Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new electors have registered to vote after turning 18 since 24 June 2016.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Cabinet Office does not hold information on the number of electors who have successfully enrolled onto each individual Local Authority’s electoral register. Some registration statistics are available from the Office for National Statistics website (www.ons.gov.uk) but this does not include a breakdown by age.
Cabinet Office does, however, hold data on the number of applications to register to vote. The total number of individual applications since 24 June 2016, from 18-24 year olds – both online, via the Register to Vote Website, and by paper form – is 3.9 million.
Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with the Greater London Authority on the raising of the European Union flag on the flag poles of Parliament Square in order for them to be ceremonially lowered on the day the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by David Lidington
None. We have no plans to seek to lower the EU flag on leaving the European Union, as it is already the case that the EU flag is not flown in Westminster or Whitehall.
Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2019 to Question 215221 on 10 Downing Street: Flags, whether there are any plans to raise the flag of the European Union above Downing Street in order for it to be ceremonially lowered on the day the UK leaves the EU.
Answered by Theresa May
We have no plans to lower the EU flag on leaving the European Union, as it is already the case that the EU flag is not flown.
Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, further to the Answer of 18 January 2018 to Question 121510, whether the Government has plans for ceremonial or official events to mark the formal exit of the UK from the European Union.
Answered by David Lidington
Further to my answer of 18 January 2018, (https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-01-08/121510/) the Royal Mint will produce a coin to commemorate the UK leaving the European Union.
The Royal Mint has a long-established tradition of producing coins in order to commemorate historic moments, including the 2012 Olympics, the UK’s accession to the European Economic Community, and the centenary of the First World War.
Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, if she will publish a list of hon. Members appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretaries to (a) Government Departments, (b) Ministers and (c) Secretaries of State.
Answered by Theresa May
A list was previously published in September 2018. We will publish an updated list, routinely in due course.
Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, on what occasions and dates the flag of the EU has been flown above 10 Downing Street since 2015.
Answered by Theresa May
None
Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, if she will publish an updated list of Government parliamentary private secretaries.
Answered by Theresa May
Lists were previously published in July 2017 and January 2018. We will publish an updated list, routinely in due course
Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will respond to EDM 925, Professionalism and value of the British Civil Service.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Government believes that the four key values outlined in the Civil Service Code - integrity, honesty, objectivity and impartiality - enable the UK Civil Service to carry out its responsibility to provide objective advice to Ministers without fear or favour. The Code requires all Civil Servants to put the obligations of public service above their own personal interests; be truthful and open; base advice and decisions on rigorous analysis of evidence; and act solely according to the merits of the case, serving equally well governments of different political persuasions.
Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with the House of Commons Commission about making arrangements for Big Ben to chime to mark the UK's departure from the EU.
Answered by David Lidington
There are currently no arrangements for Big Ben to chime to mark the UK’s departure from the EU.
Asked by: Patrick Grady (Scottish National Party - Glasgow North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government is planning any ceremonial or official events to mark the formal exit of the UK from the EU.
Answered by David Lidington
The Prime Minister has stated that the United Kingdom will cease to be a member of the European Union on 29 March 2019, at the conclusion of the Article 50 process. There are currently no plans for any ceremonial or official events to mark the formal exit of the UK from the EU, although the Cabinet Office and the Department for Exiting the European Union will keep this under review.