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1151296

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Government has made of the implications for its policies of the recommendations made by the Institution of Civil Engineers in its paper entitled Reducing the gap between cost estimates and outturns for major projects and programmes.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Kelvin Hopkins
uin	3519
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government considers all reports from relevant stakeholders, and considerable work is taking place across government to improve the delivery of infrastructure projects.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 30/10/2019 15:32:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	2 label Biography information for Kelvin Hopkins

1151307

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: Customs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what paperwork and declarations will be required under the new Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in respect of goods moving from the rest of the UK to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	3557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The new deal ensures that Northern Ireland continues to be part of the UK’s customs territory and that no tariffs will be payable on goods moving from the rest of the UK to Northern Ireland. For the protection of the single regulatory zone, and to ensure that the correct tariffs are applied, it will be necessary to collect information on goods moving from the rest of the UK to Northern Ireland. Declarations will be electronic and, to minimise the impact on traders, will be designed to collect necessary fiscal and regulatory data as part of the same process. This agreement protects the economy of Northern Ireland and Ireland by ensuring that all businesses can continue to trade easily across the North-South border without customs checks or controls.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 28/10/2019 13:49:26 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1151404

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Citizen Service Trust
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the validity of the decision by the National Citizen Service Trust to withdraw NCS contracts from The Challenge; and what steps her Department and the Cabinet Office plan to take to help (a) resolve those issues that The Challenge reportedly raised with her Department on the National Citizen Service Trust before the withdrawal of its contracts and (b) maintain NCS (i) jobs and (ii) places.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Chuka Umunna
uin	3656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>The NCS Trust are the contracting authority for the NCS programme and have operational accountability for the NCS delivery chain. As such, procurement issues are a contractual matter between the NCS Trust and The Challenge, with DCMS being regularly informed. The procurement process for the re-commissioning of NCS contracts, carried out by the NCS Trust in 2019, was approved by both DCMS and HMT.</p><p> </p><p>In regards to the issues raised by The Challenge, NCS Trust is an arms-length body of DCMS and, in line with standard complaint procedures, DCMS is investigating the matters raised and will address any findings as appropriate.</p><p> </p><p>All NCS delivery regions have been successfully contracted for, to make sure there is minimal loss in NCS participation levels from 2020 onwards.</p> answering member constituency Loughborough answering member printed Nicky Morgan question first answered 30/10/2019 10:46:58 answering member 4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes
tabling member	4128 label Biography information for Chuka Umunna

1151476

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Members: Twitter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the effectiveness of Twitter's response to complaints by House authorities about abuse or threats directed at Members of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	3699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Parliament has established a reasonable relationship with the main social media companies, including Twitter. We continually monitor the effectiveness of our work as we regularly raise abusive content directly with the company on behalf of Members.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 28/10/2019 18:50:03 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1151516

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dynamic Food Procurement National Advisory Board: Devon
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what criteria were used to appoint members from Devon to the Dynamic Food Procurement Board.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	3597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Dynamic Food Procurement National Advisory Board (DFPNAB) is not a statutory body. It is an independent grass roots body with participants from member organisations, public procurers and small businesses with a shared interest in promoting the use of the dynamic purchasing model in the food supply chain. While its members are not appointed by the Secretary of State, Defra does take part in meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Trials of the dynamic procurement model have shown it can, in the right circumstances, offer greater access to public sector contracts for small, medium and local producers. The Government is investigating the larger scale use of dynamic purchasing for food procurement and the DFPNAB has freely shared its knowledge and expertise to assist with this work.</p><p> </p><p>The DFPNAB meets approximately every three months. The date of the next meeting has not been agreed, but is expected to take place in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The DFPNAB does not publish the minutes of meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not monitor the effectiveness of independent bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 3598 3599 3600 question first answered 28/10/2019 14:37:01 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1151517

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dynamic Food Procurement National Advisory Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how often the Dynamic Food Procurement Board will meet.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	3598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Dynamic Food Procurement National Advisory Board (DFPNAB) is not a statutory body. It is an independent grass roots body with participants from member organisations, public procurers and small businesses with a shared interest in promoting the use of the dynamic purchasing model in the food supply chain. While its members are not appointed by the Secretary of State, Defra does take part in meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Trials of the dynamic procurement model have shown it can, in the right circumstances, offer greater access to public sector contracts for small, medium and local producers. The Government is investigating the larger scale use of dynamic purchasing for food procurement and the DFPNAB has freely shared its knowledge and expertise to assist with this work.</p><p> </p><p>The DFPNAB meets approximately every three months. The date of the next meeting has not been agreed, but is expected to take place in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The DFPNAB does not publish the minutes of meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not monitor the effectiveness of independent bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 3597 3599 3600 question first answered 28/10/2019 14:37:01 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1151519

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dynamic Food Procurement National Advisory Board
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the minutes of Dynamic Food Procurement Board meetings will be published.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	3599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Dynamic Food Procurement National Advisory Board (DFPNAB) is not a statutory body. It is an independent grass roots body with participants from member organisations, public procurers and small businesses with a shared interest in promoting the use of the dynamic purchasing model in the food supply chain. While its members are not appointed by the Secretary of State, Defra does take part in meetings.</p><p> </p><p>Trials of the dynamic procurement model have shown it can, in the right circumstances, offer greater access to public sector contracts for small, medium and local producers. The Government is investigating the larger scale use of dynamic purchasing for food procurement and the DFPNAB has freely shared its knowledge and expertise to assist with this work.</p><p> </p><p>The DFPNAB meets approximately every three months. The date of the next meeting has not been agreed, but is expected to take place in January 2020.</p><p> </p><p>The DFPNAB does not publish the minutes of meetings.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not monitor the effectiveness of independent bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond Park answering member printed Zac Goldsmith grouped question UIN 3597 3598 3600 question first answered 28/10/2019 14:37:01 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1151592

registered interest
date	22/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Prime Minister's response to the letter of 24 July 2019 from Church leaders, what steps the Government plans to take to mitigate the potential risks to people living in poverty of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	3773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is making all necessary preparations to ensure that we are ready for leaving the EU whatever the circumstances. We want to ensure the country is prepared at every level.</p><p>HM Treasury routinely monitors economic conditions and risks, and the Government has a range of mechanisms available to support vulnerable people. We stand ready to take appropriate action if economic conditions change. Furthermore, officials make estimates of the direct impact of spending decisions on household living standards, and would continue to do so in responding to challenges arising from leaving the EU without a deal.</p><p>We are committed to a strong safety-net for those who need it. This includes a well-established system of hardship payments, benefit advances and budgeting loans as an additional safeguard for those who need them. Additionally, the government has been working with local authorities to understand how a no-deal exit might impact upon their services, including services for vulnerable people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 4261 4343 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:50:56 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1150946

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in his Department reported their religion as Islam in the latest period for which figures are available; what the reported ethnicity of those staff was; and how many of those staff were employed at each grade.
tabling member constituency	Bradford West
tabling member printed	Naz Shah
uin	2797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>As set out in the Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020, the Civil Service is an inclusive employer. The Civil Service and the Cabinet Office are committed to becoming more inclusive and it is a key pillar of the Cabinet Office People Strategy.</p><p>The tables in Annex A show the number of CO employees declaring their religion as Islam as of September 30th 2019. The second table shows what ethnicities have been declared where people have identified their religion as Islam broken down by paygrade. The second table shows how people declaring Islam as their religion have recorded their ethnicity.</p><p>Please note that due to General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) we have not been able to disclose values less than 10. These have been shown as a grey square.</p><p>Please also refer to data from the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey (ACSES), which provides detail on the number of civil servants reporting their religion by department or grade but not by the two measures combined. It also provides detail on the number of civil servants from an ethnic minority background by department and grade. Latest figures are as at March 2019:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2019</a></p><p /><p /> <p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart grouped question UIN 2779 question first answered 28/10/2019 17:23:55 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart attachment 1 file name PQ 2779 and 2797 - Annex A.docx title Annex A
tabling member	4409 label Biography information for Naz Shah

1150948

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
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	Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what recent impact assessment his Department has conducted on the potential effect of the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the Atomic Energy Community, published on 19 October 2019 on the economy.
tabling member constituency	Brecon and Radnorshire
tabling member printed	Jane Dodds
uin	2909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Leaving with a deal is the best outcome for both the UK and the EU, providing certainty for businesses and the UK economy.</p><p>On Monday 21st October 2019, the Government published an Impact Assessment to accompany the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill. It provides an assessment of the direct costs and benefits to businesses of the elements of the Bill.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/10/2019 16:30:57 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4718 label Biography information for Jane Dodds