Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what requirements his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies place on suppliers in respect of their payment terms to subcontractors as part of their standard terms and conditions.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Cabinet Office uses standard government Terms and Conditions that places an obligation on Suppliers to pay subcontractors within a timescale that does not exceed 30 days from receipt of a valid invoice. The Cabinet Office does not make payments direct to sub-contractors. A list of Prompt Payment Code signatories is available here: http://ppc.promptpaymentcode.org.uk/ppc/signatory_paged.a4d
Prompt Payment Statistics can be found in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of suppliers to his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies are signatories to the Prompt Payment Code.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Cabinet Office uses standard government Terms and Conditions that places an obligation on Suppliers to pay subcontractors within a timescale that does not exceed 30 days from receipt of a valid invoice. The Cabinet Office does not make payments direct to sub-contractors. A list of Prompt Payment Code signatories is available here: http://ppc.promptpaymentcode.org.uk/ppc/signatory_paged.a4d
Prompt Payment Statistics can be found in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of undisputed invoices his Department and its agencies and non-departmental public bodies paid within five days in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Cabinet Office uses standard government Terms and Conditions that places an obligation on Suppliers to pay subcontractors within a timescale that does not exceed 30 days from receipt of a valid invoice. The Cabinet Office does not make payments direct to sub-contractors. A list of Prompt Payment Code signatories is available here: http://ppc.promptpaymentcode.org.uk/ppc/signatory_paged.a4d
Prompt Payment Statistics can be found in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the amount (a) his Department and (b) its agencies and non-departmental public bodies spent on procurement was paid to small and medium-sized enterprises (i) directly and (ii) through the supply chain in the last year for which figures are available.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Leicester South on 9 March 2015 to UIN: 225908,225907,225925,225926
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many apprentices employed by (a) his Department and (b) its executive agencies and associated bodies are aged (i) 16 to 18, (ii) 19 to 24 and (iii) 25 years or older; and how many of those apprentices employed in each form of body and of each age group were previously employed by the Government.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
My department currently employs 7 apprentices aged 16-18; 28 aged 19-24; and 5 or fewer aged over 25.
Cabinet Office executive agencies and specialist bodies employs five or fewer apprenticeships aged 16-18; five or fewer 19-24; and five or fewer aged over 25.
Cabinet Office does not hold information centrally relating to apprentices’ previous employment.
As was the case under previous administrations, exact figures are not provided when five or fewer individuals are involved.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people of Latin American ethnicity in (a) the UK, (b) England and Wales, (c) London, (d) each London borough and (e) Streatham constituency.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Chuka Umunna (Liberal Democrat - Streatham)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to ensure that the Latin American community is better recognised in official statistics.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.