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1280119

registered interest
date	28/01/2021
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	Employment: Privacy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what guidance his Department has issued for employees informing them of their rights to privacy at work since the outbreak of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	142927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2021 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is the UK’s independent regulator for data protection and is responsible for providing advice and guidance on compliance with the UK’s data protection laws.</p><p>The ICO has created a data protection and coronavirus information hub to help individuals and organisations navigate data protection during this unprecedented time, available at: <a href="https://ico.org.uk/global/data-protection-and-coronavirus-information-hub/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/global/data-protection-and-coronavirus-information-hub/</a>. The Hub includes advice for people about how and when organisations can process their personal data during the coronavirus pandemic and how to keep their personal data safe.</p><p>The ICO has also published specific guidance for employers on the rules in relation to monitoring of employees. Section 3.2 of its Employment Practices Code deals with the monitoring of telephone, fax, e-mail, voice-mail, internet access and other forms of electronic communication: <a href="https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1064/the_employment_practices_code.pdf" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1064/the_employment_practices_code.pdf</a>.</p><p>Employees who have concerns about the way employers are using their data can contact the ICO’s helpline on 0303 123 1113 or their livechat at <a href="https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/live-chat/" target="_blank">https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/live-chat/</a> for further advice, from Monday to Friday between 9am and 5pm.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 28/01/2021 15:37:55 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1279728

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Fisheries: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the £23 million compensation announced for the fishing industry, how much of that funding will be available to organisations for hiring and training staff for customs declarations.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	141951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has put in place measures to support businesses and to ensure that exports keep moving. The £23 million announced for the fishing industry will provide financial support towards verifiable losses incurred by seafood exporting businesses.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/01/2021 14:17:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1280875

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Scottish Ministers on the availability of data on the covid-19 vaccination program in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	911224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The vaccination programme is a joint programme between the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations, with the UK Government procuring the vaccines, and the DAs responsible for deploying them. Public Health Scotland publishes data about the numbers of persons vaccinated in Scotland, broken down by various categories, and the UK Government is very supportive of that transparency.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:36:49 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1280876

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Re-employment: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of fire and rehire employment practices in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	911225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Scotland regularly discusses issues such as protecting workers' rights with his Cabinet colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the UK Government has acted decisively to provide an unprecedented package of support to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods right across the United Kingdom in response to the Covid pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:38:12 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1280877

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to support the Scottish fishing sector.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	911226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Since well before the end of the Transition Period, My office has been in daily contact with the Scottish seafood industry to help identify and resolve issues with exports and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Last week, the Prime Minister announced a £23 million support fund to help with losses directly related to these issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:40:17 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1280878

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the Scottish fishing industry.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	911230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Leaving the EU means we have left the Common Fisheries Policy and are now recognised as an independent coastal state – something the EU refused to recognise until very late in the negotiations.</p><p>The agreement allows for a transfer of 25% of quota, previously caught by EU vessels in our waters, to UK fishermen.</p><p>The agreement also provides for tariff-free access to the EU market for Scotland’s fantastic fisheries products.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:39:23 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1280879

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to promote the advantages of Scotland remaining part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	911233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Scotland benefits greatly from being part of a strong United Kingdom, as does the UK as a whole.</p><p>The most obvious recent examples of our strength as a union are the unprecedented economic support offered to people and businesses in Scotland throughout the current pandemic and the rapid supply of vaccinations to all parts of the UK currently taking place.</p><p>Neither of these would have been possible if Scotland was not part of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:41:24 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1280336

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cultural Heritage: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What financial support he is providing to the cultural and arts sector during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Bracknell
tabling member printed	James Sunderland
uin	911369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has announced a £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to protect the cultural sectors through the pandemic.</p><p>To date, more than £790m of grants and loans have been allocated to over 3,000 cultural organisations in England. In addition, £100 million has been allocated in direct support to our national cultural institutions and the English Heritage Trust.</p><p>This unprecedented investment will help to protect jobs and organisations across the country.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 26/01/2021 15:14:24 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4767 label Biography information for James Sunderland

1280337

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What estimate he has made of the level of infrastructure investment required to support the potential contribution of the (a) North and (b) Midlands to post covid-19 economic recovery.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	911370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>In November, the government published the first ever National Infrastructure Strategy, setting out our comprehensive plan to transform infrastructure across the UK. The NIS announced a number of measures which will support the North and Midlands in their economic recovery from COVID 19, including: a new £4bn Levelling Up Fund to invest in local infrastructure priorities; £5bn to support UK-wide gigabit broadband roll-out; and a share of £4.2bn for intra-city transport settlements.</p><p> </p><p>The NIS also announced that the government will set up a new UK infrastructure bank, which will be headquartered in the North and will support the UK’s economic recovery from the COVID 19 pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 26/01/2021 14:59:18 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

1280338

registered interest
date	26/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Transport: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What fiscal steps his Department is taking to improve transport connectivity throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Gary Sambrook
uin	911380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>Improving transport connectivity throughout the UK is vital to the Government’s levelling up agenda. That is why at the Spending Review, the Government announced a new £4 billion Levelling Up Fund to invest in local infrastructure that has a visible impact on people and their communities. This is in addition to already announced transport investment through intra-city transport settlements, the Transforming Cities Fund and RIS2.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the pandemic, the Government has also made over £12 billion available to transport services across the UK.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 26/01/2021 15:55:09 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4760 label Biography information for Gary Sambrook