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105827

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Cabinet Office makes appointments on merit on the basis of fair and open competition in compliance with the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.</p><p>Other appointments are made using permitted exceptions to the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles to support Apprenticeship and Graduate Internship schemes, commercial interchange, short term projects and other specific business needs.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>78</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>94</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014- 31/10/14</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>In line with the practice of the previous administration the names of individuals have not been provided to protect their identities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 213033 question first answered 10/11/2014 17:42:36 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105831

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions his Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>The Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. These reports are available in the Library of the House. It would not be appropriate to publish, by Department, details of the requests turned down by the Commission as the numbers involved are so small.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 213053 question first answered 10/11/2014 14:52:51 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105845

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions his Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office gave him on 10 November 2014, Parliamentary UIN 213040</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 11/11/2014 16:41:32 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105846

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2015 answer text <p>The Civil Service Commission publish details of appointments made by exception and approved by them in their annual reports and on their website. These reports are also available in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 02/02/2015 14:16:04 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105855

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2014 answer text <p>My Department recruits on the basis of fair and open competition, with candidates being appointed on the basis of merit.</p><p> </p><p>There are a very small number of exceptions, which are recognised by the Civil Service Commission; in our Department’s case, this is generally due to facilitate specific secondments from external organisations (for example, there were a series of fire secondments to provide support for the Olympics fire and security team), or to allow for appointments of individuals with specialised skillsets (for example, local audit) or for a time-limited project.</p><p> </p><p>The attached table gives a breakdown for each year since 2010-11, and to facilitate scrutiny, I have included 2009-10 to enable comparison with the use of exceptions under the last Administration.</p><p> </p><p>Figures for 2014-15 will be submitted in due course. Due to Data Protection obligations, it is not appropriate to disclose the identity of the individual staff concerned.</p><p> </p><p>More information on the civil Service Commission's guidance on recruitment exceptions can be found online at:</p><p><a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Recruitment-Principles-April-2014.pdf" target="_blank">http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Recruitment-Principles-April-2014.pdf</a> (Annex A)</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, my Department has taken steps to open up job vacancies in the Department to a wider audience.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 21/11/2014 14:47:38 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins attachment 1 file name PQ 213021 Woodcock - Table Final.docx title Table to PQ 213021
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105859

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions his Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my rt. hon. Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General (Francis Maude) today, PQ 213040.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 10/11/2014 17:32:16 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105870

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions his Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213042
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, on 10<sup>th</sup> November.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 10/11/2014 15:45:54 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105873

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213022
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p><strong>Information on the numbers of appointments made by exception in 2012, 2013 and 2014 is below:</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of appointments</strong></p><p><strong>made by exception</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014/15 to date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>DCMS does not hold records of appointments by exception prior to 2012/13. For data protection purposes, name of individuals appointed to roles cannot be disclosed. </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 10/11/2014 15:45:15 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105878

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has made appointments by exception since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213023
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Civil Service Commission recognises that in some circumstances it may be right to allow appointments to be made outside of the principle of selection on merit on the basis of fair and open competition. Those exceptions are designed to provide a flexible way of recruiting staff where this is necessary in the interests of the Civil Service; for example, to meet a short-term need for specialist skills.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested is contained in the table below.The Ministry of Defence does not hold records of appointments by exception prior to Financial Year 2012-13. For data protection purposes, name of individuals appointed to roles cannot be disclosed.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of appointments</strong></p><p><strong>made by exception</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>134</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>169</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15 (to 31 October)</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 03/12/2014 16:49:03 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry previous answer version 29877 answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

105884

registered interest
date	03/11/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions his Department has had requests for appointments by exception to the Senior Civil Service turned down by the Civil Service Commission since 2010; and who was appointed for each such post.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	213043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>I refer the hon. Member to the Answer my right hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Cabinet Office (Francis Maude) gave him on 10 November 2014, to Question UIN 213040.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 20/11/2014 16:57:10 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry attachment 1 file name HOC 213040 10 November 2014.doc title Hansard Extract 10 November 2014
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney