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1488971

registered interest
date	13/07/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Death and Injuries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 5 July 2022 to Question 27621 on Social Security Benefits: Injuries and Death, if she will publish that information by nation of the UK in which these occurred.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	35868
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Please see the attached information as requested.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="3"><p>July 2020 to June 2021</p></td><td colspan="3"><p>July 2021 to June 2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Eng</p></td><td><p>Scot</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>Eng</p></td><td><p>Scot</p></td><td><p>Wales</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IPR Started – Death*</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IPR Started - Serious Harm**</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IPR Completed – Death*</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>IPR Completed - Serious Harm**</p></td><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td><td><p>≤5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>* Death includes the categories death, alleged suicide and confirmed suicide.</p><p>** Serious Harm includes the categories self-harm, serious harm, attempted suicide and ‘other’.</p><p> </p><p>NB: Prior to July 2020 IPR data on the nation of occurrence was not captured. We do not hold information for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>≤5 signifies figures less than or equal to 5.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/07/2022 14:51:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1418867

registered interest
date	01/02/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when her Department most recently assessed the potential merits of extending to Wales the devolution of powers on social security afforded to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	115849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>Social security is a reserved matter in Wales. The UK Government has no plans to re-visit the devolution settlement confirmed in the Wales Act 2017.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 07/02/2022 17:58:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1345368

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Flags
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 much each Department has spent on Union Flags in (a) Wales, (b) Scotland and (c) England in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	29732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 16/07/2021 13:24:37 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1285552

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Freedom of Information
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 his Department is taking to improve the Government’s response rate to Freedom of Information requests.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	152416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-25/120952" target="_blank"> 120952</a> on 30 November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In a three month period between July and September 2020, departments received around 8,000 freedom of information requests and responded to almost 90% of them within 20 working days or with a permitted extension. This reflects the Government’s commitment to fulfill its freedom of information obligations despite the pressures of responding to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The FOI statistics for October to November 2020, and the annual statistics for 2020, will be published in April 2021, at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 152417 question first answered 01/03/2021 17:42:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1285553

registered interest
date	10/02/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Freedom of Information
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the Government’s compliance with the applicant blind principle of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	152417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ<a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-11-25/120952" target="_blank"> 120952</a> on 30 November 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In a three month period between July and September 2020, departments received around 8,000 freedom of information requests and responded to almost 90% of them within 20 working days or with a permitted extension. This reflects the Government’s commitment to fulfill its freedom of information obligations despite the pressures of responding to COVID-19.</p><p> </p><p>The FOI statistics for October to November 2020, and the annual statistics for 2020, will be published in April 2021, at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/government-foi-statistics</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 152416 question first answered 01/03/2021 17:42:54 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1280121

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Census: 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 recent assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on the census.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	142805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The Office of National Statistics (ONS) have kept ministers up-to-date on their Census preparations throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.</p><p>The ONS have recently published an update on how everyone can be safely counted in Census 2021.</p><p>For more information please see:</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/census2021andcoronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/census2021andcoronavirus</a>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 02/02/2021 17:58:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1276266

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Government Union Capability Independent Review
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 progress the Government is making on the publication of the Dunlop Review on the UK Government's Union capability.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	137138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>Lord Dunlop’s review will be published in due course, alongside a full response from the Government.</p><p>Ministers and officials are in discussion regularly with the Welsh Government on a range of topics so we can work together to the benefit of all citizens of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 137139 question first answered 22/01/2021 14:48:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1276268

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Government Union Capability Independent Review
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 discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on the Dunlop Review on the UK Government's Union capability.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	137139
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>Lord Dunlop’s review will be published in due course, alongside a full response from the Government.</p><p>Ministers and officials are in discussion regularly with the Welsh Government on a range of topics so we can work together to the benefit of all citizens of the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 137138 question first answered 22/01/2021 14:48:38 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1276379

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
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 the Minister of State for the Constitution and Devolution's statement on 13 January, what is the definition of a high bar for a potential delay to the May 2021 elections.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	137140
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2021 answer text <p>Primary legislation states that the elections will go ahead in May 2021. Many of these elections have already been delayed by a year. Voters have a right to be heard and to decide who governs them.</p><p>Such a policy intention should rightly be reviewed in light of the changing public health situation and we are taking steps to assure ourselves that polls can be delivered. The Government is continuing to work closely with the electoral sector, public health bodies and political parties to identify and resolve challenges in the successful delivery of the polls this May. Indeed, proper preparedness is the very thing that opposition parties have called for – and this is precisely what we are undertaking.</p><p>As I stated to the House, I will ensure Hon. Members are kept updated once we have completed this work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/01/2021 18:19:59 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1195592

registered interest
date	13/05/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Wales
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 4 May 2020 to Question 40518 on Coronavirus: Wales, when his Department plans to publish disaggregated data on Government expenditure as at May 2020 on the placing of advertisements in (a) national Welsh media, (b) local and regional Welsh media and (c) Welsh language media since the start of the covid-19 public information campaign.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	46564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>This is a national campaign, taking place on multiple channels in all four nations of the UK. We will publish expenditure on the whole campaign on a rolling monthly basis on <a href="http://www.gov.uk" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 18/05/2020 15:41:34 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams