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177667

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charity Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter to him of 29 January 2015 from the Chief Executive of AVECO, what steps he took to assess the political impartiality of William Shawcross before his reappointment as Chair of the Charity Commission.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	223284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on reappointment are matters for Ministers. As was the case under previous administrations, there is no requirement for a separate appointments process or a consultation exercise. As required under the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice, the decision to reappoint William Shawcross for a second term as Chair of the Charity Commission followed a performance appraisal conducted by the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary. William Shawcross’ original appointment followed a pre-appointment hearing with the Public Administration Select Committee (there is no requirement for another hearing ahead of reappointment).<br> <br> A candidate's political impartiality is one of the matters assessed in the initial appointment process, and Mr Shawcross has remained politically impartial. He is not a member of any political party, and has not undertaken any party political activity during his term of office.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office recently found that the Commission had made good progress under Mr Shawcross’ leadership, and developed a credible business model and an ambitious change programme. The timing of the reappointment gives Mr Shawcross and the Commission the certainty that he will remain in post to lead the implementation of the transformation programme which is now at a critical phase. As was the case under previous administrations, there is no guidance on how far in advance of the end of a term of office an appointment can be renewed.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the reappointment were published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/william-shawcross-reappointed-as-chair-of-the-charity-commission" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/william-shawcross-reappointed-as-chair-of-the-charity-commission</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 223062 223063 223064 223282 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:19:06 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

177669

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Charity Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons William Shawcross was reappointed as Chair of the Charity Commission before reaching the end of his current term; and what guidance his Department follows on how far in advance of the end of a term of office an appointment can be renewed.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	223282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Decisions on reappointment are matters for Ministers. As was the case under previous administrations, there is no requirement for a separate appointments process or a consultation exercise. As required under the Commissioner for Public Appointments’ Code of Practice, the decision to reappoint William Shawcross for a second term as Chair of the Charity Commission followed a performance appraisal conducted by the Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary. William Shawcross’ original appointment followed a pre-appointment hearing with the Public Administration Select Committee (there is no requirement for another hearing ahead of reappointment).<br> <br> A candidate's political impartiality is one of the matters assessed in the initial appointment process, and Mr Shawcross has remained politically impartial. He is not a member of any political party, and has not undertaken any party political activity during his term of office.</p><p> </p><p>The National Audit Office recently found that the Commission had made good progress under Mr Shawcross’ leadership, and developed a credible business model and an ambitious change programme. The timing of the reappointment gives Mr Shawcross and the Commission the certainty that he will remain in post to lead the implementation of the transformation programme which is now at a critical phase. As was the case under previous administrations, there is no guidance on how far in advance of the end of a term of office an appointment can be renewed.</p><p> </p><p>Details of the reappointment were published at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/william-shawcross-reappointed-as-chair-of-the-charity-commission" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/william-shawcross-reappointed-as-chair-of-the-charity-commission</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 223062 223063 223064 223284 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:19:06 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

177766

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
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, whether any officials in his Department are engaged in preparatory work on legislative proposals for data sharing.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	223481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Data has huge potential to help transform public services and improve them for the future. But data sharing is a sensitive issue about which people have legitimate concerns. One of this Government's first acts was to scrap the illiberal I.D. card scheme and we will not jeopardise citizen's privacy. So we have promised not to build new large, permanent databases; share data within Government indiscriminately; or weaken the Data Protection Act.<br> <br> But we have also listened to those telling us that new data sharing rules could, for example, help support vulnerable people and inform better Government policy making. So we are engaging with organisations, including civil society organisations, privacy groups, officials from a number of government departments, academics and representatives from parts of the wider public sector, to explore how further data sharing could potentially be used for the public good. As we have always said it would be extremely difficult to proceed if those involved in our open policy making process felt unable to support changes. However we are pleased that they are finding consensus on many of these complex issues.</p><p> </p><p>We will not introduce legislation or publish a White Paper in this Parliament but we will continue to engage in dialogue. Any future changes to the rules on data sharing would require further discussion and consensus, as well as a full public consultation.</p><p> </p><p>I would like to thank those organisations and individuals who are participating in this important process and look forward to continue collaborating with them.<br> <br> Information regarding the open policy making process is available at: <a href="http://www.datasharing.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.datasharing.org.uk</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 09/02/2015 18:25:32 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham previous answer version 43628 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

177768

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Stephen Kerney
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department is paying Stephen Kearney in his role as CEO and Strategist for Community Organising with Locality and the Cabinet Office.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	223461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>As of October 2014, 57% of the Senior Community Organisers who have finished their training year have remained employed as a community organiser for a second progression year. This represents a strong progression rate in light of our tough match funding requirements for the second year employment start up grant and the fact that some community organisers opt out of progression due to personal circumstances.</p><p>The Cabinet Office does not monitor how many Senior Community Organisers remain employed as community organisers following their progression year.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has not issued a pass to Stephen Kearney.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson grouped question UIN 223398 223459 question first answered 09/02/2015 17:56:28 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

177769

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Chair and members of the Iraq Inquiry have met hon. Members since its establishment; when and for what purpose such meetings took place; where the location of each meeting was; what the duration of each meeting was; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	223382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The Iraq Inquiry is independent of Government. Meetings held by the Inquiry, and the Maxwellisation process, are a matter for the Inquiry Committee.</p><p>A breakdown of costs incurred by the Inquiry, and information on the size and makeup of its Secretariat are published on the Inquiry’s website and updated after the end of each financial year. The Government has assured the Inquiry it would have the resources necessary to do its job properly.</p><p>The Iraq Inquiry has submitted requests to declassify material from government documents throughout the life of the Inquiry. Government considers each request once it has been received, under the terms of the Protocol between the Iraq Inquiry and Her Majesty’s Government regarding Documents and Other Written and Electronic Information, available through the Inquiry’s website.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 223340 223378 223379 223380 223381 223383 223384 223385 223386 223387 223666 223667 question first answered 11/02/2015 16:58:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

177770

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many press officers at what grades have been employed by the Iraq Inquiry in each year since its establishment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	223378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The Iraq Inquiry is independent of Government. Meetings held by the Inquiry, and the Maxwellisation process, are a matter for the Inquiry Committee.</p><p>A breakdown of costs incurred by the Inquiry, and information on the size and makeup of its Secretariat are published on the Inquiry’s website and updated after the end of each financial year. The Government has assured the Inquiry it would have the resources necessary to do its job properly.</p><p>The Iraq Inquiry has submitted requests to declassify material from government documents throughout the life of the Inquiry. Government considers each request once it has been received, under the terms of the Protocol between the Iraq Inquiry and Her Majesty’s Government regarding Documents and Other Written and Electronic Information, available through the Inquiry’s website.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 223340 223379 223380 223381 223382 223383 223384 223385 223386 223387 223666 223667 question first answered 11/02/2015 16:58:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

177771

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
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 the cost to the public purse of the Iraq Inquiry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	223379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The Iraq Inquiry is independent of Government. Meetings held by the Inquiry, and the Maxwellisation process, are a matter for the Inquiry Committee.</p><p>A breakdown of costs incurred by the Inquiry, and information on the size and makeup of its Secretariat are published on the Inquiry’s website and updated after the end of each financial year. The Government has assured the Inquiry it would have the resources necessary to do its job properly.</p><p>The Iraq Inquiry has submitted requests to declassify material from government documents throughout the life of the Inquiry. Government considers each request once it has been received, under the terms of the Protocol between the Iraq Inquiry and Her Majesty’s Government regarding Documents and Other Written and Electronic Information, available through the Inquiry’s website.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 223340 223378 223380 223381 223382 223383 223384 223385 223386 223387 223666 223667 question first answered 11/02/2015 16:58:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

177772

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the Treasury about the cost to the public purse of the Iraq Inquiry; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	223380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The Iraq Inquiry is independent of Government. Meetings held by the Inquiry, and the Maxwellisation process, are a matter for the Inquiry Committee.</p><p>A breakdown of costs incurred by the Inquiry, and information on the size and makeup of its Secretariat are published on the Inquiry’s website and updated after the end of each financial year. The Government has assured the Inquiry it would have the resources necessary to do its job properly.</p><p>The Iraq Inquiry has submitted requests to declassify material from government documents throughout the life of the Inquiry. Government considers each request once it has been received, under the terms of the Protocol between the Iraq Inquiry and Her Majesty’s Government regarding Documents and Other Written and Electronic Information, available through the Inquiry’s website.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 223340 223378 223379 223381 223382 223383 223384 223385 223386 223387 223666 223667 question first answered 11/02/2015 16:58:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess

177773

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Community Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on match funding start-up progression grants for the Community Organisers programme.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	223393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2015 answer text <p>Data on Community Organisers progression grant spend is publicly available on data.gov.uk in the Government Grants Register.</p><p> </p><p>Senior Community Organisers can only access the employment start up grants if they can secure the equivalent value in match funding from other sources.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 09/02/2015 17:56:11 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

177774

registered interest
date	04/02/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Iraq Inquiry (a) budgeted and (b) spent on security in each year since its establishment; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Southend West
tabling member printed	Sir David Amess
uin	223381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>The Iraq Inquiry is independent of Government. Meetings held by the Inquiry, and the Maxwellisation process, are a matter for the Inquiry Committee.</p><p>A breakdown of costs incurred by the Inquiry, and information on the size and makeup of its Secretariat are published on the Inquiry’s website and updated after the end of each financial year. The Government has assured the Inquiry it would have the resources necessary to do its job properly.</p><p>The Iraq Inquiry has submitted requests to declassify material from government documents throughout the life of the Inquiry. Government considers each request once it has been received, under the terms of the Protocol between the Iraq Inquiry and Her Majesty’s Government regarding Documents and Other Written and Electronic Information, available through the Inquiry’s website.</p><p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 223340 223378 223379 223380 223382 223383 223384 223385 223386 223387 223666 223667 question first answered 11/02/2015 16:58:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	44 label Biography information for Sir David Amess