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1237062

registered interest
date	23/09/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Performing Arts: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the latest covid-19 guidance, published on 22 September 2020 affects the ability for indoor grassroots performing arts organisations to rehearse and perform in groups of six.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	94594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>It is against the law to gather in groups of more than six, where people are from different households or support bubbles. Some activities - such as those organised for under-18s - are exempt. In a COVID-19 Secure venue or public outdoor place, non-professional performing arts activity, including choirs, orchestras or drama groups can continue to rehearse or perform together where this is planned activity in line with the performing arts guidance and if they can do so in a way that ensures that there is no interaction between groups of more than six at any time.</p><p>If an amateur group is not able to ensure that no mingling takes place between these sub-groups of no more than six (including when arriving at or leaving activity or in any breaks or socialising) then such non-professional activity should not take place.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 29/09/2020 07:49:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1236070

registered interest
date	21/09/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State with responsibility for aviation plans to reply to the letter of 10 September 2020 from the hon. Member for Luton South on Luton's aviation sector.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	92953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department aims to respond to Invitation requests as soon as practicable. The Department responded to your letter on 22<sup>nd</sup> September to seek suitable dates for a meeting.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 24/09/2020 14:32:52 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1233973

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many full-time equivalent staff in his Department are employed on a fixed-term contract.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	89896
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>As of 1 September 2020, the Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office had between 340 and 359 full-time equivalent Home Civil Service &amp; Diplomatic Service staff employed on a Fixed Term Contract.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/09/2020 16:27:55 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1233975

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether an equality impact assessment has been undertaken on the decision to withdraw the opportunity of permanent jobs for fixed-term contact staff in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	89898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The potential diversity impact of the decision not to offer opportunities for permanent employment to current fixed-term contract staff was discussed at length by the Joint Executive Committee of DFID and FCO. As such, the Public Sector Equality Duty was met.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/09/2020 16:32:42 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1233976

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of the fixed-term contract staff in his Department have gone through (a) the deep vetting process, (b) language training and (b) other professional training; and what estimate he has made of the cost of each of those processes.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	89899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The FCDO's vetting provider, UKSV, charges £1371 for an initial DV clearance. A small number of FTC officers hold DV clearance but, for security reasons, we are not able to provide a total figure as this may make individuals identifiable.</p><p>Language and professional training information for fixed-term contract staff is not held centrally and to compile this information would incur disproportionate cost. We can however confirm that no fixed-term contract staff have received full-time language training.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 24/09/2020 11:05:10 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1233978

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the (a) gender, (b) age group and (c) ethnicity breakdown is of non-UK nationals employed in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	89901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>The breakdown of FCDO's non-UK national employees, as at 31 August 2020, is set out in the tables below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Age group</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Under 35</p></td><td><p>61</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>35 - 44</p></td><td><p>63</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>45 - 54</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>55+</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>155</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Ethnicity</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BAME</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Not declared/ Prefer not to say</p></td><td><p>64</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>White</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>155</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Gender</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>102</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>53</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>155</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/09/2020 16:47:10 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1233979

registered interest
date	14/09/2020
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he plans to take to ensure that staff in his Department who are non-UK nationals and transferred into his Department as a result of the machinery of Government change will have the same rights and opportunities as other staff.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	89902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>Further work is underway to agree a long term policy for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on reserved and unreserved roles. This will take account of the considerations around reserved posts as set out in the Civil Service Nationality Rules to ensure the FCDO continues to have access to world class talent and provides varied career paths whilst meeting the necessary security and nationality requirements.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 24/09/2020 10:33:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1233779

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on protecting access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	88949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to legislating on cash as announced by the Chancellor at March 2020 Budget. The legislation will ensure continued access to cash for those that rely on it and that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable in the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is working at pace to develop this legislation, and is engaging closely with the Payment Systems Regulator, Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England, including through the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group, to ensure its approach to legislation reflects the needs of cash users across the economy. The authorities are also currently leading an ambitious programme of work with industry to reach consensus on cash access solutions in line with the Government’s objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and regulators are monitoring developments relating to COVID-19 closely, including monitoring the impacts on cash access, and working with industry so that banks, building societies, credit unions and Post Offices maintain essential banking services as needed, including cash access.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 88950 88951 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:24:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1233780

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department plans to take to protect access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	88950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to legislating on cash as announced by the Chancellor at March 2020 Budget. The legislation will ensure continued access to cash for those that rely on it and that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable in the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is working at pace to develop this legislation, and is engaging closely with the Payment Systems Regulator, Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England, including through the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group, to ensure its approach to legislation reflects the needs of cash users across the economy. The authorities are also currently leading an ambitious programme of work with industry to reach consensus on cash access solutions in line with the Government’s objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and regulators are monitoring developments relating to COVID-19 closely, including monitoring the impacts on cash access, and working with industry so that banks, building societies, credit unions and Post Offices maintain essential banking services as needed, including cash access.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 88949 88951 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:24:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1233781

registered interest
date	11/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken an impact assessment of the covid-19 pandemic’s effect on access to cash for (a) disabled and (b) elderly people.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	88951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to legislating on cash as announced by the Chancellor at March 2020 Budget. The legislation will ensure continued access to cash for those that rely on it and that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable in the long-term.</p><p> </p><p>The Treasury is working at pace to develop this legislation, and is engaging closely with the Payment Systems Regulator, Financial Conduct Authority and Bank of England, including through the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group, to ensure its approach to legislation reflects the needs of cash users across the economy. The authorities are also currently leading an ambitious programme of work with industry to reach consensus on cash access solutions in line with the Government’s objectives.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and regulators are monitoring developments relating to COVID-19 closely, including monitoring the impacts on cash access, and working with industry so that banks, building societies, credit unions and Post Offices maintain essential banking services as needed, including cash access.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 88949 88950 question first answered 21/09/2020 14:24:37 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins