Tag: Andy Slaughter

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-19.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on (a) data protection, (b) sponsorship of the Information Commissioner’s Office and (c) sponsorship of the National Archives.

Mr Edward Vaizey

Policy responsibility for data protection policy, sponsorship of the Information Commissioner’s Office, and sponsorship of The National Archives transferred from the Ministry of Justice to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, on 17 September. My department is working with the Information Commissioner and other stakeholders to effectively deliver the Government’s objectives in these areas. The National Archives remains a non-ministerial department.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues in the Cabinet Office on the removal from the Ministerial Code of a reference to Ministers having a duty to comply with the law including international law and treaty obligations and to uphold the administration of justice.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Information relating to internal discussion and advice is not normally disclosed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the Memorandum of Understanding entered into by her Department with the Saudi Arabian government.

Mr John Hayes

The Home Office does not publish nor detail discussions relating to security co-operation agreements with international partners as to do so would undermine bilateral relations and prejudice our ability to conduct work under these agreements.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department conducted an (a) impact assessment and (b) internal review of the effect of the transfer of responsibility for freedom of information to the Cabinet Office prior to that transfer.

Dominic Raab

It is for the Prime Minister to decide on the overall organisation of the executive. The implications of transferring responsibility for the Freedom of Information Act to the Cabinet Office were considered prior to this change taking effect. A formal impact assessment was not necessary.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will set out the matters that have been discussed under the Memorandum of Understanding her Department entered into with the Saudi Arabia Ministry of the Interior in March 2014.

Mr John Hayes

The Home Office does not publish nor detail discussions relating to security co-operation agreements with international partners as to do so would undermine bilateral relations and prejudice our ability to conduct work under these agreements.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the overseas security and justice assistance guidance that was issued before the Government entered into the contract to provide training needs analysis to the Saudi penal system.

Andrew Selous

I refer the hon member to the Secretary of State’s statement of 13 October 2015. We have no plans to publish the overseas security and justice assistance (OSJA) guidance in relation to the bid to provide a training needs analysis to the Saudi Arabian prison service. No contract was entered into and the bid was withdrawn before the contract with the Saudi Government was signed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the Memorandum of Understanding entered into by his Department with the Saudi Arabian government.

Dominic Raab

The Information Commissioner’s Office has upheld the decision not to publish this Memorandum of Understanding. That correspondence can be found here: https://ico.org.uk/media/action-weve-taken/decision-notices/2015/1432375/fs_50579089.pdf.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Ministerial Code updated in October 2015, what discussions he has had with the Cabinet Office on the removal from that code of reference to Ministers complying with international law, treaty obligations and upholding the administration of justice.

Matthew Hancock

Information relating to internal discussion and advice is not normally disclosed.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the offer made to the Saudi Arabian government for its prisons training contract.

Andrew Selous

I refer the hon member to the Secretary of State’s statement of 13 October 2015. The terms of the bid remain confidential and we have no plans to publish it.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Andy Slaughter on 2015-10-22.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate he has made of the total cost to the public purse of his Department’s proposed policies on (a) secure colleges, (b) the prisoners’ book ban, (c) HMCTS privatisation and (d) Saudi prison contracts.

Andrew Selous

a) I refer the Honourable member to the answer given to question 6553 on 15 July 2015.

b) The policy on books was implemented using existing resources.

c) I refer the Honourable member to the answer given to 12150 on 6 November 2015.

d) The cost of preparing the bid to provide a training needs analysis for the Saudi Arabian Prison Service was met from within the National Offender Management Service’s existing resources.