Asked by: Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he discussed the conflict in Yemen in his meeting with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on 24 September 2019.
Answered by Boris Johnson
Details of my meeting with President Rouhani are available on the GOV.UK website.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-president-rouhani-25-september
Asked by: Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to Question 237584 on Departmental Responsibilities, tabled on 27 March 2019 by the hon. Member for Liverpool West Derby.
Answered by David Lidington
I refer the Right Honourable Member to my answer given to Question 237584 on 8 May 2019.
Asked by: Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ministerial requirements have been issued by the Cabinet Secretary in each year since 2010.
Answered by David Lidington
I refer the honourable gentleman to recent correspondence from Justin Tomlinson MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work, a copy of which has been placed in the library of the House, which clarifies previous answers on this subject.
As the Prime Minister’s most senior policy adviser and Secretary to the Cabinet, the Cabinet Secretary provides advice on a wide range of policy issues. Policy decisions are taken by ministers, within the framework of collective Cabinet responsibility, on the advice of the Civil Service.
Asked by: Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to recommendation two of the Government’s Capability Review of the Cross Government Funds, published on 28 March 2018, what progress his Department has made on making public the versions of national security strategies for priority countries.
Answered by David Lidington
In the National Security Capability Review the Government introduced the Fusion Doctrine, in order to strengthen HMG’s collective approach to national security. It introduced a new system of senior officials as Senior Responsible Owners, each responsible for developing strategies to deliver NSC priorities via cross-departmental National Security Strategy Implementation Groups (NSSIG).
The Joint Funds Unit and the National Security Secretariat are currently working with teams to develop a suitable approach to the publication of the strategies that underpin NSC priorities and clearly link how cross-Government funds are used to support NSC priorities. At the next National Security Council Sub-Committee for the Joint Funds (the Prosperity Fund and the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund) Ministers will agree the approach, and departments will work together on creating these documents for publication.
For transparency purposes, programme documents are published annually, for the CSSF, which outline the national security objectives that each programme work towards.
Asked by: Stephen Twigg (Labour (Co-op) - Liverpool, West Derby)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 18 to 24 year olds were on the electoral register in (a) 2012, (b) 2013 and (c) 2014.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.