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940693

registered interest
date	13/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Civil Service unions on the pay remit guidance published on 25 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	163816
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and I met with the General Secretaries of the FDA, Prospect and PCS trade unions on 27 June to discuss the Civil Service pay guidance, which was published on 25 June.</p><p> </p><p>In my capacity as the Minister with responsibility for Civil Service HR, including trade unions, I previously met with the General Secretaries of the FDA and Prospect on the 22 February 2018, and with the PCS General Secretary, on the 27th February 2018.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>Cabinet office officials regularly meet with trade union representatives to discuss a range of workforce issues, including pay.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 162999 163817 question first answered 19/07/2018 11:47:18 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

940694

registered interest
date	13/07/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with which organisations he plans to hold consultations on civil service pay following the pay remit guidance published on 25 June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	163817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2018 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and I met with the General Secretaries of the FDA, Prospect and PCS trade unions on 27 June to discuss the Civil Service pay guidance, which was published on 25 June.</p><p> </p><p>In my capacity as the Minister with responsibility for Civil Service HR, including trade unions, I previously met with the General Secretaries of the FDA and Prospect on the 22 February 2018, and with the PCS General Secretary, on the 27th February 2018.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>Cabinet office officials regularly meet with trade union representatives to discuss a range of workforce issues, including pay.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 162999 163816 question first answered 19/07/2018 11:47:18 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882502

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 45 of the Government response to the First Report of the Justice Committee, Session 2017-19, HC 416, which Departments have reported on exemptions to the Ban the Box scheme in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service chose to adopt the Ban the Box initiative in February 2016. The Cabinet Office issued guidance for departmental recruitment and HR teams to support departments to ensure their recruitment practices were in line with the Ban the Box initiative. For many organisations, the guidance formalised the good practice which already operated across the Civil Service. Departments have processes in place to approve exceptions. The Cabinet Office have not asked Departments to report on exceptions to the Ban the Box Scheme in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 135565 question first answered 23/04/2018 10:38:55 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882503

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's implementation plan is for banning the box on job applications.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>The Civil Service chose to adopt the Ban the Box initiative in February 2016. The Cabinet Office issued guidance for departmental recruitment and HR teams to support departments to ensure their recruitment practices were in line with the Ban the Box initiative. For many organisations, the guidance formalised the good practice which already operated across the Civil Service. Departments have processes in place to approve exceptions. The Cabinet Office have not asked Departments to report on exceptions to the Ban the Box Scheme in the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 135564 question first answered 23/04/2018 10:38:55 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882506

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of job roles advertised within his Department in (a) 2016 and (b) 2017 excluded the box under the Ban the Box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135568
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>No job roles advertised by the Cabinet Office during 2016 and 2017 were excluded from the ‘Ban the Box’ initiative.</p><p>The Cabinet Office embraces and encourages diversity across its workforce; therefore none of our job application forms either digitally or physically requires disclosure of criminal convictions, and therefore meets the requirements of ‘Ban the Box’.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 135607 question first answered 23/04/2018 10:27:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

882545

registered interest
date	13/04/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's implementation plan is for banning the box on job applications.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	135607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2018 answer text <p>No job roles advertised by the Cabinet Office during 2016 and 2017 were excluded from the ‘Ban the Box’ initiative.</p><p>The Cabinet Office embraces and encourages diversity across its workforce; therefore none of our job application forms either digitally or physically requires disclosure of criminal convictions, and therefore meets the requirements of ‘Ban the Box’.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 135568 question first answered 23/04/2018 10:27:50 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

860590

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: 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 13 November 2017 to Question 111417, on Public Sector: Recruitment, which civil service roles were not identified as suitable for removal of the box under the ban the box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	131947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>As a default position, the Civil Service will ‘Ban the Box’ when it advertises job vacancies.</p><p>There are some business areas across the Civil Service where it will be inappropriate to apply Ban the Box. This will only occur where there is a clear, justifiable business need to understand a candidate’s conviction history at the application stage in the recruitment process. An exception is most likely to apply to roles that are particularly sensitive in nature, for example; work with children and vulnerable adults of positions connected to public safety. Permanent Secretaries are accountable for the exceptions process. The Cabinet Office do not hold a central record of which civil service roles were not identified as suitable for the Ban the Box initiative.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 131948 question first answered 20/03/2018 17:39:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

860591

registered interest
date	12/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: 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 13 November 2017 to Question 111417, on Public Sector: Recruitment. what criteria are used to assess whether a civil service role is suitable for removal of the box under the ban the box initiative.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	131948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>As a default position, the Civil Service will ‘Ban the Box’ when it advertises job vacancies.</p><p>There are some business areas across the Civil Service where it will be inappropriate to apply Ban the Box. This will only occur where there is a clear, justifiable business need to understand a candidate’s conviction history at the application stage in the recruitment process. An exception is most likely to apply to roles that are particularly sensitive in nature, for example; work with children and vulnerable adults of positions connected to public safety. Permanent Secretaries are accountable for the exceptions process. The Cabinet Office do not hold a central record of which civil service roles were not identified as suitable for the Ban the Box initiative.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 131947 question first answered 20/03/2018 17:39:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

776945

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government departments have freephone numbers for public use.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	109359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2017 answer text <p>In October 2015 the Government published guidance on departments’ use of telephone prefixes and freephone numbers which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470411/20151006_Customer_phone_lines_draft_guidance_October_2015.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470411/20151006_Customer_phone_lines_draft_guidance_October_2015.pdf</a></p><p>Departments are responsible and accountable for their choice of number prefix, supported by an appropriate numbering policy position. Where appropriate, departments must justify exceptions to the guidance. Information regarding Departments’ use freephone numbers is not held centrally. Departments should be contacted directly regarding this.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/11/2017 15:58:30 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

777000

registered interest
date	24/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government's annual migration figures include seasonal workers.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	109443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 01/11/2017 15:22:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ109443 (1).pdf title UKSA response
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake