Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the National Flood Resilience Review met; what the dates are for future meetings of that review; and if he will publish the (a) agendas for and (b) minutes of meetings of that review.
Answered by Oliver Letwin
The National Flood Resilience Review Group meets regularly to review progress of the review. We do not comment on specific date, nor do we publish agendas or minutes
The National Floods Resilience Review Group is chaired by Oliver Letwin and consists of Ministers and senior officials from relevant departments, including Defra, DECC, DfT, DCLG, HMT, DCMS, the Environment Agency and the Met Office.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the membership of the National Flood Resilience Review team is.
Answered by Oliver Letwin
The National Flood Resilience Review Group meets regularly to review progress of the review. We do not comment on specific date, nor do we publish agendas or minutes
The National Floods Resilience Review Group is chaired by Oliver Letwin and consists of Ministers and senior officials from relevant departments, including Defra, DECC, DfT, DCLG, HMT, DCMS, the Environment Agency and the Met Office.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on civil contingencies of the policies announced in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015.
Answered by Oliver Letwin
My officials and I worked closely with departments and the Treasury in preparing for the spending review to ensure that crucial civil contingencies capabilities were maintained. The settlement outlined in the Autumn Statement strikes the right balance between protecting the public and communities and reducing the budget deficit.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many voluntary exit payments for Civil Service employees with a value of more than £95,000 have been rejected since May 2015.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Information about the number and value of payments made under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are accounted for in Departmental annual reports. Details about the overall number of cases rejected under the scheme is not held centrally.
There are no cases that are currently outstanding that were submitted to my department before 1 October 2015.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many requests for voluntary exit payments for Civil Service employees with a value of more than £95,000 he has received since May 2015.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Information about the number and value of payments made under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are accounted for in Departmental annual reports. Details about the overall number of cases rejected under the scheme is not held centrally.
There are no cases that are currently outstanding that were submitted to my department before 1 October 2015.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many requests for voluntary exit payments for Civil Service employees with a value of more than £95,000 have been outstanding since May 2015.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Information about the number and value of payments made under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are accounted for in Departmental annual reports. Details about the overall number of cases rejected under the scheme is not held centrally.
There are no cases that are currently outstanding that were submitted to my department before 1 October 2015.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average value was of voluntary exit payments for Civil Service employees with a value of more than £95,000 made since May 2015.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Information about the number and value of payments made under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are accounted for in Departmental annual reports. Details about the overall number of cases rejected under the scheme is not held centrally.
There are no cases that are currently outstanding that were submitted to my department before 1 October 2015.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average length of time is from receipt of a request for a voluntary exit payment for a Civil Service employee with a value of more than £95,000 to a decision on that request.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Information about the number and value of payments made under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are accounted for in Departmental annual reports. Details about the overall number of cases rejected under the scheme is not held centrally.
There are no cases that are currently outstanding that were submitted to my department before 1 October 2015.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many voluntary exit payments for Civil Service employees with a value of more than £95,000, have been rejected for employees who would have left the service by the end of September 2015.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Information about the number and value of payments made under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are accounted for in Departmental annual reports. Details about the overall number of cases rejected under the scheme is not held centrally.
There are no cases that are currently outstanding that were submitted to my department before 1 October 2015.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many voluntary exit payments for Civil Service employees with a value of more than £95,000 have been approved since May 2015.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Information about the number and value of payments made under the Civil Service Compensation Scheme are accounted for in Departmental annual reports. Details about the overall number of cases rejected under the scheme is not held centrally.
There are no cases that are currently outstanding that were submitted to my department before 1 October 2015.