Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has received legal advice on the compliance of the Get ready for Brexit campaign with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019.
Answered by Kevin Foster
In law that the UK is set to leave the EU on 31 October 2019. “Get Ready for Brexit” is a public information campaign providing the facts citizens and businesses need to know about the preparations they need to take to be ready for when the UK leaves the EU.
The campaign is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to amend the Get Ready for Brexit advertising campaign as a result of the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019.
Answered by Kevin Foster
In law that the UK is set to leave the EU on 31 October 2019. “Get Ready for Brexit” is a public information campaign providing the facts citizens and businesses need to know about the preparations they need to take to be ready for when the UK leaves the EU.
The campaign is a cross-government campaign using national advertising including TV, radio, press, digital and outdoor advertising. It also includes direct engagement and local elements including business preparedness events, ministerial visits and local authority activity.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2019 to Question 268457 on European Parliament: elections, whether the Government received such legal advice after 23 May 2019.
Answered by Kevin Foster
Ministers regularly receive legal advice on a variety of topics to aid the decision making process.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has received legal advice on its recent performance of its obligations under Article 20(2)(b) TFEU to guarantee EU citizens resident in the UK the right to vote and to stand as candidates in elections to the European Parliament under the same conditions as UK nationals.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The Government took all the legal steps necessary to prepare for the European Parliamentary
elections and put in place all the legislative and funding elements to enable Returning Officers to
make their preparations required for the polls on 23 May.
The necessity for EU citizens to complete a UC1 form to be able to vote in European Parliamentary
elections implements a requirement under EU law. This is not a new requirement and has been in
place for previous European Parliamentary elections. Similar provisions apply to UK citizens living
in other EU Member States
As with any election we will reflect on proceedings and outcomes. In line with their statutory duty,
the Electoral Commission will be publishing a report into the administration of the polls later this
year, which the Government will consider in due course.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many billboard and poster sites have been procured for each campaign advertising Government policy since May 2015.
Answered by Matt Hancock
All Government advertising is procured via our media buying agency, Carat. Their database shows that since May 2015, a total of 227,558 Out of Home advertising sites (which includes billboards/posters) have been purchased by central Government and the wider public sector.
The overall cost of Government communications last year was £330 million less than in 2009/10. Over the course of the last Parliament spending was reduced by a total of £1 billion, according to the latest audited figures.
Detail on purchase of sites by each campaign could only be provided at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support youth services.
Answered by Rob Wilson
We continue to offer practical support to the youth sector by promoting innovative delivery models for youth services and supporting organisations to measure their impact and demonstrate their value.
We have also provided over 130,000 opportunities for young people through National Citizen Service.
Asked by: Gavin Shuker (Independent - Luton South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new jobs have been created in each parliamentary constituency in the East of England since October 2012.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.