Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on immigrants who have died by suicide within the first three years of moving to the UK.
Answered by Kevin Foster
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much of the £108 million allocated to his Department for Brexit preparations in 2018-19 and 2019-20 has been allocated to preparing for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Answered by Chloe Smith
As per the previous PQ, between April 2018 and December 2018, the Cabinet Office spent £32.5m on activities associated with preparations to leave the European Union. We do not split our spending between deal or no deal preparations.
Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to lay before Parliament the reports of the Boundary Commissions for (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales, (d) Northern Ireland before the Conference Recess.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (as amended) requires the four Boundary Commissions to submit their final reports in the current boundary review to Government in September this year. Once received, it is our intention to lay the reports before Parliament promptly.
Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on the voting rights of non-UK EU citizens with (a) temporary or (b) settled status in the UK after (i) 29 March 2019 and (ii) 31 December 2020.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. Member to my previous answer 129820 of 28 March 2018.
Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend Section 2(1)(c) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 in relation to the voting rights of non-UK EU citizens.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. Member to my previous answer 129820 of 28 March 2018.
Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of Carillion’s compliance with the Prompt Payment Code.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
The Prompt Payment Code is monitored by the Prompt Payment Code Compliance Board, under the auspices of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management.
Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government contracts were awarded to Carillion (a) individually and (b) as part of a consortium; what the value of those contracts was; to which region and constituent part of the UK those contracts related; which of those contracts were PFI or PF2 contracts; and which such contracts were awarded under joint and several guarantee.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:
https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive
Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the (a) number (b) type and (c) value of contracts that the Government holds with Carillion that will need to be brought in-house following that company's liquidation.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
We are working with the Insolvency Service and the Official Receiver to ensure that public sector services are maintained, robust plans are in place and the Government will continue to deliver all public sector services.
Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department monitors and enforces the Prompt Payment Code and regulation 113(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
The Prompt Payment Code is administered by the Chartered Institute of Credit Management. The Code is monitored and enforced by their Prompt Payment Code Compliance Board.
BEIS have recently introduced a payment reporting system, which requires large businesses to report on their UK payment practices and performance. Businesses must report 6 monthly on their payment performance starting with their first full financial year that starts on or after 6 April 2017.
Government departments publish their own payment performance data on GOV.UK. We encourage suppliers that have not been paid promptly to report the case to our Mystery Shopper Service, who will investigate on their behalf.
Asked by: Vince Cable (Liberal Democrat - Twickenham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the position of Crown Representative for Carillion was vacant between August and November 2017.
Answered by Oliver Dowden
This Government recognises the importance of managing relationships with Strategic Suppliers and their performance on a cross-Government basis, and has developed a range of strategies to do this, including the use of Crown Representatives.
The role of Crown Representative for Carillion was vacant for three months between August and November 2017 due to normal staff turnover. During this period, the Crown representative responsibilities were covered by the Government’s Chief Commercial officer and the Cabinet Office Director of Markets and Suppliers.