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654619

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	08/12/2016
	date	05/12/2016
	date tabled	05/12/2016
	ddp created	08/12/2016 11:00:08
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	ddp modified	08/12/2016 11:05:08 08/12/2016 12:42:03
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
	house id	1
	identifier	907743
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	56
	question first answered	08/12/2016 12:10:05
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the ability to prosecute criminals.
	session	2016/17
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2016/17 907743
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	907743
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office regularly engage and cooperate with the Crown Office, Scotland’s Prosecution Service, and the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Government recognizes the importance of retaining good co-operation with European countries on prosecutions, and will continue to engage with the devolved Administrations to seek the best arrangement possible on leaving the EU.</p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1091345

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	21/03/2019
	date	19/03/2019
	date tabled	19/03/2019
	ddp created	19/03/2019 19:50:52
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	19/03/2019 19:59:41 25/03/2019 15:47:03
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Disclosure of Information
	house id	1
	identifier	234253
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/03/2019 15:15:46
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will review the reported leaking of information from Cabinet meetings to determine whether the ministerial code has been breached.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 234253
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	234253
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The principle of collective agreement requires that ministers are able to express their views freely and frankly in private, and therefore any leaks from Cabinet or Cabinet Committees are taken very seriously, as are leaks of any Government information or material. If any breach is found it is dealt with under the Ministerial Code, Special Adviser Code, or Civil Service Code. It has been the policy of successive Governments not to comment on leaks other than in exceptional circumstances when it is in the public interest to do so.</p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1191693

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/05/2020
	date	29/04/2020
	date tabled	29/04/2020
	ddp created	29/04/2020 19:02:29
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	04/05/2020 12:57:06 06/05/2020 16:27:08
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	identifier	41549
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	06/05/2020 15:55:47
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that Government Departments are providing co-ordinated support to (a) shielded and (b) non-shielded vulnerable people affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 41549
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	41549
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Four ministerial implementation committees focusing on health, public sector preparedness, economy, and our international response, have been established to coordinate, prioritise, and respond to the pandemic.</p><p>Shielding of the extremely vulnerable - those who suffer from the most serious underlying health conditions - is one of the Government’s top priorities. This work is being led by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The Communities Secretary outlined some of this support recently and details are available here (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/communities-secretarys-statement-on-coronavirus-covid-19-2-may-2020--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/communities-secretarys-statement-on-coronavirus-covid-19-2-may-2020--2</a>)</p><p>In terms of our work to support other vulnerable people, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster outlined some of this work to the House of Commons last week, details of which are available here <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-04-28/debates/6B80ADC6-5AE0-404A-BF91-3924FAD111CE/PublicServices" target="_blank">https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-04-28/debates/6B80ADC6-5AE0-404A-BF91-3924FAD111CE/PublicServices</a>.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
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1196333

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	19/05/2020
	date	15/05/2020
	date tabled	15/05/2020
	ddp created	15/05/2020 14:09:10
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	18/05/2020 13:15:29 27/05/2020 09:34:12
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	house id	1
	identifier	47365
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/05/2020 09:02:16
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department is engaging and co-ordinating policy with other Government departments to ensure that (a) co-ordinated, (b) holistic and (c) person-centred support is provided to (i) shielded and (ii) non-shielded vulnerable people affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 47365
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	47365
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><strong> I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-04-29/41549/" target="_blank">PQ 41549</a> on 6 May 2020.</strong></p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1198955

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/06/2020
	date	01/06/2020
	date tabled	01/06/2020
	ddp created	01/06/2020 16:03:37
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	01/06/2020 16:52:46 09/06/2020 16:39:31
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Reviews
	house id	1
	identifier	52222
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/06/2020 16:07:45
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what cross-departmental reviews his Department is undertaking; and what the extent and level of engagement is with the devolved Administrations on each of those reviews.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 52222
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	52222
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Details of Government policy including external reviews are announced in the normal way. Government ministers and officials work closely with the devolved administrations on a wide range of relevant issues. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of the process of collective agreement between departmental ministers are not normally disclosed.</p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1198956

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/06/2020
	date	01/06/2020
	date tabled	01/06/2020
	ddp created	01/06/2020 16:03:39
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	01/06/2020 16:52:49 09/06/2020 15:12:33
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
	house id	1
	identifier	52223
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/06/2020 14:40:25
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to reduce the age for eligibility to vote in elections to 16.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 52223
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	52223
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the voting age, having been elected on a manifesto commitment to retain the current franchise at 18.</p><p>The Government has no plans to introduce automatic registration. The Government considers registering to vote (and voting) to be a civic duty, but does not believe it should be compulsory. With online registration, the Government has made it easier than ever for those who want to to register.</p><p>The Cabinet Office does not hold information on eligible electors who are not registered to vote for an election. Numbers registered for electoral events are published by the Electoral Commission. Reports on the 2015, 2017, and 2019 General Elections have been produced by the Electoral Commission and are available online at <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.electoralcommission.org.uk</a>.</p><p>Some headline registration statistics by area published by the Office for National Statistics. The latest bulletin is available at <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration</a>.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has recently considered creating a live registration status check. There are technical, security and privacy issues but the Cabinet Office will continue to see whether future developments provide a feasible and cost-effective solution in coming years.</p><p>The Government believes that there is no clear evidence that voting on a national holiday would lead to an increase in turnout.</p><p>The Government was elected on a manifesto pledge to continue to support First Past the Post for parliamentary elections. The First Past the Post system is a robust and secure way of electing Members of Parliament. It ensures a clear link between elected representatives and constituents in a manner that systems of Proportional Representation may not. This ensures that MPs can represent the interests of their constituents when debating national issues.</p><p>The UK Government works closely with ministers and officials in devolved administrations on a range of issues relating to elections, including electoral registration issues. Details of discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p>Each Electoral Registration Officer maintains a register for their own local area, including the number of overseas electors registered in their area. Information is not collated or held centrally on voting by electors. The Government does not hold data on UK citizens resident overseas who are registered to vote, who have successfully applied for absent voting, or who voted in the 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election.</p><p>Since 2013/14, the Government has provided more than £27 million to promote electoral registration and democratic engagement more widely, including among young people. For the 2019 General Election, of the 3.5 million people who registered to vote online between the day the poll was announced and the registration deadline, 66.1% were aged between 18 and 34.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is working closely with the Electoral Commission, Association of Electoral Administrators and Society of Local Government Chief Executives to support local authorities to deliver their duties in line with the Government’s guidance on Coronavirus. This includes working with the Electoral Commission on guidance for the 2020 canvass, which is now published on their website.</p><p>The planning and running of polls is the responsibility of Returning Officers, who are statutorily independent of local or national government. The Government does not collect data on those turned away from polls.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1198957

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/06/2020
	date	01/06/2020
	date tabled	01/06/2020
	ddp created	01/06/2020 16:03:42
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	01/06/2020 16:52:51 09/06/2020 15:06:10
	hansard heading	General Election 2019
	house id	1
	identifier	52224
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/06/2020 14:34:31
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of (a) the cost to the public purse of administering the 2019 General Election and (b) the amount that accrued to the public purse as a result of candidates losing their deposits at that election.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 52224
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	52224
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The cost of administering the 2019 General Election will not be known until all Returning Officers’ expenses claims relating to that poll have been settled.</p><p>£622,500 was accrued to the public purse as a result of 1,245 candidates losing their deposit.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1198958

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/06/2020
	date	01/06/2020
	date tabled	01/06/2020
	ddp created	01/06/2020 16:03:44
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	01/06/2020 16:52:53 09/06/2020 15:08:09
	hansard heading	Cybersecurity
	house id	1
	identifier	52225
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/06/2020 14:36:28
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of cyber security experts (a) required to implement the National Cyber Security Strategy and (b) currently working in the UK; and what steps the Government is taking to encourage people studying computer science to pursue careers in cyber security.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 52225
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	52225
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), supported by a £1.9 billion investment, is delivering transformational change, building new capabilities and intervening to protect the UK from cyber attacks. The NCSC works with a wide range of partners, including the devolved administrations, to provide advice and support to people, businesses, and organisations, and to raise cyber resilience across the whole of the UK.</p><p>The implementation of the National Cyber Security Strategy requires collaborative action from all sectors of the UK including government, law enforcement, industry and academia. Cyber security experts are active across all these sectors in many different roles.</p><p>The Cyber Security Sectoral Analysis 2020, published by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in January, estimates that there are approximately 43,000 cyber security experts working in cyber security related roles across UK cyber security firms.</p><p>We are working to address the shortage in cyber security experts and encourage computer science students, and those from other disciplines, to consider careers in cyber security. This includes inspiring and nurturing the next generation of professionals and entrepreneurs, with over 55,000 young people having participated in our Cyber Discovery and Cyber First schemes, and working with the UK Cyber Security Council to further develop cyber security as a profession.</p><p>Since its creation in 2016, the NCSC has investigated over 2,000 significant incidents and published over 200 pieces of guidance. A total of 44,400 Cyber Essential certificates have been issued across the UK, including over 2,260 in Scotland.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1198959

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/06/2020
	date	01/06/2020
	date tabled	01/06/2020
	ddp created	01/06/2020 16:03:47
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	01/06/2020 16:52:55 09/06/2020 15:12:35
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	identifier	52226
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/06/2020 14:40:25
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of options to introduce an automatic system of electoral registration for all eligible citizens; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 52226
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	52226
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the voting age, having been elected on a manifesto commitment to retain the current franchise at 18.</p><p>The Government has no plans to introduce automatic registration. The Government considers registering to vote (and voting) to be a civic duty, but does not believe it should be compulsory. With online registration, the Government has made it easier than ever for those who want to to register.</p><p>The Cabinet Office does not hold information on eligible electors who are not registered to vote for an election. Numbers registered for electoral events are published by the Electoral Commission. Reports on the 2015, 2017, and 2019 General Elections have been produced by the Electoral Commission and are available online at <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.electoralcommission.org.uk</a>.</p><p>Some headline registration statistics by area published by the Office for National Statistics. The latest bulletin is available at <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration</a>.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has recently considered creating a live registration status check. There are technical, security and privacy issues but the Cabinet Office will continue to see whether future developments provide a feasible and cost-effective solution in coming years.</p><p>The Government believes that there is no clear evidence that voting on a national holiday would lead to an increase in turnout.</p><p>The Government was elected on a manifesto pledge to continue to support First Past the Post for parliamentary elections. The First Past the Post system is a robust and secure way of electing Members of Parliament. It ensures a clear link between elected representatives and constituents in a manner that systems of Proportional Representation may not. This ensures that MPs can represent the interests of their constituents when debating national issues.</p><p>The UK Government works closely with ministers and officials in devolved administrations on a range of issues relating to elections, including electoral registration issues. Details of discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p>Each Electoral Registration Officer maintains a register for their own local area, including the number of overseas electors registered in their area. Information is not collated or held centrally on voting by electors. The Government does not hold data on UK citizens resident overseas who are registered to vote, who have successfully applied for absent voting, or who voted in the 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election.</p><p>Since 2013/14, the Government has provided more than £27 million to promote electoral registration and democratic engagement more widely, including among young people. For the 2019 General Election, of the 3.5 million people who registered to vote online between the day the poll was announced and the registration deadline, 66.1% were aged between 18 and 34.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is working closely with the Electoral Commission, Association of Electoral Administrators and Society of Local Government Chief Executives to support local authorities to deliver their duties in line with the Government’s guidance on Coronavirus. This includes working with the Electoral Commission on guidance for the 2020 canvass, which is now published on their website.</p><p>The planning and running of polls is the responsibility of Returning Officers, who are statutorily independent of local or national government. The Government does not collect data on those turned away from polls.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1198960

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/06/2020
	date	01/06/2020
	date tabled	01/06/2020
	ddp created	01/06/2020 16:03:50
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	01/06/2020 16:52:57 09/06/2020 15:12:30
	hansard heading	Electoral Register
	house id	1
	identifier	52227
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/06/2020 14:40:25
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will introduce a process to enable people to check their electoral registration status online.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 52227
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	52227
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government has no plans to change the voting age, having been elected on a manifesto commitment to retain the current franchise at 18.</p><p>The Government has no plans to introduce automatic registration. The Government considers registering to vote (and voting) to be a civic duty, but does not believe it should be compulsory. With online registration, the Government has made it easier than ever for those who want to to register.</p><p>The Cabinet Office does not hold information on eligible electors who are not registered to vote for an election. Numbers registered for electoral events are published by the Electoral Commission. Reports on the 2015, 2017, and 2019 General Elections have been produced by the Electoral Commission and are available online at <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.electoralcommission.org.uk</a>.</p><p>Some headline registration statistics by area published by the Office for National Statistics. The latest bulletin is available at <a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration" target="_blank">www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/elections/electoralregistration</a>.</p><p>The Cabinet Office has recently considered creating a live registration status check. There are technical, security and privacy issues but the Cabinet Office will continue to see whether future developments provide a feasible and cost-effective solution in coming years.</p><p>The Government believes that there is no clear evidence that voting on a national holiday would lead to an increase in turnout.</p><p>The Government was elected on a manifesto pledge to continue to support First Past the Post for parliamentary elections. The First Past the Post system is a robust and secure way of electing Members of Parliament. It ensures a clear link between elected representatives and constituents in a manner that systems of Proportional Representation may not. This ensures that MPs can represent the interests of their constituents when debating national issues.</p><p>The UK Government works closely with ministers and officials in devolved administrations on a range of issues relating to elections, including electoral registration issues. Details of discussions are not normally disclosed.</p><p>Each Electoral Registration Officer maintains a register for their own local area, including the number of overseas electors registered in their area. Information is not collated or held centrally on voting by electors. The Government does not hold data on UK citizens resident overseas who are registered to vote, who have successfully applied for absent voting, or who voted in the 2019 UK Parliamentary General Election.</p><p>Since 2013/14, the Government has provided more than £27 million to promote electoral registration and democratic engagement more widely, including among young people. For the 2019 General Election, of the 3.5 million people who registered to vote online between the day the poll was announced and the registration deadline, 66.1% were aged between 18 and 34.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is working closely with the Electoral Commission, Association of Electoral Administrators and Society of Local Government Chief Executives to support local authorities to deliver their duties in line with the Government’s guidance on Coronavirus. This includes working with the Electoral Commission on guidance for the 2020 canvass, which is now published on their website.</p><p>The planning and running of polls is the responsibility of Returning Officers, who are statutorily independent of local or national government. The Government does not collect data on those turned away from polls.</p><p> </p>
	creator	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day
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	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day