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Written Question
National Lottery: Grants
Thursday 10th March 2016

Asked by: Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to require National Lottery distributors to include conditions relating to advocacy when they deliver funding on behalf of government departments.

Answered by Matt Hancock

The new clause is applicable to exchequer-funded grants, whether awarded direct or via an Arm’s Length Body.

Written Question
Public Appointments
Wednesday 24th June 2015

Asked by: Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library a list of all public appointments made between 1 January 2015 and 1 May 2015.

Answered by Matt Hancock

This information is not held centrally. Under the Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies April 2012, government departments are required to publicise successful appointments. This is the responsibility of individual departments.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 29 Oct 2014
National Audit Office

"This is the second occasion when we have had time set aside in the House to debate the public appointment of the chair of the National Audit Office. I warmly welcome and support the process whereby both the Executive and the legislature are involved in the appointment to this important …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Jun 2014
Cost of Living: Energy and Housing

"Five hundred...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 05 Jun 2014
Cost of Living: Energy and Housing

"I start by offering my sincere apologies to you, Mr Deputy Speaker, and to right hon. and hon. Members for not being present at the start of the debate; I was chairing a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee, which was attempting to hold the Government to account over their …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Civil Service Reform

"I congratulate the hon. Member for Harwich and North Essex (Mr Jenkin) on securing this hugely important debate, even if it is taking place in the twilight hour of a Thursday afternoon. I also congratulate the Minister for the Cabinet Office on undertaking important reforms, and we should wish him …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Civil Service Reform

"I know where my hon. Friend is coming from, but we need the capability in government effectively to manage contracts whenever and by whomever they are delivered. There is a legacy in the civil service of focusing on policy, which is valued, but not implementation, which is vital, so we …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Civil Service Reform

"I entirely agree, and that takes me very neatly to my next point. Promotion in the civil service is all too often about moving to a job in another area, rather than focusing on one job and seeing it through to the end. I think that the hon. Lady would …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Civil Service Reform

"I entirely agree with that comment.

Finally, I want to talk about the conventions on responsibilities and accountabilities within the civil service and between civil servants and Ministers. The system is no longer working, and we need to rethink it. That is the extent of the complexity of the issues …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 03 Apr 2014
Civil Service Reform

"The hon. Gentleman has had a very telling experience, and I agree with him.

Right across today’s world, not just in Government but in every sphere of life, better accountability and more transparency should be the order of the day, and that must feed into the way that we govern …..."
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