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Written Question
Civil Servants
Friday 13th January 2017

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many current civil servants, excluding special advisers, were formerly employed by (a) the Conservative Research Department, (b) Conservative Central Office, (c) Members of Parliament using Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority-provided funds and (d) Members of Parliament using private funds.

Answered by Ben Gummer

The Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally. The Cabinet Office complies with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles and the Civil Service Management Code with regard to recruitment practice and the rules around political activities for civil servants.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Oct 2016
European Council

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Written Question
Brexit
Monday 18th July 2016

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the Government has made of the legal costs it will incur in connection with the legal case brought by Mishcon de Reya in respect of Article 50 of the Treaty of European Union.

Answered by David Davis

The government does not comment on ongoing litigation.


Written Question
Brexit
Monday 18th July 2016

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's legal costs have been to date in connection with the legal case brought by Mishcon de Reya in respect of Article 50 of the Treaty of European Union.

Answered by David Davis

The government does not comment on ongoing litigation.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Jun 2016
EU Council

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 27 Jun 2016
Outcome of the EU Referendum

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Written Question
Cabinet Office: Meetings
Friday 26th February 2016

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department have had with (i) arms manufacturers, (ii) tobacco manufacturers and (iii) representatives of the Israeli embassy since the period covered in his Department's most recent ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings data release.

Answered by Matt Hancock

Departments publish details of Ministers meetings' with external organisations routinely on www.Gov.uk.

Details of meetings held during the period October – December 2015 will be published in due course.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 10 Mar 2015
Trade Union Reform (Civil Service)

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Written Question
Pay
Wednesday 4th March 2015

Asked by: Helen Goodman (Labour - Bishop Auckland)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people earned an amount (a) in each bracket of £1,000 between £42,000 and £55,000 and (b) in each bracket of £10,000 over £55,000 in the last year for which figures are available.

Answered by Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.