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175662

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date	26/01/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Ministerial Policy Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost has been to the public purse of independent policy advisers across all government departments since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	221941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Independent policy advisers is not a category of staff or profession that is recognised in the Civil Service<strong>.</strong> Departments may commission policy advice externally including through the Contestable Policy programme. Comprehensive details are not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 02/02/2015 17:54:54 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175680

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has for further reductions to the headcount of the Army.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	221939
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2015 answer text <p>The Army Command Review was initiated by the Chief of the General Staff with the knowledge of Ministers. There is no intention to change the principles of Army 2020, or to reduce the overall size of the Army.</p><p>The purpose of the review was to improve higher command culture and structures and create a clearer distinction between the development of strategy and the delivery of operational capability. To this end, the Army Headquarters in Andover will be streamlined, with posts transferred into one of two new subordinate commands: Field Army and a support command. There will be an amended board and staff structure in the Army Headquarters. A number of cultural improvements will also be made to make the Army more agile, responsive and efficient, and attractive to the widest range of talent.</p><p>There are no manpower or financial targets for this initiative, but the Army will look for opportunities during implementation of the review to reduce senior and middle management posts where that will contribute to greater simplicity and transparency and better align responsibility, authority and accountability. The aim is to re-invest any savings in the front line.</p><p>The review was conducted over four months by a team of four led by a brigadier. Although the team drew on information from a number of sources, as an internal review there was no formal consultation with other bodies. A slightly expanded team, led by a two-star civil servant, will conduct the more detailed implementation. No additional costs were incurred by conducting the review.</p><p>The Royal Navy and Royal Air Force have undertaken Command Reviews both to ensure consistency with the principles of Lord Levene's Defence Reform Report and to reflect the nature of command responsibilities for each Service and the contribution they make, like the Army, to Joint and Central Defence leadership.</p><p>Reserves were considered as an integral part of each review, reflecting the integrated nature of regulars and reserves in the 'Whole Force' concept.</p><p>The Army will report its detailed plans for implementation to the Secretary of State for Defence in May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 221996 222003 222004 222005 222006 222014 222015 222016 question first answered 29/01/2015 17:17:03 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175715

registered interest
date	26/01/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	EU Institutions: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on measures to reduce error in the accounts of the EU to a point at which they will not be qualified by the European Court of Auditors.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	221938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>Financial management of the EU budget remains a serious concern for this Government. Council discussions are currently taking place on this important issue ahead of the vote on discharge of the 2013 EU budget.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government continues to work with like-minded Member States to send a clear signal that financial management must improve and to call on the Commission and the European Court of Auditors to set out a strategy that will allow EU budget expenditure to be granted an unqualified Statement of Assurance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 02/02/2015 17:45:00 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175113

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether the medical questionnaire completed by Pauline Cafferkey on her return to the UK from Sierra Leone asked whether aspirin, paracetamol or ibuprofen had been taken prior to her temperature being tested.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	221651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>Before 31 December 2014 the medical questionnaire used by Public Health England (PHE) did not routinely ask about whether aspirin, paracetamol, or ibuprofen had been taken. The questionnaire now includes a question to this effect and will be kept under review as the Secretary of State for Health explained in his statement to the house on 5 January.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2015 17:36:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175114

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether Ministers or officials in his Department has identified cause to refer for investigation the conduct of any UK medical staff returning from West Africa.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	221652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department has not identified cause to refer for investigation the conduct of any United Kingdom clinical staff returning from West Africa.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2015 17:43:18 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175115

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ebola
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on whether Pauline Cafferkey told any member of the medical team on the returning aeroplane from Sierra Leone that she felt unwell.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	221650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>The Department does not hold any such information. Save the Children is conducting an independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding the United Kingdom nurse’s contraction of Ebola virus disease. This will be published shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2015 17:44:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

175174

registered interest
date	21/01/2015
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	Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will reduce the benefit cap further.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	221478
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2015 answer text <p>The level of the benefit cap was recently reviewed as part of the annual up-rating process and the level is not being changed for 2015/16. The rates of benefits and pensions for 2015/16, including the cap, were announced at the time of the Autumn Statement and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/proposed-benefit-and-pension-rates-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to regularly review the level of the benefit cap and a future Conservative government would, as announced by the Chancellor at the 2014 Conservative Party conference, lower the cap to £23,000.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 27/01/2015 14:40:05 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell