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436598

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Trade Unions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what impact assessment they conducted on provisions in the Trade Union Bill prohibiting public sector employers from providing a check-off service.
tabling member printed	Lord Mendelsohn
uin	HL4432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2015 answer text <p>The prohibition on deduction of union subscriptions from wages in the public sector (check-off) is being considered in an impact assessment to be published in due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 23/12/2015 15:23:50 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4286 label Biography information for Lord Mendelsohn

436643

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Political Activities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there is, or has been within the last 10 years, a requirement on (a) applicants to the civil service and (b) civil servants upon entry to the civil service to disclose party political membership.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	19367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>The restrictions on civil servants’ involvement in political activities are set out in the Civil Service Management Code. This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418696/CSMC-_April_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/418696/CSMC-_April_2015.pdf</a></p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/12/2015 17:34:54 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

436644

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of ministerial special advisors in the last financial year; and how much is projected to be so spent in the next financial year.
tabling member constituency	Salford and Eccles
tabling member printed	Rebecca Long Bailey
uin	19361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2015 answer text <p>Information about the number, pay bands, and cost of special advisers will be published shortly in the normal way.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/12/2015 10:56:04 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4396 label Biography information for Rebecca Long Bailey

436650

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to raise the level of skills and technical capability in the civil service to support the Government's digital transformation programme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	19397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government Digital Servicehavesupported departments to recruit nearly 200 senior digital and technology experts. Through those appointments, we have helped to establish senior leadership across government that is able to deliver digital and technology transformation.</p><p>They have established strong knowledge and expertise within government to support us to make better technology choices, supported by networks of digital and technology leaders. More broadly, improving the digital skills of the Civil Service is an important and ongoing task.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/12/2015 10:34:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

436652

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what technology platforms and services the Government plans to develop as part of the (a) Government as a Platform and (b) Common Technology Services strategy to support the digital transformation of public services; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	19398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service will continue to act as the digital centre for government, supporting departments as they conduct their business transformation.They have already created platforms to solve common problems faced across government such as <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, the Digital Marketplace and <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>Verify. In addition they are doing this by establishing Common Technology Services for civil servants - this will deliver new, flexible, common technology, opening up government contracts to more suppliers - saving time and money.</p><p>They are also creatinga payments platform for people to pay government the same way and a platform for digital communications making it easier to be able to message government, track the status of their registrations and applications and receive notifications.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 19402 question first answered 21/12/2015 10:35:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

436654

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
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 GOV.UK Verify programme; and what plans the Government has to develop it further in the future.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	19399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p><a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>Verify is currently in public beta and is constantly being improved and expanded based on user feedback. The current demographic coverage is 80%.</p><p>It is now possible to verify your identity using a wide range of evidence, including any passport, any EU identity document, and any bank account or payment card.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 21/12/2015 10:32:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

436656

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment has been made of people's attitudes towards public bodies using and sharing their data with other parts of the public sector as part of digitally transformed public services; and what plans the Government has to build trust and assurance among people on the Government's use of their data as part of those public services.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	19400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving the way in which data is used and shared between public bodies for the benefit of the citizen, including the use of digital technology to transform public services in a way that is efficient, cost-effective and safe. The Government Digital Service will continue to support public bodies in making the most appropriate use of data and in ensuring that robust safeguards are in place to protect the privacy of individuals. We will continue to encourage public bodies to make non-sensitive administrative and aggregate data available as Open Data, as part of our ongoing commitment to transparency. We have also developed a <a href="https://data.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/08/data-science-ethics/" target="_blank">draft ethical framework</a>(which can be accessed at: <a href="https://data.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/08/data-science-ethics/" target="_blank">https://data.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/08/data-science-ethics/</a>) for how the Government uses data and we are embarking on a public dialogue which will understand and explore public opinion on the opportunities presented by data science</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 18/12/2015 10:29:33 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

436657

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Digital Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the £450 million funding allocated to the Government Digital Service in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 will be spent; and what the priorities for the Government Digital Service will be over the next (a) 12 and (b) 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	19402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service will continue to act as the digital centre for government, supporting departments as they conduct their business transformation.They have already created platforms to solve common problems faced across government such as <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, the Digital Marketplace and <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>Verify. In addition they are doing this by establishing Common Technology Services for civil servants - this will deliver new, flexible, common technology, opening up government contracts to more suppliers - saving time and money.</p><p>They are also creatinga payments platform for people to pay government the same way and a platform for digital communications making it easier to be able to message government, track the status of their registrations and applications and receive notifications.</p><br /> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock grouped question UIN 19398 question first answered 21/12/2015 10:35:31 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

436730

registered interest
date	09/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Assessments: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure equitable application of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 across all UK exam boards.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	19291
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2015 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to alter the scope of the Freedom of Information Act in relation to exam boards. However the scope of the Act is kept under review.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 16/12/2015 12:11:05 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

436049

registered interest
date	08/12/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Bridges of Headley on 17 November (HL3184) and 7 December (HL2794), whether public engagement strategies are produced by electoral registration officers and made publicly available, and how the success of their work with local education institutions to increase voter registration is measured.
tabling member printed	Lord Lexden
uin	HL4345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2015 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission’s guidance requires that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) produce a public engagement strategy. There is no requirement that these be made publicly available.</p><p>As part of the performance standards framework, the Electoral Commission encourages EROs to monitor and adapt their public engagement strategy where needed to meet local challenges. Evaluation of the success of this work is carried out by EROs at a local level.</p> answering member printed Lord Bridges of Headley question first answered 22/12/2015 15:01:58 answering member 4535 label Biography information for Lord Bridges of Headley
tabling member	4202 label Biography information for Lord Lexden