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1503484

registered interest
date	02/09/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rape: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many (a) males and (b) females have been charged with the offence of rape in England in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	45119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold any data which shows the number of suspects charged with the offence of rape. However, management information is held showing the number of suspects charged, by sex, flagged as involving allegations of rape where the CPS authorised a charge and a prosecution has commenced in each of the last three years ending March 2022. The table below shows the number of decisions to charge, in rape flagged cases by the sex of suspects, where this has been identified. <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2019-2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020-2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021-2022</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td><td><p>1,905</p></td><td><p>2,179</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table>Decisions to charge are where CPS is satisfied that the legal test for prosecution, set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors is met: there is enough evidence to provide a ‘realistic prospect of conviction’ against each defendant and the prosecution is in the public interest.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:03:57 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1491673

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers: Official Hospitality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who attended the Prime Minister’s gathering at the Prime Minister’s official residence at Chequers on the weekend of 16 July; and what was the cost to the public purse of that gathering.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	42175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>As I outlined in my answer of 18 October 2021 to PQ 54006, Chequers is not a government building; it is run and managed by an independent trust. As has been the practice under successive Premiers, the incumbent Prime Minister uses Chequers consistent with the wishes of the donor, the late Sir Arthur Lee, who gave it to the nation for the use of the serving Prime Minister, for both official and private use. This is set out in the Chequers Estates Act 1917.</p><p>Details of official hospitality at Chequers are published on a quarterly basis and are available via the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a> website. I can confirm the Prime Minister’s gathering of 16 July was not an official event.</p><p>Personal or party political hospitality is not paid for by the public purse.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/09/2022 11:00:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1490954

registered interest
date	20/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 8 November 2021 to Question 68322 and 19 January 2022 to Question 105589 on Ministers: Leave, and with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 15 July 2021 on Government Transparency and Accountability, HCWS185, when the Government plans to present a report to Parliament setting out considerations and proposals on adoption and parental leave, absences for sickness and other reasons and unpaid roles.
tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
uin	40823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>Policy development in these areas is ongoing. It remains the Government's intention to lay a report before Parliament in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/09/2022 10:58:50 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald

1490669

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to Sir Robert Francis QC's Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study, published in June 2022, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues and other stakeholders regarding funding the compensation recommended for people infected and affected by contaminated blood and blood products.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	39916
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-13/35990" target="_blank">35990</a> on 18 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 39917 question first answered 25/07/2022 11:37:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1490672

registered interest
date	19/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to evidence presented to the Infected Blood Inquiry, what steps he is taking to (a) respond to and (b) implement Sir Robert Francis’ recommendations.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	39917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-07-13/35990" target="_blank">35990</a> on 18 July 2022.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 39916 question first answered 25/07/2022 11:37:24 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1489937

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Food: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Government's Cost of Living Business Tsar's recommendation on independent retailers that food businesses reduce the retail price of food.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	38706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cost of Living Business Tsar, David Buttress, has and will continue to engage business of all sizes as part of his work to help households cope with the cost of living crisis. He is working closely with business associations to ensure that SMEs - including independent retailers - are able to contribute to this work. The Cost of Living Business Tsar will also work with officials to ensure that deals developed as part of his initiative are ethical and help UK consumers.</p><p> </p><p>Food prices are set by businesses and it is not for the UK Government to set retail food prices or comment on day-today commercial decisions by companies. We continue to monitor food prices using the ONS inflation figures.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 13:24:27 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry

1489577

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what salary is associated with the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs; and whether that salary is being drawn from existing Office for Veterans’ Affairs funding.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	37586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 37585 37587 question first answered 20/07/2022 09:00:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1489578

registered interest
date	15/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a severance agreement is attached to the new role of Minister for Veterans’ Affairs.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	37587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2022 answer text <p>Johnny Mercer MP was appointed as the first standalone UK Minister for Veterans' Affairs on 7 July in recognition of the seriousness with which this country takes supporting our veterans.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>No budget is attached to the new role, but the Office for Veterans' Affairs has a budget this financial year of £10.3m. Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Salary entitlements are set out in Schedule One of the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975. The Minister for Veterans' Affairs’ salary is not being drawn from the Office for Veterans' Affairs' budget.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Under current arrangements the Minister for Veterans' Affairs has been allocated one full-time Private Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 37585 37586 question first answered 20/07/2022 09:00:32 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1489212

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Aviation: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the length of time it takes a baggage handler to complete counter terrorism checks.
tabling member constituency	Bath
tabling member printed	Wera Hobhouse
uin	36843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office acknowledges the pressures that the aviation sector is under and has been working with the industry to offer support and speed up the security processes for prospective airport staff. UK Security Vetting (UKSV) has prioritised applications from the aviation sector since April of this year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>UKSV can only provide overall statistics for the aviation industry and are unable to separate out statistics for baggage handlers. On average, Accreditation Checks are being completed in five days or less. Counter Terrorist Checks (CTC) in the Aviation sector are being processed in under ten days on average.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In line with the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not otherwise comment on security matters.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/07/2022 13:55:12 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4602 label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse

1489420

registered interest
date	14/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Efficiencies and Value for Money Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what specific savings the Efficiency and Value for Money Committee has identified to date.
tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
uin	36926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Domestic &amp; Economic (Efficiency and Value for Money) Committee is a Cabinet Committee.</p><p> </p><p>It is a long-established precedent that information about the discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees is not normally shared publicly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 19/07/2022 10:49:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare