Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of civil partnerships for opposite sex couples have been (a) registered and (b) ended in each year since 2019.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 30th January is attached.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been appointed as Transgender Champions in (a) his Department and (b) each other Department.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The Cabinet Office is not aware of any standalone Transgender champion roles. The role is often incorporated into the LGBT champion role which is a role appointed in addition to the individual's existing portfolio.
We are currently aware that there are 31 LGBT champions across the 44 ministerial and non-ministerial departments.
Of these 31 LGBT champions, the Cabinet Office as a department has one LGBT champion.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on the consumer prices index rate of pet food from (a) March 2022 to March 2023 and (b) April 2022 to April 2023.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon Gentleman's Parliamentary Question of 5 June is attached.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funds have been paid by his Department to Global Butterflies in each of the last five years; and to what projects those funds were allocated.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Cabinet Office has not engaged with Global Butterflies and has not funded any of their projects.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 15 March 2021 to Question 166296 on Burlington House, for what reason the Guidance for the Disposal of Surplus Land, published by the Cabinet Office in 2017, was withdrawn in June 2021; and what has replaced that guidance.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Guidance for the Disposal of Surplus Land has been withdrawn as, in part, it has been overtaken by updated policy and standards, including the recently updated Government Functional Standard for Property, published in September 2021.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what funding his Department has allocated to Stonewall in each of the last five years; and for what projects.
Answered by Michael Ellis
Cabinet Office allocated £3000 per year up and until 2020 for Stonewall funding. This was the Cabinet Office’s Stonewall membership fee. The Cabinet Office ceased its Stonewall membership in 2020.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2021 to Question 43371 on Cabinet Office: Listed Buildings, if he will publish a list of the (a) properties classified as heritage assets owned by his Department, (b) the most recent estimate of the value of those properties and (c) the annual income derived from those properties as opposed to the details of the body responsible for advising him on those properties' management.
Answered by Michael Ellis
I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to PQ 43369 on 9 September 2021, and PQ 43371 on 10 September 2021.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) properties classified as heritage assets by his Department, (b) most recent estimate of the value of those properties and (c) annual income derived from those properties.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Cabinet Office is advised on the management of designated heritage assets in its portfolio by Historic England’s Government Historic Estate Unit. Further details can be found here: https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/our-planning-services/advice-for-government-historic-estates/
The Cabinet Office does not collect or collate data on the value (property value) or income data for these assets.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to respond to correspondence and repeat correspondence sent to Lord Frost on matters raised by businesses in the East Worthing and Shoreham constituency related to trade with EU countries sent on 28 January 2021, 5 February 2021, 9 February 2021, 11 February 2021, 25 March 2021 and 31 March 2021.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
I apologise for the delay in responding to the important points my Hon. friend has raised on behalf of his constituents. We recognise the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.
The letter received on 5 February 2021 has been passed to the Department for International trade, as the Department best placed to provide a helpful response.
Lord Frost has now responded to the letter dated 25 March, and Lord Agnew has responded to letters dated 22 January, 26 January, 9 February and 11 February.
Lord Agnew will be responding to the remaining letters, dated 22 January and 31 March. I would like to reassure my Hon. friend that responses are in progress and will be issued as soon as possible.
Asked by: Tim Loughton (Conservative - East Worthing and Shoreham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths there were from seasonal flu in each month of the last three years.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.