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1589059

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason complaints about Government departments and other public organisations must be referred to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman by a Member of Parliament.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	152316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The statutory requirement for complaints to be made to a Member of the House of Commons is longstanding and is consistent with the Ombudsman’s accountability to Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 06/03/2023 17:29:22 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1589092

registered interest
date	24/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Key Workers: Long Covid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will take steps to record data on the number of keyworkers who have (a) been affected, (b) taken early retirement, (c) lost their jobs and (d) become reliant on benefits due to long covid.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	152238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 24 February is <del class="ministerial">attached.</del><ins class="ministerial">attached and the completed answer will be deposited in the House of Commons Library.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 06/03/2023 17:35:29 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2023 15:11:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ152238.pdf title UKSA Response to PQ 152238 previous answer version 59811 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ152238HR (1).pdf title UKSA Response to PQ 152238
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1588535

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Crown Commercial service agreement on Food and Drink, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of that framework on (a) small to medium sized enterprises and (b) large wholesalers, including those in Battersea constituency.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	151403
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) continues to work alongside the national food industry, including the Federation of Wholesale Distributors, to make sure that supplier concerns are being factored into the development of the proposed agreement on Food and Drink.</p><p>SMEs are crucial to the food supply chain and have been consulted as part of national supplier engagement, and suppliers and distributors in the Battersea constituency were included in this. Feedback from this shaped the procurement strategy for the framework agreement.</p><p>This Conservative Government has made sure SME producers will have increased opportunities to work with the public sector through the agreement and customers will be able to request nominated local products . These products would be consolidated into a single delivery with their food order.This will also be the first procurement for CCS in the food market, which will actually bring additional choice to public sector food buyers.</p><p>Finally, in terms of food quality standards, CCS has worked closely with Defra on this agreement to ensure there will be adherence to the updated Government Buying Standards for Food.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 151404 151405 question first answered 28/02/2023 19:18:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1588536

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Crown Commercial service agreement on Food and Drink, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of that framework on the quality of food supplied to the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	151404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) continues to work alongside the national food industry, including the Federation of Wholesale Distributors, to make sure that supplier concerns are being factored into the development of the proposed agreement on Food and Drink.</p><p>SMEs are crucial to the food supply chain and have been consulted as part of national supplier engagement, and suppliers and distributors in the Battersea constituency were included in this. Feedback from this shaped the procurement strategy for the framework agreement.</p><p>This Conservative Government has made sure SME producers will have increased opportunities to work with the public sector through the agreement and customers will be able to request nominated local products . These products would be consolidated into a single delivery with their food order.This will also be the first procurement for CCS in the food market, which will actually bring additional choice to public sector food buyers.</p><p>Finally, in terms of food quality standards, CCS has worked closely with Defra on this agreement to ensure there will be adherence to the updated Government Buying Standards for Food.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 151403 151405 question first answered 28/02/2023 19:18:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1588537

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Crown Commercial service agreement on Food and Drink, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of this framework on the proportion of public sector food supply that is locally produced.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	151405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) continues to work alongside the national food industry, including the Federation of Wholesale Distributors, to make sure that supplier concerns are being factored into the development of the proposed agreement on Food and Drink.</p><p>SMEs are crucial to the food supply chain and have been consulted as part of national supplier engagement, and suppliers and distributors in the Battersea constituency were included in this. Feedback from this shaped the procurement strategy for the framework agreement.</p><p>This Conservative Government has made sure SME producers will have increased opportunities to work with the public sector through the agreement and customers will be able to request nominated local products . These products would be consolidated into a single delivery with their food order.This will also be the first procurement for CCS in the food market, which will actually bring additional choice to public sector food buyers.</p><p>Finally, in terms of food quality standards, CCS has worked closely with Defra on this agreement to ensure there will be adherence to the updated Government Buying Standards for Food.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 151403 151404 question first answered 28/02/2023 19:18:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1588598

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps they have taken in their Department to operate the Disability Confident employer scheme for those seeking a lateral transfer; and how many and what proportion of candidates who declared themselves as having a disability and who applied under that scheme where (a) interviewed and (b) laterally transferred in (i) 2021 and (ii) 2022.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	151313
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office, as an employer, is an accredited member of the Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) and retains a level 3 position. This demonstrates the department has the ability to actively and effectively recruit, retain and develop disabled people.</p><p>As a DCS member, the Cabinet Office is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and putting in place reasonable and workplace adjustments wherever required.</p><p>We offer an interview to all disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the role they have applied for, demonstrating flexibility when assessing applicants so disabled people have the best opportunity to demonstrate that they can do the job for which they have applied.</p><p>Cabinet Office regularly reviews and challenges operating processes to ensure disability inclusion happens throughout the recruitment process and during all employees’ periods of employment with the department.</p><p>In 2021-22, 174 candidates who declared a disability and applied under DCS on promotion were interviewed and 40 candidates received a provisional offer.</p><p>In 2021-22, 74 candidates who declared a disability and applied under DCS on a level transfer were interviewed and 40 candidates received a provisional offer.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 150525 question first answered 28/02/2023 17:36:53 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1588683

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on a single buyer agreement for public sector food; and what assessment he has made of the potential impact of such an agreement on (a) regional wholesalers and (b) small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	151347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service, on behalf of the Cabinet Office, continues to work alongside the national food industry, including the Federation of Wholesale Distributors, to make sure that suppliers’ concerns are being factored into the development of the agreement.</p><p>We regularly engage with colleagues from the devolved nations, including customers and suppliers across Wales, on their commercial requirements and how we can support them.</p><p>SMEs and wholesalers are crucial to the food supply chain and have been consulted as part of supplier engagement. These stakeholders have been from across the whole of the UK. The UK Government always seeks to work constructively with devolved administrations, including the Welsh Government, and feedback from this process shaped the procurement strategy for the framework agreement.</p><p>The UK Government has made important changes to ensure SME producers across the country will have increased opportunities to work with the public sector. Furthermore, customers will be able to request nominated local products (subject to the local supplier/producer meeting the minimum technical standards). These products would be consolidated into a single delivery with their food order.</p><p>Lastly, this will be the first procurement for CCS in the food market, which will actually bring additional choice to public sector food buyers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 28/02/2023 19:25:00 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1588687

registered interest
date	23/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Relations: Afghanistan and Pakistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions the Prime Minister has had with his Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan since December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	151289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>The Prime Minister and other Ministers regularly engage with a wide range of colleagues across government, including diplomatic staff.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 28/02/2023 18:08:40 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis