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1007845

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date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Absent Voting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to strengthen the integrity of the postal voting system.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy and the Government is committed to ensuring that our electoral system is fit for the future.</p><p>Next year, Peterborough and Pendle will be piloting measures to improve the integrity of the postal and proxy vote process. This builds on similar pilots in 2018.</p><p>In addition, the Government is looking to introduce measures which will prohibit party campaigners from handling postal votes, and apply a limit to the number of postal ballots that any one individual can hand in at a polling station. The provisions will be backed up by a new offence, and will make a significant contribution to enhancing the security of postal voting. There is currently a Government supported Private Members’ Bill in the House of Commons looking to introduce this policy.</p><p>The Government is considering the way forward on the other recommendations made by Sir Eric Pickles, a number of which relate to absent voting, and will continue to consider how to improve the integrity of electoral processes more generally.</p><p>The Government is committed to strengthening our electoral processes and enhancing public confidence in the rigour of those democratic processes.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/11/2018 11:43:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007846

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Subversion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department's consultation entitled Protecting the Debate: Intimidating, Influence and Information sought views on protecting the UK electoral system from overseas interference.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The first duty of Government is to safeguard the nation, and we take the security and integrity of our democratic processes very seriously.</p><p>The Government’s consultation <em>Protecting the Debate: Intimidation, Influence and Information </em>sought views on a proposed new electoral offence of intimidating a candidate or campaigner, clarifying the offence of undue influence and whether the requirement for imprints should be extended to electronic material. The consultation did not seek views on protecting the UK electoral system from overseas interference specifically.</p><p>The Cabinet Office co-ordinates cross-Government work to protect our democracy and to ensure the public’s confidence in our elections.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/11/2018 11:44:44 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007848

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Subversion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to respond to the consultation on Protecting the Debate: Intimidating, Influence and Information, which closed on 28 October 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The consultation <em>Protecting the Debate: Intimidation, Influence and Information </em>closed on 28 October 2018. We are currently reviewing the responses. We will issue a response in the new year.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/11/2018 12:18:23 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007850

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made in improving the efficiency of the civil service as part of the Government Transformation Strategy 2017 to 2020.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government Transformation Strategy set out to embed good use of shared platforms and reusable business capabilities to speed up transformation and drive efficiency by avoiding costly and confusing duplication in government services. Such common components, created by the Government Digital Service, are now used by more than 400 services across more than 100 public sector organisations.</p><p> </p><p>GDS has also equipped civil servants with the right infrastructure in order to do their jobs effectively, rolling out GovWifi to public sector buildings allowing civil servants to roam freely. Over 234,000 people have signed up for an account.</p><p> </p><p>Through central levers such as the Digital Service Standard, Service Assessments and Spend Controls processes, GDS has supported fundamental improvements in the way government designs and delivers digital services and IT investments. Through these processes GDS estimates to have enabled departments to realise over £1bn of benefits since March 2015.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:48:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007852

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
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 16 May 2018 to Question 905328, what evaluation has been made of the voter ID pilots in the local elections 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2018 answer text <p>The British public deserves to have confidence in our democracy.</p><p> </p><p>Voter ID was successfully tested at the local elections on 3 May. The overwhelming majority of electors who turned up to vote did so with the right documents and had confidence in knowing how to cast their vote.</p><p> </p><p>The success of the voter ID pilots proves that voter ID is a reasonable and proportionate measure and voters were fully aware of the changes on polling day.</p><p> </p><p>The evaluations of the 2018 pilots can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/voter-identification-pilot-schemes" target="_blank">https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/voter-identification-pilot-schemes</a></p><p>and</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electoral-integrity-project-local-elections-2018-evaluation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electoral-integrity-project-local-elections-2018-evaluation</a></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/11/2018 12:32:50 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007854

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Places for Growth Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential of the Places for Growth Programme as a boost for local economic growth.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Places for Growth Programme, within Cabinet Office, seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England. This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities to relocate roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Programme will provide support and coordination across Whitehall to move roles and organisations to locations that have the skills and capacity to enable organisations and cities to flourish. The Programme is also engaging with city leaders across the UK to understand the local economic and industrial priorities which will inform the decision-making process.</p><p> </p><p>The relocation of Civil Service roles will help to ensure that the administration of central government is better distributed across the whole of the UK. It also will make a contribution to the boosting of growth in each destination location and assist in providing sustainable career paths for civil servants outside London.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 14:46:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007855

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Office of Government Property is working to ensure that any relocations of roles and functions are made on the basis of robust analysis and strategic planning.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Places for Growth Programme, within Cabinet Office, seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England. This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities to relocate roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Programme will provide support and coordination across Whitehall to move roles and organisations to locations that have the skills and capacity for cities and organisations to flourish.</p><p> </p><p>The Programme is also engaging with city leaders across the UK to understand the local economic and industrial priorities which will inform the decision-making process.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 14:47:35 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007857

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to tackle loneliness and isolation through the GovTech innovation fund.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	191913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>One of the GovTech public sector challenges, submitted by Monmouthshire County Council and selected for funding in the first round, is tackling loneliness and rural isolation. Monmouthshire County Council aims to develop digital innovations that could better connect isolated people and support local transport.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Currently, the challenge is in the first phase with five technology firms funded to explore the technical and commercial feasibility of their respective projects. The best ideas could go on to share up to £1 million to develop them further.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:50:40 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1007878

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to hold discussions with the devolved administrations on a UK-wide response to Sir Brian Langstaff's letter on the contaminated blood scandal.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	191926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is for the Department of Health and Social Care to consider the issue of financial support raised by Sir Brian Langstaff in his letter. The Minister for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention has expressed her willingness to meet the Inquiry team and other discussions may follow. <br></p><p>The Inquiry’s focus is on events and circumstances within the United Kingdom. As such, I do not expect the UK’s exit from the EU to have any effect on the Inquiry’s work.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 22/11/2018 10:47:06 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1007879

registered interest
date	15/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has made an assessment of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on how the Infected Blood Inquiry will be run.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	191927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>It is for the Department of Health and Social Care to consider the issue of financial support raised by Sir Brian Langstaff in his letter. The Minister for Mental Health, Inequalities and Suicide Prevention has expressed her willingness to meet the Inquiry team and other discussions may follow. <br></p><p>The Inquiry’s focus is on events and circumstances within the United Kingdom. As such, I do not expect the UK’s exit from the EU to have any effect on the Inquiry’s work.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 22/11/2018 10:48:08 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery