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1002567

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the quantity was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) Cabinet Office, (ii) 10 Downing Street, (iii) the Crown Commercial Service, (iv) Government Property Agency, (v) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and (vi) the Privy Council Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Cabinet Office electricity and natural gas consumption and costs are detailed below. 10 Downing Street is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, and therefore their consumption and costs are included in Cabinet Office consumption and costs below. The Crown Commercial Service, Government Property Agency, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and the Privy Council Office are occupiers within other buildings and would be recharged via their service charges.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Usage (kWh)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,372,255</p></td><td><p>317,656</p></td><td><p>236,058</p></td><td><p>£12,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,656,054</p></td><td><p>1,476,212</p></td><td><p>293,939</p></td><td><p>£44,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4,649,731</p></td><td><p>1,513,230</p></td><td><p>378,811</p></td><td><p>£42,258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p /><p /> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/05/2019 17:47:49 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1002568

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Energy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what was the cost was of (a) electricity and (b) natural gas used by (i) Cabinet Office, (ii) 10 Downing Street, (iii) the Crown Commercial Service, (iv) Government Property Agency, (v) the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and (vi) the Privy Council Office in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
	tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188844
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Cabinet Office electricity and natural gas consumption and costs are detailed below. 10 Downing Street is an integral part of the Cabinet Office, and therefore their consumption and costs are included in Cabinet Office consumption and costs below. The Crown Commercial Service, Government Property Agency, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority and the Privy Council Office are occupiers within other buildings and would be recharged via their service charges.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Usage (kWh)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>Cost</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td><td><p>Electricity</p></td><td><p>Gas</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,372,255</p></td><td><p>317,656</p></td><td><p>236,058</p></td><td><p>£12,325</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>4,656,054</p></td><td><p>1,476,212</p></td><td><p>293,939</p></td><td><p>£44,783</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4,649,731</p></td><td><p>1,513,230</p></td><td><p>378,811</p></td><td><p>£42,258</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/05/2019 17:48:24 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1003867

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Chief Data Officer job in his Department has been filled; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>No. There is close co-operation between DCMS, GDS and ONS on data policy and governance, while strategic oversight for the collection and use of data held by government departments is currently provided by the cross-government Data Advisory Board, chaired by the Chief Executive of the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:52:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003884

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what framework is used by Government when deciding whether digital projects should be completed in-house or contracted out.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <blockquote>There is no specific framework that government uses to decide whether a digital project should be completed in-house or contracted out.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>Government uses the principles of the HMT Green Book guidance, supplementary guidance (such as the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent/agile-digital-and-it-projects-clarification-of-business-case-guidance" target="_blank">Agile digital and IT projects</a>), and the 5 case model to scrutinise the costs and benefits of different options to deliver a particular project, including management, commercial and financial aspects. When relevant, some of these options may refer to in-house provision whereas others may refer to outsourcing.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>The preferred option will be selected on the basis of value for money and capacity to meet the project objectives.</blockquote> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 28/11/2018 14:28:44 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003888

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Offices: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to close the office of the (a) Boundary Commission for Wales in Fitzalan Court, Cardiff, (b) Company Names Tribunal on Cardiff Road, Newport, (c) Estyn office on Keen Road, Cardiff, (d) Forest Research on Cefn Gethiniog, Powys, (d) Office for National Statistics on Cardiff Road, Newport, (e) Public Health Wales on Tyndall Street, Cardiff, (f) Wales Audit Office at 24 Cathedral Road, Cardiff (g) Wales Audit Office at North Wales Business Park, Conwy and (h) Wales Audit Office on Penllergaer, Swansea.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>Following consultation with the Government Property Agency who now manage the Cabinet Office estate, I can confirm that none of the locations referred to in the above question are owned or managed by Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>The civil service is going through a fundamental transformation in the way that we work and deliver services, not least through advances in technology. The future civil service will be more efficient, more highly skilled and agile.</p><p> </p><p>We are working with departments to deliver our commitments within the Government Estates Strategy and to ensure that we make the best use of our Government Estate assets, including the office estates. We have a particular commitment to consider locations outside of London as identified through our Places for Growth programme.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 28/11/2018 14:25:01 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1003894

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the membership is of the Financial, Professional and Education Services Business Council that was announced on Tuesday 6 November 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the press release issued on 6 November 2018 which is available on the <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386667732&amp;sdata=qDvp%2Fivy%2BZT8eeCoLyUJQnDWScWP%2B%2FS6jpOK%2F1iIqKQ%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website: <a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fnews%2Ffive-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cparlybranch.pqs%40beis.gov.uk%7C9ad067fa3a92439b7dbb08d6674bc0fc%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636809972386677740&amp;sdata=3VqetcEYYzYW0ZvGiYLoxbqcpjXoXUXIFNmqVq%2Bzw0U%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/five-new-business-councils-to-advise-the-prime-minister-on-post-brexit-opportunities</a>, which outlines the co-chairs and business representative of each Business Council. Full membership of each Council will be confirmed shortly.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 09/01/2019 09:55:59 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1005590

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Future Generations Commissioner for Wales
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons they have learned from measures to improve social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being undertaken by the Future Generations Commissioner for Wales.
	tabling member printed	Lord Bird
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11361
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>There are a number of similarities in what Wales are currently doing in relation to the Future Generations Act, and what the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) proposes to do within the Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill, which they will publish before Christmas. This includes setting out environmental principles in primary legislation and monitoring the application of the principles. However, the main focus of the Environment (Principles and Governance) Bill is to be broadly equivalent to the governance provided by Europe relating to the environment and this is wider than just considering principles.</p><p> </p><p>We have learnt a great deal from the good work that Wales has done on the Well-Being of Future Generations Act and will continue to do so as we develop our policy statement on the principles as well as wider considerations on environmental governance. This includes reflecting on how the legislative framework is set out and the outcomes that they seek to achieve.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/11/2018 17:47:04 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	4564 label Biography information for Lord Bird

1005615

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	G20: Buenos Aires
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the Prime Minister’s key strategic priorities for the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in Buenos Aires on 30 November–1 December 2018.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL11386
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister will attend the G20 Summit to discuss a range of global issues and meet with leaders.</p><p>The G20 will be an opportunity to push for progress on shaping the rules governing the global economy and advance UK priorities such as ​agreeing ​an ambitious and urgent process for reform of the World Trade Organisation, making the global economy work for everyone, climate change and Modern Slavery.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 26/11/2018 12:07:51 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1005697

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the level of compliance of Departments with their duty under the Equality Act 2010 to provide accessible documents for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Battersea
	tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Monitoring of compliance with the Equality Act 2010 is a matter for individual departments.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Disability Issues (ODI) is working with external stakeholders to review and bring up to date guidance on accessible communications. The guidance will cover language, communications channels and accessible formats for publications, meetings and consultations. The guidance is aimed at supporting government communicators to help all parts of government improve their communications with disabled people. This updated guidance will be available by Spring 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) helps departments to ensure their online content and services are accessible. GDS sets standards, provides assurance around these (through spend control and service assessment processes), publishes guidance on how to meet the standard (e.g. service manual), develops tools to do this well and quickly (e.g. Government as a Platform components, toolkits and patterns), and supports the departments in using them, collating and curating lessons learned.</p><p> </p><p>New Regulations will enhance this activity through the introduction of a central monitoring system and increased guidance and support for public sector bodies. Cabinet Office introduced The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. These regulations build on existing equalities legislation by making it easier for users to report issues about the accessibility of public sector websites, backed up by proportionate monitoring and enforcement. GDS supports departmental compliance with the regulations and produces guidance and training, including on how to make documents accessible.</p><p> </p><p>Within the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), the Minister for Disabled People also convenes a cross sector group on accessible communications.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/12/2018 16:13:36 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1006092

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Rendition and Torture: Inquiries
	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 12 November to Question 188227 on Rendition and Torture: Inquiries, whether the Government plans to announce its decision on an independent judge-led inquiry before the House rises for Christmas recess.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	190850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement of 22 November. (HCWS1100)</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 26/11/2018 11:00:50 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray