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.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-05-07.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
Baroness Verma
Angie Ridgwell, Director General for Finance and Corporate Services, is the lead official responsible and accountable for management information within DECC.
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 of Energy and Climate Change 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.
Baroness Verma
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has conducted 15 quantitative customer, user and satisfaction surveys in the last 12 months, the details of which are appended below. The results of all these surveys have been, or will be, published on gov.uk/decc.
The Department of Energy and Climate Change does not have any agencies which report to it.
No surveys were commissioned by the DECC Executive Committee: surveys are managed within individual policy areas, programmes and projects, with results reported to relevant internal boards.
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1. DECC Public Attitudes Tracker survey |
Quarterly waves |
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2. Quantitative research into public awareness, attitudes, and experience of Smart Meters |
Two waves |
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3. Smart Meters Early Learning Project Consumer Survey* |
One-off survey |
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4. DECC Community Energy Survey |
One-off survey |
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5. Green Deal Supply Chain research |
One-off survey |
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6. Non-Participants in GD Supply Chain |
One-off survey |
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7. Green Deal Household Tracker |
Three waves |
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8. Green Deal assessments research |
Three waves |
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9. Green Deal assessments research: Wave 1 follow up |
One-off survey |
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10. Green Deal customer journey research |
One-off survey |
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11. Research to explore consumer response to the potential use of winter fuel payments to invest in energy efficiency home improvements |
One-off survey |
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12. Questions on GfK Omnibus survey exploring ways to paying for energy saving home improvements* |
One-off survey |
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13. Questions on GfK Omnibus survey on Energy Performance Certificates and cash back incentives* |
One-off survey |
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14. Survey of applicants to the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive* |
One-off survey |
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15. Renewable Heat Premium Payment 2 evaluation* |
Two surveys of participating households. |
*Publication date to be confirmed.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-01.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they have any plans to place the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit during its operation in a publicly available archive.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
No. Evidence gathered in investigations by the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit concerning war crimes is an operational matter for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner and, where files were submitted for prosecution, the Crown Prosecution Service.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-05-07.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Lord De Mauley
Departmental Management Information (MI) is generated for a wide variety of business functions. Checking and sign off of MI produced is carried out within relevant areas of the Department.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many staff are currently employed for more than 50 per cent of their working week to support the Permanent Secretary of the Department for Work and Pensions in his role as Accounting Officer; and what are their job titles.
Lord Freud
In one sense, all DWP staff support the Accounting Officer through their individual responsibilities to work confidently within the system of control for which the Accounting Officer is ultimately responsible, to ensure the effective operation of a major government department, which will make some £136.4 billion in welfare payments this year.
More narrowly, the Accounting Officer is directly supported in his role by his Finance Director General, the 40 Senior Civil Servants that comprise that DG’s senior management team; and – in turn – by other colleagues when they handle issues which require explicit Accounting Officer involvement.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-01.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many proceedings have been brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in each year since its enactment; what was the total amount pursued; and what has been the amount actually recovered.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
More money has been recovered from criminals under this Government than in any equivalent period previously. The Serious and Organised Crime Strategy sets out the steps we will take to attack criminal finances and further improve performance.
The table below details the number of cases brought under the Proceeds of Crime Act together with the amounts set on orders that the courts issued and the amounts recovered. The amounts recovered in a given year do not necessarily relate to orders made in that year.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-05-07.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which official, with what job title, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Baroness Warsi
Iain Walker, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Finance Director, is responsible and accountable for departmental management information. This is in line with the Read report of June 2013 which recommended “the most senior Finance Officer in each department should own and be held accountable for departmental management information.” Management Information is also addressed in both the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Departmental Improvement Plan; and its Permanent Under Secretary Governance Statement.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-03-11.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what customer, user and satisfaction surveys were conducted in the last 12 months in the Attorney General’s Office 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 Wallace of Tankerness
The Treasury Solicitor’s Department (TSol), which provides legal services to a number of government departments and bodies, conducted an annual client satisfaction survey in January 2014 The outcome of the survey was reported to the TSol Board and is one of the measures agreed with TSol by HM Treasury.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are conducting a survey of victims of crime who had received the revised victim communication and liaison scheme which is currently being piloted by three CPS Areas. The survey is still ongoing but will feed into the evaluation of the pilots later this year.
There have been no other external customer, user or satisfaction surveys conducted by the Law Officers’ Departments during the past 12 months.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Mendelsohn on 2014-04-01.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions an action under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 has also been investigated by HM Revenue and Customs to ensure that tax has been paid by the individuals concerned.
Lord Deighton
Actions under the Proceeds of Crime Act (2002) (POCA) could include a variety of different provisions within the Act. For instance, the use of POCA investigative powers, a prosecution for a POCA money laundering offence, the use of criminal confiscation following conviction, the use of POCA civil recovery procedures or financial intelligence received by way of the Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) regime.
Where a law enforcement agency has suspicions of tax evasion it is up to that agency to refer the matter to HMRC to review and investigate as appropriate, using civil or criminal powers. HMRC does not keep a record of how many such referrals are made to them.
Where HMRC is the investigating agency conducting the POCA actions, they routinely also assess the correct tax position and seek to recover outstanding amounts