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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

422525

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Welsh Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department will make available the first draft of the Cabinet Office's Welsh Language Scheme as required by the Welsh Language Act 1993.
	tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
	tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
	uin	12690
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>The Welsh Language Act does not require government departments to prepare Welsh Language Schemes.</p><p>The Government Digital Service works closely with the Wales Office to ensure that that the Welsh language content on GOV.UK is underpinned by high quality user research that provides a simpler, clearer and faster service for users. It also gives government departments and other organisations which publish material on GOV.UK the ability to publish Welsh-language content in line with the requirements of their individual Welsh Language Schemes.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/10/2015 10:35:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25444 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

422526

	registered interest
	date	20/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Interserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contracts Government departments hold with Interserve PLC and Developments.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	12701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Since 1 April 2015, wider public sector bodies, including local authorities, have also been required to publish details of contracts above the value of £25,000 on Contracts Finder.</p><p>Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: http://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 28/10/2015 10:36:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 25443 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

424208

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2015 to Question 12401, if he will publish the socio-economic data collected for the 2015 intake of the Future Leaders Scheme and Senior Leaders Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	13611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>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.This research is the largest quantitative analysis of its kind and will help to inform how we define and measure social mobility across all Civil Service talent schemes, including the Future Leaders Scheme and Senior Leaders Scheme. The research will also help us to determine what information we collate and publish on these schemes in a meaningful and accessible way.</p><p>We are also working towards a position where we collate and publish diversity data in a single format on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>website to improve transparency and accountability on overall progress towards diversity and inclusion in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/11/2015 14:10:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 26904 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

424210

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Special Advisers Remuneration Committee
	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 27 October 2015 to Question 13086, whether the Special Advisers Remuneration Committee still exists.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	13720
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2015 answer text <p>The arrangements for the determination of special advisers’ pay are set out in the Model Contract for Special Advisers.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/11/2015 14:10:24 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 26902 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

424468

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Freedom of Information
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward proposals to add the (a) Surveillance Camera Commissioner and (b) Office of the Biometrics Commissioner to Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	13811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2015 answer text <p>The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) already extends to over 100,000 public authorities. We constantly keep the list of bodies covered by the FOIA under review.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/11/2015 11:11:30 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 27239 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

425061

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what circumstances major Government programmes are exempted from the requirement for Gateway Reviews.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	14168
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>The Major Project Portfolio for each Department is agreed by the Department, the Major Projects Authority and the relevant HM Treasury spending team. Each programme on the portfolio is subject to an agreed schedule of approvals and assurance, which will normally include Gateway Reviews. There is no provision for formal exemption.</p><p>A Project Assessment Review is conducted either instead of or in addition to Gateway Reviews, and allows for specific terms of reference to be tailored to meet the assurance needs of the particular Government Major Project.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 14169 question first answered 05/11/2015 13:17:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 27854 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

425152

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Living Wage
	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 that no Department be permitted to (a) employ staff at wages below the living wage and (b) sign a contract with contractors who pay their staff less than the living wage.
	tabling member constituency	Warrington North
	tabling member printed	Helen Jones
	uin	14179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2015 answer text <p>We are the first Government ever to deliver a National Living Wage. Every employer in the country will pay the National Living Wage, including all Government contractors, from April 2016.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 05/11/2015 13:17:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 27855 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	432 label Biography information for Helen Jones

426247

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many organisations considered in-scope under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 have provided Certificates of Performance in each Department in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	14831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not require the submission of Certificates of Performance.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 14830 14832 question first answered 10/11/2015 10:55:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 28734 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

426248

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	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, whether organisations considered in-scope under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 have submitted Certificates of Performance to the Crown Commercial Service for each in-scope stand-alone public contract as required under those Regulations.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	14832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not require the submission of Certificates of Performance.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 14830 14831 question first answered 10/11/2015 10:55:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 28735 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

426249

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which suppliers have provided Certificates of Performance under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for each Department in 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	14830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2015 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not require the submission of Certificates of Performance.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 14831 14832 question first answered 10/11/2015 10:55:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 28496 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

431916

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Appointments: Females
	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 the proportion of public appointments filled by women.
	tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
	tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
	uin	17468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing the diversity of public appointments and​ has aspiration that 50% of new public appointees should be women. We are making ​good ​progress, with 44% of new appointments made to women in 2014-2015 and a higher proportion of all public appointments (new appointments and reappointments) went to women last year than at any other point since records began.</p><p>The Centre for Public Appointments in the Cabinet Office supports departments on all issues relating to the diversity of public appointments. Steps we are taking to increase diversity include streamlining the application process​, placing an emphasis on ability over previous experience,​ and increasing awareness of opportunities by using a central website, social media and engaging with ​different ​diversity networks​ and groups.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/12/2015 11:21:18 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 33416 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker

432620

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Job Satisfaction
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Minister's assessment is of morale in the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	17801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2015 answer text <p>It is a tribute to the dedication and work of individual Civil Servants that job satisfaction remains high and wellbeing has increased. It should be a source of pride that the Civil Service has successfully changed the way it operates and become more efficient - it is now delivering far more, for less, than it did before 2010.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/12/2015 09:01:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 33016 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

432623

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	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, with reference to the Departmental Settlement within the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015, what proportion of his Department's resource DEL is allocated to the Government Digital Service and related projects in each year to 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	17981
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2016 answer text <p>The Spending Review settlement has shown Government's continued commitment to digital delivery of services to recast the relationship between the citizen and the state. £1.8 billion investment in digital technology was announced by the Government in the Spending Review, plus a £450m allocation for GDS.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 04/01/2016 16:37:22 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 33019 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

432624

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned operational budget is for the (a) Government Innovation Group and (b) Efficiency and Reform Group announced in the Departmental Settlement within the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 in each year to 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	17982
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Following settlement of the Cabinet Office Spending Review last week, the allocation of funds to individual management units is underway as part of the department’s business planning process to be completed in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/12/2015 14:40:12 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 33020 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

432656

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Listed Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which former Government-owned listed properties have been sold either as freehold or on a long lease in London in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	18017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2015 answer text <p>Cabinet Office records show that two buildings listed have been sold in central London on a long lease in the last 10 years.</p><br /><p>The first is Admiralty Arch, which is leased on a 250 year long lease,generating over £65 million in capital receipts for the exchequer.</p><br /><p>The second is the Old War Office, leased on a 250 year long lease. Both freeholds remain with Cabinet Office for the perpetuity.</p><br /><p>Information is only held centrally on the Government Estate in central London. Any information outside of this is held locally by departments.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/12/2015 11:22:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 33024 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

432658

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Listed Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which listed properties owned in London by the Government are leased out; and to whom and on what terms such properties are leased.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	18016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/12/2015 answer text <p>Records held by the Cabinet Office show that New Burlington House, Piccadilly is leased out via five separate leases for ten years, renewable, at a market rent to each of the five Learned Societies (Geological Society of London, Linnean Society of London, Royal Astronomical Society, Society of Antiquaries of London, Royal Society of Chemistry). Records also show that 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road is part sub-let by the National Audit Office to commercial sub-tenants.</p><p>Information is only held centrally on the Government Estate in London. Any information outside of this is held locally by departments.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/12/2015 14:04:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 33023 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

442244

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Papers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to release Cabinet papers for the 1986-1988 period to the National Archives.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	20872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Cabinet papers for the period 1986-<del class="ministerial">1989</del> <ins class="ministerial">1988</ins>have already been transferred to the National Archives. Transparency is at the heart of this Government's agenda and we are publishing unprecedented amounts of information.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/01/2016 17:18:32 question first ministerially corrected 11/01/2016 10:35:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 37839 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

442245

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Papers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a timetable for disclosure of Cabinet papers for the 1986-1988 period.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	20873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Cabinet papers for the period 1986-<del class="ministerial">1989</del> <ins class="ministerial">1988</ins>have already been transferred to the National Archives. Transparency is at the heart of this Government's agenda and we are publishing unprecedented amounts of information.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/01/2016 17:18:32 question first ministerially corrected 12/01/2016 11:45:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 37840 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

442246

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Papers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what communications his Department has had with the National Archives on the release of Cabinet papers for the 1986-1988 period.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	20874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>Cabinet papers for the period 1986-<del class="ministerial">1989</del> <ins class="ministerial">1988</ins> have already been transferred to the National Archives. Transparency is at the heart of this Government's agenda and we are publishing unprecedented amounts of information.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/01/2016 17:18:32 question first ministerially corrected 12/01/2016 11:45:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 37841 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

444121

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Papers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent communications his Department has had with the National Archives on the release of Cabinet papers dated between 1986 and 1988.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	22110
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has regular ongoing communications with the National Archives.</p><p>The Minister for the Cabinet Office met National Archive officials to discuss the release of Cabinet Office papers for the 1986 to 1988 period on two occasions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 22436 question first answered 22/02/2016 15:39:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 39673 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

444543

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason Cabinet Office spend over £25,000 has not been updated beyond December 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	22470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave her on 17 December 2015 to UIN: 20015.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 19/01/2016 13:26:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 39671 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

444913

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Foreign Companies: Property
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to launch its planned consultation on increasing the transparency of property ownership by foreign companies.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	22662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>In due course.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/02/2016 16:56:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 39977 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

445852

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Paper
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure a reduction in the use of paper in departments.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	23076
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>Individual Departments are responsible for making their own reductions to their use of paper, including as part of the Greening Government Commitments. The Cabinet Office’s own use of paper in 2015/16 to date has reduced by around 60% against the 2009/10 baseline. This reduction has been achieved including through the use of more flexible laptop-based IT and electronic records systems which means that printing requirements have reduced considerably.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/01/2016 12:20:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 40565 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

445856

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of ministerial letters have been signed on behalf of Ministers in their absence in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	23025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>In line with the guidance on handling Ministerial correspondence, the Cabinet Office ensures that all correspondence, wherever possible, is personally hand-signed by the appropriate responsible Minister.</p><p>Guidance to Departments on handling correspondence is available on Gov.uk - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441892/Cabinet_Office_Guidance_on_correspondence.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/441892/Cabinet_Office_Guidance_on_correspondence.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/01/2016 12:21:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 40564 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

445857

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Oldham
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will commission an assessment of the potential economic impact on Oldham of the reduction in Oldham's public estate.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
	tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
	uin	23030
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Government Property Unit is working closely with Oldham Council and others across Greater Manchester on future plans across the public sector estate. Oldham Council is part of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Partnership on the One Public Estate Programme. The programme, delivered by Cabinet Office and the Local Government Association, aims to maximise local economic growth from better use of public assets. 108 councils have recently joined a third phase of the programme. Together, they expect to generate £172 million capital receipts, reduce running costs by £65 million, and create 30,000 new homes and 43,000 new jobs over the next 5 years.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 26/01/2016 12:22:55 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 40566 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

450679

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government: Debt Collection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on legal advice relating to the Debt Market Integrator.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	25992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The total spend on legal fees, including external legal advice, relating to the Debt Market Integrator for 2014/15 and 2015/16 is £3,123,332.</p><p>DMI has collected in excess of £22m up to end December 2015.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/02/2016 11:57:23 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 44624 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

450680

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Shared Services Connected: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the amount spent on consultancy support for Independent Shared Services Centres; and for what reasons the consultants were so engaged.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	25998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>No external consultancy support is funded by the Cabinet Office to the Independent Shared Services Centres directly to support operations.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/02/2016 13:46:28 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 44623 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

450970

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Efficiency and Reform Group: Ipsos MORI
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's spending data for October 2014, for what reasons IPSOS Mori was engaged on the business case for Efficiency and Reform Group fraud, error and debt.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	26048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>Ipsos MORI were commissioned by the Grants Efficiency Programme to conduct research to help us to further understand the make-up of the complex grants landscape across 17 central government departments. The study consisted of 81 interviews, which investigated a range of randomly selected grants. Interviews were held with a cross-section of Grant Managers between 15th July and 12th September 2014.</p><p>The qualitative and quantitative findings from this research were used to help develop a baseline for calculating the benefits of various proposed interventions aimed at improving the administration of government grants, which were included in The Grants Efficiency Programme’s outline business case. The business case received support from ministers across government and the Grants Efficiency Programme is working with departments to deliver better information and to increase capability, in relation to grants, by the Spring.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/02/2016 12:00:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 44953 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

450971

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector Transparency Board: Meetings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Public Sector Transparency Board last met.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	26056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>The Public Sector Transparency Board has been replaced with the Data Steering Group.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 11/02/2016 12:00:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 44949 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

451540

	registered interest
	date	09/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infrastructure: Iron and Steel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what incentives are in place to encourage major infrastructure projects to use steel manufactured in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Copeland
	tabling member printed	Mr Jamie Reed
	uin	26451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to addressing any barriers that prevent UK steel suppliers from competing effectively for public sector contracts.</p><p>The Government adopted new rules on public procurement last year to offer greater flexibility around social and economic considerations, alongside best value for money, in Government procurement activities.</p><p>In line with this, all departments are required to implement new guidelines, which we published on 30 October, on how government buyers should source steel for major projects so that the true value of UK steel is taken into account in major procurement decisions.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 23/02/2016 10:26:45 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 46460 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	1503 label Biography information for Mr Jamie Reed

454762

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers: Part-time Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Government plans to ensure that any special advisers working part-time for Government and part-time for a campaign do not make use of departmental or government resources in their campaign work.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	28378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Special advisers are required to conduct themselves in accordance with the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers at all times.</p><p>Arrangements for special advisers’ involvement in campaign activities are set out in the Cabinet Secretary’s letter of 23 February. This letter is published on www.GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:54:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48006 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

454763

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Senior Civil Servants were based in London in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	28340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>The proportion of Senior Civil Servants based in London from 2010 to 2015 is set out below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2010</p></td><td><p>65.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2011</p></td><td><p>65.0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2012</p></td><td><p>65.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2013</p></td><td><p>63.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2014</p></td><td><p>65.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1<sup>st</sup> April 2015</p></td><td><p>67.0%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/03/2016 13:19:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48003 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

454764

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will investigate whether the reported comments of 22 February 2016 by Peter Wilkinson, director of Rail Passenger Services at the Department for Transport, are in breach of the Civil Service code.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	28210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>This has been dealt with by the Department for Transport who have issued a statement in respect of this matter.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:53:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48005 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

454765

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many special advisers from which departments have notified the Prime Minister's Parliamentary Private Secretary that they will be campaigning outside office hours for the UK to leave the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	28379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to him by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 29 February 2016, UIN 28380.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 03/03/2016 13:19:48 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48004 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

455208

	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: Senior Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to improve Black and minority ethnic representation in the Senior Civil Service his Department.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	28482
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office promotes a number of cross Government talent schemes to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled staff, to accelerate their promotion to Senior Civil Service roles. This includes Civil Service wide talent schemes such the Future Leaders Scheme (aimed at G6&amp;7 staff) and the Senior Leaders Scheme (aimed at SCS Pay Band 1). Additionally, it promotes development schemes aimed specifically at BAME and disabled staff including the Accelerate talent programme (for SCS) and the Positive Action Pathway (for staff below SCS).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 28477 question first answered 02/03/2016 10:56:07 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48401 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

455209

	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	Ministers' Private Offices: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials in the private offices group are employed on temporary contracts.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	28483
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>At 31 January 2016, the Private Office Group in my department employed no officials on temporary contracts.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:56:44 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48400 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

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

455215

	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	Lobbying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue a response to EDM 1138, Anti-lobbying Clause in Government Grant Agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	28436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>The grants clause announced on 6 February prevents recipients of taxpayer-funded grants from using them to lobby rather than for the purposes for which they were given.</p><p>The clause does not prevent grant recipients from meeting with ministers, responding to public consultations or giving evidence to select committees.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 02/03/2016 10:55:15 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48399 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

456019

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Research: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect on organisations commissioning academic research of his Department's proposed regulations that would prevent recipients of government grant funding for research in using that work to call for government policy changes.
	tabling member constituency	Hove
	tabling member printed	Peter Kyle
	uin	28820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The new clause is about ensuring taxpayers money is only used for the intended purposes. The use or otherwise of research findings is already set out in grant agreements. There should, therefore, be no effect on organisations, which are free to use other funding to lobby, but not to spend taxpayers’ hard-earned cash on lobbying.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 07/03/2016 08:52:16 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 48999 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4505 label Biography information for Peter Kyle

456020

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Lobbying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to his oral contribution of 25 February 2016, Official Report, column 486, when he plans to bring proposals for an anti-lobbying clause in Government grant agreements to the House for debate.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	28850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2016 answer text <p>The grants clause will help to ensure that grant funding is always used for the intended purpose. It will <ins class="ministerial">not</ins> prevent organisations from using their own privately raised funds to campaign as they see fit. Given the clear intention of the clause, To ensure taxpayers’ money is well spent, there are no plans to debate it at present.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock previous answer version 48997 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock 49287 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock question first answered 07/03/2016 08:52:42 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2016 11:03:02 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady