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1254406

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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 the Government will publish guidance to businesses on any new regulations that may be imposed following the end of the November 2020 covid-19 lockdown in advance of the end of that lockdown period.
tabling member constituency	Broxtowe
tabling member printed	Darren Henry
uin	119410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has been in discussion with other Departments regarding COVID-19 guidance for England after 2 December. The Government is publishing new guidance or updating existing guidance ahead of 2 December.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 119409 question first answered 01/12/2020 17:18:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4794 label Biography information for Darren Henry

1254511

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Customs: EU Countries
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 paperwork will be required from household removal companies travelling to the EU after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Tonbridge and Malling
tabling member printed	Tom Tugendhat
uin	119286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>These arrangements are subject to the outcome of negotiations.</p><p>Commercial drivers and hauliers who move goods between Great Britain and the European Union will require new documentation from 1 January 2021. Hauliers should not attempt to cross the border unless they have all the right documentation.</p><p>The Government has produced an easy-to-use checker tool which can be accessed via <a href="http://gov.uk/transition" target="_blank">gov.uk/transition</a> for businesses and citizens to find out exactly what they need to do to prepare.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/12/2020 17:08:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat

1253480

registered interest
date	19/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ports: Infrastructure
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 he is taking to achieve the delivery of new port infrastructure projects for (a) Hull, (b) Immingham and (c) Plymouth by 1 July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	117186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with ports to ensure they have the required infrastructure ready for the end of the transition period. Details of the recipients of the Port Infrastructure Fund will be announced in due course.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the published Border Operating Model, available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-border-operating-model#history" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> and the <a href="https://bit.ly/3kJR8MF" target="_blank">statement</a> made by my Rt Hon friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 September.</p><p>For January 2021, HMRC is putting in place temporary arrangements to support Common Transit Convention movements through Holyhead. For July 2021, there needs to be a multi-functional site dealing with transit, customs and SPS checks to serve Holyhead. Details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 117187 117188 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:05:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1253481

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ports: Infrastructure
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 his Department has conducted an assessment of the readiness of UK ports and their associated infrastructure in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	117187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with ports to ensure they have the required infrastructure ready for the end of the transition period. Details of the recipients of the Port Infrastructure Fund will be announced in due course.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the published Border Operating Model, available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-border-operating-model#history" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> and the <a href="https://bit.ly/3kJR8MF" target="_blank">statement</a> made by my Rt Hon friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 September.</p><p>For January 2021, HMRC is putting in place temporary arrangements to support Common Transit Convention movements through Holyhead. For July 2021, there needs to be a multi-functional site dealing with transit, customs and SPS checks to serve Holyhead. Details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 117186 117188 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:05:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1253483

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Port of Holyhead
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 Port of Holyhead’s state of readiness for the UK’s changed trading status in (a) January and (b) July 2021.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	117188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working closely with ports to ensure they have the required infrastructure ready for the end of the transition period. Details of the recipients of the Port Infrastructure Fund will be announced in due course.</p><p>I refer the hon. Member to the published Border Operating Model, available on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-border-operating-model#history" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> and the <a href="https://bit.ly/3kJR8MF" target="_blank">statement</a> made by my Rt Hon friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 23 September.</p><p>For January 2021, HMRC is putting in place temporary arrangements to support Common Transit Convention movements through Holyhead. For July 2021, there needs to be a multi-functional site dealing with transit, customs and SPS checks to serve Holyhead. Details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 117186 117187 question first answered 25/11/2020 17:05:40 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1252610

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Autism: 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 steps he is taking to ensure that Government information on covid-19 is communicated effectively to people with autism.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	116553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to PQs <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-30/109552" target="_blank">109552</a>, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-21/107140" target="_blank">107140 </a>and <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-21/107140" target="_blank">907859</a>.</p><p>We have an ongoing programme of engagement designed to reach vulnerable audiences and those who are disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>COVID-19 guidance is available across multiple channels in a range of alternative formats, and can be found through the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> accessibility statement. We have supported third parties and local support networks to deliver more detailed information for bespoke enquiries. For example, when the wearing of face coverings became mandatory for certain indoor environments, the Government produced and shared new communications to aid public understanding of groups who might be exempt. These measures were taken to ensure appropriate enforcement of regulations and to mitigate potential abuse of disabled people for perceived non-compliance.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/11/2020 17:35:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1252784

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Drugs: 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, whether the agreement reached at the fourth meeting of the Specialised Committee on the Northern Ireland Protocol on medicines covers all medicines entering Great Britain that may subsequently transit to Northern Ireland or all medicines entering the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	116705
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK and EU agreed, at the Ireland/Northern Ireland Specialised Committee on 5 November, to a pragmatic approach to implementing medicines regulations which ensures no disruption to the flow of medicines to Northern Ireland. This includes a one year time-limited approach to the application of the regulatory requirements for imports from other parts of the United Kingdom into Northern Ireland and the ‘safety feature’ elements of the Falsified Medicines Directive. Further guidance will be published shortly setting out the arrangements in detail.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/11/2020 17:34:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1252395

registered interest
date	16/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Clothing: Retail Trade
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 the Government plans to designate the sale of baby clothes as essential retail during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	115502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>On 5 November, the Government acted swiftly in accordance with growing evidence of virus prevalence to put in place new national COVID-19 restrictions in England. Guidance on the closing of certain businesses and venues in England is available on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-businesses-and-premises-to-close/closing-certain-businesses-and-venues-in-england" target="_blank">Government website</a>. As stated in the guidance, businesses may continue offering delivery and click-and-collect services (where items are pre-ordered and collected without entering the premises).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/11/2020 17:26:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1251950

registered interest
date	13/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Amusement Arcades: 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 publish the scientific basis for the Government's decision to close amusement arcades in tier 3 of the covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	92021
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2020 answer text <p>The tiered approach of Local COVID Alert Levels that was in effect prior to 5 November was designed to reduce transmission of the virus which is transmitted through close contact. The baseline of the Tier 3: Very High Alert Level which applied until 5 November, did not include closure of amusement arcades. The government worked with local areas to identify other premises that should be closed.</p><p>The government continues to regularly make available scientific evidence supporting its COVID-19 response, including at <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 question first answered 30/11/2020 17:13:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1250894

registered interest
date	11/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infrastructure
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 machinery of government is responsible for identifying what constitutes the UK's critical national infrastructure; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
tabling member printed	Sir Bernard Jenkin
uin	114043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government defines the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure as the critical elements of infrastructure (facilities, systems, sites, property, information, people, networks and processes), the loss or compromise of which would result in major detrimental impact on the availability, delivery or integrity of essential services, leading to severe economic or social consequences or loss of life.</p><p>The Government has designated 13 sectors as critical to the daily functioning of the UK. Each sector has a lead government department responsible for the resilience and security of their sectors and for designating the critical elements of infrastructure. The elements of the national infrastructure designated as critical are reviewed periodically. The Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) in the Cabinet Office has a coordination and assurance role across all sectors and oversees the Government's infrastructure security and resilience objectives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/11/2020 17:46:34 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin