Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to send the report by Sir Robert Francis on compensation for those affected by contaminated blood products to his counterparts in the devolved Administrations.
Answered by Michael Ellis
Yes. I intend to share a copy of Sir Robert’s study with the health Ministers in the devolved administrations prior to publication of the study.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will confirm that liabilities in respect of the UK Contaminated Blood Scandal will be covered directly and exclusively by the Government.
Answered by Michael Ellis
It is important that we wait for the conclusion of the independent Infected Blood Inquiry, chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff. The Government will consider Sir Brian’s findings and recommendations once the Inquiry has reported.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a Suitability and Sustainability Study will be undertaken following the closure of the Civil Service Club in Rosyth, Fife.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Decisions on the Civil Service Club in Rosyth, Fife have been made by the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC). The Cabinet Office has no current plans to conduct a study as described.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the annual salary is of each of his Department's Non-Executive Board Members.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Details of remuneration for Cabinet Office’s Non-Executive Board Members is available in the Annual Report and Accounts, the latest edition of which can be found here. The register of interests for the new Board Members will be published shortly. The roles were advertised publicly with the job description posted on the HM Government Public Appointments and on GOV.UK. 163 candidates applied for these positions.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people applied for the four new Non-Executive Board positions and what the criteria was for selecting the successful candidates.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Details of remuneration for Cabinet Office’s Non-Executive Board Members is available in the Annual Report and Accounts, the latest edition of which can be found here. The register of interests for the new Board Members will be published shortly. The roles were advertised publicly with the job description posted on the HM Government Public Appointments and on GOV.UK. 163 candidates applied for these positions.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any of the Non-Executive Board members have current contracts with any (a) Government Departments, (b) universities, (c) local authorities and (d) publicly funded NHS organisations in the UK; and if he will publish an annually updated register of interests for all Non-Executive Board members.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Details of remuneration for Cabinet Office’s Non-Executive Board Members is available in the Annual Report and Accounts, the latest edition of which can be found here. The register of interests for the new Board Members will be published shortly. The roles were advertised publicly with the job description posted on the HM Government Public Appointments and on GOV.UK. 163 candidates applied for these positions.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding the Government has allocated to consultancy firms to support preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
Answered by Simon Hart - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
The Government allocates funds to departments and programmes to deliver their individual policies. It is for departments to decide how their funds are spent.
However, the Cabinet Office operates arrangements to help Departments access consultancy support for critical work on preparations for Brexit.
The arrangements deliver value for money through significant procurement and contract management savings, clarifying customer requirements and proposed solutions, and by reducing procurement lead times. Departments are able to engage consultants outside these arrangements but this information is not collated centrally.
Records of central Government contracts above £10,000 and information on how they are awarded are published on Contracts Finder: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) contracts and (b) sub-contracts (i) his Department and (ii) agencies of his Department have awarded (A) Netcracker Technology and (B) Computer Sciences Corporation.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:http://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive
Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on which dates cabinet ministers visited Scotland on official engagements between 8 May 2015 and 14 September 2015; whether any further such visits are planned to take place before 18 September 2015; and what the purpose was of each such visit.
Answered by Matt Hancock
This information is not collected by the Cabinet Office. Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations and overseas visits are published routinely.
Asked by: Douglas Chapman (Scottish National Party - Dunfermline and West Fife)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on which dates cabinet ministers visited Scotland on official engagements between 8 May 2014 and 18 September 2014; and what the purpose was of each such visit.
Answered by Matt Hancock
This information is not collected by the Cabinet Office. Details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations and overseas visits are published routinely.