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1145773

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse is of the Get Ready For Brexit campaign.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	290765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>In law the UK is set to leave the EU on 31 October 2019. “Get Ready for Brexit” is a public information campaign providing the facts citizens and businesses need to know about the preparations they need to take to be ready for when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>The campaign is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.</p><p>The cost of the public information campaign will be published monthly on a rolling basis, as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 290437 290970 question first answered 30/09/2019 13:49:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1145774

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Campaigns
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to bring forward the technical proposal for the digital imprint regime.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne North
tabling member printed	Catherine McKinnell
uin	290766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing transparency in digital campaigning and on 5 May 2019 announced it will implement a digital imprints regime. The Government will bring forward the proposal for this regime later this year.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/09/2019 08:56:26 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4125 label Biography information for Catherine McKinnell

1145808

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 25 July 2019 to Question 280367 and 17 July 2019 to Question 276193 and with reference to the findings of the independent assessment commissioned by the Joint Funds Unit which identified areas where the process could be improved, what specific recommendations were made for improving the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance process.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	291044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office lead HMG policy on the Overseas Security and Justice Assistance (OSJA) Guidance. The Joint Funds Unit audit of CSSF OSJAs showed that the OSJA process was closely adhered to by programme teams. Although OSJAs are not required to be completed until after programme design is finalised, the audit found that many programme managers considered OSJA from earlier in the process, ensuring that human rights considerations were built into programmes from the initial stages.</p><p>The audit found that a number of simple improvements, such as ensuring the audit trail of approvals is completed, would help improve the quality of OSJAs across the board and better reflect the level of analysis given to human rights risks.</p><p>As stated in the answer to Question 280367, in response to the audit’s recommendations the JFU is updating CSSF programmatic guidance and the Stabilisation Unit is updating its core security and justice training for HMG staff to align with the revised guidance.</p><p>There are no plans to publish the OSJA audit or the recommendations in full.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 30/09/2019 12:20:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1145834

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Jainism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to promote to the Jain population in the UK the ability to identify as a Jain in the 2021 census, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	290595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government will be guided by the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) recommendations, to Government and Parliament, regarding the demand for particular questions in the next census.</p><p>These recommendations were published in the White Paper ‘Help Shape our Future: The 2021 Census of Population and Housing in England and Wales’ in December 2018 (Cm 9745).</p><p>Under the ONS proposals, everyone who wishes to identify as being of the Jain religion in the 2021 Census will be able to do so using the write-in option and the new online search-as-you-type facility.</p><p>The ONS will work with local groups and organisations to ensure anyone who wishes to identify as Jain knows that they can use these options to do so. The ONS has been in discussions with the Institute of Jainology (IoJ) about how best to reach and work with Jain communities, as well as working with local authorities to identify areas with Jain communities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 290594 290596 question first answered 30/09/2019 09:01:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1146022

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has recently conducted a risk assessment of its own capabilities to support a snap election.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	290655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office regularly reviews its capabilities to support national elections. The Cabinet Office is fully prepared to undertake all of the necessary activity that is required of it and to work with the Electoral Commission and other organisations which participate in ensuring effective elections should an early general election be called.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/09/2019 08:58:55 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1146135

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers: Conduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any exemptions to the Cabinet Office Code of Conduct for Special Advisers have been granted to any Special Adviser since the formation of the current Government.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	290944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>Special Advisers are required to adhere to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers. I can confirm no exemptions to this requirement have been granted.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/09/2019 08:54:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1146156

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Hubs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to announce the next wave of Government hubs.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	291132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government Hubs programme will create sustainable long-term multi-Departmental Government Hubs delivering value for money for the tax-payer and creating a modern, flexible estate, facilitating smarter working for civil servants. Fourteen Government Hubs have already been announced, and market searches are progressing to source appropriate space for future locations.</p><p>As these locations are agreed, further announcements will be made.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 30/09/2019 08:17:21 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1146185

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government plans to spend on the Get ready for Brexit campaign via (a) websites, (b) newspapers, (c) television, (d) search engine optimisation, (e) social media by platform, (f) billboards and (g) any other medium in (i) total and (ii) each month.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	290970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>In law the UK is set to leave the EU on 31 October 2019. “Get Ready for Brexit” is a public information campaign providing the facts citizens and businesses need to know about the preparations they need to take to be ready for when the UK leaves the EU.</p><p>The campaign is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.</p><p>The cost of the public information campaign will be published monthly on a rolling basis, as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 290437 290765 question first answered 30/09/2019 13:49:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

1145468

registered interest
date	24/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	British Constitution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will consult on a process by which a written constitution for the UK could be determined; and if he will consult citizens' assemblies as part of that process.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	290315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce a codified (single written document) constitution for the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Government does take a keen interest in initiatives to facilitate discussion and interest in constitutional issues and the UK’s constitutional arrangements, including as citizens’ assemblies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/09/2019 09:02:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1145469

registered interest
date	24/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants and Ministerial Policy Advisers: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers are required to declare whether they have ever been involved in actions intended to overthrow or undermine Parliamentary democracy by political, industrial or violent means in order to gain (i) employment and (ii) security clearance.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	290323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>All civil servants and special advisers who are subject to National Security Vetting are asked the following three questions as part of the clearance process:</p><p>“Have you ever been involved in actions intended to overthrow or undermine Parliamentary democracy by political, industrial or violent means?”</p><p>“Have you ever been a member of, or supported, a group or groups involved in any of the above activities?”</p><p>“Have you ever had a close association with anyone, including a member of your family, who, to your knowledge, has been a member of or given active support to any such group or activities?”</p><p>National Security Vetting is a prerequisite for employment in a large subset of Civil Service roles, including sensitive posts and special advisers. For less sensitive roles that do not require vetting, these assurances are not asked of prospective candidates.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/09/2019 08:58:15 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin