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The information requested is not held centrally. Government Departments fund and contract with various organisations. It would be a matter for the relevant Department to determine whether any of these organisations lobby the government inappropriately.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1816", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Wallace of Saltaire"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-18T17:08:10.9628043Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Lobbying"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their total expenditure on financial support for organisations which lobby them on government policy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/952", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Tebbit"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Tebbit"} ], "uin" : "HL19"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/57553", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/57553/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
To win the global race we need the best civil servants regardless of their background so we must recruit, retain and promote on the basis of merit. We want to see more talented people, whatever their background, reach the very top roles.<\/p>
As at 1 October 2013, the proportion of senior civil servants who declared that they are from an ethnic minority background is 3.8%.<\/p>
We believe that for too long talent management in the Civil Service has been weak and the Government plans to address this as part of its ongoing programme of Civil Service reform.<\/p>
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The number of trustees of charities suspended or removed by the Charity Commission in each year since 2007 can be seen in the table below:<\/p>
<\/p><\/td> | Number of trustees suspended<\/p><\/td> | Number of trustees removed<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013/14<\/p><\/td> | 4<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012/13<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010/11<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009/10<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008/09<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007/08<\/p><\/td> | 7<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> A number of meetings have been held with the Charity Commission to discuss its use of regulatory powers. The draft Protection of Charities Bill, announced as part of the Queen's Speech, would strengthen the powers of the Charity Commission to tackle abuse in charities.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/1816", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Wallace of Saltaire"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-06-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-06-18T18:00:15.8829494Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "53"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-06-04", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Charities"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 18 March (WS 50\u201352), how many trustees have been removed by the Charity Commission since 2007; how many trustees have been suspended by the Commission since 2007; and what discussions they have had with the Commission about its using its powers to investigate a breach of charitable law.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/2709", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Donoughue"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Donoughue"} ], "uin" : "HL35"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/57603", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/57603/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " It is for individual departments to provide detailed information on absence for each of the last ten years.<\/p> This Government is working to reduce Civil Service absence levels and we know that the average days lost per employee has fallen from 8.7 in June 2010 to 7.4 in December 2013. Average Working Days Lost per staff year are now at their lowest reported figure since 1999, whilst the total number of days lost in the Civil Service is at its lowest recorded level.<\/p> The figures for the Cabinet Office are:<\/p>
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