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1681509

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	Fraud: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of (a) establishing and (b) operating the covid fraud hotline in the period since October 2020.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	9173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government Counter Fraud Function COVID-19 Fraud Intelligence Team (now part of the Public Sector Fraud Authority Intelligence Hub) established the Covid Fraud Hotline in October 2020 in partnership with Crimestoppers. It ended on 30 June 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Its creation led to 5,124 referrals of potential fraud being disseminated to public bodies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures provided below do not include Intelligence Team staff costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>The set up cost for the Covid Fraud Hotline with Crimestoppers was £105,000 excluding VAT.</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><ol start="2"><li><p>Following this, the operating costs of the Hotline between October 2020 and on 30 June 2023 was £114,940 excluding VAT</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></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. In its second year, the PSFA has a target of achieving £185 million of savings for the taxpayer.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 16/01/2024 17:54:25 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

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

1681598

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	UK Integrated Security Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 22 December 2023 to Question 6924 on UK Integrated Security Fund, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the White Paper on International Development entitled, International development in a contested world: ending extreme poverty and tackling climate change, published November 2023, on the operation of the UK Integrated Security Fund.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	9296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The Integrated Security Fund (ISF) is designed to complement HMG Departmental activity, including on themes that are covered by the International Development White Paper, such as the impact of transnational threats, cyber-related issues and serious and organised crime. The White Paper sets out how development activity will continue to be an important tool for the UK to address security issues and to improve stability around the world. The ISF will expand upon the existing Conflict, Stability and Security Fund and will continue to deliver on fragile and conflict-affected locations as part of this overall effort to tackle some of the greatest threats to global development and to bolster UK security and resilience.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/01/2024 14:48:07 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall

1681657

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	Cabinet Office: Photography
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost of photography services to his Department provided by external contractors was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	9148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>Non-campaign photography tasks are undertaken by internal staff as part of their routine work and everyday roles and do not get billed separately. This service comes at no extra cost to the taxpayer.</p><p>The Cabinet Office does pay external organisations to provide photography and videography for our various cross-government communication campaigns. However isolated spend data on these specific services is not split out from wider campaign costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 16/01/2024 16:58:55 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1681853

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	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of public sector procurement processes for digital goods and services.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	901017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises how vital digital products and services are for delivering public services. The Digital, Data and Technology Playbook provides best practice guidance for the procurement of digital products and services. There are annual updates to ensure it is up to date. The most recent update was in June 2023, found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-digital-data-and-technology-playbook" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-digital-data-and-technology-playbook</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 18/01/2024 17:56:27 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1682320

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	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen national security.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	901027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office leads and coordinates the UK’s national security crisis response through the Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR), and national security policy through the National Security Council structures. This includes the National Cyber Strategy, National Security and Investment Programme, and the Biological Security Strategy, all of which the department is taking essential steps to deliver.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Key successes in 2023 included publishing the Integrated Review Refresh, passing the National Security Act, launching the Emergency Alerting scheme and delivering the Atlantic Declaration and risk elements of the AI Summit. So far in 2024, we have launched a new Strategic Dialogue on Biological Security with the US and continued to coordinate the response to the conflict in Gaza and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 18/01/2024 17:56:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1681093

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Electronic Purchasing Card Solution
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many purchases with a value of less than £500 were made against his Department’s budget using a Government procurement card (a) in calendar year 2022 and (b) from 1 January to 30 November 2023; and what was the total cost of those purchases.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	8945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>For calendar year 2022, there were 7,358 transactions on the Government procurement card under £500 totalling £623.4k.</p><p> </p><p>For calendar year 2023, up to 30 November 2023, there were 6,792 transactions on the Government procurement card under £500 totalling £559.5k.</p><p> </p><p>I would note that procurement cards were introduced by the last Labour Government, who welcomed their use, saying they are a ‘good example of Government learning from the private sector’.</p><p> </p><p>Procurement cards assist with the reduction in procurement bureaucracy, boost efficiency, support the Government’s prompt payment initiative for Small and Medium businesses, and help maintain cash flow to suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>They are used as defined by the departmental procurement acquisition model, agreed by procurement and finance colleagues. Controls are in place that limit purchase types and values in line with individual departmental controls.</p><p> </p><p>Procurement cards are held by officials, not Ministers or Special Advisers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/01/2024 14:51:17 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1681108

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Homelessness
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 impact of the Office for National Statistics not collecting mortality data for homeless people on the effectiveness of data the Government holds on homelessness.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	9059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th January is attached.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/01/2024 14:01:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen attachment 1 file name PQ9059 (1).pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1681277

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Paula Vennells
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the members of the Honours committee that approved the CBE for Paula Vennells in the 2019 New Year Honours list.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	9107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Names of honours committee members are published within the Government’s reports on the operation of the honours system, and are a matter of public record.</p><p>The process relating to individual honours nominations are conducted in confidence. There is an expectation that this remains so, in order to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the honours system. The Government has previously published information relating to routine checks carried out prior to the awarding of honours, which is available online.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 9108 question first answered 15/01/2024 17:49:46 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker

1681278

registered interest
date	10/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Paula Vennells
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what due diligence checks the Honours committee conducted before Paula Vennells received an award in the 2019 New Year Honours list.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Paula Barker
uin	9108
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Names of honours committee members are published within the Government’s reports on the operation of the honours system, and are a matter of public record.</p><p>The process relating to individual honours nominations are conducted in confidence. There is an expectation that this remains so, in order to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the honours system. The Government has previously published information relating to routine checks carried out prior to the awarding of honours, which is available online.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 9107 question first answered 15/01/2024 17:49:46 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4828 label Biography information for Paula Barker