Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 05 Jul 2022
Standards in Public Life
"As many in this House know, I am a former police officer, and something that is important for every single one of us as MPs is our responsibility for safeguarding, both on the estate and in our constituency. If I received an unsubstantiated allegation, I would do my best to …..."Wendy Chamberlain - View Speech
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Written Question
Thursday 23rd June 2022
Asked by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much his Department spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.
Answered by Jacob Rees-Mogg
For management and staffing purposes the Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. Spend on consultancy is published in the Annual Report and Accounts. Figures for the last five years are:
Year | £000s |
2021/22 | 28,997 |
2020/21 | 79,799 |
2019/20 | 35,380 |
2018/19 | 36,893 |
2017/18 | 23,988 |
Note - currently 2020/21 remains provisional until our annual audit is finalised.
Written Question
Thursday 23rd June 2022
Asked by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Prime Minister's Office spent on consultancy fees in each of the last five years.
Answered by Jacob Rees-Mogg
For management and staffing purposes the Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office. Spend on consultancy is published in the Annual Report and Accounts. Figures for the last five years are:
Year | £000s |
2021/22 | 28,997 |
2020/21 | 79,799 |
2019/20 | 35,380 |
2018/19 | 36,893 |
2017/18 | 23,988 |
Note - currently 2020/21 remains provisional until our annual audit is finalised.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 16 Jun 2022
Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests Resignation
"Government is accountable to Parliament. The independent adviser on Ministers’ interests is a crucial role that is appointed by the Prime Minister. Does the Minister accept that the only way to begin the process of restoring trust in standards of public life—standards undermined by the Prime Minister—is to give Parliament …..."Wendy Chamberlain - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 May 2022
Sue Gray Report
"The Prime Minister has previously stated that partygate investigations would be complied with fully, but today there are reports that senior staff simply did not answer the questionnaires and, as a result, have avoided being fined. Can he therefore confirm whether all senior staff at No. 10, including himself, met …..."Wendy Chamberlain - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 24 May 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"T5. In all nations of the UK, rape victims are being let down by criminal justice systems that make prosecuting rape extremely rare, lengthy and difficult. At present, charge rates for rape vary widely from 1.3% in Surrey, home to the Secretary of State’s constituency, to 8.2% in Durham. Some …..."Wendy Chamberlain - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"22. What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the independent Human Rights Act review published in December 2021. ..."Wendy Chamberlain - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Mar 2022
Oral Answers to Questions
"It is agreed by legal experts in areas ranging from local government to the House of Lords that the HRA is a delicate and well-tuned piece of legislation, and the organisation Lawyers in Local Government said in its response to the independent HRA review that the Government’s proposals not only …..."Wendy Chamberlain - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 1st March 2022
Asked by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of its consultation on Fairness in government debt management.
Answered by Jacob Rees-Mogg
The Government published a summary of responses to its Call for Evidence in February 2021, and will make any further announcements in the usual way. Findings from the consultation helped government develop the UK’s first public sector Vulnerability Toolkit to identify and support vulnerable people. The Debt Functional Standard has also been strengthened, which sets expectations for government debt management.
Written Question
Monday 28th February 2022
Asked by:
Wendy Chamberlain (Liberal Democrat - North East Fife)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse is of (a) his new Chief of Staff and (b) his new Director of Communications.
Answered by Michael Ellis
In relation to the Chief of Staff, I would refer the Hon. Member back to the reply I gave to her on 7 February 2022 (Hansard volume 708, from column 695).
In relation to the Director of Communications, pursuant to the Constitution Reform and Governance Act 2010, a report is published annually containing information about the number and cost of special advisers. Salaries of individuals above £70,000 are detailed in bands of £5,000.