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45162

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what scrutiny the Major Projects Authority has given to the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194002
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Major Projects Authority (MPA) has been applying MPA assurance processes to the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) including a Project Assessment Review and Gateway Reviews. Further information on the ESMCP Programme is available at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-emergency-services-mobile-communications-programme</p><p>Delivery Confidence Assessment ratings are supplied according to the MPA's Transparency Policy which is on the Cabinet Office website. The policy allows for non-disclosure of information which should properly remain confidential, for example where it is market sensitive or necessary to safeguard national security.</p><p>This will be in line with the principles of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/major-projects-transparency-policy-and-exemptions-guidance</p><p>The DCA for ESMCP was not revealed in MPA's first annual report last year in line with the above policy. The next annual report of the MPA is due to be published in May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 194003 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

45163

	registered interest
	date	26/03/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what Red, Amber, Green ratings the Major Projects Authority has given to the Emergency Services Communications Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	194003
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Major Projects Authority (MPA) has been applying MPA assurance processes to the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) including a Project Assessment Review and Gateway Reviews. Further information on the ESMCP Programme is available at the link below:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-emergency-services-mobile-communications-programme</p><p>Delivery Confidence Assessment ratings are supplied according to the MPA's Transparency Policy which is on the Cabinet Office website. The policy allows for non-disclosure of information which should properly remain confidential, for example where it is market sensitive or necessary to safeguard national security.</p><p>This will be in line with the principles of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/major-projects-transparency-policy-and-exemptions-guidance</p><p>The DCA for ESMCP was not revealed in MPA's first annual report last year in line with the above policy. The next annual report of the MPA is due to be published in May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 194002 question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1535371

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Queen Elizabeth II: Public Statues
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the proposal to place a statue of Queen Elizabeth II on Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	69573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>The Government is grateful for the many suggestions received to commemorate the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II. We will carefully consider these suggestions, including those that relate to Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth, as part of thinking about how we remember Her extraordinary legacy.</p><p>Following the passing of the Deregulation Act 2015, consent from the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is no longer required to erect statues in London.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 27/10/2022 16:49:19 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1607924

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Bolton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the level of foreign direct investment into Bolton in the period since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	174258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon Lady’s Parliamentary Question of 27 March is <del class="ministerial">attached.</del><ins class="ministerial">attached and the completed answer will be deposited in the House of Commons Library.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 30/03/2023 14:42:29 question first ministerially corrected 17/05/2023 15:11:02 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ174258HR (1).pdf title UKSA Response previous answer version 66499 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ174258HR (1).pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

1609259

	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 Service: Recruitment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what schemes the Government run to encourage people from lower socio-economic backgrounds into the civil service.
	tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
	tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	177813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2023 answer text <p>We have a range of schemes to encourage people from lower all backgrounds to join the civil service including:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>Apprenticeships, a new strategy was launched in April 2022 and included a target for lower-socio economic backgrounds.</p></li><li><p>Accelerated development schemes like the Fast Stream. (Representation from lower socio-economic backgrounds in the Fast Stream has increased annually since 2016.)</p></li><li><p>Civil Service Commission’s Going Forward into Employment Scheme: Life Chances scheme, uses innovative approaches to recruit people from a wide range of backgrounds into the Civil Service with targeted recruitment of care leavers, prison leavers and veterans.</p></li><li><p>Internships such as the Summer Diversity Internship Programme, the scope of which has been broadened to include lower-socio economic backgrounds.</p></li><li><p>Mentoring and sponsorship such as the Ministry of Justice Graduate Aspiration programme.</p></li><li><p>Outreach is carried out by many of our departments within Schools, Colleges and Universities to raise awareness of the broad range of Civil Service careers available.</p></li><li><p>Work experience placements such as Movement to Work which supports employers to provide work placements that combine employability skills training with on-the-job experience.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/04/2023 08:04:31 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	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
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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