The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.<\/p>
A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 15 November is attached.<\/p>
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The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is a Crown servant that reports directly to Parliament. The Ombudsman is not accountable to the Government for its performance and sets its own standards for complaints handling and investigations. The Ombudsman is accountable to Parliament through the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which holds an annual scrutiny session to evaluate its performance.<\/p>
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The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is a Crown servant that reports directly to Parliament. The Ombudsman is not accountable to the Government for its performance and sets its own standards for complaints handling and investigations. The Ombudsman is accountable to Parliament through the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which holds an annual scrutiny session to evaluate its performance.<\/p>
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The Government believes in providing the most support to those in the greatest need. Carer\u2019s Allowance is payable to those whose ability to undertake paid employment is reduced by their caring responsibilities. It is not means-tested and is not based on a previous record of contributions. Jobseeker\u2019s Allowance is a contributory benefit paid to those who are seeking work. It is also not means-tested but is based on previous National Insurance record which is reflected in the rate payable. In both cases, however, payments can be supplemented for those on low incomes by Universal Credit. Those with caring responsibilities can receive a Carer Element in Universal Credit of around £2,000 a year. This is in addition to the standard allowance and other amounts of Universal Credit that are payable to people without caring responsibilities, targeting additional support on those carers in the greatest need.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4369", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Tom Pursglove"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Corby"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Tom Pursglove"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-11-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-11-17T14:03:29.773Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Carer's Allowance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the level of carers allowance and (b) aligning that increase with unemployment benefit.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachael Maskell"} ], "uin" : "86528"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541803", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Treasury"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541803/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The government publishes plans for funding research and development in multi-year spending reviews. The 2021 Spending Review published plans for the period 2022/23 to 24/25. Future Spending Reviews will cover years beyond that.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4051", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Glen"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Salisbury"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "John Glen"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-11-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-11-17T13:56:01.97Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "14"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Treasury"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Research: Finance"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK Research and Development Roadmap, published in July 2020, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a plan for funding research and development spending up to 2027.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4243", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Dan Jarvis"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Barnsley Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Dan Jarvis"} ], "uin" : "86488"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541834", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Justice"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541834/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
In relation to the Ministry of Justice\u2019s consultation on Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes, the associated Impact Assessment and a breakdown of the expenditure are published online and can be found online at:<\/p>
In relation to pre-charge engagement, £9,000 was spent in 2021-22. The Impact Assessment relating to the Ministry of Justice\u2019s consultation on Criminal Legal Aid: Renumeration of pre-charge engagement and information on pre-charge engagement spend are also published online and can be found at:<\/p>
In relation to the Ministry of Justice\u2019s consultation on Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes, the associated Impact Assessment and a breakdown of the expenditure are published online and can be found online at:<\/p>
In relation to pre-charge engagement, £9,000 was spent in 2021-22. The Impact Assessment relating to the Ministry of Justice\u2019s consultation on Criminal Legal Aid: Renumeration of pre-charge engagement and information on pre-charge engagement spend are also published online and can be found at:<\/p>
Since the last Parliamentary Question on this issue (UIN 243415, tabled on 10 April 2019), from the records examined there have been no further non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements placed upon Home Office staff.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4503", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Chris Philp"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Croydon South"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Chris Philp"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2022-11-17", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2022-11-17T14:09:28.49Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Home Office"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2022-11-14", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Home Office: Disclosure of Information"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii) harassment cases have been agreed by their Department in each year since 1 January 2010; and how much money from the public purse has been spent on (a) legal costs and (b) financial settlements for such agreements in each year since 1 January 2010.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4656", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Layla Moran"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Oxford West and Abingdon"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Layla Moran"} ], "uin" : "86578"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541886", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Cabinet Office"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1541886/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Government takes any allegations of misconduct extremely seriously, and has established processes for the handling of complaints.<\/p>
The Prime Minister's constitutional position as head of Government gives him sole responsibility for the overall organisation of the Executive. The ultimate responsibility for decisions on matters of Ministerial conduct is therefore, quite properly, that of the Prime Minister.<\/p>
The Prime Minister\u2019s expectations of Ministers are set out in the Ministerial Code, which makes clear that Ministers are expected to maintain high standards of behaviour and to behave in a way that upholds the highest standards of propriety.<\/p>
Where there is a complaint or allegation about a breach of the Code, the Prime Minister may ask the Cabinet Office to investigate the facts of the case and/or refer the matter to the Independent Adviser on Ministers\u2019 Interests.<\/p>
The Prime Minister has committed to appointing an Independent Adviser on Ministers\u2019 Interests, and the appointment process is in train.<\/p>
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Under the Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations 2017, organisations with 250 or more employees are required to report specific gender pay gap data on an annual basis. The threshold of 250 employees is set out within the Equality Act 2010 and there are no current plans for changes to be made to this legislation.<\/p>
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