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1197115

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the availability of adequate (a) personal protective equipment and (b) hygiene and sanitary products for construction workers to (i) protect those workers and (ii) allow those workers to comply with official guidelines as they return to work during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>In order to ensure that workplaces are safe for workers in the construction sector, the Government has worked with Public Health England (PHE), business representatives, and trade unions to develop guidance on safer working in outdoor environments, including how to undertake risk assessments and implement social distancing.</p><p>This guidance includes advice on cleaning and sanitising the workplace, such as maintaining a good handwashing technique as well as providing signage, hand sanitiser, hand drying facilities, and waste facilities. It also states that, when managing the risk of Covid-19 on construction sites, additional Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) beyond that which is usually worn is not beneficial and should not be encouraged by workplaces. However, PHE is continually reviewing its guidance in line with emerging evidence.</p><p> </p><p>The Safer Workplaces guidance is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/construction-and-other-outdoor-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/working-safely-during-coronavirus-covid-19/construction-and-other-outdoor-work</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has also worked with the Construction Leadership Council to develop Site Operating Procedures, which provide practical advice to those seeking to implement PHE’s guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Organisations must have effective arrangements in place to monitor and review their compliance with Government and industry guidance.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/06/2020 10:19:13 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1197116

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent discussions the Government has had with professional bodies and trade groups in the built environment on planned timescales for the development and implementation of a recovery plan for the construction industry after the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has welcomed the recovery plan produced by the Construction Leadership Council’s Coronavirus Task Force, which sets out a plan to ensure the sector can increase activity, work safely, and maximise its contribution to our economic recovery.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to work with the Task Force, which includes firms, business representative organisations, and representatives of the professional institutions, to support the recovery of the construction sector.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/06/2020 10:21:14 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1197117

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment the Government has made of the potential risk of legal disputes arising from the delays and disruption to construction work as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises concerns about the effects of Covid-19 on construction projects, and the resultant inability of some parties to perform their contracts in accordance with agreed terms. We are also aware of the potential for legal disputes to arise from this.</p><p>That is why we have published guidance on contractual behaviour, which clearly states that responsible and fair behaviour is strongly encouraged in performing and enforcing contracts where there has been a material impact from Covid-19. A copy of that guidance is attached.</p><p>The Construction Leadership Council’s Covid-19 Task Force has supplemented this, by publishing further practical guidance for all companies involved in the construction supply chain on how to minimise potential disputes.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 08/06/2020 10:26:59 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi attachment 1 file name _Covid-19_and_Responsible_Contractual_Behaviour__web_final___7_May_ (1).pdf title Guidance on responsible contractual behaviour C-19
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1197160

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Magistrates' Courts: Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Government Response to the Justice Committee’s Eighteenth Report of Session 2017-19: The Role of the Magistracy, CP192, what progress he has made on compiling the evidence base required to inform a decision on extending the custodial sentencing powers of Magistrates; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48989
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to increase magistrates’ custodial sentencing powers and has made no recent assessment of the impact of doing so.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/06/2020 14:57:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1197162

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remote Hearings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to commission independent research into the effectiveness of defendants' participation in the justice system by video link.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS have externally commissioned research with defendants looking at understanding and improving their engagement, which includes exploring defendants’ experience of their video remand hearings. In addition, HMCTS commissioned an independent report from the London School of Economics to evaluate fully video hearings in civil and family jurisdictions in party-to-party hearings. This report is currently planned for publication in the of Summer 2020.</p><p>The MoJ is undertaking an overarching evaluation of the HMCTS reform programme. The evaluation will consider the effect of reform on fairness, access to justice and cost to users and will include an assessment of how video has been used across the reform programme. An overarching evaluation framework will be published in due course, and a final report will be published at the end of the reform programme.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/06/2020 14:58:18 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1197163

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remote Hearings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Government response to the Justice Committee's report on Court and Tribunal reforms, Second Report of Session 2019, HC 190, what the timeframe is for HM Courts and Tribunals Service to commission the independent evaluation of Video Remand Hearings in pilot sites which have not previously undertaken video remand hearings.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>We are planning to commission independent research on video remand hearings and justice outcomes. The MoJ is currently undertaking an overarching evaluation of HMCTS reform. The evaluation will consider the effect of reform on fairness, access to justice and cost to users. Part of this evaluation will include an assessment of how video has been used across the reform programme. An overarching evaluation framework will be published in due course, and a final report will be published at the end of the reform programme</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/06/2020 14:59:26 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1197168

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on compliance with custody time limits.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>HMCTS is working closely with the Judiciary and all criminal justice agencies to ensure that cases are monitored through the system. The introduction of emergency legislation enabling the courts to make greater use of audio and video technology for any preliminary hearings where appropriate, has ensured that priority cases, including custody cases, have been heard. The prioritisation of which trials should commence first is a judicial decision and guidance has been given by the President of the Queen's Bench Division on 12<sup>th</sup> May which includes the consideration of whether a defendant is in custody and, if so, the date when the custody time limit expires and whether there has been any extension of the custody time limit.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 04/06/2020 15:00:27 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1197169

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were held in custody beyond the statutory time limit in April (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available due to disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 48994 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:01:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1197170

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Remand in Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many applications were made to extend custody time limits in April (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested is not available due to disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 48993 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:01:03 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1197171

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Remand in Custody
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions the Director of Public Prosecutions was informed of a failure to comply with custody time limits in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	48995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The Director of Public Prosecutions is only informed of a custody time limit failure if it is deemed to be the responsibility of the CPS following review of the case. In April 2020, the Director of Public Prosecutions was informed of one custody time limit failure. This failure occurred in December 2019.</p><p> </p><p>The CPS has made efforts to prioritise cases with a custody time limit during the pandemic, including via the interim charging protocol effective from 1 April.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/06/2020 12:05:52 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham