Tag: Jonathan Ashworth

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of officials of his Department resigned in each of the last six years.

Justin Tomlinson

The information requested is provided in the table below.

Period	Number of resignations	Proportion of the workforce (%)
2010/11	5,143	4.2
2011/12	2,591	2.3
2012/13	2,036	1.8
2013/14	1,783	1.7
2014/15	1,683	1.7
2015/16	2,120	2.2

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-05-03.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which civil society organisations will be attending the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.

Matthew Hancock

We believe that it is important for governments, international organisations, civil society and businesses to work together to tackle corruption. To this end, a number of leading civil society organisations have been invited to attend the Summit. As well as the Summit itself, a pre-event on 11 May will be a important opportunity to hear a wide range of business and civil society views.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-05-20.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish a draft Public Service Ombudsman Bill.

John Penrose

We remain committed to this reform and will publish draft legislation in due course.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2016-06-13.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, where the planned International Anti-Corruption Coordination Centre will be based.

Matthew Hancock

The proposal is for the Centre to be located in a major international financial centre such as London.

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

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is still planned that the International Anti-Corruption Co-ordination Centre will be based in London.

Ben Gummer

Departments are working to progress the anti-corruption agenda, including work that was set out at the London Anti-Corruption Summit on May 12. However, the new government will wish to consider its approach to specific anti corruption policies, and the governance structures that will oversee this work.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Jonathan Ashworth on 2015-11-17.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what value of projects received guarantees through the UK Guarantees Scheme (a) in 2015 and (b) since that scheme’s launch.

Greg Hands

Since its launch in 2012 the UK Guarantees Scheme has approved £3.7bn of guarantees for projects, enabling £23bn of projects to commence. In 2015 the UK Guarantees Scheme has, to date, approved £2bn of guarantees.

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

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

Mr Edward Vaizey

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 my Department’s website, 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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-pensionable bonuses were awarded to his officials in each of the last five years; and what the total of such bonuses was to the public purse.

Matthew Hancock

The Prime Minister’s office and No.10 are integral parts of the Cabinet Office.

Non-pensionable bonuses are only awarded to staff in recognition of sustained high performance. This allows the Cabinet Office to reward high performance and create an organisation that delivers on its challenging objectives. The information requested since 2011-12 for all Cabinet Office staff including that of Ministerial offices has been published on the Cabinet Office website.

Information on non-consolidated bonuses for 2011-12 can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/62006/ncprp-data-collection.csv/preview

Information on non-consolidated bonuses for 2012-13 can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/83748/CO_NCPRP.csv/preview

Information on non-consolidated bonuses for 2013-14 can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/414856/Cabinet_Office_NCPRP_2014.csv/preview

The most up to date information for 2014-15 is due to be published in due course.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, 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.

Joseph Johnson

During the period of the last six years there have been no early terminations of consultants’ contracts for the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills.

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many civil law suits have been brought against his Department based either wholly or partially on grounds provided by the Human Rights Act 1998; how many such suits were settled out of court before a court judgment was delivered; and how much such settlements have cost the public purse since 2010.

Brandon Lewis

The information requested is not held centrally.