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1251572

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutors from the Crown Prosecution Service were furloughed between April 2020 and October 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
	tabling member printed	Karl Turner
	uin	114843
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>There were no CPS staff placed on furlough during the period April – Oct 2020.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/11/2020 14:57:46 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1356173

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Disability: Coronavirus
	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 assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Government’s covid-19 communications and in particular for disabled people.
	tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
	uin	50631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government constantly monitors public awareness of its communication campaigns. We use regular evaluations to maximise the impact of our campaigns across the UK.</p><p>We are committed to supporting individuals with disabilities through every stage of this pandemic. Progress in this area means that COVID-19 guidance is available across multiple channels in a range of alternative formats. Many of our most crucial content assets come in alternative accessibility formats including Easy Read, large text formats, videos with British Sign Language interpretation, and audio. Important health communications, also, regarding COVID-19 symptoms, Stay Alert and NHS Test and Trace content, are available in alternative formats, including Easy Read, British Sign Language and Audio. COVID-19 statements and speeches from the Prime Minister are now also made available in transcript form on GOV.UK, aligning with accessibility standards.</p><p>We continuously engage with disability charities using polling and focus groups with hard-to-reach audiences to better understand how our communications are received and how this affects COVID-safe behaviours. We use these insights to improve government messaging, mitigate anxieties and challenge misinformation.</p><p>Examples of new guidance are discussed in regular sessions with disability charities and experts in accessibility; this provides an opportunity for these groups to review and make recommendations on how to better government communications. We will continue to work with these organisations to ensure COVID-19 communications are as accessible as possible.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 50632 question first answered 27/09/2021 07:07:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1356174

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	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 to consult with local level self-advocacy groups on (a) covid-19 communication and (b) government guidance relating to covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
	uin	50632
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government constantly monitors public awareness of its communication campaigns. We use regular evaluations to maximise the impact of our campaigns across the UK.</p><p>We are committed to supporting individuals with disabilities through every stage of this pandemic. Progress in this area means that COVID-19 guidance is available across multiple channels in a range of alternative formats. Many of our most crucial content assets come in alternative accessibility formats including Easy Read, large text formats, videos with British Sign Language interpretation, and audio. Important health communications, also, regarding COVID-19 symptoms, Stay Alert and NHS Test and Trace content, are available in alternative formats, including Easy Read, British Sign Language and Audio. COVID-19 statements and speeches from the Prime Minister are now also made available in transcript form on GOV.UK, aligning with accessibility standards.</p><p>We continuously engage with disability charities using polling and focus groups with hard-to-reach audiences to better understand how our communications are received and how this affects COVID-safe behaviours. We use these insights to improve government messaging, mitigate anxieties and challenge misinformation.</p><p>Examples of new guidance are discussed in regular sessions with disability charities and experts in accessibility; this provides an opportunity for these groups to review and make recommendations on how to better government communications. We will continue to work with these organisations to ensure COVID-19 communications are as accessible as possible.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 50631 question first answered 27/09/2021 07:07:28 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1361104

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	NHS: Coronavirus
	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 COVID-19 Response: Autumn and Winter Plan 2021, published on 14 September 2021, and the statement that in the event that the data suggests the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure, the Government has prepared a Plan B for England, if he will define the data that would indicate that the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	58836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>If data suggests the NHS is likely to come under unsustainable pressure, the Government has prepared a Plan B for England. The Government hopes not to have to implement Plan B. However, given the uncertainty, the Government set out details in the Autumn and Winter Plan 2021 so that the public and businesses know what to expect if further measures become necessary.</p><p>The Government will remain vigilant and monitor the data closely, using a wide range of evidence, as we have done throughout the pandemic. This includes case numbers, hospital admissions and occupancy, deaths, the ratio of cases to hospitalisations, the rate of growth in cases and hospital admissions - particularly in the over 65s.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/10/2021 13:46:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1361109

	registered interest
	date	19/10/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates
	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 entitled Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Covid-Status Certification: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report, published on 9 September 2021, if he will publish the equalities impact assessment that the Government conducted on covid-status certification.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	58837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s response to the Committee’s report, the Government will provide the Equalities Impact Assessment conducted on COVID-status certification ahead of the introduction of any legislation that may be required, in the normal way.</p><p>Further inquiries on COVID-status certification should be directed to my colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/10/2021 13:52:41 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1385488

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
	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 Written Statement of 6 December 2021 on Transforming Public Procurement, HCWS444, whether the Procurement Review Unit will be based in his Department; which Minister will be responsible for that unit; and by what date he plans for that unit to be operational.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	87684
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2021 answer text <p>The Procurement Review Unit will be based in the Cabinet Office and will report to the Minister for the Cabinet Office. The Unit will form part of the new procurement regime which is subject to the usual Parliamentary processes. The new regime will not be active until 2023 at the earliest.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/12/2021 14:41:26 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1423029

	registered interest
	date	18/02/2022
	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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish Sir Robert Francis' study into options for a framework for compensation for people infected and affected by infected blood upon his Department receiving it.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	125442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2022 answer text <p>The study will report to the Paymaster General no later than 14 March 2022. The Government will give full consideration to Sir Robert's study - which is separate from the independent public inquiry. The Government's response and Sir Robert's study will be published.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 125039 125060 125077 125507 125565 question first answered 24/02/2022 13:45:45 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1251455

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Unduly Lenient Sentencing Scheme has been used in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	114899
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2020 answer text <p>The Law Officers referred a sentence imposed on an offender to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme on 136 occasions in 2015, 190 in 2016, 173 in 2017, 140 in 2018 and 93 in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/11/2020 09:20:13 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1251456

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Sentencing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Unduly Lenient Sentencing scheme has been used as regards people convicted of offences related to the online sexual exploitation of children in each of the last five years; and on how many occasions that scheme has led to a longer sentence being imposed.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	114900
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2020 answer text <p>Online child sexual exploitation may involve the commission of different criminal offences: it is not reflected in a single offence or set of offences but instead is reflected in the facts of an offence. The facts of the offences of those cases referred by the Law Officers to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme suggest that in 2015, 6 cases were referred in which 5 sentences were increased; in 2016, 9 referred and 7 increased; in 2017, 15 referred and 11 increased; in 2018, 4 referred but none increased; in 2019, 3 referred and 1 increased.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/11/2020 09:21:09 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion

1251457

	registered interest
	date	12/11/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Offences against Children: Philippines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what steps her Department is taking to secure victim impact statements for children in the Philippines who have suffered online sexual exploitation by UK-based offenders; and whether such statements been used in the (a) prosecution and (b) sentencing of UK-based offenders.
	tabling member constituency	Rotherham
	tabling member printed	Sarah Champion
	uin	114901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2020 answer text <p>The CPS works closely with the relevant investigatory agencies to secure evidence, which may include victim statements, if the victims are known or identifiable.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not centrally record or hold the data on whether victim impact statements from children in the Philippines who have suffered online sexual exploitation by UK-based offenders have been used in the (a) prosecution and (b) sentencing of UK-based offenders. The information could only be obtained by completing manual case file reviews, which would be at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/11/2020 09:22:03 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4267 label Biography information for Sarah Champion