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1121272

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Female Genital Mutilation: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the CPS is taking to improve the rate of prosecution of people responsible for female genital mutilation.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	910351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The CPS is determined to bring those responsible for Female Genital Mutilation to justice. I welcome the recent successful conviction in London which was the first in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst prosecution alone will not end this appalling crime, this first conviction sends out a strong message that FGM is child abuse and that the perpetrators will be brought to justice.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland grouped question UIN 910355 question first answered 11/04/2019 12:19:41 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

622315

	registered interest
	date	24/10/2016
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Hate Crime: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent steps the Crown Prosecution Service has taken to set out its approach to prosecuting hate crime.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	906832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2016 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling hate crime in any form. The cross Government Hate Crime Action Plan, published in July 2016, focuses on reducing hate crime, increasing reporting and ensuring that all criminal justice partners and key stakeholders deliver the appropriate outcomes for victims.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 27/10/2016 16:24:30 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

691763

	registered interest
	date	20/02/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the Department for Exiting the European Union on the contents of the White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, Cm 9417, published in February 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	64537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is working closely with other Government departments to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawal will affect domestic policies and to coordinate policy work across Government. I regularly meet the Prime Minister and Ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues of common interest, including the UK’s exit from the EU. I am not able to talk about any legal content of those discussions because, by convention, the fact that the Law Officers have advised or have not advised and the content of their advice is not ordinarily disclosed outside Government.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 28/02/2017 16:44:14 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

769625

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	European Court of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many times the Government has been ordered to pay damages in accordance with the European Court of Justice ruling in Francovich of 1991; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	107422
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not maintain a central record of cases that include a claim for Francovich damages.</p><p> </p><p>There have been at least 5 reported cases in which the Government has been ordered to pay such damages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been able to identify at least 16 ongoing cases against it which involve a claim for Francovich damages. The fact that such a claim has been made does not mean that it is well-founded, or that damages will be payable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/10/2017 10:28:39 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

769626

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	European Court of Justice
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether the Government is involved in cases in which it might be ordered to pay damages in accordance with the European Court of Justice ruling in Francovich of 1991 in the event that it is defeated in such cases.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	107423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government does not maintain a central record of cases that include a claim for Francovich damages.</p><p> </p><p>There have been at least 5 reported cases in which the Government has been ordered to pay such damages.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has been able to identify at least 16 ongoing cases against it which involve a claim for Francovich damages. The fact that such a claim has been made does not mean that it is well-founded, or that damages will be payable.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/10/2017 10:29:32 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1136060

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Senior Civil Servants: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many officials at (a) grade six, (b) grade seven and (c) SCS1 and above, have left his Department in each quarter of each year since July 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	271560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Grade 7 and Grade 6 is currently a combined grade in Cabinet Office known as Band A. The Department also has an additional grade between Band A and SCS1 level known as 'Extended Band A'.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows how many officials at those grades have left Cabinet Office in each quarter of each year since 1 April 2016.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Quarter</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Band A (G6/7 combined)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Extended Band A </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>SCS1 and above</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 16/17</p></td><td><p>82</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 16/17</p></td><td><p>69</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 16/17</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 16/17</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 17/18</p></td><td><p>65</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 17/18</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 17/18</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 17/18</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q1 18/19</p></td><td><p>93</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q2 18/19</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q3 18/19</p></td><td><p>71</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4 18/19</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>20</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In the context of the total workforce size, the numbers of leavers in the grades shown represented 14% of the workforce in 2016/17, and 6% in both 2017/18 and 2018/19. This</p><p>compares with a figure of 16.5% for the Private Sector.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 04/07/2019 15:43:53 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1179842

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of economically inactive people in the UK are classified as (a) students, (b) unable to work due to sickness, (c) looking after homes, (d) caring for family members and (d) retired.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	19864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 19865 question first answered 27/02/2020 16:55:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ19864_19865.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1179845

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Unemployment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Cabinet Office, what assessment she has made of the reason that people who are economically inactive and are not (a) students, (b) unable to work due to sickness, (c) looking after homes or caring for family members and (b) retired are not actively looking for work.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	19865
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 19864 question first answered 27/02/2020 16:55:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ19864_19865.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1203910

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Weddings: Coronavirus
	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 9 June 2020 to Question 55054, what indicators his Department plans to use to determine whether to lift covid-19 lockdown restrictions on marriages.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	59438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>As set out in ‘<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/884760/Our_plan_to_rebuild_The_UK_Government_s_COVID-19_recovery_strategy.pdf" target="_blank">Our Plan to Rebuild</a>’, any adjustments to current social distancing controls for England will be timed carefully according to both the current transmission rate of the virus and the Government’s ability to ensure safety. The steps for modifying social distancing measures are set out in the plan, with strict conditions to safely move from each step to the next.</p><p>In the strategy, we committed to exploring how to enable people to gather in slightly larger groups to better facilitate small weddings. We are actively looking at how we can facilitate small weddings, as soon as possible, to deliver the roadmap.</p><p>Step Three of the plan also includes the ambition to open at least some places of worship, including the potential for some small wedding ceremonies. The Government’s current planning assumption is that this step will be no earlier than 4 July, subject to the five tests for easing measures and further detailed scientific advice provided closer to the time, on how far we can go.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 18/06/2020 15:03:16 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1221071

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Relations with EU: Clinical Trials and Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that the UK-EU future relationship enables UK participation in EU-funded multinational (a) clinical trials and (b) research collaborations on (i) covid-19 treatments and (ii) other medicines after the end of the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
	tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
	uin	69524
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring the UK remains a global leader in life sciences and continues to collaborate with European and other countries on scientific research. At the end of the UK transition period, clinical trials will continue to be approved at a national level, working to international standards as they are now. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) along with partners in the UK healthcare system, has taken steps to ensure that all trials, including multinational trials, can continue. The UK is collaborating extensively with international partners in the research effort against COVID-19 and we will continue to do so after the end of the UK transition period.</p><p>The UK’s approach to the future relationship negotiations sets out our ambition to reach an agreement that would facilitate trade in medicinal products. However, any responsible Government has a duty to prepare for all scenarios and have robust contingency plans in place. We continue to hold stockpiles to cope with a range of scenarios.</p><p>We are doing everything we can to ensure our health and social care staff have the equipment they need to tackle Covid-19 virus. Sourcing sufficient PPE is an international challenge and we are working with many international partners, including the EU. In terms of ventilators, as a result of the Ventilator Challenge the NHS has significantly increased supply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 69525 69526 question first answered 20/07/2020 16:32:06 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield