Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of staff of all Government departments were based in each region of the UK in each of the last 10 years.
Answered by Rob Wilson
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.
Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to prevent candidates standing in both local and general elections when those elections are held on the same day.
Answered by John Penrose
The Government has no plans to change the current arrangements in this area.
Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to increase the deposit necessary to stand in local elections.
Answered by John Penrose
Deposits are not currently required for candidates to stand in local government elections and the Government does not have any plans to introduce such a provision.
Asked by: Simon Danczuk (Independent - Rochdale)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much was accrued to the public purse as a result of candidates losing their deposits at the 2015 General Election.
Answered by John Penrose
Every candidate standing in the General Election must pay a deposit of £500, which is forfeited if they fail to gain five per cent of the vote in the constituency in which they are standing.
The total amount that is to be returned to the Consolidated Fund as a result of candidates losing their deposit at the 2015 General Election is £773,000. This represents 1,546 candidates that lost their deposit.