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1673937

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date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector Fraud Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to his Department of (a) setting up and (b) running the Public Sector Fraud Authority each year are.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	4579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>HM Treasury announced £24.7m funding over three years to support the creation of the PSFA in the Spring Statement 2022. This was added to the £5.7m annual budget that the Centre of the Counter Fraud Function was provided by the Cabinet Office. The additional funding brought the PSFA budget in 2022/23 to £11.25m.</p><p> </p><p>In 22/23 the PSFA set a target of delivering £180m of savings to the taxpayer. The PSFA far surpassed this within the first 12 months by preventing and recovering £311 million. As it enters its second year, the PSFA has a target of achieving £185 million of savings for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/12/2023 17:23:59 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1673938

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector Fraud Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much Government expenditure lost to fraud has been recovered by the Public Sector Fraud Authority in each year since its establishment.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	4580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The PSFA was established in August 2022 - as such we only have audited counter fraud savings up to March 2023 (FY 2022/23).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 22/23 the PSFA set a target of delivering £180m of savings to the taxpayer. In fact the PSFA far surpassed this within the first 12 months by preventing and recovering £311 million. As it enters its second year, the PSFA has a target of achieving £185 million of savings for the taxpayer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This shows the Government is delivering its mission to transform the way we fight fraud and safeguard taxpayers’ money. Every pound we save in taking action on fraud reduces the cost of public services and makes taxpayers’ money go further. Better use of data and technology has been key in achieving this.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/12/2023 17:10:58 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1673943

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Fraud
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 how much (a) was lost from the public purse due to fraud during the covid-19 pandemic, (b) of that fraud has been recovered and (c) is irrecoverable.
tabling member constituency	Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
tabling member printed	Neale Hanvey
uin	4581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>During the pandemic, the Government delivered an unprecedented package of economic support to preserve livelihoods and save businesses across the whole United Kingdom.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to transparency in its efforts to tackle fraud against the public sector. The UK is one of the few countries to publish data on fraud and error within the public sector in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1145111/2974_Fraud_Landscape_Annual_Report_2022_.pdf" target="_blank">Fraud Landscape Report.</a> The Government will continue to be transparent and prioritise its efforts in detecting, preventing and recovering fraud associated with the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Fraud Landscape Report showed that in 2020/21, across government and outside of tax and welfare (so, excluding COVID-19 expenditure in HMRC and DWP), departments reported £88m of recovered fraud and error related to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2021, we have invested in taking action on fraud, to bolster the prevention and recovery of fraud losses in welfare, tax and COVID Business Loans, and prosecute those who have defrauded the public purse - this included the establishment of the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA).</p><p> </p><p>Fraud is a hidden crime and the Government’s focus remains on detecting and recovering as much of it as is possible. That is done by deploying cutting edge tools supported by world leading expertise to find and recover as much fraud as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/12/2023 17:02:09 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4782 label Biography information for Neale Hanvey

1673949

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the long term priorities for the Office for Veterans' Affairs are.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	4453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to making the UK the best country in the world to be a veteran.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) sits at the heart of government in the Cabinet Office and is responsible for coordinating and driving forward work across the UK Government to support our veteran community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In the long term, the OVA is committed to continue transforming and improving services for veterans, making sure veterans and their families have the support and services they need, whilst using data and research to better understand, and deliver for, this community.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The ten-year Strategy for our veterans (2018) sets out the UK Government's vision, and can be accessed online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategy-for-our-veterans" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategy-for-our-veterans</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 08/12/2023 14:18:30 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1674104

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Three: Vodafone Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for the Investment Security Unit to decide on the proposed merger between Three and Vodafone.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	4433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister, as Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office, takes decisions under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in a quasi-judicial capacity. The Investment Security Unit coordinates expertise from across Government so that the Secretary of State may make decisions based on the evidence. It would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 4434 4435 question first answered 04/12/2023 11:16:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1674105

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Three: Vodafone Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has consulted with other Government departments on national security risks posed by the proposed merger between Three and Vodafone, in line with the Investment Security Unit’s role of coordinating expertise across Government.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	4434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister, as Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office, takes decisions under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in a quasi-judicial capacity. The Investment Security Unit coordinates expertise from across Government so that the Secretary of State may make decisions based on the evidence. It would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 4433 4435 question first answered 04/12/2023 11:16:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1674106

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Three: Vodafone Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed merger between Three and Vodafone on national security.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	4435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The Deputy Prime Minister, as Secretary of State in the Cabinet Office, takes decisions under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in a quasi-judicial capacity. The Investment Security Unit coordinates expertise from across Government so that the Secretary of State may make decisions based on the evidence. It would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 4433 4434 question first answered 04/12/2023 11:16:31 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1674167

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Photography
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on photography at Ministerial (a) events, (b) visits, and (c) meetings in each month since October 2022.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	4343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>These tasks are undertaken by internal staff as part of their routine work and everyday roles. They do not get billed separately. This service comes at no extra cost to the taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 08/12/2023 17:28:29 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1674183

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Fraud and Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) current and (b) former government ministers have been interviewed by the (i) National Crime Agency, (ii) Serious Fraud Office and (iii) National Investigation Service as part of investigations relating to covid-19 (A) procurement and (B) fraud as of 29 November 2023.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
uin	4367
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Cabinet Office. I can, however, reassure the Honourable Lady that the Government will always assist with any investigations these agencies may be undertaking.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 04/12/2023 16:44:54 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1674192

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe of 28 November (HL 277), whether they will now answer the question put, namely to list the ministers and whips in the House of Lords alongside their respective salaries and allowances.
tabling member printed	Lord Forsyth of Drumlean
uin	HL699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The ministers and whips in the House of Lords and their respective claimed salaries for financial year 2023-2024 are as follows:</p><table><thead><tr><th scope="col"><p>Minister</p></th><th scope="col"><p>Salary</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord Cameron</p></td><td><p>£104,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord True</p></td><td><p>£104,360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Neville-Rolfe</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Vere of Norbiton</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Lord Benyon</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Sharpe of Epsom</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Minto</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Bellamy KC</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Camrose</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Scott of Bybrook</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Penn</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Markham</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robbie Douglas-Miller</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Earl Howe</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Johnson</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Offord of Garvel</p></td><td><p><del class="ministerial">£70,969</del><ins class="ministerial">Unpaid</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Callanan</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Viscount Younger of Leckie</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Baroness Barran</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Davies of Gower</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Caine</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC</p></td><td><p>£94,772</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Rt Hon the Baroness Williams of Trafford</p></td><td><p>£81,485</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Earl of Courtown</p></td><td><p>£70,969</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Gascoigne</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Harlech</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Evans of Rainow</p></td><td><p>£65,625</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Roborough</p></td><td><p>Unpaid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Baroness Swinburne</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Unpaid</ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In line with the Ministerial and Other Pensions Act 1991, Lords ministers are able to claim the Lords Office-Holders Allowance (LOHA). There are two rates for LOHA: Lords ministers living in London can claim £4,435 for the financial year 2023-2024, and Lords ministers living outside of London can claim £36,366 per year.</p><p> </p><p>Lords ministers who are unpaid may choose between claiming either LOHA or the Lords Daily Allowance. Lords ministers who receive a salary are not permitted to claim the Lords Daily Allowance.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 06/12/2023 11:41:08 question first ministerially corrected 07/12/2023 15:35:07 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe previous answer version 5576 answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	1141 label Biography information for Lord Forsyth of Drumlean