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Written Question
Life Expectancy
Tuesday 21st June 2022

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the average life expectancy in each region of England.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the hon. Member’s Parliamentary Question of 13 June is attached.


Written Question
Civil Service: Location
Tuesday 22nd March 2022

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on relocating civil service jobs across the UK.

Answered by Jacob Rees-Mogg

By the end of 2021, more than 2,000 Civil Service jobs had already been relocated from Greater London under the Places for Growth programme.

Places for Growth is contributing towards the Declaration on Government Reform and Levelling Up agenda by significantly increasing the geographic spread of Civil Servants across the UK, increasing opportunities for people from a wider range of places. As the Levelling Up White Paper set out, departments have committed to moving more than 15,000 Civil Service roles out of Greater London by 2025, and 22,000 by 2030.


Written Question
Public Sector: Cybersecurity
Tuesday 1st March 2022

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to promote measures to ensure the reliability of public services in protecting them from the risk of hostile cyber threats.

Answered by Michael Ellis

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 February to Question PQ 121977 and PQ 121979.


Written Question
Cybersecurity
Tuesday 1st March 2022

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to promote ways to strengthen the UK’s cyber resilience.

Answered by Michael Ellis

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 24 February to Question PQ 121977 and PQ 121979.


Written Question
Wales Office: Supply Chains
Thursday 2nd December 2021

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking with the Wales Office to ensure supply chain resilience for that Department.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The resilience of our Supply Chains is a key priority for the Government. We have already put in place a raft of measures to deal with the extraordinary set of circumstances brought on by the pandemic and the global economy rebounding.

These include:

  • increasing HGV testing capacity by 90% to help get new drivers into the sector quickly;

  • extending cabotage rights;

  • making available bootcamp places to train up to 5,000 HGV drivers, and

  • making available temporary visas for poultry workers and butchers.

In October, the Prime Minister appointed Sir Dave Lewis to advise HM Government on supply chains and to identify both immediate improvements and any necessary long-term changes. He has spoken with over 100 businesses from across 14 sectors since his appointment. In order that we can continue to monitor supply chain risks and coordinate work across government, we have also established a new Supply Chains Unit within the Cabinet Office.


Written Question
Scotland Office: Supply Chains
Thursday 2nd December 2021

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking with the Scotland Office to ensure supply chain resilience for that Department.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The resilience of our Supply Chains is a key priority for the Government. We have already put in place a raft of measures to deal with the extraordinary set of circumstances brought on by the pandemic and the global economy rebounding.

These include:

  • increasing HGV testing capacity by 90% to help get new drivers into the sector quickly;

  • extending cabotage rights;

  • making available bootcamp places to train up to 5,000 HGV drivers, and

  • making available temporary visas for poultry workers and butchers.

In October, the Prime Minister appointed Sir Dave Lewis to advise HM Government on supply chains and to identify both immediate improvements and any necessary long-term changes. He has spoken with over 100 businesses from across 14 sectors since his appointment. In order that we can continue to monitor supply chain risks and coordinate work across government, we have also established a new Supply Chains Unit within the Cabinet Office.


Written Question
Northern Ireland Office: Supply Chains
Thursday 2nd December 2021

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking with the Northern Ireland Office to ensure supply chain resilience for that Department.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The resilience of our Supply Chains is a key priority for the Government. We have already put in place a raft of measures to deal with the extraordinary set of circumstances brought on by the pandemic and the global economy rebounding.

These include:

  • increasing HGV testing capacity by 90% to help get new drivers into the sector quickly;

  • extending cabotage rights;

  • making available bootcamp places to train up to 5,000 HGV drivers, and

  • making available temporary visas for poultry workers and butchers.

In October, the Prime Minister appointed Sir Dave Lewis to advise HM Government on supply chains and to identify both immediate improvements and any necessary long-term changes. He has spoken with over 100 businesses from across 14 sectors since his appointment. In order that we can continue to monitor supply chain risks and coordinate work across government, we have also established a new Supply Chains Unit within the Cabinet Office.


Written Question
Ministry of Justice: Supply Chains
Thursday 2nd December 2021

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking with the Ministry of Justice to ensure supply chain resilience for that Department.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The resilience of our Supply Chains is a key priority for the Government. We have already put in place a raft of measures to deal with the extraordinary set of circumstances brought on by the pandemic and the global economy rebounding.

These include:

  • increasing HGV testing capacity by 90% to help get new drivers into the sector quickly;

  • extending cabotage rights;

  • making available bootcamp places to train up to 5,000 HGV drivers, and

  • making available temporary visas for poultry workers and butchers.

In October, the Prime Minister appointed Sir Dave Lewis to advise HM Government on supply chains and to identify both immediate improvements and any necessary long-term changes. He has spoken with over 100 businesses from across 14 sectors since his appointment. In order that we can continue to monitor supply chain risks and coordinate work across government, we have also established a new Supply Chains Unit within the Cabinet Office.


Written Question
Ministry of Defence: Supply Chains
Thursday 2nd December 2021

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking with the Ministry of Defence to ensure supply chain resilience for that Department.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The resilience of our Supply Chains is a key priority for the Government. We have already put in place a raft of measures to deal with the extraordinary set of circumstances brought on by the pandemic and the global economy rebounding.

These include:

  • increasing HGV testing capacity by 90% to help get new drivers into the sector quickly;

  • extending cabotage rights;

  • making available bootcamp places to train up to 5,000 HGV drivers, and

  • making available temporary visas for poultry workers and butchers.

In October, the Prime Minister appointed Sir Dave Lewis to advise HM Government on supply chains and to identify both immediate improvements and any necessary long-term changes. He has spoken with over 100 businesses from across 14 sectors since his appointment. In order that we can continue to monitor supply chain risks and coordinate work across government, we have also established a new Supply Chains Unit within the Cabinet Office.


Written Question
Home Office: Supply Chains
Thursday 2nd December 2021

Asked by: Matthew Offord (Conservative - Hendon)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking with the Home Office to ensure supply chain resilience for that Department.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The resilience of our Supply Chains is a key priority for the Government. We have already put in place a raft of measures to deal with the extraordinary set of circumstances brought on by the pandemic and the global economy rebounding.

These include:

  • increasing HGV testing capacity by 90% to help get new drivers into the sector quickly;

  • extending cabotage rights;

  • making available bootcamp places to train up to 5,000 HGV drivers, and

  • making available temporary visas for poultry workers and butchers.

In October, the Prime Minister appointed Sir Dave Lewis to advise HM Government on supply chains and to identify both immediate improvements and any necessary long-term changes. He has spoken with over 100 businesses from across 14 sectors since his appointment. In order that we can continue to monitor supply chain risks and coordinate work across government, we have also established a new Supply Chains Unit within the Cabinet Office.