Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to respond formally to Lord Maude of Horsham's independent review of governance and accountability in the civil service.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Department will consider Lord Maude's recommendations as this government develops its strategic plan for a more efficient and effective civil service.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the potential impact of European Court of Justice rulings on the UK, in the context of the Government's plans to change its relationship with the EU.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
There has been no change in the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice rulings in relation to the UK.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 22 July 2024 to Question 908 on Government Departments: Public Consultation, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure compliance by Departments with principle J.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Consultation Principles are high level guidance to help departments manage their consultations. The Cabinet Office provides advice to departments on these principles on request. Individual departments are legally responsible for the consultations they run, and will determine how to practically apply the principles to each of their consultations.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Civil Service Commission publication entitled 2023/24 Exceptions at and above Payband 2, for what reason the Exception Used for Nick Joicey was Paragraph 100 of Recruitment Principles.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Under Section 12 of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) has the power to except a selection of appointments from the requirement that recruitment into the Civil Service takes place ‘on merit on the basis of fair and open competition’. The vast majority of appointments are made under one of the ten exception categories outlined in the Recruitment Principles (2018).
This appointment required the approval of the Civil Service Commission in accordance with the Senior Appointments Protocol for appointments at SCS Pay Band 3. Paragraph 100 was used because the appointment was an internal move.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 907 on Government Departments: Public Consultation, whether his Department has issued guidance on whether (a) communications should be sent to participants in consultations initiated under the previous Government on the conclusions of that consultation and (b) consultation webpages should be updated to advise the public of the (i) status and (ii) conclusions of those consultations.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
The Cabinet Office advises departments who contact us that a new administration may respond to a consultation that was initiated under a previous administration if they choose to do so. Departments are legally responsible for the consultations that they run and they can determine how best to communicate on consultations that were initiated by ministers of a previous administration.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on youth movement of EU nationals, in the context of the Government's plans to change its relationship with the EU.
Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office
We have no plans for an EU-wide youth mobility scheme and there will be no return to freedom of movement.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the House of Commons Library a copy of the (a) terms of reference and (b) responsibilities of the Cabinet Office’s Propriety and Ethics Team.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Propriety and Ethics Directorate is part of the Propriety and Constitution Group in the Cabinet Office.
Its responsibilities include providing advice to the Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary on maintaining the highest standards of propriety and ethics across all government departments, advising departments on propriety and ethics issues, supporting the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests, providing advice on the policy landscape for standards and ethics, and oversight of the public appointments process, inquiries and reviews. The directorate also includes a central Human Resources function for special advisers.
Asked by: John Hayes (Conservative - South Holland and The Deepings)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether minutes from mission delivery boards will be made publicly available.
Answered by Ellie Reeves - Minister without Portfolio (Cabinet Office)
It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its committees - including mission boards - is not normally shared publicly.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 30 July 2024 to Question 927 on Civil Service: Performance Related Pay, by which metrics Senior Civil Service end of year performance assessments consider delivery against the Diversity and Inclusion Strategy 2022-25.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
All objectives set by Senior Civil Servants should be specific, measurable and timed so they can be assessed at the end of the performance year by considering what the individual delivered.
Asked by: John Glen (Conservative - Salisbury)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of repealing the Trade Union Act 2016 on public sector pay discussions with trade unions.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Government is committed to repealing the Trade Union Act 2016. Further information on implementing this will be outlined in due course.