Former Conservative MP for Portsmouth North
In all sincerity, may I wish the hon. Gentleman well? It would not be a Thursday without a little bit of argy-bargy with the SNP. I am sorry that the First Minister will not be able to go to the Dordogne over the next couple of weeks, but I gently remind the SNP that a former First Minister tried to hold a referendum during the October school holidays and was only thwarted in doing so by this...
As Leader of the House I am committed to providing time in the Chamber to the Backbench Business Committee in line with the requirements of Standing Orders and I would encourage the Hon. Member to apply for such a debate through the Committee on this occasion. The Hon. Member will appreciate that there is a significant amount of legislation planned in this session and there is, as always,...
The regulation of All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs) is a matter for Parliament. The Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards is responsible for monitoring the Register for APPGs and may investigate alleged breaches of the rules.
The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is a business unit of the Cabinet Office and, as such, its administrative costs are part of the Cabinet Office’s wider administrative costs. Information for 2022-23 can be found in the Cabinet Office Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-a nnual-report-and-accounts-2022-23), copies of...
The Privy Council Office is part of the Cabinet Office. Some of the information requested is held centrally. As far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics for the Cabinet Office available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-stat istics and https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwor...
The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. Some of the information requested is held centrally. As far as data is centrally held, I refer the hon. Member to the Civil Service statistics for the Cabinet Office available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/civil-service-stat istics and https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwor...
This information is not held centrally. Post-legislative scrutiny memoranda have been published on GOV.UK where bills have undergone the process. While all bills that have reached Royal Assent are eligible for post-legislative scrutiny after they are enacted, it can be agreed between the department and the relevant Commons departmental select committee that a memorandum is not required.
The Government submitted its response to the Procedure Committee’s report on Commons scrutiny of Secretaries of State in the House of Lords on Tuesday 26th March 2024. As Leader of the House of Commons, I meet regularly with Cabinet colleagues to discuss issues across my portfolio and will continue to do so. Correspondence between the Government and the Select Committees of both Houses is...
The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel’s drafting guidance was published on GOV.UK on 4th April 2024 (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/drafting-bills-f or-parliament) and has also been deposited in the libraries of both Houses.
