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92131

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date	26/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	209605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office, in line with government policy, has begun the transition towards releasing records when they are 20 years old. The Department is on target to complete this process by 2022 by delivering two years’ worth of government records to the National Archives each year.</p><p>Approximately 20 members of staff are engaged in some capacity to ensure and maintain this progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 14/10/2014 07:03:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

92266

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets have been set for the release of her Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in her Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	209612
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>Home Office targets for review of historical material are those set by the Public Records Acts as amended by the transition period for the reduction of the ’30 year rule’ to a ’20 year rule’ established in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 and its enacting secondary legislation. For 2014, the statutory requirement is for records dated 1985 and 1986 to be transferred to The National Archives by the end of the calendar year. <br><br>The department reports its progress against the requirements of the transition period to The National Archive on a bi-annual basis, which is then published on The National Archive’s website:<br><br>http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/record-transfer-report.htm.<br><br>The last report was made in Spring 2014, the next is due this autumn. <br><br>The Home Office has a team of 10 staff engaged in review of its historical records.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 14/10/2014 10:41:38 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

92321

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what targets have been set for the release of his Department's material to the National Archives; what progress has been made in meeting those targets; and how many staff in his Department are engaged in reviewing records for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	209619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text The Department’s target is to transfer 1873 records to The National Archives (TNA) by 31 December 2014. On current plans these will be transferred by the end of October 2014. After that date no files will be outstanding. There are five staff engaged in reviewing records for transfer to TNA. answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 14/10/2014 10:04:01 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

90872

registered interest
date	04/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Public Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that departments meet targets for clearing public records for transfer to the National Archives.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	905297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2014 answer text <p>Government departments are currently in transition from the 30 year rule for transferring records to The National Archives to a 20 year rule, over a ten year period. The National Archives works closely with departments to help them meet their targets for transferring records through published statistics and capability assessments.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2014 the Prime Minister commissioned his independent adviser on ministerial standards, Sir Alex Allan, to establish the position across government on the annual release of papers and the ability and readiness of departments to meet the requirements of moving to the 20-year rule. The Government will consider Sir Alex’s recommendations in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 10/09/2014 10:13:42 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

62313

registered interest
date	17/06/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Out of Area Treatment: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what (a) arrangements and (b) contracts NHS England has for non-emergency specialist care and treatment of English residents in Scottish hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	201082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>NHS England has a block contract (value £250,000 a year) for vein of Galen malformation services with the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 24/06/2014 15:13:10 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith

49495

registered interest
date	01/05/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she will reply to correspondence from the right hon. Member for Berwick-upon-Tweed of 2 December 2013 and 27 March 2014 on a constituent's complaint relating to previous employment in her Department.
tabling member constituency	Berwick-upon-Tweed
tabling member printed	Sir Alan Beith
uin	197437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>A reply was sent by the Home Office Shared Services Directorate on 6 May 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 07/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	513 label Biography information for Lord Beith