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HANSARDContingencies FundThe Cabinet Office has sought a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £19,740,000. This routine requirement arises each year because the Cabinet Office receives a…23 Jan 2020HANSARDCivil Service ReformI can think of no one whom I would rather work alongside in delivering reform of the civil service than my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, who has done…22 Jan 2020HANSARDCivil Service ReformAs ever, my hon. Friend raises an important point. People who have served in our armed forces can also make an enormous contribution to wider life, including in the civil service.…22 Jan 2020HANSARDVeterans StrategyIn November 2018, the UK, Scottish and Welsh Governments jointly published the “Strategy for our Veterans” (CM 9726) setting out a shared commitment to support veterans across the…22 Jan 2020HANSARDCivil Service ReformThis new Government are committed to delivering on Brexit and seizing on the exciting opportunities presented by our new manifesto, but in order to do this we need to build on the…22 Jan 2020HANSARDCivil Service ReformAs ever, my hon. Friend raises an important point, and I look forward to joining him this Friday in the north-east of Scotland. I am sure that we will discuss exactly those sorts…22 Jan 2020HANSARDCivil Service ReformThe hon. Gentleman has raised a large number of points. First of all, I can of course reassure him that the independence and integrity of the civil service will be upheld. I…22 Jan 2020HANSARDCivil Service ReformThe hon. Lady raises a very important point about the need to move Government activity out of London. That is why, for example, we have created a default whereby when new agencies…22 Jan 2020HANSARDNew Year Honours ListOn Friday 27 December 2019 at 22:30, the Cabinet Office published the New Year Honours List 2020 on www.gov.uk. As part of this publication a version of the honours list was…07 Jan 2020HANSARDAdvance from the Contingencies FundThe Cabinet Office has sought a repayable cash advance from the Contingencies Fund of £107,134,000. The requirement has arisen because the Cabinet Office receives a relatively…20 Dec 2019HANSARDIntimidation in Public LifeIn July 2017, the then Prime Minister commissioned the independent and respected Committee on Standards in Public Life to undertake a review into abuse and intimidation in…05 Nov 2019HANSARDWork of the DepartmentThe Cabinet Office sits at the heart of Government, overseeing the delivery of the Prime Minister’s priorities and policies, and ensuring that taxpayers’ money is focused on…04 Nov 2019HANSARDPolitical Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000: Statutory Review of SumsAs required under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA), this statement confirms that the Government will not be making an order during the course of…04 Nov 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillIt is a pleasure to speak in Committee on this crucial Bill. As I said in my closing remarks on Second Reading, this is a short, sensible Bill, setting out the date of the next…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillThank you for that opportunity, Mr Speaker, but I think I will be able to do so in slightly shorter order, so I hope that I can bring pleasure to the hon. Gentleman. In the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI should like to begin by paying tribute to all right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed to today’s debate and spoken with genuine sincerity and passion. There have been…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI thank the hon. Lady for her contribution. I do not know exactly where the Prime Minister will go on his election tour, but I am sure he will go to Northern Ireland. He will take…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI heard the hon. Lady make that point repeatedly throughout the debate. The very simple answer is that the people should vote Conservative and vote for a party that will get the…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI think that I have dealt with the hon. Lady’s point. Thanks to the Prime Minister’s efforts, we have a deal that we will be putting to the British people at the general election,…29 Oct 2019HANSARD Early Parliamentary General Election BillI believe that I have set out two sensible and compelling reasons to have the date on 12 December, and I have yet to hear to the contrary an argument about why we need to move it…29 Oct 2019