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1459963

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Agriculture: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people in the UK were employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing industries at the end of the financial year (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	158884
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 158882 158883 158885 question first answered 28/04/2022 11:17:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1459964

registered interest
date	25/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Agriculture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total gross value added to the UK economy was from agriculture, forestry and fishing industries during the financial year (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	158885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 158882 158883 158884 question first answered 28/04/2022 11:17:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1459826

registered interest
date	22/04/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 April 2022 to Question 151026, on HM Treasury: USA, and his Department’s declaration of ministerial travel published on 31 March 2022, whether the total cost to the public purse of his accommodation, meals and other expenses, excluding travel, when visiting San Francisco in December 2021 was £0.00; and who paid for any costs incurred above that amount.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	157565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>Any expenses aside from travel were covered by the Chancellor personally.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 27/04/2022 06:29:12 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1459961

registered interest
date	22/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Processed Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, how many people in the UK were employed in the semi-processed food industries at the end of the financial years (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	158882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 158883 158884 158885 question first answered 28/04/2022 11:17:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1459962

registered interest
date	22/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Processed Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, what the total gross value added to the UK economy was from semi-processed food industries during the financial year (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	158883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Rt hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 158882 158884 158885 question first answered 28/04/2022 11:17:13 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1458761

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Gender
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Senior Civil Service database maintained by his department, what proportion of senior civil servants employed across all Government departments at the end of March 2022, described their gender as (a) male and (b) female.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	156405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The Declaration on Government Reform and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, 2022-2025, commits the Government to drawing on talent from all backgrounds. Representation is increasing and whilst this trend is positive, we remain committed to improving representation across the broadest range of diversity across our workforce and in particular at our most senior grades.</p><p> </p><p>To build on the progress made over recent years and target where improvement is still needed, the Government will take a holistic approach to SCS recruitment to identify and remove barriers to underrepresented groups entering and progressing in the SCS. There are a number of initiatives aimed at supporting colleagues to reach the Senior Civil Service from a diverse range of backgrounds including the Civil Service Fast Stream, Future Leaders Scheme and Senior Leaders Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the diversity of the Senior Civil Service for 2022, sourced from the SCS Database, is not yet available. In responding to these PQs we have, therefore, used the latest available finalised annual SCS Database which is as at 1 April 2021.</p><p> </p><p>All figures are a percentage of only those SCS that have made a positive declaration (i.e. they do not include prefer not to say, not known or not applicable responses in the denominator).</p><p> </p><p><strong>SCS by ethnicity, as at 1 April 2021</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ethnicity</p></td><td><p>Percentage of SCS (where ethnicity is known)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>91.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Black</p></td><td><p>1.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asian</p></td><td><p>4.2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mixed</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other</p></td><td><p>0.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>SCS by age, as at 1 April 2021</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age category</p></td><td><p>Percentage of SCS (where age is known)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Below 35</p></td><td><p>4.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35-44</p></td><td><p>34.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45-54</p></td><td><p>38.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55-64</p></td><td><p>21.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>65+</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>SCS by sex, as at 1 April 2021</strong></p><p> </p><p>The SCS Database currently only captures data on the sex of individuals. As at 1 April 2021, 47.3% of SCS members, where sex has been provided, were reported as women, with 52.7% reported as men. At present, data is not collected in the SCS database on gender.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Entry year to the Civil Service for SCS, as at 1 April 2021</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date of entry</p></td><td><p>Percentage of SCS (where entry date known)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Before 1980</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1980-89</p></td><td><p>11.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1990-99</p></td><td><p>16.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2000-2009</p></td><td><p>37.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 or later</p></td><td><p>32.4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>SCS who were members of the Fast Stream, as of 1 April 2021</strong></p><p> </p><p>As at 1 April 2021, 20.4% of SCS members, where Fast Stream status has been provided, responded that they were successful in the Central Fast Stream selection process. This figure will also include members that were successful in applying to the Central Fast Stream after their initial entry to the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p><strong>SCS holding university degrees, as of 1 April 2021</strong></p><p> </p><p>As at 1 April 2021, 11.2% of SCS, where degree status is known, did not have a university degree.</p><p> </p><p>For those with a degree, where degree status and University is known:</p><ul><li><p>80.1% did not obtain their first degree at Oxford or Cambridge University,</p></li><li><p>63.1% did not obtain their first degree at a non-oxbridge Russell Group university, and</p></li><li><p>56.8% did not obtain their first degree at a non-Russell Group UK university, and</p></li><li><p>98.0% did not obtain their first degree at a non-UK university.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>SCS by socio-economic background, as of 1 April 2021</strong></p><p> </p><p>Response rates in the SCS Database to questions relating to Socio Economic Background are currently below acceptable quality thresholds. It is therefore not possible to provide data on SCS by :</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>Self-declared socio-economic background;</p></li><li><p>Formal educational qualification of parents;</p></li><li><p>Type of secondary school attended;</p></li><li><p>Parental occupation; and</p></li><li><p>Eligibility for free school meals.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 155612 155630 155631 155632 155633 155634 155635 155636 155637 155638 155639 question first answered 27/04/2022 16:52:06 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1458762

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when her Department last published monthly transparency data for spending over £25,000; what month that data covered; and when her Department plans to publish spending data for subsequent months.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	156406
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>All FCDO transparency and freedom of information releases are published on Gov.uk. FCDO is committed to transparency and is working to ensure we are up to date with these publications.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 28/04/2022 10:06:07 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1458763

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, when his Department plans to publish its next set of spending transparency data.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	156407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>BEIS published the latest set of departmental spending transparency data (October, November and December 2021) on 22 April.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 27/04/2022 08:12:35 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1458764

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for what purpose his Department has commissioned legal advice from Pinsent Masons LLP on matters relating to (a) DHSC funding of overseas healthcare and (b) the charging of healthcare provided in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	156408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>The Department commissioned advice and training from Pinsent Masons LLP on the powers available to the Department, health boards and clinical commissioning groups to fund healthcare abroad and how these interrelate.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/04/2022 12:21:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1458820

registered interest
date	20/04/2022
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what the total cost to the public purse was incurred from the ordering of vehicles on Downing Street's travel account for mini-cabs in each month of (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	156409
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 28/04/2022 10:54:15 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry