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1693357

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	217
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Offenders
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many civil servants in her Department have a criminal conviction.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	16661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>No civil servants at DCMS hold a criminal conviction.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/03/2024 16:59:33 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541451

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the civil service headcount for their Department was on (a) 15 November 2022 and (b) 1 February 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	84835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>The civil service headcount in DCMS was as follows:</p><ol><li><p>1959 total headcount; 1924.7 FTE (with BDUK); 1747 total headcount; 1714.9 FTE (without BDUK); and</p></li></ol><ol start="2"><li><p>1276 total headcount; 1245 FTE.</p></li></ol><p>National Statistics on Civil Service employment numbers, both overall and by department, are published each quarter by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) as part of their <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/publicsectoremployment/previousReleases" target="_blank">Public Sector Employment statistical release</a>. The latest figures were published 13 September 2022 and showed the position as at 30 June 2022. The next figures will be published 13 December for the end of September position.</p><p>More timely workforce information is also published by departments in the interests of transparency on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> each month. This monthly workforce management information (MWMI) includes additional breakdowns on department and agency employment numbers e.g. showing contingent labour, grade breakdowns and associated costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/11/2022 11:42:26 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1541291

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many employees in her Department work on matters related to covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	83577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2022 answer text <p>DCMS currently has 6 FTE working on engagement with the Covid Public Inquiry. There will be a number of staff working for varying proportions of their time on matters relating to Covid-19 such as evaluating support provided during the pandemic but we do not track this information centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 18/11/2022 09:17:38 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1454995

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will detail the losses and special payments valued at under £300,000 for her departmental group as defined by section A4.10.7 in HM Treasury's Managing Public Money for (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20 and (c) 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	148125
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2022 answer text <p>We gather information for the total number and value of losses and special payments for each financial year, but only the detailed breakdown of each of these which are above £300k. We do not gather itemised information for losses and special payments below this level (i.e. what it relates to or any other details) as there is no requirement to do so for the purposes of statutory financial reporting.</p><p>The details on the amounts over £300k are published in the Annual Report and Accounts for that year. All the information for losses and special payments requested above can therefore be found in the corresponding Annual Report and Accounts for the applicable year, available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 04/04/2022 09:39:07 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1435574

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2022
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department and its agencies remove all internal covid-19 related policies, restrictions and mask mandates.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	129764
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2022 answer text <p>The government’s Working Safely guidance continues to require organisations to carry out a risk assessment which includes the risk from COVID-19. It also sets out additional actions organisations can take to protect employees and customers in the workplace, such as ensuring adequate ventilation, frequent cleaning, asking people to wash their hands frequently and asking people with COVID-19 to stay away. The guidance advises that people continue to wear face coverings in crowded and enclosed settings where they come into contact with people they do not normally meet, when rates of transmission are high. DCMS will continue to follow this guidance and align their policies accordingly.</p><p>Government advice for self isolation (following a positive test) still remains in place, so DCMS will continue to follow this and DCMS will not be asking people with Covid symptoms or a positive test to come into the office. It remains good practice for employees to inform close contacts following a positive result, therefore DCMS will continue to assist with case response support.</p><p>DCMS will assess the new public health guidance, from 1 April and use this advice to inform decisions on how to manage the risk on a long term basis.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 04/03/2022 13:53:39 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1349584

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Protective Clothing
	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 his current policy is on the wearing of face coverings in his (a) Department, (b) departmental agencies and (c) related bodies during the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	38198
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic, the Cabinet Office has followed, and continues to follow, the latest government guidance in relation to managing the risk of COVID-19 in the workplace, including any variations between the four nations of the UK.</p><p>In England, the BEIS ‘Working Safely during coronavirus (COVID-19)’ guidance provides sensible precautions employers can take to manage risk and support their staff. The guidance is available via this link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19/offices-factories-and-labs#offices-7-2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-covid-19/offices-factories-and-labs#offices-7-2</a>.</p><p>It is for individual employers to determine which mitigations are appropriate to adopt as they review their workplace risk assessments in light of the updated guidance.</p><p>Cabinet Office fully supports individuals who choose to wear a face covering in the workplace and asks staff to comply with any additional Health and Safety procedures in buildings they enter in the course of their work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 10/09/2021 13:42:28 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1338477

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Training
	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 Written Statement of 15 December 2020, HCWS652, what steps he has taken to phase out unconscious bias training in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	19539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Unconscious bias training courses were removed from the Civil Service cross-Civil Service curriculum in January 2021. The Cabinet Office also took action to remove unconscious bias training from any relevant learning and related materials. The<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-12-15/hcws652" target="_blank"> Written Ministerial Statement</a> on this was communicated to all departments.</p><p>The Civil Service is committed to maintaining a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. A review of existing learning is being conducted to ensure new learning utilises evidence-based interventions. The government expects other parts of the public sector to review their approaches in light of the evidence and developments in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 19547 19554 19555 question first answered 29/06/2021 15:23:28 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1338491

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prime Minister: Training
	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 Written Statement of 15 December 2020, HCWS652, on Unconscious bias training, what steps he has taken to phase out unconscious bias training in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	19547
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Unconscious bias training courses were removed from the Civil Service cross-Civil Service curriculum in January 2021. The Cabinet Office also took action to remove unconscious bias training from any relevant learning and related materials. The<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-12-15/hcws652" target="_blank"> Written Ministerial Statement</a> on this was communicated to all departments.</p><p>The Civil Service is committed to maintaining a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. A review of existing learning is being conducted to ensure new learning utilises evidence-based interventions. The government expects other parts of the public sector to review their approaches in light of the evidence and developments in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 19539 19554 19555 question first answered 29/06/2021 15:23:28 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1338499

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Training
	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 Written Statement of 15 December 2020, HCWS652, on Unconscious bias training, what steps he has taken to ensure the phasing out of unconscious bias training for civil servants in Government departments.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	19554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Unconscious bias training courses were removed from the Civil Service cross-Civil Service curriculum in January 2021. The Cabinet Office also took action to remove unconscious bias training from any relevant learning and related materials. The<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-12-15/hcws652" target="_blank"> Written Ministerial Statement</a> on this was communicated to all departments.</p><p>The Civil Service is committed to maintaining a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. A review of existing learning is being conducted to ensure new learning utilises evidence-based interventions. The government expects other parts of the public sector to review their approaches in light of the evidence and developments in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 19539 19547 19555 question first answered 29/06/2021 15:23:28 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1338500

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Training
	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 Written Statement of 15 December 2020, HCWS652, on Unconscious bias training, what progress has been made on ensuring that (a) local government, (b) the police, (c) the NHS and (d) other parts of the public sector review their approaches to staff training as a result of the evidence and developments in the Civil Service.
	tabling member constituency	Shipley
	tabling member printed	Philip Davies
	uin	19555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>Unconscious bias training courses were removed from the Civil Service cross-Civil Service curriculum in January 2021. The Cabinet Office also took action to remove unconscious bias training from any relevant learning and related materials. The<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2020-12-15/hcws652" target="_blank"> Written Ministerial Statement</a> on this was communicated to all departments.</p><p>The Civil Service is committed to maintaining a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. A review of existing learning is being conducted to ensure new learning utilises evidence-based interventions. The government expects other parts of the public sector to review their approaches in light of the evidence and developments in the Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 19539 19547 19554 question first answered 29/06/2021 15:23:28 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
	tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies