Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to establish a Department for Trade.
Answered by Oliver Letwin
The Prime Minister announced during his statement to the House on the 27th June, the Cabinet will create a new EU unit in Whitehall, which will bring together officials and policy expertise from across the Cabinet Office, HM Treasury, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many third generation children living in Britain are not British citizens.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many third generation children of Jamaican descent living in Britain are not British citizens.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to extend freedom of information to local enterprise partnerships.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Government does not currently plan to extend the Freedom of Information Act to Local Enterprise Partnerships.
Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government offers non-executive directors of government-owned companies or arm's-length bodies independent legal advice if they believe a conflict of interest may arise if such advice is provided internally by government departments.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
Government owned companies and arm's-length bodies are responsible for obtaining their own legal advice; some may obtain legal advice from Government departments.
Potential conflicts of interest are considered on a case by case basis.
Asked by: Charlotte Leslie (Conservative - Bristol North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will estimate how much Government departments have spent on filtering tap water for drinking in each of the last four years.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The information requested is not held centrally. However, as part of this Government's commitment to reducing waste and driving down costs, we are challenging departments on the need to make savings from facilities management.