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1379441

registered interest
date	17/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Meetings
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 his Department’s process is for (a) recording and (b) keeping minutes of all meetings relating to Government business.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	76745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2021 answer text <p>Civil servants will make a judgment on what formal, structured meetings should be minuted, and what meetings should be recorded as having taken place, in light of the Civil Service Code, more specific best practice such as ‘Guidance on the management of Private Office Papers’, and the Cabinet Office guidance on Ministerial quarterly returns.</p><p> </p><p>I note that there has been Parliamentary scrutiny of this issue in relation to the debate in this House on ‘Randox Covid Contracts’ of 17 November 2021. Following that debate, the Government has committed to publishing before Parliament a range of background papers relating to the Randox procurement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 76743 question first answered 01/12/2021 09:00:48 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1377984

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Migrant Workers
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 impact on the operation of the civil service of widening civil service nationality rules to include non-UK nationals with indefinite leave to remain.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	73909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service Nationality Rules reflect a long-standing legislative framework and govern eligibility for employment in the Civil Service on the grounds of nationality. Under the rules, there are routes for Commonwealth or EEA nationals who hold indefinite leave to remain to be eligible to work in non-reserved posts in the Civil Service. Existing routes, such as exemption certificates, are available where a role needs to be filled by someone who would not ordinarily meet the standard eligibility requirements.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 73910 question first answered 18/11/2021 16:42:22 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1377986

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Migrant Workers
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, for what reason civil service nationality rules exclude non-UK nationals with indefinite leave to remain in the UK from working in the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	73910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service Nationality Rules reflect a long-standing legislative framework and govern eligibility for employment in the Civil Service on the grounds of nationality. Under the rules, there are routes for Commonwealth or EEA nationals who hold indefinite leave to remain to be eligible to work in non-reserved posts in the Civil Service. Existing routes, such as exemption certificates, are available where a role needs to be filled by someone who would not ordinarily meet the standard eligibility requirements.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 73909 question first answered 18/11/2021 16:42:22 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1361807

registered interest
date	20/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law: Brexit
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 (a) factors, (b) tests and (c) decision-making frameworks will be used by the Cabinet Office in the process of taking decisions over whether or not to alter or replace retained EU legislation.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	59865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2021 answer text <p>The exact structures and decision-making frameworks are still being decided. The Cabinet Office lead on the review and are working closely with departments across Whitehall. They will regularly engage with a range of stakeholders and legal experts to review retained EU law, and seek their input into decision-making.</p><p>We have already committed to creating a new standing commission to receive ideas from any British citizen on how to repeal or improve regulation. This standing commission will feed into the relevant committees and decision-making fora.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 28/10/2021 16:29:40 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1361307

registered interest
date	19/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Development and Use of Supply Chain Finance (And Associated Schemes) in Government Review
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, which recommendations from the Review into the Development and Use of Supply Chain Finance (and Associated Schemes) in Government Part 2: Recommendations and Suggestions, published on 5 August 2021, the Government plans to implement.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	58953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable member to the answer to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-10-15/56701" target="_blank">PQ56701</a>.</p><p>The Government notes the work of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs and Treasury Committees, as well as the forthcoming Standards Matter 2 report from the Committee on Standards in Public Life. Once these reports have been published, we will consider their work alongside Mr Boardman’s recommendations and set out a substantive Government policy statement to Parliament in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/10/2021 16:37:28 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1360338

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	COP26
answering dept id	210
answering dept short name	COP26
answering dept sort name	COP26
hansard heading	Mining: Chile
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the President of COP26, if he will raise in discussions with the President of Chile, during the COP26 visit, the potential environmental effect of the President's financial involvement in the Dominga mining project.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	57175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2021 answer text <p>The UK and Chile regularly discuss environmental issues. The UK has been pressing all leaders through a programme of regular engagement and events to commit to ambitious climate action to limit the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/11/2021 15:45:04 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1357166

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
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 consultation was undertaken with members of the legal profession ahead of the Government’s announcement that it will review retained EU law.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	52552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office will lead this review, working with departments across Whitehall and a range of stakeholders.</p><p>The Government is committed to high standards of workers’ rights and environmental protections. The initiative referred to by the hon. Member is about ensuring that we have a regulatory environment which is the right fit for the UK as an independent nation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 52553 52554 52555 question first answered 18/10/2021 09:35:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1357167

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
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 oral statement by the Paymaster General of 16 September 2021 on Brexit: Opportunities, Official Report, column 1148, whether retained workers' rights legislation will be reviewed.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	52553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office will lead this review, working with departments across Whitehall and a range of stakeholders.</p><p>The Government is committed to high standards of workers’ rights and environmental protections. The initiative referred to by the hon. Member is about ensuring that we have a regulatory environment which is the right fit for the UK as an independent nation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 52552 52554 52555 question first answered 18/10/2021 09:35:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1357168

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Environment Protection
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 oral statement by the Paymaster General of 16 September 2021 on Brexit: Opportunities, Official Report, column 1148, whether retained environmental standards legislation will be reviewed.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	52554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office will lead this review, working with departments across Whitehall and a range of stakeholders.</p><p>The Government is committed to high standards of workers’ rights and environmental protections. The initiative referred to by the hon. Member is about ensuring that we have a regulatory environment which is the right fit for the UK as an independent nation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 52552 52553 52555 question first answered 18/10/2021 09:35:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1357169

registered interest
date	21/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Brexit: EU Law
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 oral statement by the Paymaster General of 16 September 2021 on Brexit: Opportunities, Official Report, column 1148, what (a) tests or (b) decision-making frameworks the Government plans to put in place before taking the decision to alter or replace retained EU legislation.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	52555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2021 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office will lead this review, working with departments across Whitehall and a range of stakeholders.</p><p>The Government is committed to high standards of workers’ rights and environmental protections. The initiative referred to by the hon. Member is about ensuring that we have a regulatory environment which is the right fit for the UK as an independent nation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 52552 52553 52554 question first answered 18/10/2021 09:35:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson