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1010367

	registered interest
	date	19/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Nurses: Higher Education
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has commissioned the Department of Health and Social Care to review Government policy on the reform of nursing higher education.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	192923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office continuously works with Government departments to support the Government’s delivery priorities. The Cabinet Office will continue to work with the Department for Health and Social Care on issues relating to health policy, including nursing education.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/01/2019 13:31:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1020818

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 192923, on 19 November 2018, asked by the hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	200103
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>I responded to Question 192923 on 16/01/19. The response can be found here: https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-11-19/192923/</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/01/2019 10:16:45 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1086724

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to obtain agreement from the EU to an extension of the Article 50 period to enable (a) public and (b) parliamentary consideration of the outcome of the National Crime Agency investigation into possible collusion between prominent Leave campaigners and the Russian Government during the 2016 referendum campaign.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	230725
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>To date, we have not seen evidence of successful interference in UK democratic processes, but we are not complacent. We know that certain states routinely use disinformation and other means as a foreign policy tool, and have seen evidence of this happening elsewhere. The Government has taken steps to ensure that there is a coordinated structure across all relevant UK authorities to defend against interference in British politics whether by Russia, or any other state.</p><p> </p><p>We treat the integrity and security of our democratic processes extremely seriously. The EU referendum provisions were carefully scrutinised and ratified by Parliament. In line with the precedent for referendums, there was a six week period in which the formal result and administration of the EU Referendum could be challenged by judicial review.</p><p> </p><p>The Electoral Commission is an independent organisation and its investigations are a matter for it alone. We must now allow the National Crime Agency space to proceed with a thorough investigation of this matter and I will not be commenting further on a live investigation.</p><p> </p><p>17.4 million people voted to leave the EU and that mandate should be respected.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 14/03/2019 14:58:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1088829

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prosperity Fund: Fossil Fuels
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money from the UK’s Prosperity Fund was used to support the fossil fuel industry in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	232546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund’s energy related initiatives do not directly finance oil and gas exploration or production. They aim to help create policy and business environments that strengthen energy markets and encourage investment, in turn improving energy security and enabling faster transition to cleaner energy and greater energy efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the Prosperity Fund spend approximately £360,000 ODA and £246,000 non-ODA on projects relevant to the oil and gas sector. For comparison, the total Prosperity Fund planned spend for financial year 2018/19 is around £120m ODA and around £10m non-ODA</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/03/2019 10:29:02 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1091225

	registered interest
	date	19/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	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 14 March 2019 to Question 230725 on UK Membership of EU: Referendums, whether the Government has seen evidence of unsuccessful interference by the Russian government or other state actors; and how the Government defines (a) unsuccessful and (b) successful in this context.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	234144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has said previously that we have not seen evidence of successful foreign</p><p>interference in UK elections and we take any allegations of interference in UK democratic</p><p>processes by a foreign government extremely seriously. That remains the case. We know</p><p>that certain states routinely use disinformation and other means as a foreign policy tool,</p><p>and have seen evidence of this happening elsewhere. It should therefore not surprise us</p><p>that they might try to influence democratic processes in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 25/03/2019 15:17:21 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1093459

	registered interest
	date	22/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Prosperity Fund: Fossil Fuels
	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 21 March 2019 to Question 232546, if he will publish details of the projects relevant to the Oil and Gas Sector that have been supported by the Prosperity Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	235747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2019 answer text <p>The Prosperity Fund’s energy related initiatives do not directly finance oil and gas exploration or production. They aim to help create policy and business environments that strengthen energy markets and encourage investment, in turn improving energy security and access; enabling faster transition to cleaner, low carbon, energy and greater energy efficiency.</p><p> </p><p>Breakdown of Official Development Assistance spend is published quarterly as part of the Prosperity Fund’s Transparency commitments. This can be found at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/787922/prosperity-fund-oda-data.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/787922/prosperity-fund-oda-data.ods</a></p><p> </p><p>Some of the activities required to deliver secondary benefits to business are not eligible for ODA funding, therefore the Fund includes a small component of non-aid funding (approximately 3% of the total Fund) to capitalise on opportunities generated through ODA funded initiatives in line with the UK Export Strategy. Non-Official Development Assistance projects relevant to the Oil and Gas Sector for 2018, can be broken down as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="3"><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>Mexico Oil and Gas Supply Chain Mapping</p></td><td><p>£67,955</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Health, Safety and Environment Seminar</p></td><td><p>£10,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UK Capabilities in Mexico’s Oil and gas sector</p></td><td><p>£9,000</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>China</p></td><td><p>UK-China commercial collaboration on unconventional Gas</p></td><td><p>£19,882</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A visit by the UK Onshore Oil and Gas (UKOOG) to meet with key players in China to demonstrate UK’s expertise, leading commercial offer and advantages.</p></td><td><p>£7,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>Oil &amp; Gas Technology and Services Market Research</p></td><td><p>£86,645</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>PF 6th Edition UK Energy in Brazil Conference</p></td><td><p>£29,625.24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oil and Gas market opportunities assessment</p></td><td><p>£28,655.83</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For more information on the Prosperity Fund and its programmes please see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-prosperity-fund-programme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-prosperity-fund-programme</a></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/03/2019 16:59:40 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1145468

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	British Constitution
	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 consult on a process by which a written constitution for the UK could be determined; and if he will consult citizens' assemblies as part of that process.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	290315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to introduce a codified (single written document) constitution for the United Kingdom.</p><p>The Government does take a keen interest in initiatives to facilitate discussion and interest in constitutional issues and the UK’s constitutional arrangements, including as citizens’ assemblies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 30/09/2019 09:02:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167516

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Register: Homelessness
	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 is taking to support people who are (a) homeless and (b) without a fixed address to register to vote in the 2019 General Election; and what resources his Department is allocating for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	7746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>Over the last year, the Cabinet Office has, with the support of Ministers, convened partners from local authorities and homeless charities to codesign and test ideas to address barriers to electoral registration among the homeless community. It has published a collection of research and findings titled ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/barriers-to-registration-homeless-citizens-and-frequent-movers" target="_blank">Barriers to Registration: Homeless Citizens and Frequent Movers</a>’ on GOV.UK to improve understanding of these issues.</p><p>Last month, National Democracy Week saw local authorities and civil society groups deliver democratic engagement activities and has acted as a catalyst for the creation of a number of valuable <a href="https://democracyweek.campaign.gov.uk/" target="_blank">resources</a> on GOV.UK and continue to be used by our partners.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/11/2019 14:10:21 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167708

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Mental Health: Young People
	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 the Government is taking to develop a cross-departmental approach to promoting young people’s mental health; what assessment he has made of cross-departmental responsibilities for promoting young people’s mental health; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	8250
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Protecting our children’s mental health is a priority for this Government, and a core part of the NHS Long Term Plan. The Government made available £1.4 billion to improve specialist children and young people’s mental health services between 2015-21.</p><p>The Government’s Green Paper on children and young people’s mental health recognises this is a cross-cutting issue which impacts on the work of multiple departments and arms-length bodies. It aims to improve the provision of mental health support so that children and young get the best possible start in life.</p><p>The proposals in the Green Paper have the potential to significantly improve early intervention and prevention by expanding the current children and young people’s mental health workforce and bolstering the capacity of schools and NHS services.</p><p>Given that the emotional and social development of children is a broad and complicated issue, the responsibility for the area sits across multiple departments including the Department for Health and Social Care, The Department for Education, the Department of Work and Pensions, and the Department for Housing Communities and Local Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/11/2019 11:57:55 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1176841

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
	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) protect and (b) improve the rights of workers in the global information and communications technology sector through its (i) policies on and (ii) processes for procuring that technology throughout the government estate.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	13451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>This Government is committed to ethical and responsible procurement in all sectors, including the technology sector. This includes working with suppliers to identify and avoid the risk of modern slavery in Government Department’s supply chains, as part of wider Government action to tackle compliance with the Modern Slavery Act.</p><p>The Government is taking forward initiatives to tackle modern slavery in supply chains. In September 2019 we published new guidance to help Government departments identify and avoid the risk of modern slavery in their supply chains during procurement processes. It also sets out how existing contracts can be risk assessed and suggests measures to manage the risks identified. The Guidance contains several tools to support this work, including:</p><ul><li><p>An online training course on ethical procurement following a partnership between the Chartered Institute of Procurement &amp; Supply (CIPS), Government Commercial Function and the Home Office.</p></li><li><p>A Modern Slavery Assessment Tool to support public bodies assess their own supply base for modern slavery risks.</p></li></ul><p>In 2019, we also published the updated 'Supplier Code of Conduct v2', which sets the standards and behaviours expected from suppliers (and separately grant recipients), and reiterates the government's approach to working with suppliers.</p><p>Crown Commercial Service’s Standard Contract includes a Schedule which sets out the behaviours expected of all government suppliers, including those in the ICT industry. The schedule covers several areas of worker's rights, including equality and accessibility, security of income, working hours and modern slavery.</p><p>Additionally, the Crown Commercial Service has partnered with Electronics Watch, a multi-stakeholder initiative, to improve conditions for workers at factory level in government ICT hardware supply chains. Electronics Watch’s work has led to workers in government supply chains being reimbursed for recruitment fees they paid. Government is also piloting a programme to improve responsible recruitment in parts of our health sector supply chains in South East Asia.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 13/02/2020 14:47:19 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas