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1757217

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Parliamentary Parties Panel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, on what topics the Commission has (a) open consultations (i) through the Parliamentary Parties Panel and (ii) generally and (b) consultations that are closed but not yet had a response.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	25266
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission has no open consultations with the Parliamentary Parties Panel, and no consultations that are closed but have not yet been concluded.</p><p>The Commission hold regular discussions with the Westminster Parliamentary Parties Panel, and each of the devolved panels, on its work and guidance. It is an important forum to gather feedback and views from political parties who provide expert insight on how the law is applied in practise and their experiences at elections.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Sir Jeremy Wright question first answered 23/01/2025 15:01:22 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1757218

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Commission has to consult on changes to electoral (a) law, (b) practice, (c) guidance and (d) policy in 2025.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	25267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission develops guidance in consultation with electoral administrators and parties and campaigners, to ensure it is clear and meets their needs. The Commission has upcoming statutory consultations on the new digital imprint guidance in Scotland, non-party campaigner Code of Practise in Scotland, and candidate, party, and non-party campaigner Codes in Wales. It is also planning to run a consultation on guidance around accessibility measures in elections.</p><p>Consultations on legislative changes, such as electoral law, are a matter for the Government. It is important that relevent stakeholders are properly consulted to ensure any changes are workable. The Commission is currently engaging with the UK Government on its manifesto commitments around electoral policy, and will consult on any necessary changes to its guidance arising from those legislative changes.</p><p>The Commission also develops its own policy proposals based on it experience of overseeing and regulating elections. It gathers data on experiences of voters, electoral administrators and campaigners at each election, and has regular discussions with the electoral community, governments, and other regulators on how the law could be updated or practice improved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Sir Jeremy Wright question first answered 23/01/2025 15:04:17 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1757219

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Political Parties: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, with reference to the oral answer of 15 January 2025, Official Report, House of Lords, Columns 1123-1124, on Political Parties: Funding, what guidance the Commission has issued on whether (a) Russian, (b) Iranian and (c) Chinese citizens can donate to UK (i) political parties, (ii) registered third parties and (iii) regulated donees if they reside in (A) Wales and (B) Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	25268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>Qualifying foreign citizens residing in Scotland and Wales are eligible to register to vote in local government and devolved elections, and are therefore permissible donors for those elections. The Commission provides guidance to Electoral Registration Officers on the eligibility criteria. Political parties, campaigners and regulated donees are responsible to carry out checks on donations they receive to ensure they are from permissible sources, and for properly and accurately reporting them. The Commission has published guidance about who is and is not a permissable donor.</p><p>If the Commission is made aware of evidence that donations may have been misreported or have come from an impermissable source, it will consider it in line with its Enforcement Policy.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Sir Jeremy Wright question first answered 23/01/2025 15:06:13 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1757220

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Candidates: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 22034 on Candidates: Expenditure, whether the Commission has given unpublished advice on the use of notional invoices for paid-for campaigning in election expense returns in cases where multiple elections are held concurrently in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	25269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission offers advice to all candidates and parties in reponse to their queries and in line with its published guidance. For notional spending, the law states that no invoice is required in a candidate return. The Commission advises that additional information about the nature of the spending could be included to show that the value declared is accurate.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Sir Jeremy Wright question first answered 23/01/2025 15:08:06 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1757221

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Candidates: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Right hon. Member for Kenilworth and Southam, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 8 January 2025 to Question 22034 on Candidates: Expenditure, whether such notional invoices need to provide detail on (a) how items have been split between different candidates and (b) which individual suppliers were used and at what cost.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	25270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>There is no leal requirement for an invoice for notional spending where it is reported in a candidate return. The requirement is for agents to make a declaration of the value of the notional spending. However, additional information about the nature of the spending could be included to show that the value declared accurately represents the services received and used by the campaign. This could include how the items have been split between different candidates and the costs of individual suppliers.</p><p>This information may be included with the return in a notional invoice from the party or any other organisation providing the items. If a return does not include evidence for the value of notional spending, and there is a question about its accuracy, the police, may need to seek this information through an investigation, to ensure that the amount decared is accurate.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Sir Jeremy Wright question first answered 23/01/2025 15:10:03 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1757348

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Freedom of Information
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 11 December 2024 to Question 18402 on Freedom of Information, if he will place in the Library a copy of the most recent FOI Round Robin list, redacting the personal names of any requester.
tabling member constituency	Bridlington and The Wolds
tabling member printed	Charlie Dewhirst
uin	25451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>As with the previous administration, this Government does not publish Freedom of Information round robin lists.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Freedom of Information round robin lists contain a reference number, the text of the request, and any advice or guidance on the approach to be taken. The lists do not include the names of the requestor.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further information on round robin lists can be found on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-and-freedom-of-information" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-and-freedom-of-information</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 23/01/2025 14:17:30 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
tabling member	5169

1757457

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Instruction: Surrey Heath
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of (a) recruiting new driving instructors and (b) opening new test centres in the Surrey Heath constituency.
tabling member constituency	Surrey Heath
tabling member printed	Dr Al Pinkerton
uin	25548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>On the 18 December, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) set out further plans to reduce driving test waiting times across the country. These steps include recruiting 450 driving examiners (DEs). <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-12-18/hcws343" target="_blank">Full details</a> of these steps can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>As part of driving test centres (DTC) that serve the Surrey Heath constituency, Guildford DTC and Farnborough DTC form a recruitment cluster that newer driving examiners (DE) move between.</p><p> </p><p>As part of recent recruitment, two new DEs were recruited last year at Guildford DTC. DVSA has also made offers to two more potential new entrants from its most recent recruitment campaign and is currently planning for the next campaign beginning later this year.</p><p> </p><p>The DVSA is committed to providing its customers with the best service possible. DVSA continually reviews its estate to ensure it represents good value for money and is efficient. It currently has no plans for any additional driving test centres.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 23/01/2025 13:23:01 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	5288

1757507

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Bus Services: Travel Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make a comparative assessment of the potential advantages of TransXChange over the GTFS Plus format for bus Real Time Information provision.
tabling member constituency	Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
tabling member printed	Alex Mayer
uin	25428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>The Bus Open Data Service (BODS) was launched in 2020 and requires all bus operators of local services in England to provide passengers with high-quality, accurate and up-to-date passenger information including timetables, fares, tickets and vehicle location information.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Transport ran a public consultation on Bus Open Data policy prior to the launch of BODS, which included consideration of the use of different data formats, including TransXChange and GTFS. The response to this consultation can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ca4b38d40f0b625eb19dba5/bus-open-data-consultation-response.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ca4b38d40f0b625eb19dba5/bus-open-data-consultation-response.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Wakefield and Rothwell answering member printed Simon Lightwood question first answered 23/01/2025 10:17:24 answering member 4943 label Biography information for Simon Lightwood
tabling member	5141

1757556

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
hansard heading	Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Operating Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, whether IPSA plans to implement efficiency savings to reduce operating costs to the levels of 2018-19.
tabling member constituency	Mid Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bedford
uin	25591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>IPSA has a statutory duty to support MPs in their parliamentary duties efficiently and cost effectively. As a proporation of IPSA's overall funding, operating costs have remained within 5% of its total budget.</p><p>For 2018-19, IPSA's resourcing was subsequently recognised to be inadequate. The corporate plan for 2021-24 saw the introduction of IPSA's transformation programme which included resourcing IPSA effectively to address the issues MPs and their staff were experiencing.</p><p>The feedback from MPs and their staff, and the year-on-year KPI data IPSA provides to SCIPSA, is evidence of increased efficiency and effectiveness. IPSA presents its fully-costed plans, including those relating to its own operating costs, for SCIPSA's review, challenge and approval annually.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Warrington North answering member printed Charlotte Nichols question first answered 23/01/2025 15:55:38 answering member 4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols
tabling member	5330

1757557

registered interest
date	21/01/2025
answering body	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept id	90
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
hansard heading	Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Warrington North, representing the Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, what proportion of employee work-time was spent working from (a) home and (b) an IPSA office location in 2023-24.
tabling member constituency	Mid Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bedford
uin	25592
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2025 answer text <p>IPSA does not record data on the proportion of employee work-time spent working from home versus the office. IPSA changed its policy in 2020 to recruit nationwide to ensure its employees have a local understanding of the constituencies MPs serve. It operates a flexible hybrid working policy where staff will work from home, IPSA's office, or the House, attending engagements that need a physical presence.</p><p>We measure performance based on outcomes and delivery rather than presence in the office. IPSA's performance has improved significantly since 2020, as recognised by SCIPSA.</p> answering member constituency Warrington North answering member printed Charlotte Nichols question first answered 23/01/2025 15:56:32 answering member 4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols
tabling member	5330