Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the June 2018 report of the Electoral Commission, Digital Campaigning: Increasing Transparency for Voters, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on its recommendation that (a) online materials produced by parties, candidates and campaigners have an imprint stating who has created them and (b) spending categories be revised so that campaigners are compelled to provide detailed information about money spent on digital campaigns.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The Government will begin a consultation this summer considering the introduction of digital imprints. The consultation will seek views on the scope of material to be covered, enforcement of the rules and how the requirement to introduce a digital imprint can be appropriately framed.
The Government has no current plans to bring forward legislation to revise spending categories.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much money from the public purse was disbursed in civil service pay by all Departments in April 2018.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Departments are required to publish each month their total workforce costs on gov.uk.
These are available on GOV.UK https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/government-transparency-and-accountability?keywords=workforce+management+information&public_timestamp%5Bfrom%5D=&public_timestamp%5Bto%5D=
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was disbursed from the public purse for Civil Service pay by each department of state in July 2016.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Departments publish each month their total workforce costs on GOV.UK; https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/government-transparency-and-accountability?keywords=workforce+management+information&public_timestamp%5Bfrom%5D=&public_timestamp%5Bto%5D=
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was disbursed from the public purse for Civil Service pay by each department of state in April 2018.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Departments are required to publish each month their total workforce costs on GOV.UK and can be found here; https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/government-transparency-and-accountability?keywords=workforce+management+information&public_timestamp%5Bfrom%5D=&public_timestamp%5Bto%5D=
Not all departments have yet published data for April 2018.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in the Civil Service in July 2016.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The official figures on Civil Service employment are produced by the Office for National Statistics as part of their Quarterly Public Sector Employment Statistics. As at the end of June 2016 figures were 415,700 on a headcount basis and 384,230 on a full-time equivalent basis.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people were employed in the Civil Service in April 2018.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The official figures on Civil Service employment are produced by the Office for National Statistics as part of their Quarterly Public Sector Employment Statistics. The latest data were published 21 March 2018 and showed Civil Service employment was 426,670 on a headcount basis and 395,760 on a full-time equivalent basis as at the end of December 2017.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what grant in aid was awarded to the trustees of Chequers in each year between 1997 and 2008.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Cabinet Office is required to keep accounting records for 7 years. Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts for financial years 2006-07 and 2007-08 disclose in the Programme Expenditure Note to the accounts grant-in-aid paid to Chequers Trust; see pages 143 and 52 respectively. These can be located on the GOV.UK website.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent from the public purse on repairs and maintenance at No. 11 Downing Street in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Number 11 Downing Street is a part of the Cabinet Office estate which is managed as a whole. Separating these costs would not be possible without incurring disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent from the public purse on repairs and maintenance at No. 10 Downing Street in each of the last ten years.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Number 10 Downing Street is a part of the Cabinet Office estate which is managed as a whole. Separating these costs would not be possible without incurring disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Tommy Sheppard (Scottish National Party - Edinburgh East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on repairs and maintenance of the Admiralty House flats in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
This information is not held centrally and could only be produced at disproportionate cost.