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1311623

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date	22/04/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ventilators
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 private companies Ministers and officials in his Department proactively approached to discuss their prospective or continued participation in the ventilator challenge.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	186023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>On 16 March, the Prime Minister launched the ventilator challenge to meet the UK’s need for mechanical ventilators to fight COVID-19. Following a sift of more than 5,000 initial offers of help, Cabinet Office held preliminary talks with potential suppliers and manufacturers and began a process to assess and develop shortlisted designs and scale them up. The programme was headed by a team of officials from the Government Commercial Function in the Cabinet Office. The NAO has published a comprehensive report on the programme which can be found <a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Investigation-into-how-the-Government-increased-the-number-of-ventilators.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>During the process, 12 technical design reviews were held with the teams of companies working together on designs, staffed by clinicians, the MHRA and officials, the reviews looked at the feasibility of a design delivering the full range of functionality required. Those design reviews reduced the list of potentially viable designs down to fewer than 10, who were paired with companies able to provide the components and help with the scale up. In the end around 100 companies were involved in the manufacturing.</p><p>As of December, there were over 30,000 mechanical ventilators available to patients across the United Kingdom. This compares to around 9,000 at the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, described this as a “benchmark for procurement”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 29/04/2021 08:37:46 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1272203

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Port Infrastructure Fund
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 assessment HMRC has made of the adequacy of the £200 million Ports Infrastructure Fund to ensure the effective running of customs operations at UK ports.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	131459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions within Government are not normally disclosed. Cabinet Office officials are in regular contact with ports across the UK as part of their regular engagement. This includes all ports which applied to the fund. This contact is ongoing. There were no discussions between Cabinet Office officials or ministers and the Rt Hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell regarding the Port Infrastructure Fund.</p><p>The Port Infrastructure Fund (PIF) team worked with an independent eligibility and assessment team, with specialist experience and technical expertise in rail, air and maritime port infrastructure design and build to assess the funding applications. The Fund Allocation Authority (FAA), which is made up of representatives from across the relevant government departments such as HMRC, Defra and Border Force, subsequently made decisions about allocations based on the recommendations of the PIF Team.</p><p>The Fund received 53 applications from a range of sea ports, rail facilities and airports. Of the 53 ports that applied to the fund, 41 were successful in their application and a total of £200M has been provisionally allocated. 12 ports were not considered eligible or were unsuccessful at assessment phase.</p><p>It is a commercial decision for ports as to whether to provide these facilities. In normal circumstances, ports would be expected to fund such facilities themselves. However - in recognition of the unique circumstances of EU Exit, and the tight timescales for putting infrastructure in place - Government has made £470m of funding available to support border readiness.</p><p>Ports will need to fund the remaining 34% themselves. As the maximum amount of funding available was £200 million, a 66% award was applied across all applications ensuring all successful bids received a fair and proportionate level of taxpayer funded support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 131438 131442 131443 131444 131448 131461 question first answered 11/01/2021 18:14:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1272206

registered interest
date	17/12/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Port Infrastructure Fund
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 discussions he had with HMRC on the timing of announcements made from the Ports Infrastructure Fund.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	131461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions within Government are not normally disclosed. Cabinet Office officials are in regular contact with ports across the UK as part of their regular engagement. This includes all ports which applied to the fund. This contact is ongoing. There were no discussions between Cabinet Office officials or ministers and the Rt Hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell regarding the Port Infrastructure Fund.</p><p>The Port Infrastructure Fund (PIF) team worked with an independent eligibility and assessment team, with specialist experience and technical expertise in rail, air and maritime port infrastructure design and build to assess the funding applications. The Fund Allocation Authority (FAA), which is made up of representatives from across the relevant government departments such as HMRC, Defra and Border Force, subsequently made decisions about allocations based on the recommendations of the PIF Team.</p><p>The Fund received 53 applications from a range of sea ports, rail facilities and airports. Of the 53 ports that applied to the fund, 41 were successful in their application and a total of £200M has been provisionally allocated. 12 ports were not considered eligible or were unsuccessful at assessment phase.</p><p>It is a commercial decision for ports as to whether to provide these facilities. In normal circumstances, ports would be expected to fund such facilities themselves. However - in recognition of the unique circumstances of EU Exit, and the tight timescales for putting infrastructure in place - Government has made £470m of funding available to support border readiness.</p><p>Ports will need to fund the remaining 34% themselves. As the maximum amount of funding available was £200 million, a 66% award was applied across all applications ensuring all successful bids received a fair and proportionate level of taxpayer funded support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 131438 131442 131443 131444 131448 131459 question first answered 11/01/2021 18:14:02 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1187393

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cleaning Services: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of classifying cleaning staff as key workers.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	33763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Our message to the British public is clear: stay at home, in order to protect the NHS and save lives. The position remains, as outlined on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, that everyone who can work from home should do so.</p><p>Where that is not possible, people should go into work where it is safe and they are not symptomatic, isolating or shielding. Relevant guidance including from Public Health England should be followed.</p><p>In terms of the provision of education for certain workers, it is already the case that cleaners working in, for example, hospitals and social care could be eligible as long as &quot;their specific role is necessary for the continuation of this essential public service&quot;. This is set out here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision</a>.</p><p>The Government has placed restrictions on the operations of certain businesses as part of the strategy to ensure people stay at home and away from others. Separate guidance has been published on this and is also available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>. Scientific evidence supporting the government’s response is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 34926 question first answered 21/04/2020 08:30:36 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1127622

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies: Tax Avoidance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any public bodies have paid workers through disguised remuneration schemes in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	256390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Information on the pay arrangements for the staff of public bodies is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office and is a matter for the departments and public bodies themselves.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/05/2019 16:59:07 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1064009

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the guidance entitled, Procurement policy note 03/14: promoting tax compliance, how many suppliers were allocated contracts as a result of complying with (a) one and (b) more than one of the mitigating circumstances after failing the tax compliance questions.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	223207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 26/02/2019 12:11:10 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1061231

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many suppliers have been excluded from bidding for contracts due to their not meeting the criteria specified in Procurement Policy Note 03/14 in each Department in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	221839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/02/2019 17:35:20 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1006118

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Insurance: Disclosure of Information
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 insurance providers on advising clients provided with legal advice funded by that insurer about when to pursue or decline a whistle blowing case.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	190952
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2019 answer text <p>The insurance industry does not come under the remit of the Cabinet Office so no discussions have been held.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/01/2019 12:51:59 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1006120

registered interest
date	13/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse for legal defence of public sector institutions for whistle blowing cases broken down by Department.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	190953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>The cost of legal defence of whistleblowing cases is not collected or held centrally either at a Civil Service level or broken down by Civil Service department. <br></p><p>The data may be held at a departmental level. Information could potentially be obtained centrally, however this would incur a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 19/11/2018 16:59:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

830162

registered interest
date	24/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
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 118845, tabled by the hon. Member for Oxford East on 12 December 2017.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	124831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to PQ118845 on 7<sup>th</sup> March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/03/2018 14:43:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds