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33663

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's 10 largest contracts let since the financial year 2010-11 are; what savings have been made in such contracts; what the level of overspend or underspend was in each such contract; and what steps his Department has taken to monitor the performance of each supplier of such contract following the contract award.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	183913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice has taken a number of steps to improve commercial capability across the department. We regularly review suppliers' performance against key performance indicators and have recently embarked on a programme aimed at introducing a more robust approach to contract management, to ensure that contracts deliver best possible value for the taxpayer.</p><p> </p><p>The table below features the ten largest contracts let by the Ministry of Justice since the financial year 2010/11, and provides details of savings and of any under- or overspend in each financial year.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 07/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright attachment 1 file name 183913.doc title Table 1
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

40901

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total amount of remuneration paid to non-executive directors of Government departments was for the financial year (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2012-13.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	190309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p>Since the last General Election the Cabinet Office has overhauled, strengthened and formalised the system of non-executive directors which operated under the previous administration. </p><p>Remuneration for non-executive board members is detailed in &lsquo;Corporate governance in central government departments: Code of good practice July 2011- Guidance Note&rsquo; and is in line that of the Bank of England&rsquo;s non-executive Directors of Court. </p><p>In 2012-2013, 28% of the 67 non-executives either waived their fee or donated it to charity. </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

40903

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in Number 10 Downing Street in 2012; and how many people are so employed currently.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	190310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister&rsquo;s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. </p><p>As part of this Government&rsquo;s transparency agenda, information on working in the Cabinet Office is published on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a></p><p>The latest organogram for the Cabinet Office may be viewed at <a href="http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office" target="_blank">http://data.gov.uk/organogram/cabinet-office</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 06/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47115

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>The following table lists the top five companies used by the Treasury Solicitor's Department (TSol), to provide temporary workers in 2013-14, by expenditure. TSol financial systems do not distinguish between the costs of temporary workers and the associated agency fee. TSol data also covers any expenditure incurred by HM Crown Prosecution service inspectorate and the Attorney General's Office.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount spent (net of VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Capita Resourcing Ltd (Staff)</p></td><td><p>£5,404,407</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kelly Services (UK) Ltd</p></td><td><p>£1,711,926</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Experis (Elan Computing Ltd)</p></td><td><p>£634,916</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hudson</p></td><td><p>£347,834</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Methods Consulting Ltd</p></td><td><p>£168,256</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has spent the following amounts with four companies during 2013/14 in relation to the provision of temporary workers. The expenditure includes the cost of temporary staff. It is not possible to separately identify the agency element of the payments.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount spent (including VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brook Street (UK) Limited</p></td><td><p>£99,423</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Reed Employment Plc</p></td><td><p>£52,718</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Badenoch and Clark</p></td><td><p>£31,739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hays Accountancy Personnel</p></td><td><p>£19,832</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This information has been produced from the CPS accounting system.</p><p> </p><p>The following table lists the top five companies used by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) to provide temporary workers in 2013-14, by expenditure. SFO financial systems do not distinguish between the costs of temporary workers and any associated agency fee.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Firm</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Amount spent (including VAT)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Adecco</p></td><td><p>942,075</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Alvarez and Marsal</p></td><td><p>609,499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crowe Clarke Whitehill</p></td><td><p>590,264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mazars LLP</p></td><td><p>567,627</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>FTI Consultancy</p></td><td><p>207,354</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47117

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by the Law Officers' Departments in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195567
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2014 answer text <p>In 2013-14 Professor Shute was paid £2,286.30 and Dr Tapley was paid £1,735.70 for consultancy services to HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI). There has been no other consultancy spend within that financial year by HMCPSI, the Treasury Solicitor's Department or the Attorney General's Office.</p><p>The two companies listed below are the only organisations to have been paid by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) for consultancy work during the last financial year.</p><p>SCC £32,316</p><p>CIO Partnership Ltd £2,100</p><p>Inaddition, two individuals carried out consultancy work for the SFO. The total amount paid for this work was £13,812</p><p> </p><p>The table below details payments made by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consultancy firms during the last financial year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Evolve Business Consultancy</p></td><td><p>£74,319</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saville Consulting UK Ltd Surrey</p></td><td><p>£22,008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Triad Group Plc Surrey</p></td><td><p>£19,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte LLP Milton Keynes</p></td><td><p>£9,661</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hay Group Management Limited</p></td><td><p>£7,200</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LA International Computer Consultants Ltd</p></td><td><p>£6,398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASE Consulting Ltd Lancashire</p></td><td><p>£4,995</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Enquin Enviromental Ltd Cardiff</p></td><td><p>£4,110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HR Lounge Ltd London Total</p></td><td><p>£3,180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Long and Partners Commissioning Consultancy Ltd</p></td><td><p>£2,010</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>This information has been produced from the CPS accounting system, analysing spend against account codes for consultancy and professional services. Expenditure may include some payments for services not covered by the Crown Commercial Service Consultancy Value Programme definition of consultancy but provided by companies categorised as a consultancy firm. Excluded are payments for professional services supplied by third parties not classified as a consultancy firm such as employment agencies, training providers, solicitors, ICT managed service suppliers and freelance consultants engaged directly by the department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 08/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47132

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency programme, details of spend are published on GOV.UK which are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills</a></p><p> </p><p>To provide the level of detail requested in relation to agency fees would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47134

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency programme, details of spend are published on GOV.UK which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-business-innovation-skills</a>.</p> answering member constituency Cardiff Central answering member printed Jenny Willott question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1497 label Biography information for Jenny Willott
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

48424

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2014
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses received support through the UK Guarantees Exports Refinancing Facility in 2013-14.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	196716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2014 answer text <p>Following the Chancellor's announcement in the 2014 Budget UK Export Finance formally launched the Export Refinancing Facility (ERF) on 30 April 2014.</p><p> </p><p>ERF is aimed at supporting UK bids for projects that require finance above $150m. As these projects typically involve lengthy contract negotiations, it may be sometime before we see a pipeline of deals that benefit from the ERF.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 06/05/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47162

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which five companies were used most often to provide temporary workers for his Department in the last financial year; and how much in agency fees was paid to each of them.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency programme, contracts are published on Contracts Finder which is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In addition all Departments publish details of transactions above £25,000. Data for HM Treasury can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie

47377

	registered interest
	date	07/04/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which 10 consultancy firms were paid the most by his Department in the last financial year; and how much each of those firms was paid.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
	tabling member printed	Chris Leslie
	uin	195585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2011, central government departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the contracts they award (<a href="http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p><p>In addition, departments publish details of spend in excess of £25,000 at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/25000-spend</a> .</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 29/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	422 label Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie