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1188194

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Security Guards: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will classify private security workers as key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	37698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Our message to the British public is clear: stay at home, in order to protect the NHS and save lives. The position remains, as outlined on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, that everyone who can work from home should do so.</p><p>Where that is not possible, people should go into work where it is safe and they are not symptomatic, isolating or shielding. Relevant guidance including from Public Health England should be followed.</p><p>In terms of the provision of education for the children of certain key workers, it is already the case that security officers and private security workers working in, for example, hospitals and social care could be eligible as long as &quot;their specific role is necessary for the continuation of this essential public service&quot;. This is set out here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision</a></p><p>The Government has placed restrictions on the operations of certain businesses as part of the strategy to ensure people stay at home and away from others. Separate guidance has been published on this and is also available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 37667 question first answered 27/04/2020 09:46:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1273109

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Protocol: Trade
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 discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Great Britain to Northern Ireland movement of goods occupying UK-EU export quotas under the Northern Ireland Protocol.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	132929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2021 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal discussions are not usually disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/01/2021 17:42:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1273112

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 estimate he has made of the number of categories of goods that may face restrictions moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland from 1 January 2021; and what those categories are.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	132931
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has published comprehensive sector-specific guidance for businesses moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. There is a collated list of the applicable arrangements for goods movements available at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/moving-goods-into-out-of-or-through-northern-ireland-from-1-january-2021" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/moving-goods-into-out-of-or-through-northern-ireland-from-1-january-2021</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/01/2021 16:37:02 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1416998

registered interest
date	26/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: LGBT+ People
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 he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure the removal of wrongful dismissal from employment records for LGBT people who have been dismissed from the armed forces.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	112573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2022 answer text <p>As part of the new Veterans' Strategy Action Plan 2022-24, the Defence Secretary and I announced that we will commission an Independent Review into the impact of the pre-2000- ban on homosexual personnel in the Armed Forces. The Government will consider any further action in response to that Independent Review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 01/02/2022 16:57:52 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1433555

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Energy Supply
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 critical infrastructure his Department is responsible for that is reliant on private wire networks for power supply.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	126679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend, the Member for Chippenham, to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-10-19/58831" target="_blank">PQ 58831</a> on 27 October 2021.</p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 28/02/2022 14:45:09 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1405221

registered interest
date	21/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Legislation
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 pieces of (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation their Department has sponsored in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	109238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2022 answer text <p>Cabinet Office has sponsored nineteen pieces of primary legislation in Parliament from the 2010-2012 Parliamentary session to the current Parliamentary session.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The number of pieces of secondary legislation is not held by the Department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These figures may not be not exhaustive as a result of machinery of government changes and departmental structures over the past decade.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 26/01/2022 17:52:50 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1415716

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Legislation
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 post legislative reviews (a) their Department or (b) their predecessor Department has undertaken on (i) primary and (ii) secondary legislation in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	110381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of post legislative reviews the Department has undertaken on primary and secondary legislation in each of the last ten years is not held within the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 110398 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:49:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1415734

registered interest
date	24/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Legislation
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 and what proportion of the (a) primary and (b) secondary legislation sponsored by (i) their Department or (ii) their predecessor Department has undergone a post legislative review in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	110398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2022 answer text <p>The number of post legislative reviews the Department has undertaken on primary and secondary legislation in each of the last ten years is not held within the Department.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 110381 question first answered 31/01/2022 17:49:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1623700

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Mobile Phones
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which companies were contracted and sub-contracted to deliver the Emergency Alert System; and how much each of those companies were paid for their services relating to that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	182596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2023 answer text <p>The Emergency Alerts contract was awarded to Fujitsu in line with procurement regulations and transparency guidelines through Crown Commercial Services.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The contract was let on 10th October 2022 and runs until 9th October 2025. The estimated contract value for Year 1 is £1,013,200, with a contingency to increase the value up to £1,600,000 (excluding VAT). Subject to further approval, the total contract value may be uplifted to £5,000,000.00 (excluding VAT) for years 2 and 3 of the contract, if the provider meets the performance objectives specified.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office operates a triple gateway process of approvals to ensure compliance and transparency in procurements. All contracts are reviewed and approved by delegated Cabinet Office Commercial Heads and then published. All procurements over £10,000 are subject to Commercial approvals. All contracts are then managed by accredited Contract Managers in accordance with Cabinet Office Commercial guidance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Contract agreements are published within 30 days in accordance with our obligations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s number one job is to keep people safe. Emergency Alerts are a critical new tool in the Government’s toolkit for warning and informing people where their lives are at risk, such as flooding and extreme weather.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/05/2023 16:45:52 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1623717

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Speaking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish his Department's guidance on vetting social media accounts of potential speakers.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	182597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>Civil Service Human Resources who sit within the Cabinet Office developed the Due Diligence and Impartiality guidance for all Cross-Government Diversity networks, and this requires the networks to carry out checks on external speakers prior to inviting them to participate in Civil Service events.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The revised guidance advises that cross-Government Diversity Networks conduct checks to avoid invitations being issued to individuals and/or organisations that have provided adverse commentary on government policy, political decisions, approaches or individuals in government that could undermine the Civil Service’s position on impartiality and create reputational damage.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The guidance emphasises that it is imperative that we retain impartiality across the Civil Service, avoiding any politicised events or groups impacting on the working life of civil servants and distracting from the excellent work delivered on Diversity and Inclusion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The guidance was introduced in November 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This helps to ensure when Cross-Government Diversity Networks organise events the Civil Service is not prejudiced by political views but helps deliver efficient public service for the taxpayer.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/05/2023 14:57:06 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman