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1191627

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Key Workers: Bereavement Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to extend the death in service benefit to families of all key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	41453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the extraordinary efforts of frontline workers, who are going above and beyond to ensure people get the support they need in these incredibly challenging times. The government will continue to review the support provided to public sector workers on the front line of responding to this crisis.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2020 17:09:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1191208

registered interest
date	28/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Press Conferences: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reasons only people aged 18 and over are able to submit a question to the Government's daily covid-19 press conference.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham East
tabling member printed	Nadia Whittome
uin	41211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>We have introduced a process to verify the individuals asking questions. Accepting questions from people under the age of 18 will require further processes and additional protections to ensure that privacy is protected.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2020 17:08:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4869 label Biography information for Nadia Whittome

1190000

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Social Distancing
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 Government strategies to ease social distancing measures take into account the living circumstances of multi-generational households.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	39560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2020 answer text <p>The government has committed to keeping social distancing measures under close review. As part of this work, we have been considering the impact of these measures on different groups in society or those from particular backgrounds.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/04/2020 12:31:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

1190164

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates the National Security Council has met since 24 July 2019; who chaired those meetings; and which Ministers were present.
tabling member constituency	St Helens North
tabling member printed	Conor McGinn
uin	39626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Details of the National Security Council's membership is publicly available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>. It is a long established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees, and how often they have met, is not shared publicly.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2020 12:15:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4458 label Biography information for Conor McGinn

1190167

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the timetable is for discussions between the Government and victims and families of the contaminated blood scandal on a framework for compensation.
tabling member constituency	Coventry North West
tabling member printed	Taiwo Owatemi
uin	39759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>In January 2020, the then Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Minister for Patient Safety met campaigners representing the people infected and affected, and campaigners raised a number of issues about the support that would assist them outside of the Inquiry process. Ministers have committed to looking at these issues carefully, including to consider a request to look at a framework for compensation before the Inquiry reports, and to report back on where progress can be made. The Paymaster General is the lead Minister for the Inquiry and is taking forward these actions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 39806 40475 question first answered 04/05/2020 17:10:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4779 label Biography information for Taiwo Owatemi

1190275

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government will next hold discussions with (a) victims and (b) victims' families of the contaminated blood scandal on a framework for compensation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
uin	39806
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>In January 2020, the then Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Minister for Patient Safety met campaigners representing the people infected and affected, and campaigners raised a number of issues about the support that would assist them outside of the Inquiry process. Ministers have committed to looking at these issues carefully, including to consider a request to look at a framework for compensation before the Inquiry reports, and to report back on where progress can be made. The Paymaster General is the lead Minister for the Inquiry and is taking forward these actions.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 39759 40475 question first answered 04/05/2020 17:10:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1190295

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit: Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made in negotiations with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	39669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>Last week the UK and EU engaged in a full and constructive negotiating round, via videoconference. A Written Ministerial Statement (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-04-28/HCWS209/" target="_blank">HCWS209</a>) made on Tuesday 28 April 2020 provides full details.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 04/05/2020 13:53:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1188194

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Security Guards: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will classify private security workers as key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	37698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Our message to the British public is clear: stay at home, in order to protect the NHS and save lives. The position remains, as outlined on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, that everyone who can work from home should do so.</p><p>Where that is not possible, people should go into work where it is safe and they are not symptomatic, isolating or shielding. Relevant guidance including from Public Health England should be followed.</p><p>In terms of the provision of education for the children of certain key workers, it is already the case that security officers and private security workers working in, for example, hospitals and social care could be eligible as long as &quot;their specific role is necessary for the continuation of this essential public service&quot;. This is set out here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision</a></p><p>The Government has placed restrictions on the operations of certain businesses as part of the strategy to ensure people stay at home and away from others. Separate guidance has been published on this and is also available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 37667 question first answered 27/04/2020 09:46:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

1188358

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Security Guards: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans his Department has to add security officers responsible for ensuring the safety of buildings and their contents to the list of key workers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	37667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Our message to the British public is clear: stay at home, in order to protect the NHS and save lives. The position remains, as outlined on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, that everyone who can work from home should do so.</p><p>Where that is not possible, people should go into work where it is safe and they are not symptomatic, isolating or shielding. Relevant guidance including from Public Health England should be followed.</p><p>In terms of the provision of education for the children of certain key workers, it is already the case that security officers and private security workers working in, for example, hospitals and social care could be eligible as long as &quot;their specific role is necessary for the continuation of this essential public service&quot;. This is set out here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision</a></p><p>The Government has placed restrictions on the operations of certain businesses as part of the strategy to ensure people stay at home and away from others. Separate guidance has been published on this and is also available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 37698 question first answered 27/04/2020 09:46:29 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1188627

registered interest
date	20/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Protective Clothing: Supply Chains
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what date Lord Agnew assumed responsibility for the procurement and supply chain of personal protective equipment.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	37945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Ministers in the Department for Health and Social Care have overall responsibility for PPE supply. However, other ministers and officials from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Cabinet Office, the Department for International Trade, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office are closely involved in many aspects of the work. The Cabinet Office involvement includes providing a web portal for businesses offering medical and non-medical support and seconding commercial staff to support the Department for Health and Social Care and NHS officials carrying out procurement.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 27/04/2020 13:44:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper