Tag: Jonathan Ashworth

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-04-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of her Department resigned in each of the last six years.

George Eustice

The table below shows the number of resignations and the proportion of staff who had resigned in the last six years.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-05-04.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to publish the objectives of the Anti-Corruption Summit in May 2016 before it starts.

Matthew Hancock

The objective of the London ​anti-corruption summit ​is to bring together world leaders, business and civil society to agree a package of practical steps to:

• expose corruption so there is nowhere to hide

• punish the perpetrators and support those affected by corruption

• drive out the culture of corruption wherever it exists ​

This is already published on the summit pages of the Gov.UK website. ​

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-05-09.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that the commitments made at the Anti-Corruption Summit (a) are ambitious, (b) are specific, (c) include a timeframe for implementation and (d) are enforceable.

Matthew Hancock

Yes.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-05-23.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 11 May 2016 to Question 36368, what timescale Anguilla and Guernsey have given for putting in place central registers of beneficial ownership or similarly effective systems.

Matthew Hancock

The new arrangements agreed with Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories with finance centres, giving UK law enforcement and tax authorities quick and unrestricted access to beneficial ownership information on corporate and legal entities incorporated in these jurisdictions, must be in place by June 2017. UK law enforcement authorities will, however, work with these jurisdictions to ensure that the spirit of the arrangements is respected immediately.

Anguilla committed to these arrangements via an Exchange of Notes with the UK on 19 April. The signing of the arrangement with Guernsey is expected shortly following their recent general election and formation of a new government. Implementation of the arrangement is anticipated to follow the same timescale as above.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-06-14.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions his Department had with business and professional services companies before the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.

Matthew Hancock

Ahead of the Anti-Corruption Summit, Cabinet Office and a number of other government departments engaged with a wide range of businesses, including professional service companies, to understand their views, promote best practice and encourage their support for the objectives of the Summit.

A number of business leaders attended the Summit, as well as the Tackling Corruption Together conference which was organised by civil society and business on 11 May. A group of professional services companies published a statement on 11 May in which they commit to maintaining robust procedures when taking on new clients and​ building ​a culture​, through education and training,​ that allows no space for corruption.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-07-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, which Minister in his Department has responsibility for tackling corruption.

Dr Liam Fox

I refer the hon.Member to the answer given by my rt hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Ben Gummer, on 6 September 2016, UIN: 44131.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2015-12-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.

Stephen Crabb

There are no instances in which a Wales Office Special Advisor has accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2015-12-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions a special adviser in his Department accompanied a Minister on an overseas trip since May 2015.

Jane Ellison

A special adviser has accompanied a Minister on one overseas trip since May 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-23.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many meetings he has held with UK Trade and Investment trade envoys since May 2015.

Anna Soubry

My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills hosted a roundtable alongside my noble Friend Lord Maude of Horsham at the House of Lords for all Trade Envoys on 9^th February 2016. To the best of our knowledge, my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State has not held individual meetings with any of the Trade Envoys.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-02-25.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, 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.

Matthew Hancock

The information requested is not held centrally.