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749284

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff have left or agreed settlements to leave his Department under (a) voluntary exit, (b) voluntary redundancy and (c) compulsory redundancy since 1 November 2016; and how much compensation was paid in those cases.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Details of the number, type, compensation levels and cost of exits from the Cabinet Office are routinely published in the Department’s Annual Report and Accounts.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 11/07/2017 16:21:11 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749285

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his oral contribution of 5 July 2017, Official Report, column 1151, how many of the 2394 alleged cases of electoral fraud since 2010 led to a (a) police investigation, (b) charge, (c) court case and (d) conviction.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	3390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>This Government is committed to creating a secure and clear democracy that works for everyone and, as part of this, wants to ensure that fraud is stamped out in elections. Any instance of electoral fraud is one instance too many.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Electoral Commission publishes annual analysis of electoral fraud on their website. (http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/find-information-by-subject/electoral-fraud/data-and-analysis?)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Further breakdown and analysis of information on electoral fraud is available in the reports.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/07/2017 14:01:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

749286

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department has spent on advertising on social media in each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	3401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2016 the Cabinet Office spent the following amount on social media.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Date</p></td><td><p>Spend</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2016</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2016</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>£9,982</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016</p></td><td><p>£420,670</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2016</p></td><td><p>£732,230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2016</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2016</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2016</p></td><td><p>£1,775</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2017</p></td><td><p>£3,496</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>£2,600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>£53,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>£117,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>£0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>£7,429</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/07/2017 13:59:59 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

749287

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total cost to the public purse was for special advisers, including the cost of redundancies, across all Government departments in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Rhondda
tabling member printed	Chris Bryant
uin	3464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>A list of special advisers and costs is published annually on gov.uk and deposited in the libraries of both Houses. The information can be accessed here https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/special-adviser-data-releases-numbers-and-costs</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 12/07/2017 11:04:32 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

749289

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Ministerial Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will appoint a Minister with sole responsibility for cyber security.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>The First Secretary of State and the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Damian Green is responsible for managing the UK’s cyber security supported by myself. Specific objectives within the National Cyber Security strategy are aligned with departmental responsibilities and the corresponding Ministerial portfolio.</p><p>We embed cyber security in everything that the the government does. To meet the challenges of cyber security we launched the new National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021 in November 2016. Our strategy is supported by £1.9billion of transformational investment and sets out ambitious policies to protect the UK in cyber space.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 12/07/2017 11:34:36 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

749291

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will make representations at the United Nations on international cyber attacks by advancing a policy of sanctioning any state actors found to be involved in those attacks.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	3528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK will consider all options available to it under domestic and international law in responding to cyber attacks by state actors. For UN Security Council sanctions to be agreed, resolutions require 9 votes in favour and no P5 veto. We are also working with the EU on a 'Framework for a Joint EU Diplomatic Response to Malicious Cyber Activity', which will state the range of diplomatic, political and economic measures available to the EU and Member States to combat state sanctioned cyber attacks. This includes Sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/07/2017 16:25:28 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

749296

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many cases have been brought for non-compliance with the national minimum wage in each of the last 12 months for which figures are available in (a) Ellesmere Port and Neston, (b) the North West, (c) England and (d) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3508
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) enforce the National Minimum Wage (NMW) in line with the law and policy set out by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The government are determined that everyone who is entitled to NMW receives it.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC does not record statistics on complaints or the outcomes of its investigations by reference to regions, constituencies or counties. In 2016-17, HMRC closed over 2,600 cases into NMW non-compliance and identified arrears of over £10.9m for more than 98,000 workers.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 12/07/2017 12:40:51 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

749297

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on advertising on social media in each month since January 2016.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	3413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>I can advise that there was no advertising expenditure on social media between January 2016 and August 2016. I can confirm that between September 2016 and to date, that £789.67 have been spent per month on social media.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/07/2017 12:03:07 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

749298

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Consumer Price Index
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the rise in the Consumer Price Index on consumer spending habits in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	3468
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2017 answer text <p>In their March Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the Office for Budget Responsibility expected consumption growth to slow as the past depreciation of sterling put upwards pressure on inflation. The latest data on household consumption show that in Q1 2017 it was 2.6% higher than a year earlier.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is taking action to support people with the cost of living. This includes increasing the National Living Wage, raising the personal allowance, and freezing fuel duty.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 12/07/2017 10:07:25 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

749299

registered interest
date	06/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps are being taken to improve transparency of loans made to Governments outside the UK.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	3421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2017 answer text <p>The Loans to Ireland Act 2010 provided Parliamentary authorisation for a bilateral loan of £3.2 billion to Ireland. Under section 2 of this Act, HM Treasury provides a report to Parliament on the UK’s bilateral loan to Ireland as soon as practicable after 31 March and 30 September each year. The UK also provides lending to overseas buyers to support UK exporters through UK Export Finance, details of which are reported in their annual report. The UK also has a limited portfolio of loans to developing countries made in the past through the Department for International Development, and the balances are reported in DFID’s annual report. The UK engages in discussions on debt internationally and has agreed to principles on debt sustainability in the G20. This includes work to improve transparency sovereign debt data.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 14/07/2017 12:00:27 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon