal educational environments.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 13/04/2016 14:44:59 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris