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1716121

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of proposed reductions in the number of civil servants on the (a) capacity and (b) efficiency of the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s announcement of longer term reductions in Civil Service numbers is a reiteration of the policy announced by the Chancellor in October 2023. The longer term reductions will build on the shorter term headcount cap put in place through to March 2025, and the detail of how individual organisations will be affected by the return to pre-pandemic numbers will form a key part of the next comprehensive spending review.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/05/2024 16:39:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1716126

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Women
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 to increase representation of women in veteran support services.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	24930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government understands that, whilst the majority of women veterans go on to lead successful post-service lives, and the challenges they face are often the same as for men, the experiences and needs of women are sometimes different.</p><p>That is why we are developing the Government’s first Women Veterans’ Strategy, which will celebrate the successes of women veterans, but will also look at specific challenges they may face, in order to better address their needs.</p><p>As well as looking at the experiences of women who have served in the UK Armed Forces, the Strategy will recognise their contribution to society and identify what further tailored support could be provided, which includes considering the accessibility of support services.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 15/05/2024 16:46:45 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1679337

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Capita Fire and Rescue: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of the pensions of Capita Fire and Rescue workers; and what discussions he has had with (a) the Cabinet Office, (b) Capita Fire and Rescue, (c) MyCSP and (d) Unite the Union on that subject.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	7931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office, acting as the Civil Service Pension Scheme Manager, has met on a number of occasions with representatives of Unite the Union (Unite), Capita Land Services and MyCSP to discuss issues surrounding Pensionable Pay for members of the Defence Fire and Rescue Services that were transferred to Capita Fire and Rescue. Work is currently ongoing towards resolving these issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) is supported by a robust governance model that includes audits carried out annually by the National Audit Office (NAO) and the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA). The scheme is also responsible for providing scheme accounts which are fully audited on an annual basis. Alongside this, the scheme is required to implement the legislation for pensions effectively and pay the correct benefits. I am comfortable that the administration of the pension scheme is adequate and robust and that there are effective policies and procedures in place to resolve issues impacting members.</p><p> </p><p>To support all employers in performing their duties required for the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme there are several different functions that employers can utilise:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Dedicated on-boarding team </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Guidance and Notifications </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Employer Training</strong></p></li></ul><p> </p><p>When an employer joins the CSPS, they must complete a legal document called an Admission Agreement (AA) and ensure that the parties comply with their obligations set out in it. The AA is signed in triplicate by the provider, the contracting authority and Cabinet Office. To ensure employers are meeting their requirements we:</p><p>Internally have:</p><ul><li><p>Interface Compliance Model - which reviews the monthly interface quality which is supplied from employers. Capita Fire and Rescue are working with the Scheme Administer to bring their interface up to date. Once this has been completed, a review of all pensions in payment will be completed to ensure that the members are receiving the correct benefits.</p></li><li><p>Annual Assurance Statement (AAS) - The purpose of the AAS is to assist the Cabinet Office’s Accounting Officer, to carry out their responsibilities to the Civil Service Pensions Scheme. It reminds employers of their fundamental roles and responsibilities in relation to the scheme and gives the opportunity to highlight any issues.</p></li><li><p>Employer Engagement Matrix - The Employer Engagement Matrix tracks employer performance and measures against set criteria which are either essential and desirable. This is to provide an overview of several different metrics to identify if employers falling down in their duties.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Externally we have:</p><ul><li><p>Annual audits carried out by both the Government Internal Audit Agency and the National Audit Office.</p></li><li><p>An independent external company (ITM) has recently carried out a data audit which identified no material concerns.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 7932 7933 question first answered 15/01/2024 10:44:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1679339

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Capita Fire and Rescue: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of establishing an independent auditor to assess adequacy of the Capita fire and rescue workers pension system.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	7932
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office, acting as the Civil Service Pension Scheme Manager, has met on a number of occasions with representatives of Unite the Union (Unite), Capita Land Services and MyCSP to discuss issues surrounding Pensionable Pay for members of the Defence Fire and Rescue Services that were transferred to Capita Fire and Rescue. Work is currently ongoing towards resolving these issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) is supported by a robust governance model that includes audits carried out annually by the National Audit Office (NAO) and the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA). The scheme is also responsible for providing scheme accounts which are fully audited on an annual basis. Alongside this, the scheme is required to implement the legislation for pensions effectively and pay the correct benefits. I am comfortable that the administration of the pension scheme is adequate and robust and that there are effective policies and procedures in place to resolve issues impacting members.</p><p> </p><p>To support all employers in performing their duties required for the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme there are several different functions that employers can utilise:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Dedicated on-boarding team </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Guidance and Notifications </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Employer Training</strong></p></li></ul><p> </p><p>When an employer joins the CSPS, they must complete a legal document called an Admission Agreement (AA) and ensure that the parties comply with their obligations set out in it. The AA is signed in triplicate by the provider, the contracting authority and Cabinet Office. To ensure employers are meeting their requirements we:</p><p>Internally have:</p><ul><li><p>Interface Compliance Model - which reviews the monthly interface quality which is supplied from employers. Capita Fire and Rescue are working with the Scheme Administer to bring their interface up to date. Once this has been completed, a review of all pensions in payment will be completed to ensure that the members are receiving the correct benefits.</p></li><li><p>Annual Assurance Statement (AAS) - The purpose of the AAS is to assist the Cabinet Office’s Accounting Officer, to carry out their responsibilities to the Civil Service Pensions Scheme. It reminds employers of their fundamental roles and responsibilities in relation to the scheme and gives the opportunity to highlight any issues.</p></li><li><p>Employer Engagement Matrix - The Employer Engagement Matrix tracks employer performance and measures against set criteria which are either essential and desirable. This is to provide an overview of several different metrics to identify if employers falling down in their duties.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Externally we have:</p><ul><li><p>Annual audits carried out by both the Government Internal Audit Agency and the National Audit Office.</p></li><li><p>An independent external company (ITM) has recently carried out a data audit which identified no material concerns.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 7931 7933 question first answered 15/01/2024 10:44:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1679340

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Capita Fire and Rescue: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the (a) performance, (b) functionality, and (c) coherence of the pension system for Capita fire and rescue workers.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	7933
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office, acting as the Civil Service Pension Scheme Manager, has met on a number of occasions with representatives of Unite the Union (Unite), Capita Land Services and MyCSP to discuss issues surrounding Pensionable Pay for members of the Defence Fire and Rescue Services that were transferred to Capita Fire and Rescue. Work is currently ongoing towards resolving these issues.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service Pension Scheme (CSPS) is supported by a robust governance model that includes audits carried out annually by the National Audit Office (NAO) and the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA). The scheme is also responsible for providing scheme accounts which are fully audited on an annual basis. Alongside this, the scheme is required to implement the legislation for pensions effectively and pay the correct benefits. I am comfortable that the administration of the pension scheme is adequate and robust and that there are effective policies and procedures in place to resolve issues impacting members.</p><p> </p><p>To support all employers in performing their duties required for the administration of the Civil Service Pension Scheme there are several different functions that employers can utilise:</p><ul><li><p><strong>Dedicated on-boarding team </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Guidance and Notifications </strong></p></li><li><p><strong>Employer Training</strong></p></li></ul><p> </p><p>When an employer joins the CSPS, they must complete a legal document called an Admission Agreement (AA) and ensure that the parties comply with their obligations set out in it. The AA is signed in triplicate by the provider, the contracting authority and Cabinet Office. To ensure employers are meeting their requirements we:</p><p>Internally have:</p><ul><li><p>Interface Compliance Model - which reviews the monthly interface quality which is supplied from employers. Capita Fire and Rescue are working with the Scheme Administer to bring their interface up to date. Once this has been completed, a review of all pensions in payment will be completed to ensure that the members are receiving the correct benefits.</p></li><li><p>Annual Assurance Statement (AAS) - The purpose of the AAS is to assist the Cabinet Office’s Accounting Officer, to carry out their responsibilities to the Civil Service Pensions Scheme. It reminds employers of their fundamental roles and responsibilities in relation to the scheme and gives the opportunity to highlight any issues.</p></li><li><p>Employer Engagement Matrix - The Employer Engagement Matrix tracks employer performance and measures against set criteria which are either essential and desirable. This is to provide an overview of several different metrics to identify if employers falling down in their duties.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>Externally we have:</p><ul><li><p>Annual audits carried out by both the Government Internal Audit Agency and the National Audit Office.</p></li><li><p>An independent external company (ITM) has recently carried out a data audit which identified no material concerns.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 7931 7932 question first answered 15/01/2024 10:44:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1671565

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date he or his ministerial team last held discussions with Scottish Government ministers on the Veterans Capital Housing Fund.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	2599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2023 answer text <p>The Office for Veterans’ Affairs (OVA) has been discussing the design of the Capital Housing Fund with Scottish Government officials since May 2023. The Fund is now open for applications from across the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 28/11/2023 17:47:07 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

795843

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the oral evidence given by Sir Mark Lyall Grant to the Defence Select Committee on 14 November 2017, HC 556, if he will list the events held ahead of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review with stakeholders in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	116177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2017 answer text <p>In developing the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review (NSS and SDSR), officials met with representatives from leading think tanks, NGOs, academic institutions and industry as part of the consultation on the review. This included a series of academic engagement events held over the summer and autumn of 2015 in Edinburgh, Belfast, Aberystwyth, Durham, Exeter, Cambridge and London. There was also engagement with the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 06/12/2017 15:22:19 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

786366

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Italy
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 translating and promoting the Prime Minister's speech in Florence on 22 September 2017 in (a) English, (b) German, (c) French, (d) Italian, (e) Spanish, (f) Polish, (g) Dutch and (h) any other languages.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	112045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government regularly uses digital advertising to reach audiences with key messages both at home and abroad. Annual government advertising spend is around £140 million, of which £60 million is spent on digital channels. The Florence speech was an important moment as we approach the next stage of Brexit negotiations - discussing our future relationship with the EU once we have left. More detailed information will be published in the Government Communication Service’s annual report.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 112046 question first answered 28/11/2017 16:10:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

786367

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Italy
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 his Department's advertising of the Prime Minister's speech in Florence on 22 September 2017 on (a) Facebook, (b) Twitter and (c) all other social media platforms.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	112046
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government regularly uses digital advertising to reach audiences with key messages both at home and abroad. Annual government advertising spend is around £140 million, of which £60 million is spent on digital channels. The Florence speech was an important moment as we approach the next stage of Brexit negotiations - discussing our future relationship with the EU once we have left. More detailed information will be published in the Government Communication Service’s annual report.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 112045 question first answered 28/11/2017 16:10:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

422848

registered interest
date	21/10/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the effects of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 on the activities of trades unions during the 2015 general election period.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin John Docherty
uin	12773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Section 39 of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014 provides for a post-election review of the operation of the regulatory regime governing third parties at the 2015 General Election.</p><p>Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts CBE is currently conducting this independent review.</p><p>Ministers must lay a copy of his report before Parliament and publish it by November 2016.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose grouped question UIN 12774 question first answered 28/10/2015 15:12:29 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes