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519880

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Ombudsman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish a draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	37716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2016 answer text <p>We remain committed to this reform and will publish draft legislation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 25/05/2016 17:37:40 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

454052

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Credit Reference Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what checks his Department has in place to ensure that credit reference firms do not sell-on electoral roll data.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	28018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>Under the Regulation 115 of the Representation of the People (England and Wales)(Amendment) Regulations 2002, anyone who is supplied with the full register is not permitted to sell a copy to any person, disclose any information contained in it, or use it for anything apart from the specified purpose for which the full register has been supplied. In contravening this provision, a person would be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale, which currently stands at £5000.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 01/03/2016 11:09:35 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

385554

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: National Insurance
	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 link National Insurance numbering systems with voter registration to improve registration levels.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	4204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>Under Individual Electoral Registration (IER) applicants provide two personal identifiers including a national insurance number which are checked against Government records to help verify the person is who they say they are. As part of the transition to IER in 2014, 87% of the existing electorate was automatically re-registered under the new system after being data matched against Government and local authority data. Data matching continues to be integral to IER, in verifying new applications, but also locally in identifying and verifying applications from eligible electors. We will keep under review the scope for data to further improve voter registration.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 03/07/2015 11:48:31 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

457457

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the public domain the complete set of submissions that were made to the Boundary Commission's review of parliamentary constituency boundaries in the previous Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
	tabling member printed	Frank Field
	uin	29620
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2016 answer text <p>This is a matter for the independent Boundary Commissions.</p><p>All the representations that the Boundary Commissions for Scotland and Northern Ireland received at the boundary review in the previous Parliament are available on their websites, and the representations that the Boundary Commission for Wales received on its initial proposals and during the secondary consultation period at that review are available on its website. The Boundary Commission for England makes available on its website the representations received for the review ongoing at the time only.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 08/03/2016 16:16:21 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

451175

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2016
	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, whether his Department has established a group or unit to deal with the Government approach to the forthcoming EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
	uin	26361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2016 answer text <p>There is a long established secretariat in the Cabinet Office that deals with all European matters, including the renegotiation. This has been expanded in recent weeks to reflect the increased workload resulting from the renegotiation.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/02/2016 16:59:21 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

525529

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Duke of York
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government official or Minister discussed with the Crown Estate its decision not to report the incident of 13 March 2016 at Windsor Great Park involving Prince Andrew to the police.
	tabling member constituency	Aberavon
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
	uin	40732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2016 answer text <p>There have been no discussions by Ministers or Government officials with the Crown Estate regarding its decision on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 29/06/2016 12:37:02 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

480619

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of individual voter registration.
	tabling member constituency	Northampton South
	tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
	uin	31752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/04/2016 answer text <p>The transition to IER is now complete and has been a great success. Over 14 million applications have been made to register since the introduction of IER, almost three quarters of them online. Ghost entries have been removed, which means the electoral registers are more accurate and less vulnerable to fraud than before. The Electoral Commission is expected to publish its assessment of the completeness and accuracy of the first full electoral registers under IER, published in December 2015, this summer.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 01/04/2016 11:26:28 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh

506270

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2016 to Question 26361, how many officials work in the secretariat in the Cabinet Office that deals with all European matters; to whom such officials report; and what such officials' involvement will be in drawing up contingency plans in the event of a UK exit from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	St Albans
	tabling member printed	Mrs Anne Main
	uin	32678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The secretariat in Cabinet Office that deals with all European matters reports to the Prime Minister's Adviser on European and Global Issues. Information on Cabinet Office staff and salaries is on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> and can be found 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></p><p>The Government's position, as set out by the Prime Minister to the House on 22 February, is that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. The civil service is working to support the Government’s position.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 18/04/2016 10:12:00 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1568 label Biography information for Mrs Anne Main

485511

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	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, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure charities in receipt of public funds do not express a view on the forthcoming European Union Referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	32336
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The rules on campaigning at the referendum are set out in the European Union Referendum Act 2015 and the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. There is no general restriction on institutions and organisations in receipt of public funds expressing a corporate opinion on the European Union Referendum. However, there are restrictions on organisations whose expenses are met wholly or mainly from public funds publishing certain material relating to the referendum in the final 28 days.</p><p>As the independent regulator for charities in England and Wales, the Charity Commission published guidance for charities on 7 March 2016 regarding the forthcoming EU referendum. This clearly sets out the threshold necessary to justify any charitable activity on this specific issue.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 32422 question first answered 14/04/2016 15:34:36 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

485509

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2016
	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, what steps the Government plans to take to ensure institutions and organisations in receipt of public funds do not express a corporate opinion on the forthcoming EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	32422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The rules on campaigning at the referendum are set out in the European Union Referendum Act 2015 and the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. There is no general restriction on institutions and organisations in receipt of public funds expressing a corporate opinion on the European Union Referendum. However, there are restrictions on organisations whose expenses are met wholly or mainly from public funds publishing certain material relating to the referendum in the final 28 days.</p><p>As the independent regulator for charities in England and Wales, the Charity Commission published guidance for charities on 7 March 2016 regarding the forthcoming EU referendum. This clearly sets out the threshold necessary to justify any charitable activity on this specific issue.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 32336 question first answered 14/04/2016 15:34:36 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

449930

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Juries
	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 of individual electoral registration on jury selection and composition.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	25427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>The rules governing jury selection and composition are unaffected by the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER). Potential jurors’ names are still selected at random from the electoral register.</p><p>IER means that we can prove electors are genuine for the first time and is crucial in ensuring the registers used for jury selection are as accurate as possible.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 05/02/2016 14:27:40 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

475582

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Costs
	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 25 January 2016 to Question 23088, on electoral register: costs, what the £23 million not shared between all EROs in Great Britain was spent on.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	31265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2016 answer text <p>The remaining £23 million was for developing and maintaining the online registration service, electoral management software costs, payments to civil society organisations to help boost voter registration levels and staffing and related costs.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/04/2016 09:58:45 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

522442

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	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, what steps he is taking to ensure that postal votes and ballot papers are sent only to eligible voters for the forthcoming EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	39266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2016 answer text <p>The referendum will be overseen by the Chief Counting Officer, chair of the independent Electoral Commission, who is responsible for making sure the referendum is held in accordance with the legislation. The Electoral Commission made a statement on &quot;non-eligible EU citizen voters&quot; on the 2 June 2016 which can be found at <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 13/06/2016 15:28:31 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

518161

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2016
	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, what (a) the cost to the public purse has been of and (b) advice he has sought or received from the Electoral Commission on Government plans to promote public awareness of the (i) forthcoming EU referendum and (ii) need for timely registration in order to participate in that referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
	uin	36782
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2016 answer text <p>The referendum on membership of the European Union is a decision of fundamental importance for the future of the country<strong>. </strong>The Government is committed to helping ensure that everyone who is eligible to vote in this referendum is able to do so.</p><p>The Electoral Commission’s public awareness campaign plays an essential role in explaining to the electorate the importance of registering to vote. As it has done previously ahead of the 2015 General Election, the Government aims to complement and amplify the Electoral Commission’s work to maximise the number of people reached by voter registration communications to ensure that electors can have their say on 23 June. The Government will allocate up to £7.5m for a range of voter registration activity, including funding local authorities and civil society organisations.</p><p>The Electoral Commission and Cabinet Office have been in regular dialogue on encouraging voter registration.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 12/05/2016 10:17:14 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

517344

	registered interest
	date	04/05/2016
	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, which government websites include a link to information on the EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Vauxhall
	tabling member printed	Kate Hoey
	uin	36621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The only Government websites currently linking to information on the EU referendum are <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">Gov.uk</a> and <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">eureferendum.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/05/2016 13:19:08 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	210 label Biography information for Baroness Hoey

421907

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Students
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to increase voter registration among students.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	12200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The move to Individual Electoral Registration has made registration more convenient for students, who can now register online in as little as three minutes on a tablet, smart-phone or PC. Ahead of the elections on 7 May, £530,000 was allocated to organisations that work to encourage student electoral registration, including £380,000 to the National Union of Students. In 2013, the Cabinet Office established the Student Forum, bringing together key organisations representing students and universities, as well as Electoral Registration Officers with significant student populations to foster closer working relationships. We have also worked with Sheffield University and the local Electoral Registration Officer to pilot digital integration of student enrolment with electoral registration and I am keen that we learn from this work.</p><p>I am engaged in detailed discussions with a range of Electoral Registration Officers on how to increase registration rates for hard-to-reach groups, including students, and look forward to announcing further details on this soon.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 21/10/2015 15:28:37 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

419841

	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	Electoral Register: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will extend the successful Schools Initiative in Northern Ireland established to increase voter registration among 16 to 18 year olds to other parts of the UK before the next 2015 deadline for electoral registration.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
	uin	10713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The most recent report by the Electoral Commission (November 2012) on completeness and accuracy of the register in Northern Ireland showed that 51% of 18 - 19 year olds were registered to vote compared to 76% in Great Britain. The Government has no current plans to extend the Northern Ireland Schools Initiative to the rest of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 10714 question first answered 19/10/2015 12:08:23 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

419842

	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	Electoral Register: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of lessons learned from the successful Schools Initiative in Northern Ireland established to increase voter registration among attainers and young voters.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
	uin	10714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The most recent report by the Electoral Commission (November 2012) on completeness and accuracy of the register in Northern Ireland showed that 51% of 18 - 19 year olds were registered to vote compared to 76% in Great Britain. The Government has no current plans to extend the Northern Ireland Schools Initiative to the rest of the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 10713 question first answered 19/10/2015 12:08:23 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

416182

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Members
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of annual savings to the public purse of reducing the number of hon. Members from 650 to 600.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	8595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The most recent estimate, in June 2012, indicated that if the number of MPs were reduced from 650 to 600, the saving would be £13.6 million a year.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/09/2015 10:35:29 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

509985

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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, what plans the Government has to make its leaflet on continuing membership of the EU accessible to people with (a) learning, (b) visual and (c) other disabilities.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	33330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2016 answer text <p>The leaflet has been made available on Gov.uk and is compatible with assistive technology, and in hard copy in English and Welsh. An audio version and large print version are also available on Gov.uk. CDs of the audio version are being sent to those that are not able to access the website. A braille version will be available on request.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 20/04/2016 15:58:35 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

521523

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting
	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 allow postal voting ballot papers to be counted separately in order to more easily detect fraud.
	tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
	tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
	uin	38491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The law provides for the checking of the integrity of completed postal ballots prior to them being included in the count. Returning Officers are required to check 100% of postal vote identifiers (signatures and dates of birth) returned with completed postal votes against those supplied by the elector when they applied for a postal vote. Any that do not match will not be counted in order to prevent any attempt at electoral fraud. The law requires that postal ballot papers are mixed with ballot papers from a ballot box before they can be counted as a necessary step in order to help protect the secrecy of the ballot.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 08/06/2016 16:09:38 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

521087

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Redbridge
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate the Government has made of the number of eligible people who are not on the electoral register in the London Borough of Redbridge.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	38303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The last study of the completeness and accuracy of the electoral register was published by the Electoral Commission in July 2014, and found that Parliamentary registers were 85.9% complete and 86.4% accurate. This was based on the last registers published under the old household system of registration in February/March 2014. The next study of this kind will be published by the Commission this summer and will be based on the registers published in December 2015. The completeness and accuracy studies provide a nationally representative picture, and do not allow for analysis at a local authority level, such as the London Borough of Redbridge.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 06/06/2016 15:36:30 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

419036

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Statement of 16 July 2015, on Individual Electoral Registration (IER), HCWS 127, which local authorities have received any of the additional £3 million funding; and how much such additional funding each local authority has received so far to target their non IER registered carry-forward electors.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	10532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2015 answer text <p>The following table shows the local authorities who have received funding to target non IER registered carry-forward electors. We are currently in the process of agreeing funding to a further 57 local authorities.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Local Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allocation</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Birmingham City Council</p></td><td><p>£75,939.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lambeth, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£42,500.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bristol City Council</p></td><td><p>£39,425.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£30,025.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sheffield City Council</p></td><td><p>£22,693.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brent, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£17,603.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£15,116.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kensington and Chelsea, Royal Borough of</p></td><td><p>£14,128.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bury Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£13,612.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire West and Chester Council</p></td><td><p>£12,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sevenoaks District</p></td><td><p>£11,357.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£10,792.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£10,699.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wandsworth, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£10,677.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cheshire East Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£10,292.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nottingham City Council</p></td><td><p>£9,845.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£9,611.70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barking and Dagenham, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£8,885.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southampton City Council</p></td><td><p>£8,244.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£8,234.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Camden, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£8,056.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£7,785.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Islington, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£7,619.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plymouth City Council</p></td><td><p>£7,572.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Windsor and Maidenhead, Royal Borough of</p></td><td><p>£7,518.40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cornwall Council</p></td><td><p>£6,380.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portsmouth City Council</p></td><td><p>£6,252.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£6,216.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maidstone Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£5,892.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oxford City Council</p></td><td><p>£5,881.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Somerset District Council</p></td><td><p>£5,801.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenwich, London Borough of</p></td><td><p>£5,492.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vale of White Horse District Council</p></td><td><p>£5,252.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£5,200.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Lancashire Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£5,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Winchester City Council</p></td><td><p>£5,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Salford City Council</p></td><td><p>£4,841.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swindon Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£4,612.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mendip District Council</p></td><td><p>£3,917.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crawley Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,751.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allerdale Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,566.60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Peterborough City COuncil</p></td><td><p>£3,019.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kettering Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£3,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Isle of Wight County Council</p></td><td><p>£2,306.90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£2,150.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rugby Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£2,006.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lewes District Council</p></td><td><p>£2,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swale Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£2,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Kesteven District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,987.15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Preston City Council</p></td><td><p>£1,970.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Albans District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,580.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derbyshire Dales District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,500.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rutland County Council</p></td><td><p>£1,464.80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gloucester City Council</p></td><td><p>£1,450.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dover District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,428.20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rother District Council</p></td><td><p>£1,247.64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bracknell Forest Borough Council</p></td><td><p>£1,209.90</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 13/10/2015 16:06:05 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 23179 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

445853

	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	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of people removed from the electoral register since December 2015 are (a) men and (b) women.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	23086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The electoral registers used for the 2015 General Election contained over 400,000 more entries than the last registers published prior to the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER). As such, suggestions that IER would lead to a decline in registration levels were simply incorrect.</p><p>While data is not available on the number of non-IER registered electors who voted at the 2015 General Election, the Electoral Commission found 96% of the entries on the electoral register in May 2015 were already registered under IER.</p><p>The Electoral Commission is planning to publish a report in February/March 2016 on the state of the December 2015 registers. This is expected to include data on the number of register entries and on the number of remaining non-IER registered entries removed in December.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 23087 question first answered 26/01/2016 12:24:09 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 40684 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

445854

	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	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people who voted in the 2015 General Election are not on the latest electoral register.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	23087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The electoral registers used for the 2015 General Election contained over 400,000 more entries than the last registers published prior to the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER). As such, suggestions that IER would lead to a decline in registration levels were simply incorrect.</p><p>While data is not available on the number of non-IER registered electors who voted at the 2015 General Election, the Electoral Commission found 96% of the entries on the electoral register in May 2015 were already registered under IER.</p><p>The Electoral Commission is planning to publish a report in February/March 2016 on the state of the December 2015 registers. This is expected to include data on the number of register entries and on the number of remaining non-IER registered entries removed in December.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 23086 question first answered 26/01/2016 12:24:10 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 40687 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

479508

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Peers: Per Capita Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the average cost of a working peer which includes expenses, salary, necessary equipment and office space.
	tabling member constituency	Ashfield
	tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
	uin	31628
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The department has made no such assessment. The costs to which the hon. member refers are a matter for the House of Lords.</p><p>Details of the House of Lords business plans, annual reports and accounts, and financial support for members can be found on the <a href="http://parliament.uk/" target="_blank">parliament.uk</a> website.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 22/03/2016 13:47:36 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

442247

	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	Royal Family
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who in the Government takes decisions on what information is shared with which members of the Royal Family.
	tabling member constituency	Blaydon
	tabling member printed	Mr David Anderson
	uin	20863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2016 answer text <p>The decision to share Government information lies with individual Ministers and their departments as stated in Chapter 11 of the Cabinet Manual. Government information is managed in accordance with the Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice on the Management of Records issued under section 46 of the Freedom of information Act 2000.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 12/01/2016 16:03:09 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1486 label Biography information for Mr David Anderson

385555

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Constituencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress has been made on the next boundary review of parliamentary constituencies.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	4065
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2015 answer text <p>The UK Boundary Commissions, which are independent of Government, are due to commence their next boundary review next year. They must submit their final reports to the Government by 1 October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 03/07/2015 11:47:11 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

416513

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014
	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 the effect on campaigning before the 2015 General Election of the provisions of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Stafford
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
	uin	8576
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>The Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 received Royal Assent on 30 January 2014. Section 39 of the Act provides for a post-election review of the operation of the regulatory regime governing third parties at the 2015 General Election.</p><p>Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts CBE was appointed to lead the independent review on 28 January 2015. Work on the review is ongoing.</p><p> </p><p>The reviewer must make a written report on the review and provide this to the Minister who must lay a copy of the report before Parliament and publish the report in such a manner as they consider appropriate by November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 10/09/2015 15:08:58 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

416174

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Royal Archives
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on allowing full public access to the Royal Archives.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	8464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Royal Archives are private archives which offer public access to historical papers for educational purposes and academic study, including via an online digitisation and public access programme, while protecting the personal private papers of The Queen and Members of the Royal Family. Access to the Archives is the responsibility of the Keeper of the Royal Archives.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/09/2015 10:07:30 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

530658

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the outcome of the EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	41567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has spoken to the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales, as well as the First and deputy First Ministers in Northern Ireland.</p><p>We must ensure that the interests of all parts of our United Kingdom are protected and advanced. So as we prepare for a new negotiation with the European Union, we will fully involve the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 07/07/2016 12:58:09 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

454054

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Credit Reference Agencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to credit reference firms on handling data on people who are on the closed electoral register.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	28020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2016 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office provides guidance to both private and public sector organisations to help them understand their obligations under the Data Protection Act. Organisations wishing to process personal data in the UK, including credit reference agencies, must register with the ICO and comply with the DPA’s eight data protection principles. Among other things, these principles require personal data to be processed fairly and lawfully; to be accurate and up-to-date; not to be kept for longer than is necessary; and to be processed in accordance with the rights of the data subjects under the DPA.</p><p> </p><p>The ICO’s website provides public information on credit reference agencies’ use of the electoral register at (<a href="https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/credit/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/for-the-public/credit/</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 01/03/2016 10:37:13 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

389684

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Reform
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to reduce the number of peers in the House of Lords.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
	uin	7157
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government will continue to ensure that the House of Lords functions effectively, and will consider how to address issues such as the number of peers in the House.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 22/07/2015 15:09:28 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

532412

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the petition on the change.org website, entitled Restore truthful politics - create an independent office to monitor political campaigns, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of creating such an office; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
	tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
	uin	41771
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government will consider this and other issues relating to the regulation of campaigning at referendums, following the publication of the Electoral Commission's report on the administration of the referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of European Union.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 07/07/2016 12:51:06 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

516612

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2016 to Question 33531 and of 14 April 2016 to Question 33450, what further government activities are planned to promote the Government's position on the EU Referendum prior to 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	uin	35994
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government will comply fully with the statutory restrictions that will be in place from 27 May. The Government will continue to set out its position that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 06/05/2016 10:55:19 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 59179 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

522018

	registered interest
	date	26/05/2016
	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 much the Government (a) has spent to date and (b) plans to spend before 23 June 2016 on promoting the Government's policy on the UK's membership of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Daventry
	tabling member printed	Chris Heaton-Harris
	uin	38929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government published on 6<sup>th</sup> April 2016 the total cost of producing, distributing and publicising the Government’s leaflet on the EU Referendum, including digital promotion and the production of eureferndum.gov.uk. Wider costs relating to the Referendum will be accounted for in the usual way in Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 08/06/2016 16:10:27 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris

515750

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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, what spending will be incurred on the EU referendum for each of the proposed lines of expenditure.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	35594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production, distribution and publication of its EU Referendum leaflet and associated website on 6th April 2016. The Government continues to take forward its policy on the full range of European business, including the Referendum, as part of the normal work of Departments. Departments will account for expenditure in the normal way, through Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 35595 35992 question first answered 05/05/2016 13:41:29 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 59169 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

516611

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2016
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 14 April 2016 to Questions 33531 and 33450, what total budget has been set aside by the Government to promote its position on the EU Referendum; how much of that budget has been spent; and how much future spending is planned until 23 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	uin	35992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production, distribution and publication of its EU Referendum leaflet and associated website on 6th April 2016. The Government continues to take forward its policy on the full range of European business, including the Referendum, as part of the normal work of Departments. Departments will account for expenditure in the normal way, through Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 35594 35595 question first answered 05/05/2016 13:41:29 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 59173 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

515751

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	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, what the budget available to the Government is to spend on the EU referendum for each expenditure line and expenditure type.
	tabling member constituency	Hazel Grove
	tabling member printed	William Wragg
	uin	35595
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production, distribution and publication of its EU Referendum leaflet and associated website on 6th April 2016. The Government continues to take forward its policy on the full range of European business, including the Referendum, as part of the normal work of Departments. Departments will account for expenditure in the normal way, through Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 35594 35992 question first answered 05/05/2016 13:41:29 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose previous answer version 59170 answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4429 label Biography information for Mr William Wragg

516614

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2016
	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, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of all activity related to promoting the Government's policy of remaining in the EU, including staff costs and the writing and publishing of documents and web pages by the date of the EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
	uin	36046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production, distribution and publication of its EU Referendum leaflet and associated website on 6th April 2016. The Government continues to take forward its policy on the full range of European business, including the Referendum, as part of the normal work of Departments. Departments will account for expenditure in the normal way, through Annual Report and Accounts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 09/05/2016 08:43:55 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

509975

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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 much (a) has been spent and (b) is planned to be spent on the printing of the Government's EU referendum leaflet.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
	uin	33450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production and delivery of this public information leaflet on 6<sup>th</sup> April. It is not possible to provide a further breakdown of these figures, as this would compromise the commercial confidentiality of Royal Mail and the relevant printers.</p><p>The Government has confirmed that a budget of £2.894,064m has been allocated for digital promotion and the operation of the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website. This will be a key means through which the public can access factual information on the Referendum question.</p><p>It is important to ensure that the public continue to have access to factual information throughout the Referendum campaign. The Government has been clear that it will comply fully with the statutory restrictions in place during the 28 day period from 27th May 2016. No new content will be added to the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website during this period.</p><p>Work on the leaflet and the website was taken forward by Cabinet Office and No 10 staff, as part of their on-going responsibilities and it is not possible to separate out the cost without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 33449 33451 33476 33477 question first answered 14/04/2016 16:29:54 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

509972

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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, with reference to the press release entitled Government responds to the public desire for EU facts published on 6 April 2016, how much the Government plans to spend on providing further public information on the EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
	uin	33476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production and delivery of this public information leaflet on 6<sup>th</sup> April. It is not possible to provide a further breakdown of these figures, as this would compromise the commercial confidentiality of Royal Mail and the relevant printers.</p><p>The Government has confirmed that a budget of £2.894,064m has been allocated for digital promotion and the operation of the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website. This will be a key means through which the public can access factual information on the Referendum question.</p><p>It is important to ensure that the public continue to have access to factual information throughout the Referendum campaign. The Government has been clear that it will comply fully with the statutory restrictions in place during the 28 day period from 27th May 2016. No new content will be added to the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website during this period.</p><p>Work on the leaflet and the website was taken forward by Cabinet Office and No 10 staff, as part of their on-going responsibilities and it is not possible to separate out the cost without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 33449 33450 33451 33477 question first answered 14/04/2016 16:29:54 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

509973

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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, with reference to the press release entitled Government responds to the public desire for EU facts published on 6 April 2016, what proportion and how much of the £2,894,064 will be spent on digital promotion and a website as part of the EU referendum campaign; and whether the website eureferendum.gov.uk will be removed from the internet during the period in which section 125 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 applies.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
	uin	33477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production and delivery of this public information leaflet on 6<sup>th</sup> April. It is not possible to provide a further breakdown of these figures, as this would compromise the commercial confidentiality of Royal Mail and the relevant printers.</p><p>The Government has confirmed that a budget of £2.894,064m has been allocated for digital promotion and the operation of the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website. This will be a key means through which the public can access factual information on the Referendum question.</p><p>It is important to ensure that the public continue to have access to factual information throughout the Referendum campaign. The Government has been clear that it will comply fully with the statutory restrictions in place during the 28 day period from 27th May 2016. No new content will be added to the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website during this period.</p><p>Work on the leaflet and the website was taken forward by Cabinet Office and No 10 staff, as part of their on-going responsibilities and it is not possible to separate out the cost without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 33449 33450 33451 33476 question first answered 14/04/2016 16:29:54 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

509974

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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, what the weight is of the Government's EU referendum leaflet; and what the rate of postage is for each such leaflet.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
	uin	33449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production and delivery of this public information leaflet on 6<sup>th</sup> April. It is not possible to provide a further breakdown of these figures, as this would compromise the commercial confidentiality of Royal Mail and the relevant printers.</p><p>The Government has confirmed that a budget of £2.894,064m has been allocated for digital promotion and the operation of the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website. This will be a key means through which the public can access factual information on the Referendum question.</p><p>It is important to ensure that the public continue to have access to factual information throughout the Referendum campaign. The Government has been clear that it will comply fully with the statutory restrictions in place during the 28 day period from 27th May 2016. No new content will be added to the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website during this period.</p><p>Work on the leaflet and the website was taken forward by Cabinet Office and No 10 staff, as part of their on-going responsibilities and it is not possible to separate out the cost without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 33450 33451 33476 33477 question first answered 14/04/2016 16:29:54 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

509976

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2016
	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 officials worked on the content, design and production of (a) the Government's EU referendum leaflet, (b) the eureferendum.gov.uk website and (c) pro-EU advertising commissioned by the Government; how many man-hours such work represented; if he will estimate the costs of their work; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
	tabling member printed	Mr Bernard Jenkin
	uin	33451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the production and delivery of this public information leaflet on 6<sup>th</sup> April. It is not possible to provide a further breakdown of these figures, as this would compromise the commercial confidentiality of Royal Mail and the relevant printers.</p><p>The Government has confirmed that a budget of £2.894,064m has been allocated for digital promotion and the operation of the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website. This will be a key means through which the public can access factual information on the Referendum question.</p><p>It is important to ensure that the public continue to have access to factual information throughout the Referendum campaign. The Government has been clear that it will comply fully with the statutory restrictions in place during the 28 day period from 27th May 2016. No new content will be added to the <a href="http://eureferendum.gov.uk/" target="_blank">EUreferendum.gov.uk</a> website during this period.</p><p>Work on the leaflet and the website was taken forward by Cabinet Office and No 10 staff, as part of their on-going responsibilities and it is not possible to separate out the cost without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 33449 33450 33476 33477 question first answered 14/04/2016 16:29:54 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

520645

	registered interest
	date	23/05/2016
	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, what the cost to the public purse has been of all advertising of the Government's position on the EU referendum on social media to date.
	tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
	tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
	uin	37839
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government published details of the cost of the producing, distributing and publicising its EU Referendum leaflet and associated website on 6th April 2016</p><p><br>The total cost was £9.3 million, with the breakdown of these costs as follows:<br>• production – £458,500<br>• print and delivery to over 27 million homes across the UK in 2 waves – £5,947,436<br>• digital promotion and website – £2,894,064</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 26/05/2016 17:01:16 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

523385

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Ombudsman
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on bringing forward proposals for a modern public services ombudsman in the last three months.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	39718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is making good progress and will publish draft legislation in due course.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 15/06/2016 09:43:42 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

453055

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Legislation
	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 respond to the Law Commission's recommendations for change to UK electoral law published on 4 February 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	27583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2016 answer text <p>The Government is currently considering the recommendations made by the Law Commissions in their interim report of 4 February. This is a wide-ranging report that covers a number of complex issues and it is important that the Government give the report due consideration before a formal response is made.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 24/02/2016 16:12:43 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

436287

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to respond to the Electoral Commission's report, Electoral Fraud in the UK, published in January 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Hendrick
	uin	19056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is currently conducting its own review of electoral fraud, led by Sir Eric Pickles MP, which is considering arguments for and against different measures to improve electoral integrity, including those suggested by the Electoral Commission. Recommendations emerging from the review will be put to the Prime Minister in due course.</p><br /> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 14/12/2015 17:47:00 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick

515748

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Powers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the powers of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration and (b) merging the office of that Commissioner with the office of the Health Service Commission for England.
	tabling member constituency	Northampton South
	tabling member printed	David Mackintosh
	uin	35650
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the reform and modernisation of the public service ombudsman sector. In December 2015 we published our response to the consultation on the recommendations made by Robert Gordon’s report on this matter, and we intend to publish draft legislation to create a new Public Service Ombudsman, which will encompass the existing jurisdictions of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and the Local Government Ombudsman.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 04/05/2016 13:59:50 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	4431 label Biography information for David Mackintosh