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748035

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many protected disclosures were made by staff in his Department in each of the last three years for which figures are available; how many such disclosures were found to be valid; how many staff alleged detriment as a result of making such a disclosure; and how many staff who (a) made such a disclosure and (b) alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure subsequently left the employment of the Department.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	2826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has a whistleblowing policy and procedure in place which allows for civil servants to report a perceived wrongdoing within the department, including something that they believe goes against the core values in the Civil Service Code. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) will apply in some of these cases, and provides protection to those that ‘blow the whistle’ in certain circumstances.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures provided in the table below show the total number of whistleblowing cases that were protected disclosures under PIDA (A).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The table goes on to show the number of cases found to be valid under PIDA (B), the number of employees that alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure under PIDA (C), and finally the number of employees who made a disclosure under PIDA, alleged detriment as a result of a disclosure and subsequently left the department (D).</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>A. Number of whistleblowing cases that were covered under PIDA</p></td><td><p>B. Number of cases found to be valid under PIDA</p></td><td><p>C. Number of employees that alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure under PIDA</p></td><td><p>D. Number of employees who subsequently left the department (i.e. after making a disclosure and then alleged detriment as a result of the disclosure)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td><td><p>No data available</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2017 15:47:48 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

748036

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Iron and Steel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the level of Government procurement of UK steel was for each Department in the last financial year.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	2695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>All public authorities are required to implement government guidelines that set out how government buyers should source steel for major projects so that the true value of UK steel is taken into account in major procurement decisions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/07/2017 15:15:55 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

748037

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Service: Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to introduce a single public service ombudsman.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable gentleman to my previous answer (1204)</p><p>The Government published a draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill in December 2016, setting out in detail its plans to introduce a new Public Service Ombudsman. The draft Bill will be progressed as and when a legislative opportunity arises.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 11/07/2017 14:07:46 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

748040

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the capacity of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service to handle multiple large-scale incidents such as that at Grenfell Tower simultaneously.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2725
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>All Fire and Rescue Services plan for major and complex incidents. For multiple large scale incidents, if a fire and rescue service’s local capacity needs augmenting, there are well developed mutual aid arrangements so it can draw on resources from neighbouring fire and rescue services and across the country. Home Office supports specialist national resilience capabilities to respond to multiple scale incidents.</p><p> </p><p>The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) provide the coordination of support for national level incidents, working closely with the Government crisis management structures.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 2726 question first answered 11/07/2017 12:52:16 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

748041

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	London Fire Brigade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment the Government has made of the capacity of the London Fire Brigade to handle multiple large-scale incidents such as that at Grenfell Tower simultaneously.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	2726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>All Fire and Rescue Services plan for major and complex incidents. For multiple large scale incidents, if a fire and rescue service’s local capacity needs augmenting, there are well developed mutual aid arrangements so it can draw on resources from neighbouring fire and rescue services and across the country. Home Office supports specialist national resilience capabilities to respond to multiple scale incidents.</p><p> </p><p>The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) provide the coordination of support for national level incidents, working closely with the Government crisis management structures.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 2725 question first answered 11/07/2017 12:52:16 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

748051

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Regulation
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 29 June 2017 to Question 861, on regulation, for what reason funds from the public purse were spent on the Red Tape Challenge in 2016-17 after the programme closed in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	2982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>The Red Tape Challenge was launched under the Coalition Government in 2011. The initiative ran until March 2015.</p><p> </p><p>Following the 2015 General Election, the Government continued the focus on improving regulation and established the Cutting Red Tape programme. In November 2016, policy responsibility moved from the Cabinet Office to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2017 12:08:14 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

748052

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Payroll Deduction Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government intends to introduce payroll giving as an option for all government staff.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	2959
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>All 18 central government departments already offer Payroll Giving to their staff.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/07/2017 11:29:17 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748053

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Excise Duties: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of how much will be raised for the public purse in fuel duty in each year to 2029-30.
tabling member constituency	Tiverton and Honiton
tabling member printed	Neil Parish
uin	2961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>According to the latest provisional statistics released by HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC), fuel duties raised £27.9bn in the 2016-17 tax year. Forecasts for fuel duty revenues in future years are provided by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in their ‘Economic and Fiscal Outlook’. For the latest fuel duty revenue forecast, please see Table 4.6 on page 104:</p><p><a href="http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2017/" target="_blank">http://budgetresponsibility.org.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2017/</a></p><p> </p><p>The OBR do not publish forecasts of tax receipts past the five-year ‘scorecard’ period (currently ending in 2021-22). However, in their 2014 ‘Fiscal Sustainability Report’ they did assess the sustainability of fuel duty revenues over a longer period. Please see Chapter 4 (page 123) of the report for more information:</p><p><a href="http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/41298-OBR-accessible.pdf" target="_blank">http://cdn.budgetresponsibility.org.uk/41298-OBR-accessible.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 12/07/2017 10:04:38 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4072 label Biography information for Neil Parish

748054

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	LIBOR: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding will be available in the next round of Libor funding for charities.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	2958
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The amount of funding available in the next round of Libor funding for charities (LIBOR 2017) will be confirmed once all applications for funding support have been received. The application window closes on 25 August 2017; full details of the scheme and the application form can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/libor-funding-applications</a></p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/07/2017 13:59:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

748056

registered interest
date	04/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Inheritance Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage more financial institutions, including those based overseas, to provide support to executors and administrators of estates, including with regard to making the deceased's liquid assets available for the payment of inheritance tax prior to the grant of probate in line with the 2016 Bereavement Principles.
tabling member constituency	Greenwich and Woolwich
tabling member printed	Matthew Pennycook
uin	2724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>UK banks’ and building societies’ treatment of their customers is governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in its Principles of Business. This includes a general requirement for firms to provide a prompt, efficient and fair service to all of their customers, including those who have recently suffered a bereavement.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is supportive of industry efforts to improve handling of these sensitive cases, including the implementation of the British Bankers’ Association’s Bereavement Principles. These Principles commit firms to support customers and, in particular, allow necessary payments to be made from the deceased’s accounts. Such payments include inheritance tax, which can be paid directly to HM Revenue and Customs, before probate is granted, through the Direct Payment Scheme. Where lower amounts are held, the Principles also commit firms to consider whether they can waive probate requirements and release funds more quickly.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 12:39:47 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4520 label Biography information for Matthew Pennycook