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1609126

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that civil service recruitment processes comply with provisions in the Equality Act 2010 on discrimination against people according to their (a) socio-economic status and (b) other protected characteristics.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	177752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office operates a policy requiring all employment opportunities to be made readily available to all.</p><p>The current selection process is designed to be fair and objectively identify the best candidates.</p><p>There are a number of safeguards built in to the process:</p><ul><li><p>Applications are anonymised until after the sift stage.</p></li><li><p>All sifters are expected to act in accordance with the Civil Service Code.</p></li><li><p>We would also expect an independent presence during any sift exercise. Each panel should include at least one member from outside of the line of business to provide an independent view.</p></li></ul><p>We are committed to providing services and developing policies which promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination. We are an equal opportunities employer and will not unlawfully discriminate in any aspect of employment, including how employees are selected or how employees are treated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/04/2023 08:09:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1609127

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
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 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, what the overall rating out of 100 recorded was in the most recent Leesman office surveys undertaken through the Government Property Agency by the (a) Cabinet Office, (b) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (c) Department for Education, (d) Department for International Trade, (e) Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, (f) Department for Work and Pensions, (g) Treasury, (h) Home Office, (i) Ministry of Defence, and (j) Ministry of Justice.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <ol><li><p>The results from the most recent Leesman surveys participated by those departments listed is set out in the table below:</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>Date of participation of most recent Leesman survey</p></td><td><p>Leesman Index Score (out of 100)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>68.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>74.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>69.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>70.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>73.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Justice</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>60.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>49.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>65.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>54.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>52.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 21/04/2023 13:48:40 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1609130

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
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 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, what the overall rating out of 100 recorded was in the most recent Leesman office surveys undertaken by (a) the Asylum, Protection and Enforcement Directorate, (b) the Immigration Enforcement Directorate, (c) Border Force, (d) HM Passport Office and (e) UK Visas and Immigration.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <ol><li>The results from the most recent Leesman surveys participated by those departments listed is set out in the table below:</li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>Date of participation of most recent Leesman survey</p></td><td><p>Leesman Index Score (out of 100)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asylum, Protection and Enforcement Directorate</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>55.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Enforcement Directorate</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>55.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Border Force</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> UK Visas and Immigration</p></td><td><p><br> July 2021</p></td><td><p><br> 52.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Passport Office</p></td><td><p>January 2021</p></td><td><p>56.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>GPA has launched 10 office based surveys with Leesman, starting in January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>All the departments from the July 2021 survey were from 3 buildings the GPA were exiting as part of the Croydon hub. The buildings surveyed were: Apollo House, Lunar House, Metro Point.</p><p> </p><p>The January 2021 survey (HMPO) was a survey of one of the buildings GPA surveyed to exit for the Peterborough hub. The building that score relates to is Aragon Court, Peterborough.</p><p> </p><p>In both these surveys (Croydon and Peterborough) the surveys were pre-occupancy. GPA were surveying the old estate that the department was or is exiting. In these examples, low scores are helpful as they demonstrate the case for needing these new hubs which GPA is creating. GPA will survey the new hubs once people have moved in - Peterborough will be surveyed later in 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 21/04/2023 13:46:54 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1609132

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
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 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, how many and what proportion of respondents to the most recent Leesman office survey undertaken by his Department (a) agreed and (b) disagreed with the statements about their main workplace that (i) it enables me to work productively, (ii) it supports me sharing ideas and knowledge amongst colleagues, (iii) it creates an enjoyable environment to work in, (iv) it contributes to a sense of community at work, and (v) it's a place I'm proud to bring visitors to.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <ol><li><p>The most recent Leesman office survey was conducted in November 2022. The number of respondents that answered either agree or disagree to the questions listed is set out in the table below:</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Question</p></td><td><p>No. Respondent Agree (figures are aggregate by response of Strongly Agree, Agree or Slightly Agree)</p></td><td><p>No. Respondent Disagree (figures are aggregate by response of Strongly Disagree, Disagree or Slightly Disagree)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it enables me to work productively</p></td><td><p>1250 (76.31%)</p></td><td><p>258 (15.75%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it supports me sharing ideas and knowledge amongst colleagues</p></td><td><p>1214 (74.57%)</p></td><td><p>206 (12.65%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it creates an enjoyable environment to work in</p></td><td><p>1239 (75.69%)</p></td><td><p>202 (12.34%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it contributes to a sense of community at work</p></td><td><p>1177 (71.99%)</p></td><td><p>250 (15.29%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it's a place I'm proud to bring visitors to</p></td><td><p>1101 (67.67%)</p></td><td><p>192 (11.80%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 177721 question first answered 21/04/2023 13:53:37 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1609138

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
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 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, how many and what proportion of respondents to the most recent Leesman office survey undertaken by his Department (a) agreed and (b) disagreed with the statements about their main workplace that (i) it enables me to work productively, (ii) it supports me sharing ideas and knowledge amongst colleagues, (iii) it creates an enjoyable environment to work in, (iv) it contributes to a sense of community at work, and (v) it's a place I'm proud to bring visitors to.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <ol><li><p>The most recent Leesman office survey was conducted in November 2022. The number of respondents that answered either agree or disagree to the questions listed is set out in the table below:</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Question</p></td><td><p>No. Respondent Agree (figures are aggregate by response of Strongly Agree, Agree or Slightly Agree)</p></td><td><p>No. Respondent Disagree (figures are aggregate by response of Strongly Disagree, Disagree or Slightly Disagree)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it enables me to work productively</p></td><td><p>1250 (76.31%)</p></td><td><p>258 (15.75%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it supports me sharing ideas and knowledge amongst colleagues</p></td><td><p>1214 (74.57%)</p></td><td><p>206 (12.65%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it creates an enjoyable environment to work in</p></td><td><p>1239 (75.69%)</p></td><td><p>202 (12.34%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it contributes to a sense of community at work</p></td><td><p>1177 (71.99%)</p></td><td><p>250 (15.29%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>it's a place I'm proud to bring visitors to</p></td><td><p>1101 (67.67%)</p></td><td><p>192 (11.80%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 177719 question first answered 21/04/2023 13:53:37 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1609202

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what new data on the life chances of disabled people his Department has commissioned since July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	177788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon Lady’s Parliamentary Question of 30th March is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/04/2023 08:00:30 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ177788 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority Response
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1609259

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what schemes the Government run to encourage people from lower socio-economic backgrounds into the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	177813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>We have a range of schemes to encourage people from lower all backgrounds to join the civil service including:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>Apprenticeships, a new strategy was launched in April 2022 and included a target for lower-socio economic backgrounds.</p></li><li><p>Accelerated development schemes like the Fast Stream. (Representation from lower socio-economic backgrounds in the Fast Stream has increased annually since 2016.)</p></li><li><p>Civil Service Commission’s Going Forward into Employment Scheme: Life Chances scheme, uses innovative approaches to recruit people from a wide range of backgrounds into the Civil Service with targeted recruitment of care leavers, prison leavers and veterans.</p></li><li><p>Internships such as the Summer Diversity Internship Programme, the scope of which has been broadened to include lower-socio economic backgrounds.</p></li><li><p>Mentoring and sponsorship such as the Ministry of Justice Graduate Aspiration programme.</p></li><li><p>Outreach is carried out by many of our departments within Schools, Colleges and Universities to raise awareness of the broad range of Civil Service careers available.</p></li><li><p>Work experience placements such as Movement to Work which supports employers to provide work placements that combine employability skills training with on-the-job experience.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/04/2023 08:04:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1608512

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Housing
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 encourage veterans to use housing support available through the Veterans’ Gateway.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	176586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ending veteran homelessness this year. That is why the Chancellor allocated an additional £20m for veterans’ housing in the Spring Budget, further to the £8.55m already announced in December to help us achieve our mission.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Veterans’ Gateway service is the Government funded first point of contact for veterans and their families, providing advice and guidance across a spectrum of welfare areas, such as housing, employment, and health, from a consortium of third sector organisations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Charities, service providers and Government routinely signpost veterans to the Gateway, and further information on the Op FORTITUDE homelessness referral pathway will be passed to the Gateway in due course, allowing veterans in need to be directed to this vital new service.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have also recently announced a major review into welfare provision for veterans, including the Veterans’ Gateway, which has been commissioned as a result of changes and advances in veteran care during the last decade. This will examine the effectiveness of welfare services, and its recommendations for improvements will be published following the review’s completion.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 21/04/2023 08:53:16 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1608635

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Aviation
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 28 March to Question 169228, on how many occasions the (a) Minister and (b) his predecessors have travelled overseas on non-scheduled flights with members of (i) the media and (ii) business delegations in the travelling party since 1 January 2021.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	176651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. lady to my response of 28 March to PQ 169228.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to the Office of the Prime Minister, I refer also to my answer of Hon. lady to PQ 181016.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 27/04/2023 11:05:40 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 69508 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1608641

registered interest
date	29/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of UK trade is with Commonwealth countries; and what the trends in the level of that trade with those countries has been since 2020.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	176655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon gentlemen Parliamentary Question of 29.03 is attached.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/04/2023 08:17:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ176655 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority Response
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell