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date	14/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average cost per hour was of legal advice to his Department over the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	165342
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2023 answer text <p>Cabinet Office predominantly receives legal advice in-house from the Government Legal Department, which charges for its work on various bases, including fixed fee arrangements and hourly charging. However, there are special cases where we need to seek advice from external legal firms and counsel; in these circumstances, the Cabinet Office ensures the costs are competitive and value for money is achieved by using competed frameworks for external firms and the Attorney General’s panel of counsel.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since much of the advice is not charged for on an hourly basis, the department cannot calculate the average hourly cost of legal advice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/03/2023 14:45:20 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1602756

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street
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 6 September 2022 to Question 48359 on 10 Downing Street: Furniture, whether the lectern used by the Prime Minister on 25th October was paid for by the taxpayer.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	162187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong>Lecterns are regularly used at government press conferences, receptions and speeches.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These lecterns were purchased by the Government under a previous administration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As previously stated, lecterns are used and repurposed across the Cabinet Office estate and other government buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 162194 question first answered 13/03/2023 17:09:54 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1602841

registered interest
date	09/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the lectern used by the Prime Minister on 7 March 2023 was paid for from the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	162194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong>Lecterns are regularly used at government press conferences, receptions and speeches.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These lecterns were purchased by the Government under a previous administration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As previously stated, lecterns are used and repurposed across the Cabinet Office estate and other government buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 162187 question first answered 13/03/2023 17:09:54 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner