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Written Question
Owner Occupation
Tuesday 14th October 2014

Asked by: Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people owned their own home in (a) Barnsley East constituency, (b) Yorkshire and the Humber and (c) England and Wales in each of the last five years.

Answered by Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Written Question
Pay: Barnsley
Tuesday 14th October 2014

Asked by: Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what change there has been in median gross weekly pay for (a) men and (b) women in Barnsley East constituency in each year since 2010.

Answered by Rob Wilson

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2014
Industrial Action Update

"May I begin by thanking the Minister for advance sight of his statement in the nick of time?

Let us be clear: we on these Benches have said repeatedly that no one wants to see strikes, not least because of the impact they have on children, parents and all of …..."

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jul 2014
Industrial Action Update

"Would you have crossed the picket line?..."
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Written Question
Electronic Government
Thursday 10th July 2014

Asked by: Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to tackle copycat websites which are charging for free Government services.

Answered by Nick Hurd

Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.

We encourage all users of public services to go to our award-winning gov.uk, the official website for government information and services.

The Cabinet Office is working with Google and other search engine providers to address the problem of misleading websites advertising on their search engines. Work with other bodies such as the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) and Which? continues to raise awareness of this issue and ensures action is taken where appropriate.


Written Question
Electronic Government
Thursday 10th July 2014

Asked by: Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent meetings he has had with internet search engine companies on steps to tackle copycat websites which are charging for free Government services.

Answered by Nick Hurd

Ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly.

We encourage all users of public services to go to our award-winning gov.uk, the official website for government information and services.

The Cabinet Office is working with Google and other search engine providers to address the problem of misleading websites advertising on their search engines. Work with other bodies such as the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) and Which? continues to raise awareness of this issue and ensures action is taken where appropriate.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"An excellent report published last week by the Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research at Sheffield Hallam university on the state of the coalfields confirmed that the most deprived areas of the country have the lowest concentration of voluntary sector organisations. On top of that, we know that local …..."
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Written Question
Government Communications
Wednesday 11th June 2014

Asked by: Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish any advice from the Permanent Secretary of Government Communications to political parties on the use of specific terms issued in the last 12 months.

Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham

Public government documents are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications. Information on costs is not held centrally.

All Government communications officials are bound by the Civil Service code. There is no longer a Permanent Secretary of Government Communications.


Written Question
Government Departments: Publications
Wednesday 11th June 2014

Asked by: Michael Dugher (Labour - Barnsley East)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many publications by Government departments have included the term long-term economic plan in the last 12 months; and how much those publications have cost.

Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham

Public government documents are available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications. Information on costs is not held centrally.

All Government communications officials are bound by the Civil Service code. There is no longer a Permanent Secretary of Government Communications.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Apr 2014
Oral Answers to Questions

"Earlier this year, the Prime Minister boasted in a speech in Davos that under his Government

“there is a chance for Britain to become the ‘Re-Shore Nation’.”

However, the chief executive of Steria has said that offshoring jobs is “on the agenda” for outsourced civil servants working for Shared Services …..."

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