Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the UK Government provided any (a) funding, (b) financial assistance or (c) official support for Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to Mauritius in 2013.
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Prime Minister visited Mauritius in a private capacity in November 2013. This was after stepping down as Director of Public Prosecutions.
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on the disclosure of past earnings for members of the Cabinet appointed from the House of Lords.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Information about the process by which ministers declare interests, including details of the categories of interest declared, is available in the introduction to the List of Ministers’ Interests published on Gov.uk
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority's annual report 2023-24, last updated 17 January 2025, for what reason the E-7 Wedgetail programme has received a Red rating.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Compared to the end of financial year 22/23, in the final quarter of 23/24 the Infrastructure and Project Authority's (IPA) Delivery Confidence Assessment (DCA) rating for E-7 Wedgetail decreased from Amber to Red. This was primarily due to affordability and equipment delivery schedule risks and issues. The programme was seeking a revision to its scheduled end date as challenges within the global supply chain, retention of an appropriately skilled workforce at the modification facility and an increase in certification complexity in the aviation sector had caused delays to the expected in service date.
DCAs are not a comprehensive reflection of project performance, but reflect a project’s likelihood of success at a specific snapshot in time if issues and risks are left unaddressed. The 23/24 IPA Annual Report reflects the situation in March 2024. A revised assessment will be provided in the next Annual Report, which will set out the situation as at the end of the current financial year.
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 January 2025 to Question 20932 on Diego Garcia, what his planned timetable is to publish details of the Prime Minister’s meetings between July and December 2024.
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Details of ministers’ meetings with external individuals and organisations are published quarterly on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Mark Francois (Conservative - Rayleigh and Wickford)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister has had discussions with Philippe Sands KC on Diego Garcia since 4 July 2024.
Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on gov.uk as part of the government’s transparency agenda.