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1139748

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date	17/07/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much time off in lieu has been taken by staff in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	278370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to the wellbeing of its staff and ensuring that staff maintain a work-life balance. The Department has a range of flexible working policies in place to avoid excess working hours and complies with the EU Working Time Directive.</p><p>If there are occasions when staff have to work extra hours, they may be able to claim overtime or time off in lieu for the additional hours worked. Working hours are managed locally with line managers and no central records are held of excess working hours that are not paid as overtime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 22/07/2019 13:13:54 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1139750

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much time off in lieu has been taken by staff in his Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	278372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) has a Flexi-time policy, available for the use of all delegated grades and accessible on the Digital Workspace. This policy and the Department are compliant with the requirements of the Working Time Regulations 1998 in respect of civil servants’ working hours.</p><p> </p><p>This policy allows DIT staff to take time off in lieu where they have worked extra hours. This is managed locally between employees and their line managers, whose responsibility it is to ensure that their staff are not working excessive hours.</p><p> </p><p>Data on time off in lieu is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>DIT is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all its members of staff and has appropriate policies in place to support this, alongside a departmental Health and Wellbeing Plan.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/07/2019 10:25:56 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1139762

registered interest
date	17/07/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much time off in lieu has been taken by staff in her Department in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	278382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>The Northern Ireland Office is committed to ensuring the wellbeing of their staff in support of a healthy work/life balance. The Department has an active Wellbeing Network and line managers are aware of their responsibilities for ensuring that their team members do not work excessive hours.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 22/07/2019 10:11:16 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138896

registered interest
date	15/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Temporary Employment: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the rate of pay which requires approval for temporary staff was set at £750 per day in his Departments announcement of 4 July.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	277113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministerial approval has been set at £750 per day as a control mechanism to consistently achieve value for money, provide greater transparency and to ensure that all other resourcing options have been considered.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 18/07/2019 09:22:37 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138615

registered interest
date	12/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of freedom of information requests received by HS2 Limited were resolvable requests withheld in full for (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) the first quarter of 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	276515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>From 2015 up to the end of first quarter of 2019, HS2 Ltd received 1,224 Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests. Where an exemption (FOI) or an exception (EIR) applied, all of the requested information was withheld on 239 occasions. The proportion of resolvable requests withheld in full for each period is as follows: (a) 2015, 12% (b) 2016, 19% (c) 2017, 25% (d) 2018, 19% and (e) first quarter of 2019, 24%.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 17/07/2019 13:18:11 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138468

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of freedom of information requests received by HS2 Limited were fulfilled within the 20-day deadline in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) the first quarter of 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	276157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>From 2015 up to the end of first quarter of 2019, HS2 Ltd responded to 79 per cent of the Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests it received within the 20 working day deadline.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of requests</p></td><td><p>% of FOI received fulfilled within the 20-day deadline</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the first quarter of 2019 HS2 Ltd has received 141 FOI request with 40% fulfilled within the 20-day deadline. This is an increase of 83 per cent in the number of requests received, coupled with an increase in complexity, this has led to a number of requests taking longer to process. HS2 Ltd recognises that its performance needs to improve. It is implementing a number of measures, including increasing resources, to alleviate the issue.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 276158 question first answered 16/07/2019 15:21:45 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138469

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many freedom of information requests were received by HS2 Limited in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) the first quarter of 2019.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	276158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>From 2015 up to the end of first quarter of 2019, HS2 Ltd responded to 79 per cent of the Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests it received within the 20 working day deadline.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of requests</p></td><td><p>% of FOI received fulfilled within the 20-day deadline</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>226</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>95%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>284</p></td><td><p>92%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>354</p></td><td><p>77%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In the first quarter of 2019 HS2 Ltd has received 141 FOI request with 40% fulfilled within the 20-day deadline. This is an increase of 83 per cent in the number of requests received, coupled with an increase in complexity, this has led to a number of requests taking longer to process. HS2 Ltd recognises that its performance needs to improve. It is implementing a number of measures, including increasing resources, to alleviate the issue.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 276157 question first answered 16/07/2019 15:21:44 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138474

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons 31.2 per cent of freedom of information requests received by his Department were not fulfilled within the 20-day deadline in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	276159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) the 20 working day deadline for response to requests for information may be extended in order to consider the balance of public interest regarding disclosure of held information.</p><p>In 2018, 82% of requests received by the Department were answered within the statutory 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension. In the first quarter of 2019, 68% of requests were answered within the 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension.</p><p>The complexity and diverse nature of the Department means that individual requests may require the involvement of more than one area of the Department and/or consultation with key stakeholders. Regrettably this can sometimes lead to delays in the Department’s ability to providing a timely response.</p><p>The Department remains committed to improving the number of requests answered within the statutory deadline and is working closely with officials across the Department.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 276160 question first answered 16/07/2019 14:42:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1138475

registered interest
date	11/07/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason only 55.4 per cent of FOI requests received by his Department in the first quarter of 2019 were met within the 20-day deadline.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	276160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2019 answer text <p>In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) the 20 working day deadline for response to requests for information may be extended in order to consider the balance of public interest regarding disclosure of held information.</p><p>In 2018, 82% of requests received by the Department were answered within the statutory 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension. In the first quarter of 2019, 68% of requests were answered within the 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension.</p><p>The complexity and diverse nature of the Department means that individual requests may require the involvement of more than one area of the Department and/or consultation with key stakeholders. Regrettably this can sometimes lead to delays in the Department’s ability to providing a timely response.</p><p>The Department remains committed to improving the number of requests answered within the statutory deadline and is working closely with officials across the Department.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 276159 question first answered 16/07/2019 14:42:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1136928

registered interest
date	04/07/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what estimate he has made of the amount of unpaid overtime worked by staff in his Department in the last 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	273326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2019 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland encourages flexible working and uses flexible working policies to enable staff to have working patterns that suit both individual and business needs. Arrangements are in place for monitoring hours worked; line mangers are responsible for ensuring that employees are not working excessive hours and are compliant with the Work Time Regulations.</p><p> </p><p>The office is committed to the wellbeing of staff and regularly updates staff about ways to optimise their physical and mental health and wellbeing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 12/07/2019 09:49:54 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett