Alex Burghart MP: written questions
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Arms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14109More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether framework agreements with Arm’s Length Bodies can be unilaterally changed by Departments.
Answer: As per the guidance set out by HM Treasury Framework Agreements are agreed between the department and the Arm’s Length Body jointly and then submitted to the Treasury Officer of Accounts.
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArms Length BodiesCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14108More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether framework agreements between his Department and Arms Length Bodies are approved by Ministers.
Answer: Ministers have direct involvement in approving the strategy, outputs and objectives of Arms Length Bodies (ALBs). This ensures that ALBs remain aligned and can effectively deliver the commitments and objectives of the government. Ministers are responsible...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14107More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) the Cabinet Office and (b) Civil Service Pensions holds data on the salary of each civil servant.
Answer: The Cabinet Office holds data of the salary of each civil servant as at the 31st March in each year, through the Annual Civil Service Employment Survey collection.The pension scheme administrator, MyCSP, holds essential contribution, salary and other sche...
Answered 26 Nov 2024
Original Parliament record9 Downing Street: MediaCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13808More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on (a) new furniture, backdrops and fittings in and (b) other refurbishment of the 9 Downing Street Press Briefing Room since 30 May 2024; and on what items this was spent.
Answer: No money has been spent on new furniture, backdrops, fittings or other refurbishment of the Press Briefing Room in 9 Downing Street since 30 May 2024.
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Parliamentary Private SecretariesCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13807More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many private secretaries each Minister in his Department has.
Answer: There are 34 members of staff, at multiple grades, who support the seven Cabinet Office ministers.
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordElectronic Purchasing Card SolutionCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13805More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government procurement cards have been issued across the Civil Service.
Answer: The number of Government procurement cards issued across the Civil Service is not held centrally by the Cabinet Office.
Answered 25 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCivil Servants: Workplace PensionsCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13804More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants (a) are members of the Alpha pension scheme, (b) are members of the Partnership pension scheme and (c) have opted out of both schemes.
Answer: As at 31 October 2024, there were 588,623 active members of the alpha pension scheme. As well as civil servants, the Civil Service Pension arrangements cover employees of certain non-Civil Service organisations, such as non-Departmental Public Bodies, if ...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordStatistics: UK Relations with EUCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13803More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Office for Statistics's press release entitled New partnership between statistical authorities of the UK and the EU, published on 9 October 2024, what role Ministers had in approving this a
Answer: Article 730 of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) negotiated between the UK and EU in 2021 provides that ‘Eurostat and the United Kingdom Statistics Authority may establish an arrangement that enables cooperation on relevant statistical matters’. T...
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPermanent Secretaries: RecruitmentCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13802More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government response of January 2024 to the17th Report of the House of Lords Constitution Select Committee of Session 2022/23 on Permanent Secretaries: their appointments and removal, HL 258
Answer: The Senior Appointment Protocol is being updated and will be published in due course.
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for the Pay Review BodiesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13801More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the letter of 30 September 2024 from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster letter to the Senior Salaries Review Body, when the Office for Pay Review Bodies was set up.
Answer: The Office of Manpower Economics was set up in 1971. Its name was changed to the Office for the Pay Review Bodies on 1 October 2024, to reflect better the role of the organisation.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSenior Civil Servants: PayCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13800More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to increase the pay bands of Permanent Secretaries.
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering value for money for the taxpayer. We will publish written evidence to the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) later this year, and will consider any recommendations from the SSRB on the remuneration of Senior Civil...
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordHouse of Lords: ReformCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13799More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enact reforms to the House of Lords other than those set out in the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill.
Answer: The Government’s manifesto set out a number of commitments to reform of the House of Lords. The manifesto was clear that, as an immediate reform, it would introduce legislation to remove the right of hereditary peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords....
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: InternetCabinet OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13764More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department's About Us web page lists the Government's priorities for 2021-22.
Answer: This page has been amended and will be updated further in due course.
Answered 10 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMinisters: Workplace PensionsHouse of Commons CommissionTabled 12 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13763More
Question: To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8129 on Ministers: Workplace Pensions, what the percentage employer contribution to the Parliamentary
Answer: The exchequer contribution to the Ministerial Pension Scheme in the financial year 2024–25 is 10.5% of pay per annum.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13513More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to Item 26 on page 118, Table 5.1, of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC295, published on 30 October 2024, if she will set out the methodological difference with the monetary figures listed for RDEL compensat
Answer: The OBR memo line was incorrect and it has now been amended - Correction on 7 October 2024: The published Economic and fiscal outlook included an incorrect definition of the policy and its costs. We have made this correction to the highlighted cells above...
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordEmployers' Contributions: Public SectorTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13512More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 6 November 2024, to Question 12294, on Employer’s Contributions: Ministry of Defence, and with reference to Item 26 on page 118, Table 5.1, of the Autumn Budget 2024, HC295, on the allowanc
Answer: The Treasury routinely uses the Office for National Statistics (ONS) classification of the public sector boundary, for example in relation to public sector spending, public sector borrowing and public sector debt.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordFurther Education: VATTreasuryTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13459More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to his Answer of 17 October 2024 to Question 8846 on Further Education: VAT, if she will set out the reasons why further education colleges are unable to recover the VAT they have incurred on their expendit
Answer: Section 33 of the VAT Act 1994 provides a scheme that allows local authorities (LAs) and similar public bodies to refunds of VAT equal to that incurred on purchases of goods and services relating to their statutory non-business activities. The scheme was ...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordInterTrade UKNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to publish the terms of reference for Intertrade UK.
Answer: I confirmed the appointment of Baroness Foster as the chair of Intertrade UK on 19 September and work is continuing on other necessary preparatory activity. We will announce further details - including the Terms of Reference - in due course.
Answered 18 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMurder of Patrick Finucane Independent InquiryNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to publish the terms of reference of the Finucane inquiry.
Answer: I am keen that the Inquiry is able to begin its work without undue delay. The Inquiries Act 2005 sets out clear steps to follow in setting up an inquiry, including the appointment of the Chair, agreement on the Terms of Reference, working through the nece...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMurder of Patrick Finucane Independent InquiryNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 4.140 of the Autumn Budget 2024, published on 30 October 2024, HC 295, how much has been allocated to the Finucane inquiry.
Answer: The settlement in the Autumn Budget for the Northern Ireland Office includes funding for priorities related to the legacy of the Troubles, including making provision for the establishment of the Inquiry into the death of Patrick Finucane. The bulk of the ...
Answered 11 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordNorthern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023Northern Ireland OfficeTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department plans to appeal the Dillon judgement handed down in the Belfast Court of Appeal on 20 September 2024, NICA 59.
Answer: The Government is committed to repealing and replacing the Legacy Act, and to implementing legacy mechanisms that are compliant with human rights and can be supported by communities across Northern Ireland. We are considering the implications of the Court...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice Service of Northern Ireland: FinanceNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 1 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much additional security funding the Government plans to provide to the Police Service of Northern Ireland in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: Recognising the unique security situation in Northern Ireland, the UK Government makes an additional contribution to the PSNI through Additional Security Funding.As we announced in the Spending Review last week we have increased Additional Security Fundin...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordWindsor FrameworkNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2024 to Question 9532, when the Independent Monitoring Panel will make its first report.
Answer: The Independent Monitoring Panel will report every six months to the Government on the basis set out in the Safeguarding the Union command paper. The support arrangements for the Panel are in the process of being put in place presently, as set out in my a...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTerrorism: Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland OfficeTabled 18 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October to Question 8847 on Terrorism: Northern Ireland, for what reason he will not publish the details of these requests.
Answer: There is no obligation to publish details of the requests the government receives for public inquiries. I do not intend to do so, especially as there are victims, survivors and families at the heart of those requests, who should be treated with respect an...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordTuring SchemeDepartment for EducationTabled 16 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish the most up-to-date figures for the (a) number of applications, (b) number of placements and (c) location of placements for the Turing Scheme.
Answer: The figures for the number of Turing Scheme applications and placements were recently published on GOV.UK and can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/turing-scheme-funding-and-assessment-outcomes-2024-to-2025.For the 2024/25 academic...
Answered 25 Oct 2024
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