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To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on Serco’s compliance with contractual obligations for electronic monitoring installations.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Serco’s performance in fulfilling its contract to provide electronic monitoring services.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts held by Serco were extended or renewed between 2020 and 2025; and whether any of those extensions were granted despite outstanding performance concerns.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the government has ever issued a formal warning to Serco under the Strategic Supplier Risk Management Policy.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department maintains a centralised record of contract performance issues relating to Serco.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on the steps that should be taken when a strategic supplier fails to meet performance expectations on more than one contract.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Serco’s previous performance is taken into account during procurement evaluations for new contracts.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he has taken to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the performance of Serco in the multiple contracts held with central government.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Departments have reported material concerns on Serco’s delivery of contracted services to his Department in the last 12 months.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how may times Serco has (a) been awarded financial penalties and (b) had payments withheld by Government departments for performance failures since 2020.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government contracts held by Serco have been subject to (a) formal performance review, (b) warning notices and (c) breach proceedings in the last five years.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of Serco’s performance in delivering Government contracts across Departments.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of contracts with (a) Serco and (b) other providers for critical public safety services on the reputation of the Government.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has conducted lessons-learned exercises on Serco’s delivery of public contracts; and what steps he is taking to ensure compliance with contractual conditions.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has undertaken a cross-government review on the use of outsourcing providers with a history of (a) contractual breaches and (b) financial penalties.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54820 on Civil Service: Equality, if he will make it his policy to (a) publish the new network guidance on gov.uk and (b) place it in the House of Commons Librar...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of discontinuing unconscious bias training.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54808 on Civil Service: Photographs and Video Recordings, whether unpublished content can be used by Ministers for party political purposes.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 54760 on Civil Servants: London, whether he plans to require any civil servants based in London to compulsorily relocate as part of the Places for Growth scheme.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department has issued on who should pay for the cost of (a) water and (b) electricity used in official residences occupied by Ministers.