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1456241

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests: Parliamentary Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to The Prime Minister’s response to Lord Geidt, 21 December 2021, published by his Department on 6 January 2022, what (a) instruction to Ministers, (b) amendment to the Ministerial Code or (c) other legal instrument has been proposed to help ensure that the Independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests has access to (i) all information he considers necessary and (ii) prompt, full answers to questions.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	151128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>As set out in the Prime Minister’s letter of 21 December 2021, work has been underway to make sure that the Independent Adviser and his office receive the highest standards of support and attention - whether by way of Instruction to Ministers, Ministerial Code or clearer legal instrument. That work continues, and the Government will provide an update in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Additional dedicated support for the Independent Adviser’s office has been allocated through the annual Cabinet Office business planning process. This support includes the provision of a dedicated team of civil service staff who will provide day-to-day support under the direction of the Independent Adviser. Further information will be set out in the Independent Adviser’s annual report.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 150181 150182 150183 150184 150185 question first answered 19/04/2022 16:23:08 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1456572

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will confirm that liabilities in respect of the UK Contaminated Blood Scandal will be covered directly and exclusively by the Government.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	151153
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>It is important that we wait for the conclusion of the independent Infected Blood Inquiry, chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff. The Government will consider Sir Brian’s findings and recommendations once the Inquiry has reported.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/04/2022 16:40:00 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

1456625

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 March 2022 to Question 140455, for what reason the Government has stopped publishing Guests to Chequers transparency data since March 2015.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	151141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Government has not stopped publishing this data. The Government has consistently published transparency data on official hospitality at Chequers since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2015, the Chequers hospitality data is clearly listed within the &quot;ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings&quot; category of Ministerial returns on <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPierce.Derrane%40no10.gov.uk%7C5dab5c32e4014ac749f708da163f45a8%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637846758244369436%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=5K5NuBNNO2Xw4v%2F8bNfuXR0HRH55W6OYrnnkseqh3ZM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>I would observe that since 2016, it is the Labour Party which has stopped publishing transparency data on frontbench meetings with senior media executives, breaking a key commitment made during the Leveson Inquiry.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/04/2022 16:41:52 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1456626

registered interest
date	31/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much public money was used during guests visits to Chequers in each of the last three years, by budget heading.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	151142
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Details of official hospitality at Chequers is published on a quarterly basis and is available via the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgov.uk%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CPierce.Derrane%40no10.gov.uk%7C5dab5c32e4014ac749f708da163f45a8%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637846758244369436%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=5K5NuBNNO2Xw4v%2F8bNfuXR0HRH55W6OYrnnkseqh3ZM%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/04/2022 16:38:17 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1455827

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Conduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the requirement on civil servants and special advisers, under the Rights and responsibilities listed in the Civil Service code, to report to their line managers actions by others which they believe conflict with the code, also applies to conduct by themselves.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	150105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>The Code sets out that if an individual has a concern they should start by talking to their line manager or someone else in their line management chain.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/04/2022 16:49:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1455853

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Lord Lebedev
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether he met Alexander Lebedev in April 2018 in any capacity.
tabling member constituency	Halifax
tabling member printed	Holly Lynch
uin	150228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Rt hon. Member to my answer to PQ 139374 on 17 March.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 28/04/2022 10:51:34 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis previous answer version 63768 answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson answering member 1423
tabling member	4472 label Biography information for Holly Lynch

1455949

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Inquiries: Barristers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will confirm the process by which counsel to public inquiries are selected.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	150158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Under the Inquiries Rules 2006, the appointment of Counsel to the Inquiry is a matter for an inquiry’s independent chair.</p><p> </p><p>Baroness Hallett, the chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, has appointed Hugo Keith QC as Lead Counsel to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>Information as to fees paid to inquiry counsel is not held centrally. Statutory inquiries publish information on their expenditure on their own independent websites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 150159 150160 question first answered 19/04/2022 16:37:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455950

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Covid-19 Inquiry: Barristers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the process is for the selection of counsel for the forthcoming public inquiry into the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	150159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Under the Inquiries Rules 2006, the appointment of Counsel to the Inquiry is a matter for an inquiry’s independent chair.</p><p> </p><p>Baroness Hallett, the chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, has appointed Hugo Keith QC as Lead Counsel to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>Information as to fees paid to inquiry counsel is not held centrally. Statutory inquiries publish information on their expenditure on their own independent websites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 150158 150160 question first answered 19/04/2022 16:37:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455951

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Inquiries: Barristers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has paid in fees to all counsel to public inquiries in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	150160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Under the Inquiries Rules 2006, the appointment of Counsel to the Inquiry is a matter for an inquiry’s independent chair.</p><p> </p><p>Baroness Hallett, the chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, has appointed Hugo Keith QC as Lead Counsel to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>Information as to fees paid to inquiry counsel is not held centrally. Statutory inquiries publish information on their expenditure on their own independent websites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 150158 150159 question first answered 19/04/2022 16:37:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455985

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department will be releasing the Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study; and whether that report will be released in full.
tabling member constituency	Totnes
tabling member printed	Anthony Mangnall
uin	150265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Ministerial Statement <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-03-15/hcws681" target="_blank">HCWS681</a> made on 15 March.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/04/2022 16:21:30 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4762 label Biography information for Anthony Mangnall