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1344627

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: 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, what criteria he will use to determine whether covid-19 secure measures should be reintroduced in the future.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	29077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>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 as we approach the winter, including on face coverings and test, trace and isolate, and will review the remaining regulations.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government will maintain contingency plans for reimposing economic and social restrictions at a local, regional or national level if evidence suggests they are necessary to suppress or manage a dangerous variant. Such measures would only be re-introduced as a last resort to prevent unsustainable pressure on the NHS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 28993 30397 question first answered 16/07/2021 12:33:21 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1344644

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: 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, if he will publish all the data on which the Government has based its decision to lift all covid-19 restrictions from 19 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	29094
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p>On 12 July, the Government announced we would proceed to step 4 after assessing the data against the four tests. The decisions as to whether the four tests were passed was based on an analysis of a range of information and the conclusion drawn will be in line with advice from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Data is regularly shared publicly via the COVID Dashboard, which can be accessed at the following <a href="https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/07/2021 12:31:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1344781

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 Covid-19 Response: Summer 2021, published on 5 July 2021, whether appropriate Parliamentary scrutiny will include a vote by the House before the implementation of the proposals set out in paragraph 36.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	28994
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 28996 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

1342439

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Business: 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 his Department will take steps to clarify what (a) legal requirements and (b) Government guidelines apply to businesses in the event that further easing of covid-19 restrictions is announced for the 19 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	25073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Regulations that place COVID-secure requirements on businesses, including table service, and distancing between tables, will be lifted. ‘Working Safely’ guidance will be updated to provide examples of sensible precautions that employers can take to reduce risk in their workplaces. Employers should take account of this guidance in preparing the risk assessments they are already required to make under pre-pandemic health and safety rules.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 20/07/2021 08:45:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1341136

registered interest
date	28/06/2021
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, when his Department plans to publish the outcome of its review of the potential merits of covid-status certificates.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	23371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-07-05/debates/803398B1-F845-43BA-A159-22E4CC6B9ECD/Covid-19Update" target="_blank">statement</a> made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the 5 July 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 06/07/2021 16:12:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1338173

registered interest
date	18/06/2021
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of removing all covid-19 restrictions on weddings pending a negative lateral flow test in line with large sporting events.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	18496
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>From 21 June, there is no longer a maximum number of attendees at weddings set out in law. Instead, the number of attendees at weddings, civil partnerships and receptions will be determined by how many people the venue or space can safely accommodate with social distancing measures in place.</p><p>The Government committed to explore whether and how COVID-status certification might be used to reopen our economy, reduce restrictions on social contact and improve safety. As set out in the ‘COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021,’ the Government will set out its conclusions on the COVID-status Certification Review in advance of Step 4 of the Roadmap, in order to inform the safe reopening of society and the economy.</p><p>An update on the Roadmap Reviews was published on 5 April and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021-reviews-terms-of-reference/roadmap-reviews-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021-reviews-terms-of-reference/roadmap-reviews-update</a>.</p><p><br>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster further updated via a Written Ministerial Statement on 29 April 2021, which can be found below: <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-04-29/hcws947" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-04-29/hcws947</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 19473 question first answered 24/06/2021 16:29:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1337259

registered interest
date	16/06/2021
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 covid-19 infections and hospitalisations among people who have been offered but refused to accept a covid-19 vaccine will be included in the data when deciding whether to ease restrictions on 19 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	16996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The move to Step 4 will be based on the four tests outlined in the roadmap. The first of these tests - that the vaccine deployment programme continues successfully - will consider vaccine coverage across regions and demographics and ethnicity groups. The third of these tests - that infection rates do not risk a surge in hospitalisations which would put unsustainable pressure on the NHS - looks at data on hospital admissions, patients in hospitals, and their vaccines status, in order to assess the likely pressure on the NHS in coming months.</p><p><strong><br></strong>The Delta variant is already driving the growth we are seeing in infection rates and hospitalisations, and at the same time non-COVID emergency demand on the NHS is the highest it has been since the start of the pandemic. The Government has consistently followed the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation advice on vaccine deployment. We have implemented a range of initiatives to drive vaccine uptake, and to mitigate the impact of the Delta variant in areas of concern. Data on the number of COVID-19 vaccinations provided by the NHS in England can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-vaccinations</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2021 15:24:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1333982

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
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 the Answer of 30 March 2021 to Question 171522 on Coronavirus: Vaccination, what the Government's timescale is for (a) developing and (b) introducing a covid-19 vaccine certificate scheme.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	15321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government committed to explore whether and how COVID-status certification might be used to reopen our economy, reduce restrictions on social contact and improve safety. As set out in the ‘COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021,’ the Government will set out its conclusions on the COVID-status Certification Review in advance of Step 4 of the Roadmap, in order to inform the safe reopening of society and the economy.</p><p>An update on the Roadmap Reviews was published on 5 April and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021-reviews-terms-of-reference/roadmap-reviews-update" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021-reviews-terms-of-reference/roadmap-reviews-update</a>.</p><p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster further updated via a Written Ministerial Statement on 29 April 2021, which can be found below:</p><p><a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-04-29/hcws947" target="_blank">https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-04-29/hcws947</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/06/2021 16:32:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1334064

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
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 Answer of 23 March 2021 to Question 171772 on UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with (a) the European Commission and (b) individual EU member states on instances in which parcels or packets coming directly from Northern Ireland into the EU have been incorrectly required to have CN22 customers labels.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	15447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government has worked with parcel operators to ensure processes are set up such that importing EU countries should be clear that goods from Northern Ireland should not face customs processes. Where instances of non-compliance with the Protocol have been identified, we have been raising these issues with the Commission as part of our wider work to address outstanding issues with the Protocol, in order to minimise disruption to everyday lives in Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/06/2021 15:25:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1331823

registered interest
date	10/06/2021
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, whether covid-19 social distancing restrictions will remain in place for weddings after 21 June 2021.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	13980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government announced a four-week pause at Step 3 of the roadmap following an assessment of the data against the four tests.</p><p>After carefully considering the potential impacts, on 14 June the Government announced that there will no longer be a maximum number cap for attendees at wedding and civil partnerships, and receptions set out in law. From 21 June, the number of attendees at weddings, civil partnerships and receptions will be determined by how many people the venue or space can safely accommodate with social distancing measures in place.</p><p>The changes allow people to celebrate their union with their families and loved ones, and aligns the wedding sector with the way most other COVID Secure venues operate - such as restaurants and pubs - where social distancing determines a venue’s capacity. Additionally, changes also bring commemorative events, such as wakes, in line with existing rules on funerals so people can say goodbye to those they have lost.</p><p>This change does not enable a wedding of any size to take place. To manage the risks around the virus the exact number of attendees will be based on the COVID-19 risk assessment of each venue or outdoor space, and measures put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.</p><p>At Step 3, social distancing and COVID-secure rules apply to all businesses, venues and workplaces. While we feel it is safe to make some easements, we have not made the decision to move to Step 4. We will only lift remaining restrictions on weddings, civil partnerships and commemorative events when the decision is taken to move to the next stage of the roadmap. We know this pause will be disappointing to many people, including those planning weddings and other events, but we hope that these cautious changes will enable some more people to attend these special events.</p><p>We have published extensive guidance on wedding and civil partnership ceremonies, receptions and celebrations on GOV.UK, which can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremonies-receptions-and-celebrations" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremonies-receptions-and-celebrations</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 13131 13869 question first answered 29/06/2021 15:27:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron