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1700003

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Victims: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department issues guidance on the issuing of compensation to victims of institutional failures.
	tabling member constituency	Washington and Sunderland West
	tabling member printed	Mrs Sharon Hodgson
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20937
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been steadfast in its commitment to providing diverse compensation schemes that cater to varying needs and circumstances and remains committed to upholding the rule of law, ensuring that all citizens have access to effective mechanisms for resolving grievances, and holding institutions accountable. Each Department responsible for a compensation scheme issues guidance to claimants for engaging with their respective scheme.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/04/2024 15:53:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1521 label Biography information for Mrs Sharon Hodgson

1700161

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	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, with reference to Q25 of the evidence given by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) to the EFRA Committee on 26 March 2024, HC 163, whether the Prime Minister has asked the Cabinet Office to investigate the compliance of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with the Ministerial Code.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Steve Reed
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>I have been asked to reply.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the full statement by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during his appearance at that Select Committee meeting (questions 25 to 27). The Secretary of State has recused himself from these matters. It is not uncommon for Ministers to balance their work as a constituency MP with their roles as Ministers, and there are established processes which support that.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/04/2024 16:16:44 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1700239

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 22 of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s second Interim Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published on 5 April 2023, what steps his Department plans to take to help ensure (a) the independence of and (b) confidence in the arms length body.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21122
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>The victims of the scandal are at the forefront of my mind, and it is critical to ensure that any scheme works effectively for the victims. The Government will respond in full to Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations following the publication of the Inquiry’s final report. Additionally, we are tabling a Government amendment at Report Stage of the Victims and Prisoners Bill in the Other Place to fix technical deficiencies, while working in the spirit of Dame Diana Johnson’s amendment. The amendment is tabled with the intention of speeding up the implementation of the Government’s response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 18/04/2024 13:49:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1700240

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to ensure there are no delays to implementation of the final Infected Blood inquiry compensation report.
	tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
	tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21123
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministerial colleagues and I, as well as officials in the Cabinet Office and relevant other Government Departments, are working closely to ensure effective design and implementation of the Government response to Inquiry, with regular meetings and engagement across Whitehall.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to responding to the recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff in full, after the publication of the final report. The Government has appointed an expert group to provide advice on recommendations regarding compensation, and we are bringing forward amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill at Report Stage in the Other Place to speed up the Government response to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21257 21258 question first answered 17/04/2024 15:48:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1700370

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure coordination across Government departments on the efficient implementation of the full infected blood compensation scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Siobhan Baillie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministerial colleagues and I, as well as officials in the Cabinet Office and relevant other Government Departments, are working closely to ensure effective design and implementation of the Government response to Inquiry, with regular meetings and engagement across Whitehall.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to responding to the recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff in full, after the publication of the final report. The Government has appointed an expert group to provide advice on recommendations regarding compensation, and we are bringing forward amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill at Report Stage in the Other Place to speed up the Government response to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21123 21258 question first answered 17/04/2024 15:48:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4847 label Biography information for Siobhan Baillie

1700371

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what preparations his Department is making for the roll-out of the infected blood compensation scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Siobhan Baillie
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	21258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>Ministerial colleagues and I, as well as officials in the Cabinet Office and relevant other Government Departments, are working closely to ensure effective design and implementation of the Government response to Inquiry, with regular meetings and engagement across Whitehall.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to responding to the recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff in full, after the publication of the final report. The Government has appointed an expert group to provide advice on recommendations regarding compensation, and we are bringing forward amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill at Report Stage in the Other Place to speed up the Government response to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 21123 21257 question first answered 17/04/2024 15:48:53 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4847 label Biography information for Siobhan Baillie

1698880

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on how the Infected Blood Inquiry calculated its estimate that 30,000 NHS patients were exposed to hepatitis B or C.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office holds no information in relation to the Inquiry's methodology. The process and findings of the independent inquiry are a matter for the Chair, Sir Brian Langstaff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/04/2024 10:40:30 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1698881

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for announcing full compensation payments relating to the Infected Blood Inquiry.
	tabling member constituency	Lincoln
	tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government will respond in full to Sir Brian Langstaff’s recommendations on compensation following the publication of the Inquiry’s final report on 20th May, and we will provide an update to Parliament on next steps within 25 sitting days following this date. Additionally, we will bring forward amendments at Report Stage of the Victims and Prisoners Bill in the Other Place with the intention of speeding up the implementation of the Government’s response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/04/2024 10:42:51 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1698383

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Evaluation Task Force Output and Outcome Indicators (March 2024), published on 22 March 2024, how many and what proportion of Evaluation Accelerator Fund projects were rated (a) amber and (b) red as of 1 March 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Evaluation Task Force (ETF) committed to publicly report on a series of output and outcome indicators in response to recommendations featured in the ‘Evaluating Government Spending’ NAO report in 2022 and the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendation for the ETF to establish quantifiable metrics on the scale and quality of evaluation across government. The indicators are not wholly controlled or ‘owned’ by the ETF. Driving progress towards the targets outlined in the ETF strategy are dependent on cross-government partners working together to build an improved evaluation ecosystem which creates more and higher quality evaluation in government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All information related to the proportion of projects rated Red, Amber, Green across Evaluation Accelerator Fund and ETF priority projects are included in the Technical Annex published alongside the main output and outcome indicator report. This can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-task-force-output-and-outcome-indicators-march-2024" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-task-force-output-and-outcome-indicators-march-2024</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>For completeness, the table below outlines the number and proportion of projects that were rated Red, Amber, Green across both indicators related to this PQ. Please note these figures have been recently updated and are now included on the ETF website.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>Project RAG ratings (number and proportion)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indicator</p></td><td><p>GREEN</p></td><td><p>AMBER</p></td><td><p>RED</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.4 Proportion of Evaluation Accelerator Fund projects on track (RAG rated 'Green')</p></td><td><p>11 (58%)</p></td><td><p>6 (32%)</p></td><td><p>2 (10%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1.6 Proportion of ETF priority projects with robust evaluation plans (cumulative)</p></td><td><p>13 (62%)</p></td><td><p>7 (33%)</p></td><td><p>1 (5%)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 15/04/2024 16:07:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1698384

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Expenditure
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's Evaluation Task Force Output and Outcome Indicators March 2024, if he will publish the (a) Evaluation Accelerator Fund projects rated red and (b) Evaluation Task Force priority projects without robust evaluation plans.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	20233
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Evaluation Task Force (ETF) committed to publicly report on a series of output and outcome indicators in response to recommendations featured in the ‘Evaluating Government Spending’ NAO report in 2022 and the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendation for the ETF to establish quantifiable metrics on the scale and quality of evaluation across government. These indicators of progress can be viewed in the ETF evaluation strategy published in 2022 here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-evaluation-task-force-strategy-2022-2025" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-evaluation-task-force-strategy-2022-2025</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The indicators are not wholly controlled or ‘owned’ by the ETF. Driving progress towards the targets outlined in the ETF strategy are dependent on cross-government partners working together to build an improved evaluation ecosystem which creates more and higher quality evaluation in government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The PQ references two indicators:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>1.4 Proportion of Evaluation Accelerator Fund projects on track (RAG rated 'Green')</p><p>1.6 Proportion of ETF priority projects with robust evaluation plans (cumulative)</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The ETF Output and Outcome Indicators (March 2024) report has also published its Technical Annex alongside the main report. This details the number of projects rated Red, Amber and Green across these portfolios and provides a detailed explanation of how these ratings were assessed. This is summarised in the background section below.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Departments and What Works Centres who lead either EAF or priority projects understand they are part of the ETF’s broader portfolio of work and that although regular indicators of evaluation progress in government are published, there have been no plans to publish the details of specific projects as part of the reporting.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The ETF has established good working relationships with departments who (particularly within the context of EAF and priority projects) are delivering complex evaluations in high profile policy areas. The departments openly share their work with the ETF and this transparency has enabled the ETF to provide high quality advice and support to teams. Using the information provided to the ETF to specifically publicly name projects, separately from other projects, risks damaging this important working relationship.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The ETF instead has been working to ensure transparency on a larger more sustainable scale, for all projects not just ETF priority areas. The Cabinet Office and the ETF will soon be publicly launching the Government Evaluation Registry. The Registry will bring together all planned, live and completed evaluations from Government Departments in a single accessible location, providing an invaluable tool for understanding “what works” in Government. Due to the importance of transparency and improving evaluation across Departments, the Government has decided to make use of the Registry mandatory. As such, Departments and What Works Centres responsible for EAF funded and priority projects will publish plans and findings on the Registry in due course. This will then be available to the public, along with the plans and reports for the rest of the department’s portfolio.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 19/04/2024 10:48:26 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry