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1136884

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2019
	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, what changes were introduced in postal and proxy voting procedures for the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections compared to previous (a) European or (b) General Elections.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	273338
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>No changes were put in place for proxy voting for the 2019 European Parliamentary elections.</p><p>For postal voting, it was identified that using the International Business Response Licence process could assist the return of postal votes from overseas. This was used at the 2019 European Parliamentary elections, as it had been in national polls since 2016, but not at the previous European Parliamentary elections in 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/07/2019 09:14:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1138088

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to tackle postal vote fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	275735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Electoral fraud is unacceptable on any level. There are already measures in place designed to enhance the security of postal voting.</p><p>In response to (the then) Sir Eric Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.</p><p>The Government will look for opportunities to introduce measures that will restrict the handling of postal votes by people who may seek to abuse or subvert them. We will also look to introduce controls on the return of postal votes via polling stations, which has been a cause for concern in past elections.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/07/2019 14:08:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1138089

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to tackle bribery during elections.
	tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
	tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
	uin	275736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>Under section 113 of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) 1983 it is an offence for a person to give money or a gift to any other person in order to induce them to vote or to refrain from voting at an election. There is a similar offence at section 114 of the RPA 1983 in relation to the treating of voters.</p><p>Furthermore, the Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) replaced an old and outmoded mix of common and statutory law and was designed to provide the courts, prosecutors and investigators the tools they needed to tackle bribery in the UK and overseas in the 21st century. The Act reflects the UK's continued commitment to combat bribery and provides a modern, comprehensive scheme of bribery offences.</p><p>If anyone has evidence of abuse of the electoral system, this should be reported to the Returning Officer or the Police who have powers to investigate.</p><p>We will continue to keep electoral law under review to ensure the electoral system is safe and secure.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 16/07/2019 14:08:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

1138896

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Temporary Employment: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the rate of pay which requires approval for temporary staff was set at £750 per day in his Departments announcement of 4 July.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	277113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministerial approval has been set at £750 per day as a control mechanism to consistently achieve value for money, provide greater transparency and to ensure that all other resourcing options have been considered.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/07/2019 09:22:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138903

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the names of the firms his Department has hired contractors from in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	277114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The information for 2016/17 is not held centrally and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Cabinet Office hired contractors from the following firms in 2017/18 and 2018/19:</p><p><strong>2017/18</strong><br>Allen Lane Ltd<br>Brook Street UK Ltd<br>Capita<br>Capita Business Services Ltd<br>Capita Resourcing Ltd<br>CDG Ltd<br>Cedar Recruitment Ltd<br>Certes Computing Ltd<br>CGI IT UK Ltd<br>Cloud Technology Solutions<br>Code iT Recruitment<br>Computer Network Defence Ltd<br>Costain Ltd<br>DF Press Ltd<br>DLA Piper UK LLP<br>DMSG Ltd<br>E Synergy Solutions Ltd<br>EP90group Ltd<br>Ergon Ltd<br>Experian Ltd<br>Experienced Management Consultants Limited<br>Green Park Interim And Executive Ltd<br>Harris Management Consultancy Ltd<br>Hays<br>Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd<br>Hydrogen International Ltd<br>Informed Solutions<br>Ixydo Ltd<br>J Squared Business Consulting Ltd<br>Kainos Software Ltd<br>KPMG LLP<br>LA International<br>LA International Computer Consultants Ltd<br>Law Morgan Limited<br>Layer 7 IT Security<br>M4 Managed Services International Ltd<br>Medway Consulting<br>Mercator IT Solutions Ltd<br>Methods Business &amp; Digital Technology Ltd<br>Methods Digital Ltd<br>Michael Page UK Ltd<br>Morgan Law<br>Mott Macdonald<br>NCC Services Ltd<br>North Highland Ltd<br>Office Angels Ltd<br>Optimum Fleet Ltd<br>PA Consulting Services Ltd<br>Parasol Ltd<br>Parity Professionals Ltd<br>Parity Resources Ltd<br>Parity Solutions Ltd<br>Pertemps<br>Project Workout Ltd<br>Reed<br>Reed Specialist Recruitment<br>Rethink Recruitment Solutions Ltd<br>Robertson Bell Ltd<br>Sanderson Government &amp; Defence Ltd<br>Smart Sourcing Plc<br>Softwire Technology Ltd<br>Sopra Steria Recruitment Ltd<br>The ID Crowd Ltd<br>The Light Machine<br>Thoughtworks Ltd<br>Triad Group Plc<br>Trustmarque Solutions Ltd<br>Turner &amp; Townsend Project Management<br>Two &amp; A Half Bears Ltd<br>Venn Group Ltd<br>VMA Global Resourcing Group<br>Yes And</p><p><strong>2018/19</strong><br>Airbus Defence &amp; Space Ltd<br>Alesto Ltd<br>Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd<br>Allen Lane Ltd<br>Badenoch &amp; Clark Ltd<br>Bindmans LLP<br>Bishop Lloyd &amp; Jackson Solicitors<br>Brook Street UK Ltd<br>Capita<br>Capita Business Services Ltd<br>Cedar Recruitment Ltd<br>Certes Computing Ltd<br>Chillmark Consulting Ltd<br>Cloud Technology Solutions<br>Code iT Recruitment<br>Company X Consulting Ltd<br>Computer Network Defence Ltd<br>Convivio Team Ltd<br>Costain Ltd<br>Cragg Ross Dawson Ltd<br>Deep Digital Ltd<br>Deighton Pierce Glynn<br>Deloitte LLP<br>DF Press Ltd<br>DMSG Ltd<br>E Synergy Solutions Ltd<br>Edinburgh Innovations Ltd<br>EP90group Ltd<br>Ergon Ltd<br>Ernst &amp; Young LLP<br>Experian Ltd<br>Experienced Management Consultants Limited<br>Fuel Recruitment<br>Goodman Masson Ltd<br>Green Park Interim &amp; Executive Ltd<br>Hardwicke<br>Harris Management Consultancy Ltd<br>Harvey Nash Plc<br>Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd<br>Hodge Jones &amp; Allen LLP<br>I C Consultants Ltd<br>Improvement &amp; Development Agency<br>Infosec<br>Inquisito Ltd<br>Integral Commercial Services Ltd<br>Interserve Facilities Management Ltd<br>ITN Solicitors<br>Ixydo Ltd<br>Janes Solicitors<br>Jobvite Inc</p><p>Kainos Software Ltd<br>LA International<br>LA International Computer Consultants Ltd<br>Layer 7 IT Security<br>Lucid Support Services Ltd<br>M4 Managed Services International Ltd<br>Methods Business And Digital Technology Ltd<br>Methods Digital Ltd<br>Michael Page UK Ltd<br>Michael Standing<br>Montagu Evans LLP<br>Morgan Law<br>Mott Macdonald<br>MyCSP Ltd<br>Neil Hudgell Ltd<br>Optimum Fleet Ltd<br>Parity Professionals Ltd<br>Parity Resources Ltd<br>Parity Solutions Ltd<br>Pepperscape Consulting<br>Pertemps<br>Quo Imus Ltd<br>Reed<br>Robertson Bell<br>Robertson Bell Ltd<br>Rsm Risk Assurance Service LLP<br>Sanderson Government &amp; Defence Ltd<br>Shared Services Connected Ltd<br>Smart Sourcing Plc<br>Softwire Technology Ltd<br>Sopra Steria Recruitment Ltd<br>Steve Mullins Consulting<br>Sutherland Global Services Uk Ltd<br>Talent International UK Ltd<br>The ID Crowd Ltd<br>The Light Machine<br>Thoughtworks Ltd<br>Torero Abecassis Empis &amp; Cowlard Ltd<br>Triad Group Plc<br>Value Dynamics 2007 Ltd<br>Waldegrave House Ltd T/A Mandala Leaders</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/07/2019 14:29:07 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1139743

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Working Hours
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much time off in lieu has been taken by staff in his Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	278365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/07/2019 14:26:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1140178

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	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, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on the recommendations of the boundary review.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	278961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government is working on the Order in Council to implement the recommendations in the final reports of the four Boundary Commissions.</p><p>The High Court of Northern Ireland has now issued its judgment in relation to the judicial review against the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland’s final proposals. The period within which an appeal may be made by either party has not yet expired. The Government will consider the outcome of these proceedings in deciding the timetable for laying the draft Order in Council before Parliament in due course, where it will be debated and there will be a vote in both Houses in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/07/2019 11:52:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1140414

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many BAME staff are employed at (a) grade 7, (b) grade 5 and (c) grade 3 in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	279043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Information about the ethnicity of staff working in the Cabinet Office (and other Government Departments) is published annually as part of the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey. The most recent statistics for March 2018 are published at <a href="https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&amp;version=0&amp;dataset=129" target="_blank">https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/summary.asp?mode=construct&amp;version=0&amp;dataset=129</a> . Statistics for March 2019 are scheduled for publication on 24<sup>th</sup> July 2019. Please note that in the Cabinet Office, Grade 7 is merged with Grade 6 in the Band A payband.</p><p> </p><p>Summary representation rates of ethnic minority SCS by department are published on the Civil Service diversity dashboard as at December 2018. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-inclusion-dashboard/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-dashboard" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-inclusion-dashboard/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-dashboard</a> .</p><p> </p><p>The table below provides more statistics on BAME staff in Cabinet Office:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Grade</p></td><td><p>No. of BAME</p></td><td><p>% Representation</p></td><td><p>% Declarations</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Band A</p></td><td><p>197</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS1</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>11%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS2</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>All Grades</p></td><td><p>791</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 22/07/2019 15:49:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1140569

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Credit Unions
	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 9 July 2019 to Question 271324, for what reasons his Department does not offer a payroll deduction service to enable employees to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	279360
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does not offer a general payroll deduction facility. The Cabinet Office is currently investigating various financial wellbeing options which may benefit our employees. This includes providers who offer a payroll deduction service. We are planning to introduce financial wellbeing as part of our wider benefits package to employees later this year.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/07/2019 16:57:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1141262

	registered interest
	date	23/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Visually Impaired and Learning Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to increase registration rates and voter turnout of (a) visually impaired voters and (b) voters with learning difficulties.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	280933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>In September 2017 the Government launched a Call for Evidence to find out how people with disabilities experience registering to vote and voting itself. The government responded to this in August 2018 and is working with organisations such as the RNIB and the Royal Mencap Society in overseeing delivery of the actions contained in the Government’s response and more widely.</p><p>These actions include reviewing the online registration system, utilising opportunities to promote awareness for groups representing disabled people, such as in National Democracy Week, providing information in Easy Read format and making use of sight registers held by local authorities in England to support more and better information being made available.</p><p><br>Improvements in place and intended for the voting process also support participation and include improved training of polling station staff to provide better support to voters with sight loss and those who have a learning disability and consideration of options for equipment for people with disabilities to use when voting.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/09/2019 13:28:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane