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1280806

	registered interest
	date	26/01/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Relations with EU: Parliamentary Scrutiny
	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 recommendations of the Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union's report entitled, The Shape of Future Parliamentary Scrutiny of UK-EU Relations, published on 14 January 2020, what steps his Department is taking to ensure effective future scrutiny of the UK-EU relationship.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	143898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2021 answer text <p>The Government will be responding to the report in due course.</p><p>The Trade and Cooperation Agreement establishes a set of committees to oversee its operation.</p><p>We are committed to facilitating parliamentary scrutiny of our new relationship with the EU as we do with other international agreements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/02/2021 17:56:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1173151

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2020 to Question 4773 on Russia: Subversion, how long the process to establish the new Intelligence and Security Committee will take.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	7665
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>Members are appointed by the Houses of Parliament (having been nominated by the Prime Minister in consultation with the Leader of the Opposition). The Chair of the Committee is elected by its Members.</p><p>Nominations require careful consideration and consultation. The committee is being formed in the normal way and at a normal pace.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 29/01/2020 10:13:10 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

838531

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020, what formal role will be given to staff networks to promote inclusivity on grounds of religion or belief.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	127351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020 set out ambition to the UK’s most inclusive employer. To deliver this objective the Government published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-brilliant-civil-service-becoming-the-uks-most-inclusive-employer" target="_blank">“A Brilliant Civil Service: becoming the UK’s most inclusive employer”</a> in October 2017, which committed to focusing on religion, belief and non-belief as part of our wider approach to inclusion.</p><p>This Strategy set out a commitment to work with staff networks in the Civil Service, including faith and belief networks, to provide advice and support on improving the experience of staff, as well as promoting interfaith dialogue and inclusion. They play an important role in contributing to the debate on what progress we should make and how; as well as providing peer support and advice to others, including Permanent Secretaries and senior leaders.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/03/2018 14:17:41 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

838533

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020 how many meetings the diversity champion held with race equality groups in on the setting of key targets for inclusivity on grounds of race.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	127353
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>Since publication of the Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020 the Civil Service Permanent Secretary Race Champion, Richard Heaton, has met regularly with internal race equality groups including staff networks and departmental race champions. He has also met or spoken with external race equality experts, including the Civil Service Diversity Advisor Karen Blackett and external search consultants to discuss the priority areas for the Civil Service. The Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy was published in October 2017 which sets out our plans to continue to increase the representation of ethnic minority staff at all levels across the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/03/2018 14:34:58 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

838534

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what diversity and inclusion objectives on religion or belief were established by the civil service diversity champion as part of the workforce plan 2016-20.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	127354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service Workforce Plan 2016-2020 set out ambition to the UK’s most inclusive employer. To deliver this objective the Government published <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/a-brilliant-civil-service-becoming-the-uks-most-inclusive-employer" target="_blank">“A Brilliant Civil Service: becoming the UK’s most inclusive employer”</a> in October 2017, which committed to focusing on religion, belief and non-belief as part of our wider approach to inclusion. A Civil Service Diversity Champion for Faith &amp; Belief was appointed and an announcement made on her appointment as part of the communications that were rolled-out following publication of that Strategy.</p><p>The role of the Diversity Champion is to promote and support interfaith dialogue and engagement across the Civil Service, and provide leadership and support on religion, belief and non-belief as part of our broader approach to inclusion.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/03/2018 14:19:08 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

846072

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the workforce plan 2016-2020 for improving the diversity and inclusiveness of the Civil Service, whether any meetings were held by the Diversity Champion with external groups when setting key targets for her work.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	128781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service Workforce Plan is our strategy for readying the workforce to respond to the challenges and the opportunities of today, and in the years to come. As part of this, five key strands of activity were identified, including becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK. The Civil Service is committed to being a role model for other UK employers and to continue to be a great place to work.</p><p> </p><p>The Permanent Secretary Diversity Champions, which includes Sue Owen as lead Champion for Diversity &amp; Inclusion, engaged with a number of external groups on the contents of the workforce plan. These included engagement with Civil Service Diversity Expert Advisors and other external stakeholders on embedding diversity and inclusion within our Civil Service workforce plans and the development of the Civil Service Diversity &amp; Inclusion Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 20/03/2018 11:26:26 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

856976

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer Question 127351, Question 127353, and Question 127354, tabled on 7 February 2018 by the hon. Member for Manchester Gorton.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	131488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answers to PQ127351 and PQ127354 given on 14<sup>th</sup> March 2018 and the answer to PQ127353 given on 21<sup>st</sup> March.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/03/2018 14:43:00 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

867448

	registered interest
	date	20/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 March 2018 to Question 128781, if he will set out the external stakeholders who were consulted on embedding diversity and inclusion in civil service work force plans and diversity and inclusion strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	133423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2018 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-workforce-plan-2016-to-2020" target="_blank">Civil Service Workforce Plan</a> set out our ambition to becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK. In October 2017 The Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy set out our plan to achieve this.</p><p>In developing the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy officials engaged with a number of external groups. This included working with the Civil Service Diversity Expert Advisers, a range of expert organisations and employers networks where we tested and consulted on specific aspects of our strategy.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 26/03/2018 15:44:55 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1464054

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Uyghurs: Forced Labour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of whether goods produced by the slave labour of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang are present in Government procurement contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	4682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to preventing modern slavery occurring in public sector supply chains. The Cabinet Office has published commercial policy and guidance setting out the steps that all Government departments must take to identify and mitigate modern slavery and labour abuse risks throughout the commercial life cycle - focusing on the areas of highest risk. This policy is mandatory for all Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has taken a number of measures to help ensure that no British organisations are profiting from or contributing to human rights violations against the Uyghurs or other minorities. We have introduced new guidance for UK businesses on the risks of conducting business in Xinjiang, implemented enhanced export controls, and committed to introducing new procurement guidance for Government bodies as well as financial penalties for non-compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act.</p><p>The Procurement Bill, which was recently introduced to Parliament, will strengthen the approach to exclude suppliers from bidding for public contracts where there is clear evidence of their involvement in forced labour or other Modern Slavery practices.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 23/05/2022 16:49:09 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1359216

	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	UK Commission on Covid Commemoration
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2021 to Question 11654, when he plans to the announce the (a) membership and (b) terms of reference of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	56198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2021 answer text <p>While the Government's immediate focus is on protecting lives and livelihoods, the Government fully recognises the need to mourn those who have died and how this period in our history should be remembered and commemorated.</p><p>The Government will set out the membership and terms of reference of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/10/2021 15:41:53 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan