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1344808

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Certificates
	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, with reference to paragraph 36 of his Department's guidance, Covid-19 Response: Summer 2021, published on 5 July 2021, whether his definition of appropriate parliamentary scrutiny of the matter of potential covid-status certification would include a vote by the House of Commons prior to any such certification being implemented.
	tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
	tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
	uin	28996
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The COVID-status certification review has concluded that, although certification is not required at the present time, it could be a useful tool in the future as a means of keeping events going and businesses open if the country is facing a difficult situation in autumn or winter.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Any future implementation of certification would involve consultation and appropriate parliamentary scrutiny.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No policy decisions have been taken at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 28994 question first answered 16/07/2021 12:28:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1347343

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	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, with reference to COVID-19 Response: Summer 2021, published on 5 July 2021, on what date the Government plans to review covid-19 restrictions to assess the country’s preparedness for autumn and winter 2021; and what the format of that review will be.
	tabling member constituency	Wycombe
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
	uin	33897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>As set out on 12 July in the Moving to step 4 of the roadmap publication, in September, the Government will undertake a review to assess the country’s preparedness for autumn and winter, which will consider whether to continue or strengthen public and business guidance.</p><p>The Coronavirus Act and remaining regulations throughout the autumn and winter will be kept under review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/07/2021 16:16:30 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker

1568621

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2023
	answering body	Leader of the House
	answering dept id	34
	answering dept short name	Leader of the House
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
	hansard heading	Leader of the House of Commons: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what human resources information their Department shares with trade unions on a regular basis.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
	tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
	uin	127804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2023 answer text <p>The Office of the Leader of the House of Commons is part of the Cabinet Office. I refer the hon. member to the response from the Cabinet Office (127792).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 26/01/2023 13:50:08 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1302622

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	England Infected Blood Support Scheme
	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 the Government is taking to ensure individuals and families affected by the contaminated blood scandal are adequately compensated.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	168931
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Work is currently underway across the government on a number of infected blood issues. I will update the House shortly on progress.</p><p>The (then) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry on 2 July 2018, approving legal support funding for people infected, and their families. Details of how to apply for funding are on the Inquiry’s website - <a href="https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-09-12%20-%20Amended%20Statement%20of%20Approach%20-%20Legal%20Representation%20at%20Public%20Expense.pdf" target="_blank">Statement of Approach: Legal Representation at Public Expense.</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 168932 168934 question first answered 23/03/2021 17:53:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1302624

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	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 the Government is taking to ensure victims and their families involved in the contaminated blood scandal are able to access the necessary legal support required.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	168932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Work is currently underway across the government on a number of infected blood issues. I will update the House shortly on progress.</p><p>The (then) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry on 2 July 2018, approving legal support funding for people infected, and their families. Details of how to apply for funding are on the Inquiry’s website - <a href="https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-09-12%20-%20Amended%20Statement%20of%20Approach%20-%20Legal%20Representation%20at%20Public%20Expense.pdf" target="_blank">Statement of Approach: Legal Representation at Public Expense.</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 168931 168934 question first answered 23/03/2021 17:53:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1302642

	registered interest
	date	15/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	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 the Government will introduce a full bereavement pension for people affected by the contaminated blood scandal in England.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	168934
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Work is currently underway across the government on a number of infected blood issues. I will update the House shortly on progress.</p><p>The (then) Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster wrote to the Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry on 2 July 2018, approving legal support funding for people infected, and their families. Details of how to apply for funding are on the Inquiry’s website - <a href="https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-09-12%20-%20Amended%20Statement%20of%20Approach%20-%20Legal%20Representation%20at%20Public%20Expense.pdf" target="_blank">Statement of Approach: Legal Representation at Public Expense.</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 168931 168932 question first answered 23/03/2021 17:53:00 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1302922

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK-EU Partnership Council: Committees
	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 of the specialised committees and sub-committees established under the UK–EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement have (a) held meetings and (b) organised meetings for 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds West
	tabling member printed	Rachel Reeves
	uin	169841
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The dates of the first meetings of the committees established under the UK - EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement have not yet been agreed with the EU. We are carefully considering the establishment of these committees, including the UK chairs and delegations, so that they can begin their formal business after ratification has been completed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/03/2021 17:24:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4031 label Biography information for Rachel Reeves

1302958

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2021
	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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue further guidance on holding weddings during the period of easing the covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
	tabling member constituency	Tynemouth
	tabling member printed	Sir Alan Campbell
	uin	169799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships was published on 22 March and can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships#wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremony-venues" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships#wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremony-venues</a></p><p>We recognise that any restrictions on wedding venues may be disappointing for those planning such events, but we have to take necessary steps to limit transmission of COVID-19. This includes the closure of some settings and restrictions on social contact, including wedding and civil partnership ceremonies. By their very nature, weddings and civil partnership ceremonies are events that bring families and friends together, making them particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. We appreciate the sacrifices people have had to make across the COVID-19 pandemic and we do not wish to keep any restrictions in place longer than we need to.</p><p>In the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021" target="_blank">COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021</a>, the Government has set out the gradual and cautious approach to reopening in England, guided by science and the data, including the staged return of weddings and civil partnerships, as well as sporting events.</p><p>In order to inform the pace and sequencing of the roadmap, the Government commissioned advice and modelling from SAGE and its sub-groups. Scientific evidence supporting the government response to coronavirus is regularly published here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 162681 167836 170531 170682 170683 170692 question first answered 23/03/2021 17:45:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	529 label Biography information for Sir Alan Campbell

1303344

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
	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 wedding ceremonies will be unrestricted after the end of the Government roadmap from 21 June 2021; what restrictions will apply to wedding ceremonies during the phased return from 17 May to 21 June 2021; and what restrictions will be applied to sporting events from 17 May to 21 June 2021.
	tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
	tabling member printed	Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
	uin	170531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships was published on 22 March and can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships#wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremony-venues" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships#wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremony-venues</a></p><p>We recognise that any restrictions on wedding venues may be disappointing for those planning such events, but we have to take necessary steps to limit transmission of COVID-19. This includes the closure of some settings and restrictions on social contact, including wedding and civil partnership ceremonies. By their very nature, weddings and civil partnership ceremonies are events that bring families and friends together, making them particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. We appreciate the sacrifices people have had to make across the COVID-19 pandemic and we do not wish to keep any restrictions in place longer than we need to.</p><p>In the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021" target="_blank">COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021</a>, the Government has set out the gradual and cautious approach to reopening in England, guided by science and the data, including the staged return of weddings and civil partnerships, as well as sporting events.</p><p>In order to inform the pace and sequencing of the roadmap, the Government commissioned advice and modelling from SAGE and its sub-groups. Scientific evidence supporting the government response to coronavirus is regularly published here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 162681 167836 169799 170682 170683 170692 question first answered 23/03/2021 17:45:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

1303385

	registered interest
	date	17/03/2021
	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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what equalities impact assessment he has undertaken on the effect of restricting wedding ceremonies to places of worship and some public buildings from 12 April 2021 on people who are unable to marry in those settings.
	tabling member constituency	Bootle
	tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
	uin	170682
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships was published on 22 March and can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships#wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremony-venues" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships#wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremony-venues</a></p><p>We recognise that any restrictions on wedding venues may be disappointing for those planning such events, but we have to take necessary steps to limit transmission of COVID-19. This includes the closure of some settings and restrictions on social contact, including wedding and civil partnership ceremonies. By their very nature, weddings and civil partnership ceremonies are events that bring families and friends together, making them particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. We appreciate the sacrifices people have had to make across the COVID-19 pandemic and we do not wish to keep any restrictions in place longer than we need to.</p><p>In the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021" target="_blank">COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021</a>, the Government has set out the gradual and cautious approach to reopening in England, guided by science and the data, including the staged return of weddings and civil partnerships, as well as sporting events.</p><p>In order to inform the pace and sequencing of the roadmap, the Government commissioned advice and modelling from SAGE and its sub-groups. Scientific evidence supporting the government response to coronavirus is regularly published here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 162681 167836 169799 170531 170683 170692 question first answered 23/03/2021 17:45:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd