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1305895

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Government Union Capability Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking in response to the Dunlop Review on relations between the UK Government and the Governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
tabling member printed	Sir Bernard Jenkin
uin	913910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>This government is a government for the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p>Yesterday, my Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster updated the House on the significant progress we’ve made in implementing Lord Dunlop's recommendations, alongside a progress update on the intergovernmental relations review and our first IGR transparency report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/03/2021 15:12:47 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

1305898

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Internet: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of the Defending Democracy programme as part of its plans to bring forward legislative proposals on online harms.
tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
tabling member printed	Damian Collins
uin	913916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The Defending Democracy programme coordinates work and expertise across government work to safeguard the integrity and security of our democratic processes.</p><p>Through the Online Harms legislative proposals, the programme is making good progress against two of its strategic objectives: to encourage respect for open, fair and safe democratic participation; and to promote fact-based discourse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/03/2021 15:16:03 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

1306226

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Union Strategy Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the Union Strategy Committee held its (a) first meeting and (b) subsequent meetings; and on how many occasions he has chaired those meetings.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	175935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not normally shared publicly.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 13/04/2021 16:38:28 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1306229

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Government Union Capability Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report of the Dunlop Review into UK Government Union capability published on 24 March 2021, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the conclusion on page 29 of that report that it is not necessary or productive to bypass the devolved governments in funding arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	175936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>UK Government funding to support citizens and businesses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland goes beyond the specific Union Fund recommended by the Dunlop Review.</p><p> </p><p>COVID-19 has shown the value of collective strength of all parts of the UK working together and the importance of the broad shoulders of the UK Government in supporting the whole country.</p><p> </p><p>Our commitment to strengthening the Union is no more evident than in the recent Budget, a budget for the whole of the United Kingdom, in which most of the policies announced were UK-wide, for example, extensions to furlough and self-employed schemes, Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit extension, support for the armed forces, Recovery Loans Scheme, Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, Super Deduction capital investment, Help to Grow, visa reforms and the Community Ownership Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We also continue to work closely and collaboratively with the devolved administrations to deliver various funding schemes, including City and Growth Deals. Through the 2021 Budget, the UK Government confirmed an acceleration of funding for 6 different Deals across Scotland and Wales and on 24 February, partners signed the Heads of Terms for the Derry-Londonderry and Strabane Growth Deal in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Internal Market Act allows the UK Government to complement and strengthen the support given to citizens, businesses and communities in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, to ensure we make the most of the opportunities provided by our exit from the EU and build back better from Covid-19. Powers under the act will be used, for example, to deliver the Levelling Up Fund and UK Community Renewal Fund in 2021/22. The UK Government intends to work with the devolved administrations and local partners closest to the needs of communities to make sure that these UK-wide funds are used to best effect.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 175938 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:54:56 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1306231

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Government Union Capability Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the report of the Dunlop Review into UK Government Union capability published on 24 March 2021, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation of that report that in devolved areas there should be a second portion of the same fund which is open to bids from UK Government departments and devolved governments working in co-operation.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	175938
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>UK Government funding to support citizens and businesses in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland goes beyond the specific Union Fund recommended by the Dunlop Review.</p><p> </p><p>COVID-19 has shown the value of collective strength of all parts of the UK working together and the importance of the broad shoulders of the UK Government in supporting the whole country.</p><p> </p><p>Our commitment to strengthening the Union is no more evident than in the recent Budget, a budget for the whole of the United Kingdom, in which most of the policies announced were UK-wide, for example, extensions to furlough and self-employed schemes, Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit extension, support for the armed forces, Recovery Loans Scheme, Mortgage Guarantee Scheme, Super Deduction capital investment, Help to Grow, visa reforms and the Community Ownership Fund.</p><p> </p><p>We also continue to work closely and collaboratively with the devolved administrations to deliver various funding schemes, including City and Growth Deals. Through the 2021 Budget, the UK Government confirmed an acceleration of funding for 6 different Deals across Scotland and Wales and on 24 February, partners signed the Heads of Terms for the Derry-Londonderry and Strabane Growth Deal in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Internal Market Act allows the UK Government to complement and strengthen the support given to citizens, businesses and communities in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, to ensure we make the most of the opportunities provided by our exit from the EU and build back better from Covid-19. Powers under the act will be used, for example, to deliver the Levelling Up Fund and UK Community Renewal Fund in 2021/22. The UK Government intends to work with the devolved administrations and local partners closest to the needs of communities to make sure that these UK-wide funds are used to best effect.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 175936 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:54:56 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1306286

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) people and (b) households completed the Census 2021 on paper by the 21 March 2021 deadline; and what comparative assessment he has made of that number and ONS's projected number in that category.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	175971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 175972 175973 175974 175975 175976 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:50:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name UKSA's final response to PQs 175971-6.pdf title UKSA response PQs 175971-6
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1306288

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of (a) people and (b) households completed the Census 2021 online by the 21 March 2021 deadline; and what comparative assessment he has made of that number and ONS's projected number in that category.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	175972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 175971 175973 175974 175975 175976 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:50:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name UKSA's final response to PQs 175971-6.pdf title UKSA response PQs 175971-6
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1306290

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate the ONS has made of the number of fines it will issue for non-completion of the Census 2021.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	175973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 175971 175972 175974 175975 175976 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:50:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name UKSA's final response to PQs 175971-6.pdf title UKSA response PQs 175971-6
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1306293

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many fines were issued to people for (a) non-participation and (b) giving false information in the 2011 Census.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	175974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 175971 175972 175973 175975 175976 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:50:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name UKSA's final response to PQs 175971-6.pdf title UKSA response PQs 175971-6
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1306296

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many households were sent a letter with a unique code to access the 2021 online census; and how many people requested a code (a) online and (b) via a text message to be sent to their mobile phone.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	175975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 175971 175972 175973 175974 175976 question first answered 13/04/2021 13:50:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name UKSA's final response to PQs 175971-6.pdf title UKSA response PQs 175971-6
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill