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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

1345454

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers of their 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 of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	30318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/07/2021 12:19:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1343545

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, 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	27023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 08/07/2021 16:34:39 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1201558

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Weddings: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable faith venues that are approved for the registration of marriages to hold small wedding ceremonies with only the couple, celebrant and witnesses in attendance.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	55664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to allow people to hold small weddings as soon as we can, but this must be done safely. Working with other departments, we will consider how small wedding ceremonies could take place safely in due course. We are working in partnership with faith leaders, through our Places of Worship Taskforce, to develop guidance that will enable the phased and safe reopening of places of worship.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 10/06/2020 16:31:02 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1195521

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Arts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will extend the same protections that are in place for tenants of commercial properties to artists facing eviction from rented workspaces and studios as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	46569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Through Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, the Government has introduced temporary new measures to protect tenants renting commercial property from aggressive forms of rent recovery: we have legislated to enact a moratorium on commercial forfeitures due to non-payment of rent, due to end on 30 June; statutory demands and winding up petitions issued to commercial tenants will be temporarily voided; and changes have been made to the use of Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery.</p><p>The protection from eviction applies to businesses from any sector which have:</p><p>(a) a tenancy to which Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies, or</p><p>(b) a tenancy to which that Part of that Act would apply if any relevant occupier were the tenant.</p><p>Assuming the nature of their lease or contract is in line with the above, any tenant should be protected under this legislation.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 21/05/2020 08:29:43 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

986446

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Social Rented Housing: Mental Illness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on ensuring that the social housing system helps people with mental health conditions.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	178539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from my department have regular discussions with our counterparts in the Department of Health and Social Care to discuss a range of issues, including mental health. <br> <br> The Social Housing Green Paper recognises that many landlords play a role that goes beyond their key responsibilities, which includes providing signposting to vital services, including mental health services. Through the Green Paper, we are seeking to gather evidence on the impact of the important role that many social landlords are playing.</p><p>Within social housing and more widely, supported housing provides a vital service for vulnerable people, including people with mental health issues. Safeguarding provision and supply of appropriate supported accommodation is a priority for my Department - and we will continue to provide capital grant funding to promote new supply of supported housing. Our recent announcement confirming that funding for all supported housing will stay in Housing Benefit, will also give confidence to the sector to continue to invest in new supply. We are also reviewing oversight arrangements for all supported housing. As a Government, we are investing record levels in mental health, spending £11.98 billion in 2017/18.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 18/10/2018 13:05:21 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

819002

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Reorganisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of renaming his Department including signage, stationery, website, business cards and any other associated costs.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	121679
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Building the homes our country needs is an absolute priority for this government. The name change for the department reflects this government’s renewed focus to deliver more homes and build stronger communities across England.</p><p>Any necessary changes will be done in a cost-efficient way with expenditure being kept to a minimum.</p><p>This would be a fraction of the cost of splitting up the Ministry as proposed by the opposition.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry grouped question UIN 121781 question first answered 15/01/2018 17:18:40 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1404840

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Department for Education: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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	108476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>References are not routinely requested for public appointments which fall under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments, as they may not always be the most appropriate, fair or open way of making an assessment of candidates.</p><p>However, the Governance Code on Public Appointments sets out that the Advisory Assessment Panel must be satisfied that all candidates can meet the Seven Principles of Public Life, adhere to the Code of Conduct for board members of public bodies and do not have any conflicts of interest which are not manageable within the context of the role.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 28/01/2022 14:30:19 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1343066

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, 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	25739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2021 answer text <p>Between 1 April 2020 and 2 July 2021 the Department for Education recorded 22,150 items of written correspondence from MPs and 101 items from Members of the House of Lords. Of these cases all but one was responded to or will be responded to by Ministers.</p><p>As per the Cabinet Office’s guidance for handling correspondence from MPs and Members of the House of Lords, where appropriate Executive Agency or Non-Departmental Public Body Chief Executives may correspond directly. The above data does not include these cases.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/07/2021 16:36:52 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1253228

	registered interest
	date	18/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Performing Arts: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what representations he has received from youth arts companies on bringing into line with the covid-19 regulations for boarding schools out-of-school arts activities that are run as residential courses.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	117189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has been in close communication with various stakeholders, including some with connections to youth arts, since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak with respect to residential trips. We will continue this communication over the coming months.</p><p>The guidance for full opening of schools and the guidance for holiday and after school clubs, and other out-of-school settings, set out the Department’s current position in relation to educational visits. They can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/actions-for-schools-during-the-coronavirus-outbreak/guidance-for-full-opening-schools</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/protective-measures-for-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protective-measures-for-holiday-or-after-school-clubs-and-other-out-of-school-settings-for-children-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak/protective-measures-for-out-of-school-settings-during-the-coronavirus-covid-19-outbreak</a>.</p><p>At present, schools and out-of-school settings can undertake COVID-19 secure day visits within the UK but are advised against the resumption of domestic and overseas residential educational visits. This is because, unlike boarding schools, residential settings have a transient population with different groups rotating in and out of the centre on a weekly basis. This constant change of population serves to increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission.</p><p>This decision has not been taken lightly and is taken in the context of the Government announcing new national restrictions to address rising cases of COVID-19 in England. This position will be reviewed again before the end of November 2020.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 23/11/2020 16:06:48 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan