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1249052

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
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	Arts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the (a) live music industry and (b) arts and culture sector of ending the transition period without a deal with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	908269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answer from the Secretary of State to his topical question during DCMS Oral Questions today.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/11/2020 17:40:29 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1249053

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
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	Arts: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on ensuring that there are no barriers to creative professionals from the EU working in the UK after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Gordon
tabling member printed	Richard Thomson
uin	908271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of access to talent for creative and cultural sectors and regularly engage with industry representatives on changes which affect creative professionals from the EU working in the UK after the transition period.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We will ensure our economy is ready to attract the best and brightest from around the world as we introduce our new points-based immigration system from 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 05/11/2020 18:06:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4796 label Biography information for Richard Thomson

1249054

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
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	Television Licences: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect of the removal of the TV licence concession for the over-75s on the Government’s loneliness strategy.
tabling member constituency	Luton South
tabling member printed	Rachel Hopkins
uin	908273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>We remain disappointed with the BBC's decision to restrict the over 75 licence fee concession to those in receipt of pension credit. We recognise the value of free TV licences for over-75s and believe the BBC must look at how it uses its substantial licence fee income to support older people.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The government remains committed to working with partners across society to tackle loneliness. During Covid-19 we’ve provided £18 million for loneliness charities, updated our awareness campaign and launched a new Tackling Loneliness Network.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 05/11/2020 17:42:49 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4873 label Biography information for Rachel Hopkins

1249060

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the extension to the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	908175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The unduly lenient sentence scheme was extended to incorporate further serious offences, in November of last year.</p><p> </p><p>The horrendous crime of stalking involving serious alarm or distress was one of the offences which was added.</p><p> </p><p>I am pleased to tell the House that this extension meant I was able to refer a case recently to the Court of Appeal, one in which the sentence of the offender was more than doubled.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 908176 question first answered 05/11/2020 14:24:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1249061

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Sentencing: Appeals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the extension to the unduly lenient sentence scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	908176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The unduly lenient sentence scheme was extended to incorporate further serious offences, in November of last year.</p><p> </p><p>The horrendous crime of stalking involving serious alarm or distress was one of the offences which was added.</p><p> </p><p>I am pleased to tell the House that this extension meant I was able to refer a case recently to the Court of Appeal, one in which the sentence of the offender was more than doubled.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 908175 question first answered 05/11/2020 14:24:11 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1249062

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that the revised Guidelines on Disclosure will result in improved performance across the criminal justice system.
tabling member constituency	Lincoln
tabling member printed	Karl McCartney
uin	908177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>I am delighted that my revised Disclosure Guidelines have now been published. These Guidelines will come into force on 31 December and will be key to the requisite culture change and thinking approach needed when investigators and prosecutors carry out their disclosure obligations.</p><p> </p><p>This will ensure that better, fairer decisions are made in criminal cases, which will help to ensure that fewer cases are dropped post-charge due to issues arising due to late disclosure.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 05/11/2020 14:25:52 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4028 label Biography information for Karl McCartney

1249063

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rule of Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on upholding the rule of law.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	908178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The freedoms and protections that we all enjoy rely on the rule of law. This is an important constitutional principle which demands: equality under the law; access to independent and impartial justice; government subject to the law; law that is clear and certain.</p><p> </p><p>The duty of the Law Officers is to give the Government full and frank legal advice, and to ensure the Government acts in full knowledge of the legal position. I take that responsibility seriously, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 05/11/2020 14:29:43 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1249064

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment she has made of the (a) adequacy and (b) effectiveness of the digital capability of the CPS during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	David Johnston
uin	908180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The CPS successfully enabled almost its entire workforce to move to remote working at the beginning of the Covid-19 outbreak, without business interruption. Working with partners, the CPS has helped the criminal justice system to continue to function throughout the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS Inspectorate published a report on the performance of the CPS at the start of the Covid-19 outbreak. It commended the organisation’s digital capability and strategic planning and its foresight in upgrading its digital capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/11/2020 14:30:50 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4761 label Biography information for David Johnston

1249065

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to reduce the backlog of cases in the CPS.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	908181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The CPS is working closely with partner agencies across the criminal justice system to reduce the current backlog of cases created by the Covid-19 outbreak. This includes both internal measures to deal with larger live caseloads in CPS Areas and working closely with partners to ensure maximum throughput of cases at court.</p><p> </p><p>Considerable progress is being made. In the honourable member’s constituency, Merthyr Magistrates’ Court has now reduced its backlog to pre-COVID levels.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 05/11/2020 14:34:17 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

1249189

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Long Covid: Wycombe
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to open a long covid clinic in Wycombe.
tabling member constituency	Wycombe
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Baker
uin	112038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2020 answer text <p>On 7 October the National Health Service announced that £10 million funding will go towards designating specialist ‘long COVID-19’ assessment clinics that will be available to all patients in England.</p><p>Commissioning guidance to support the establishment of these clinics was published on 6 November and local health systems are currently developing plans to implement them as soon as possible. More information about the clinic locations and how to access them will be released in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/11/2020 21:43:47 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 60406 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker