Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, updated on 29 November 2023, whether he will publish the Government Digital and Data Pay Framework.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Digital and Data Pay Framework is being revalorised to meet market trends for Digital and Data roles, ensuring the Government can attract the right talent for critical roles. It is an internal framework for government use that is not intended to be published externally to protect market sensitivities. 35 organisations have adopted the framework. This is shared directly with their Pay and Reward teams.
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the rate of cloud adoption for each Government Department as of 27 March 2024.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the Cabinet Office continues to work with departments to promote the best practice adoption of public cloud services, in accordance with Government Cloud First policy that has been extant since 2013. This was refreshed by CDDO in 2023.
The requested information relating to specific departmental adoption rates of public cloud is not currently centrally held.
Asked by: Steve Reed (Labour (Co-op) - Croydon North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Q25 of the evidence given by the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) to the EFRA Committee on 26 March 2024, HC 163, whether the Prime Minister has asked the Cabinet Office to investigate the compliance of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs with the Ministerial Code.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
I have been asked to reply.
I refer the hon. Member to the full statement by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs during his appearance at that Select Committee meeting (questions 25 to 27). The Secretary of State has recused himself from these matters. It is not uncommon for Ministers to balance their work as a constituency MP with their roles as Ministers, and there are established processes which support that.
Asked by: Siobhan Baillie (Conservative - Stroud)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure coordination across Government departments on the efficient implementation of the full infected blood compensation scheme.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Ministerial colleagues and I, as well as officials in the Cabinet Office and relevant other Government Departments, are working closely to ensure effective design and implementation of the Government response to Inquiry, with regular meetings and engagement across Whitehall.
The Government is committed to responding to the recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff in full, after the publication of the final report. The Government has appointed an expert group to provide advice on recommendations regarding compensation, and we are bringing forward amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill at Report Stage in the Other Place to speed up the Government response to the Inquiry.
Asked by: Drew Hendry (Scottish National Party - Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to ensure there are no delays to implementation of the final Infected Blood inquiry compensation report.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Ministerial colleagues and I, as well as officials in the Cabinet Office and relevant other Government Departments, are working closely to ensure effective design and implementation of the Government response to Inquiry, with regular meetings and engagement across Whitehall.
The Government is committed to responding to the recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff in full, after the publication of the final report. The Government has appointed an expert group to provide advice on recommendations regarding compensation, and we are bringing forward amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill at Report Stage in the Other Place to speed up the Government response to the Inquiry.
Asked by: Siobhan Baillie (Conservative - Stroud)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what preparations his Department is making for the roll-out of the infected blood compensation scheme.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Ministerial colleagues and I, as well as officials in the Cabinet Office and relevant other Government Departments, are working closely to ensure effective design and implementation of the Government response to Inquiry, with regular meetings and engagement across Whitehall.
The Government is committed to responding to the recommendations made by Sir Brian Langstaff in full, after the publication of the final report. The Government has appointed an expert group to provide advice on recommendations regarding compensation, and we are bringing forward amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill at Report Stage in the Other Place to speed up the Government response to the Inquiry.
Asked by: Sharon Hodgson (Labour - Washington and Sunderland West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department issues guidance on the issuing of compensation to victims of institutional failures.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Government has been steadfast in its commitment to providing diverse compensation schemes that cater to varying needs and circumstances and remains committed to upholding the rule of law, ensuring that all citizens have access to effective mechanisms for resolving grievances, and holding institutions accountable. Each Department responsible for a compensation scheme issues guidance to claimants for engaging with their respective scheme.
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent civil service roles other than Senior Civil Service were located outside London in each quarter from Q2 2020 to Q3 2023.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Information on the number of roles, including those vacant, is not available centrally. Only the number of employees ‘in post’ is available.
The number and proportion of full-time equivalent civil servants employed and located in London and outside London between Q1 (March) 2020 and Q3 (September) 2023 is available in Table 1 below, and the number excluding ‘SCS level’ employees can be found in Table 2 below. This data refers to the number of employees ‘in post’ at each reference date. Information for Q2 (June) 2020 is not centrally available. Data has, therefore, been provided for Q1 (March) and Q3 (September) 2020.
Table 1: Number of Civil Servants in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023
Period | London (FTE) | Outside London (FTE) | Location not reported/ Known (FTE) | Total (FTE) | % FTE Outside London (where location known) |
Q1 (Mar) 2020 | 87,815 | 332,525 | 3,430 | 423,775 | 79.1% |
Q3 (Sep) 2020 | 89,680 | 335,665 | 5,445 | 430,785 | 78.9% |
Q4 (Dec) 2020 | 95,460 | 342,480 | 3,465 | 441,405 | 78.2% |
Q1 (Mar) 2021 | 98,000 | 351,185 | 3,645 | 452,830 | 78.2% |
Q2 (Jun) 2021 | 99,550 | 355,210 | 10,260 | 465,015 | 78.1% |
Q3 (Sep) 2021 | 100,015 | 362,635 | 9,880 | 472,530 | 78.4% |
Q4 (Dec) 2021 | 101,840 | 369,550 | 4,085 | 475,475 | 78.4% |
Q1 (Mar) 2022 | 100,955 | 373,895 | 3,235 | 478,085 | 78.7% |
Q2 (Jun) 2022 | 100,130 | 375,215 | 3,235 | 478,580 | 78.9% |
Q3 (Sep) 2022 | 99,800 | 378,160 | 2,950 | 480,915 | 79.1% |
Q4 (Dec) 2022 | 100,230 | 380,550 | 2,825 | 483,610 | 79.2% |
Q1 (Mar) 2023 | 99,790 | 385,220 | 2,660 | 487,665 | 79.4% |
Q2 (Jun) 2023 | 99,405 | 387,500 | 2,505 | 489,410 | 79.6% |
Q3 (Sep) 2023 | 100.570 | 392,955 | 2,585 | 496,110 | 79.6% |
Sources and notes:
March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office
September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office
Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported
Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.
The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021, with the majority being reported with an unknown location at Q2 and Q3 2021.
Table 2: Number of Civil Servants (excluding SCS level) in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023
Period | London (FTE) | Outside London (FTE) | Location not reported/ Known (FTE) | Total (FTE) | % FTE Outside London (where location known) |
Q1 (Mar) 2020 | 83,810 | 330,320 | 3,415 | 417,545 | 79.8% |
Q3 (Sep) 2020 | 85,585 | 333,510 | 5,165 | 424,255 | 79.6% |
Q4 (Dec) 2020 | 91,065 | 340,075 | 3,450 | 434,590 | 78.9% |
Q1 (Mar) 2021 | 93,475 | 348,680 | 3,620 | 445,775 | 78.9% |
Q2 (Jun) 2021 | 95,185 | 352,810 | 10,240 | 458,235 | 78.8% |
Q3 (Sep) 2021 | 95,630 | 360,130 | 9,850 | 465,610 | 79.0% |
Q4 (Dec) 2021 | 97,445 | 366.765 | 4,045 | 468,250 | 79.0% |
Q1 (Mar) 2022 | 96,625 | 371,250 | 3,215 | 471,090 | 79.3% |
Q2 (Jun) 2022 | 95,840 | 372,525 | 3,210 | 471,580 | 79.5% |
Q3 (Sep) 2022 | 95,355 | 375,315 | 2,925 | 473,600 | 79.7% |
Q4 (Dec) 2022 | 96,000 | 377,780 | 2,810 | 476,590 | 79.7% |
Q1 (Mar) 2023 | 95,530 | 382,355 | 2,645 | 480,525 | 80.0% |
Q2 (Jun) 2023 | 95,200 | 384,615 | 2,490 | 482,305 | 80.2% |
Q3 (Sep) 2023 | 96,335 | 390,070 | 2,570 | 488,980 | 80.2% |
Sources and notes:
March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office
September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office
Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported.
Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.
The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021 and with the majority of them not being reported with a known location at Q2 and Q3 2021.
Asked by: Jonathan Ashworth (Labour (Co-op) - Leicester South)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of full-time equivalent civil service roles were located outside London in each quarter from Q2 2020 to Q3 2023.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Information on the number of roles, including those vacant, is not available centrally. Only the number of employees ‘in post’ is available.
The number and proportion of full-time equivalent civil servants employed and located in London and outside London between Q1 (March) 2020 and Q3 (September) 2023 is available in Table 1 below, and the number excluding ‘SCS level’ employees can be found in Table 2 below. This data refers to the number of employees ‘in post’ at each reference date. Information for Q2 (June) 2020 is not centrally available. Data has, therefore, been provided for Q1 (March) and Q3 (September) 2020.
Table 1: Number of Civil Servants in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023
Period | London (FTE) | Outside London (FTE) | Location not reported/ Known (FTE) | Total (FTE) | % FTE Outside London (where location known) |
Q1 (Mar) 2020 | 87,815 | 332,525 | 3,430 | 423,775 | 79.1% |
Q3 (Sep) 2020 | 89,680 | 335,665 | 5,445 | 430,785 | 78.9% |
Q4 (Dec) 2020 | 95,460 | 342,480 | 3,465 | 441,405 | 78.2% |
Q1 (Mar) 2021 | 98,000 | 351,185 | 3,645 | 452,830 | 78.2% |
Q2 (Jun) 2021 | 99,550 | 355,210 | 10,260 | 465,015 | 78.1% |
Q3 (Sep) 2021 | 100,015 | 362,635 | 9,880 | 472,530 | 78.4% |
Q4 (Dec) 2021 | 101,840 | 369,550 | 4,085 | 475,475 | 78.4% |
Q1 (Mar) 2022 | 100,955 | 373,895 | 3,235 | 478,085 | 78.7% |
Q2 (Jun) 2022 | 100,130 | 375,215 | 3,235 | 478,580 | 78.9% |
Q3 (Sep) 2022 | 99,800 | 378,160 | 2,950 | 480,915 | 79.1% |
Q4 (Dec) 2022 | 100,230 | 380,550 | 2,825 | 483,610 | 79.2% |
Q1 (Mar) 2023 | 99,790 | 385,220 | 2,660 | 487,665 | 79.4% |
Q2 (Jun) 2023 | 99,405 | 387,500 | 2,505 | 489,410 | 79.6% |
Q3 (Sep) 2023 | 100.570 | 392,955 | 2,585 | 496,110 | 79.6% |
Sources and notes:
March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office
September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office
Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported
Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.
The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021, with the majority being reported with an unknown location at Q2 and Q3 2021.
Table 2: Number of Civil Servants (excluding SCS level) in London and Outside London, Q1 (Mar) 2020 to Q3 (Sep) 2023
Period | London (FTE) | Outside London (FTE) | Location not reported/ Known (FTE) | Total (FTE) | % FTE Outside London (where location known) |
Q1 (Mar) 2020 | 83,810 | 330,320 | 3,415 | 417,545 | 79.8% |
Q3 (Sep) 2020 | 85,585 | 333,510 | 5,165 | 424,255 | 79.6% |
Q4 (Dec) 2020 | 91,065 | 340,075 | 3,450 | 434,590 | 78.9% |
Q1 (Mar) 2021 | 93,475 | 348,680 | 3,620 | 445,775 | 78.9% |
Q2 (Jun) 2021 | 95,185 | 352,810 | 10,240 | 458,235 | 78.8% |
Q3 (Sep) 2021 | 95,630 | 360,130 | 9,850 | 465,610 | 79.0% |
Q4 (Dec) 2021 | 97,445 | 366.765 | 4,045 | 468,250 | 79.0% |
Q1 (Mar) 2022 | 96,625 | 371,250 | 3,215 | 471,090 | 79.3% |
Q2 (Jun) 2022 | 95,840 | 372,525 | 3,210 | 471,580 | 79.5% |
Q3 (Sep) 2022 | 95,355 | 375,315 | 2,925 | 473,600 | 79.7% |
Q4 (Dec) 2022 | 96,000 | 377,780 | 2,810 | 476,590 | 79.7% |
Q1 (Mar) 2023 | 95,530 | 382,355 | 2,645 | 480,525 | 80.0% |
Q2 (Jun) 2023 | 95,200 | 384,615 | 2,490 | 482,305 | 80.2% |
Q3 (Sep) 2023 | 96,335 | 390,070 | 2,570 | 488,980 | 80.2% |
Sources and notes:
March 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Annual Civil Service Employment Survey, Cabinet Office
September/December/June 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023: Quarterly Location Survey, Cabinet Office
Figures include where grade is unknown/unreported.
Outside London includes civil servants located overseas.
The increase in unreported location at Q2 and Q3 2021 is mainly attributable to around 7,000 Community Rehabilitation Company (CRC) staff being transferred into MOJ (HMPPS) in late June 2021 and with the majority of them not being reported with a known location at Q2 and Q3 2021.
Asked by: Emily Thornberry (Labour - Islington South and Finsbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's report entitled Evaluation Task Force Output and Outcome Indicators (March 2024), published on 22 March 2024, how many and what proportion of Evaluation Accelerator Fund projects were rated (a) amber and (b) red as of 1 March 2024.
Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Evaluation Task Force (ETF) committed to publicly report on a series of output and outcome indicators in response to recommendations featured in the ‘Evaluating Government Spending’ NAO report in 2022 and the Public Accounts Committee’s recommendation for the ETF to establish quantifiable metrics on the scale and quality of evaluation across government. The indicators are not wholly controlled or ‘owned’ by the ETF. Driving progress towards the targets outlined in the ETF strategy are dependent on cross-government partners working together to build an improved evaluation ecosystem which creates more and higher quality evaluation in government.
All information related to the proportion of projects rated Red, Amber, Green across Evaluation Accelerator Fund and ETF priority projects are included in the Technical Annex published alongside the main output and outcome indicator report. This can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-task-force-output-and-outcome-indicators-march-2024
For completeness, the table below outlines the number and proportion of projects that were rated Red, Amber, Green across both indicators related to this PQ. Please note these figures have been recently updated and are now included on the ETF website.
| Project RAG ratings (number and proportion) | ||
Indicator | GREEN | AMBER | RED |
1.4 Proportion of Evaluation Accelerator Fund projects on track (RAG rated 'Green') | 11 (58%) | 6 (32%) | 2 (10%) |
1.6 Proportion of ETF priority projects with robust evaluation plans (cumulative) | 13 (62%) | 7 (33%) | 1 (5%) |