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1625187

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Committee of Privileges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what ethical advice his Department sought on provision of legal support to the Rt Hon. Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip in relation to the Privileges Committee inquiry into that Member's conduct.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	183511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2023 answer text <p>As set out by Alex Chisholm, the Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer of the Cabinet Office at the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee meeting on 26 January 2023, the contract award followed the proper procurement process and received full scrutiny from all relevant officials.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/05/2023 15:04:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1625227

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Natural Disasters: Planning
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 implications for his policies of the debate on Political strategies to prevent, prepare for, and face the consequences of natural disasters, which took place at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on 26 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	183389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Government departments stand ready to respond to natural hazard risks. The Resilience Directorate and the COBR Unit in the Cabinet Office work across Government, including with the Government Office for Science, the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, the UK Health Security Agency , the Meteorological Office and private sector organisations, to assess the risk of natural hazards, build resilience and develop response plans to respond effectively should hazards occur.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to tackling risks and vulnerabilities. The UK Government Resilience Framework, published in December 2022, is the first articulation of our new strategic approach to resilience. The Framework is a risk-agnostic plan to strengthen the systems, structures, and capabilities which underpin the UK’s resilience to all risks, including those which are yet to emerge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/05/2023 16:14:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1625244

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the data used by his Department's transaction explorer to analyse the cost of delivering Government services has been updated since the introduction of the explorer; and whether he plans to update this data in the next two years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	183411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Transactions Explorer was merged into the Performance Platform in 2015. The data on costs was collected quarterly from 2012 until 2018. The Performance Platform was decommissioned in 2021. Cost per transaction remains a mandatory performance indicator in the Digital Service Standard so digital services must publish data on it, typically via Data.gov.uk.</p><p> </p><p>For the Top 75 government services identified in Transforming for a Digital Future, the cross-government digital and data strategy for 2022-2025 published in June 2022, we have developed the new performance framework for services. This also includes cost per transaction metrics and the framework will be published shortly following engagement with the departments involved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 09/05/2023 15:22:48 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1625310

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on radio adverts in the last five years broken down by radio station.
tabling member constituency	Dundee East
tabling member printed	Stewart Hosie
uin	183359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is strongly supportive of the radio sector and recognises the great value that it offers to communities across the UK. Radio plays an important role in our cross channel strategy, with the merits of its use being assessed in relation to this.</p><p>Government public information campaigns utilise a wide range of channels to maximise reach and engagement and to ensure our messaging reaches as many people as possible.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has spent a total of £58,547,372 on radio advertisement in the last 5 years, covering large scale cross-Government campaigns such as UK Transition, Covid-19 and Help for Households.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 15/05/2023 16:03:29 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1514 label Biography information for Stewart Hosie

1625400

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Alcoholism and Obesity: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 24 April 2023 to Questions 181813 and 181814, what estimate he has made of when the UK Statistics Authority will publish that information for 2022.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	183304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>A response to the Hon Gentlemen’s Parliamentary Question of 2 May is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 15/05/2023 15:41:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ183304.pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1624313

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Recruitment
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 26 April 2023 to Question 182177 on Civil Service: Recruitment, if he will bring forward proposals to amend the Civil Service Nationality Rules to allow British Nationals (Overseas) visa holders with at least one British Nationals (Overseas) parent but who are not themselves British Nationals (Overseas) to be employed within the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	183156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to amend the Civil Service Nationality Rules. They reflect a long standing legislative framework present under successive governments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/05/2023 14:44:41 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook

1624322

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Official Hospitality and Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a breakdown of spending on travel, subsistence and hospitality by his Department in (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	183162
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>Details of ministerial and senior official travel and hospitality are published on a quarterly basis, and are available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/05/2023 16:11:58 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1624323

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much each Department spent on food bought for in-house catering in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	183163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold a central list for in-house catering for all departments.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Collecting this data would therefore exceed the disproportionate cost threshold to estimate this figure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/05/2023 16:07:38 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

1624355

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Minister without Portfolio
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) when, (b) for what purpose and (c) at what cost to the public purse the Minister without Portfolio was provided with a ministerial red box.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	183041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The Minister without Portfolio has not been provided with a ministerial red box in respect of his current ministerial role. There is therefore no cost to the public purse.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>More widely however, purchasing and repairing red boxes and folders is a routine Government practice under successive administrations, including the last Labour Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 03/05/2023 14:39:49 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1624557

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Muslim Engagement and Development
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any effect on free speech of the training delivered by Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) in the workplace training of public sector bodies and charities.
tabling member printed	Lord Pearson of Rannoch
uin	HL7541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>Through the Government Campus Curriculum, including the learning framework contracts, the Cabinet Office enables all civil servants to develop the right skills, both to deliver the Government’s current priorities and to tackle future challenges.</p><p>Training provided by the Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) is not part of the curriculum. MEND is not a supplier on the learning framework contracts and we have no central records of MEND providing any training within the civil service. We do not monitor training provided to the wider public and charities sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/05/2023 16:11:23 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	3153 label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch