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registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	GovTech Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Tech Fund is available to people that do not receive human support funded through (a) Access to Work and (b) other funding streams.
tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
uin	24290
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Access to Work Tech Fund is only available for people applying for Access to Work where assistive technology replaces existing or proposed human support.</p><p> </p><p>Since its announcement in Spring 2018, take up of Tech Fund has been low (fewer than 10 applicants). As a result, we are currently reviewing this and engaging with stakeholders to further understand the issues that they may be facing or those preventing them from benefiting from the Tech Fund. We are keen to find new ways of helping Access to Work recipients to become aware of, and benefit from, the latest assistive technology that best meets their needs, and would welcome further views on this.</p><p> </p><p>Access to Work has not undertaken any publicising of the Tech Fund specifically. Access to Work continues to undertake targeted marketing and awareness raising activities. For example, the scheme is promoted to benefit claimants through Jobcentre Plus and to a range of business leaders through the Disability Confident scheme. We have also worked with a variety of stakeholder organisations to market Access to Work to their clients, including sharing information about how individuals can apply for support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 24287 24288 24289 question first answered 10/03/2020 10:57:51 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1138465

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	GovTech Fund
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 11 July 2019 to Question 274634, what cost/benefit analyses have been conducted for each of the catalyst challenges; and if he will publish those analyses.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	276283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer given to Question 271623 on 2 July 2019.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/07/2019 14:07:56 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1137491

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	GovTech Fund
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 4 July 2019 to Question 271623 on the GovTech Fund, whether (a) business cases and (b) budgets were produced for each of the 11 challenges prior to their advertisement.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	274634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>The complete selection criteria required for all GovTech Catalyst challenges can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-submit-a-govtech-catalyst-challenge#criteria</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 11/07/2019 10:35:41 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1136017

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	GovTech Fund
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 1 July 2019 to Question 269128 on GovTech Fund, how many of the 11 challenges have been fulfilled; and what the cost-benefit ratio was for each of those challenges.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	271623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Five of the eleven challenges have now completed Phase 1, which involves testing different approaches to the challenge raised.</p><p>Most of the GovTech Catalyst challenges are at an early stage of development so measuring long term economic effects is not yet possible. Independent economic analysis will be undertaken as part of measurement and evaluation at a later stage.</p><p>All information on the GovTech Catalyst, including the selection criteria can be found at: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-govtech-catalyst-challenge-process%23public-sector-challenge-process&amp;sa=D&amp;source=hangouts&amp;ust=1562341905302000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGMqy7V77ZeLr0LCLMalTMN4-piTA" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-govtech-catalyst-challenge-process#public-sector-challenge-process</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 04/07/2019 16:13:08 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1136049

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	GovTech Fund
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 1 July 2019 to Question 269128 on the GovTech Fund, how many of the (a) 416 bidding suppliers and (b) 55 selected suppliers were SMEs.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	271630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Of the total number of bidding suppliers for which we have data, 88% or 352 are SMEs. Whilst 91% or 50 of the funded suppliers are SMEs.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 04/07/2019 15:47:36 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1134564

registered interest
date	25/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	GovTech Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of applications for GovTech catalyst funding were successful in each funding round.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	269128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2019 answer text <p>Out of the 11 challenges launched to date, 416 suppliers have bid and 55 have been selected to offer their technological solutions. There were 25 suppliers appointed in both Round 1 and 2 and 5 so far in Round 3.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 01/07/2019 15:28:35 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

800890

registered interest
date	05/12/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	GovTech Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the evidential basis was for the sum of £20 million allocated to the GovTech fund in Autumn Budget 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	117449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Technology is a key driver of productivity improvements. It is crucial that government invests in innovative applications of digital technology, to drive future savings, and to improve the quality of services for citizens. The £20 million GovTech Fund will enable public bodies to fund a number of challenges across a range of services, for three years starting in 2018-19. These challenges will allow public bodies to test and develop new, digital approaches to solving public sector problems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 13/12/2017 16:46:26 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett