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Ministerial approval has been set at £750 per day as a control mechanism to consistently achieve value for money, provide greater transparency and to ensure that all other resourcing options have been considered.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-18T09:22:37.697Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-15", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Temporary Employment: Pay"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons the rate of pay which requires approval for temporary staff was set at £750 per day in his Departments announcement of 4 July.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "277113"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138903", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138903/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The information for 2016/17 is not held centrally and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.<\/p>

Cabinet Office hired contractors from the following firms in 2017/18 and 2018/19:<\/p>

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Allen Lane Ltd
Brook Street UK Ltd
Capita
Capita Business Services Ltd
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Cloud Technology Solutions
Code iT Recruitment
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Experienced Management Consultants Limited
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Ixydo Ltd
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KPMG LLP
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Law Morgan Limited
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M4 Managed Services International Ltd
Medway Consulting
Mercator IT Solutions Ltd
Methods Business & Digital Technology Ltd
Methods Digital Ltd
Michael Page UK Ltd
Morgan Law
Mott Macdonald
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Optimum Fleet Ltd
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Project Workout Ltd
Reed
Reed Specialist Recruitment
Rethink Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Robertson Bell Ltd
Sanderson Government & Defence Ltd
Smart Sourcing Plc
Softwire Technology Ltd
Sopra Steria Recruitment Ltd
The ID Crowd Ltd
The Light Machine
Thoughtworks Ltd
Triad Group Plc
Trustmarque Solutions Ltd
Turner & Townsend Project Management
Two & A Half Bears Ltd
Venn Group Ltd
VMA Global Resourcing Group
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2018/19<\/strong>
Airbus Defence & Space Ltd
Alesto Ltd
Alexander Mann Solutions Ltd
Allen Lane Ltd
Badenoch & Clark Ltd
Bindmans LLP
Bishop Lloyd & Jackson Solicitors
Brook Street UK Ltd
Capita
Capita Business Services Ltd
Cedar Recruitment Ltd
Certes Computing Ltd
Chillmark Consulting Ltd
Cloud Technology Solutions
Code iT Recruitment
Company X Consulting Ltd
Computer Network Defence Ltd
Convivio Team Ltd
Costain Ltd
Cragg Ross Dawson Ltd
Deep Digital Ltd
Deighton Pierce Glynn
Deloitte LLP
DF Press Ltd
DMSG Ltd
E Synergy Solutions Ltd
Edinburgh Innovations Ltd
EP90group Ltd
Ergon Ltd
Ernst & Young LLP
Experian Ltd
Experienced Management Consultants Limited
Fuel Recruitment
Goodman Masson Ltd
Green Park Interim & Executive Ltd
Hardwicke
Harris Management Consultancy Ltd
Harvey Nash Plc
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Hodge Jones & Allen LLP
I C Consultants Ltd
Improvement & Development Agency
Infosec
Inquisito Ltd
Integral Commercial Services Ltd
Interserve Facilities Management Ltd
ITN Solicitors
Ixydo Ltd
Janes Solicitors
Jobvite Inc<\/p>

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LA International
LA International Computer Consultants Ltd
Layer 7 IT Security
Lucid Support Services Ltd
M4 Managed Services International Ltd
Methods Business And Digital Technology Ltd
Methods Digital Ltd
Michael Page UK Ltd
Michael Standing
Montagu Evans LLP
Morgan Law
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MyCSP Ltd
Neil Hudgell Ltd
Optimum Fleet Ltd
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Quo Imus Ltd
Reed
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Robertson Bell Ltd
Rsm Risk Assurance Service LLP
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Smart Sourcing Plc
Softwire Technology Ltd
Sopra Steria Recruitment Ltd
Steve Mullins Consulting
Sutherland Global Services Uk Ltd
Talent International UK Ltd
The ID Crowd Ltd
The Light Machine
Thoughtworks Ltd
Torero Abecassis Empis & Cowlard Ltd
Triad Group Plc
Value Dynamics 2007 Ltd
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From 2015 up to the end of first quarter of 2019, HS2 Ltd received 1,224 Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests. Where an exemption (FOI) or an exception (EIR) applied, all of the requested information was withheld on 239 occasions. The proportion of resolvable requests withheld in full for each period is as follows: (a) 2015, 12% (b) 2016, 19% (c) 2017, 25% (d) 2018, 19% and (e) first quarter of 2019, 24%.<\/p>

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From 2015 up to the end of first quarter of 2019, HS2 Ltd responded to 79 per cent of the Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests it received within the 20 working day deadline.<\/p>

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77%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/p><\/td>

219<\/p><\/td>

95%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/p><\/td>

284<\/p><\/td>

92%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018<\/p><\/td>

354<\/p><\/td>

77%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

In the first quarter of 2019 HS2 Ltd has received 141 FOI request with 40% fulfilled within the 20-day deadline. This is an increase of 83 per cent in the number of requests received, coupled with an increase in complexity, this has led to a number of requests taking longer to process. HS2 Ltd recognises that its performance needs to improve. It is implementing a number of measures, including increasing resources, to alleviate the issue.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4460", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wealden"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Ms Nusrat Ghani"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "276158"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-16T15:21:45.03Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "High Speed Two: Freedom of Information"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what percentage of freedom of information requests received by HS2 Limited were fulfilled within the 20-day deadline in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) the first quarter of 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "276157"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138469", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138469/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

From 2015 up to the end of first quarter of 2019, HS2 Ltd responded to 79 per cent of the Freedom of Information (FOI) and Environmental Information Regulations (EIR) requests it received within the 20 working day deadline.<\/p>

<\/p>

Year<\/p><\/td>

Number of requests<\/p><\/td>

% of FOI received fulfilled within the 20-day deadline<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2015<\/p><\/td>

226<\/p><\/td>

77%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2016<\/p><\/td>

219<\/p><\/td>

95%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2017<\/p><\/td>

284<\/p><\/td>

92%<\/p><\/td><\/tr>

2018<\/p><\/td>

354<\/p><\/td>

77%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

In the first quarter of 2019 HS2 Ltd has received 141 FOI request with 40% fulfilled within the 20-day deadline. This is an increase of 83 per cent in the number of requests received, coupled with an increase in complexity, this has led to a number of requests taking longer to process. HS2 Ltd recognises that its performance needs to improve. It is implementing a number of measures, including increasing resources, to alleviate the issue.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4460", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Wealden"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Ms Nusrat Ghani"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "276157"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-16T15:21:44.967Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "High Speed Two: Freedom of Information"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many freedom of information requests were received by HS2 Limited in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018 and (e) the first quarter of 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "276158"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138474", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138474/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) the 20 working day deadline for response to requests for information may be extended in order to consider the balance of public interest regarding disclosure of held information.<\/p>

In 2018, 82% of requests received by the Department were answered within the statutory 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension. In the first quarter of 2019, 68% of requests were answered within the 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension.<\/p>

The complexity and diverse nature of the Department means that individual requests may require the involvement of more than one area of the Department and/or consultation with key stakeholders. Regrettably this can sometimes lead to delays in the Department\u2019s ability to providing a timely response.<\/p>

The Department remains committed to improving the number of requests answered within the statutory deadline and is working closely with officials across the Department.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4044", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Stephenson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Pendle"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Stephenson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "276160"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-16T14:42:41.423Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Freedom of Information"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reasons 31.2 per cent of freedom of information requests received by his Department were not fulfilled within the 20-day deadline in 2018.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "276159"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138475", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1138475/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) the 20 working day deadline for response to requests for information may be extended in order to consider the balance of public interest regarding disclosure of held information.<\/p>

In 2018, 82% of requests received by the Department were answered within the statutory 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension. In the first quarter of 2019, 68% of requests were answered within the 20-day deadline or with a permitted extension.<\/p>

The complexity and diverse nature of the Department means that individual requests may require the involvement of more than one area of the Department and/or consultation with key stakeholders. Regrettably this can sometimes lead to delays in the Department\u2019s ability to providing a timely response.<\/p>

The Department remains committed to improving the number of requests answered within the statutory deadline and is working closely with officials across the Department.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4044", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrew Stephenson"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Pendle"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Andrew Stephenson"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "groupedQuestionUIN" : {"_value" : "276159"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-16T14:42:41.467Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "201"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Freedom of Information"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, for what reason only 55.4 per cent of FOI requests received by his Department in the first quarter of 2019 were met within the 20-day deadline.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "276160"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136928", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Scotland Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136928/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

The Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland encourages flexible working and uses flexible working policies to enable staff to have working patterns that suit both individual and business needs. Arrangements are in place for monitoring hours worked; line mangers are responsible for ensuring that employees are not working excessive hours and are compliant with the Work Time Regulations.<\/p>

<\/p>

The office is committed to the wellbeing of staff and regularly updates staff about ways to optimise their physical and mental health and wellbeing.<\/p>

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The Office of the Secretary of State encourages flexible working and uses flexible working policies to enable staff to have working patterns that suit both individuals\u2019 and the Department\u2019s needs. The Department has arrangements in place for monitoring hours worked and line managers are responsible for ensuring that employees are not working excessive hours and are compliant with the Working Time Regulations.<\/p>

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The Department is committed to the wellbeing of staff and regularly informs them about wellbeing-related topics, including maintaining good physical and mental health.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4451", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Foster"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Torbay"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Foster"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-07-10", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-07-10T10:54:03.617Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "28"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Wales"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Wales"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-07-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Wales Office: Overtime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimate he has made of the amount of unpaid overtime worked by staff in his Department in the last 24 months.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/410", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jon Trickett"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hemsworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jon Trickett"} ], "uin" : "273327"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136712", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1136712/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "

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