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1684067

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Translation Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on what the cost to the public purse was for the use of translators in the Civil Service since 2013.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	10706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold the cost and spend for using translators across the Civil Service centrally. Such professional services are procured by individual departments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office does use translation services on occasion where necessary but we do not record the cost of these services separately from the provision of other professional services. Therefore, a detailed review of invoices from the Cabinet Office would be required to estimate the amount spent since 2013 which would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 30/01/2024 17:28:28 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1681934

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	World Economic Forum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers have represented the UK at the World Economic Forum in Davos in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	9392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Ministers from the following departments have attended the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting with officials since 2018: Her Majesty’s Treasury (2020, 2019 and 2018); Cabinet Office (2022); and the Departments for International Trade (2023, 2022, 2019 and 2018); Health and Social Care (2019); Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (2023, 2019 and 2018); Culture, Media and Sport (2019 and 2018); and International Development (2019). The then Prime Minister also attended in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office does not hold centralised records of ministerial attendance at the WEF Annual Meeting prior to 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/01/2024 17:57:17 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1681516

registered interest
date	11/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list of diversity and inclusion training programs in the civil service.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	9144
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Civil Service has limited diversity and inclusion specific training. The current list of courses available through the cross Civil Service learning offer is listed below. This does not include training designed for departments and professions to meet specific needs or that which is purchased outside of the centrally managed contracts.</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Civil Service Expectations</p></li><li><p>Collaborating effectively in cross-cultural teams</p></li><li><p>Creating an Inclusive Culture</p></li><li><p>Creating Inclusive Virtual Teams</p></li><li><p>Creating Team Inclusivity</p></li><li><p>Cultivating your Cultural Intelligence</p></li><li><p>Dealing with Everyday Racism</p></li><li><p>Disability inclusive management</p></li><li><p>Ignite inclusion</p></li><li><p>Inclusive leadership</p></li><li><p>Leading inclusive teams</p></li><li><p>Managing Inclusion</p></li><li><p>Modern Leadership – skills for managing a diverse workforce</p></li><li><p>Neurodiversity in the workplace</p></li><li><p>POC Managers Session 1: Leading inclusively</p></li><li><p>Power of choice</p></li><li><p>Respect Training</p></li><li><p>Sexual Harassment</p></li><li><p>Understanding multiple perspectives</p></li><li><p>Working with different cultures – a Managers Toolkit</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>In May 2023, the Chancellor of the Exchequer commissioned a review of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion expenditure in the Civil Service. The review which included capturing spend on equality, diversity and inclusion training is now concluded and I am now engaging with the Cabinet Office who led the review, to determine next steps.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/01/2024 14:43:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1677366

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service jobs previously based in Whitehall have been permanently relocated outside of London and the South East since 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	6388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Since March 2020, over 16,000 roles have been relocated from London through the Places for Growth programme and 31% of UK-based SCS roles are now based outside London. Places for Growth aims to relocate 22,000 roles outside of London by 2027.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/12/2023 17:08:49 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1665026

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Statistics Authority: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have been hired by the UK Statistics Authority in roles relating to equality, diversity and inclusion since 2020.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	202720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2023 answer text <p>On 2 October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a value for money audit of all EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) spending in the Civil Service.</p><p>The audit will dovetail with the public sector productivity review, aiming at delivering a leaner, more efficient government. The audit forms part of our drive to improve productivity across the public sector by driving down waste and improving performance.</p><p>The findings and actions of the audit will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 24/10/2023 16:52:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1657833

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an estimate of the number of civil servants who were working remotely and logged in from overseas in (a) 2022 and (b) 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	197341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>Civil servants must honour their contractual obligations. A number will be posted overseas in permanent roles at any time but the total number of civil servants logging in from overseas is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 12/09/2023 16:29:01 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1655790

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	195649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The effectiveness and potential of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 was reviewed by Lord Young in his 2015 report and the Act was further considered as part of the research and public consultation conducted for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport’s Civil Society Strategy in 2018. The Government continues to monitor the progress of its social value policy with departments.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 11/09/2023 16:54:40 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1654659

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Flexible Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of civil service flexitime working practices on productivity levels in Whitehall.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	195325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>We have not conducted a specific central assessment as outlined by my Honourable friend, though the proper utilisation of flextime arrangements can deliver clear benefits to the taxpayer. The ability of civil servants to work flexibly, whether early in the morning, late at night or over the weekend, is a powerful tool to deliver the reliable and accessible public services we all depend on.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/09/2023 13:29:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1654667

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants from all Government Departments attended the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference in November 2022.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	195330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>This information is not centrally held in the form requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/09/2023 13:32:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1644262

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds searchable IT archives (a) of Regulatory Impact Analysis estimates for EU-sourced regulation and (b) employing the search term out of scope relating to changes to regulatory burdens that could not be reviewed due to its EU origin.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	189155
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold searchable IT archives and searchable documentation relating to Regulatory Impact Analysis estimates for EU sourced regulation. Regulatory Impact Assessments are the responsibility of the Better Regulation Executive in the Department for Business and Trade.</p><p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answers given to him by my Hon. Friend for Thirsk and Malton, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business on 22 May, UIN: 183010 and 183009.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/06/2023 15:32:06 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes