Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the maximum occupancy capacity of the Darlington Economic Campus at Feethams House is.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
Feethams House currently has 300 work-points. Work is underway to increase capacity prior to the construction of the new permanent home on the Brunswick site.
The Darlington Economic Campus forms an important part of the Government's Places for Growth (PfG) programme – an initiative that supports the commitment to relocate 22,000 roles outside of London and the South East by 2030. The DEC permanent solution will accommodate over 1,400 civil servants.
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 June 2023 to Question 188796 on Treasury: Darlington, what progress has made on commercial negotiations over that site; and when he expects these negotiations to conclude.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The Government Property Agency is responsible for commercial negotiations, which are ongoing and therefore commercially sensitive.
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to support people who have disabilities to stand for election.
Answered by Johnny Mercer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Minister for Veterans' Affairs)
It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office. The Government has been clear that the responsibility for supporting disabled candidates sits with political parties and that the EnAble Fund was an interim measure to give parties time to put their own support in place.
The government is committed to seeing more people with disabilities standing for local elections and becoming councillors. As part of the DLUHC funded 2022/23 local government sector support programme, delivered by the Local Government Association and launched in April this year, DLUHC supports a scheme which includes:
a coaching programme for disabled councillors to support them as resilient and confident leaders of their communities;
a campaign to attract more people with disabilities to stand for council elections and a new ‘Be a Councillor’ guide for disabled candidates who are considering standing for the 2023 elections;
a bespoke leadership development programme for disabled councillors, which provides councillors with unique networking opportunities and support.
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what specific savings the Efficiency and Value for Money Committee has identified to date.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Domestic & Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee is a Cabinet Committee.
It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees is not normally shared publicly.
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he chairs the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
The Chancellor of the Exchequer chairs the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee.
The standing members of the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee, as of 12 July 2022, are as follows:
Chancellor of the Exchequer (Chair)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chief Secretary to the Treasury (co-Deputy Chair)
Minister of State (Brexit Opportunities & Government Efficiency) (co-Deputy Chair)
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General
Minister without Portfolio
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the members of the Efficiency and Value for Money Cabinet Committee are as of 12 July 2022.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
The Chancellor of the Exchequer chairs the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee.
The standing members of the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee, as of 12 July 2022, are as follows:
Chancellor of the Exchequer (Chair)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chief Secretary to the Treasury (co-Deputy Chair)
Minister of State (Brexit Opportunities & Government Efficiency) (co-Deputy Chair)
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General
Minister without Portfolio
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who chairs the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee as of 12 July 2022.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
The Chancellor of the Exchequer chairs the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee.
The standing members of the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee, as of 12 July 2022, are as follows:
Chancellor of the Exchequer (Chair)
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Chief Secretary to the Treasury (co-Deputy Chair)
Minister of State (Brexit Opportunities & Government Efficiency) (co-Deputy Chair)
Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General
Minister without Portfolio
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee is taking to ensure (a) Government efficiency and (b) value for money.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Domestic and Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee has met.
Answered by Heather Wheeler
It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.
Asked by: Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour - Erith and Thamesmead)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he plans to visit the covid memorial wall.
Answered by Boris Johnson
The covid memorial wall is a moving reminder of the heartbreak and grief suffered by families across the United Kingdom. Each heart is a reminder of the individuals who have died. I have met and continue to meet those bereaved by Covid-19. Details of my public engagements will be announced in the usual way.