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1132159

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent estimate his Department has made of the number of cases of forensic manipulation at Randox that resulted in a conviction being overturned; and in how many of those cases had a custodial sentence already been served.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	264437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>There is an ongoing investigation into data manipulation at Randox Testing Services. The Crown Prosecution Service will continue to support this process to ensure that fairness and transparency in the system is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service can only comment on cases that it is responsible for prosecuting. For the cases which it prosecutes, the Crown Prosecution Service does not maintain a central record of the number of cases of forensic manipulation at Randox that resulted in a conviction being overturned or a record of how many of those cases involved a custodial sentence. Such information could only be obtained through a manual search of records which would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 20/06/2019 14:01:35 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1132234

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Randox Testing Services:
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prosecutions dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service as a result of data manipulation of forensic toxicology at Randox.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
	tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
	uin	264786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>There is an ongoing investigation into data manipulation at Randox Testing Services. The Crown Prosecution Service will continue to support this process to ensure that fairness and transparency in the system is maintained.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS does not maintain a central record of the number of prosecutions that were dropped as a result of data manipulation of forensic toxicology at Randox. This could only be obtained through a manual search of case records, at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/06/2019 09:26:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1131988

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has undertaken an assessment of the potential merits of adopting life-cycle costing in direct government procurement.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	264355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my answer given to Question 259078 on 3 June.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 18/06/2019 14:01:13 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1132083

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to prevent postal vote electoral fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
	tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
	uin	264439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Electoral fraud is unacceptable on any level. There are already measures in place designed to enhance the security of postal voting. In response to the Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office coordinates cross-Government work to protect and secure our democratic processes and ensure those involved in delivering our elections receive cyber, physical and personnel security advice from experts at the National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 14:21:13 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1132120

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Huawei: 5G
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2019 to Question 261279 on Huawei: 5G, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of assessing 5G equipment for resilience and reliability prior to deployment.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	264461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>5G standards are still being ratified and the hardware and software that implements them is still being updated often during early commercial service. As a result, there are limited benefits in testing 5G equipment pre-deployment due to those changes and updates. The National Cyber Security Centre is focusing on those deployments and software releases in the UK which are most important.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/06/2019 09:20:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1132146

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Absent Voting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to safeguard the electoral process in respect of postal voting.
	tabling member constituency	Sevenoaks
	tabling member printed	Sir Michael Fallon
	uin	264295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>Electoral Fraud is unacceptable on any level. We have processes in place to defend against electoral fraud and there is ongoing work with electoral administrators and Royal Mail to implement these. In response to the Pickles report on electoral fraud, the Government accepted recommendations to strengthen the postal vote system and, in line with our manifesto commitment, we are working to reform postal voting to ensure our elections are secure.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office coordinates cross-Government work to protect and secure our democratic processes and ensure those involved in delivering our elections receive cyber, physical and personnel security advice from experts at the National Cyber Security Centre and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 20/06/2019 14:21:46 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon

1132009

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Church of England
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, which projects the Church of England funded to help transform communities as part of the Thy Kingdom Come events.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	264348
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>Thy Kingdom Come is an ecumenical prayer movement started by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 2017, which has grown into an annual global movement of prayer. It is supported by His Holiness the Pope and in 2018 over 65 different denominations and traditions held events across 114 countries. Major beacon events took place in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. More information can be found here: <a href="https://www.thykingdomcome.global/" target="_blank">https://www.thykingdomcome.global/</a></p><p>Events take the form of large public gatherings, community prayer walks, meals and picnics in churches or parks. They bring together people from different traditions and denominations across all parts of the local community.</p><p>In Northern Ireland, both Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland Archbishops of Armagh issued a joint statement to support events taking place in St Anne’s Cathedral Belfast, St Macartin’s Cathedral Enniskillen, and St Mark’s Church Armagh. Their message can be read here: <a href="https://www.ireland.anglican.org/news/8866/joint-message-from-archbishop-eamon" target="_blank">https://www.ireland.anglican.org/news/8866/joint-message-from-archbishop-eamon</a></p><p>In County Londonderry, there were three events which saw churches of different denominations gather for prayer. Those that gathered came together and prayed for their local communities, schools, businesses and community projects, and that the Church be a point of unity and light.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 18/06/2019 14:31:37 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1131987

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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: Contracts
	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 contracts his Department has awarded in each of the last five years that were positively assessed on criteria for (a) UK content, (b) socio-economic weighting and (c) most economically advantageous tender.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	264354
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>This question would be a disproportionate cost to answer, as we do not hold this information centrally. However, BEIS is committed to ensuring to creating and fostering a positive environment for businesses in the UK. This is shown through a number of different activities, for example the UK Steel Charter, which maximises opportunities for UK steel producers in relation to the procurement of steel for major projects.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 19/06/2019 16:31:03 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1132000

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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	Productivity
	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 steps the Government is taking to boost productivity.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	264346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>The Industrial Strategy is our long-term plan to boost productivity by backing businesses to create high-quality, well paid jobs throughout the United Kingdom, with investment in skills, industries and infrastructure. ​​The Industrial Strategy is how we are creating an economy that works for everyone: highly innovative, highly skilled and high quality, supported by low taxation and smart regulation. ​</p><p> </p><p>Through a cross-government programme, Industrial Strategy focuses on:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Strengthening the Foundations of productivity – by encouraging innovation, developing high quality jobs, supporting UK businesses and fostering growth in all parts of the UK.</li><li>Building long-term strategic partnerships with businesses through Sector Deals between government and industry.</li><li>Taking on Grand Challenges in Artificial Intelligence and Data Economy, Clean Growth, Ageing Society and Future of Mobility - society-changing opportunities and industries of the future where the UK can build on its strengths and lead the world.</li></ul> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 18/06/2019 14:51:32 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1132015

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2019
	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	Energy Performance Certificates
	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 estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of ensuring that the housing stock in each local authority area up to Energy Performance Certificate bands (a) B and (b) C.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	264311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>In the Clean Growth Strategy, we set out our aspiration that as many homes as possible will be upgraded to an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Band C by 2035, where practical, cost effective and affordable.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that, to meet our stated ambition, cost-effective improvements to homes would cost in the region of £35-65bn, though there would also be significant benefits to consumers from lower energy bills. We do not hold data on how this cost breaks down by local authority area, which would depend on a wide range of factors.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 19/06/2019 16:26:35 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew