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1504304

	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	Attorney General: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many data incidents her Department (a) recorded and (b) reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20 and (iii) 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	46067
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Attorney General’s Office have had no data incidents recorded or reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2018-19, (ii) 2019-20 and (iii) 2020-21.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:06:35 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504425

	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	Crown Prosecution Service: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many staff were employed by the Crown Prosecution Service in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	46135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The number of staff employed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) during the periods specified is available in the table below. During this period the CPS has undertaken continuous improvement and modernisation programmes to improve efficiency and effectiveness. These included digitalisation, development of a national resourcing model, standard operating practices, resource efficiency measures, smarter/remote working practices, and establishment of remote teams. As a national service for England and Wales, the consequence of these measures is that we now have the ability to shift work to where capacity resides which is both much more efficient, and also fairer on the workforce. <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year Q1</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Full Time Equivalent Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>7093</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>6568</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p>6034</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p>5708</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p>5505</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p>5594</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td><td><p>5554</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019-20</strong></p></td><td><p>5589</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020-21</strong></p></td><td><p>5790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021-22</strong></p></td><td><p>6414</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022-23</strong></p></td><td><p>6714</p></td></tr></tbody></table><em>*The system reports data as at the last day of the month rather than the first or any date in-between therefore the table is presented to the nearest reportable date to the questions asked.</em> <em> </em> <em>The data has been extracted from the CPS Oracle HR database and is accurate at point of enquiry on 5 September 2022. Consequent changes to data input may mean that this data will change at some point in the future</em> <em> </em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:13:59 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1504426

	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	Crown Prosecution Service: Standards
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many of the cases referred to the Crown Prosecution Service for a charging decision in each of the past five years were still awaiting a charging decision after six months.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	46136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Data is collated by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) showing the number of individual pre-charge consultations that are recorded as taking longer than 180 days (six months). The table below shows the number and proportion of these in each of the last four years – this data was introduced from April 2018. <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2018-2019</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Total Consultations</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>288,319</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>289,529</p></td><td><p>299,587</p></td><td><p>253,836</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Consultations over 180 days (6 months)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>1,336</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>507</p></td><td><p>461</p></td><td><p>491</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>% over 180 days (6 months)</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.5%</p></td><td colspan="2"><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.2%</p></td><td><p>0.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table>CPS consultation data counts the number of consultations submitted for a full code or threshold test, also known as pre-charge reviews, recorded on the Case Management System.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:10:16 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1490388

	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	Temperature
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he discussed with the Welsh Government plans to announce a level 4 alert under the Heatwave Plan for England before that announcement was made on 15 July 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	38837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>Officials from the Welsh Government were first engaged by their counterparts in the Cabinet Office and the Met Office with respect to the possible severity of the current heatwave on 7 July 2022.</p><p>The First Minister for Wales was directly engaged by Cabinet Office Ministers on 14 July 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/07/2022 13:08:14 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1458541

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Codes of Practice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the fixed penalty notices issued to hon Members of Her Majesty's Government in April 2022, if he will undertake a review of the adequacy of the Ministerial Code.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	155915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>The Ministerial Code is the responsibility of the Prime Minister of the day, as befits his or her constitutional position as the Sovereign’s principal adviser, and is customarily updated and issued upon their assuming or returning to office.</p><p> </p><p>Section 1.6 of the Ministerial Code sets out that Ministers are personally responsible for deciding how to act and conduct themselves in the light of the Code, and for justifying their actions and conduct to Parliament and the public.</p><p> </p><p>With reference to the fixed penalty notice, I would refer you to the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of 19 April 2022.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/04/2022 10:50:35 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1420736

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Manufacturing Industries: Newport West
	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 steps he plans to take with Cabinet colleagues to use public procurement to help support the growth of British industries based in Newport West constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	120922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government wants businesses from every corner of the UK to be successful in bidding for UK public contracts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We are reforming the procurement rules to make it simpler, quicker and cheaper for suppliers, including SMEs and social enterprises, to bid for public sector contracts. The Welsh Government has confirmed that it will join the reforms.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The reforms will support the Government’s levelling up priorities by making it easier for public sector buyers to take account of social value when awarding contracts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under the Government’s Social Value policy, contracting authorities can already set rigorous environmental and social standards, and other criteria, that play to the strengths of supply chains who can meet those standards. The scope to take societal benefits into account when awarding contracts will be increased, playing to the strengths of UK firms who are well placed to deliver benefits.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 15/02/2022 14:57:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1401755

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Coronavirus
	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 it his policy to support improved work-life balance as part of public services' recovery from the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	101823
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government has put the recovery of public services at the heart of its building back better and levelling up agenda. We are investing £3.7 billion to build 40 new hospitals and we’re investing a further £4.7 billion in the core school budget by 2024-25. There are almost 10,000 more nurses and over 5,100 doctors now working in the NHS compared to last year, and we have recruited over 11,000 police officers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s 2019 manifesto committed to encourage flexible working and consult on making it the default unless employers have good reasons not to. Since then, COVID-19 has changed working practices for many and led to the recognition of the need for more flexible working hours to balance work with other personal commitments. The Government intends to build on what we have learnt and ran a consultation proposing to reform the existing Right to Request flexible working from September to December 2021. We are currently analysing responses and will issue a formal Government response in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/01/2022 16:46:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1401756

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government: Procurement
	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 it is his policy to promote improved working conditions through Government procurement policy.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	101824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2022 answer text <p>Government encourages employers to better support all employees to remain in and thrive through work.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Through our new approach to extend the use of the Social Value Act, effective from 1 January 2021, additional social benefits can be taken into account via the delivery of contracts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>To promote consistency across departments, we developed a tool called the ‘Social Value Model’ for use by all organisations in scope of the new policy. The tool has provisions to improve health and wellbeing in the contract workforce.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 17/01/2022 16:47:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1400490

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Honours: Newport West
	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 people in Newport West constituency received an award in the Birthday Honours or New Years Honours in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017, (d) 2018, (e) 2019 and (f) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	99066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government publishes honours transparency data broken down by both town/city and county. Data is collected using the county the recipient gives as their correspondence address. This is usually their home address rather than their place of origin. This data relates only to the main Prime Minister’s List and does not include data from the Defence List or the Overseas and International List, neither of which are administered by the Cabinet Office. The transparency data for the New Year Honours and Birthday Honours Lists between 2008 and 2022 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/honours-reform-and-operation#honours-lists" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/honours-reform-and-operation#honours-lists</a></p><p> </p><p>The Government does not collate data against political administrative areas and, therefore, we cannot provide information regarding honours awarded in Newport West or any other individual constituency.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 10/01/2022 09:12:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1399550

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	COBR
	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, if he will publish the attendee lists from the last three COBRA meetings.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	97117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2022 answer text <p>As a matter of policy, the Government does not comment on the details of COBR meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/01/2022 15:51:35 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones