Iau, 27 Hydref 2022
Order. I wish to inform the House that I have received a letter from the right hon. Member for Harlow (Robert Halfon) informing me of his resignation as the Chair of the Education Committee,...
The Minister for the Cabinet Office was asked—
What steps he is taking to support island communities.
What discussions he has had with representatives from the devolved Administrations on recent changes in Government responsibility for the Union and inter- governmental relations.
How many civil service jobs he plans to relocate from London to the south-west of England in the remainder of this Parliament.
What steps his Department is taking to support people affected by infected blood.
What steps the Government are taking to strengthen domestic cyber-resilience against potential impacts from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the Union.
What steps his Department is taking to increase apprenticeship opportunities within the civil service.
What steps his Department is taking to reduce public sector fraud.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure value for money in public spending.
What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure adequate contingency planning for food security in the context of the (a) cost of living crisis and (b) market unpredictability.
Whether the Government plans to make reductions to public services to meet its objective to reduce the number of civil servants by 91,000.
What steps his Department is taking to help improve the (a) transparency and (b) complexity of public procurement rules for small and medium-sized enterprises.
How many requests under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 have been denied by his Department citing an exemption under section 35(1)(a) of that Act in each of the last five years.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
May I remind Members requesting an urgent question that if another Member is involved, they should please notify them with plenty of time so that they can come to the Chamber? This is a very...
Will the Leader of the House give us the forthcoming business?
Select Committee statement
[Relevant document: e-petition 611113, Ban development on agricultural land to increase food self-sufficiency.]
[Relevant documents: Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights of Session 2022-23, Protecting human rights in care settings, HC 216; Fifteenth Report of the Joint Committee on Human...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.—(Mark Jenkinson.)
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