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49878

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how much property in London is owned by central government; and how much of it is not in use.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Valentine
	uin	HL6865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Since the 2010 General Election we have vacated over 1.5 million square metres of property across the country. The number of central administrative estate holdings within the 5 central London postcodes is currently 92, a reduction of over 50% since 2010. This reduction has generated significant savings, for example, we saved £60 million by selling a lease on Admiralty Arch.</p><p>On 1 January 2014, 2.5% of the central administrative estate that is mandated to be on e-PIMS (electronic Property Information Management System) was vacant. This is well below the reported national average (private and public sector) of 10.2%. Figures for the London region indicate a vacancy rate of 1.8% at January 2013, which compares favourably with the average vacancy rate (private and public sector) for London of 7.2%.</p><p>Government property and land that is available to rent or buy can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/find-government-property</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3757 label Biography information for Baroness Valentine

49898

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many days it has taken to receive Royal Mail approval of contents of freepost election addresses in each of the European Parliament constituencies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL6876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Government does not have a role in the approval of the content of election addresses.</p><p>Royal Mail is responsible for checking that candidates' election addresses meet Royal Mail's conditions of carriage and candidates' legal responsibilities. Royal Mail's guidance sets out its aim to approve or request changes to artwork within 48 hours of receipt.</p><p>However, it remains the party's or candidate's responsibility to ensure that the content of their election addresses complies with the law.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

49902

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how they are ensuring (1) that adequate plans are in place for private contractors managing new public sector contracts, and (2) that any such plans include reference to what will be passed on by previous contractors and clear arrangements for exiting previous obligations.
	tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
	uin	HL6879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Although it is the responsibility of the Contracting Authority to ensure that adequate plans are in place for private contractors managing new public sector contracts, the Crown Commercial Service was created to support departments in improving their commercial relationships and strengthen the role of the centre of Government in overseeing procurement.</p><p>The Model Services Contract, published by the Crown Commercial Service in January 2014, contains standard contractual provisions relating to contract termination and supplier replacement:</p><p><a href="https://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files/Transparency/Model%20Services%20Contract%20v1_0.pdf" target="_blank">https://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/sites/default/files/files/Transparency/Model%20Services%20Contract%20v1_0.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

49920

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Cabinet Office.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL6890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>Within Cabinet Office the official who holds responsibility for departmental management information is Bruce Mann, Finance Director.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

49931

	registered interest
	date	06/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who are the members of the Prime Minister's Growth Council; and how many times it has met since its creation.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
	uin	HL6896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>A list of members is available in the Library, and online at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.gov.uk</a>.</p><p>In line with the practice of previous governments, information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including what issues were discussed, is generally not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	4189 label Biography information for Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield

50271

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 7 April (WA 238–9), which specific amounts of Public Duty Cost Allowance funding each former Prime Minister was allocated by way of reimbursement of (1) necessary office costs, (2) "secretarial costs", and (3) all other costs, in each year that the reimbursement was awarded to them; what systems are or were in place to assess and audit such expenses claims; and, if there are no such systems in place, whether they will introduce them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL6989
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>There is no allocation within the public duties allowance for different categories of spend. It is for the former Prime Minister to submit receipts for payment within the annual allowance. The allowance is subject to audit, both by Internal Audit and the National Audit Office. Relevant supporting documentation is provided in support of claims.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

49378

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will stop requesting that government departments review their arrangements regarding employees paying their trade union subscriptions using check-off.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	197495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

50438

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	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 levels of unemployment amongst recent university graduates in the North East.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	198292
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 198294 198296 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQs 198292, 198294 and 198296.pdf title Level of Unemployment
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

50439

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many university graduates in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK were (i) employed and (ii) unemployed in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	198294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 198292 198296 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQs 198292, 198294 and 198296.pdf title Level of Unemployment
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn

50451

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many university graduates in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK secured (i) graduate level and (ii) non-graduate level employment in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Jarrow
	tabling member printed	Mr Stephen Hepburn
	uin	198296
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 198292 198294 question first answered 14/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQs 198292, 198294 and 198296.pdf title Level of Unemployment
	tabling member	520 label Biography information for Mr Stephen Hepburn