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1127420

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Royal Commissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Royal Commissions have been established since 1989; what was the topic of each; and what recommendations of each they adopted.
tabling member printed	Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
uin	HL15831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>Three Royal Commissions have been established since 1989:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Royal Commission on Criminal Justice</p></li><li><p>Royal Commission on Long-term Care of the Elderly</p></li><li><p>Royal Commission on Reform of the House of Lords</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Government departments will have responded to the relevant Royal Commission reports, and those responses are a matter of public record.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 04/06/2019 14:24:30 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	579 label Biography information for Lord Foulkes of Cumnock

1127459

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department made of the viability of appointing an individual with appropriate skills and experience from within the civil service before the role of Principal Cyber Security Risk Consultant was externally advertised.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	256219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Principal Cyber Security Risk Consultant is a highly specialised role focussed on the information and cyber security of the digital services GDS builds, operates and uses.</p><p> </p><p>This is an interim role of 12 months. There are very few specialists able to provide the required skills and they are in high demand across HMG and the Financial Services sector on an interim basis.</p><p> </p><p>After careful consideration, GDS determined that the variable nature of this work was better suited to a consultant.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/05/2019 16:58:40 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1127464

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will provide a list of the brands of mobile phone which Cabinet ministers are advised not to use.
tabling member constituency	Monmouth
tabling member printed	David T. C. Davies
uin	256251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2019 answer text <p>It is for individual Government departments to manage their own technology and telecommunications requirements in accordance with their business and security needs, including equipping their Ministers with appropriate ICT equipment. HMG takes the secure use of mobile phones very seriously and advice on how to securely manage mobile devices is published by the National Cyber Security Centre. Such information includes recommending the use of Android devices on the Android Enterprise Recommended (AER) list and for iOS, using supported devices with a Secure Enclave.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 03/06/2019 16:21:19 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies

1127474

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Mental Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support is available to civil servants who suffer from mental health problems.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	256322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The Civil Service is committed to being a leading employer on mental health support and to the<br>positive health and wellbeing of all our staff. This includes providing specific support to those who<br>suffer with mental health problems. This approach enables employees experiencing mental ill<br>health to remain in work or return to work following a period of absence and includes<br>recommendations for workplace adjustments and signposting to other mental health services</p><p>The Civil Service has a network of an estimated 4,600 Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA’s) or<br>equivalent who are equipped with the knowledge to recognise early symptoms and provide initial<br>help to colleagues experiencing mental health concerns</p><p>All departments have access to Occupational Health Services, which provide support and advice to<br>managers and employees in respect of mental ill health. The Civil Service also provides access for<br>all employees to Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) or equivalent, for counselling and other<br>mental health support</p><p>In addition, the Civil Service has improved its use of data to monitor and respond to mental health<br>trends in the workplace, raised awareness and enhanced the range of workplace adjustments<br>available to staff with poor mental health. It has invested in training for senior leaders and line<br>managers to create a more supportive and preventative culture towards mental ill health in the<br>workplace.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 04/06/2019 10:45:35 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1127525

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	European Parliament: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of EU citizens living in the UK who are not registered to vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	256336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold information on the numbers of eligible electors nor<br>information on the number of European nationals resident in the UK who do or do not<br>register to vote in European Parliamentary elections</p><p>Estimates of the number of eligible people on the registers for electoral events are<br>published by the Electoral Commission following each poll, but do not include a breakdown<br>of the numbers of EU citizens eligible to vote. These reports are available online at:<br>www.electoralcommission.org.uk.</p><p>Each Electoral Registration Officer maintains a register for their own local area. Some<br>headline registration statistics by area are collated and published annually by the Office for<br>National Statistics, however, this does not include a breakdown of the numbers of EU<br>citizens registered to vote</p><p>The latest bulletin is available at:<br>www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/05/2019 11:21:53 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1127526

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number of voters and (b) proportion of the electorate that were turned away in areas taking part in voter ID trials during the local elections.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	256337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Voter ID is part of a body of work this Government is delivering to strengthen the integrity<br>of our electoral system and give the public confidence our elections are secure and fit<br>for the 21st century.</p><p><br>In line with the 2018 pilot evaluation, fully validated figures will be published as part of both<br>the Cabinet Office and the independent Electoral Commission's full evaluations of the<br>2019 voter ID pilots in the summer. We will be looking carefully at the evaluations to help<br>inform our next steps and shape how the final policy will look when it is introduced.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/05/2019 11:29:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1127622

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any public bodies have paid workers through disguised remuneration schemes in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	256390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Information on the pay arrangements for the staff of public bodies is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office and is a matter for the departments and public bodies themselves.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/05/2019 16:59:07 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1127647

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Surveys
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 in each of the last twelve months on polling the general public on their perception of the strength of the union.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	256395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Cabinet Office expenditure over £25,000 is published on GOV.UK, alongside our regular<br>transparency reporting.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/05/2019 11:22:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1127653

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Meningitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people have died from meningitis in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	256399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 04/06/2019 09:11:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster attachment 1 file name PQ256399.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1127295

registered interest
date	17/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of consultancy fees as recorded on the Cabinet Office Spend Analytic Database for each Department in each financial year since 2010-11.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	255694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>All departmental spend over £25,000 is published on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/05/2019 11:02:07 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock