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786159

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
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 October 2017 to Question 108244, on Prosperity Fund, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of Prosperity Fund projects on gender equality in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	111886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>All Prosperity Fund Official Development Assistance (ODA) spending must comply with the International Development Act 2002 and Gender Equality Act 2014. Large, multi-year Prosperity Fund programmes are being developed, building on the foundations laid by smaller projects in 2016/17.</p><p> </p><p>The multi-year Prosperity Fund programmes will include an assessment on gender equality and inclusion. We are implementing a gender strategy to develop these assessments using specialist capability. An external monitoring and evaluation mechanism is in place that will provide information on the impact of programmes on gender equality.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/11/2017 15:56:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

786160

registered interest
date	07/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
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 October 2017 to Question 108244, on Prosperity Fund, what strategy he has for Prosperity Fund programmes explicitly to tackle issues of gender inequality in developing countries as required by the International Development Act 2002.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	111887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund is implementing a gender strategy covering programme selection, design, monitoring and evaluation. The multi-year Prosperity Fund programmes currently being developed will include an assessment of how programmes address the issue of gender inequality and inclusion. Measurement of progress will be part of the Prosperity Fund’s monitoring and evaluation.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/11/2017 15:55:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

772021

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prosperity Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to ensure that spending from the Prosperity Fund takes place across Government in accordance with (a) the provisions of the International Development Act 2002 and (b) international commitments on overseas development assistance.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	108244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund is focused on high impact projects to promote economic<br>development and poverty reduction in the developing world. All Official Development<br>Assistance spend under the cross-government Prosperity Fund (PF) is fully<br>consistent with the International Development Act (including the Gender Equality<br>2014) and OECD DAC criteria. The Fund’s priorities were set out in the UK Aid<br>Strategy (2015) and the Strategic Defence Security Review (SDSR 2015). The Fund<br>also supports the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, particularly SDG<br>8 to “Promote inclusive and sustainable growth, employment and decent work for all”.</p> answering member constituency Ashford answering member printed Damian Green question first answered 23/10/2017 13:09:21 answering member 76 label Biography information for Damian Green
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

720213

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will pause of delay any capital projects to concentrate resources on negotiations with the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	70522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>The government remains committed to the successful delivery of our priorities. We constantly review our capabilities in order to deliver both the government's commitment to leave the EU and get the best deal for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 24/04/2017 15:33:26 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

720214

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Civil Service has the (a) project planning, (b) benefits realisation and (c) contract management capabilities required for negotiations with the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	70523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each department. The Civil Service constantly reviews its capabilities in order to deliver the Government's commitment to leave the EU and get the best deal for the UK. Civil Service HR is working with all departments, functions and professions across the Civil Service to better understand their capacity and capability requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service is focused on delivering this Government’s commitment to leave the EU and get the very best deal for the UK. We are equipping ourselves with the right people and the right skills across government to make this happen.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 70524 question first answered 25/04/2017 15:00:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

720215

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many posts related to EU negotiations the Government had planned to fill to date; and how many such posts have been filled.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	70524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2017 answer text <p>Workforce planning is primarily the responsibility of each department. The Civil Service constantly reviews its capabilities in order to deliver the Government's commitment to leave the EU and get the best deal for the UK. Civil Service HR is working with all departments, functions and professions across the Civil Service to better understand their capacity and capability requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Civil Service is focused on delivering this Government’s commitment to leave the EU and get the very best deal for the UK. We are equipping ourselves with the right people and the right skills across government to make this happen.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 70523 question first answered 25/04/2017 15:00:44 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

658118

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate civil service support for new government departments.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	907865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is responsible for the majority of cross-cutting government services that make corporate changes easier, including supporting new departments to build their capability. For the two most recently established departments (the Department for Exiting the European Union and the Department for International Trade) we provided practical guidance, and for the Department for Exiting the European Union in particular, interim Estates, IT, HR, finance, security and telephony services.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/12/2016 15:44:59 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

349346

registered interest
date	09/06/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many EU nationals aged over 16 lived in the UK in the most recent period for which figures are available; and how many of those have lived in the UK for (a) five, (b) 10, (c) 15 and (d) 20 years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	1526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2015 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 15/06/2015 11:27:32 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 1526.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - EU Nationals in UK
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins