Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on UK exports to the EU.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The latest factual information on exports to the EU can be found in the 13 April report of the Office of National Statistics. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/bulletins/uktrade/february2021.
The vast majority of traders and hauliers have adapted well, and our focus now is on making sure that any business that is still facing challenges gets the support they need.
Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died as a result of issues related to homelessness in Bethnal Green and Bow in each of the last five years.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many non-disclosure agreements his Department has signed with (a) companies and (b) trade associations advising the Government on preparations for contingency planning for the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Answered by David Lidington
This information is not held centrally and could not be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral evidence of the Permanent Secretary of HMRC of 23 May and 5 June 2018 to the Treasury Committee, which Government departments had seen prior to the publication of the estimated figures of £17 billion to £20 billion for the cost of the maximum facilitation model in a letter to that Committee, dated 5 June 2018, (a) submissions and (b) briefing papers on those figures.
Answered by David Lidington
The Government is considering two approaches to a future customs relationship with the EU: a ‘new customs partnership’ and a ‘highly streamlined customs arrangement’. Ongoing analysis continues to support the development of both models.
The analysis to support the estimated £17-20 billion figure was published in a letter by the Chief Executive of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs to the Treasury Select Committee on 5 June, 2018.
Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the additional cost to the public purse was of delays of more than three months in the completion of Government IT projects in each Department since 2010.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given to PQ127332 on 26th February.
Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of the delayed completion by more than three months of Government IT projects since 2010.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
I refer my Hon. Friend to the answer given to PQ127332 on 26th February.
Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which (a) completed and (b) ongoing public sector contracts in (i) Bethnal Green and Bow, (ii) Tower Hamlets and (iii) Greater London involved Carillion in the last three years for which figures are available.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Information on public sector suppliers within a specific constituency is not held centrally.
Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of the delayed implementation of Government (a) digital projects, (b) websites and (c( IT systems since 2010.
Answered by David Lidington
The Cabinet Office does not centrally collect information regarding costs of delayed implementation of Government digital projects, websites and IT systems.
Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate his Department has made of the proportion of people aged 25 and under who appeared on the electoral roll in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by John Penrose
Annual data on the proportion of people under 25 registered to vote is not available. The Electoral Commission carries out periodic assessments of the completeness and accuracy of the electoral register. The most recent assessment from July 2014, which includes data on young people, is available at the following link:
http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/our-work/our-research/electoral-registration-research
More than 2.3 million young people aged 16 to 24 have applied to register to vote since June 2014 with over 1.9 million of these applications made online.
Asked by: Rushanara Ali (Labour - Bethnal Green and Bow)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what support his Department is providing (a) universities and (b) schools and colleges to ensure students are signed on to the electoral register following the introduction of Individual Voter Registration.
Answered by John Penrose
Online registration has made registering to vote quicker and more convenient for the majority of electors, including young people. Ahead of the elections on 7 May, £530,000 was allocated to organisations that work to encourage student electoral registration, including £380,000 to the National Union of Students. Universities and local authorities continue to work closely together through the Student Forum, established by the Cabinet Office. A number of learning resources promoting electoral registration in schools have also been developed in partnership with youth organisations. In addition, there are interesting pilots of the new system to improve student voter registration at Sheffield University and elsewhere, which we are studying carefully.