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1486108

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) direct employees, (b) contractors, and (c) agency workers who work in their Department and relevant agencies and public bodies, receive a wage below that of either (i) the UK Real Living Wage outside of Greater London, or (ii) the London Living Wage inside of Greater London, as determined by the Living Wage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	29982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>As of 31/03/2022, the total number of full-time employees in HM Treasury earning below the London Living Wage rate of £11.05 per hour was 17. This number is comprised mainly of apprentices. The Living Wage rate is a suggested rate of pay by the Living Wage Foundation, rather than a legislated minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>All HM Treasury employees are paid above the statutory minimum wage. Since 31/03/2022 we have been conducting a review of all pay ranges across the department in line with this year’s Cabinet Office remit guidance.</p><p> </p><p>As pay and conditions are set between employee and employer, the rate of pay for agency workers and contractors will be determined by the company for which they work and not HM Treasury.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 11/07/2022 17:06:43 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1488479

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Departmental Responsibilities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether ministerial responsibilities in his Department have changed following the recent appointment of new ministers.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	34875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>All ministerial responsibilities are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 19/07/2022 07:08:42 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1692034

registered interest
date	27/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals his Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	15860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 16092 question first answered 04/03/2024 16:39:34 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1692410

registered interest
date	28/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Magazine Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department has (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	16092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 15860 question first answered 04/03/2024 16:39:35 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1693251

registered interest
date	04/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Publishing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what reports and guidance his Department and has produced in the last three years; and how much was spent on their (a) printing and (b) distribution.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	16721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the department. Reports and guidance that the Department has published can be found on gov.uk. Examples include the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts</a>), Strengthening Ethics and Integrity in Central Government (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strengthening-ethics-and-integrity-in-central-government" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strengthening-ethics-and-integrity-in-central-government</a>) and policy papers such as the Disability Action Plan (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-action-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disability-action-plan</a>).</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 07/03/2024 19:36:41 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1691399

registered interest
date	23/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding was (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on software updates to legacy computer systems in departments that no longer exist in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	15428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2024 answer text <p>The budget assigned to complete remediation of legacy IT is defined and agreed between the Chief Digital Information Officer and ultimately the Accounting Officer of each Department and HM Treasury. The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), in the Cabinet Office, does not have visibility of these figures directly, nor does CDDO monitor individual departments' technology spending on legacy treatment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CDDO has established a programme to support departments in treating legacy. CDDO has agreed a framework to identify ‘red-rated’ systems, indicating high levels of risk surrounding the asset. Departments have committed to have remediation plans in place for these systems by 2025.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 01/03/2024 14:28:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1669736

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned timeline is for implementing the National Security Unit for Procurement within his Department; and who will be responsible for leading that unit.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	1505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The National Security Unit for Procurement, based in the Cabinet Office, will investigate suppliers who may pose a risk to national security and assess whether companies should be barred from public procurements. The Unit was announced as part of stepped up measures to protect national security in government contracts, and will be operational in time for commencement of the Procurement Act in Autumn 2024, when debarment and exclusion powers come into effect.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 20/11/2023 17:18:28 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1694472

registered interest
date	07/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many domestic overnight visits were undertaken by Ministers in his Department in each of the last three financial years; and what the cost of those visits was.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	17515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government publishes on GOV.UK details of the cost of overseas Ministerial travel, including costs of travel, and on other costs (visas, accommodation, meals).</p><p>But as has been the case under successive administrations, the Government does not publish granular detail on Ministers’ travel at home or abroad.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 12/03/2024 17:36:01 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1701403

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, updated on 29 February 2024, what steps his Department has taken to mitigate the risks of red-rated legacy IT systems.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	21953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), in the Cabinet Office, has established a programme to support departments managing legacy IT. CDDO has agreed a framework to identify ‘red-rated’ systems, indicating high levels of risk surrounding certain assets within the IT estate. Departments have committed to have remediation plans in place for these systems by next year (2025).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is not appropriate to release sensitive information held about specific red-rated systems, more detailed plans for remediation within departmental IT estates, or information that could indicate which systems are at risk as it may highlight potential security vulnerabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/04/2024 13:26:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1692770

registered interest
date	29/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Advertising
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	16324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office spent the following on advertising in the last three financial years:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>20/21</strong>: £376,029,723.21</p><p><strong>21/22:</strong> £168,730,321.96</p><p><strong>22/23:</strong> £27,485,611.31</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Detail on this and other spending is routinely published by the Cabinet Office on GOV.UK here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-spend-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-spend-data</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Advertising spend in 20/21 and 21/22 was considerably higher due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Cabinet Office played a leading role in providing the public with information about the Pandemic. Increased advertising was essential to doing this and keeping the country safe.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office budgets for advertising and other public relations activity is set in order to provide flexibility to the Cabinet Office to deal appropriately with what are often unforeseen events. This has been a long standing budgetary good practice under successive administrations.</p><p>The overall budget for Marketing and Media for the years in question are set out below:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>20/21:</strong> £558,297,000</p><p><strong>21/22:</strong> £242,177,000</p><p><strong>22/23:</strong> £39,501,000</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p>Work on advertising is primarily carried out by communications staff employed by departments and like all areas of government spending, costs are reviewed regularly to ensure value for money.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/03/2024 18:41:50 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden