Tag: Louise Haigh

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-11-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 26 October 2015 to Question 10866, when he plans to publish the job titles and pay grades of appointments to extended ministerial offices.

Brandon Lewis

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by my rt. Hon. Friend the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General (Matthew Hancock) to PQ17505 answered on 30 November 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-11-26.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the planned operational budget is for the (a) Government Innovation Group and (b) Efficiency and Reform Group announced in the Departmental Settlement within the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 in each year to 2019-20.

Matthew Hancock

Following settlement of the Cabinet Office Spending Review last week, the allocation of funds to individual management units is underway as part of the department’s business planning process to be completed in the coming months.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-12-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many civil servants in his Department are in the redeployment pool.

Jane Ellison

The Department does not currently have a redeployment pool.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2015-12-09.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment has been made of people’s attitudes towards public bodies using and sharing their data with other parts of the public sector as part of digitally transformed public services; and what plans the Government has to build trust and assurance among people on the Government’s use of their data as part of those public services.

Matthew Hancock

The Government is committed to improving the way in which data is used and shared between public bodies for the benefit of the citizen, including the use of digital technology to transform public services in a way that is efficient, cost-effective and safe. The Government Digital Service will continue to support public bodies in making the most appropriate use of data and in ensuring that robust safeguards are in place to protect the privacy of individuals. We will continue to encourage public bodies to make non-sensitive administrative and aggregate data available as Open Data, as part of our ongoing commitment to transparency. We have also developed a draft ethical framework(which can be accessed at: https://data.blog.gov.uk/2015/12/08/data-science-ethics/) for how the Government uses data and we are embarking on a public dialogue which will understand and explore public opinion on the opportunities presented by data science

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-01-11.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2015 to Question 10867, how many of the complaints were (a) referred to his Department’s solicitors and (b) resulted in compliance with the Overseas Companies Regulations 2009.

Anna Soubry

Of the ninety complaints referred to in the previous question, twenty were referred to Companies House’s own solicitors: they handle the vast majority of Companies House’s legal work.

Of the ninety cases, two companies complied with the requirement to register a UK establishment of an overseas company at Companies House. Both registrations followed a request to register from Companies House’s solicitors.

In respect of the remaining complaints, there was insufficient information to conclude that the overseas company was required to register a UK establishment at Companies House.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent communications his Department has had with the National Archives on the release of Cabinet papers dated between 1986 and 1988.

Matthew Hancock

The Cabinet Office has regular ongoing communications with the National Archives.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office met National Archive officials to discuss the release of Cabinet Office papers for the 1986 to 1988 period on two occasions.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-01-27.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many consultants from Bain & Company were working on his Department’s Commercial Capability Review; for how long those consultants were so engaged; and what remit those consultants have been given.

Matthew Hancock

The Cabinet Office used 4 FTE over a nine month period in 2014 and 2015, to cover 10 Commercial Capability Reviews. Bain & Company supported the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury with providing assurance that departments were on track with clear plans to ensure they have the right commercial capability, both in the short-term and for their future functions.

The findings of the review, along with updates on progress since the Reviews were conducted, can be found within the Cabinet Office’s December 2015 submission to the Public Accounts Committee: http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/public-accounts-committee/followup-on-transforming-contract-management/written/27765.pdf

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-02-03.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, at which offices the 4,000 staff of HM Revenue and Customs who are expected to live outside the reasonable travel to work area after the Building Our Future reorganisation work.

Mr David Gauke

HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) Location Programme is the result of an extended period of consultation and deliberation. The Department has taken account of a number of criteria in reaching its decisions, including the quality of local transport links, the local labour market and future workforce supply, the cost of buildings and asset value, and the need to retain the staff and skills it needs to continue its transformation. These changes will reduce HMRC’s estates costs by around £100 million a year by 2025.

HMRC conducted high level People Impact and Equality Assessments to inform its planning. The Department plans to update these once discussions have been held with its staff.

HMRC’s modelling estimates that the majority of staff live within Reasonable Daily Travel of a regional centre. Reasonable Daily Travel is calculated in line with established HR policies and procedures. Every worker at HMRC will have a one-to-one meeting with their manager to discuss their individual circumstances.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-02-10.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a standard disclosure clause is included in Government procurement contracts.

Matthew Hancock

A standard disclosure clause is included in Government procurement contracts. This information is publicly available on www.gov.uk.

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Louise Haigh on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to ensure that transport trade unions retain confidence in his Department’s Senior Civil Servants’ impartiality.

Claire Perry

The standards of integrity, impartiality and honesty are set out in Departmental policies and guidance, as well as being set out in the Civil Service Code which applies to all Civil Servants.

The full text of the Civil Service Code can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code

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