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45151

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of employees in the Law Officers' Departments of each (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	193956
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>Tables containing the information requested where available have been deposited in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Hertfordshire answering member printed Oliver Heald question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 69 label Biography information for Sir Oliver Heald attachment 1 file name Tables relating to PQ 193956.docx title Tables - Working hours by gender and grade - AGO
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45162

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what scrutiny the Major Projects Authority has given to the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	194002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Major Projects Authority (MPA) has been applying MPA assurance processes to the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) including a Project Assessment Review and Gateway Reviews. Further information on the ESMCP Programme is available at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-emergency-services-mobile-communications-programme</p><p>Delivery Confidence Assessment ratings are supplied according to the MPA's Transparency Policy which is on the Cabinet Office website. The policy allows for non-disclosure of information which should properly remain confidential, for example where it is market sensitive or necessary to safeguard national security.</p><p>This will be in line with the principles of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/major-projects-transparency-policy-and-exemptions-guidance</p><p>The DCA for ESMCP was not revealed in MPA's first annual report last year in line with the above policy. The next annual report of the MPA is due to be published in May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 194003 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

45163

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Red, Amber, Green ratings the Major Projects Authority has given to the Emergency Services Communications Programme.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	194003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Major Projects Authority (MPA) has been applying MPA assurance processes to the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) including a Project Assessment Review and Gateway Reviews. Further information on the ESMCP Programme is available at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-emergency-services-mobile-communications-programme</p><p>Delivery Confidence Assessment ratings are supplied according to the MPA's Transparency Policy which is on the Cabinet Office website. The policy allows for non-disclosure of information which should properly remain confidential, for example where it is market sensitive or necessary to safeguard national security.</p><p>This will be in line with the principles of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/major-projects-transparency-policy-and-exemptions-guidance</p><p>The DCA for ESMCP was not revealed in MPA's first annual report last year in line with the above policy. The next annual report of the MPA is due to be published in May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 194002 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

45164

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government contracts have been given to Airwave; and what the (a) value and (b) duration is of each such contract.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	194011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2011, as part of the Government's transparency programme, details of contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

45165

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to encourage the Government Procurement Service to adopt (a) UN Global Compact and (b) ILO standards; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
uin	193994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>This Government's procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project.</p><p>The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 requires commissioners to consider the economic, environmental and social benefits of their approaches to procurement before the process starts, at the pre-procurement stage.</p><p>Wider socio-economic criteria can be taken into account at tender evaluation stage if they relate directly to the subject matter of a contract from the point of view of the contracting authority.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

45166

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
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 14 May 2013, Official Report, columns 291-2W, on the Electoral Register, whether the information on how many (a) UK- and (b) foreign-born citizens over the age of 18 and qualified to vote in UK parliamentary elections in each English and Welsh parliamentary constituency is now available.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	193803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 193803.pdf title Qualified to Vote - ONS Letter
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

45167

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of employees in his Department of each (a) Civil Service pay grade and (b) gender work (i) reduced hours, (ii) flexi-time, (iii) from home, (iv) a compressed working week, (v) job share, (vi) term-time only and (vii) part-time.
tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
uin	193957
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister's Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Some of the information requested is not held centrally. However, all of these options are available to employees subject to business needs.</p><p>Fewer than five employees are currently recorded as working (iii) from home in a formal arrangement.</p><p>The proportion of employees by Pay Grade who work part-time hours as at 28 February 2014 is shown in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>CO Payband (CS Equivalent)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Part Time</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PERM SEC</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS3</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS2</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SCS1</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A/BAND A (Grade 6/7)</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B2/BAND B2 (HEO/SEO)</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B/Faststream</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>B1/BAND B1 (EO)</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>C/BAND C (AA/AO)</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The proportion of employees by gender who work part-time hours as at 28 February 2014 is shown in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% Part Time</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><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 193971 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

45168

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of women in Brigg and Goole constituency were diagnosed with ovarian cancer in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	193908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd attachment 1 file name PQ 193908.pdf title Ovarian Cancer - ONS Letter
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

45172

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the upper limit will be of the amount of state pension top-up people can buy.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
uin	193915
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>As announced in the Budget 2014, the maximum amount of additional State Pension that individuals can obtain under the State Pension top-up scheme (Class 3A) will be £25 per week. We intend to make details available shortly of the contribution rates by age for each £1 per week of additional pension.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont

45173

registered interest
date	26/03/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the top-up of state pensions for each of the next 20 financial years.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Gregg McClymont
uin	193916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>Estimates were made of both the future AME expenditure and the revenue from contributions in 2015-16 and 2016-17 which would determine future state pension expenditure levels. Estimates made by the Department were certified by the Office for Budget Responsibility. Figures for the medium term impacts in cash terms were published on page 46 in Budget 2014: policy costings available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295067/PU1638_policy_costings_bud_2014_with_correction_slip.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/295067/PU1638_policy_costings_bud_2014_with_correction_slip.pdf</a> .</p><p> </p><p>Further information on the long-term Exchequer impact in 2013-14 price terms is included in the table below. As noted in the policy costings document, there is uncertainty about levels of take-up of this policy. If take-up was higher than assumed both AME and Revenue would increase and if take-up was lower than assumed then both would decrease.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>AME</p></td><td><p>Revenue</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>-15</p></td><td><p>+415</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>-50</p></td><td><p>+410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>-65</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018-19</p></td><td><p>-65</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>-60</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>-60</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>-55</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022-23</p></td><td><p>-55</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023-24</p></td><td><p>-55</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2024-25</p></td><td><p>-50</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2025-26</p></td><td><p>-45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2026-27</p></td><td><p>-45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2027-28</p></td><td><p>-40</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2028-29</p></td><td><p>-40</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2029-30</p></td><td><p>-35</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2030-31</p></td><td><p>-35</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2031-32</p></td><td><p>-30</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2032-33</p></td><td><p>-30</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2033-34</p></td><td><p>-25</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes to table: Figures are in £m, 2013-14 price terms, rounded to nearest £5m.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Steve Webb grouped question UIN 193926 question first answered 31/03/2014 12:00:00 answering member 220 label Biography information for Steve Webb
tabling member	3949 label Biography information for Gregg McClymont