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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

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

1714651

registered interest
date	29/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to his Department was of (a) events, (b) activities, (c) merchandise and (d) other costs relating to Pride Month 2023.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	23981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>There was no cost related to Pride Month 2023 (June 2023) and no events or activities took place. Merchandise was provided by LGBT+ staff and supporters and not funded from any budget.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 08/05/2024 15:41:03 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1697042

registered interest
date	19/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Incentives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been paid bonuses in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	19253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2024 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s commitment to transparency, departments have published aggregated annual information on their bonus spend on their own websites since 2011. This promotes scrutiny of how taxpayers’ money is spent. The latest data, which covers the 2021/22 performance year, was published on Government Departments’ websites on 31 March 2023. This data includes information on total bonus spend, the number of civil servants receiving bonuses, and the size of payments.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 27/03/2024 16:52:47 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1695252

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether materials used in civil service diversity, equity, and inclusion training make reference to white privilege.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	18039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>The cross Civil Service diversity, equity and inclusion training designed for the Civil Service does not make reference to white privilege. We cannot comment on content not designed for the Civil Service or training designed for departments and professions to meet specific needs or that which is purchased outside of the centrally managed contracts.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 20/03/2024 16:27:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1693308

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any materials used in Civil Service diversity, equity, and inclusion training make reference to the Black Lives Matter movement.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	16590
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The only cross Civil Service course provided by the Cabinet Office on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is Civil Service Expectations, which does not have any reference to the Black Lives Matters movement.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/03/2024 17:38:43 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1693311

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which external (a) speakers and (b) organisations have spoken in Civil Service diversity, equity, and inclusion training since 2020.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	16591
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>In the Autumn Statement last year, the Chancellor set out that the Government is considering introducing a presumption against external EDI spending and increasing ministerial scrutiny of EDI spending whilst streamlining EDI training and HR processes with a view to getting value for the taxpayer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Civil Service offers limited diversity and inclusion specific training through the cross Civil Service learning offer. The Civil Service work with a range of external suppliers to design and deliver these courses, a full list of which is provided here. Speakers are not part of the training provided in the learning offer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>Civil Service Expectations - e-learning course</p></li><li><p>Collaborating effectively in cross-cultural teams - MindGym</p></li><li><p>Creating an Inclusive Culture - Berkshire Consultancy Ltd</p></li><li><p>Creating Inclusive Virtual Teams - Bailey &amp; French</p></li><li><p>Creating Team Inclusivity - Capital Training Ltd</p></li><li><p>Cultivating your Cultural Intelligence - Berkshire Consultancy Ltd</p></li><li><p>Dealing with Everyday Racism - Berkshire Consultancy Ltd</p></li><li><p>Disability inclusive management - KPMG Specialist Faculty</p></li><li><p>Ignite inclusion - MindGym</p></li><li><p>Inclusive leadership - KPMG Specialist Faculty</p></li><li><p>Leading inclusive teams - KPMG Specialist Faculty</p></li><li><p>Managing Inclusion - Korn Ferry</p></li><li><p>Modern Leadership – skills for managing a diverse workforce - Berkshire Consultancy Ltd</p></li><li><p>Neurodiversity in the workplace - Berkshire Consultancy Ltd</p></li><li><p>Power of choice - Korn Ferry</p></li><li><p>Respect Training - Berkshire Consultancy Ltd</p></li><li><p>Sexual Harassment - Red Snapper</p></li><li><p>Understanding multiple perspectives - Berkshire Consultancy Ltd</p></li><li><p>Working with different cultures – a Managers Toolkit - Berkshire Consultancy Ltd</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/03/2024 17:39:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1690371

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Early Retirement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on how many civil servants have taken early retirement since 2020.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	14793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>From 1 January 2020 to 31 January 2024, there have been 12,313 Civil Servants who have taken early retirement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 28/02/2024 17:26:17 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1690375

registered interest
date	20/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Stonewall: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the public bodies that have provided grants to Stonewall since 1 January 2019.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	14795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not centrally hold information on grants or other funding issued by public bodies to third party organisations.</p><p>The Government is currently undertaking a review into Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) expenditure and activity across the Civil Service, to ensure value for taxpayers’ money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 28/02/2024 17:18:40 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1686719

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which civil service training programmes include the spotting of microaggressions.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	12500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>There was a specific course on Microaggressions which was withdrawn from the prospectus in November 2022.</p><p>There are not any other courses that include microaggressions as part of the course outline available as part of the cross Civil Service training catalogue. We do not hold details of any local procurement or bespoke commissions of courses, the relevant department would need to be contacted to confirm.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/02/2024 10:08:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes