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1029471

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Supply Chains
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 (a) diversify public sector supply chains and (b) ensure greater account is given to social value in those supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	204511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>In most of the markets from which the Government buys, there is plenty of competition. Where consolidation has reduced competition we take steps to encourage more.</p><p>There are now more small suppliers than ever looking to bid for Government business. As of end of November 2018, there were 44,963 registered individual users on Contracts Finder from 30,161 organisations. 20,397 of these (c. 67.6%) are SMEs. Additionally, we now encourage prime contractors to advertise subcontracting opportunities on Contracts Finder to diversify the supply chain further.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 07/01/2019 17:21:06 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1029530

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Billing
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 reasons for the change in the number of invoices his Department paid within 30 days in the 2017-18 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	204415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The move to a new shared service platform in May 2017 presented a number of operational issues. These issues included the migration of data relating to purchase orders and invoicing, staff knowledge of the new system and technical issues with a new chart of accounts.</p><p> </p><p>We have been working hard to rectify the underlying issues and have implemented a number of improvements as part of a coordinated programme of work to ensure we pay our suppliers as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/01/2019 10:17:51 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1029535

registered interest
date	20/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
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 6 November 2018 to Question 185519, whether the move to the new shared service platform resulted in any payment delays in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	204417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2019 answer text <p>The move to a new shared service platform in May 2017 presented a number of operational issues. These issues included the migration of data relating to purchase orders and invoicing, staff knowledge of the new system and technical issues with a new chart of accounts.</p><p>We have been working hard to rectify the underlying issues and have implemented a number of improvements as part of a coordinated programme of work to ensure we pay our suppliers as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/01/2019 10:18:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1028409

registered interest
date	19/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Interserve on the viability of its public sector contracts.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	908305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>We monitor the financial health of all strategic suppliers, including Interserve, and have regular discussions with the company’s management. The funding arrangements of Interserve are a matter for the company. But we welcome moves to increase the financial robustness of a company which employs 45,000 people in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/12/2018 16:43:24 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1027708

registered interest
date	18/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
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 merits of targets for increased procurement from Commonwealth nations after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	203420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2019 answer text <p>We are working with countries across the world to ensure the UK remains a global leader in free trade as we leave the EU. This year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London saw leaders adopt a six-point Connectivity Agenda for Trade and Investment to boost intra-Commonwealth trade to $2 Trillion by 2030. We are also currently working towards developing our overall approach to potential future trade negotiations, including with respect to government procurement, and our public consultations continue to will help to inform this.</p><p>Government is required to award contracts through fair and open competition in line with international obligations, which ensures value for money for the taxpayer. We will use opportunities offered by our exit from the EU to carefully consider longer-term options for the UK’s public procurement rules.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 07/01/2019 17:17:34 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1027229

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse was of verifying user identities through Gov.UK Verify for the purpose of accessing services provided by each Department in the last financial year; and how many total users were verified in that period.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	202804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2019 answer text <p>The cost of verifying user identities through GOV.UK Verify is the amount paid to the GOV.UK Verify private sector identity providers. Details of the amounts paid to the identity providers for the user identities they create is commercially sensitive information and cannot be released.</p><p>The number of GOV.UK Verify accounts (historic and current) is published on the GOV.UK website and is regularly updated.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 02/01/2019 15:26:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1027411

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Secondment
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 23 November 2018 to Question 191484 on Civil Service: Secondment, whether the Civil Service collects data on the number of secondees from the private sector to the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	202888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/01/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Civil Service Statistics collection, figures are collected on the number of secondees from outside the Civil Service, however this does not distinguish between secondees from the private sector and the wider public sector.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 02/01/2019 15:22:33 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1024020

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the timescale for the Government agreeing a living will with Interserve; and whether the Government plans for that living will to cover all public sector contracts the company holds.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	201664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office monitors the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Interserve, and has regular discussions with the company’s management. The Government’s priority is to protect the delivery of public services. <br> <br> As the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster announced on 19 November, Interserve is one of the suppliers who have volunteered to pilot the use of living wills. The companies piloting living wills will provide them in the coming weeks</p><p><br> A living will provides all the information required to transfer service provision safely to a new supplier or take it in house. It is the providers of critical services to government who will need to create living wills. A living will complements and enhances the contingency plans that Government has in place for contracts. <br></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/12/2018 16:16:47 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1024022

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has established a crisis management centre to tackle the risks of Interserve ceasing to trade.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	201665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office monitors the financial health of all of our strategic suppliers, including Interserve, and has regular discussions with the company’s management. Interserve is moving forward with a proposed deleveraging plan to improve its balance sheet through an established and controlled process. We are taking the necessary steps, commensurate with the perceived level of risk to ensure that public services will continue to be delivered if a supplier gets into difficulties. For example, through living wills</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/12/2018 16:26:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1024024

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Interserve
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings (a) Ministers, (b) the relevant Crown Representative and (c) Cabinet Office officials have had with Interserve in each month in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds West
tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
uin	201666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Strategic Partnering Programme in the Cabinet Office Markets and Suppliers team, of which Crown Representatives are one part, meets regularly with all strategic suppliers.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/12/2018 16:25:28 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves