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765165

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 September 2017 to Question 7608, on Public Sector: Procurement, how many service users waived their right to anonymity in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	105509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Checking tax compliance is the responsibility of the contracting authority. This information is not held centrally. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In the 12 months from 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2017, 59 users of the Mystery</ins><br /><ins class="ministerial">Shopper service waived their right to anonymity.</ins></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/10/2017 12:37:44 question first ministerially corrected 12/10/2017 14:09:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 13716 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1061363

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Billing
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who is responsible for auditing the payment performance data published by public authorities as required by sections 113(7) and 113(8) of the Public Service Contracts Regulations 2015; and what processes they use for such audits.
	tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
	uin	HL13743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 and wider public sector contracts above the value of £25,000 are published on Contracts Finder.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public procurement regulations do not contain requirements for public bodies to include auditing or whistleblowing policies in the operational delivery and management of public contracts.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public bodies in scope of these regulations are individually responsible for ensuring the accuracy of their own data prior to publication, and operate their own whistleblowing policies.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government encourages whistleblowers to get independent advice (e.g. from Citizens Advice) to ensure that they are adequately protected.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Public sector suppliers that have not been paid on time can raise the issue with the Public Procurement Review Service.</ins></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 20/02/2019 11:32:53 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2019 14:27:38 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham previous answer version 103260 answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

873488

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2018
	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 steps he is taking to increase voter registration among under-registered groups.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Alex Norris
	uin	904630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I continue to have regular conversations with the Secretary of State for Scotland on the return of powers from Brussels to Holyrood following exit from the EU. Furthermore, we are both part of JMC(EN) where this, amongst other issues, has been discussed with the devolved administrations.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our inaugural National Democracy Week in July is going to be a UK-wide event, intended to increase democratic engagement among a wide range of under-registered groups. Last Wednesday we launched its website and a youth engagement toolkit for parliamentarians and later this year will recruit and train youth Democracy Ambassadors.</ins></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/03/2018 16:01:12 question first ministerially corrected 03/04/2018 10:54:32 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith previous answer version 50507 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4641 label Biography information for Alex Norris

603990

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 May 2016 to Question 37393, how many civil servants have had their exit payments capped at £95,000 prior to 1 October 2016; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Eltham
	tabling member printed	Clive Efford
	uin	48873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government legislated to end six figure exit payments in the public sector through the Enterprise Act and will lay secondary legislation to bring a £95,000 cap into force.</ins></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/10/2016 16:10:50 question first ministerially corrected 21/10/2016 11:31:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 15558 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	165 label Biography information for Clive Efford

731298

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Lobbying: Fines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many organisations have been fined for failing to comply with regulations on third party campaigning set out in the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	77
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">One organisation has been fined for failing to comply with regulations on third party campaigning set out in the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. The Electoral Commission announced on 19 April 2017 that it had imposed a civil monetary penalty on Greenpeace Ltd, as the organisation did not register with the Electoral Commission at the 2015 General Election. Greenpeace Ltd was fined a total of £30,000.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The rules on third party campaigning at elections are set out in the Political Parties Elections and Referendums Act 2000. These rules were amended by the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Since the amendments made by the 2014 Act came into force, three organisations have been fined by the Electoral Commission. On 19 April 2016, the Electoral Commission announced that it had fined Steve Hart from the Centre for Labour and Social Studies £1100 for failing to deliver two donations reports on time. On 19 April 2017, the Commission announced that it had fined Greenpeace Limited a total of £30,000 and Friends of the Earth Limited £1000. Both organisations did not register with the Electoral Commission at the 2015 UK Parliamentary General Election before spending in excess of the registration threshold.</ins></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 27/06/2017 14:55:37 question first ministerially corrected 03/08/2017 11:02:42 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore previous answer version 304 answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

455212

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in his Department are responsible for coordinating and developing international policy across Government.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	28516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Promoting diversity in the Senior Civil Service is a ministerial responsibility of the Minister for the Cabinet Office. I have had frequent such meetings, and details of Ministers' meetings with external organisations are published routinely and can be found on www. Gov.UK.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">As part of this Government’s transparency agenda, twice a year all Departments are required to publish an organogram and structure charts that contain information about the roles performed by staff. The latest Cabinet Office organogram is available at <a href="https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office</a> and the latest structure charts may be downloaded at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-structure-charts</a>.</ins></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/03/2016 13:50:32 question first ministerially corrected 07/03/2016 16:23:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 49154 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

757382

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Digital Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many members of staff of the Government Digital Service have come from the civil service fast stream.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department does not centrally hold records extending back to the date specified; gathering this data could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We do not keep records of the number of GDS staff who have ever been on the civil service fast stream; however, there are currently 16 fast streamers working at GDS.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong></strong></ins><br /><br /></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/09/2017 10:32:25 question first ministerially corrected 13/09/2017 08:46:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes previous answer version 10242 answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

967789

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the UK Joint Ministerial Committee being expanded to a full Council of Ministers with responsibility for regional policy after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	170272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has regular and frequent engagement with devolved administrations across a wide range of issues where there are shared interests.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Furthermore,</del> the UK Government recognises the need to review the existing intergovernmental structures to ensure they are fit for purpose in light of the UK’s exit from the EU. We are working closely with the devolved administrations on this review.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/09/2018 16:05:33 question first ministerially corrected 10/09/2018 21:12:08 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington previous answer version 74149 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

348378

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kids Company: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much financial assistance the Government has given to the children's charity Kids Company since its creation.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	1061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">YEAR</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">AMOUNT PAID</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2007 / 08</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£3.52m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2008 / 09</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.35m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2009 / 10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.48m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010 / 11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.66m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011 / 12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.85m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012 / 13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.69m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013 / 14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£0.25m</del></p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014 / 15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.265m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately £4 million per year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of £4.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of £4.265 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/06/2015 17:02:07 question first ministerially corrected 12/08/2015 13:26:40 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson previous answer version 3077 answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

348381

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kids Company: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the children's charity Kids Company about the provision of long-term government funding to that charity.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	1064
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2015 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The table below outlines the funding from 2007 onwards.</del></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">YEAR</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">AMOUNT PAID</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2007 / 08</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£3.52m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2008 / 09</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.35m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2009 / 10</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.48m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2010 / 11</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.66m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2011 / 12</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.85m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2012 / 13</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.69m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2013 / 14</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£0.25m</del></p><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2014 / 15</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.5m.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">£1m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><del class="ministerial">2015/16</del></p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£4.265m</del></p></td></tr><tr><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td><td><del class="ministerial"> </del></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</del></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has given funding to Kids Company for a number of years across different administrations. The Government has provided funding to Kids Company since at least 2007 at a level of approximately £4 million per year.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">No decision has been taken regarding the 2016 budget. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In 2014/15 the Government provided a grant of £4.5 million to Kids Company. In 2015/16 the Government provided a grant of £4.265 million.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Kids Company has asked for, and has had, a number of discussions about its long term funding.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 08/06/2015 17:02:09 question first ministerially corrected 12/08/2015 13:25:36 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson previous answer version 3144 answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman