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date	18/08/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Public Inquiries
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 he has made on the public inquiry into the Government's response to the covid-19 pandemic, announced on 21 May 2021.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	40615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>On 12 May, the Prime Minister confirmed that a public inquiry into COVID-19 would be established on a statutory basis, with full formal powers, and that it will begin its work in spring 2022.</p><p>Further details will be set out in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 38324 38325 40625 40626 40755 40941 40963 40991 41224 question first answered 06/09/2021 16:25:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1304640

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: 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, what representations he has received from businesses in Great Britain on delays in the distribution of goods to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	172890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p>Government departments regularly engage with individual businesses to support the development of practical solutions to issues raised, to ensure the effective movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Government receives regular feedback on issues of concern through the Northern Ireland Secretary’s Business Engagement Forum and the dedicated Protocol sub-group of the Brexit Business Taskforce. This engagement supports ongoing UK-EU discussions on addressing outstanding concerns on the Protocol. Concerns raised are addressed through action, including continuous improvements to the Trader Support Service, which processes approximately 99% of declarations within 15 minutes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 30/03/2021 15:51:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

77542

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire Services: Industrial Disputes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 June 2014, Official Report, column 311, on the firefighters' dispute, what his proposals are to resolve the firefighters' dispute; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	205671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The consultation on the draft regulations has now concluded and whilst final decisions are still to be taken on the detail of the scheme design, representative bodies and the employers were informed on 9 July that the Department had decided to reinstate the offer made in June last year, regarding more generous actuarial reductions to the pensions of firefighters who retire between the ages of 55 and 57. The actuarial reduction rate applied to benefits accrued in the 2015 scheme would be 21.8 per cent at age 55, and 17.9 per cent at age 56, using today’s assumptions. This compares favourably with the Firefighters’ Pension Scheme 2006, where the reduction at age 55 is around 40 per cent, and at age 56 is around 38 per cent. All pension benefits built up by a member in their current scheme will be fully protected, calculated on their final salary, and can be taken on retirement from the member’s current pension age without actuarial reduction. On top of this, as set out in the recent consultation, our proposals include a significant reduction in employee contribution rates for firefighters transferring from the 1992 Scheme to the 2015 Scheme. Contributions for such a firefighter earning £29,000 a year will go down from 14.2 per cent to 12.2 per cent in April 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Despite these arrangements, the Fire Brigades Union has continued with its campaign of strike action. Progress towards resolving this dispute remains entirely in their hands.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2014 15:01:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

77543

registered interest
date	14/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Fire Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the average response time was for a first appliance to a fire incident in England in a (a) dwelling and (b) non-dwelling in (i) 2010-11, (ii) 2011-12, (iii) 2012-13 and (iv) 2013-14 for each brigade in England.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	205672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>To assist the rt. hon. Member, a table giving the latest available information has been placed in the Library of the House. Information for 2013-14 response times is not currently available and will be published on the 7 August 2014.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Overall, average response times in England in the most recent year available are broadly unchanged from 2010-11.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/07/2014 15:02:25 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth