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1133265

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions his Department has had with Kier on the financial situation of that company.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>We remain in close communication with Kier’s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. We continue to monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.<br /><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:39:34 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:45:39 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124694 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1133268

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assurances his Department has received from Kier that any job losses will not affect public services or projects delivered by Kier.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>We monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. We remain in close communication with Kier’s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.<br /><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:42:11 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:45:29 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124700 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1133269

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Government has had with Kier on the effect of job redundancies at Kier on delivery of public services by that company.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. We remain in close communication with Kier’s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.<br /><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:41:18 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:45:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124697 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1133270

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Kier has indicated to his Department that it plans to terminate any of the public sector contracts it holds.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>We remain in close communication with Kier’s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Our priority is always to protect the continuity of public services.</p><p>Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</p><p><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:37:25 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:45:02 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124690 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1133285

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new rules to prevent government suppliers from winning government contracts if they do not pay their suppliers on time are now in force; and whether Kier's recent payment performance falls below the standards expected by those rules.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>From 1 September, in government procurements that are over £5m per annum and subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2015, suppliers will need to demonstrate good payment with their subcontractors. Suppliers that cannot demonstrate a fair, effective and responsible approach to payment in their supply chain should expect to be excluded from the procurement process for major government contracts.</p><p>The payment performance of all large businesses, including Kier and its relevant corporate entities, is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoices" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoices</a>.</p><p>Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</p><p><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:38:23 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:44:40 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124692 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1132433

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	VE Day: Anniversaries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Minister has considered the potential implications for the delivery of scheduled Police and Crime Commissioner, London Mayoral and Assembly, Combined Authority Mayoral and local government elections and vote counting across the UK on 7 May 2020 of the decision to move the Early May Bank Holiday in 2020 from Monday 4 May to Friday 8 May to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day; and what steps he is taking to ensure Returning Officers and their staff are supported to discharge their duties for those elections.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	265547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government believes it is fitting to give the whole nation a chance to commemorate the<br>sacrifices made during the Second World War, to secure the democratic freedoms we enjoy today</p><p>This will be done by moving the early May Bank Holiday from 4 to 8 May, the 75 th Anniversary of<br>Victory in Europe (VE) Day<br>On this historic occasion the Government wants to ensure as many people as possible have the<br>valuable opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to our remaining heroes of the Second World War. The<br>day will also serve as an occasion thank all members of the Armed Forces Family who have<br>served and who continue to serve our country.</p><p><br>We recognise there will be implications for the counting of votes in some of the Police and Crime<br>Commissioner, London Mayoral and Assembly, combined authority mayoral, local mayoral and<br>local government elections which will have taken place the day before the VE Day bank holiday in<br>2020. We are continuing to discuss these practical implications with local authorities and electoral<br>administrators.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 15:29:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1132540

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
	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 10 June 2019 to Question 260725 on European Parliament: Elections, which local authorities and electoral administrators he or his ministers have met with since the 2019 EU parliamentary elections; and whether the matter of EU citizens being prevented from voting in the 2019 European Parliament elections was discussed at any of those meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	265604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials meet frequently with local authorities and electoral administrators to discuss<br>a wide range of electoral issues</p><p>Details of external meetings by Ministers and Permanent Secretaries are published quarterly and<br>are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 15:32:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1132561

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	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 Act 2000
	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 Freedom of Information Act to include (a) tenants management organisations and (b) housing associations.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	265496
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government agrees that landlords, including housing associations, should be accountable and transparent in their dealings with tenants and be responsive to their needs. The extension of the FOI to housing associations is, however, not considered the best means of achieving that.</p><p> </p><p>Housing Associations are already required to make a significant amount of information public. They are required to publish their accounts annually, including a strategic report covering issues such as the remunerations of key personnel.</p><p> </p><p>The Regulator of Social Housing, which regulates the sector, also publishes information supplied by Housing Association at individual provider level, including details of their stock holdings, rent levels and evictions.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/06/2019 09:57:03 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1132619

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Honours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of each category of honours were awarded in the Queen's Birthday Honours List to people in (1) Wales, (2) Scotland, (3) Northern Ireland, and (4) each of the regions of England, as a (a) number, and (b) percentage, of that country or region's population.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL16397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Statistical information held in relation to The Queen’s Birthday List 2019 can be found below. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region is not captured, as we are not able to break down the data in that way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>K Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>C Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OBE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MBE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BEM</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of overall List</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of the UK’s population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>4.75%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>10.81%</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>5.96%</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>7.83%</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>4.10%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>18.55%</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>2.70%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>7.55%</p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>14.07%</p></td><td><p>13.7&amp;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>9.69%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>6.15%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humberside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>5.68%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/07/2019 11:41:33 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett

1132620

	registered interest
	date	17/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Honours
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many honours were awarded in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List to people in (1) London, and (2) each English city region that has a mayor, per head of population of that city or region.
	tabling member printed	Lord Blunkett
	uin	HL16398
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Statistical information held in relation to The Queen’s Birthday List 2019 can be found below. Information on the number of nominations by mayoral region is not captured, as we are not able to break down the data in that way.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>K Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>C Level</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>OBE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>MBE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>BEM</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of overall List</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of the UK’s population</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>4.75%</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>116</p></td><td><p>10.81%</p></td><td><p>8.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>5.96%</p></td><td><p>2.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>34</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>84</p></td><td><p>7.83%</p></td><td><p>9.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>4.10%</p></td><td><p>7.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>18.55%</p></td><td><p>12.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>2.70%</p></td><td><p>4.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>32</p></td><td><p>81</p></td><td><p>7.55%</p></td><td><p>11.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>151</p></td><td><p>14.07%</p></td><td><p>13.7&amp;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>9.69%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>6.15%</p></td><td><p>8.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and Humberside</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>5.68%</p></td><td><p>8.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 01/07/2019 11:42:03 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	395 label Biography information for Lord Blunkett