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1348855

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Douglas Smith
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 role Douglas Smith holds in his office.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	36656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>An updated list of Government special advisers was published on GOV.UK on 15 July.</p><p>As has been the case under successive administrations, staff employed in the No.10 Political Office are a matter for the governing party.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/07/2021 09:31:08 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1346257

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Bunzl Healthcare: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the £22.6 million contract awarded to Bunzl Healthcare on 3 April 2020 for personal protective equipment during the covid-19 outbreak was approved through the eight stage process to assess and approve offers of support to supply personal protection equipment.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	32410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/08/2021 answer text <p>The National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on Government procurement activity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in November last year. The report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/government-procurement-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/government-procurement-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/</a></p><p>The report noted (Paragraph 3.19) that by 28 April 2020, personal protective equipment contracts had been awarded to 71 suppliers, with a total value of £1.5 billion, i.e. before offers were being processed through what the NAO have described as the eight stage process. Bunzl Healthcare were one of these suppliers.</p><p>The ‘eight stage process’ is a term to describe at a point in time a structured process of checks and due diligence on suppliers which evolved in March and April 2020. It includes the introduction of a central clearance board at the beginning of May 2020 to perform checks previously performed by the Department’s Accounting Officer to add an extra level of assurance that the deal met the Department’s requirements. However, from the start all suppliers were evaluated by officials on financial standing, technical compliance and ability to perform the contract.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 32411 question first answered 17/08/2021 08:25:50 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 15287 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1346421

registered interest
date	13/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July 2021 to Question 25834 on Coronavirus: Protective Clothing, how many contracts for the supply of personal protective equipment pre-dated the formalised eight stage assurance process; and what was the total cost of those contracts to the public purse.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	32411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/08/2021 answer text <p>The National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on Government procurement activity in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in November last year. The report is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nao.org.uk/report/government-procurement-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/" target="_blank">https://www.nao.org.uk/report/government-procurement-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/</a></p><p>The report noted (Paragraph 3.19) that by 28 April 2020, personal protective equipment contracts had been awarded to 71 suppliers, with a total value of £1.5 billion, i.e. before offers were being processed through what the NAO have described as the eight stage process. Bunzl Healthcare were one of these suppliers.</p><p>The ‘eight stage process’ is a term to describe at a point in time a structured process of checks and due diligence on suppliers which evolved in March and April 2020. It includes the introduction of a central clearance board at the beginning of May 2020 to perform checks previously performed by the Department’s Accounting Officer to add an extra level of assurance that the deal met the Department’s requirements. However, from the start all suppliers were evaluated by officials on financial standing, technical compliance and ability to perform the contract.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 32410 question first answered 17/08/2021 08:25:51 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 15281 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1345954

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
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	Lord Feldman of Elstree
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what declaration of interests was made by Lord Feldman in his capacity as an unpaid adviser to his Department between March and May 2020; and whether he used a private email account to conduct business relating to that advisory role.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	31421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2021 answer text <p>Lord Feldman signed a volunteer agreement on his appointment to the Department. As part of this agreement, he was required to complete a declaration of interests. There is clear guidance around personal email usage and Government business is conducted in line with that guidance.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/09/2021 16:25:15 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar previous answer version 14592 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1344621

registered interest
date	08/07/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lord Bethell
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, whether he plans to take steps in response to the late inclusion of ministerial meetings in transparency returns and the reported use of private email accounts for Government business by the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Innovation).
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	29060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office set out the Government's position in<a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-06-28/debates/39713A34-4F3E-491B-B736-FD7F38658881/SecurityOfMinisters%E2%80%99OfficesAndCommunications" target="_blank"> her response</a> on 28 June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/07/2021 16:40:53 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1343089

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the contracts with (a) Ayanda Capital and (b) PestFix to provide personal protective equipment during the covid-19 outbreak were approved through the 8-stage process.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	25834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2021 answer text <p>The eight stage process to assess and approve offers of support to supply personal protection equipment (PPE) evolved over a short period of time at the end of April 2020 to formalise the checks quickly put in place by the cross-Government PPE procurement cell in March 2020. Contracts with Ayanda Capital and Pestfix pre-dated the formalised eight stage assurance process but these suppliers were evaluated by officials on financial standing, technical compliance and ability to perform the contract. The contracts are awarded by the appropriate Departmental accounting officer in line with our terms and conditions.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/07/2021 13:25:10 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 12073 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1343097

registered interest
date	01/07/2021
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	Coronavirus: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what process was used to approve emergency contracts for covid-19 testing; and whether there was a fast track by which some offers were prioritised.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	25835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>Authorities are allowed to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency in exceptional circumstances using regulation 32(2)(c) under the Public Contract Regulations 2015. These include a direct award due to extreme urgency or the absence of competition. Under the regulation contracting authorities may enter into contracts without competing or advertising the requirement.</p><p>We use Regulation 32 only where there is no alternative. All proposed business cases and contract awards are triaged by the NHS Test and Trace approvals secretariat and routed to appropriate delegated authorities or boards for review depending on value and nature of the required investment.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 08/07/2021 16:39:13 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 12052 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1342450

registered interest
date	30/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Email
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 accuracy of the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson's statement of 28 June 2021 on the conduct of ministerial government business through departmental email addresses.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	24991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Rt Hon Member to my <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2021-06-28/debates/39713A34-4F3E-491B-B736-FD7F38658881/SecurityOfMinisters%E2%80%99OfficesAndCommunications" target="_blank">response</a> on 28 June 2021.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 05/07/2021 16:58:14 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1338625

registered interest
date	21/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister: Mobile Phones
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 the Government took in response to reports that the Prime Minister’s mobile phone number was publicly available.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	19603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2021 answer text <p>It has been the long-standing practice of successive Governments not to comment on security related matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 19601 19602 question first answered 24/06/2021 16:26:10 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1334086

registered interest
date	14/06/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Re-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, what steps he is taking to prevent the use of fire and rehire practices by contractors to Government departments.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	15263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2021 answer text <p>Departments are responsible for setting the terms and conditions of employment for their civil servants, in accordance with the rules of the Civil Service Management Code. The Civil Service Management Code only binds organisations that employ civil servants. Departments covered by the Civil Service Management Code are expected to communicate novel and contentious workforce proposals to the Cabinet Office as made clear by paragraph 4.</p><p>The Government has been very clear that threatening fire and rehire as a negotiating tactic is completely unacceptable. We always expect employers to treat employees fairly and in the spirit of partnership working with trade unions, where relevant, constructively.</p><p>Contracting Authorities decide the terms and conditions of the contracts they enter into with suppliers, and it is for suppliers to establish the pay, terms and conditions for their employees. Employee terms and conditions are protected by employment law when services are transferred between suppliers under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006. We closely monitor strategic suppliers to improve performance, ensure value for money and to deliver policy objectives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 15259 15260 15261 15262 question first answered 17/06/2021 16:20:11 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner