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1172451

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of voters at risk of becoming disenfranchised as a result of the proposals for voter ID requirements contained in the Queen’s Speech.
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	900331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>No one will be disenfranchised by confirming who they are. These are sensible plans to make our elections more secure. Everyone registered to vote will have the opportunity to do so. Any voter who does not have an approved form of ID will be able to apply, free of charge, for an electoral ID from their local authority.</p><p>Both the pilots and the Northern Irish experience demonstrate that showing ID does not reduce participation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 900336 question first answered 22/01/2020 17:07:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1172452

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Location
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to move public sector jobs out of London and the South East.
tabling member constituency	Cleethorpes
tabling member printed	Martin Vickers
uin	900333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>We are clear that the Government needs to be less London-centric and should reflect the nation it serves. The Cabinet Office’s Places for Growth programme has been established to drive the relocation of roles out of London into the regions and nations of the United Kingdom.</p><p>So far the Programme has identified over 3,000 roles in arms length bodies for relocation, over a phased timetable and we will continue to push ahead with these plans as part of the next Spending Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/01/2020 17:40:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3957 label Biography information for Martin Vickers

1172453

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the number of voters at risk of becoming disenfranchised as a result of the proposals for voter ID requirements contained in the Queen’s Speech.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	900336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2020 answer text <p>No one will be disenfranchised by confirming who they are. These are sensible plans to make our elections more secure. Everyone registered to vote will have the opportunity to do so. Any voter who does not have an approved form of ID will be able to apply, free of charge, for an electoral ID from their local authority.</p><p>Both the pilots and the Northern Irish experience demonstrate that showing ID does not reduce participation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 900331 question first answered 22/01/2020 17:07:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1171931

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Polling Stations: Schools
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 number of schools that closed for polling the 2019 general election in (a) Hertfordshire, (b) Stevenage, (c) England and (d) throughout the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stevenage
tabling member printed	Stephen McPartland
uin	5413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not hold information centrally on the number of primary schools that are used as polling stations. It is the responsibility of the relevant Returning Officer to choose venues for polling stations.</p><p>For the 2019 General Election, the Government offered to reimburse the additional cost of using alternative venues where schools or other community spaces ordinarily used as polling places were already booked for other planned events on the day of the poll in order to avoid disrupting activities in the run up to the festive season. The Minister for the Cabinet Office provided such reassurance in the following letter to Returning Officers:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-returning-officers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/letter-to-returning-officers</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/01/2020 15:47:17 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4093 label Biography information for Stephen McPartland

1171367

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has a single individual who is responsible for leading on his Department's application of the Family Test.
tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
tabling member printed	Steve Double
uin	4376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>Each department has a Family Test lead who is part of DWP's Family Test Network. This Network is the central forum through which DWP have sought input and comments on the support departments need to help with Family Test implementation. This includes Network members feeding into improvements to the existing guidance for officials in all departments on Family Test implementation.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/01/2020 16:18:05 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

1171416

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Climate Change
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of climate change on the work of his Department; and what steps he is taking in response to that effect.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	4459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>The UK is a world leader in cutting emissions while growing the economy, and has set an ambitious net zero target which will require transformation across the economy.</p><p>Tackling climate change is a priority for the whole of government, which is why the Prime Minister has set up the Cabinet Committee on Climate Change. This committee will hold departments to account for their actions to combat climate change and oversee the UK’s preparations to host the COP26 summit.</p><p>The Government is leading from the front, and delivering on the Greening Government Commitments. Cabinet Office monitors and reports performance against these Commitments through the annual publication of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/state-of-the-estate-in-2017-2018" target="_blank">State of the Estate Report</a>. The Report describes the size and cost, efficiency of use and sustainability of property for central government buildings.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/01/2020 17:56:37 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1171466

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which voluntary organisations were consulted as part of the Prime Minister’s Implementation Unit’s research on the effect of universal credit on vulnerable claimants.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	4483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>Research by the Prime Minister's Implementation Unit is conducted in partnership with Departments to provide advice and recommendations as part of ongoing policy development.</p><p>Research by the Prime Minister's Implementation Unit relies on the voluntary supply of information from third parties, which is provided on the basis that details of individuals and organisations will not be disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 4484 question first answered 23/01/2020 16:44:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1171467

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Prime Minister’s Implementation Unit plans to complete its research into the effect of universal credit on vulnerable claimants.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	4484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2020 answer text <p>Research by the Prime Minister's Implementation Unit is conducted in partnership with Departments to provide advice and recommendations as part of ongoing policy development.</p><p>Research by the Prime Minister's Implementation Unit relies on the voluntary supply of information from third parties, which is provided on the basis that details of individuals and organisations will not be disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 4483 question first answered 23/01/2020 16:44:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1171556

registered interest
date	16/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people (1) applied, and (2) were accepted on to, the Civil Service Fast Stream, in each of the last three years; and how many of the successful applicants had science and engineering graduate-equivalent qualifications.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is in the table below.</p><p> </p><p>Fast Stream Recruitment Summary, External Applicants Only</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Applications</p></td><td><p>32,450</p></td><td><p>40,570</p></td><td><p>40,457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which: applicants with a Science &amp; Engineering degree background</p></td><td><p>5,519</p></td><td><p>7,302</p></td><td><p>7,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science &amp; Engineering degree background applicants, % of known total</p></td><td><p>17.1%</p></td><td><p>18.5%</p></td><td><p>19.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Appointments</p></td><td><p>1,245</p></td><td><p>1,233</p></td><td><p>1,411</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>of which: appointments of candidates with a Science &amp; Engineering degree background</p></td><td><p>168</p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>272</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Science &amp; Engineering degree background appointments, % of known total</p></td><td><p>13.5%</p></td><td><p>17.4%</p></td><td><p>19.7%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 21/01/2020 16:03:57 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

1170925

registered interest
date	15/01/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people under 24 years of age that are in (a) training, (b) employment and (c) education in (i) York Central constituency, (ii) York Unitary Authority and (iii) England.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	3832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p><ins class="ministerial"><strong>The data contained in the previous answer has been identified as incorrect. I have asked the UK Statistics Authority to provide an updated response.</strong></ins></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 20/01/2020 11:51:26 question first ministerially corrected 27/01/2020 16:44:40 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ3832 correction.pdf title UKSA Response (Amended) previous answer version 1533 answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ3832.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell