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Written Question
Prime Minister: Equality
Tuesday 19th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff working in 10 Downing Street have diversity in their job title by pay band.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

No staff in 10 Downing Street have the word ‘diversity’ in their job title.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Death
Tuesday 19th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths listed (a) covid-19 as the main cause of death and (b) covid-19 as a contributory cause of death since January 2020.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon. Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 12 November is attached.


Written Question
Death
Tuesday 19th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many excess deaths there have been in each month of the last ten years.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon Gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 8th November is attached.


Written Question
Government Departments: Labour Turnover
Tuesday 19th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of staff turnover on the cost to the public purse of (a) recruitment, (b) training and (c) reduced productivity in each Department in the previous year.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Civil Service Turnover data is published annually through the Civil Service statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/civil-service-statistics-2024

Civil Service departments are responsible for managing their own workforces and ensuring they have the right skills to deliver the Government’s priorities. The Civil Service People Plan commits to ensuring the best people are working in Government, and that the Civil Service offers an enriching career path which rewards excellence in public service.




Written Question
Civil Servants: Remote Working
Tuesday 19th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of civil servants work from home on each day of the week.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Data on Civil Service Headquarters (HQ) occupancy is collected and published quarterly on GOV.UK for all HQ buildings of Whitehall Departments, Office for Scotland, Office for Wales and Northern Ireland Office. Data for the latest period for which data is available can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-hq-occupancy-data




Written Question
Government Departments: Cybercrime
Tuesday 19th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cyber security breaches there have been in each Department in each of the last ten years.

Answered by Abena Oppong-Asare - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The UK Government does not comment upon operational security matters.


Written Question
Government Departments: Sanitation
Monday 18th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) gender neutral, (b) male and (c) female toilets there were in each Department in each of the last 10 years.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Cost and asset data relating to these questions are not held centrally by the Government Property Agency.


Written Question
Civil Servants: Communication
Monday 18th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil service staff are employed in (a) communications and (b) public relations roles.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Please see the documentation published at the following location which provides details on the number of civil service staff employed in the communication profession: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-statistics

For reference, public relations is classified as a subset of communications.


Written Question
Government Departments: Sanitation
Monday 18th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent in total on (a) design, (b) installation and (c) signage of gender neutral toilets by each Department.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

Cost and asset data relating to these questions are not held centrally by the Government Property Agency.


Written Question
Government Departments: Flags
Monday 18th November 2024

Asked by: Rupert Lowe (Reform UK - Great Yarmouth)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what flags are owned by each Department.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

For the properties operated by the Government Property Agency (GPA), where flag flying forms part of its service, all buildings with flagpoles have the union flag. In addition, buildings will have a variety of other flags depending on their function in Government. The GPA also has a procured service whereby non-stocked or ad hoc flags can be provided and hoisted by a specialist company for the required duration.