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1682415

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to lengthen the time in which a complaint may be brought to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	9789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The time limit for making a complaint to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is comparable to other ombudsman institutions and may be set aside if special circumstances exist.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 30/01/2024 17:20:01 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1680773

registered interest
date	09/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of complaints raised with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman are rejected for being submitted after more than 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	8722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Information on complaints decided by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is set out in its Annual Reports and Accounts, and can be found on page 37 here: <a href="https://www.ombudsman.org.uk/sites/default/files/886%20PHSO%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%202022-23%20FINAL%20ONLINE.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ombudsman.org.uk/sites/default/files/886%20PHSO%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%202022-23%20FINAL%20ONLINE.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 15/01/2024 17:56:34 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1535067

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Food Supply
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 with Cabinet colleagues to ensure adequate contingency planning for food security in the context of the (a) cost of living crisis and (b) market unpredictability.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	901885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>My department works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and industry figures to monitor food supply, which overall remains resilient. We continue to work to ensure we are well equipped to deal with situations which may cause disruption.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 27/10/2022 10:39:36 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1434890

registered interest
date	23/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many outstanding (a) emails and (b) letters he has from the public as of 23 February 2022; and what criteria he uses to determine which enquiries he responds to.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	128229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 7 February to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-28/113707" target="_blank">PQ 113707</a>.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 28/02/2022 17:20:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1436825

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Correspondence
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 February 2022 to Question 128229, how many outstanding (a) emails and (b) letters he has from the public as at 28 February 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	131157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from members of the public. The Cabinet Office aims to respond to all correspondence within 20 working days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As of 28 February 2022, the Cabinet Office had 1719 outstanding emails or letters from members of the public. 94% of these were received in the 20 working days prior to 28 February 2022 and were therefore within the departmental target.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 03/03/2022 18:01:44 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1419240

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to tackle the overpayment of pensions contributions by civil servants.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	116901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>Civil servants are not overpaying pension contributions. Member contribution rates are set via the Cost Control element of the Valuation. The 2016 Valuation was completed on 17 December 2021. It found that there was no ‘breach’ in the Cost Control element, meaning there was no need to adjust benefits or contributions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A consultation, which included suggested member contribution rates for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023, ran from 22 November 2021 to 17 January 2022. The consultation response is expected to be published in late February 2022 and will set out member contribution rates for 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/02/2022 17:46:45 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1271957

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What guidance he has provided to Cabinet colleagues on the timescale for responding to written questions.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	910463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>My Right Honourable Friend, the Leader of the House, has been clear to the House on this issue, he expects written questions to be answered and dealt with in good time.</p><p>Furthermore, my Right Honourable Friend has written to all members of the Cabinet to remind them of the importance of timely and helpful responses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/12/2020 17:32:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1237859

registered interest
date	25/09/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Supply Chain Coordination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the review into Supply Chain Coordination Limited; and what plans he has to hold a public consultation during that review; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	95614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>In line with successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not usually disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 06/10/2020 07:25:31 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1133644

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many representations he has received on the inclusion of Sikh as a separate ethnicity on the census.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	267292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has received a number of representations on the proposed content of the census as set out in the white paper “Help Shape Our Future: The 2021 Census of Population and Housing in England and Wales”. These include the addition of Sikh as a separate ethnicity on the census.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/06/2019 16:48:32 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1123720

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2019 to Question 246989 on European Parliament: Elections and the Answer of 18 May 2018 to Question 143730 on European Parliament: Elections, for what reason his Department was able to publish an estimate of the savings accrued to the public purse of not holding the election, but not able to publish an estimate of holding the elections.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	248635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The estimated savings were based on the established cost of delivering the previous European Parliamentary elections in 2014, which cost the public purse £108.7 million.</p><p> </p><p>The potential cost of a 2019 European Parliamentary election, should it take place, would not be known until after the poll, once all expenses claims have been received and settled and invoices paid.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the postage costs of the freepost mailing will depend on the number of nominated parties/candidates, who in turn then choose to take up the offer of the mailing.</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office has now published the relevant Charges Order which provides the basis for reimbursing Returning Officers for their services and any expenses necessarily incurred in relation to the European Parliamentary elections.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 02/05/2019 09:47:12 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma