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1714729

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to help ensure that public services are available to (a) individuals and (b) households without internet access.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	23995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that everyone has affordable access to public services, whether online or offline.</p><p>All new public services therefore must adhere to the Government Service Standards, which require Departments to provide a service that meets the needs of all users, across a range of channels. These channels include phone, paper, and face-to-face as options for both individuals or households that do not have access to the internet, or lack the confidence to use it.</p><p>Service teams are required to provide evidence that their service meets these standards, as part of which they undertake rigorous user testing for both online and offline services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 08/05/2024 15:46:43 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1681969

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help ensure that all those affected by contaminated blood receive appropriate compensation; and what is his planned timetable for finalising the compensation framework.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	9429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>I recognise that the use of Infected Blood and blood products was an appalling tragedy. Clinical, legal and social care experts are being appointed to advise the Cabinet Office on technical considerations to inform the Government’s response to the Inquiry’s recommendations on compensation. The Inquiry will publish its final report on 20th May and I have committed to updating Parliament within 25 sitting days of its publication.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 23/01/2024 14:54:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1625624

registered interest
date	03/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay and Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have their (a) payroll and (ii) pensions managed by private limited company Shared Services Connected Ltd; what was the cost to the public purse of using this company in (i) 2020-21 (ii) 2021-22 and (iii) 2022-23; and whether he plans to take steps to administer the payroll and pensions of all civil servants in-house.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	183663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2023 answer text <p>Shared Services Connected Ltd (SSCL) services are provided to approximately 260,000 civil servants across the Health and Safety Executive, Office for Nuclear Regulation, Ministry of Justice, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions and Cabinet Office. SSCL costs for all Independent Shared Services Centre Two (ISSC2) departments in calendar year 2020 were £171m and for calendar year 2021 were £206m. This change was due to a surge of short term and catch up volumes as a result of the COVID pandemic and project start ups.</p><p> </p><p>2022 calendar year costs have not yet been published. SSCL are contracted to perform as-is services until October 2025. Future service provision, beyond this date, is currently being considered for the whole of the civil service.</p><p> </p><p>This system saves duplication of effort across government departments, enabling them to focus work and resources on the British people’s priorities.</p><p>The costs stated are for all services provided by SSCL which include HR, Finance, Recruitment and Procurement Services. Across all streams, they process approximately 6 million transactions per annum.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/05/2023 14:14:23 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart previous answer version 74611 answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1435552

registered interest
date	18/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of (a) exports and (b) imports between the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	129739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A response to the hon. Member's Parliamentary Questions of 18 February 2022 is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 07/03/2022 17:57:40 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler attachment 1 file name UKSA_Response_to_PQ129739.pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1282055

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
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 assessment he has made of trends in the level of knife crime in the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	145748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/02/2021 15:04:53 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez attachment 1 file name PQ Response to PQ 145748.pdf title UKSAs response to PQ 145748
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1281180

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 behavioural scientists are involved in implementing national lockdown guidance and messaging.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	144609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Behavioural science has been fully embedded in Covid-19 communications since the start of the pandemic. The evidence-based principles from this field have been applied across all key campaigns, including the decision to enter national lockdown. Behavioural science support during the pandemic has been provided by internal government teams and academic experts, including those who are members of SPI-B.</p><p>The Government constantly monitors and gains insight on public awareness. We use regular evaluations to maximise the impact of our campaigns across the UK. Recall of Government communication has remained extremely high.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 144610 question first answered 02/02/2021 18:05:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1281181

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 made an assessment of the effectiveness of public health messaging in saving lives during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	144610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>Behavioural science has been fully embedded in Covid-19 communications since the start of the pandemic. The evidence-based principles from this field have been applied across all key campaigns, including the decision to enter national lockdown. Behavioural science support during the pandemic has been provided by internal government teams and academic experts, including those who are members of SPI-B.</p><p>The Government constantly monitors and gains insight on public awareness. We use regular evaluations to maximise the impact of our campaigns across the UK. Recall of Government communication has remained extremely high.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 144609 question first answered 02/02/2021 18:05:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1244262

registered interest
date	16/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Borders: Artificial Intelligence
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 he is taking to implement AI infrastructure at EU-UK borders.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	104698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2020 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office published on 22 July a consultation document on the 2025 Border Strategy. This set out the Government’s intention to create a highly digitised and automated border. As part of this approach, we will explore the potential to use artificial intelligence at the border. We will respond to the consultation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/10/2020 17:07:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1243428

registered interest
date	13/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Private Companies: Contracts
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 criteria is used by Government Departments when granting public contracts to private companies.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	103434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2020 answer text <p>Public sector purchasing authorities are required to purchase products and services in accordance with public procurement legislation. Against this background, UK public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 21/10/2020 16:06:35 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

1220607

registered interest
date	03/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ethnic Groups and Females: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he took to ensure that (a) women and (b) ethnic minorities were represented in shaping the Government's covid-19 response (i) planning and (ii) decision-making.
tabling member constituency	Preston
tabling member printed	Sir Mark Hendrick
uin	68669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government’s COVID-19 response has been a cross-Government effort, involving thousands of people who have worked tirelessly as the UK faces unprecedented challenges. Planning and decision making has touched almost all of Government, with women and ethnic minorities represented at all levels.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/07/2020 08:34:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick