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1487379

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cammell Laird: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds documents on the 1984 Camell Laird dispute; and whether he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	32467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold any documents on the 1984 Cammell Laird dispute. Records created in 1984 have been transferred to The National Archives as required by the Public Records Act 1958.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 12/07/2022 10:11:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1401334

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Consultants
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, whether his Department has had any (a) financial contract and (b) meetings with (i) Clifford Chance LLP, (ii) FTI Consulting and (iii) Fenchurch Advisory Partners in the last five years; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	100402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has not identified records of any live financial contracts with Clifford Chance LLP, FTI Consulting or Fenchurch Advisory Partners within the department in the last five years.<strong><br></strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Details of ministerial meetings are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/01/2022 16:44:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1363960

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Pharmaceuticals Direct
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, if he will make an assessment of the compliance with the Special advisers: code of conduct of Ms Munira Mirza in respect of the award of contracts to Pharmaceuticals Direct; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	64523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>The award of contracts to Pharmaceuticals Direct was subject to a legal challenge that was set aside by the High Court in June 2021. The Government believes that the case was without merit and is contesting an appeal in relation to that decision, so it would not be appropriate to comment further on the matter at this time.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/11/2021 14:24:54 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1363965

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Complaints
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 complaints his Department has received from companies complaining that they were unable to get the attention of officials with respect to the supply personal protective equipment from February 2020 to August 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	64528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>We rapidly processed over 24,000 offers of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) from over 15,000 suppliers who approached the National PPE Sourcing team via the online portals the Government established in March 2020. The webform ensured that offers of support were recorded effectively and taken forward as necessary.</p><p>Offers were triaged and those which could potentially deliver significant quantities of high-quality PPE quickly were prioritised. All offers then went into exactly the same Technical Assurance, Closing (i.e. contract negotiation) and Procurement (i.e. contract award) process, managed by officials. This process led to the award of 339 contracts by the Department of Health and Social Care. A high number of offers were rejected at different stages of being taken through this process for different reasons.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/11/2021 15:42:53 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1363967

registered interest
date	27/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Civil Servants
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 information he holds on the number of occurrences civil servants in his Department raised concerns regarding the price paid for personal protective equipment from February 2020 to August 2020; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	64530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2021 answer text <p>Suppliers’ offers were taken through a number of review stages by the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) team made up of civil servants. At various stages of the review process offers were declined as a result of prices being too high. HM Treasury put in place measures with which the Department of Health and Social Care had to comply in order to protect the taxpayer from mispricing. Measures included comparing the latest spot prices for each offer against market prices and benchmarking prices to make sure the Government was not overpaying.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 04/11/2021 14:25:38 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1356975

registered interest
date	20/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: Trade
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 he has made of the level of staffing required to implement the commitments within the Northern Ireland Protocol on checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland and checks on goods coming to the UK from the EU under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement; whether those staffing levels have been met; and what additional funding has been allocated to support those staffing requirements.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	51581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>On staffing, I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-07-12/31420" target="_blank">PQ31420</a> on 27 July 2021.</p><p>As announced on 14 September, full customs declarations and checks on goods coming to the UK from the EU under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement will be introduced as planned on 1 January 2022, although safety and security declarations will not be required until 1 July 2022. The Northern Ireland Protocol is still under review and therefore providing an accurate estimate of the level of staffing would not be substantive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/09/2021 15:59:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1349473

registered interest
date	22/07/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
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 progress has been made on the formal set up of governance structure, including the 23 specialised committees that will be responsible for the oversight, amendment, and dispute settlement of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	38128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2021 answer text <p>The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-government-statement-on-the-meeting-of-the-partnership-council-9-june-2021" target="_blank">first meeting of the Partnership Council</a> took place on 9 June. It launched the governance structures of the TCA. It also agreed to facilitate establishing the Civil Society Forum (CSF) so it can meet this year and encouraged the respective Parliaments of the UK and EU to establish the Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.</p><p>Three of the eighteen TCA Specialised Committees have now met, including the committee on Social Security Coordination which met on 6 July, the committee on Energy which met on 14 July and the committee on Fisheries which met on 20 July. All the other Specialised Committees are due to meet this autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/09/2021 13:40:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1255983

registered interest
date	26/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Credit Unions
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, whether he plans to require his Department and its agencies to provide a payroll deduction service to allow staff to save more easily with a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	121122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2020 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is continuing to investigate various financial wellbeing options. Announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 03/12/2020 17:01:01 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1226506

registered interest
date	20/07/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Inquiries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to establish an independent public inquiry on the Government's handling of the covid-19 outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	76564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has always been clear that there will be opportunities to look back, analyse and reflect on all aspects of COVID-19. As the Prime Minister has said, this will include an independent inquiry at the appropriate time. For now the Government is focused entirely on responding to the pandemic and saving lives. Further details will be set out in due course and announced in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 76571 76573 76574 76575 76578 question first answered 22/07/2020 16:17:43 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1151056

registered interest
date	21/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Jainism and Zoroastrianism
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, when representatives of the (a) Jain and (b) Zoroastrian community were invited to national events organised by his Department in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	2655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>Ministers across Government have attended a number of key events coordinated by Jain and Zoroastrian organisations, and officials have invited representatives from both communities to participate in roundtable discussions where relevant issues are discussed.</p><p>The Jain and Zoroastrian communities of this country have made, and continue to make a positive contribution to life in the United Kingdom. The Government values this contribution enormously.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/10/2019 17:58:51 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas