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1147456

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ballot Papers: Visual Impairment
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 steps his Department has taken since the judgment issued by Mr Justice Swift in May 2019 that the tactile voting device for blind people was unlawful.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	292863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the Cabinet Office chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. We are due to hold a dedicated meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292864 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:18:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1147457

registered interest
date	01/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections: Visual Impairment
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 steps he is taking to ensure that there is a fully accessible voting option for blind voters, following the judgment in May 2019 by Mr Justice Swift that the tactile voting device was unlawful.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Ian Austin
uin	292864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to work with the Cabinet Office chaired Accessibility of Elections Working Group to make an informed assessment of the most suitable options to take forward. We are due to hold a dedicated meeting on this topic with the Royal National Institute of Blind People shortly.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292863 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:18:09 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1511 label Biography information for Lord Austin of Dudley

1146975

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: British Nationals Abroad
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 he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on votes for life for British citizens living abroad.
tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
uin	292206
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to scrapping the arbitrary rule preventing British citizens who have lived abroad for more than 15 years from participating in UK parliamentary elections.</p><p>That is why we supported Glyn Davies’ Private Members’ Bill on overseas electors. We were therefore disappointed the Bill did not progress through its Report stage in the Commons on 22 March 2019. Nevertheless, the Government remains committed to implementing votes for life.</p><p>Changes to the franchise require Parliamentary approval and have to be made significantly in advance of elections, to enable administrators to implement the change and to ensure citizens are aware of the change to their rights.</p><p>We will make an announcement on our intentions in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 14:24:52 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1147027

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Dominic Cummings
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, under what authority Special Adviser Dominic Cummings has the ability to (a) hire and (b) dismiss staff from government departments.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	292306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Special Advisers must adhere to the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers. As it states in the code of conduct, all Special Adviser appointments must be approved by the Prime Minister and the Prime Minister may terminate employment by withdrawing his consent to an individual appointment at any time.</p><p>Dominic Cummings operates under the authority of his appointing Minister, the Prime Minister. An area which the PM has asked Dominic Cummings to lead on is decisions concerning the management of Special Advisers.</p><p>As the code of conduct sets out, Special Advisers cannot exercise any power in relation to the management of any part of the Civil Service, except in relation to another Special Adviser.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 14:32:17 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1147044

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Food Supply: North East
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 Operation Yellowhammer document, what plans are in place for the adequate supply and distribution of food to the North East in the event of disruptions to supply resulting from the UK leaving the EU without a deal; and to what extent those plans account for the potential effect of food price increases on low income groups.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	292236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK has a high level of food security built upon a diverse range of sources including strong domestic production and imports from other countries. This will continue to be the case whether we leave the EU with or without a deal. While we are making sensible preparations for all eventualities, there are no plans for the Government to either store food or reroute supplies. The expertise, capability and levers to plan for and respond to food supply disruption lies with the industry. This includes looking at alternative supply routes and suppliers.</p><p>The Government has well established ways of working with the food industry on food supply chain issues and we are using these to support preparations for leaving the EU. This includes working with Defra’s long established Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group, which allows Government and industry to work together to plan for and respond to any food supply disruption.</p><p>The most important drivers of change in the cost of food on an ongoing basis are commodity prices, exchange rates and oil prices. This will continue to be the case once the UK has left the EU; the UK Government has no direct control of these factors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 16:08:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1147055

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Conduct
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 there have been any changes to the Ministerial Code of Conduct since July 2019.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	292216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the Ministerial Code rests with the Prime Minister. The Ministerial Code sets out the standards of propriety and behaviour expected of all Ministers and was updated and re-issued by the Prime Minister on 23 August.</p><p>The updated Code includes a new section setting out the policy for ministers taking parental leave and other extended absences from Government, as well as a number of updates, including obligations related to Cabinet confidentiality and the acceptance of foreign decorations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292097 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:27:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1147058

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	List of Ministerial Responsibilities
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 publish an updated List of Ministerial Responsibilities online.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	292218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to PQ286680 9 September 2019</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 14:33:51 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1147080

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Conduct
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 recent assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Ministerial Code.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	292097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Responsibility for the Ministerial Code rests with the Prime Minister. The Ministerial Code sets out the standards of propriety and behaviour expected of all Ministers and was updated and re-issued by the Prime Minister on 23 August.</p><p>The updated Code includes a new section setting out the policy for ministers taking parental leave and other extended absences from Government, as well as a number of updates, including obligations related to Cabinet confidentiality and the acceptance of foreign decorations.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 292216 question first answered 03/10/2019 14:27:08 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1147207

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Crispin Odey
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 publish (a) the outcome of all meetings and (b) all call logs between Ministers of his Department and Mr Crispin Odey.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	292350
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministers’ meetings are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 14:30:58 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1147222

registered interest
date	30/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit
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, pursuant to the Answer of 30 September 2019 to Question 290970 on Brexit, when he plans to publish the costs of the Get Ready for Brexit campaign for (a) August and (b) September 2019.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	292179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has undertaken to publish information relating to ongoing expenditure on the public information campaign as part of the department’s monthly data transparency releases. The published information will be available on a regular basis on GOV.UK here: (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cabinet-office-spend-data)</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 16:14:42 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh