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1455949

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Inquiries: Barristers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will confirm the process by which counsel to public inquiries are selected.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	150158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Under the Inquiries Rules 2006, the appointment of Counsel to the Inquiry is a matter for an inquiry’s independent chair.</p><p> </p><p>Baroness Hallett, the chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, has appointed Hugo Keith QC as Lead Counsel to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>Information as to fees paid to inquiry counsel is not held centrally. Statutory inquiries publish information on their expenditure on their own independent websites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 150159 150160 question first answered 19/04/2022 16:37:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455950

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
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: Barristers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the process is for the selection of counsel for the forthcoming public inquiry into the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	150159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Under the Inquiries Rules 2006, the appointment of Counsel to the Inquiry is a matter for an inquiry’s independent chair.</p><p> </p><p>Baroness Hallett, the chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, has appointed Hugo Keith QC as Lead Counsel to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>Information as to fees paid to inquiry counsel is not held centrally. Statutory inquiries publish information on their expenditure on their own independent websites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 150158 150160 question first answered 19/04/2022 16:37:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455951

registered interest
date	30/03/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Inquiries: Barristers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much the Government has paid in fees to all counsel to public inquiries in each of the last ten years.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	150160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2022 answer text <p>Under the Inquiries Rules 2006, the appointment of Counsel to the Inquiry is a matter for an inquiry’s independent chair.</p><p> </p><p>Baroness Hallett, the chair of the Covid-19 Inquiry, has appointed Hugo Keith QC as Lead Counsel to the Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>Information as to fees paid to inquiry counsel is not held centrally. Statutory inquiries publish information on their expenditure on their own independent websites.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 150158 150159 question first answered 19/04/2022 16:37:10 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1454861

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	148176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Most children start school in the September following their 4<sup>th</sup> birthday. The department has not made an assessment of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2020 the department published guidance for local authorities and advice for parents on delaying entry to school for summer born children. This includes guidance on transition to secondary school for children who delayed their start at school. The guidance helps admission authorities to understand the framework within which they must operate when responding to parental requests for summer born children to be admitted out of their normal age group. Admission authorities must make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Survey data shows that almost 9 in 10 requests were approved in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Any change allowing the parents of summer born children the automatic right to delay their child’s entry to reception, and for the child to remain with that cohort throughout their education, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148177 148178 148179 148180 question first answered 31/03/2022 14:26:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455044

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish guidance to local authorities on determining which year group a child should start secondary school when their entry to primary school had been previously deferred.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	148177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Most children start school in the September following their 4<sup>th</sup> birthday. The department has not made an assessment of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2020 the department published guidance for local authorities and advice for parents on delaying entry to school for summer born children. This includes guidance on transition to secondary school for children who delayed their start at school. The guidance helps admission authorities to understand the framework within which they must operate when responding to parental requests for summer born children to be admitted out of their normal age group. Admission authorities must make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Survey data shows that almost 9 in 10 requests were approved in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Any change allowing the parents of summer born children the automatic right to delay their child’s entry to reception, and for the child to remain with that cohort throughout their education, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148176 148178 148179 148180 question first answered 31/03/2022 14:26:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455045

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to introduce legislative proposals to clarify the guidance to local authorities on when parents apply to defer their child’s entry to school.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	148178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Most children start school in the September following their 4<sup>th</sup> birthday. The department has not made an assessment of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2020 the department published guidance for local authorities and advice for parents on delaying entry to school for summer born children. This includes guidance on transition to secondary school for children who delayed their start at school. The guidance helps admission authorities to understand the framework within which they must operate when responding to parental requests for summer born children to be admitted out of their normal age group. Admission authorities must make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Survey data shows that almost 9 in 10 requests were approved in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Any change allowing the parents of summer born children the automatic right to delay their child’s entry to reception, and for the child to remain with that cohort throughout their education, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148176 148177 148179 148180 question first answered 31/03/2022 14:26:31 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455046

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department takes to ensure that local authorities have a consistent and common approach to dealing with applications from parents to defer their child’s entry to school.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	148179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Most children start school in the September following their 4<sup>th</sup> birthday. The department has not made an assessment of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2020 the department published guidance for local authorities and advice for parents on delaying entry to school for summer born children. This includes guidance on transition to secondary school for children who delayed their start at school. The guidance helps admission authorities to understand the framework within which they must operate when responding to parental requests for summer born children to be admitted out of their normal age group. Admission authorities must make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Survey data shows that almost 9 in 10 requests were approved in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Any change allowing the parents of summer born children the automatic right to delay their child’s entry to reception, and for the child to remain with that cohort throughout their education, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148176 148177 148178 148180 question first answered 31/03/2022 14:26:32 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1455047

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Primary Education: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will publish the guidance to local authorities on how to process applications from parents to defer their child’s entry to school.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	148180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Most children start school in the September following their 4<sup>th</sup> birthday. The department has not made an assessment of the effect of deferring school entry on children who were born in August.</p><p> </p><p>In September 2020 the department published guidance for local authorities and advice for parents on delaying entry to school for summer born children. This includes guidance on transition to secondary school for children who delayed their start at school. The guidance helps admission authorities to understand the framework within which they must operate when responding to parental requests for summer born children to be admitted out of their normal age group. Admission authorities must make decisions based on the circumstances of each case and in the best interests of the child concerned. Survey data shows that almost 9 in 10 requests were approved in 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Any change allowing the parents of summer born children the automatic right to delay their child’s entry to reception, and for the child to remain with that cohort throughout their education, would require primary legislation.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 148176 148177 148178 148179 question first answered 31/03/2022 14:26:32 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1454061

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his Department's policy is on offender behaviour programmes.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	146614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2022 answer text <p>HMPPS policy is to provide rehabilitative services, including offending behaviour programmes, to offenders in accordance with the sentence handed down by the courts, within custody, and via the enforcement of licence conditions.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 29/03/2022 14:27:02 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1454063

registered interest
date	24/03/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Reoffenders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to Answer of 26 October 2021 to Question 56399 on Reoffenders, what offences the 670 defendants were accused of; and whether the defendants were explicitly informed that conviction would involve having a disclosable criminal record.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	146615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2022 answer text <p>Below we have provided data which breaks down the initial estimate of the 670 defendants who were dealt with at the magistrates’ courts under SJP where the offence was deemed ‘recordable on the PNC’. We are not able to say whether the defendants were explicitly informed that conviction would involve having a disclosable criminal record.</p><p> </p><p>636 offences have been recorded as ‘other offences’ because the recorded proceedings type (SJP) is incompatible with the available penalties for that offence. These recording inconsistencies represent less than 1% of the total SJP caseload of around 490,000 defendants dealt with in the year to March 2021.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Offence</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Defendants dealt with</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Being guilty, while drunk, of disorderly behaviour</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Causing harassment, alarm or distress</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving after false declaration as to physical fitness; driving after failing to declare; driving after refusal or revocation</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Driving or attempting to drive a motor vehicle whilst unfit through drink or drugs (impairment) - drugs</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other offences</p></td><td><p>636</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>667</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/04/2022 14:50:22 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham