Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many UK citizens resident overseas registered to vote in the 2015 general election; and how many such citizens voted in that election.
Answered by John Penrose
105,845 overseas electors were registered to vote in May 2015. The marked register, which records electors who have cast their vote, is not collated centrally. It is therefore not possible to tell how many overseas electors voted at the 2015 General Election.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he last met the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to discuss the extent of her powers and responsibilities.
Answered by Oliver Letwin
I meet with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Dame Julie Mellor, on a regular basis – most recently on Monday 2 February 2015. Our meetings cover a range of issues including the work I am leading to explore reforms of the Ombudsman Landscape.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many complaints have been referred to the Parliamentary Ombudsman relating to decisions by Ofsted in the last year for which information is available; how many such complaints were investigated; and how many such complaints were not investigated because they were ultra vires in respect of the Parliamentary Ombudsman's powers.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman publish statistical information on their performance in their Annual Report and Resource Accounts which are laid before Parliament. I have asked the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman to write to the Hon. Member with further detail on the specific questions raised. Copies of the reply will be placed in the House Library.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what basis the Government calculates entitlement to holiday pay for civil servants.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
This is a matter delegated to individual Civil Service Departments and agencies under the Civil Service Management Code (CSMC).