Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to simplify Government procurement processes to increase access to contracts by small and medium-sized enterprises.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
We have already made a number of changes to procurement processes to assist small businesses and we continue to focus on breaking down the barriers to entry for SMEs. These include:
○ Increasing the transparency of opportunities via Contracts Finder, a free-to-use digital platform which covers current and future public sector contracts and award notices above £10,000 in central government and £25,000 in the wider public sector.
○ Requiring public buyers to divide contracts into more accessible lots (or explain why not);
○ Our Public Procurement Review Service, allows suppliers to report poor procurement practice including payment issues in public sector contracts and through supply chains to the Cabinet Office.
In September 2019, tough new prompt payment measures come into force which may lead to suppliers being excluded from Government procurements if they cannot demonstrate prompt payment.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions she has had with her Russian counterpart on the treatment of political prisoners in that country.
Answered by Theresa May
While I met President Putin at this G20, my last substantive bilateral with him was at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China where we discussed a range of international and domestic issues. In our bilateral relationship with Russia we regularly raise our concerns with Russia that political freedoms in that country are becoming increasingly constrained. The interests of the Russian people and the stability of the Russian state would be best served by a political system based on strong institutions, together with a safe political space for dissenting views to be heard, and free and fair elections.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions she has had with President Vladimir Putin of Russia on political prisoners in that country.
Answered by Theresa May
While I met President Putin at this G20, my last substantive bilateral with him was at the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China where we discussed a range of international and domestic issues. In our bilateral relationship with Russia we regularly raise our concerns with Russia that political freedoms in that country are becoming increasingly constrained. The interests of the Russian people and the stability of the Russian state would be best served by a political system based on strong institutions, together with a safe political space for dissenting views to be heard, and free and fair elections.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many British nationals are resident in non-UK EU countries; and how many non-UK EU nationals are resident in the UK.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many men under the age of 60 have been diagnosed with bowel cancer in each of the last seven years.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new businesses have been registered in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey, (c) the South East and (d) the UK since 2010.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) full-time and (b) part-time employees were paid the minimum wage in Woking constituency 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.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of employees were paid less than the living wage in (a) Woking constituency and (b) England 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.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of full-time jobs created in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East since May 2010.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Jonathan Lord (Conservative - Woking)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new part-time jobs were created in (a) Woking constituency, (b) Surrey and (c) the South East since May 2010.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.