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1466317

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Covid-19 Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that the scope of the Covid-19 Inquiry includes an assessment of the potential impact on people bereaved by covid-19 of the findings of the Cabinet Office report entitled Findings of Second Permanent Secretary's investigation into alleged gatherings on Government premises during covid restrictions.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	9919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>In March, the Prime Minister published the draft terms of reference for the public inquiry into COVID-19. The Prime Minister asked Baroness Hallett - the inquiry’s chair - to consult publicly on the draft and to make proposals for further refinements. Following that consultation, Baroness Hallett has now published her recommendations. In accordance with the terms of the Inquiries Act, the Government will now consider her proposals fully, consult the devolved administrations, and will publish the inquiry's final terms of reference in due course.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 9060 question first answered 06/06/2022 09:08:57 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1466338

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Answer of 18 May 2022 to Question 64 on 36 Whitehall, what the nature of the one-off urgent Health and Safety works was costing £724k carried out at 36 Whitehall; when and by whom those works were carried out; and what target date the Government Property Agency has been set for the re-occupation of 36 Whitehall by public servants.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	9844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The urgent health and safety works comprised: surveys for the extent of structural damage of the building and assessment of repairs required to windows, brickwork and facades. Early risk mitigation works were undertaken. The external facades are Grade I listed and cannot be allowed to deteriorate. The majority of the works were completed between February 2022 and April 2022 by Mitie. No target date is set for the re-occupation of 36 Whitehall by public servants.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 06/06/2022 08:56:55 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1466339

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which 10 Government buildings were scheduled to be exited during 2021-22 in accordance with the Whitehall Campus Programme plans referred to on page 17 of the Government Property Agency’s 2021-22 Business Plan; which of those buildings have been exited; and what the status is of each of those building as at 26 May 2022.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	9845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The GPA exceeded the target of 10 Buildings. The following 12 buildings (or leased parts thereof) were vacated and handed back to Landlords in the financial year 21/22:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><thead><tr><th scope="col"><p>Building/Occupation</p></th><th scope="col"><p>Exit</p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p>151 Buckingham Palace Road</p></td><td><p>Apr-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Sanctuary (SW1P 3JS)</p></td><td><p>Jun-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Plough Place</p></td><td><p>Jun-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bush House</p></td><td><p>Jun-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Millbank Tower (part 1st Floor)</p></td><td><p>Oct-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Roxburghe House</p></td><td><p>Sep-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fleetbank House</p></td><td><p>Sep-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Custom House</p></td><td><p>Sep-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>36 Whitefriars Street</p></td><td><p>Oct-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>The Whitechapel Building (6th Floor)</p></td><td><p>Nov-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Custom House Annex</p></td><td><p>Dec-21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>30 Stamford Street (5th Floor)</p></td><td><p>Feb-22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 06/06/2022 08:54:09 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1466340

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has for the use of (a) 55 Whitehall and (b) 3-8 Whitehall Place in the future.
tabling member constituency	Sutton Coldfield
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Mitchell
uin	9846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>55 Whitehall and 3-8 Whitehall Place will be refurbished in advance of BEIS relocation from London, 1 Victoria St.</p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 06/06/2022 08:54:41 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell

1466386

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether all staff members employed by Number 10 who were asked to complete questionnaires by the Metropolitan Police as part of its investigation into breaches of covid-19 regulations completed them.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	10027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Details of the Metropolitan Police Service's investigation are rightly an operational matter for the police, not the Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/06/2022 12:36:21 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1466451

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer given on 26 May 2022 to Question 6731 on Cabinet Office: Correspondence, when the Department plans to publish data on volumes and timeliness of responses to correspondence from Members of the House of Commons and Lords for 2021.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	9853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence, and so does Parliament.</p><p>Ministers and officials remain committed to providing timely and detailed replies.</p><p>As part of its ongoing commitment to transparency, the Cabinet Office has published data related to letters from MPs and Peers answered by Government in 2021. This was done via a Written Ministerial Statement in my name on 26 May 2022 (HCWS59).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 06/06/2022 09:01:53 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1465683

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 May 2022 to Question 2427 on 10 Downing Street: Taxis, for what reason his Department does not maintain records for the costs incurred on Downing Street's travel account for mini-cabs; and what steps he is taking to effectively ensure value for public money in the use of that account in the absence of such records.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	8972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>As I outlined in my previous answer, the information requested by the Rt Hon Member is not centrally held in the form requested, and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>All expenditure is in line with the Cabinet Office’s Travel and Expenses Policy. It states that such travel expenses may be claimed by staff where:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>“you are outside of normal working hours (before 6am and after 9pm)</p></li><li><p>no other suitable method of public transport is available, and</p></li><li><p>travel by private vehicle or self-drive hire car is not possible and/or is not cost-effective, and either:</p></li><li><p>you are transporting heavy luggage or official business equipment, or</p></li><li><p>the saving of official time is important and can be justified on cost grounds.”</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>To assist the Rt Hon Member’s scrutiny, as I have noted in previous answers, there was no such spending by Downing Street staff in relation to gatherings in the recent report by the Second Permanent Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/06/2022 12:38:39 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1465726

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the fixed-penalty notices issued to Downing Street staff for breaching covid-19 regulations, whether any staff (a) have been dismissed and (b) are being investigated for (i) misconduct or (ii) gross misconduct.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	9113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>Following the completion of the Metropolitan Police investigation and publication of the Second Permanent Secretary’s Report, the Cabinet Office and other relevant Government departments are carefully considering findings in relation to allegations of misconduct by their staff, with proper regard to existing disciplinary processes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/06/2022 12:41:02 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1465727

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Alcoholic Drinks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any alcohol consumed at Downing Street gatherings, for which fixed penalty notices were issued due to breaches of covid-19 regulations, was purchased from the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	9114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/06/2022 09:07:16 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1465740

registered interest
date	25/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Taxis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 28 January 2022 to Question 111521 on 10 Downing Street: Taxis, whether any vehicles were ordered on Downing Street's mini-cab account to take Downing Street staff to their homes or other locations between 8pm and 4am on the nights of (a) 13 November and (b) 17 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	8973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>There were no journeys other than one for a shift worker, similar to that outlined in my answer to the Rt Hon Member of 28 January 2022, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-25/111521" target="_blank">UIN 111521</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This was not related to any gathering covered in the report of the Second Permanent Secretary, and the journey was in line with Cabinet Office travel policy guidance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 06/06/2022 09:11:06 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry