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1170327

	registered interest
	date	13/01/2020
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	Big Ben
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will allow Big Ben to chime at 11pm GMT on 31 January 2020 to mark the UK leaving the EU; what estimate has been made of the cost of activating the clock mechanism to enable those chimes; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2020 answer text <p>The Speaker has indicated that this is a matter for Members of the House of Commons. The House of Commons Commission will respond to any decision of the House on this matter. In the absence of any such decision, the Commission's position on the sounding of Big Ben remains unchanged.</p><p>For the Bell to ring on 31 January, the temporary striking mechanism used for Remembrance Sunday and New Year's Eve would need to be reattached and tested to ensure the timing is correct. Alongside this work, a temporary floor of the belfry where Big Ben is housed would also need to be installed, as extensive work is currently taking place in this area. The cost for the temporary floor and installing, testing and striking Big Ben would be approximately £120,000.</p><p>In addition to the set-up, the delay to work in the belfry would push back the planned programme of works by two to four weeks, with each week of delays costing approximately £100,000 a week. As such, the minimum cost of sounding Big Ben would be £320,000 but could be much higher (up to £500,000). These costs are based on a notice period of approximately two weeks. Should the project team be required to strike the bell with less notice, these costs would increase substantially.</p> answering member constituency Mole Valley answering member printed Sir Paul Beresford question first answered 15/01/2020 23:47:42 answering member 103 label Biography information for Sir Paul Beresford
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1670743

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by how much and what proportion the (a) total, (b) substantive, (c) bank and (d) agency workforce will change at each NHS (i) integrated care system, (ii) trust and (iii) foundation trust in the 2023-24 financial year.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2024 answer text <p>Local National Health Service providers are responsible for setting their establishments and planning their workforce. This is normally done in a dynamic way throughout the year, reflecting their demand and the types of services they start or cease providing.</p><p>The latest published NHS workforce statistics detail the composition of the NHS substantive and fixed term workforce, including by trust and integrated care system. The statistics are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics/july-2023" target="_blank">https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics/july-2023</a></p><p>NHS England asked all NHS providers, through the operational planning and contracting guidance for 2023/24, to ensure that their plans ensure that agency expenditure does not exceed 3.7% of their total pay bill. The guidance is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/operational-planning-and-contracting/" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/operational-planning-and-contracting/</a></p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 03/01/2024 14:33:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 2998 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1315253

	registered interest
	date	17/05/2021
	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	Animal Products: Imports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Government's proposals to ban imports and exports of hunting trophies will include an exemption allowing hunters to import their trophies of animals in the event that they pay a fee.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2021 answer text <p>The Government takes the conservation of endangered species in the UK and internationally very seriously, which is why we will be banning the import of hunting trophies from endangered species. Our approach will be comprehensive, robust and effective and will deliver the change we promised to help protect thousands of species worldwide. We will be setting out plans soon.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 25/05/2021 11:33:27 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1463269

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Treasury: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the consultancy services provided by (a) Methods Business and Digital Technology Ltd and (b) Veracity OSI UK Ltd since 2020 in relation to the delivery of the OSCAR II system were not covered within the statement of requirements set out in the contract HMT OSCAR II Procurement, agreed with Deloitte MCS in November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	2417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>As of 13 May 2022, HM Treasury has paid (a) £1.1 million to Methods Business and Digital Technology Ltd and (b) £3.5 million to Veracity OSI UK Ltd for consultancy support in relation to the delivery of the OSCAR II system. Supporting consultancy expenditure was planned at the time the HMT OSCAR II Procurement contract was agreed with Deloitte MCS in November 2018.</p><p> </p><p>The contract agreed with Deloitte MSC in November 2018 was for discovery, build, implementation, and ongoing technical support services for the OSCAR II system. The services procured from Methods Business and Digital Technology Ltd and Veracity OSI UK Ltd were for project management, change management and commercial advice to assist HM Treasury in managing Deloitte and the overall project. It would have been inappropriate for these services to be included in the OSCAR II contract with Deloitte MSC.</p><p> </p><p>In 2018, the total cost estimated in the Full Business Case (FBC) for the procurement of external support with the delivery of the OSCAR II system up to the end of 2023, was £3.3 million. As of 13 May 2022, £5.2 million has been spent on that external support. Approval to increase the scope of the project (including adding three new datasets), was obtained in 2020 and 2021, along with a corresponding increase to the consultancy budget. OSCAR II was never intended to be a static system, one of the critical success factors of the FBC was the scalability of the system.</p><p> </p><p>With reference to the answer of 28 April 2022 to Question 155644 on Treasury: Deloitte, the figures cited in the answer are inclusive of VAT.</p><p> </p><p>All figures provided in this answer are inclusive of VAT.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 2416 2418 2419 question first answered 24/05/2022 16:53:24 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry