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823376

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Beverage Containers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate has been made of the number of hot drink cups that are (a) used each year and (b) sent for recycling by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	122859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2018 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not keep records of the use or recycling of hot drinks cups. However, during 2016/17, the CPS recycled or reused 94% of its total waste.</p><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) provides recyclable paper cups for the use of visitors and interviewees only. Approximately 2,000 of these are purchased each year. Staff are encouraged to recycle all paper waste, but records are not maintained on the number of cups that are actually recycled.</p><p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) currently makes no estimation of the number of cups used annually; however, none of the GLD’s waste goes to landfill.</p><p>The hot drink cups provided by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and HMCPSI for use by staff and visitors are ceramic and therefore reused rather than recycled.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 31/01/2018 11:22:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

823395

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Landlords
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether tenants will be able to access the database of rogue landlords and property agents due to be published in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	122877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2018 answer text <p>The national rogue landlord database will be a new tool to help local housing authorities with their housing standards enforcement work. It is part of a package of measures introduced by the Government under the Housing and Planning Act 2016, including new powers to ban landlords and to issue civil penalties for housing offences of up to £30,000.</p><p>The Act makes clear that information held on the database may not be published unless it is anonymised and the database will not be made public. Local housing authorities may wish to consider locally publicising successful banning orders they obtain. Once launched, we will keep under review the operation of the database and its use by local housing authorities to tackle rogue landlords</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 30/01/2018 15:47:18 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler previous answer version 35481 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

823490

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Beverage Containers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the number of hot drink cups that are (a) used each year and (b) sent for recycling by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	122962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Information about the number of disposable cups used each year is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 123153 question first answered 21/03/2018 14:33:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

823528

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Minister has responsibility for civil contingencies.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	122997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p>Each Department is individually responsible for overseeing levels of preparedness and the potential consequences of civil emergency risks for those sectors within their purview.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Cabinet Office, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office has oversight of all of the Cabinet Office’s activities. The Minister for Implementation has responsibility for civil contingencies policy.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:09:00 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

823575

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the responsibilities of the Minister for Implementation, what the terms what works and behaviour change refer to.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	123039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2018 answer text <p><strong>What Works:</strong> ‘What Works’ refers to the initiative launched by the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury in 2013 to ensure that the best available evidence informs spending decisions and the delivery of public services. It brings together of a network of 10 independent What Works Centres in policy areas such education, health, local economic growth, and children’s social care. These centres synthesise the existing evidence base in their fields of expertise and produce guidance for decision-makers both in government and on the frontline. Many of these research centres also commission or conduct primary research to fill gaps in the evidence base.</p><p> </p><p>The National What Works Adviser and the Cabinet Office’s What Works Team coordinates this network. They operate across government to share findings from the centres and support civil servants in the generation and use of evidence. For more information, please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-works-network" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-works-network</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>Behaviour change: </strong>Behaviour change in this context refers to the use of behavioural insights to bring about change and improvements, for example in policymaking and service delivery. For more information, please see the recently launched behavioural insights framework: <a href="http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm6004" target="_blank">http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm6004</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/03/2018 14:10:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

823577

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the responsibilities of the Minister for the Constitution, what the term Cabinet Office domestic refers to.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	123041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office Domestic refers to the corporate services and internal functions within Cabinet Office. This includes Cabinet Office Security, Estates, Digital and Technology, Human Resources and Finance.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/03/2018 15:57:21 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

823579

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the responsibilities of the Minister for the Constitution, what the term government communications refers to.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	123043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Government communications is a function within the civil service. It includes media relations, campaigns and marketing, digital communication and internal communication. Its purpose is to support the delivery of public services, the implementation of policy, to promote the UK globally and to explain government priorities and decisions.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 01/03/2018 16:53:39 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

823625

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Security Risk Assessment 2015, whether International Military Conflict is still considered a Tier One risk.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	123084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Risk Assessment is designed to support a collective understanding of the most significant risks facing the UK and our interests overseas. It is used to inform the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review and considers risks over a five year timeframe. In 2015, international military conflict was assessed to be a Tier One and this continues to be the case, taking into account both the likelihood and impact of potential scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 15:31:03 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

823629

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Affordable Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether planned changes related to viability assessments will include the introduction of a standard methodology for such assessments.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	123088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2018 answer text <p>Viability assessments play an important role in making sure that both plans and individual proposals are deliverable.</p><p>However the use of viability assessments to inform the negotiation of section 106 planning obligations can add complexity and uncertainty to the planning process, leading to delays.</p><p>In September the Government consulted on proposals to simplify the viability assessment process and create more certainty about the contributions developers are expected to make.</p><p>The consultation asked what factors should be taking into account in updating national planning guidance, to encourage viability assessments to be simpler, quicker and more transparent, for example through a standardised report.</p><p>The consultation has now closed and we are currently analysing the responses. A further announcement will be made in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 01/02/2018 15:26:25 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

823703

registered interest
date	16/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Beverage Containers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made by his Department of the number of single use disposable cups that are (a) used and (b) sent for recycling each year.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	123153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Information about the number of disposable cups used each year is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 122962 question first answered 21/03/2018 14:33:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West