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1599719

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how many civil servants who were issued fixed-penalty notices in relation to gatherings in Downing Street that broke the COVID-19 rules, are still working in any of the buildings in Downing Street.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL5898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government does not hold this information; this was an operational matter for the Metropolitan Police.</p><p><br>Notwithstanding, I would refer the noble peer to the report published by the Second Permanent Secretary of 25 May 2022, and the Government's response of 25 May 2022, Official Report, House of Commons, Cols. 295-297.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 02/03/2023 15:38:51 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

1588361

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to review the COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19 plan.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	150572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office “COVID-19 Response; Living with COVID-19” publication in February 2022 set out how England would move into a new phase of managing COVID-19. The Cabinet Office has no plans at present to review the strategy.</p><p>The UK Health Security Agency publishes a number of guidance documents in relation to living safely with respiratory infections, including COVID-19. All guidance is kept under review to ensure our response remains effective.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 02/03/2023 17:18:07 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1453383

registered interest
date	22/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on the All In, All Together scheme in each month since the conception of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	144941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-02-02/117079" target="_blank">PQ117079</a> on 7 February.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 28/03/2022 16:40:46 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1419284

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 the total cost to the public purse of the All In, All Together newspaper advertising campaign has been since April 2020.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	117079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has developed a strong national campaign to provide information and reassurance to the public about COVID-19. As part of this, we have utilised advertising in over 600 national, regional and local titles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A list of participating publishers will be placed in the Commons Library.</p><p> </p><p>As with any media planning approach, titles are selected on their ability to engage with audiences at a national, regional and local level.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office publishes expenditure, including on public information campaigns, on a rolling monthly basis on GOV.UK as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 117080 question first answered 07/02/2022 16:40:51 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1419285

registered interest
date	02/02/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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, if he will publish the (a) ten publishing companies that received the most from the public purse through the All In, All Together advertising campaign and (b) total sum each of those companies received.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	117080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2022 answer text <p>The Government has developed a strong national campaign to provide information and reassurance to the public about COVID-19. As part of this, we have utilised advertising in over 600 national, regional and local titles across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. A list of participating publishers will be placed in the Commons Library.</p><p> </p><p>As with any media planning approach, titles are selected on their ability to engage with audiences at a national, regional and local level.</p><p> </p><p>Cabinet Office publishes expenditure, including on public information campaigns, on a rolling monthly basis on GOV.UK as part of routine government transparency arrangements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 117079 question first answered 07/02/2022 16:40:51 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1359770

registered interest
date	15/10/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 consequences of the choice of date for the covid-19 lockdown in autumn 2020 and how this compared with projected consequences based on the lockdown recommendations of SAGE at that time.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	57111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Throughout the pandemic the Government has carefully balanced the economic and social implications of restrictions with the need to protect public health. This has required many difficult judgements.</p><p>The Government has always listened carefully to the views of the scientific community when making decisions; in particular, the information from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and its sub-groups.</p><p>Advice published in SAGE 66 was that: ‘if well-adhered to, the lockdown measures due to start in England on 5th November are likely to reduce R to less than 1. If this is sustained until 2nd December, the number of hospital admissions and deaths would be expected to fall until at least the second week of December.’</p><p>The subsequent data clearly shows that the national measures the Government put in place from 5 November until 2 December 2020 increased precautionary behaviours and reduced prevalence, which in turn reduced rates of hospitalisation and mortality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 25/10/2021 16:32:57 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1356174

registered interest
date	16/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 steps his Department has taken to consult with local level self-advocacy groups on (a) covid-19 communication and (b) government guidance relating to covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Forest of Dean
tabling member printed	Mr Mark Harper
uin	50632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government constantly monitors public awareness of its communication campaigns. We use regular evaluations to maximise the impact of our campaigns across the UK.</p><p>We are committed to supporting individuals with disabilities through every stage of this pandemic. Progress in this area means that COVID-19 guidance is available across multiple channels in a range of alternative formats. Many of our most crucial content assets come in alternative accessibility formats including Easy Read, large text formats, videos with British Sign Language interpretation, and audio. Important health communications, also, regarding COVID-19 symptoms, Stay Alert and NHS Test and Trace content, are available in alternative formats, including Easy Read, British Sign Language and Audio. COVID-19 statements and speeches from the Prime Minister are now also made available in transcript form on GOV.UK, aligning with accessibility standards.</p><p>We continuously engage with disability charities using polling and focus groups with hard-to-reach audiences to better understand how our communications are received and how this affects COVID-safe behaviours. We use these insights to improve government messaging, mitigate anxieties and challenge misinformation.</p><p>Examples of new guidance are discussed in regular sessions with disability charities and experts in accessibility; this provides an opportunity for these groups to review and make recommendations on how to better government communications. We will continue to work with these organisations to ensure COVID-19 communications are as accessible as possible.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 50631 question first answered 27/09/2021 07:07:28 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper

1352349

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 has been made on establishing an inquiry into the Government's handling of the covid-19 outbreak; and whether the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group will be included in the membership of the commission of that inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
uin	42195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>On 12 May, the Prime Minister confirmed the public inquiry into COVID-19 will begin in Spring 2022. The Government recognises that it must engage and consult with bereaved families and others, before the terms of reference are finalised. The terms of reference will set out the purpose and structure of the Covid-19 inquiry, including the exact areas that will be investigated.</p><p>The Government is aware of Bereaved Families for Justice’ call to be represented during the COVID-19 Inquiry. Throughout the pandemic senior ministers, including the Prime Minister, have met and will continue to meet with bereaved families.</p><p>We also recognise the need for bereaved families to be represented on the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration. The Commission will carefully consider how communities across the country can remember those who have lost their lives and recognise those involved in the response in a fitting and permanent way. I want to thank the Bereaved Families for Justice group for all their efforts in representing bereaved families throughout the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 41920 question first answered 13/09/2021 16:41:28 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1352448

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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 the Government has made on the independent statutory public inquiry on its handling of the covid-19 pandemic to start in spring 2022.
tabling member constituency	Warrington North
tabling member printed	Charlotte Nichols
uin	42189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>On 12 May, the Prime Minister confirmed to this House 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. Further details - including in respect of the inquiry’s terms of reference - will be set out in due course.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 41640 41641 41642 question first answered 20/09/2021 17:22:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4799 label Biography information for Charlotte Nichols

1352498

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disease Control
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, pursuant to the Answer of 26 August 2021 to Question 16063 on Disease Control, which Cabinet Ministers were actively involved in Exercise Nimbus.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	41798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2021 answer text <p>In addition to the information provided in the response to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-15/16063" target="_blank">PQ 16063</a>, the following cross-government exercises have been conducted since 2010 in relation to pandemic preparedness and response:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>April 2021: an official-level exercise to test contingency plans for the risk of an emergence of a significant variant of COVID-19.</p></li><li><p>May 2021: a Ministerial-level exercise to rehearse the response to the outbreak of a significant variant of COVID-19.</p></li><li><p>August 2021: a series of official-level wargames to test cross-government COVID-19 arrangements for the Autumn / Winter period.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>As explained in the response to PQ 16063, the Government does not publicly comment in detail on pandemic preparedness exercises. This includes exercises that test plans for ongoing emergencies, including COVID-19. This is to allow Ministers, officials and emergency planners to develop policies and plans while ensuring that the full, candid and proper deliberation of lessons learned is not influenced or impacted by the possibility of public exposure.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 41796 question first answered 27/09/2021 16:32:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas