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1416366

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether her Department seeks references for candidates appointed to public positions which fall under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	111506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service is the only position sponsored by the Attorney General’s Office which falls under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Andrew Cayley CMG QC is the current Chief Inspector. He was appointed in January 2021 following a fair and open assessment process conducted in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Candidate Pack published on the <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/her-majestys-chief-inspector-of-the-crown-prosecution-service/" target="_blank">Cabinet Office Public Appointments website</a>, candidates invited to interview for the position were required to provide two references in advance of the interview.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of the recruitment process Andrew Cayley CMG QC was subject to a pre-appointment hearing with the Justice Select Committee on Thursday 14 January. The committee recommended his appointment and he took up post on 1 April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/01/2022 15:55:29 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1490387

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	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	Saudi Arabia: Refugees
	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 she has had discussions with her Saudi Arabian counterpart on support for Yemeni refugees in Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	38527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>We engage candidly and regularly with the Saudi authorities on a range of issues, including the efforts to end the war in Yemen and the status of migrants and refugees in Saudi Arabia.</p><p>The UK is playing a leading role in supporting UN led efforts to sustain, extend and expand the UN brokered truce in Yemen which came into effect on 2 April. Peace is the only sustainable solution to the humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 21/07/2022 15:17:10 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1342390

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Music
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings he has had with representatives of the recorded music industry in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	24912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>Departments publish quarterly details of Ministers’ meetings with external organisations on GOV.UK. Details for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Data for January to March 2021 will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 05/07/2021 15:32:39 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1342391

	registered interest
	date	30/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	UK Intellectual Property Office: Music
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what meetings the chief executive officer of the Intellectual Property Office has had with representatives of the recorded music industry in 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	24913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>The Chief Executive Officer of the Intellectual Property Office has met with representatives of the recorded music industry two times in 2021 so far.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 05/07/2021 15:31:14 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1343547

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers in his Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	27025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>In the period 1 April 2020 to 6 July 2021, 21,594 items of written correspondence from Hon. Members were received by Ministers in the Department. This figure includes 4,415 items that fell outside the Department’s remit and were successfully transferred to the correct department for a response. Of the remaining items, 16,158 were replied to by Ministers and 529 were replied to by officials (and the remainder are still open cases).</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 08/07/2021 12:15:43 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1506535

	registered interest
	date	20/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Royal Mint: Non-fungible Tokens
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to his Department's announcement entitled Government sets out plan to make UK a global cryptoasset technology hub, published on 4 April 2022, what recent progress his Department has made on working with the Royal Mint to create a non-fungible token.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	51454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The government can confirm that discussions with the Royal Mint on the creation of a non-fungible token are ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 23/09/2022 05:18:06 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1405322

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Department for Transport: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department seeks references for candidates appointed to public positions which fall under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	109192
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>Applicants for public appointments are asked to provide details of two referees. The Governance Code on Public Appointments sets out that the Advisory Assessment Panel must satisfy itself that all candidates for appointment can meet the Seven Principles of Public Life and adhere to the Code of Conduct for board members of public bodies. In line with the Governance Code, candidates are asked to declare relevant interests and these are discussed at interview.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 26/01/2022 17:38:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1693173

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Epilepsy: Cannabis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department plans to take in the next year to help ensure that children with severe epilepsy can access effective cannabis-based medications through the NHS.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	16619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2024 answer text <p>The licensed cannabis-based medicine epidyolex is prescribed routinely for three forms of epilepsy, for patients aged two years old and above. However, clinical guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence demonstrate a clear need for more evidence to support routine prescribing and funding decisions for unlicensed cannabis-based medicines.</p><p>We continue to call on the manufacturers of these products to conduct research, and we are working with regulatory, research, and National Health Service partners to establish clinical trials to test the safety and efficacy of these products, to enable evidence based prescribing decisions.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 11/03/2024 15:38:07 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1188650

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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	Music: 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, what steps he is taking to support professional recording studios (a) during and b) after the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	37473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced measures to support businesses and organisations that have been impacted by the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>This includes the Government stepping in to help pay people’s wages – a scheme which is one of the most generous of any in the world – paying grants to support as many jobs as necessary. Any employer in the country who promises to retain their staff, can apply for a grant to cover most of the cost of paying people’s wages. Government grants will cover 80 per cent of the salary of retained workers up to a total of £2,500 a month, with this limit set well above the median income. The cost of wages will be backdated to 1st March and will be open for at least three months. The Government will consider extending the scheme for longer if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>We are also deferring the next three months of VAT, a direct injection of £33 billion of cash to employers which means no business will pay any VAT in March, April or May; and they will have until the end of the financial year to repay those bills.</p><p> </p><p>The Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme will now be interest free for twelve months, an extension from the initial announcement of six months. We have already introduced and announced an extension to the Business Interruption Loan Scheme, which is for small and medium-sized businesses. On Tuesday, the Chancellor expanded the amount that can be borrowed from £1.2 million to £5 million.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/04/2020 08:55:48 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1188651

	registered interest
	date	20/04/2020
	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	Leisure: 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, what estimate he has made of the number of live events cancelled due to the covid-19 outbreak; and what estimate he has made of the economic cost of cancelling those events.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	37474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made. However, we know that the Covid-19 pandemic presents a significant challenge to many of DCMS’ sectors including music and the wider live events sector. That is why the Government has announced unprecedented support for business and workers to protect them against the current economic emergency including: a Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme; £330 billion worth of government backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses and a Self-Employed Income Support Scheme. We continue to work closely with our partners across music and the live events sector to understand the impact of Covid-19 on their activities and provide the necessary support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 30/04/2020 10:35:15 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan