Asked by: Ivan Lewis (Independent - Bury South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions officials from his Department have held with their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Office about that Department accepting placements from the Civil Service fast stream programme.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
As was the case under previous administrations details of internal discussions are not normally disclosed.
Asked by: Ivan Lewis (Independent - Bury South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department provides to officials in the Northern Ireland Executive on personal security.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Cabinet Office provides security guidance to all departments
As was the case under successive administrations, we do not comment on the specifics of that advice.
Asked by: Ivan Lewis (Independent - Bury South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new graduate Fast Streamers were allocated places in each department in each year since 2010.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The pilot cohort of 100 Fast Track Apprentices began their apprenticeships in September 2013. Eight Government Departments across England participated in the pilot cohort:
· Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
· Cabinet Office
· Crown Prosecution Service
· Department for Education
· Department for Work and Pensions
· HM Revenue & Customs
· Ministry of Defence
· Ministry of Justice
Cohort 2 will begin in September 2014 and will place 200 apprentices across Departments and Agencies across England, including:
· Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
· Cabinet Office
· Crown Prosecution Service
· Department for Education
· Department for Work and Pensions
· HM Revenue & Customs
· Ministry of Defence
· Ministry of Justice
· Civil Service Employee Policy
· Civil Service Resourcing
· Civil Service Learning
· Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
· Department for Transport
· Department for Culture, Media and Sport
· Department for Communities and Local Government
· UK Trade & Investment, part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
· Treasury Solicitor's Department
· Insolvency Service
· Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
· Crown Commercial Service
The government plans to continue to grow this programme and expand it to other departments.
Annual Reports published by the Cabinet Office indicating the number of candidates recommended for appointment to the Graduate (now Generalist) Fast Stream are available at www.gov.uk.
A table showing the numbers recommended for appointment to the scheme for the period 2010-2012, distributed by department, has been placed in the library of the House. Data for 2013 is not yet available.
Asked by: Ivan Lewis (Independent - Bury South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many places are available annually on the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The pilot cohort of 100 Fast Track Apprentices began their apprenticeships in September 2013. Eight Government Departments across England participated in the pilot cohort:
· Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
· Cabinet Office
· Crown Prosecution Service
· Department for Education
· Department for Work and Pensions
· HM Revenue & Customs
· Ministry of Defence
· Ministry of Justice
Cohort 2 will begin in September 2014 and will place 200 apprentices across Departments and Agencies across England, including:
· Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
· Cabinet Office
· Crown Prosecution Service
· Department for Education
· Department for Work and Pensions
· HM Revenue & Customs
· Ministry of Defence
· Ministry of Justice
· Civil Service Employee Policy
· Civil Service Resourcing
· Civil Service Learning
· Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
· Department for Transport
· Department for Culture, Media and Sport
· Department for Communities and Local Government
· UK Trade & Investment, part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
· Treasury Solicitor's Department
· Insolvency Service
· Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
· Crown Commercial Service
The government plans to continue to grow this programme and expand it to other departments.
Annual Reports published by the Cabinet Office indicating the number of candidates recommended for appointment to the Graduate (now Generalist) Fast Stream are available at www.gov.uk.
A table showing the numbers recommended for appointment to the scheme for the period 2010-2012, distributed by department, has been placed in the library of the House. Data for 2013 is not yet available.
Asked by: Ivan Lewis (Independent - Bury South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government departments do not participate in the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The pilot cohort of 100 Fast Track Apprentices began their apprenticeships in September 2013. Eight Government Departments across England participated in the pilot cohort:
· Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
· Cabinet Office
· Crown Prosecution Service
· Department for Education
· Department for Work and Pensions
· HM Revenue & Customs
· Ministry of Defence
· Ministry of Justice
Cohort 2 will begin in September 2014 and will place 200 apprentices across Departments and Agencies across England, including:
· Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
· Cabinet Office
· Crown Prosecution Service
· Department for Education
· Department for Work and Pensions
· HM Revenue & Customs
· Ministry of Defence
· Ministry of Justice
· Civil Service Employee Policy
· Civil Service Resourcing
· Civil Service Learning
· Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
· Department for Transport
· Department for Culture, Media and Sport
· Department for Communities and Local Government
· UK Trade & Investment, part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
· Treasury Solicitor's Department
· Insolvency Service
· Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary
· Crown Commercial Service
The government plans to continue to grow this programme and expand it to other departments.
Annual Reports published by the Cabinet Office indicating the number of candidates recommended for appointment to the Graduate (now Generalist) Fast Stream are available at www.gov.uk.
A table showing the numbers recommended for appointment to the scheme for the period 2010-2012, distributed by department, has been placed in the library of the House. Data for 2013 is not yet available.