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1698677

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Child Benefit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in his Department work on child benefit.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	20360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2024 answer text <p>HMRC has a dedicated team of trained staff members available to support and assist customers with queries related to Child Benefit. The staffing numbers are regularly reviewed and adjusted based on demand throughout the year. The Department has the capability to train existing colleagues from outside the Child Benefit team as needed to address priority areas.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 16/04/2024 13:19:13 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1695448

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	UK Emissions Trading Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, pursuant to the Answer of 20 December 2023 to Question 6782 on Maritime and Coastguard Agency: EU Emissions Trading Scheme, what her Department's timetable is for publishing the next consultation on the expansion of the UK Emissions Trading Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	18226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2024 answer text <p>In July 2023, the UK ETS Authority published its response to the 2022 Developing the UK ETS Consultation. In this, the Authority committed to expanding the UK ETS to cover emissions from domestic maritime from 2026, as well as energy from waste and waste incineration from 2028 preceded by a 2-year MRV only period. The Authority committed to consulting further on technical details of implementation of the UK ETS, and this will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/03/2024 15:38:26 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1689239

registered interest
date	16/02/2024
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: Information Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in his Department worked in communications roles in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	14165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2024 answer text <p>On 18 July 2023 there were 146.87 communication professionals working within the Department.</p><p> </p><p>On 1 August 2022 there were 139.18 communication professionals working within the Department.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 23/02/2024 12:00:29 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1686894

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Thames Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Minister has responsibility for drawing up contingency plans in case of the potential collapse of Thames Water.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	12737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>Water companies are commercial entities. It is not appropriate to comment on the position of specific companies. However, as you would expect, the Government prepares for a range of scenarios across its regulated industries – including water – as any government would. It is the Defra Secretary of State’s responsibility to develop these plans for the water industry and it would not be appropriate to publish these plans.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 12739 question first answered 14/02/2024 15:54:19 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1686895

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Thames Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish his Department's contingency plan for the potential event of Thames Water's collapse.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	12739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2024 answer text <p>Water companies are commercial entities. It is not appropriate to comment on the position of specific companies. However, as you would expect, the Government prepares for a range of scenarios across its regulated industries – including water – as any government would. It is the Defra Secretary of State’s responsibility to develop these plans for the water industry and it would not be appropriate to publish these plans.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore grouped question UIN 12737 question first answered 14/02/2024 15:54:19 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1685833

registered interest
date	30/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Ministers' Private Offices
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 January 2024 to Question 11390 on Cabinet Office: Ministers' Private Offices, how much was spent on each of those refurbishments.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	12069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2024 answer text <p>The Ministerial Offices in 70 Whitehall, redecorated due to water damage in April 2023, cost a total of £19,956.50 exclusive of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The redecoration of the Ministerial Waiting Room in 70 Whitehall with furniture alterations (partly necessary due to historic mould issues, and completed in November 2023) cost a total of £13,359.11 exclusive of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>The decoration of the Ministerial corridor (due to complete in March 2024) is taking place as part of planned building-wide programme of annual maintenance. As part of this programme, a number of corridors throughout the building are being repainted. Therefore it is not possible to distinguish the cost of the redecoration of the Ministerial corridor from the wider programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 02/02/2024 14:59:51 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1682445

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Sexual Offences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 9109 on Ministry of Defence: Sexual Offences, how much has been paid by the (a) Army, (b) Royal Navy and (c) Royal Air Force in (i) common law compensation claims that included an allegation of sexual abuse and (ii) out-of-court damages in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	9910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2024 answer text <p>Pursuant to the answer of 15 January 2024 to Question 9109 common law compensation claims received since 2019 which have included an allegation of sexual assault or sexual abuse, have resulted in the damages payments below split by Service.</p><p> </p><p>The payments include damages paid on an interim basis for continuing claims and damages paid on full and final settlement basis.</p><p> </p><p>2019 (a) Army - £826,610.68; (b) Royal Navy - £406,250.00; (c) RAF - £1,211,900.00</p><p>2020 (a) Army - £1,132,960.25; (b) Royal Navy - £415,180.00; (c) RAF - £1,350,000.00</p><p>2021 (a) Army - £163,500.00; (b) Royal Navy - £1,015,900.00; (c) RAF - £508,250.00</p><p>2022 (a) Army - £425,335.00; (b) Royal Navy - £720,513.58; (c) RAF - £50,500.00</p><p>2023 (a) Army - £110,000.00; (b) Royal Navy - Nil; (c) RAF – Nil</p><p> </p><p>Since all settlements were reached out of Court it is not possible to separate between the two categories (i) and (ii).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/01/2024 13:09:33 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1679559

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Bullying and Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many settlement payments his Department issued following claims of (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) discrimination in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022-23 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	8062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office follows the principles laid out in the Cabinet Office Guidance on Settlement Agreements, Special Severance Payments on Termination of Employment and Confidentiality Clauses which is published on the internet here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d2c7852ed915d2fe7abea6d/Cabinet-Office-guidance-on-settlement-agreements-special-severance-payments-on-termination-of-employment-and-confidentiality-clauses.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d2c7852ed915d2fe7abea6d/Cabinet-Office-guidance-on-settlement-agreements-special-severance-payments-on-termination-of-employment-and-confidentiality-clauses.pdf</a>, and the HM Treasury Guidance on Public Sector Exit payments, which is published on the internet here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60af4ab3d3bf7f737e058da9/SPECIAL_SEVERANCE_GUIDANCE_v3_FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/60af4ab3d3bf7f737e058da9/SPECIAL_SEVERANCE_GUIDANCE_v3_FINAL.pdf</a> when considering any settlement agreements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office is unable to ascertain from the data available the specific settlement by individual claims of a) bullying, b) harassment and c) discrimination for the financial years provided. This is due to the interlinked nature of claims, which means that an individual could raise a case that covers several of these areas.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office takes all allegations of bullying, harassment and discrimination seriously. Staff are encouraged to raise any concerns through the departmental Dispute or Disciplinary policies to enable swift investigation into concerns raised.</p><p><strong><p><p><br></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/01/2024 16:35:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1679560

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Bullying and Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many settlement payments his Department issued following claims of (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) discrimination in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022-23 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	8063
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>HM Treasury have not issued any settlement payments for bullying, harassment or discrimination claims for the financial years 2019-2023.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 15/01/2024 16:15:43 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1679561

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Bullying and Harassment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many settlement payments his Department issued following claims of (a) bullying, (b) harassment and (c) discrimination in the (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, (iii) 2021-22 and (iv) 2022-23 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	8064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The FCDO has a zero tolerance approach to bullying, harassment and discrimination and is committed to a workplace in which all employees feel respected and fairly treated. In the financial year 2019/2020, there were no settlements following claims of bullying, harassment or discrimination. In each of the subsequent three financial years, there were fewer than five such settlement payments. One settlement payment made in 2022/2023 was in response to a finding by the Employment Tribunal against the FCDO; all other cases were settled with no admission or finding of liability.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/01/2024 17:59:57 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney