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1148166

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of disabled people in each Government Department that left work as a result of a (a) disability and (b) long-term health condition in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017 and (iii) 2018.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	294117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>Information on the number of people in each government department who left work as a result of a disability or a long-term health condition is not held centrally by Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Civil Service is committed to becoming the UK’s most inclusive employer by 2020; which means attracting and retaining the best talent from all diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability.</p><p>To achieve this, Sir Philip Rutnam, CS Disability Champion, has set out a clear vision for a disability confident and disability inclusive Civil Service; with a specific priority to develop and retain disabled talent. These include; ensuring our disabled staff have access to effective and timely workplace adjustments and access to mainstream talent development programmes and positive action schemes to enable disabled staff to thrive and realise their full potential. <a href="https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2016/03/22/my-priorities-as-civil-service-disability-champion/" target="_blank">https://civilservice.blog.gov.uk/2016/03/22/my-priorities-as-civil-service-disability-champion/</a></p><p>The Civil Service publishes annual statistics on the number of disabled employees. These show that the proportion of civil servants who are declared disabled has increased every year since 2010, from 7.6% in 2010 to 11.7% in 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 08/10/2019 14:57:38 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1147723

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Dominic Cummings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Mr Dominic Cummings is included on the internal government distribution copy list for (a) Cabinet minutes, (b) Cabinet papers, (c) Cabinet Sub-Committee minutes, (d) Cabinet Sub-Committee papers, (e) National Security Council papers, (f) National Security Council minutes, (g) diplomatic telegrams and (h) the Government Communications grid.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	293593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>It is the practice of successive administrations not to comment on which officials have access to confidential information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/10/2019 14:01:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

1147431

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding his Department has made available to (a) local authorities and (b) councils to comply with website content accessibility guidelines.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	293001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (“GDS”) introduced and leads on implementation of the Public Sector (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations (“the Regulations”).</p><p>GDS has been providing an ongoing range of guidance and awareness raising to public sector bodies, including local authorities on implementing the accessibility requirements, but is not responsible for funding to local authorities. Guidance can be located on our accessibility regulations campaign here https://accessibility.campaign.gov.uk/.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/10/2019 08:09:39 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1147456

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ballot Papers: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken since the judgment issued by Mr Justice Swift in May 2019 that the tactile voting device for blind people was unlawful.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	292863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the Cabinet Office chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. We are due to hold a dedicated meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292864 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:18:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1147457

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that there is a fully accessible voting option for blind voters, following the judgment in May 2019 by Mr Justice Swift that the tactile voting device was unlawful.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	292864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the Cabinet Office chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. We are due to hold a dedicated meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292863 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:18:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1147466

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Energy Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 September 2019 to Question 290332 on Department of Health and Social Care: Energy Supply, whether the criteria used by Crown Commercial Services to select an energy supplier for Government Departments and public bodies includes an assessment of the environmental policies of a supplier; and what recent steps Crown Commercial Services has taken to reduce CO2 emissions from energy use in the (a) supply of and (b) demand for energy.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	292897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>It is a requirement of Crown Commercial Services commercial arrangements that energy suppliers must comply with environmental policy, such as the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) and Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR).</p><p>All Government Departments and public bodies can access commercial solutions managed by the Crown Commercial Service for advice, support and efficiency solutions that will drive savings through energy reduction and thereby reduce their CO2 emissions.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/10/2019 08:10:43 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1147586

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Ethnic Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of staff who applied for promotion within his Department from 1 September 2018 to 1 September 2019 and who identified as (a) BAME and (b) white were successful by each grade in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	292944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>The information requested not routinely collected, and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/10/2019 08:11:53 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1147605

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Jainism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will invite representatives of the Jain community to national events organised by his Department; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	292809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Britain’s Jain community makes a positive contribution to life in this country. This Government values its contribution immensely.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is always keen to work with the Jain community on matters that are important to them, and we will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/10/2019 16:23:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1147639

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will publish the results of Operation Black Swan before 31 October; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Jones of Cheltenham
uin	HL17965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government is not aware of the existence of an Operation Black Swan.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 07/10/2019 16:09:12 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	248 label Biography information for Lord Jones of Cheltenham

1146935

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers: Conditions of Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to review the Cabinet Office's Human Resources policies and procedures relating to the employment of special advisors.
tabling member printed	Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
uin	HL17909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>A revised model contract for special advisers was published on 19 September. The changes made reflect improvements to align the policies that apply to special advisers including on parental leave rights, clarification of the provisions relating to severance payments, and an explanation of the disciplinary procedure which reflects the longstanding role of the Prime Minister in the appointment of all special advisers.</p><p>The last update to the Special Adviser’s Code of Conduct was in December 2016. This document is kept under regular review. In December of last year, the Minister for the Constitution announced work to review how special advisers’ terms can be made clearer and consistent (19 December 2018 Vol. 651, [HCWS1216]). This work is ongoing.</p> answering member printed The Earl of Courtown question first answered 08/10/2019 16:58:40 answering member 3359 label Biography information for The Earl of Courtown
tabling member	2024 label Biography information for Lord Hunt of Kings Heath