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660095

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, with which stakeholders he has discussed the representation of employees on company boards since 13 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	58053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers and officials have meetings with a wide variety of organisations in the public and private sectors as part of the process of policy development and delivery. Details of ministerial and permanent secretary meetings with external organisations on departmental business are published on a quarterly basis and are available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel</a></p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 09/01/2017 14:15:21 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

660096

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to issue a response to the Intermediaries Legislation (IR35): discussion document, published in July 2015.
tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
uin	58072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government’s response to the summer 2015 discussion document was published on 26 July 2016 as part of the consultation 'off-payroll working in the public sector: reform of the intermediaries legislation'. A document summarising responses to the July 2016 consultation was published in December 2016. Both documents can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/off-payroll-working-in-the-public-sector-reform-of-the-intermediaries-legislation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/off-payroll-working-in-the-public-sector-reform-of-the-intermediaries-legislation</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 20/12/2016 14:16:17 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

660097

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to the evidence from his Department to the Home Affairs Select Committee, on hate crime and its violent consequences, where the £60 million funding for communities to come together has been spent by region.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	58073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>We have spent over £60 million under the integration programme since 2010/11 to support projects that help create the conditions for people to live successfully alongside each other. Since April 2014, we have funded over 30 projects which reached over 644,000 people, providing 14,997 volunteering opportunities and hosting more than 17,900 events, groups and classes. We do not hold figures on the allocation of funding by region.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 09/01/2017 17:05:40 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

660098

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Hate Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, with reference to paragraph 9 of the evidence submitted by his Department to the Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry on hate crime and its violent consequences, what training he plans to provide to editors and journalists; and when such training will be implemented.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Jack Dromey
uin	58059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The cross-Government Anti-Muslim Hatred Working Group has engaged with the Society of Editors and Independent Press Standards Organisation to discuss ways to tackle the negative portrayal of Muslims in the media. These discussions have considered suitable options for supporting journalists, including on matters of religious literacy such as appropriate terminology. This work is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 16/01/2017 17:04:35 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones previous answer version 28937 answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	3913 label Biography information for Jack Dromey

660099

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will make an estimate of the potential effect on (a) staffing, (b) administrative and (c) other costs of replacing Shropshire Council and Telford and Wrekin Council with a single unitary authority.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	58037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/12/2016 answer text <p>It is for the Shropshire Council and Telford &amp; Wrekin Council to decide whether they wish to merge into a single unitary council to improve the local governance of the area and make it more sustainable, and if so to make an assessment of the potential effects on services, staffing, and costs which they would need to include as part of any formal governance change to be submitted to the Secretary of State.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 28/12/2016 10:09:32 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

660100

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Economy Bill
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Digital and Culture of 28 November 2016, column 1345, when that Minister plans to write to the hon. Member for Bishop Auckland on amendments 25 and 26 to the Digital Economy Bill.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	58011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2017 answer text <p>A response was submitted to the hon. Member on January 23<sup>rd</sup> 2017.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/01/2017 10:58:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

660103

registered interest
date	16/12/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Skills Funding Agency: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 13 December 2016 to Question 56731, how many staff of the Skills Funding Agency will be located at each of its offices after 31 March 2017.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	58008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2017 answer text <p>We are unable to provide future workforce numbers across each site. Our current workforce data shows that, as at 19 December, 2016, the Skills Funding Agency has 647 staff in the following offices:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nottingham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Coventry</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leeds</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sheffield</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Gateshead</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Manchester</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reading</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Bristol</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Plymouth</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Inc. Work from home, Field work, Mobile, etc.</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skills Funding Agency Staff</p></td><td><p>111</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>286</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p><strong>647</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 12/01/2017 11:18:31 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

659461

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Contingencies Secretariat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total (a) budget and (b) full-time equivalent workforce was of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	57940
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The budget and headcount for the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) for each of the last six years are set out in the table below. Headcount reflects staff paid directly from the CCS budget.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>Total Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>£9,615,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>£10,514,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>£10,281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>£9,104,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>£8,029,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>£10,518,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A significant proportion of staff in CCS are on loan or secondment from other departments or agencies, including from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its associated agencies. This figure changes regularly due to staff turnover.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 57942 question first answered 21/12/2016 12:14:41 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

659462

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Contingencies Secretariat
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were seconded to the Civil Contingencies Secretariat from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and its associated agencies, during (a) 2015 and (b) 2016; and in what capacity such employees were seconded.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	57942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>The budget and headcount for the Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) for each of the last six years are set out in the table below. Headcount reflects staff paid directly from the CCS budget.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Headcount</p></td><td><p>Total Budget</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-2011</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>£9,615,758</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-2012</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>£10,514,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-2013</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>£10,281,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-2014</p></td><td><p>64</p></td><td><p>£9,104,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-2015</p></td><td><p>61</p></td><td><p>£8,029,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-2016</p></td><td><p>75</p></td><td><p>£10,518,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>A significant proportion of staff in CCS are on loan or secondment from other departments or agencies, including from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its associated agencies. This figure changes regularly due to staff turnover.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 57940 question first answered 21/12/2016 12:14:41 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

659463

registered interest
date	15/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conservative Party
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many appointees to (a) executive non-departmental and (b) other public bodies declared political activity for the Conservative Party in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
uin	57967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Political activity of all public appointments is collected and published by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The statistical methodology has changed since 2014-15, and the figures are not directly comparative over the last five years.</p><p><em>Political affiliation as percentage of total number of public appointments:</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Conservative</p></td><td><p>Labour</p></td><td><p>Lib Dem</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>1.8%</p></td><td><p>10.2%</p></td><td><p>0.6%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>3.3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1.5%</p></td><td><p>2.3%</p></td><td><p>0.4%</p></td><td><p>0.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1.2%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td><td><p>0.5%</p></td><td><p>1.1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Political affiliation as percentage of those who answered the question on political activity:</em></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Conservative</p></td><td><p>Labour</p></td><td><p>Lib Dem</p></td><td><p>Other</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>6.2%</p></td><td><p>5.0%</p></td><td><p>2.2%</p></td><td><p>1.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><sub>NB. These figures are not comparative with the previous table: the rise is due to the different methodology.</sub></p><p>Overall, 94% of appointees in 2015-16 declared no political activity. By contrast, the political activity declaration rates under the last Labour Government were 10.2% in 2008-09, 10.4% in 2007-08 and 15.8% in 2006-07.</p><p>Being involved in a political party is a healthy part of civic democracy, and those interested in politics are often the same people who will be interested in public service. Individuals are appointed on the basis of their skills and experience, not their party background.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 20/12/2016 09:14:50 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff