Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1489420

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Efficiencies and Value for Money Committee
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what specific savings the Efficiency and Value for Money Committee has identified to date.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	36926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Domestic &amp; Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee is a Cabinet Committee.</p><p> </p><p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees is not normally shared publicly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/07/2022 10:49:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1503594

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) spent on the (a) prosecution trials brought against ENRC and (b) SFO defence against ENRC counter claims lawsuit.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	45309
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has an ongoing investigation into ENRC. There are no prosecutions, and therefore no associated costs, at this stage. The ENRC have brought two civil actions for alleged misfeasance against the SFO. This matter remains ongoing and as such the final costs are not yet determined.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 11:57:47 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1503595

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Serious Fraud Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much her Department spent on the (a) Calvert-Smith review and (b) Altman review of the Serious Fraud Office.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	45319
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The costs of Sir David Calvert-Smith’s independent review into the Serious Fraud Office’s (SFO) handling of the Unaoil case (<em>R. v Akle &amp; Anor</em>), which was commissioned by the Attorney General, are still being finalised. The costs to date to the Attorney General’s Office are £84,571.90. There are some costs outstanding, but it is anticipated these will not increase the overall cost of the review significantly. The total costs will be recovered from the SFO.</p><p> </p><p>The cost of Brian Altman QC’s independent review of the collapse of <em>R v. Woods &amp; Marshall</em>, which was commissioned by the Director of the SFO, was £359,442.37. This was paid for by the SFO.</p><p> </p><p>Both reviews presented valuable recommendations and the implementation of these remain a priority for the Law Officers and the Director of the SFO.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:00:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1503596

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much the Serious Fraud Office spent on the (a) Employment Tribunal and (b) subsequent appeal brought by a former ENRC case-controller who was dismissed.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	45321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>An Employment Tribunal has not been brought by a former ENRC case-controller against the Serious Fraud Office.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:17:17 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1489569

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Chequers: Catering
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether (a) food, (b) drink and (c) catering costs at Chequers are paid for by the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	37503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>As I outlined in my answer of 18 October 2021 to PQ 54006, Chequers is not a government building; it is run and managed by an independent trust.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Official hospitality provided by the government (e.g. hosting the visit of a representative of a foreign government) is paid for by the public purse. Personal or party political hospitality is not. This has been the case under successive administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/07/2022 14:53:29 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1490669

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Sir Robert Francis QC's Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study, published in June 2022, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and other stakeholders regarding funding the compensation recommended for people infected and affected by contaminated blood and blood products.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	39916
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-13/35990" target="_blank">35990</a> on 18 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 39917 question first answered 25/07/2022 11:37:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1490672

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to evidence presented to the Infected Blood Inquiry, what steps he is taking to (a) respond to and (b) implement Sir Robert Francis’ recommendations.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	39917
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-13/35990" target="_blank">35990</a> on 18 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 39916 question first answered 25/07/2022 11:37:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1490284

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Members: Email
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's expected timeframe is for Minister or Department to respond to an hon. Member's email on behalf on a constituent; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle incidences of responses being outstanding for several months.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	38661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from MPs and Peers. On 26 May 2022, we published data on the timeliness of government responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers for 2021 on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers-2021. Cabinet Office timeliness improved each quarter of 2021, with 89% of correspondence received from hon. Members in quarter four responded to within 20 working days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As per the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/handling-government-correspondence-guidance" target="_blank">Guide to Handling Correspondence</a>, updated by the Cabinet Office in July 2021, the target response time set by Departments for correspondence must not exceed 20 working days. The Cabinet Office continues to keep its own processes under review to further improve the time taken to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 11:10:15 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1489626

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to respond to the report by Sir Robert Francis entitled Compensation and redress for the victims of infected blood: recommendations for a framework, published on 7 June 2022.
	tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
	tabling member printed	Damian Hinds
	uin	37478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p><strong>I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-13/35990" target="_blank">35990</a> on 18 July 2022.</strong></p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/07/2022 10:17:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1491489

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to make interim compensation payments to infected blood support scheme beneficiaries before a compensation scheme is established; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
	tabling member printed	Dan Carden
	uin	42184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>On 16 August 2022, I wrote to Sir Brian Langstaff, Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, confirming that the Government accepts his recommendation in full. These interim payments are the first step in addressing this historic wrong and recognise the urgent need of infected and affected people.</p><p>I have also made a Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-09-05/hcws279" target="_blank">HCWS279</a>) that was released on Monday, 5th September on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/09/2022 09:19:56 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden