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44565

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 20 March, whether they will now detail which specific and itemised duties were performed by each former Prime Minister in each year that the Public Duty Costs Allowance was awarded to them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Storey
	uin	HL6222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Public Duty Cost Allowance exists as a reimbursement of incurred expenses for necessary office costs and secretarial costs arising from their special position in public life. The allowance is not paid to support private or parliamentary duties.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

44616

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to incentivise good stewardship of assets by charities.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harrison
	uin	HL6273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Charity trustees have a legal duty to protect their charity's assets and resources. The Charity Commission for England and Wales has published updated guidance on stewardship of charity assets which has been widely welcomed. As part of its charity law project, the Law Commission is currently considering the powers and duties of charity trustees in relation to social investment.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	2488 label Biography information for Lord Harrison

45859

	registered interest
	date	31/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been paid by his Department to Aspire to Change (A2C) since its formation; for what purpose each payment was made; what assessment he has made of the value for money of such payments; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Southend West
	tabling member printed	Mr David Amess
	uin	194435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Since 2011, details of contracts above the value of £10,000 have been published on the Contracts Finder website (<a href="http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.contractsfinder.co.uk</a>).</p><p>In addition, this policy extends to Cabinet Office expenditure over £25,000, which is published at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

46179

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Civil Service Code applies to activities carried out on social media.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	194605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Guidance for departments on the use of social media is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-media-guidance-for-civil-servants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-media-guidance-for-civil-servants</a></p><p><strong>Copies </strong>are <strong>also available </strong>in the Library of the <strong>House</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 194622 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

46180

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidelines are in place for (a) civil servants and (b) special advisers on the use of social media.
	tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
	tabling member printed	Tom Greatrex
	uin	194622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Guidance for departments on the use of social media is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-media-guidance-for-civil-servants" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-media-guidance-for-civil-servants</a></p><p><strong>Copies </strong>are <strong>also available </strong>in the Library of the <strong>House</strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 194605 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4047 label Biography information for Tom Greatrex

46181

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the percentage target was for people responding to the census online in 2011; and what proportion of people so responded.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Williams
	uin	194654
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name 194654 ONS 161.pdf title 2011 Census - ONS Letter
	tabling member	1498 label Biography information for Mr Mark Williams

46183

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	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 reduce the costs of central government mobile telephone contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	194799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has not issued specific guidance on this matter, although the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) issues various procurement guidance to government.<br> <br> The Cabinet Office does not hold complete data for all telephony spend but departmental data will be available via contracts finder. <br> <br> CCS contracts are awarded following open competition on the basis of best value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 194731 194732 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

46185

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2014, Official Report, column 300W, on All Party Groups, on how many occasions his Department has instructed its civil servants not to give evidence to All Party Parliamentary Groups in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	194729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

46186

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on the mobile telephone contracts for telephones used by Government employees.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	194731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has not issued specific guidance on this matter, although the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) issues various procurement guidance to government.<br> <br> The Cabinet Office does not hold complete data for all telephony spend but departmental data will be available via contracts finder. <br> <br> CCS contracts are awarded following open competition on the basis of best value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 194732 194799 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

46187

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government (a) spending on mobile telephony services and (b) contracts for mobile telephony services are with each mobile telephone provider.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	194732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has not issued specific guidance on this matter, although the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) issues various procurement guidance to government.<br> <br> The Cabinet Office does not hold complete data for all telephony spend but departmental data will be available via contracts finder. <br> <br> CCS contracts are awarded following open competition on the basis of best value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 194731 194799 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

46188

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	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 the number of eligible voters not registered to vote in Newcastle upon Tyne Central constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	194733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 194733.pdf title Voters not registered - ONS Letter
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

46189

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Civil Service jobs dealing primarily with reserved and excepted matters have been transferred from Northern Ireland in the last six years; and how many such jobs are planned to be so transferred in the next year.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	194750
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does not hold data centrally on the transfer of civil servants across the United Kingdom. Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each individual Department to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 194751 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

46190

	registered interest
	date	01/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Civil Service posts were relocated from London to Northern Ireland in the last six years.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	194751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does not hold data centrally on the transfer of civil servants across the United Kingdom. Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each individual Department to determine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 194750 question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

46459

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	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 reform of the Civil Service; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
	uin	194874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>In July 2013 we published a One Year On report that gave a frank account of progress against the Civil Service Reform Plan. This is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-reform-plan-one-year-on--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-reform-plan-one-year-on--2</a>:</p><p>I took the opportunity to update the House on progress during the backbench debate on Civil Service Reform on 3 April 2014 and will update the House further in our Two Years On report this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

46460

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the members of the Honours Committee in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Nicholas Soames
	uin	194884
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The Voting Membership of the Main Honours Committee comprises Head of the Civil Service (Chair); Chairs of the 9 Honours Committees; Chief of the Defence Staff; Permanent Secretary of the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office; another Permanent Secretary; Cabinet Secretary and a representative from the Prime Minister's Office. Membershipfor the past five years is set out below. Current membership of all honours committees is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/honours-committees" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/honours-committees</a>.</p><p>A copy of the table listing the Membership of the committee over the last 5 years will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

46461

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many local authorities have adopted the Government's public service network to date.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	194950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>570 local authorities have completed compliance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

46562

	registered interest
	date	02/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on the development of an indicator on five year survival rates from all cancers to support early diagnosis and reduction of preventable mortality from cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	194932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name 194932 ONS 164.pdf title Survival Rate from Cancer - ONS Letter
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

46841

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of individuals employed on zero-hours contracts by (a) region and (b) gender; and what research his Department has commissioned on that matter.
	tabling member constituency	Streatham
	tabling member printed	Mr Chuka Umunna
	uin	195252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name 195252 ONS171.pdf title Zero Hour Contracts - ONS Letter
	tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

46844

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in Brigg and Goole constituency are registered self-employed.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	195274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name 195274 ONS 170.pdf title Self-Employed - ONS Letter
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy