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1167809

registered interest
date	01/11/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Honours
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 proportion of staff in his Department in receipt of each category of Honour in (a) December 2018 and (b) June 2019 were (i) from ethnic minority backgrounds and (ii) female aged (A) under 30, (B) 31 to 40, (C) 41 to 50 and (D) aged over 50.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	8588
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the honours system is fully representative of UK society. The proportion of women and people from ethnic minorities receiving recognition on each honours list is available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> as is a breakdown of ethnicities of recipients is published on the Ethnicity Facts and Figures website at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/honours-recipients-by-ethnicity</a></p><p>Information on ages is not correlated with other diversity factors. We also publish the proportion of honours by independent committee on GOV.UK. The numbers of honours recipients in the Cabinet Office are very small and vary from year to year. Releasing the requested data would identify the individuals and they have given permission for their data to be used for statistical purposes only.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/11/2019 09:22:52 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1167827

registered interest
date	01/11/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit: Publicity
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 Answer of 31 October 2019 to Question 6416 on Brexit: Publicity, in which cities in those EU 27 countries the Get Ready for Brexit campaign took place.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	8611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Further to the answer of 31 October to PQ6416, there is no list of cities in the EU27 countries held by this department.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/11/2019 09:23:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1167618

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad
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 recent assessment the Cabinet Office has made of the effect of the snap parliamentary general election on the ability of UK nationals living overseas who have postal votes to vote in that election.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	8255
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of a smooth and timely process for overseas electors in regards to the 12 December General Election, and has taken steps to ensure that postal votes reach overseas electors in good time to cast their vote.</p><p>The timetable for UK elections was revised in 2013 to extend the time available for postal vote packs to be printed, posted and returned. We are also working with Royal Mail to set up a dedicated scheme for Returning Officers to use to expedite the delivery of postal votes to overseas electors. If an elector is concerned that their local postal services are irregular or if they live far from the UK, we advise that they consider voting by proxy as an alternative to a postal vote.</p><p>The Government has no plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enable British citizens living overseas who have postal votes to receive postal vote packs by email or vote online. The selection of elected representatives for Parliament is regarded as requiring the highest possible level of integrity and, at present, there are concerns that online voting, by any means, is not seen by many to be suitably rigorous and secure, and could be vulnerable to attack or fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 8256 question first answered 04/11/2019 14:12:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1167619

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Absent Voting: British Nationals Abroad
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 he has plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enable British citizens living overseas who have postal votes to (a) receive postal vote packs by email and (b) vote online.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	8256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognises the importance of a smooth and timely process for overseas electors in regards to the 12 December General Election, and has taken steps to ensure that postal votes reach overseas electors in good time to cast their vote.</p><p>The timetable for UK elections was revised in 2013 to extend the time available for postal vote packs to be printed, posted and returned. We are also working with Royal Mail to set up a dedicated scheme for Returning Officers to use to expedite the delivery of postal votes to overseas electors. If an elector is concerned that their local postal services are irregular or if they live far from the UK, we advise that they consider voting by proxy as an alternative to a postal vote.</p><p>The Government has no plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enable British citizens living overseas who have postal votes to receive postal vote packs by email or vote online. The selection of elected representatives for Parliament is regarded as requiring the highest possible level of integrity and, at present, there are concerns that online voting, by any means, is not seen by many to be suitably rigorous and secure, and could be vulnerable to attack or fraud.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 8255 question first answered 04/11/2019 14:12:55 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1167625

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Sovereignty: Scotland
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 (a) Department and (b) the Electoral Commission has made an estimate of the cost of holding a referendum on Scottish independence in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	8258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Scotland had an independence referendum in 2014. It was legal, fair and decisive and people in Scotland voted by a significant margin to remain part of the UK. The UK Government is committed to upholding and respecting the result of the 2014 referendum. The Scottish Government has stated that the cost of running the 2014 referendum was £15.8 million.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/11/2019 09:23:18 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

1167708

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Mental Health: Young People
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 steps the Government is taking to develop a cross-departmental approach to promoting young people’s mental health; what assessment he has made of cross-departmental responsibilities for promoting young people’s mental health; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	8250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Protecting our children’s mental health is a priority for this Government, and a core part of the NHS Long Term Plan. The Government made available £1.4 billion to improve specialist children and young people’s mental health services between 2015-21.</p><p>The Government’s Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health recognises this is a cross-cutting issue which impacts on the work of multiple departments and arms-length bodies. It aims to improve the provision of mental health support so that children and young get the best possible start in life.</p><p>The proposals in the Green Paper have the potential to significantly improve early intervention and prevention by expanding the current children and young people’s mental health workforce and bolstering the capacity of schools and NHS services.</p><p>Given that the emotional and social development of children is a broad and complicated issue, the responsibility for the area sits across multiple departments including the Department for Health and Social Care, The Department for Education, the Department of Work and Pensions, and the Department for Housing Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/11/2019 11:57:55 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167347

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Equal Pay
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 each Department has set a target for the elimination of the gender pay gap in their workforce; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	7686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>In 2017, the Government introduced world-leading legislation that made it statutory for organisations with 250 or more employees to report annually on their gender pay gap. Government departments are covered by the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 which came into force on 31 March 2017. These regulations underpin the Public Sector Equality Duty and require the relevant organisations to publish their gender pay gap data by 30 March annually.</p><p>Each year, in addition to reporting the figures required by the legislation each department publishes a stand alone report outlining the reasons that contribute to their gender pay gap and the action plans aimed at reducing it. At present there is no set date by which gender pay gaps will be eliminated and it is acknowledged that it will take many years.</p><p>Individual departmental gender pay gap reports are available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/11/2019 10:27:05 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1167355

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Digital Technology
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, who is responsible for digitisation in his Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	7656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service leads the Government’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) function, helping departments build and run services that are digital by default and focused on the needs of citizens.</p><p>GDS does this in a number of ways. It works with departments to set the government's strategy for digital transformation, including the Government Transformation Strategy. It runs the GDS Academy, which has upskilled over 10,000 civil servants in the skills that are essential to building public services in the 21st century, and deploys specialist DDaT teams across government to accelerate the delivery of priority projects. GDS establishes, and assures projects against, clear best practice standards to help departments deliver world-class digital services that are designed around user needs. It also helps departments to build these services by providing advice and developing solutions to common problems and making them available for reuse across government’s digital estate; removing duplication and freeing up resources for departments to focus on solving the hard problems that are unique to them.</p><p>Within government we have a strong focus on the concept of “digital maturity” which encapsulates not only delivery of excellent digital services, but improving government’s processes, tools, and infrastructure, developing digital, data and technology (DDaT) capability, and upskilling decision makers to ensure we build on these foundations to deliver digital transformation at scale.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/11/2019 10:27:47 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1167416

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	General Elections: Learning Disability
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 steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) party manifestos, (b) voter registration information and (c) polling booths are made accessible to people with learning disabilities during the parliamentary general election.
tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
uin	7623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government, through the Cabinet Office chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group, has taken a number of steps to remove barriers that people with a learning disability face in registering to vote and voting at elections. These include:</p><p>(a) Facilitating direct engagement between the Royal Mencap Society and political parties through the Westminster Parliamentary Parties Panel on the benefits and timings of producing Easy Read versions of party manifestos, to assist people with a learning disability to make an informed decision when voting at elections.</p><p>(b) Introducing on the Register to Vote homepage an ‘Easy Read’ guide produced in partnership with the Royal Mencap Society, to enable people with learning difficulties to apply online without difficulty.</p><p>(c) Improving training materials for polling station staff, including the Electoral Commission and the Royal Mencap Society producing videos setting out the voting experience of people with a learning disability at the polling station. A disabled voter can be assisted to vote in the polling booth to mark their ballot paper by the presiding officer or their companion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/11/2019 14:11:03 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

1167424

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Housing: Prices
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 average house price is in each parliamentary constituency in the most recent period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	7760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/11/2019 14:11:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ7760 (1).pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully