The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-07-20.
To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how much his Department has spent on consultancy and legal fees since it was established.
Mr David Jones
The Department has been billed for £12,711 in relation to legal fees since it was established. There has been no spend on consultancy fees during this period.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2015-12-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.
Justin Tomlinson
There have been 4 occasions since May 2015, where a DWP Special Adviser has accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2015-12-02.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions a special adviser in her Department accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.
Karen Bradley
As has been the case under successive Administrations, civil servants, including special advisers, may routinely accompany their Ministers on official visits.
Information relating to Ministers’ overseas visits are published on www.gov.uk, as part of the Government’s wider transparency agenda.
All ministerial travel is undertaken in accordance with the Ministerial Code.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-23.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what financial and other resources the Government makes available to UK Trade and Investment trade envoys.
Anna Soubry
To fulfil their overseas and UK travel commitments, there is a dedicated budget for the Trade Envoys.
Total cost of the programme to date has been £424,529
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent from the public purse on industrial tribunals in the last 12 months.
Matthew Hancock
In the last 12 months the Cabinet Office has spent £55,786 on legal costs relating to cases that were heard at employment tribunals.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) publications, (b) consultation documents and (c) circulars his Department has issued since August 2012; and what the title was of each such publication, consultation document or circular.
Mark Lancaster
The requested information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many consultants’ contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years for which figures are available; and what the cost of each such termination was in each of those years.
George Eustice
No consultants’ contracts were terminated early in each of the last six years.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has paid to staff in overtime in each of the last 24 months.
Mr Desmond Swayne
Overtime is only payable to staff below the Senior Civil Service and is used as a last resort to help deal with exceptional or seasonal pressures of work. The values for overtime paid in each of the last 24 months are recorded below.
|
Month |
Overtime Paid |
|
Mar-14 |
£ 47,739 |
|
Apr-14 |
£ 51,400 |
|
May-14 |
£ 22,598 |
|
Jun-14 |
£ 33,375 |
|
Jul-14 |
£ 29,992 |
|
Aug-14 |
£ 54,954 |
|
Sep-14 |
£ 26,462 |
|
Oct-14 |
£ 52,607 |
|
Nov-14 |
£ 41,797 |
|
Dec-14 |
£ 46,161 |
|
Jan-15 |
£ 34,508 |
|
Feb-15 |
£ 35,047 |
|
Mar-15 |
£ 49,281 |
|
Apr-15 |
£ 25,623 |
|
May-15 |
£ 29,731 |
|
Jun-15 |
£ 38,273 |
|
Jul-15 |
£ 38,207 |
|
Aug-15 |
£ 28,062 |
|
Sep-15 |
£ 19,252 |
|
Oct-15 |
£ 33,338 |
|
Nov-15 |
£ 27,689 |
|
Dec-15 |
£ 37,385 |
|
Jan-16 |
£ 13,732 |
|
Feb-16 |
£ 33,638 |
|
Total |
£ 850,851 |
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many (a) publications, (b) consultation documents and (c) circulars his Department has issued since August 2012; and what the title was of each such publication, consultation document or circular.
Justin Tomlinson
The information requested is not collated centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-03-10.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of officials of his Department took sick leave for reasons relating to stress in each of the last five years; and what proportion of total sick leave that leave was in each such year.
Matthew Hancock
The table below sets out information about sickness absence taken by officials in my Department relating to stress for each the last five years for which figures are currently available.
|
Year |
No.of Staff |
% of Staff |
% of Total Working Days Lost |
|
2014 |
35 |
1.3% |
31% |
|
2013 |
37 |
1.5% |
38% |
|
2012 |
23 |
1.0% |
23% |
|
2011 |
31 |
1.5% |
34% |
|
2010 |
27 |
2.0% |
26% |
|
2009 |
28 |
2.1% |
20% |
The Cabinet Office is committed to reducing work related absence due to stress and has a number of services in place to support members of staff suffering from occupational stress. Our Workwell community is staffed by volunteers who aim to make Cabinet Office a happy and healthy workplace through a number of interventions including a listening service for staff. We also offer a 24 hour counselling support helpline through our Employee Assistance Programme provider and advocate early referral to our occupational health service where appropriate, for advice on a number of conditions including stress and mental health.