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539974

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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, how many small and medium-sized businesses bid for a public contract in each region in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	43381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, which shows a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements.</p><p>The Government is determined to deliver its new target of one third of spend with SMEs by the end of this Parliament and we have appointed Emma Jones as the new Crown Representative for SMEs to help us achieve that.</p><p>We do not hold information on the number of public sector contracts won by small businesses or on the number of companies bidding.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 43380 question first answered 25/07/2016 15:04:08 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

539975

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chevening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the running costs of Chevening House were in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Chevening House is not part of the government’s estate. The running costs are a matter for the Trustees</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 25/07/2016 09:49:51 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539976

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Living Wage: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people in (i) Leeds North West constituency, (ii) the Leeds City Region, (iii) West Yorkshire and (iv) Yorkshire are paid less than the Living Wage Foundation's living wage.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	43378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 26/07/2016 14:52:11 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name UKSA Response to PQ 43378.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Living Wage
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

539977

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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, how many public procurement contracts were won by small and medium-sized businesses in each region in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	43380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>In 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, which shows a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements.</p><p>The Government is determined to deliver its new target of one third of spend with SMEs by the end of this Parliament and we have appointed Emma Jones as the new Crown Representative for SMEs to help us achieve that.</p><p>We do not hold information on the number of public sector contracts won by small businesses or on the number of companies bidding.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 43381 question first answered 25/07/2016 15:04:08 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

539978

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Private Members' Bills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in respect of which private members bills presented on 29 June 2016 the Office of Parliamentary Counsel has been authorised to offer drafting support to the sponsor; and which bills (a) have received such support and (b) he expects to receive such support in the current session.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Mr Charles Walker
uin	43403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>To date none of the Members successful in the ballot, and who introduced their bills on 29 June, have handed in the text of their bill. Departments are in discussions with several Members at this time and where a bill aligns with Government policy Parliamentary Counsel will be providing support.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 05/09/2016 08:31:48 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

539979

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
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: Females
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 19 July 2016 to Question 42775, what assessment he has made of progress to date towards meeting the target of 50 per cent of applicants for senior Civil Service posts being female.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text <p>Work is currently underway to monitor the diversity of applicants for SCS posts, including the male/female ratio. An analysis of this information will take place later in the year to help the department to understand what the barriers are for applicants what actions can be taken to overcome them.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 25/07/2016 09:50:44 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539980

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to force Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to establish public central registers of beneficial ownership.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	43422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/08/2016 answer text While the Overseas Territories (OTs) and Crown Dependencies (CDs) are separate jurisdictions, and are responsible for their own fiscal matters, we are working closely with them on their role on company transparency. Our priority has been for them to establish a central register of beneficial ownership information (or a similarly effective system) where they do not already have one, and for UK law enforcement and tax authorities to have full and automatic access to that information. Bilateral arrangements to this effect have now been concluded with all the relevant OTs and with the CDs, and these will enter into effect by June 2017. The registers will, with one exception, not be public, but these measures will place our Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories well ahead of other similar jurisdictions and represent a significant step forward in our ability to counter criminal activity. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/08/2016 12:41:51 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

539981

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which ministerial responsibilities are held by the Office of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The List of Ministerial Responsibilities will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 05/09/2016 08:30:52 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

539982

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what further steps he plans to take to encourage buy-to-let mortgage lenders to allow longer tenancies.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	43385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>My Department has worked closely with the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) to encourage longer term tenancies in properties with a buy to let mortgage, including during the development of our Model Tenancy Agreement (MTA). The MTA enables longer tenancies, and addresses lender concerns by including appropriate break clauses. The CML estimates that the majority of buy to let mortgage lenders now permit tenancies of up to two to three years. We continue to encourage lenders to actively promote the use of the MTA to their landlord customers.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 26/07/2016 10:09:50 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

539983

registered interest
date	19/07/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what further steps he plans to take to ensure that people who require longer tenancies can get them.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	43384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2016 answer text <p>My Department has developed a Model Tenancy Agreement for use by landlords and tenants in the private rented sector, which encourages longer term tenancies for those who want them. We are working with the sector to actively promote the use of this and to identify any barriers. We have also established a working group focussed on affordability and security in the private rented sector which will look at what more we can do to help people who require longer tenancies to get them.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 26/07/2016 13:48:02 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight