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1038026

	registered interest
	date	08/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants were working on projects in the Major Projects Portfolio in (a) June 2016 and (b) December 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	206251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) comprises the most complex and strategically significant projects and programmes across government. The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) supports the successful delivery of these projects through direct support, independent assurance reviews and by leading the project delivery profession across government.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">In line with the Government's major projects transparency policy, decisions on the release of data</ins> <del class="ministerial">Data</del> on the number of civil servants working on GMPP projects in individual government departments is <ins class="ministerial">a matter for them</ins> <del class="ministerial">not held centrally</del>. However, the number of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff working at the IPA from 2016/17 is below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of FTE</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>182</p></td><td><p>177</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 11/01/2019 11:37:27 question first ministerially corrected 22/01/2019 17:31:26 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 94686 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1133265

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions his Department has had with Kier on the financial situation of that company.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>We remain in close communication with Kier’s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. We continue to monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.<br /><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:39:34 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:45:39 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124694 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1133269

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group: Redundancy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Government has had with Kier on the effect of job redundancies at Kier on delivery of public services by that company.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266675
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Kier. We remain in close communication with Kier’s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.<br /><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:41:18 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:45:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124697 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1133270

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Kier has indicated to his Department that it plans to terminate any of the public sector contracts it holds.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266676
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>We remain in close communication with Kier’s management and will continue to discuss their proposed strategy. Our priority is always to protect the continuity of public services.</p><p>Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</p><p><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:37:25 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:45:02 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124690 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1133285

	registered interest
	date	19/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Kier Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the new rules to prevent government suppliers from winning government contracts if they do not pay their suppliers on time are now in force; and whether Kier's recent payment performance falls below the standards expected by those rules.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	266680
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>From 1 September, in government procurements that are over £5m per annum and subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2015, suppliers will need to demonstrate good payment with their subcontractors. Suppliers that cannot demonstrate a fair, effective and responsible approach to payment in their supply chain should expect to be excluded from the procurement process for major government contracts.</p><p>The payment performance of all large businesses, including Kier and its relevant corporate entities, is available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoices" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoices</a>.</p><p>Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</p><p><del class="ministerial">Kier has a large number of contracts across the private and public sector and we are confident they can continue to deliver quality public services.</del></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/06/2019 14:38:23 question first ministerially corrected 25/06/2019 10:44:40 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 124692 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843908

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet, how many people are in the One Public Estate programme's Pool of Experts; from which parent teams in the Civil Service those people have come; and for each such team which of its members of the Pool of Experts have (a) master planning, (b) feasibility studies, (c) options appraisals, (d) surveyors, (e) design and (f) procurement expertise.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	128314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The One Public Estate (OPE) programme is establishing a Pool of Experts to support local OPE partnerships to deliver property-based projects. At present, 23 experts have been accepted into the Pool, as set out below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Specialism</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Experts</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Masterplanning</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Feasibility and Options Appraisals</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Surveying</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(Building)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(Chartered)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(Quantity) </em></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(8)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(2)</em></ins> <ins class="ministerial"><em>(0)</em></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Project Management</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">9</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Design</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">Procurement</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total (to date)</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>23</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The programme’s selection process is still underway. In addition to the 23 appointed, a further 35 are going through the application process. Recruitment has been marketed externally and no experts are currently Civil Servants.</ins></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 27/02/2018 17:39:32 question first ministerially corrected 28/02/2018 10:39:17 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 43708 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

851615

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme
	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 27 February 2018 to Question 128318, on One Public Estate Programme, if he will provide that same data by whether those bids were successful.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	130378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>Further to the response provided for Question 128318, a breakdown of successful and unsuccessful applications to the One Public Estate programme is set out below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Sole Authority Applications</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>No. of Applications</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>No. of Successful Applications</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>No. of Unsuccessful Applications</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">28</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">10</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">18</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">6</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">23</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">21</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">19</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">12</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">7</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>88</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>61</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>27</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Joint Applications</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Year</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>No. of Applications</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>No. of Successful Applications</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>No. of Unsuccessful Applications</strong></ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2013/14</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">-</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2014/15</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">4</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">3</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2015/16</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">23</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">5</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2016/17</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">53</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">52</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">1</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial">2017/18</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">42</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">42</ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial">0</ins></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>Total</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>122</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>115</strong></ins></p></td><td><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>7</strong></ins></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">It is important to note that ‘successful applications’ denotes those partnerships receiving full or partial funding, and ‘unsuccessful applications’ denotes those that did not receive funding.</ins></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 06/03/2018 14:00:09 question first ministerially corrected 06/03/2018 15:52:07 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden previous answer version 45134 answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1003681

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of contracts issued by his Department and contractors include provisions to impose, as between parties to the subcontract, that any payment due from the contractor to a subcontractor under the contract is to be made no later than the end of a period of 30 days from the date on which the relevant invoice is regarded as valid and undisputed, as required by the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	189563
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p>Through the Public Contract Regulations 2015, all public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in new public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Public sector buyers must also publish annually on their payment performance.</p><p> </p><p>Government strongly encourages businesses to report poor payment practice and instances of late payment, including late payment through the supply chain, in public sector contracts to its Mystery Shopper service. Mystery Shopper will then investigate</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/11/2018 09:46:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1015094

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Interserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Crown Commercial Service is involved in the discussions on Interserve's proposed deleveraging plan, set to be announced in early 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	195474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government continually monitors the financial health of its strategic suppliers and has appropriate plans in place in relation to the risk of those companies. These plans are commercially sensitive and confidential. We do not believe that any strategic supplier is in a similar situation to Carillion.</p><p> </p><p>The company’s current intentions are a matter for the company itself.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 195475 question first answered 29/11/2018 16:56:42 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1015096

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Interserve
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Crown Commercial Service has made an assessment of the potential cost to the public purse of the collapse of Interserve.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	195475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government continually monitors the financial health of its strategic suppliers and has appropriate plans in place in relation to the risk of those companies. These plans are commercially sensitive and confidential. We do not believe that any strategic supplier is in a similar situation to Carillion.</p><p> </p><p>The company’s current intentions are a matter for the company itself.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 195474 question first answered 29/11/2018 16:56:42 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett