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77016

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's policy is on alcohol consumption on the premises (a) in general and (b) during parties being held in his Private Office.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>There is no prohibition of alcohol in my Department. This includes ministerial and official private offices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/07/2014 15:05:04 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77018

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money his Department has spent on each course of (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) him and (ii) Ministers in his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has spent no money on Media Training or Social Media Training for its Ministers since May 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 15/07/2014 16:04:53 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77020

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on refurbishing (a) gym and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration (i) in his Department and (ii) buildings owned by his Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205076
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>There were no costs associated with refurbishing any leisure or cafeteria facilities in 2013 and 2014.</p><p>Costs relating to modernisation of 70 Whitehall relate to a programme that began (or begun) in 2009 and WAS agreed by a previous Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 14/07/2014 16:10:32 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77139

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the consumption of alcohol during social occasions held in his private office.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Consumption of alcohol is permitted in FCO premises for social occasions amongst FCO staff. Staff are responsible for the cost of alcohol and refreshments for these events. The department has a zero tolerance policy on the misuse of alcohol by FCO employees.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 11:31:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77194

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many away days her Department has held for its officials in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and what the cost of each such event has been.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Information on the number of DFID away days and the costs incurred is not held centrally and precise information is not readily available.</p><p> </p><p>Away days for Department for International Development (DFID) staff are overwhelmingly undertaken on DFID or Other Government Department premises where there is little or no cost involved.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/07/2014 14:28:13 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77196

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much has been spent on refurbishing (a) gymnasium and leisure facilities, (b) cafeteria and (c) interior decoration within (i) her Department and (ii) buildings owned by her Department in (A) 2013 and (B) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>No refurbishment was made to facilities in 2014.</p><p>The East Kilbride office carried out refurbishment to facilities mentioned at a cost of £5,790 during 2013.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/07/2014 14:27:36 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77197

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Mass Media: Subscriptions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what subscriptions to (a) magazines and (b) television channels her Department funds; and what the annual cost is of each of those subscriptions.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID's communications team subscribes to following magazines:</p><p>The Economist: £136 per annum</p><p>The Spectator: £129 per annum</p><p>The New Statesman: £92 per annum</p><p>The New Scientist: £149 per annum</p><p>Private Eye: £28 per annum</p><p>Marketing Magazine: £155 per annum</p><p>PR Week: £99.50 per annum</p><p>PR Week Global: £119.50 per annum</p><p>A figure for magazine subscriptions across the entire Department cannot be compiled from our accounting records without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>Television channels are paid for via the Parliamentary feed. DFID pays £6,728.90 each year for maintenance of the Parliamentary TV system and £13,500 a year for rental of the telecomms link from 22 Whitehall to the Palace of Westminster.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/07/2014 14:34:55 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77198

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on (a) media training and (b) social media training for (i) her and (ii) other Ministers in her Department; and what specific training was provided in each such case.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID operates a decentralised Learning and Development system and does not hold central records of course attendance or small scale expenditure. DFID publishes all expenditure over £500, which can be found on our website http://www.dfid.gov.uk/About-us/How-we-measure-progress/DFID-spend/. Producing any other type of report would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/07/2014 14:32:09 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77199

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's policy is on the consumption of alcohol during social occasions held in her private office.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	205241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer Hon. Member to the answer provided today by my Rt Hon. Friend the member for Horsham (Mr Maude).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 17/07/2014 14:31:40 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

63998

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what rules and guidance there are on Cabinet Members discussing matters related to their ministerial portfolio with members of the public who are not their constituents at a constituency surgery or other constituency event.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	202443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministerial Code sets out the standards of conduct expected of Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/06/2014 16:33:58 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones