Asked by: Cheryl Gillan (Conservative - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to record autism in the Labour Force Survey.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Asked by: Cheryl Gillan (Conservative - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to promote the Prime Minister's Points of Light awards; and how much was spent (a) overall and (b) on staff costs related to the distribution of those awards in each year since their launch.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The Point of Light award recognises outstanding individual volunteers, who are making a change in their community and inspiring others. It was set up in partnership with US Points of Light with the personal support of original founder, President George HW Bush and current US President Barack Obama. Since the UK launch in April 2014, the Prime Minister has recognised over 570 people from all over the United Kingdom for their remarkable service. Award winners receive a personal letter from the Prime Minister, a certificate, a tweet from the official PM account and where possible some local media coverage including the local MP, regardless of political party.
Points of Light are also connected with each other to share best practice and increasingly work together to have even greater impact in our communities. The costs of the award are minimal but not held centrally.
Asked by: Cheryl Gillan (Conservative - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which projects have received an amber red classification as referred to in the latest annual report of the Major Projects Authority.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Government Major Projects Portfolio Data, September 2014, was published alongside the latest Major Projects Authority Annual Report and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/major-projects-authority-annual-report-2015
Asked by: Cheryl Gillan (Conservative - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 12 March 2015 to Question 226811, on High Speed 2 railway line, for what reasons the page at that link is unobtainable.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Apologies. The correct link for the government’s Transparency Policy is: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/major-projects-transparency-policy-and-exemptions-guidance
The policy states that MPA will publish a delivery confidence assessment rating of projects on the Government Major Projects Portfolio in its Annual Report, six months in arrears.
Asked by: Cheryl Gillan (Conservative - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what reports have been produced on High Speed 2 by the Major Projects Authority; and what the (a) rating level and (b) date of publication has been of each such report.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The government’s Transparency Policy, published at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/majorprojects-transparency-policy-and-exemptions-guidance, states that MPA will publish a delivery confidence assessment rating of projects on the Government Major Projects Portfolio in its Annual Report, six months in arrears.
The Annual Report is published in Quarter 1 of the financial year. The 2013 and 2014 Annual Reports are available online.
Asked by: Cheryl Gillan (Conservative - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the former Civil Service College at Sunningdale in each of the last four financial years; and what spending is planned on the college.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Information on the former premises of the National School of Government (previously the Civil Service College), Sunningdale, is available in the Cabinet Office accounts, available here from 2011-12 onwards at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts.
In 2010-11 the National School of Government was a non-ministerial department and reported income within its Annual Report and Accounts. These can be found on GOV.UK:
https://www.gov.uk/search?q=National+School+of+Government
Asked by: Cheryl Gillan (Conservative - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what income accrued to his Department from commercial activities at the former premises of the Civil Service College, Sunningdale, in each of the last four financial years; and if he will publish a list of users of those premises.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Information on the former premises of the National School of Government (previously the Civil Service College), Sunningdale, is available in the Cabinet Office accounts, available here from 2011-12 onwards at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/cabinet-office-annual-reports-and-accounts.
In 2010-11 the National School of Government was a non-ministerial department and reported income within its Annual Report and Accounts. These can be found on GOV.UK:
https://www.gov.uk/search?q=National+School+of+Government
Asked by: Cheryl Gillan (Conservative - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what sources of income from organisations funded from the public purse each member of each government department's board has.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Departments are required to disclose the details of company directorships and other significant interests held by Board members which may conflict with their management responsibilities twice yearly.
Copies of the Register of Board Members' Interests are laid in the House of Commons Library, alongside the Annual Report and Accounts, and are available on request.
Asked by: Cheryl Gillan (Conservative - Chesham and Amersham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will commission a new report on High Speed 2 from the Major Projects Authority and publish it in full before the Second Reading of the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
All projects in the Government's Major Project Portfolio are reviewed at set points in their lifecycle.
An update on all major projects - including High Speed Two - will be published in the second annual report of the Major Projects Authority.