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The Ministry of Justice has reduced the overall cost of air travel by almost half since 2009, and our total spend on all travel has fallen by more than 40 per cent in the same period \u2013 a saving of more than £9m.<\/p>
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Furthermore, this year, the Justice Secretary toughened up the rules to ban first and business class travel for Ministers and officials in the department other than in exceptional circumstances where this is required to meet business need.<\/p>
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Overseas travel makes up a small proportion of the Department's overall travel requirement. Flights and travel by Eurostar are booked through our contracted supplier, and whilst the MoJ records data on transactions, it does not hold details of the cost or destination of individual trips centrally. The cost of breaking down all travel in the ways requested would be disproportionate, as managers across the Department would have to create a breakdown of every trip taken, itemised by the different kinds of expenditure.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1496", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Shailesh Vara"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North West Cambridgeshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Shailesh Vara"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-04-30T12:00:00.00Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "54"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : ""} , "date" : {"_value" : "2013-11-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his Department made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence were of each trip.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Nottingham East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"} ], "uin" : "174860"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/19992", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/19992/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
<\/p>
Role of the Department<\/em><\/p> Reflecting our responsibilities for local government, housing, planning and communities across England, the work of the Department involves staff travelling to different parts of the country.<\/p> Improved procurement has reduced our average domestic hotel rate in the UK by 8% between 2009-10 and 2012-13. Moreover, domestic flights for longer journeys can avoid the need for paying for staff to stay in a hotel overnight.<\/p> Since 2011-12, the Department accepted responsibility for some new functions outside of London, including residual functions following the closure of the Government Offices for the Regions and then oversight of the European Regional Development Fund following the abolition of the Regional Development Agencies. As these business functions relate to work in areas outside of London and to the European Commission, this has therefore increased our travel spend compared to the base of 2010-11. However, this is far more than offset by the very significant savings to taxpayers of the abolition of these regional bodies.<\/p> Based on current estimates (which reflect accounting consequences from machinery of government changes) the DCLG Group is reducing its annual running costs by around 40% in real terms between 2010-11 and 2014-15. This equates to net savings of at least £532 million over this spending review period and includes savings of around £420 million from the closure of the Government Offices for the Regions.<\/p> In addition to this, I note that the Regional Development Agencies were spending in the region of £246 million a year on administration (as cited in 11 March 2009, Official Report<\/em>, Column 592W).<\/p> Spending data<\/em><\/p> The tables below list spending on travel by financial year. Figures for 2009-10 are from July 2009, as this is when the department's current approved travel agent contract commenced; those figures are therefore only for three-quarters of the financial year, and the full year is likely to be proportionately higher.<\/p> <\/p> Overseas Travel<\/em><\/p><\/td> Overseas Accommodation<\/em><\/p><\/td> Overseas Subsistence<\/em><\/p><\/td> Total<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead> July 2009 - March 10<\/p><\/td> £408,621<\/p><\/td> £19,847<\/p><\/td> £79,574<\/p><\/td> £508,042 (part-year)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> £56,304<\/p><\/td> £21,759<\/p><\/td> £27,798<\/p><\/td> £105,861<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-12<\/p><\/td> £69,463<\/p><\/td> £21,204<\/p><\/td> £19,946<\/p><\/td> £110,613<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/p><\/td> £78,474<\/p><\/td> £29,224<\/p><\/td> £21,911<\/p><\/td> £129,609<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> UK Travel<\/em><\/p><\/td> UK Accommodation<\/em><\/p><\/td> UK Subsistence<\/em><\/p><\/td> Total<\/em><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/thead> July 2009 - March 10<\/p><\/td> £621,028<\/p><\/td> £309,260<\/p><\/td> £174,888<\/p><\/td> £1,105,176 (part-year)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2010-11<\/p><\/td> £434,467<\/p><\/td> £199,563<\/p><\/td> £81,315<\/p><\/td> £715,345<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2011-12<\/p><\/td> £980,307<\/p><\/td> £162,544<\/p><\/td> £71,913<\/p><\/td> £1,214,764<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2012-13<\/p><\/td> £1,030,710<\/p><\/td> £166,149<\/p><\/td> £74,424<\/p><\/td> £1,271,283<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Explanatory notes:<\/p> - Overseas subsistence costs can include accommodation, meals and travel tickets purchased locally.<\/p> - The costs of internal travel abroad are not routinely recorded in the form requested and this information could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.<\/p> - Data on cost per trip is not centrally held in the form requested.<\/p> - For car hire, the data from our finance systems do not separate out expenditure for domestic and international car hire and this could only be provided at disproportionate cost.<\/p> - For helicopter hire, our records show that the Department has incurred no expenditure on this since 2010-11.<\/p> - Figures contained in this answer may differ from previous answers to Parliamentary Questions, as the data extracts have been re-run and reflect ongoing accruals and data. Delays in billing or crediting transactions can sometimes have an effect on the spend data between the financial years.<\/p> Taken in the whole, we have reduced overall travel spending compared to the last Administration, and delivered substantive savings for taxpayers' from the abolition of regional government in England.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many overseas trips, and at what total cost, his Department has made in each year since 2010; and what the costs of (a) flights, (b) internal travel, (c) hotel accommodation and (d) subsistence were of each trip.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/32172", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "HM Treasury"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/32172/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Since January 2011, central government departments have been required to publish on Contracts Finder information on the tenders issued and contracts they award with a value over £10,000 (excluding VAT) (www.gov.uk/contractsfinder).<\/p> <\/p> Public Procurement Regulations require that prescribed procurement procedures are used when procurements exceed the EU contract threshold values. This legal framework helps to ensure that public procurement is conducted in a fair and open manner both within the UK and across the EU.<\/p> <\/p> Less than two percent of all contracts were let under the restricted procedure in each of the last three years.<\/p> <\/p> In 2010/11 there was one contract let under the restricted procedure. This was for actuarial support to the independent commission on Equitable Life Payments that was set up by this government to recommend how best to fairly allocate funds provided for the Equitable Life Payments Scheme (ELPS) and had a contract value of £1million.<\/p> <\/p> In 2011/12 there were two contracts let under the restricted procedure. They were (i) Corporate Financial Advice framework contract (estimated contract value of £5 million over the 2 years but no guaranteed spend)and (ii) a contract for actuarial support for (ELPS) in making fair and transparent payments to Equitable Life policyholders who suffered financial losses as a result of Government maladministration which occurred in the regulation of Equitable Life. The contract value was £5.4 million.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The information requested for the proportion and value of HM Treasury contracts that have been let via framework agreements and where a tendering process involving the use of a pre-qualification questionnaire in each of the last three years is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.<\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4117", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Andrea Leadsom"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion and value of his Department's contracts have been let (a) under the restricted procedure, (b) by the open procedure, (c) via framework agreements and (d) via a tendering process involving the use of a pre-qualification questionnaire in each of the last three years.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/422", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Chris Leslie"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"}
], "uin" : "182696"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/33663", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/33663/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " <\/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> 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>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1560", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright"}
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, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Kenilworth and Southam"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jeremy Wright"}
, "attachment" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/33663/answer/attachment/1", "fileName" : {"_value" : "183913.doc"}
, "title" : "Table 1"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/40901", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/40901/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " 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> Remuneration for non-executive board members is detailed in ‘Corporate governance in central government departments: Code of good practice July 2011- Guidance Note’ and is in line that of the Bank of England’s non-executive Directors of Court. <\/p> In 2012-2013, 28% of the 67 non-executives either waived their fee or donated it to charity. <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
, "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/115", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham"}
}
, "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Horsham"}
, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Mr Francis Maude"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Chris Leslie"}
], "uin" : "190309"}
, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/40903", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/40903/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. <\/p> As part of this Government’s transparency agenda, information on working in the Cabinet Office is published on gov.uk<\/a><\/p> Firm<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amount spent (net of VAT)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Capita Resourcing Ltd (Staff)<\/p><\/td> £5,404,407<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kelly Services (UK) Ltd<\/p><\/td> £1,711,926<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Experis (Elan Computing Ltd)<\/p><\/td> £634,916<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hudson<\/p><\/td> £347,834<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Methods Consulting Ltd<\/p><\/td> £168,256<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 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> Firm<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amount spent (including VAT)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brook Street (UK) Limited<\/p><\/td> £99,423<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Reed Employment Plc<\/p><\/td> £52,718<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Badenoch and Clark<\/p><\/td> £31,739<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hays Accountancy Personnel<\/p><\/td> £19,832<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> This information has been produced from the CPS accounting system.<\/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> Firm<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Amount spent (including VAT)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Adecco<\/p><\/td> 942,075<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Alvarez and Marsal<\/p><\/td> 609,499<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Crowe Clarke Whitehill<\/p><\/td> 590,264<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mazars LLP<\/p><\/td> 567,627<\/p><\/td><\/tr> FTI Consultancy<\/p><\/td> 207,354<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/47117", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Attorney General"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/47117/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " 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> 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> SCC £32,316<\/p> CIO Partnership Ltd £2,100<\/p> Inaddition, two individuals carried out consultancy work for the SFO. The total amount paid for this work was £13,812<\/p> <\/p> The table below details payments made by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to consultancy firms during the last financial year.<\/p> <\/p> Evolve Business Consultancy<\/p><\/td> £74,319<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Saville Consulting UK Ltd Surrey<\/p><\/td> £22,008<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Triad Group Plc Surrey<\/p><\/td> £19,260<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Deloitte LLP Milton Keynes<\/p><\/td> £9,661<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Hay Group Management Limited<\/p><\/td> £7,200<\/p><\/td><\/tr> LA International Computer Consultants Ltd<\/p><\/td> £6,398<\/p><\/td><\/tr> ASE Consulting Ltd Lancashire<\/p><\/td> £4,995<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Enquin Enviromental Ltd Cardiff<\/p><\/td> £4,110<\/p><\/td><\/tr> HR Lounge Ltd London Total<\/p><\/td> £3,180<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Long and Partners Commissioning Consultancy Ltd<\/p><\/td> £2,010<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> 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>"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/156129", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/156129/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " This Government is committed to ensuring there is a strong legislative framework to encourage workers to speak up about wrongdoing, risk or malpractice without fear of reprisal. The whistleblowing legislation ensures there is a legal remedy for those that do suffer a detriment in their employment as a result of whistleblowing. We recognise there is further to go and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is currently implementing further legislative and non-legislative changes to improve the understanding and application of the law.<\/p>"}
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, "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Swinson"}
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