Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many prosecutions have been brought against people alleged to have been in breach of UK electoral law in each of the last five years for which information is available.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Data on electoral law offences is not collected or held by the Cabinet Office. The Electoral Commission reports on breaches of UK electoral law and will hold more detailed information.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to repeal the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011; what assessment he has made of the effect of repealing that Act on the Royal Prerogative power of the Monarch to dissolve the UK Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Chloe Smith
As set out in the Queen's Speech, the Government will repeal the Fixed Term Parliaments Act. Prior to the Fixed Term Parliaments Act, an election was called through the use of the Royal Prerogative powers of the Monarch on the advice of the Prime Minister.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer on 21 May 2019 to Question 255260, whether she plans to reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch, dated 18 February 2019 before the Summer recess.
Answered by Baroness May of Maidenhead
A reply has been sent.Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, when she plans reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Christchurch, dated 18 February 2019.
Answered by Baroness May of Maidenhead
A reply will be sent shortly.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what response the Prime Minister has given to the Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life submitted to her on 3 July 2018; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Committee on Standards in Public Life's report, entitled MPs' Outside Interests, made a number of recommendations to Parliament and the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. One recommendation was addressed to Government, which was that all candidates at Parliamentary elections must publish, at nomination, whether they intend to continue to hold any existing interests if elected. The Cabinet Office is considering this recommendation and will respond in due course.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants received exit payments in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018; and what the (i) average and (ii) highest payment was in each of those years.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
Details of high-value exit payments in the Civil Service, including number, type, compensation levels, and cost of exits, are published each year in Departmental Annual Reports and Accounts.
Asked by: Christopher Chope (Conservative - Christchurch)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants received exit payments in excess of £95,000 in (a) 2017 and (b) 2018.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
Details of high-value exit payments in the Civil Service, including number, type, compensation levels, and cost of exits, are published each year in Departmental Annual Reports and Accounts.