Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contractors currently employed by his Department are paid £1,000 or more per day.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Cabinet Office utilises contingent labour to supply specialist skills and capability not readily available within the Civil Service. 13 contractors currently engaged by the Cabinet Office receive £1000 or more per day.
13 contractors currently engaged by the Cabinet Office receive £1000 or more per day. Out of these, nine are deployed to work on departmental transformation projects in other government departments; three have been engaged for 1-2 months; and one has been engaged for 14 months.
Additional information about the numbers and costs of contingent labour working in the Cabinet Office (including temporary staff) is published monthly and 2017/18 statistics are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-workforce-management-data-2017-to-2018.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the main policy priority is for his Department for 2018; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Cabinet Office published an updated Single Departmental Plan on 23 May 2018. This set out the department’s main policy objectives and how it will achieve them. Single Departmental Plans will be revised annually to reflect new priorities or changes in responsibilities.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contractors have been employed by his Department for (a) up to one year, (b) between one and five years, (c) between five and 10 years and (d) over 10 years.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Cabinet Office utilises contingent labour to supply specialist skills and capability not readily available within the Civil Service. As at 22nd May 2018 the breakdown of contingent labour contracted in the Cabinet Office, by length of contract is detailed below.
(a) up to one year | (b) between one and five years | (c) between five and 10 years | (d) over 10 years |
627 | 420 | 0 | 0 |
These figures refer to all contingent labour who have been contracted in the Cabinet Office for the time period specified at any point during the last a) one year, or b) five years.
Additional information about the numbers and costs of contingent labour working in the Cabinet Office (including temporary staff) is published monthly and 2017/18 statistics are available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-workforce-management-data-2017-to-2018.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which regulations his Department (a) has introduced as a result of EU legislation from 23 June 2016 to date and (b) expects to implement as a result of EU legislation in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each such regulation to the (A) public purse and (B) private sector.
Answered by Chloe Smith
My department have introduced no regulations as a result of EU Legislation since 23 June 2016.
In 2018, we expect to introduce 6 regulations.
In 2019, we expect to introduce 3 regulations. However, the exact number is subject to ongoing negotiations.
All regulations relating to EU legislation that have been introduced since 2013 and impact assessments, where available, can be found on www.legislation.gov.uk
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the job titles are of civil servants in his Department who have been provided with (a) an official car and (b) a driver; and how many civil servants are so provided for.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Cabinet Secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, has the use of an allocated car and driver in the circumstances permitted by the Civil Service Management Code.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Domestic Violence Protection Orders have been (a) applied for and (b) granted in the latest year for which information is available, broken down by the sex of the person subject to each order in each category.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, what 10 Downing Street's main policy priority is for 2017; and if she will make a statement.
Answered by Theresa May
I refer the hon. Member to my New Year’s message, a transcript of which can be found on the gov.uk website.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's main policy priority is for 2017; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Cabinet Office is the centre of Government. The Department is responsible for delivering a democracy that works for everyone, supporting the design and delivery of Government policy and driving efficiencies and reforms to make government work better.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) mean and (b) median pay was for staff in 10 Downing Street who were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) white, (iv) from an ethnic minority background, (v) disabled and (vi) non-disabled in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by (A) full-time and (B) part-time workers.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.
The Office for National Statistics publish much of this information each year by Civil Service organization as part of their annual release of Civil Service statistics. The latest data set from 2016 can be found on the ONS website, available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016
Departmental breakdowns of the ethnicity and disability pay gaps are not published through the ONS and are not publicly available.
The Civil Service is committed to being a place where everyone can thrive, regardless of background- with the aim of becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK
Whilst it is encouraging to see a positive trajectory in terms of diversity representation in the Civil Service, we recognise that there is more to do. That is why in March 2016 the Government published its refreshed Talent Action Plan for the Civil Service, identifying actions to support our staff, increase diverstity in the Civil Service and deliver the best possible public services.
Asked by: Philip Davies (Conservative - Shipley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) mean and (b) median pay was for staff in his Department who were (i) male, (ii) female, (iii) white, (iv) from an ethnic minority background, (v) disabled and (vi) non-disabled in the most recent year for which information is available, broken down by (A) full-time and (B) part-time workers.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.
The Office for National Statistics publish much of this information each year by Civil Service organization as part of their annual release of Civil Service statistics. The latest data set from 2016 can be found on the ONS website, available at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/bulletins/civilservicestatistics/2016
Departmental breakdowns of the ethnicity and disability pay gaps are not published through the ONS and are not publicly available.
The Civil Service is committed to being a place where everyone can thrive, regardless of background- with the aim of becoming the most inclusive employer in the UK
Whilst it is encouraging to see a positive trajectory in terms of diversity representation in the Civil Service, we recognise that there is more to do. That is why in March 2016 the Government published its refreshed Talent Action Plan for the Civil Service, identifying actions to support our staff, increase diverstity in the Civil Service and deliver the best possible public services.