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1239194

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	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, what steps he is taking to ensure that staff at polling stations to be used in the 2021 local elections will be able to socially distance.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	97455
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working with the electoral sector and Public Health England to identify and resolve challenges involved in delivering the May 2021 elections, including supporting Returning Officers to ensure polling stations and count venues are safe and covid-secure.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 97456 question first answered 05/10/2020 16:16:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1239195

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	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, what steps he is taking to ensure that staff at electoral counts for the local elections in 2021 will be able to socially distance.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	97456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working with the electoral sector and Public Health England to identify and resolve challenges involved in delivering the May 2021 elections, including supporting Returning Officers to ensure polling stations and count venues are safe and covid-secure.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 97455 question first answered 05/10/2020 16:16:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1252274

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cemeteries: Coronavirus
	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, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing cemeteries to remain accessible during the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown to provide connecting footpaths for recreational walking in (a) inner city areas where no alternative is available and (b) other areas.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	115473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>On 5 November, the Government acted swiftly in accordance with growing evidence of virus prevalence to put in place new national COVID-19 restrictions in England. Under these new restrictions, crematoria and burial grounds remain open only for the fundamental purpose of carrying out a funeral or burial; a commemorative event to celebrate the life of someone who has died; or to pay respects to someone who has died. Limiting the use of crematoria and burial grounds allows the bereaved to mourn appropriately while minimising the spread of the virus, and many other outdoor public places remain open for exercise.</p><p><br>From 2 December, we will return to a regional approach and any guidance, including the use of crematoria and burial grounds, will be updated depending on the Local COVID alert level of the area in which you live. For further information on COVID-19 restrictions, please see<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november#weddings-civil-partnerships-and-funerals" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november</a>. Please also refer to the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5fa31272d3bf7f03acd139fc/201102_PDF_ready_CO_updates_Guidance_Safer_Public_Places_During_Covid_v7.7.pdf" target="_blank">Safer Public Places</a> which provides advice on the safe use of outdoor public spaces.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/11/2020 17:28:17 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1286688

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Bureaucracy
	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, what recent steps he has taken to simplify trading arrangements between the UK and the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	912468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Members to the<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2021-02-11/debates/A130B06C-3A7A-45EB-90EF-769D0A8A794F/CabinetOffice#contribution-52417765-39FE-4CD0-8F8E-ADAA1BF91717" target="_blank"> answers</a> given in Cabinet Office orals on 11 February. Guidance and published information are available on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 912438 912441 912460 question first answered 25/02/2021 17:17:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1359873

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government Finance
	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 funds are allocated to local authorities by his Department through a process of competitive bidding; and if he will publish the names of those funds.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	56773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Within the Cabinet Office, one fund is allocated to local authorities through a process of competitive bidding.</p><p>The One Public Estate programme is a partnership between the Office of Government Property in the Cabinet Office, the Local Government Association, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). Through better use of land and property, it aims to deliver efficiencies, local economic growth (jobs and homes) and better, more-integrated public services. The programme offers early-stage project funding, support and expertise to cross-public sector projects, led by local authorities.</p><p>The One Public Estate programme also delivers the Land Release Fund on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. This capital fund enables local authorities to bring forward otherwise unviable land for housing development. Funding for the Land Release Fund is awarded to local authorities, through a competitive process, directly by DLUHC.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/10/2021 16:29:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1462832

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants are in receipt of a pension via the civil service Classic scheme; and how many of those individuals are in receipt of a (a) widows and (b) widowers’ pension.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	1477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 Civil Servants are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p> </p><p>Of those</p><ol><li><p>92,550 are in receipt of a widows pension and;</p></li><li><p>15,905 a widowers pension.</p></li><li><p>552,327 are in receipt of the classic pension</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>50.47% (278,762) of retired Civil Servants in receipt of a classic pension are women.</p><p> </p><p>The number of widows and widowers who have had their pensions suspended is given in the below table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of pensions suspended in year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year in which pension suspended</p></td><td><p>Widows</p></td><td><p>Widowers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, are unable to split the numbers based on those remarrying and those cohabiting as their system does not record it in this manner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers provided are based on MyCSP’s current data holding and include those that were suspended and have not since been restored on their system.</p><p> </p><p>Where a spouse’s Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) remains payable and only the spouse pension in excess of this is suspended, MyCSP are unable to include these in the data provided because their system will show the benefit as ‘in payment’ although the excess element is suspended. Therefore, the record does not show as suspended.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 1478 question first answered 19/05/2022 10:31:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1462833

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the total number of retired civil servants in receipt of the Civil Service Classic Scheme pension are women.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	1478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 Civil Servants are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p> </p><p>Of those</p><ol><li><p>92,550 are in receipt of a widows pension and;</p></li><li><p>15,905 a widowers pension.</p></li><li><p>552,327 are in receipt of the classic pension</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>50.47% (278,762) of retired Civil Servants in receipt of a classic pension are women.</p><p> </p><p>The number of widows and widowers who have had their pensions suspended is given in the below table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of pensions suspended in year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year in which pension suspended</p></td><td><p>Widows</p></td><td><p>Widowers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, are unable to split the numbers based on those remarrying and those cohabiting as their system does not record it in this manner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers provided are based on MyCSP’s current data holding and include those that were suspended and have not since been restored on their system.</p><p> </p><p>Where a spouse’s Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) remains payable and only the spouse pension in excess of this is suspended, MyCSP are unable to include these in the data provided because their system will show the benefit as ‘in payment’ although the excess element is suspended. Therefore, the record does not show as suspended.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 1477 question first answered 19/05/2022 10:31:52 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1462834

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) widows and (b) widowers that were in receipt of their partner's Civil Service Classic Scheme pension have seen their payments stopped as a result of (a) remarrying and (b) cohabiting with a partner over the last 5 years.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	1479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 Civil Servants are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p> </p><p>Of those</p><ol><li><p>92,550 are in receipt of a widows pension and;</p></li><li><p>15,905 a widowers pension.</p></li><li><p>552,327 are in receipt of the classic pension</p></li></ol><p> </p><p>50.47% (278,762) of retired Civil Servants in receipt of a classic pension are women.</p><p> </p><p>The number of widows and widowers who have had their pensions suspended is given in the below table.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Number of pensions suspended in year</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year in which pension suspended</p></td><td><p>Widows</p></td><td><p>Widowers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, are unable to split the numbers based on those remarrying and those cohabiting as their system does not record it in this manner.</p><p> </p><p>The numbers provided are based on MyCSP’s current data holding and include those that were suspended and have not since been restored on their system.</p><p> </p><p>Where a spouse’s Guaranteed Minimum Pension (GMP) remains payable and only the spouse pension in excess of this is suspended, MyCSP are unable to include these in the data provided because their system will show the benefit as ‘in payment’ although the excess element is suspended. Therefore, the record does not show as suspended.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 18/05/2022 17:00:17 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

1463472

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many retired civil servants are members of the civil service classic scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	3469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>A total of 660,782 individuals are in receipt of a pension under classic terms.</p><p>Of those, 552,327 are retired classic members, the rest are those in receipt of a dependent’s pension.</p><p> </p><p>This is split as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Male/Female</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dependent/Pensioner</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Dependent</p></td><td><p>15,905</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>Pensioner</p></td><td><p>273,565</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Dependent</p></td><td><p>92,550</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>Pensioner</p></td><td><p>278,762</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MyCSP, the pension administrator, is unable to provide a split between active and deferred members due to how their data is held.</p><p> </p><p>This is due to the fact that a large number of cases still in payment relate to members retiring or crystallising their benefits before the advent of bespoke administration and payroll systems that would hold this information. All historic, legacy cases were processed manually and unfortunately this level of detail is not available for this population.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 23/05/2022 10:27:54 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts

452362

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Charities: Grants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which charities have used government grants to pay for campaigns in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16 to date; what the nature of each such campaign was; what estimate he has made of the amount of government funding used for each such campaign; and which such charities have been asked to repay part of their grant on the grounds that such expenditure was outwith the terms and conditions of that grant.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield South East
	tabling member printed	Mr Clive Betts
	uin	27174
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 22/02/2016 15:36:52 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	394 label Biography information for Mr Clive Betts