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1146697

	registered interest
	date	26/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Conservative Party: Conferences
	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 any funds from the public purse (a) have been and (b) will be spent on transport to or from the 2019 Conservative Party Conference in Manchester for Government Ministers.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	291488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2019 answer text <p>The <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/826920/August-2019-MINISTERIAL-CODE-FINAL-FORMATTED-2.pdf" target="_blank">Ministerial Code</a> sets out the approach to Ministerial Travel. It is for individual departments to make transport arrangements for Ministers travelling on Government business, including to meet their parliamentary duties.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/10/2019 09:11:49 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1147251

	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: Ilford North
	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 provide a substantive answer to Question 286311, tabled on 3 September 2019 by the hon. Member for Ilford North.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	292376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>If we have to leave with no deal, there will not be an overall shortage of food in the UK. Consumers have access to a wide range of food products when they shop and this will continue once we leave the EU.</p><p>As a responsible Government, we are preparing for the possibility of no-deal and have put in place plans to minimise disruption for the food and farming sector as much as possible.</p><p>Whilst the capability to ensure resilience and security of food supply is industry-led, Government has well established ways of working with the food industry to minimise potential disruption, including liaison through the Food Chain Emergency Liaison Group (FCELG).</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 16:16:02 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1147252

	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	Drugs: Ilford North
	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 provide a substantive answer to Question 286312, tabled on 3 September 2019 by the hon. Member for Ilford North.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	292377
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Our highest priority is for patients to continue to have access to medicines and medical products.</p><p>DHSC has contacted 448 suppliers of medicines with an EU touchpoint in their supply chain and more than 1300 suppliers of medical devices and clinical consumables in order to understand their supply chains and their proposed contingency measures.</p><p>DHSC is implementing a multi-layered approach to minimise any supply disruption in a ‘no deal’ exit scenario. This includes supporting suppliers to secure alternative routes away from the short straits, stockpiling where practical, putting in place arrangements to deal with shortages in addition to normal shortage management routes, securing additional warehousing space, improving trader readiness and introducing regulatory flexibility.</p><p>Our plans should ensure the supply of medicines and medical products remains uninterrupted.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 16:20:00 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1147253

	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	Business: Ilford North
	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 provide a substantive answer to Question 286313, tabled on 3 September 2019 by the hon. Member for Ilford North.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	292378
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is determined to provide certainty to people and businesses on Brexit.</p><p>We are now making further funding available for ‘no deal’ preparations. The Treasury has provided an additional £2.1bn for ‘no deal’ preparations this year, which doubled the amount of Brexit funding available for 2019-20. The Treasury has now made available £6.3 billion to prepare for Brexit, including £4.2 billion funding this financial year alone. £2 billion of further funding in 2020-21 will help the UK to establish a new relationship with the EU, and capitalise on the opportunities created by Brexit.</p><p>We continue to engage with business at all levels to ensure industry is prepared for all scenarios. Government is ensuring businesses are ready to leave the EU on 31 October through a national programme of business readiness.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 16:11:34 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1147255

	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	Business: Ilford North
	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 provide a substantive answer to Question 286314, tabled on 3 September 2019 by the hon. Member for Ilford North.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	292379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Our chemicals sector is world leading, and we want to make sure it continues to succeed. At the same time, the UK is committed to the effective and safe management of chemicals. That will not change when we leave the EU.</p><p>We have published guidance on this topic online: ‘The chemicals sector and preparing for Brexit’ (available at www.gov.uk/guidance/the-chemicals-sector-and-preparing-for-eu-exit).</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 16:09:38 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1147260

	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	Holidays: EU Countries
	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 provide a substantive answer to Question 286315, tabled on 3 September by the hon. Member for Ilford North.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	292380
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>Both the UK and the EU have now adopted measures that mean flights will continue after 31 October. This means businesses and citizens can continue to book and fly with confidence. Travellers, including those in Ilford North, planning to travel to the EU should ensure they have complied with all travel advice and have the necessary documentation and insurances, such as International Driving Permits (IDPs) and Green Cards, which will be needed by private motorists.</p><p>After Brexit the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) card may not be valid. Holiday-makers should get appropriate travel insurance with healthcare cover before going abroad. Guidance is available on visiting the EU after Brexit on gov.uk at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/visit-europe-brexit" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/visit-europe-brexit</a></p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/10/2019 16:05:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1147914

	registered interest
	date	02/10/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Committees
	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 meetings each Cabinet committee has held since the Prime Minister took office.
	tabling member constituency	Ilford North
	tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
	uin	293662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>Cabinet committees meet on a regular basis to discuss government business. Since the Prime Minister took office this has continued.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 07/10/2019 16:21:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

1121742

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has deprioritised any Statutory Instruments in relation to the UK leaving the EU; and if he will publish the criteria his Department uses to deprioritise those Instruments.
	tabling member constituency	Walsall South
	tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
	uin	245777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>Cabinet Office did not deprioritise any SIs and they were all laid in time for Exit Day.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/04/2019 10:26:56 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

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

1147028

	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	Ministerial Policy Advisers: 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 his Department has any plans to update the special advisers' code of conduct.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	292307
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The last update to the Special Adviser’s Code of Conduct was in December 2016. This document is kept under regular review.</p><p>In December 2018, the Minister for the Constitution announced work to review how Special Adviser’s terms can be made clearer and consistent (19 December 2018 Vol. 651, [HCWS1216]). This work is ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/10/2019 16:02:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq