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418238

	registered interest
	date	10/09/2015
	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
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent representations he has received on talent retention in the Government Digital Service.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	9925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) is helping the public sector deliver better digital services for less and has become a world leader in digital government.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly recruit extremely talented people and have detailed retention plans for the brilliant people we need.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 18/09/2015 10:22:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 21507 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

418853

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Labour Turnover
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of staff turnover has been in (a) his Department and (b) the Government Digital Service in each of the last six months for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	10361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>In the year to 30 September 2015, the level of staff turnover was (a) 30% in myDepartment and (b) 19% in the Government DigitalService.</p><p /> <p>Thisincludes loans, secondments and fixed term appointments ending, transfersto other government departments (including Machinery of Government changes), voluntary exits,resignationsand retirements.</p><p /> <p>There have been 27 resignations of permanent staff (1% of CO workforce) in my Department since 1 May2015 including 6 in the Government Digital Service (2% of GDS workforce).</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 10362 question first answered 19/10/2015 11:04:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 23180 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

418854

	registered interest
	date	15/09/2015
	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: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff members have resigned from the Government Digital Service since May 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	10362
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>In the year to 30 September 2015, the level of staff turnover was (a) 30% in myDepartment and (b) 19% in the Government DigitalService.</p><p /> <p>Thisincludes loans, secondments and fixed term appointments ending, transfersto other government departments (including Machinery of Government changes), voluntary exits,resignationsand retirements.</p><p /> <p>There have been 27 resignations of permanent staff (1% of CO workforce) in my Department since 1 May2015 including 6 in the Government Digital Service (2% of GDS workforce).</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 10361 question first answered 19/10/2015 11:04:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 23182 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

419831

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Extended Ministerial Offices
	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 11 September 2015 to Question 8466, if he will list the names, job titles and pay grades of all appointments to extended ministerial offices that have been made to date.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The government regularly publishes information on the job titles and pay grades of senior civil servants along with the numbers of staff they manage and the budgets they are responsible for.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 10866 question first answered 26/10/2015 15:54:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 23450 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

419832

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Extended Ministerial Offices
	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 11 September 2015 to Question 8466, how many appointments to extended ministerial offices (a) have been made to date, (b) required approval by the Civil Service Commission, (c) are currently under consideration by the Civil Service Commission and (d) have been rejected by the Civil Service Commission.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	10866
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>The government regularly publishes information on the job titles and pay grades of senior civil servants along with the numbers of staff they manage and the budgets they are responsible for.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 10865 question first answered 26/10/2015 15:54:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 23451 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

422165

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to collect socio-economic information on the (a) Future Leaders' Scheme, (b) Senior Leaders' Scheme, (c) High Potential Development Scheme for Directors and (d) other internal talent management schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	12401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>Collecting socio-economic information for participants on the Future Leaders Scheme, the Senior Leaders Scheme and the High Potential Development Scheme has been defined as a priority action in the Government publication “Improving Social Mobility in the Civil Service” (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-actions-to-improve-social-mobility-in-the-civil-service" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-actions-to-improve-social-mobility-in-the-civil-service</a>).</p><p>For the 2015 intake of the Future Leaders Scheme and Senior Leaders Scheme, the Cabinet Office has collected socio-economic information on all candidates from the point of their nomination. For the Individual Development Programme and High Potential Development Scheme, this information will be collected from successful candidates from December. We commit to collecting this information through selection for our talent programmes on an annual basis and expanding it from 2016 onwards.</p><p>The socio-economic information currently collected is based on the Social Mobility Toolkit (<a href="http://www.professionsforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SocialMobilityToolkit-2014-low-res.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.professionsforgood.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SocialMobilityToolkit-2014-low-res.pdf</a>). However, there is an ongoing review into the most effective and appropriate definition for social mobility, which we will align with in future years. This work is being led by The Bridge Group, a charitable policy association promoting social mobility, as part of research they are undertaking on social mobility in the Civil Service Fast Stream.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/10/2015 15:03:39 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25322 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

422166

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to ensure that graduates from a working class background are recruited onto the Civil Service Fast Stream.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	12402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>To govern modern Britain, the Civil Service needs to look and sound likemodern Britain. We need access to the broadest possible pool of talent, drawing on peoplefrom all backgrounds and all parts of the country.</p><p>The Civil Service is implementing a number of initiatives to recruit individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds onto the Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprenticeship schemes, including internship programmes, schools and colleges mentoring and discovery days, work experience programmes and engagement with universities with a high representation of lower socio-economic students.</p><p>Information on the socio-economic status of recent appointees to the SCS was published in 2014,and the socio-economic status of Fast-Stream applicants has been published since 2011.</p><p>In 2015 16.8% of new joiners to the Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme were from lower socio-economic backgrounds, up from 8.5% in 2013/14. From 2015 this data will be published as part of the Fast Stream applicants publication.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 12399 12400 question first answered 26/10/2015 14:03:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25327 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

422167

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure improved working class representation in the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	12403
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>Diversity and Inclusion is one of the Civil Service's top priorities.</p><p>We have published a Talent Action Plan (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-refreshed-talent-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-refreshed-talent-action-plan</a>)which sets out our ambitions to aide the recruitment and progression of under-represented groups, including those from less well off socio-economic backgrounds within the Civil Service. We also published ‘Priority Actions for Improving Social Mobility in the Civil Service:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418138/Social_mobility_in_the_Civil_Service.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418138/Social_mobility_in_the_Civil_Service.pdf</a></p><p>In line with one of the commitments in ‘priority Actions’, there is an ongoing review into the most effective and appropriate definition for social mobility which we will align with in future years. This work is being led by The Bridge Group, a charitable policy association promoting social mobility, as part of research they are undertaking on social mobility in the Fast Stream. The Outcome of this review will inform further work to increase representation of people from less well off backgrounds at all levels within the civil service.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/10/2015 14:03:11 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25324 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

422169

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people from a working class background were recruited onto the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme in each year since its inception.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	12399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>To govern modern Britain, the Civil Service needs to look and sound likemodern Britain. We need access to the broadest possible pool of talent, drawing on peoplefrom all backgrounds and all parts of the country.</p><p>The Civil Service is implementing a number of initiatives to recruit individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds onto the Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprenticeship schemes, including internship programmes, schools and colleges mentoring and discovery days, work experience programmes and engagement with universities with a high representation of lower socio-economic students.</p><p>Information on the socio-economic status of recent appointees to the SCS was published in 2014,and the socio-economic status of Fast-Stream applicants has been published since 2011.</p><p>In 2015 16.8% of new joiners to the Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme were from lower socio-economic backgrounds, up from 8.5% in 2013/14. From 2015 this data will be published as part of the Fast Stream applicants publication.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 12400 12402 question first answered 26/10/2015 14:03:53 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25321 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

422170

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to publish the socio-economic status of entrants to the Senior Civil Service, Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprentice Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	12400
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2015 answer text <p>To govern modern Britain, the Civil Service needs to look and sound likemodern Britain. We need access to the broadest possible pool of talent, drawing on peoplefrom all backgrounds and all parts of the country.</p><p>The Civil Service is implementing a number of initiatives to recruit individuals from lower socio-economic backgrounds onto the Fast Stream and Fast Track Apprenticeship schemes, including internship programmes, schools and colleges mentoring and discovery days, work experience programmes and engagement with universities with a high representation of lower socio-economic students.</p><p>Information on the socio-economic status of recent appointees to the SCS was published in 2014,and the socio-economic status of Fast-Stream applicants has been published since 2011.</p><p>In 2015 16.8% of new joiners to the Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme were from lower socio-economic backgrounds, up from 8.5% in 2013/14. From 2015 this data will be published as part of the Fast Stream applicants publication.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 12399 12402 question first answered 26/10/2015 14:03:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25325 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh