Tag: Lord Mendelsohn

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in HM Treasury to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.

Lord Deighton

HM Treasury does not have a prescribed percentage for which a forecast overspend is tabled at the executive management board. Each month the board receives a summary of the forecast expenditure against budget and a commentary in which any significant forecast variances to individual budgets are described and explained.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-24.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Attorney General’s Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.

Lord Wallace of Tankerness

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have a cost overrun established by the management board above which it merits a budget being tabled at departmental Executive Board. No overruns have been reported to the AGO Executive Board in the last 12 months.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Wales Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

The Wales Office’s financial position is reviewed on a regular basis, and is a standing agenda item at meetings of the Department’s Management Committee.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-24.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Cabinet Office to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

The Cabinet Office Board and the Executive Management Committee review the department’s financial position on a regular basis.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-08.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the percentage cost over-run established by the management board for any budget in the Department for Work and Pensions to merit being tabled at the departmental management board; and how many times in the last 12 months that has occurred.

Lord Freud

Financial Management information showing the whole financial position of the Department for Work and Pensions in the round is provided to the Departmental Executive Team every month. The Departmental Board also receives this monthly by correspondence and also receives a more detailed update from the Finance Director at the quarterly board meetings.

Any potential breach of Treasury funding control totals would provoke immediate action and does not rely on reporting cycles.

Given the range and complexity of budgets across the Department, we do not have a simple percentage that would trigger an issue being tabled.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Quarterly Data Summary for any department does not include the data compared (1) to budget, (2) to the same period in the previous year, and (3) to the end of year target.

Lord Bates

In each quarter of the 2013/14 financial year, 15 of the 17 departments taking part in the Quarterly Data Summary process have provided all of the information requested. In quarter 3, the most recent quarter for which data is available, average completion was 96%.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-17.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Department for Education and the agencies that report to it; which of them have been reported to the management board in the last 12 months; and which were commissioned by the management board.

Lord Nash

The Department for Education uses a range of feedback mechanisms across policy and delivery work to improve the experience of users and customers. Feedback is commissioned by the relevant teams; there is no central coordination of this activity. To collect details of this would incur disproportionate cost. The Department’s management board considers papers covering the range of the Department’s responsibilities, which reflect the results of the Department’s feedback mechanisms.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-01.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the Cabinet Office prepares any management information or reports that provide comparisons between departments; and, if so, which areas they cover.

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

The Cabinet Office runs a system that allows departments and arm’s length bodies to compare their performance across a full range of indicators.