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1216205

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on the use of non-disclosure agreements in the civil service for settling cases involving racial discrimination or abuse grievances.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	62437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office publishes guidance on the use of confidentiality clauses in the Civil Service. This is publicly available <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817156/Cabinet-Office-guidance-on-settlement-agreements-special-severance-payments-on-termination-of-employment-and-confidentiality-clauses.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. It makes clear that such clauses should not be used to prevent staff from raising or discussing allegations of bullying, harassment or discrimination.</p><p>As part of the Government's evidence for the Women and Equalities Committee report on the use of non-disclosure agreements in discrminination cases, we provided details on the number of non-disclosure agreements used in the Civil Service including those that were used in cases of alleged discrimination. This represents the latest data we have available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 62438 62439 question first answered 25/06/2020 16:42:49 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1216206

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-disclosure agreements have been used by each Government department for settling grievance cases in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	62438
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office publishes guidance on the use of confidentiality clauses in the Civil Service. This is publicly available <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817156/Cabinet-Office-guidance-on-settlement-agreements-special-severance-payments-on-termination-of-employment-and-confidentiality-clauses.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. It makes clear that such clauses should not be used to prevent staff from raising or discussing allegations of bullying, harassment or discrimination.</p><p>As part of the Government's evidence for the Women and Equalities Committee report on the use of non-disclosure agreements in discrminination cases, we provided details on the number of non-disclosure agreements used in the Civil Service including those that were used in cases of alleged discrimination. This represents the latest data we have available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 62437 62439 question first answered 25/06/2020 16:42:49 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1216207

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Racial Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, many non-disclosure agreements have been used by each Government department for settling discrimination cases in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	62439
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office publishes guidance on the use of confidentiality clauses in the Civil Service. This is publicly available <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/817156/Cabinet-Office-guidance-on-settlement-agreements-special-severance-payments-on-termination-of-employment-and-confidentiality-clauses.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. It makes clear that such clauses should not be used to prevent staff from raising or discussing allegations of bullying, harassment or discrimination.</p><p>As part of the Government's evidence for the Women and Equalities Committee report on the use of non-disclosure agreements in discrminination cases, we provided details on the number of non-disclosure agreements used in the Civil Service including those that were used in cases of alleged discrimination. This represents the latest data we have available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 62437 62438 question first answered 25/06/2020 16:42:49 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1216237

registered interest
date	22/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Marriage: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to local authorities on the reopening of registry offices to enable people who wish to marry to formally give notice.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	62440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The local registration service in England and Wales has been advised that notices of intention to marry or form a civil partnership can be taken where these can be safely delivered in line with public health and local authority guidelines.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/06/2020 14:04:01 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1205682

registered interest
date	19/06/2020
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	Reopening High Streets Safely Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 June 2020 to Question 59479, on Reopening High Streets Safely Fund, what assessment his Department has made of the compatibility of the criteria of the Re-opening High Streets Safely Fund with the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	61715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2020 answer text <p>The public sector equality duty is complied with at programme level for the European Regional Development Fund in England. This compliance applies to all projects funded by the programme, including the Reopening High Streets Safely Fund (RHSSF). Local authorities will be subject to that duty in delivering this additional targeted funding. The RHSSF is targeted at specific ERDF programme priorities, and is not designed to fund all of the activities covered by the Safer Public Places guidance published on 13 May.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 24/06/2020 16:58:30 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke previous answer version 31754 answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1204840

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conservative Party: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a list all meetings the Prime Minister has had with donors to the Conservative Party since he became Prime Minister.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	60765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Ministers publish details of their government meetings with external individuals and organisations on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p><p>The Government does not collate details of whether such individuals or organisations have made donations to any political party in the past.</p><p>This would not be a material consideration in deciding whether to hold any meeting, nor with the topics discussed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 22/06/2020 16:30:18 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1204841

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Official Meetings: Prime Minister
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, how many times and on what dates he has met with Richard Desmond since he became Prime Minister.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	60766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 22/06/2020 15:25:15 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1204842

registered interest
date	17/06/2020
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	Local Government Finance: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that local authorities do not need to set emergency budgets to reduce services as a result of increased costs and lost revenues during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	60767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has provided an unprecedented £3.2 billion of additional unringfenced support to local authorities to address the pressures they are facing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is on top of the 4.4 per cent real terms increase in Core Spending Power this year. <br> <br> Furthermore, as I set out to the House on Monday 15 June, the Secretary of State and I are working closely with ministerial colleagues on the further steps the Government will take as part of a comprehensive plan to ensure councils' financial sustainability over the financial year ahead. Ministers will continue to keep the House informed as these plans develop.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 22/06/2020 14:17:50 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1203861

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Westferry Printworks: Planning Permission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Cabinet Secretary is undertaking an inquiry into the circumstances by which the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government made his decision on the Westferry Printworks development, PA/18/01877/A1 on 14 January 2020.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	59477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has yesterday published a comprehensive statement to the Housing, Communities and Local Government Select Committee on the manner in which the Westferry planning appeal was determined, and released a comprehensive collection of associated documents into the public domain; and I also refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State’s speech in the Opposition Day Debate.</p><p>The Cabinet Secretary has not undertaken an investigation; he has written to the Hon. Member in relation to this matter in reply to his letter. Given the Hon. Member publicly released his original letter, I am placing a copy of this reply in the Libraries of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/06/2020 09:58:35 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1203901

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what consultation he plans to undertake as part of his work to establish a comprehensive plan for financial sustainability for local authorities.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	59478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The comprehensive plan that I spoke to the House about on Monday 15 June, is being developed and informed by ongoing discussions with local government and the department’s monthly financial monitoring exercise. Going forward, ministers and officials will continue to consult councillors, officials, and other stakeholders on the plan. Ministers will keep the House informed.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 18/06/2020 13:49:02 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed