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573503

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers: Business Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many former special advisers of her Department submitted applications under the business appointment rules between June 2014 and October 2015.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	44096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is available at:</p><p>www.gov.uk/government/organisations/advisory-committee-on-business-appointments</p><p>where details of all recommendations by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments in response to applications submitted under these rules are published.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 08/09/2016 14:45:01 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

573513

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nick Clegg
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what arrangements have been made for the process of approval of expenses claims submitted by the right hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam under the Public Duty Cost Allowance.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	44045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the Public Duties Cost Allowance is to assist former Prime Ministers with the costs of continuing to fulfil duties associated with their previous position in public life. Exceptionally, the then Prime Minister agreed that the former Deputy Prime Minister , the Rt Hon Member for Sheffield Hallam, should be able to have access to the allowance to recognise the special position he held in the Coalition Government. Other former Deputy Prime Ministers are not eligible for the allowance. The allowance is set at a maximum limit of £115,000 per annum. The amounts paid are a reimbursement of expenses, accounted for in the published Cabinet Office Annual Reports and Accounts. The former Deputy Prime Minister is eligible for the allowance from the date of leaving ministerial office for the duration of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 44048 44049 44053 44054 44055 44056 question first answered 09/09/2016 12:39:40 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

573516

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nick Clegg
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for how long provision has been made under the Public Duty Cost Allowance for payments to the right hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	44048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the Public Duties Cost Allowance is to assist former Prime Ministers with the costs of continuing to fulfil duties associated with their previous position in public life. Exceptionally, the then Prime Minister agreed that the former Deputy Prime Minister , the Rt Hon Member for Sheffield Hallam, should be able to have access to the allowance to recognise the special position he held in the Coalition Government. Other former Deputy Prime Ministers are not eligible for the allowance. The allowance is set at a maximum limit of £115,000 per annum. The amounts paid are a reimbursement of expenses, accounted for in the published Cabinet Office Annual Reports and Accounts. The former Deputy Prime Minister is eligible for the allowance from the date of leaving ministerial office for the duration of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 44045 44049 44053 44054 44055 44056 question first answered 09/09/2016 12:39:40 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

573517

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nick Clegg
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, from which date the right hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam began claiming expenses under the Public Duty Cost Allowance.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	44049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the Public Duties Cost Allowance is to assist former Prime Ministers with the costs of continuing to fulfil duties associated with their previous position in public life. Exceptionally, the then Prime Minister agreed that the former Deputy Prime Minister , the Rt Hon Member for Sheffield Hallam, should be able to have access to the allowance to recognise the special position he held in the Coalition Government. Other former Deputy Prime Ministers are not eligible for the allowance. The allowance is set at a maximum limit of £115,000 per annum. The amounts paid are a reimbursement of expenses, accounted for in the published Cabinet Office Annual Reports and Accounts. The former Deputy Prime Minister is eligible for the allowance from the date of leaving ministerial office for the duration of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 44045 44048 44053 44054 44055 44056 question first answered 09/09/2016 12:39:40 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

573521

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Duty Costs Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which former Deputy Prime Ministers have claimed expenses under the Public Duty Cost Allowance after leaving office.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	44053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the Public Duties Cost Allowance is to assist former Prime Ministers with the costs of continuing to fulfil duties associated with their previous position in public life. Exceptionally, the then Prime Minister agreed that the former Deputy Prime Minister , the Rt Hon Member for Sheffield Hallam, should be able to have access to the allowance to recognise the special position he held in the Coalition Government. Other former Deputy Prime Ministers are not eligible for the allowance. The allowance is set at a maximum limit of £115,000 per annum. The amounts paid are a reimbursement of expenses, accounted for in the published Cabinet Office Annual Reports and Accounts. The former Deputy Prime Minister is eligible for the allowance from the date of leaving ministerial office for the duration of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 44045 44048 44049 44054 44055 44056 question first answered 09/09/2016 12:39:40 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

573522

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nick Clegg
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what budget has been allocated under the Public Duty Cost Allowance for payments to the right hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	44054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the Public Duties Cost Allowance is to assist former Prime Ministers with the costs of continuing to fulfil duties associated with their previous position in public life. Exceptionally, the then Prime Minister agreed that the former Deputy Prime Minister , the Rt Hon Member for Sheffield Hallam, should be able to have access to the allowance to recognise the special position he held in the Coalition Government. Other former Deputy Prime Ministers are not eligible for the allowance. The allowance is set at a maximum limit of £115,000 per annum. The amounts paid are a reimbursement of expenses, accounted for in the published Cabinet Office Annual Reports and Accounts. The former Deputy Prime Minister is eligible for the allowance from the date of leaving ministerial office for the duration of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 44045 44048 44049 44053 44055 44056 question first answered 09/09/2016 12:39:41 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

573523

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nick Clegg
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who authorised provision under the Public Duty Cost Allowance for the right hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam after he left office as Deputy Prime Minister.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	44055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the Public Duties Cost Allowance is to assist former Prime Ministers with the costs of continuing to fulfil duties associated with their previous position in public life. Exceptionally, the then Prime Minister agreed that the former Deputy Prime Minister , the Rt Hon Member for Sheffield Hallam, should be able to have access to the allowance to recognise the special position he held in the Coalition Government. Other former Deputy Prime Ministers are not eligible for the allowance. The allowance is set at a maximum limit of £115,000 per annum. The amounts paid are a reimbursement of expenses, accounted for in the published Cabinet Office Annual Reports and Accounts. The former Deputy Prime Minister is eligible for the allowance from the date of leaving ministerial office for the duration of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 44045 44048 44049 44053 44054 44056 question first answered 09/09/2016 12:39:41 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

573524

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nick Clegg
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which expenses have been claimed by the right hon. Member for Sheffield, Hallam under the Public Duty Cost Allowance.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	44056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>The purpose of the Public Duties Cost Allowance is to assist former Prime Ministers with the costs of continuing to fulfil duties associated with their previous position in public life. Exceptionally, the then Prime Minister agreed that the former Deputy Prime Minister , the Rt Hon Member for Sheffield Hallam, should be able to have access to the allowance to recognise the special position he held in the Coalition Government. Other former Deputy Prime Ministers are not eligible for the allowance. The allowance is set at a maximum limit of £115,000 per annum. The amounts paid are a reimbursement of expenses, accounted for in the published Cabinet Office Annual Reports and Accounts. The former Deputy Prime Minister is eligible for the allowance from the date of leaving ministerial office for the duration of this Parliament.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 44045 44048 44049 44053 44054 44055 question first answered 09/09/2016 12:39:41 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

573525

registered interest
date	02/09/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministerial Policy Advisers: Business Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many applications from former special advisers of his Office have been received under the business appointment rules for civil servants since 13 July 2016.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	44095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2016 answer text <p>Under the Business Appointment Rules, applications by former special advisers in the Prime Minister’s office are the responsibility of the Cabinet Office. The Cabinet Office Permanent Secretary takes decisions on any such applications, taking account of the advice of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments in respect of the most senior appointees. A List of the advisory committees is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/advisory-committee-on-business-appointments" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/advisory-committee-on-business-appointments</a></p><p>Summary details of applications from special advisers equivalent to SCS1 and above are published.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 09/09/2016 12:43:16 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

542088

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current workstream priorities are of the Policy Innovation Policy Lab team.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	43965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2016 answer text <p>The Policy Lab is currently collaborating with departmental policy teams on homelessness, work and health (including the Work &amp; Health Innovation Fund) and the future of rail. Policy Lab’s work is determined by departments, which approach them for support in employing the latest digital, design and data techniques to help address specific policy challenges.</p><p>There are six full time staff in the Policy Lab.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 43966 question first answered 05/09/2016 08:33:48 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest