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1717842

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) cars and (b) other vehicles used by his Department were made in Britain.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	26041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 24/05/2024 13:32:22 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717894

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the employment rate for veterans was in financial year (a) 2018-19, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	26039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>This Government is committed to making the United Kingdom the best place in the world to be a veteran. This includes making sure all veterans have equity of opportunity and access to valuable, sustainable careers after they leave military service.</p><p>Veterans’ employment in the UK is at an all-time high, at 89% within six months of leaving service for those who engage with the available support. Previously, this was at 88% in 2021/22, and 86% in 2018/19.</p><p>Op PROSPER, the first-of-its kind initiative backed by £2.1 million of government funding, will further support our veterans into valuable, fulfilling roles which make full use of their capabilities, in sectors at the forefront of the UK’s innovation and economic growth.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 22/05/2024 16:05:12 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

1717998

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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: Departmental Responsibilities
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 matters relating to common sense at the instruction of the Minister without portfolio within the Cabinet Office since her appointment.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	26193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Minister’s official role is the Minister without Portfolio, a role which has a large scope across government. The Minister supports the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to identify where our public sector delivery is inhibited by bureaucracy and inefficiencies. The Minister’s overarching aim is to ensure efficiency and value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p>Further information on the Minister without Portfolio’s role can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/people/esther-mcvey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/05/2024 13:49:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1717999

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants are working on matters relating to common sense at the instruction of the Minister without portfolio within the Cabinet Office.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	26194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Minister’s official role is the Minister without Portfolio, a role which has a large scope across government. The Minister supports the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to identify where our public sector delivery is inhibited by bureaucracy and inefficiencies. The Minister’s overarching aim is to ensure efficiency and value for money for the taxpayer.</p><p>Further information on the Minister without Portfolio’s role can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/people/esther-mcvey.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/05/2024 16:36:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1717464

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish guidance on the installation of solar technology on the (a) central Government and (b) wider public sector estate.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Test
tabling member printed	Dr Alan Whitehead
uin	25726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office plans to issue high-level guidance to central government, specifically covering the central government estate and published for an internal-to-government audience, in the coming months. Further guidance, for the wider public sector, may follow.</p><p>The Office of Government Property has published the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-estate-playbook" target="_blank">Net Zero Estate Playbook</a> on gov.uk, providing guidance to support government property organisations to decarbonise their estates. This includes recommendations of how to reduce operational energy use, such as through improving renewable energy generation where appropriate through multiple channels, including solar technology.</p><p>Government is committed to driving forward the renewable energy agenda, both on its own estate and beyond, and the UK has halved its emissions ahead of every other major economy.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 17/05/2024 13:45:25 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	62 label Biography information for Dr Alan Whitehead

1717506

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Stoll: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Minister for Veterans Affairs and (b) Minister for Trade Policy has attended any meetings with (i) Stoll Foundation and (ii) Stoll veterans on the sale of Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions and the support provided to residents during the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>I refer my Rt Hon. Friend to the reply given to his question on 8 May 2024 (PQ UIN <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-04-29/23983" target="_blank">23983</a>)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 16/05/2024 16:09:18 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1717515

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Minister without Portfolio's article of 12 May 2024 in The Sunday Telegraph, when his Department is expected to terminate its contract with High Fliers Ltd., procurement reference CSR/187; and whether a notice period will be required under the provisions of Clause 11.3 of that contract.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	25808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>There should be no external EDI spend in the Civil Service unless cleared and authorised by Ministers.</p><p>The contract with High Fliers Ltd. is due to expire on 31 August 2024. We do not intend to terminate it early.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/05/2024 16:08:23 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1717522

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on the procurement of (a) food and (b) drinks produced in Britain for use in its canteens and restaurants.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	25745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government Property Agency (GPA) is responsible for the procurement of food and drink for canteens and restaurants in a number of government buildings across Britain, including Cabinet Office buildings.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Contractually, all suppliers appointed by GPA are required to comply with the Government Buying Standards, owned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The relevant part of the standards is local and environmentally sustainable sourcing.</p><p> </p><p>Wherever possible, contracting authorities and/or tier 1 suppliers should aim for at least 50% of food spending to be on locally produced food or food certified to higher environmental production standards. Progress towards this target must be reported annually.</p><p> </p><p>This contractual provision will be monitored as part of the governance and report requirements of GPA's new contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 21/05/2024 16:17:24 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1717550

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Russia: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 19 of the Integrated Review Refresh 2023, published on 13 March 2023, what progress the Government has made on updating its Russia strategy.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	25905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The HMG Russia Strategy is a living document, the details of which are kept under constant review by the Government. However, the broad principles of the Strategy were designed to be enduring, and remain as set out on page 42, paragraph 28, of the Integrated Review Refresh.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 21/05/2024 16:15:28 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1717629

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, from which schools have pupils attended Lessons at 10 in 10 Downing Street.
tabling member constituency	Sunderland Central
tabling member printed	Julie Elliott
uin	25851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>Lessons at 10 aims to bring education to life, encourage a love for learning, and inspire children from across the UK, with any school being able to take part. Over 50 schools have taken part in the last year. Schools can apply through an application available on the Prime Minister’s Office page on the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/05/2024 16:35:48 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4127 label Biography information for Julie Elliott