Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what processes are in place to enable public sector procurement organisations to monitor the competency of electrical workers on Government-funded construction projects.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The Construction Design and Management Regulations 2015 require the principle contractor to check that anyone they appoint has the skills, knowledge, experience and, where relevant, the organisational capability to carry out their work safely and without risk to health.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government currently has any compiled reports which have been awaiting publication for over 6 months.
Answered by David Lidington
This information is not collated or held centrally.
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the document, The Approvals Process for the Creation of New Arm’s-length Bodies what steps he is taking to ensure that Arms-length Bodies including (a) CMS and (b) UKVI, are adequately (i) resourced, (i) operating effectively, and (iii) performance managed to deal with hon Member’s casework in a timely manner.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Individual sponsor departments are ultimately responsible for the resourcing and performance management of their arm's length bodies (ALBs). All ALBs are subject to a tailored review or equivalent at least once in the lifetime of a Parliament. The Cabinet Office's tailored review guidance sets out the principles for government departments to use when reviewing ALBs. These principles aim to ensure ALBs remain fit for purpose, well governed and properly accountable for what they do.
The Child Maintenance Service and UK Visas and Immigration are operational units of the Department for Work and Pensions and the Home Office respectively and so are not ALBs.
The Cabinet Office classification guidance sets out what is classified as an ALB (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/classification-of-public-bodies-information-and-guidance).
Asked by: Rosie Cooper (Labour - West Lancashire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of systems to maintain ethical standards for people who hold public office.
Answered by Chloe Smith
All those who hold public office are expected to maintain high standards of behaviour and uphold the highest standards of propriety. The Government is confident that the relevant Codes of Conduct for Ministers, Special Advisers and Civil Servants clearly set out the standards of behaviour expected of them in their roles.
Furthermore, all public office holders are expected to observe the Seven Principles of Public Life which are included within these codes.