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1251161

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to implement the recommendations of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	908687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the ISC’s report on Russia. The Government's response to the report was published on the same day as its release.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 908710 question first answered 12/11/2020 15:55:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1251162

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Energy Supply: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking with the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to ensure the adequacy of fuel and electricity supplies in the event of no agreement on the future relationship with the EU at the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	908700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The end of the transition period will not alter the fact that our energy system is resilient, and our supplies secure. We are planning extensively for the end of the transition period, alongside industry, the Devolved Administrations, and key delivery partners to ensure energy demands continue to be met.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 12/11/2020 16:15:09 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

1251163

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Private Companies: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with private companies providing services across Government on the (a) employment practices and (b) safety of staff during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Navendu Mishra
uin	908706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>Suppliers have played a vital role in supporting the Government’s Covid-19 efforts in addition to delivering their existing public sector contracts.</p><p>All suppliers must adhere to Health and Safety legislation, as well as relevant departmental policy when staff are working at Government sites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 12/11/2020 16:04:36 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4811 label Biography information for Navendu Mishra

1251164

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voting Rights: Visual Impairment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to help ensure that blind and partially sighted people can vote (a) independently and (b) in private.
tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
uin	908707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that elections are accessible for all those eligible to vote and has been working with The Royal National Institute of Blind People to improve the voting process for blind and partially sighted people.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/11/2020 15:57:43 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

1251165

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Intelligence and Security Committee: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans the Government has to implement the recommendations of the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	908710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government welcomed the ISC’s report on Russia. The Government's response to the report was published on the same day as its release.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 908687 question first answered 12/11/2020 15:55:48 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1250303

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Instagram: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many pieces of disinformation the Counter Disinformation Unit has reported to Instagram since 1 March 2020; and how many of those disinformation posts have subsequently been removed by Instagram.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	113580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been vitally important that the public has accurate information and DCMS is leading work across Government to tackle disinformation.</p><p>The Counter Disinformation Unit brings together cross-Government monitoring and analysis capabilities. The Unit’s primary function is to provide a comprehensive picture of the extent, scope and impact of disinformation and misinformation regarding Covid-19 and to work with partners to ensure appropriate action is taken. It would not be appropriate for the Unit to provide a running commentary on the amount of misinformation/disinformation seen to date.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic, we have been working closely with social media platforms to quickly identify and help them respond to potentially harmful content on their platforms, including removing harmful content in line with their terms and conditions, and promoting authoritative sources of information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 113581 113582 question first answered 12/11/2020 16:35:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1250346

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Google: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many pieces of disinformation the Counter Disinformation Unit has reported to Google since 1 March 2020; and how many of those disinformation posts have subsequently been removed by Google.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	113581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been vitally important that the public has accurate information and DCMS is leading work across Government to tackle disinformation.</p><p>The Counter Disinformation Unit brings together cross-Government monitoring and analysis capabilities. The Unit’s primary function is to provide a comprehensive picture of the extent, scope and impact of disinformation and misinformation regarding Covid-19 and to work with partners to ensure appropriate action is taken. It would not be appropriate for the Unit to provide a running commentary on the amount of misinformation/disinformation seen to date.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic, we have been working closely with social media platforms to quickly identify and help them respond to potentially harmful content on their platforms, including removing harmful content in line with their terms and conditions, and promoting authoritative sources of information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 113580 113582 question first answered 12/11/2020 16:35:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1250347

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	YouTube: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many pieces of disinformation the Counter Disinformation Unit has reported to YouTube since 1 March 2020; and how many of those disinformation posts have subsequently been removed by YouTube.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	113582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of disinformation very seriously. During the Covid-19 pandemic, it has been vitally important that the public has accurate information and DCMS is leading work across Government to tackle disinformation.</p><p>The Counter Disinformation Unit brings together cross-Government monitoring and analysis capabilities. The Unit’s primary function is to provide a comprehensive picture of the extent, scope and impact of disinformation and misinformation regarding Covid-19 and to work with partners to ensure appropriate action is taken. It would not be appropriate for the Unit to provide a running commentary on the amount of misinformation/disinformation seen to date.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic, we have been working closely with social media platforms to quickly identify and help them respond to potentially harmful content on their platforms, including removing harmful content in line with their terms and conditions, and promoting authoritative sources of information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage grouped question UIN 113580 113581 question first answered 12/11/2020 16:35:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1250577

registered interest
date	10/11/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Kickstart Scheme
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to extend the eligibility criteria for applications to the Kickstart Scheme.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL10193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new job placements for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment. Guidance on eligibility has been published on the gov.uk/kickstart website. As of the 11<sup>th</sup> November 2020 we have received 4,359 applications and 19,672 Kickstart placements have been approved; we will keep the eligibility for the scheme under review, but have no current plans to extend it.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 12/11/2020 17:58:52 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

1249443

registered interest
date	09/11/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the transmission of covid-19 on the prison estate.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	113039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2020 answer text <p>The safety of our staff and those in our care remains our top priority and when responding to Covid-19 we have worked closely with Public Health England and been guided by their advice. Closed settings such as prisons pose particular challenges in managing outbreaks, but we have well-developed policies and procedures in place to manage outbreaks and infectious diseases, including COVID-19. This means prisons are well prepared to take immediate action whenever cases or suspected cases are identified.</p><p>One of the range of measures HMPPS is taking to limit the spread of the virus in prisons and save lives is to compartmentalise prisoners. This requires establishments to introduce isolation units for the symptomatic, shielding units for the vulnerable, and reverse cohorting to quarantine new arrivals. Social distancing and basic hygiene are also effective controls to reduce transmission and we continue to provide access to the right cleaning and hygiene products in prisons. Other measures have included adapting prison regimes to support social distancing and PPE usage, and expanding the estate with new temporary units.</p><p>We have started to rollout regular testing for frontline staff which means we can identify positive cases earlier and will be able to minimise the spread of outbreaks. HMMPS is also rolling out testing for prisoners on reception and transfer.</p><p>We continue to work closely with PHE to develop and refine our response to the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/11/2020 17:40:12 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley