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Written Question
Government Departments: Reviews
Wednesday 6th June 2018

Asked by: Peter Dowd (Labour - Bootle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of independent or Government-led reviews which are under consultation or awaiting a government response across all Departments as of 1 June 2018.

Answered by David Lidington

Granular information on reviews across government is not centrally held in the form requested. Individual departments are responsible for any reviews they conduct or commission, and any associated consultation process. The Cabinet Office is responsible for the Government Consultation Principles, which provide departments with guidance on conducting consultations. That guidance sets out that consultations, and any response to them, should be published on gov.uk

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 May 2018
Leaving the EU: Customs

"Call me old-fashioned, but what is wrong with the House having papers, presentations and economic analyses on the Government’s post-Brexit preferred customs arrangements, including a customs partnership and maximum facilitation? What is wrong with that? What we have is a Government who are waiting, like Mr Micawber, for something to …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 May 2018
Leaving the EU: Customs

"That is a fair assessment from my right hon. Friend.

As Members have mentioned already, we have been told by the Brexit Secretary that:

“Faced with intractable problems with political pressure for a solution, the government reaches for a headline grabbing high-tech ‘solution’. Rather than spend the resources, time and …..."
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Written Question
Government Departments: Buildings
Wednesday 6th September 2017

Asked by: Peter Dowd (Labour - Bootle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been raised from selling government buildings in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013, (e) 2014, (f) 2015, (g) 2016 and (h) 2017.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

The Government has raised the following from the sale of Government land and buildings in the following financial years.

2010-11 £257,256,884

2011-12 £617,322,479

2012-13 £388,855,250

2013-14 £311,519,975

2014-15 £224,541,513

2015-16 £973,430,475

In the autumn the Government will be publishing details of Government land and buildings sold in 2016/17 including the money raised. Selling surplus land and property is an important part of delivering an efficient and fit-for-purpose Government estate. It delivers value for the taxpayer and supports local growth, including unlocking land for new homes.

Written Question
Government Departments: Procurement
Tuesday 5th September 2017

Asked by: Peter Dowd (Labour - Bootle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of Government purchasing currently comes from small and medium-sized enterprises.

Answered by Caroline Nokes

I refer my Hon Friend to the answer I gave to the Hon. Member for Edinburgh North and Leith on 18 July 2017 to UIN: 4273.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Dec 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q1. If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 14 December...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Dec 2016
Oral Answers to Questions

"May I take the opportunity to wish you, Mr Speaker, and all Members of the House a merry Christmas and a happy new year?

In the light of the Foreign Secretary’s display of chronic “foot in mouth” disease, when deciding on Cabinet positions, does the Prime Minister now regret that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 19 Oct 2015
European Council

"On the Prime Minister’s elliptical statement on renegotiation, what particular regulations and red tape does he envisage need be cut to ensure enhanced competitiveness, as he is in danger of sounding a bit vague and of outlining more of a wish list than a to-do list?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q15. Last week, the High Court ruled that severe delays in assessing disabled people for benefits were unlawful. Given that, will the Prime Minister personally take charge to ensure that these distressing delays do not happen again?..."
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