Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets he has set for the publication of an updated List of Ministerial Responsibilities on the gov.uk website after changes to ministerial responsibilities; and how often these targets have been met since the 2017 General Election.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The Government does not set targets for the publication of the list of Ministerial Responsibilities. However, details of Ministerial responsibilities can be found on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers).
The List of Ministerial Responsibilities document has been updated periodically to reflect the Government as it stood on the day of publication. The history of updates can be seen on the ‘Government Ministers and responsibilities’ page on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-ministers-and-responsibilities).
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish an updated List of Ministerial Responsibilities.
Answered by Kevin Foster
Details of Ministerial responsibilities can be found on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers).
The List of Ministerial Responsibilities was last updated in December 2018. An update to the document is expected in the autumn.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission, (b) representatives of the music industry and (c) Cabinet colleagues on the status of visiting musicians from EEA countries in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Answered by Simon Hart - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission, (b) representatives of the music industry and (c) Cabinet colleagues on work permits for British musicians living and working in the EU on 1 November 2019 after the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Simon Hart - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues to Government Departments on their (a) responsibilities and (b) obligations in relation to answers to (i) written and (ii) oral Parliamentary Questions.
Answered by David Lidington
Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions can be found on Gov.uk.
The ministerial code states that Ministers should be as open as possible with Parliament and the public, refusing to provide information only when disclosure would not be in the public interest.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued to Government Departments in relation to the transfer to another Department of (a) written and (b) oral Parliamentary Questions to another Government Department to answer.
Answered by David Lidington
Guidance on responding to Parliamentary Questions, and details of ministerial responsibilities, can be found on Gov.uk.
As stated in the Parliamentary Questions: recent issues briefing paper published by the House of Commons Library: Ministers, via their departments, may choose to transfer the question if they think responsibility lies with another department.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the position of crown representative responsible for Carillion services was vacant for three months following the retirement of Julie Scattergood.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
This Government recognises the importance of managing relationships with Strategic Suppliers and their performance on a cross-Government basis, and has developed a range of strategies to do this, including the use of Crown Representatives.
The role of Crown Representative for Carillion was vacant for three months between August and November 2017 due to normal staff turnover. This also provided opportunity to bring in a new Crown Representative who had the necessary experience of company restructuring.
During this period, the Crown representative responsibilities were covered by the Government’s Chief Commercial officer and the Cabinet Office Director of Markets and Suppliers.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much her office has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each month since July 2016.
Answered by David Lidington
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to PQ121021 on 10th January 2018.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government contracts were awarded to Cultural Community Solutions Ltd, and what the value was of those contracts, in each year since 2010.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:
https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive
Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Oral Answer to the Honourable Member for Ogmore of 15 January, 2018, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that local authorities are reimbursed for costs incurred by continuing services that were provided by Carillion.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Government’s top priority is to safeguard the continuity of public services. We have been working with the Local Government Association (LGA) who have been supporting the local authorities to develop contingency plans. We will continue to work with the LGA and support local authorities as required.