The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-03-27.
To ask the Attorney General, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by the Law Officers’ Departments’ were in each financial year since 2009-10.
Oliver Heald
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to her by the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the
2nd April 2014 (Official Report, Col 721W).
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will introduce a statutory limit on the length of time decision makers in his Department can take to respond to a request to reconsider a refusal of employment and support allowance.
Mike Penning
We have no plans to introduce a statutory time limit for deciding a mandatory reconsideration.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Leader of the House, what visits each of the Ministers in his Office have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Mr Andrew Lansley
In February 2013, I visited the Scottish Parliament to examine Parliamentary procedures and practices.
In May 2013, the Deputy Leader of the House and I undertook an overseas visit to the European Institutions in Brussels. This visit provided an opportunity to consider and promote the role of national parliaments, including the House of Commons, in the processes of European legislation.
In December 2013, the Deputy Leader of the House visited Northern Ireland to engage with various Northern Irish charities and campaign groups on the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill.
In February 2014, I and the Deputy Leader of the House visited the Welsh Assembly in Cardiff to examine Parliamentary procedures and the work of the Petitions Committee.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-03-27.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by his Department were in each financial year since 2009-10.
Mr Francis Maude
Under this Government’s transparency programme, contracts are published on Contracts Finder which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time taken for decisions on requests for reconsideration of fit for work decisions in relation to applications for employment and support allowance has been since October 2013.
Mike Penning
The Department is collecting information to understand how the introduction of mandatory reconsideration is operating, including completion timescales. However, this data is not sufficiently robust and reliable to make available.
In the production of new statistics, which all the above would be, the Department works to guidelines set by the UK Statistics Authority to ensure we are able to publish statistics that meet the high quality standards expected. Departmental statisticians need to assure themselves of the quality of administrative data sources before releasing information as Official statistics, and before the exact timing and format of statistics can be confirmed. .
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what visits each of the Ministers in her Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
Mrs Theresa Villiers
Details of Ministers’ visits overseas are published quarterly and can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=northern-ireland-office.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-03-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by his Department were in each financial year since 2009-10.
Brandon Lewis
Under this Government’s transparency programme contracts are published on Contracts Finder, which is available at: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-05.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many organisations hold the Help and Support for Separated Families Mark; and what the total cost to his Department has been of developing, awarding and promoting the mark.
Steve Webb
35 organisations currently hold the Help and Support for Separated Families Mark. The total cost for developing, awarding and promoting the Help and Support for Separated Families mark is £136,500.
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-06-12.
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
David Mundell
Details of Ministers’ visits are published quarterly and can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications.
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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Sheila Gilmore on 2014-03-27.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the (a) 20 highest and (b) 20 lowest value contracts awarded by his Department were in each financial year since 2009-10.
Elizabeth Truss
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General, my right hon. Friend the Member for Horsham (Mr Maude) on 2 April 2014, Official Report, column 721W.