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1609113

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the table published by his Department entitled Data underlying SID 2021, published on 23 November 2022 as part of the page entitled Statistics on International Development: final UK aid spend 2021, what the (a) project title, (b) channel of delivery and (c) description was of the project with the identifier ACRS_HO funded by £125,679,578 from official development assistance spending from the Home Department; and for what reason that information was described as temporarily removed from the table cited.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	177753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>Due to the security situation in Afghanistan and the risk to our delivery partners, the UK adopted the international approach consistent with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee, where all information surrounding channel of delivery, project title and project description was temporarily removed in the data underlying Statistics on International Development (SID). This included official development assistance (ODA) for all activities in which Afghanistan was the &quot;recipient country&quot; or regional programmes in which Afghanistan were involved. FCDO is working to re-publish the non-sensitive data and any updates will be communicated via the Statistics on International Development page on www.gov.uk.</p><p>More information on the ACRS scheme can be found on the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme page on www.gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/04/2023 16:45:29 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1609116

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Disinformation
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 2 March 2023 to Question 153687 on Disinformation, when he plans to write to the hon. Member for Christchurch.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Sir Christopher Chope
uin	177693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2023 answer text <p>All requested documentation has now been collated and assessed. A response letter has now been issued and deposited in the House Library.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 28/04/2023 12:02:57 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart previous answer version 68412 answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

1609120

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Global Disinformation Index
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2023 to Question 171377 on Global Disinformation Index, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of Global Disinformation Index activity in identifying and countering the potential use of advertising revenue of news publishing companies to support candidates in elections in Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	177733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The Global Disinformation Index (GDI) seeks to assess and identify disinformation online and provide information to assist technology and media organisations in deterring such activities and to disrupt revenues that emanate from them. The FCDO has made no assessment of GDI in relation to the use of advertising revenue of news publishing companies to support candidates in elections in Commonwealth countries.</p><p>As with all FCDO programmes and projects, our support for GDI complies with His Majesty's Government's programme management, commercial and financial rules and guidance. This includes quarterly performance reports and frequent informal contacts between GDI and our programme managers. An independent review of our project with GDI conducted in 2022 concluded that &quot;it is clear that GDI is making a real impact in countering disinformation&quot;.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/04/2023 16:45:17 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1609121

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed 2 Line: Lichfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the planned timetable is for (a) completion of engineering works and (b) making good of (i) ground works and (ii) roadways for phase 1 of the HS2 route north of Birmingham in (A) the vicinity of the A38 at Streethay and (B) the rest of the HS2 works in Lichfield constituency.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	177694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>HS2 works in the Lichfield constituency continue to progress as planned. As elsewhere on the route, HS2 Ltd would communicate updates to programmes of works in this area to the community and local stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 19/04/2023 08:38:22 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1609124

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
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	Myanmar: Military Attachés
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to expel the defence attaché of the Myanmar Embassy in the UK in the context of reports of violence by the military in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	177754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government continues to condemn the military coup in Myanmar and the violence against the people of Myanmar. Since the coup, we have announced significant targeted sanctions on the military leadership, its access to revenue, arms and military equipment. The UK has had no high level engagement with the military regime in Myanmar since the 1 February 2021 coup.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 17/04/2023 15:40:46 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1609125

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Bolton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent estimate he has made of the size of the backlog of criminal court cases in Bolton.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	177751
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2023 answer text <p>The number of outstanding cases at the magistrates’ courts and the Crown Court are routinely published as part of the National Statistics release Criminal Court Statistics Quarterly. The latest published data is available to December 2022 and can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-court-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2022" target="_blank">Criminal court statistics quarterly: October to December 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. For Crown Court, figures are published specifically for Bolton. For magistrates’ courts, the Greater Manchester Local Justice Area is the closest match available.</p><p>The published data for the Crown Court are found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1146768/cc_rdos_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">Crown Court cases received, disposed and outstanding tool</a>, and the published data for the magistrates’ court are found here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1146766/mags_rdos_tool.xlsx" target="_blank">Magistrates' courts cases received, disposed and outstanding tool</a>.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 19/04/2023 07:51:53 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1609126

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps his Department has taken to ensure that civil service recruitment processes comply with provisions in the Equality Act 2010 on discrimination against people according to their (a) socio-economic status and (b) other protected characteristics.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	177752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office operates a policy requiring all employment opportunities to be made readily available to all.</p><p>The current selection process is designed to be fair and objectively identify the best candidates.</p><p>There are a number of safeguards built in to the process:</p><ul><li><p>Applications are anonymised until after the sift stage.</p></li><li><p>All sifters are expected to act in accordance with the Civil Service Code.</p></li><li><p>We would also expect an independent presence during any sift exercise. Each panel should include at least one member from outside of the line of business to provide an independent view.</p></li></ul><p>We are committed to providing services and developing policies which promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination. We are an equal opportunities employer and will not unlawfully discriminate in any aspect of employment, including how employees are selected or how employees are treated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/04/2023 08:09:47 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1609127

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
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 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, what the overall rating out of 100 recorded was in the most recent Leesman office surveys undertaken through the Government Property Agency by the (a) Cabinet Office, (b) Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, (c) Department for Education, (d) Department for International Trade, (e) Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, (f) Department for Work and Pensions, (g) Treasury, (h) Home Office, (i) Ministry of Defence, and (j) Ministry of Justice.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <ol><li><p>The results from the most recent Leesman surveys participated by those departments listed is set out in the table below:</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>Date of participation of most recent Leesman survey</p></td><td><p>Leesman Index Score (out of 100)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cabinet Office</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>68.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>74.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for International Trade</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>69.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>70.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Treasury</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>73.1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Justice</p></td><td><p>November 2022</p></td><td><p>60.0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Education</p></td><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>49.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ministry of Defence</p></td><td><p>September 2022</p></td><td><p>65.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Department for Work and Pensions</p></td><td><p>September 2021</p></td><td><p>54.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home Office</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>52.8</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 21/04/2023 13:48:40 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1609130

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Staff
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 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, what the overall rating out of 100 recorded was in the most recent Leesman office surveys undertaken by (a) the Asylum, Protection and Enforcement Directorate, (b) the Immigration Enforcement Directorate, (c) Border Force, (d) HM Passport Office and (e) UK Visas and Immigration.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <ol><li>The results from the most recent Leesman surveys participated by those departments listed is set out in the table below:</li></ol><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Department</p></td><td><p>Date of participation of most recent Leesman survey</p></td><td><p>Leesman Index Score (out of 100)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Asylum, Protection and Enforcement Directorate</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>55.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Immigration Enforcement Directorate</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>55.9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Border Force</p></td><td><p>July 2021</p></td><td><p>44.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br> UK Visas and Immigration</p></td><td><p><br> July 2021</p></td><td><p><br> 52.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HM Passport Office</p></td><td><p>January 2021</p></td><td><p>56.7</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>GPA has launched 10 office based surveys with Leesman, starting in January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>All the departments from the July 2021 survey were from 3 buildings the GPA were exiting as part of the Croydon hub. The buildings surveyed were: Apollo House, Lunar House, Metro Point.</p><p> </p><p>The January 2021 survey (HMPO) was a survey of one of the buildings GPA surveyed to exit for the Peterborough hub. The building that score relates to is Aragon Court, Peterborough.</p><p> </p><p>In both these surveys (Croydon and Peterborough) the surveys were pre-occupancy. GPA were surveying the old estate that the department was or is exiting. In these examples, low scores are helpful as they demonstrate the case for needing these new hubs which GPA is creating. GPA will survey the new hubs once people have moved in - Peterborough will be surveyed later in 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 21/04/2023 13:46:54 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1609131

registered interest
date	30/03/2023
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 28 March 2023 to Question 166164 on Government Departments: Staff, what the overall rating out of 100 recorded was in the most recent Leesman office surveys undertaken by the (a) Crown Prosecution Service, (b) Government Legal Department and (c) Serious Fraud Office.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	177718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) do not undertake Leesman surveys. Any such office surveys are completed by the Government Property Agency (GPA). The Government Legal Department (GLD) holds no data on this. At the time of the last survey, none of the core GLD buildings were managed by the GPA. The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) scored 52.7 out of 100 on the latest Leesman Office survey.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 26/04/2023 16:27:16 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry