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date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps he has taken to facilitate small and medium-sized enterprises winning government contracts; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	220098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is on track to deliver its aspiration of awarding 25% of central government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), directly and through the supply chain. We have already substantially reformed the public procurement landscape to level the playing field for suppliers of different sizes and make things easier for all. Further measures that come into force in early 2015 to make public sector business more accessible to SMEs include:</p><p>· Ensuring all new contract opportunities are accessible in one place;</p><p>· Removing burdensome Pre-Qualification (PQQs) for low vale procurements and standardising PQQs for higher value contracts; and</p><p>· Ensuring all suppliers in public sector supply chains are paid promptly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:36:03 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

172478

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what criteria the locations for the Community Organiser programme were chosen.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	220099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Senior Community Organisers are hosted by locally rooted community organisations. These organisations had to apply to Locality (who deliver the programme on behalf of government) to host a community organiser. The application process included questions on how the organisation would support the community organiser, their understanding of community organising and the case for a community organiser in their particular area. Applications were then assessed by a panel which included representation from the Office for Civil Society and Locality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 12/01/2015 17:41:41 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

172479

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Oral Answer of 7 January 2015 to the hon. Member for Southport, by what proportion the Government has reduced the size of the Civil Service before adjusting for machinery of government changes.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Meg Munn
uin	220057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of this Government's long-term economic plan to pay down the deficit and help the country live within its means, we have reduced the size of the Civil Service. It has shrunk by 16% since the 2010 General Election, or 21% once adjusted for Machinery of Government changes that moved staff into the Civil Service since the last General Election. This represents a significant increase in efficiency and productivity, and has helped save taxpayers £2.4bn last year alone, compared to spending in the year before the 2010 General Election.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 12/01/2015 13:31:55 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1448 label Biography information for Meg Munn

172482

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new charities were established (a) in the UK and (b) in Swindon in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	219998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2015 answer text <p>The total number of registrations, along with other key figures, is available through the Charity Commission’s Annual Report which is available both on its website at: <a href="http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx" target="_blank">http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/registerhomepage.aspx</a> and is also in the House Library.</p><p>This holds key information of all 164,000 registered charities in England and Wales. The advanced search function allows the user to search by registration date, operating area, income band, charitable purpose and other key items.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 14/01/2015 15:08:00 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson

172629

registered interest
date	07/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Unpaid Work
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many internships are offered by each government department.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL3963
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2015 answer text <p>Data is not held centrally on internships offered by individual Departments; however a number of internship programmes are run centrally by Civil Service Resourcing. Details of these programmes and the targeted groups are listed online.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/civil-service-fast-stream-summer-diversity-internship-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/civil-service-fast-stream-summer-diversity-internship-programme</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/civil-service-fast-stream-early-diversity-internship-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/civil-service-fast-stream-early-diversity-internship-programme</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.socialmobility.org.uk/programmes/residential-programmes/whitehall-residential-programme/" target="_blank">http://www.socialmobility.org.uk/programmes/residential-programmes/whitehall-residential-programme/</a></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 12/01/2015 14:41:13 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey