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1693829

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the National Audit Office report entitled Progress in implementing Universal Credit, published on 27 February 2024, HC 552.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	17113
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department welcomes the National Audit Office report which reflects the positive progress made by the programme implementing Universal Credit (UC).</p><p>The Department is assured that the recommendations made by the National Audit Office reflect the activities already in place within the UC Programme to effectively deliver Move to UC.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2024 12:24:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1693830

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled Beneath the trends: A detailed look at the issues facing claimants going through managed migration, published by the Child Poverty Action Group on 13 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	17114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There is no evidence to suggest slowing down Move to UC is necessary. We have recently published our latest findings<em>; </em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/move-to-universal-credit-insight-on-tax-credit-migrations-and-initial-discovery-activity-for-wider-benefit-cohorts" target="_blank">Move to Universal Credit – insight on Tax Credit migrations and initial Discovery activity for wider benefit cohorts - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a><em>, </em>further research is planned to improve our understanding of the service we deliver, to better support those transitioning to UC under managed migration.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 12/03/2024 16:59:38 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1690023

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what factors determined the timing of his Department's announcement on the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 18 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	14602
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer you to my response to PQ 14436 on the appointment process for the Chair. The same process was followed for appointing the clinical experts. Browne Jacobson LLP secured the contract to provide legal advice via Direct Award. Details of the legal firm contract award were published on Contracts Finder on 7 February.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has moved as quickly as possible to ensure that it has access to the technical expertise necessary to inform its decision-making in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations on compensation. The expert group formally began work on 22 January. The names of the other members of the expert group will not be disclosed to safeguard their privacy and ability to continue their frontline work while advising on Government policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As their work relates to the formulation and development of Government policy, their advice, evidence and methodologies as well as the minutes and agendas of their meetings will not be published.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is considering all recommendations of the Second Interim Report alongside the recommendations of Sir Robert Francis’s Compensation Framework Study, and the advice from the expert group will inform this. The purpose of the expert group is to provide technical assistance in understanding how the Inquiry’s recommendations could work in practice. The Government is committed to engaging with the community and updating Parliament on progress of the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry as appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Final Report and this response will be informed by the advice of the expert group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 question first answered 27/02/2024 10:41:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1690024

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the decision was taken to set up an the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	14603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer you to my response to PQ 14436 on the appointment process for the Chair. The same process was followed for appointing the clinical experts. Browne Jacobson LLP secured the contract to provide legal advice via Direct Award. Details of the legal firm contract award were published on Contracts Finder on 7 February.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has moved as quickly as possible to ensure that it has access to the technical expertise necessary to inform its decision-making in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations on compensation. The expert group formally began work on 22 January. The names of the other members of the expert group will not be disclosed to safeguard their privacy and ability to continue their frontline work while advising on Government policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As their work relates to the formulation and development of Government policy, their advice, evidence and methodologies as well as the minutes and agendas of their meetings will not be published.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is considering all recommendations of the Second Interim Report alongside the recommendations of Sir Robert Francis’s Compensation Framework Study, and the advice from the expert group will inform this. The purpose of the expert group is to provide technical assistance in understanding how the Inquiry’s recommendations could work in practice. The Government is committed to engaging with the community and updating Parliament on progress of the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry as appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Final Report and this response will be informed by the advice of the expert group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 14602 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 question first answered 27/02/2024 10:41:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1690025

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what consultative appointment process he used to select the (a) chair and (b) members of the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	14604
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer you to my response to PQ 14436 on the appointment process for the Chair. The same process was followed for appointing the clinical experts. Browne Jacobson LLP secured the contract to provide legal advice via Direct Award. Details of the legal firm contract award were published on Contracts Finder on 7 February.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has moved as quickly as possible to ensure that it has access to the technical expertise necessary to inform its decision-making in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations on compensation. The expert group formally began work on 22 January. The names of the other members of the expert group will not be disclosed to safeguard their privacy and ability to continue their frontline work while advising on Government policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As their work relates to the formulation and development of Government policy, their advice, evidence and methodologies as well as the minutes and agendas of their meetings will not be published.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is considering all recommendations of the Second Interim Report alongside the recommendations of Sir Robert Francis’s Compensation Framework Study, and the advice from the expert group will inform this. The purpose of the expert group is to provide technical assistance in understanding how the Inquiry’s recommendations could work in practice. The Government is committed to engaging with the community and updating Parliament on progress of the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry as appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Final Report and this response will be informed by the advice of the expert group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 14602 14603 14605 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 question first answered 27/02/2024 10:41:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1690026

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the terms of reference of the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry include those of the (a) report entitled Compensation and redress for the victims of infected blood: recommendations for a framework, published in June 2022 and (b) Second Interim Report of the Infected Blood Inquiry, published in April 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	14605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer you to my response to PQ 14436 on the appointment process for the Chair. The same process was followed for appointing the clinical experts. Browne Jacobson LLP secured the contract to provide legal advice via Direct Award. Details of the legal firm contract award were published on Contracts Finder on 7 February.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has moved as quickly as possible to ensure that it has access to the technical expertise necessary to inform its decision-making in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations on compensation. The expert group formally began work on 22 January. The names of the other members of the expert group will not be disclosed to safeguard their privacy and ability to continue their frontline work while advising on Government policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As their work relates to the formulation and development of Government policy, their advice, evidence and methodologies as well as the minutes and agendas of their meetings will not be published.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is considering all recommendations of the Second Interim Report alongside the recommendations of Sir Robert Francis’s Compensation Framework Study, and the advice from the expert group will inform this. The purpose of the expert group is to provide technical assistance in understanding how the Inquiry’s recommendations could work in practice. The Government is committed to engaging with the community and updating Parliament on progress of the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry as appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Final Report and this response will be informed by the advice of the expert group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 14602 14603 14604 14606 14607 14608 14609 14610 question first answered 27/02/2024 10:41:35 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1690027

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the membership of the expert group on compensation for infected blood products.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	14606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer you to my response to PQ 14436 on the appointment process for the Chair. The same process was followed for appointing the clinical experts. Browne Jacobson LLP secured the contract to provide legal advice via Direct Award. Details of the legal firm contract award were published on Contracts Finder on 7 February.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has moved as quickly as possible to ensure that it has access to the technical expertise necessary to inform its decision-making in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations on compensation. The expert group formally began work on 22 January. The names of the other members of the expert group will not be disclosed to safeguard their privacy and ability to continue their frontline work while advising on Government policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As their work relates to the formulation and development of Government policy, their advice, evidence and methodologies as well as the minutes and agendas of their meetings will not be published.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is considering all recommendations of the Second Interim Report alongside the recommendations of Sir Robert Francis’s Compensation Framework Study, and the advice from the expert group will inform this. The purpose of the expert group is to provide technical assistance in understanding how the Inquiry’s recommendations could work in practice. The Government is committed to engaging with the community and updating Parliament on progress of the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry as appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Final Report and this response will be informed by the advice of the expert group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 14602 14603 14604 14605 14607 14608 14609 14610 question first answered 27/02/2024 10:41:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1690028

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry has met; and if he will publish the (a) agendas and (b) minutes of the meetings of that group.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	14607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer you to my response to PQ 14436 on the appointment process for the Chair. The same process was followed for appointing the clinical experts. Browne Jacobson LLP secured the contract to provide legal advice via Direct Award. Details of the legal firm contract award were published on Contracts Finder on 7 February.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has moved as quickly as possible to ensure that it has access to the technical expertise necessary to inform its decision-making in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations on compensation. The expert group formally began work on 22 January. The names of the other members of the expert group will not be disclosed to safeguard their privacy and ability to continue their frontline work while advising on Government policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As their work relates to the formulation and development of Government policy, their advice, evidence and methodologies as well as the minutes and agendas of their meetings will not be published.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is considering all recommendations of the Second Interim Report alongside the recommendations of Sir Robert Francis’s Compensation Framework Study, and the advice from the expert group will inform this. The purpose of the expert group is to provide technical assistance in understanding how the Inquiry’s recommendations could work in practice. The Government is committed to engaging with the community and updating Parliament on progress of the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry as appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Final Report and this response will be informed by the advice of the expert group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 14602 14603 14604 14605 14606 14608 14609 14610 question first answered 27/02/2024 10:41:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1690029

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry will include (a) a representative of the infected blood community and (b) an expert nominated by that community.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	14608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer you to my response to PQ 14436 on the appointment process for the Chair. The same process was followed for appointing the clinical experts. Browne Jacobson LLP secured the contract to provide legal advice via Direct Award. Details of the legal firm contract award were published on Contracts Finder on 7 February.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has moved as quickly as possible to ensure that it has access to the technical expertise necessary to inform its decision-making in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations on compensation. The expert group formally began work on 22 January. The names of the other members of the expert group will not be disclosed to safeguard their privacy and ability to continue their frontline work while advising on Government policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As their work relates to the formulation and development of Government policy, their advice, evidence and methodologies as well as the minutes and agendas of their meetings will not be published.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is considering all recommendations of the Second Interim Report alongside the recommendations of Sir Robert Francis’s Compensation Framework Study, and the advice from the expert group will inform this. The purpose of the expert group is to provide technical assistance in understanding how the Inquiry’s recommendations could work in practice. The Government is committed to engaging with the community and updating Parliament on progress of the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry as appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Final Report and this response will be informed by the advice of the expert group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 14602 14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14609 14610 question first answered 27/02/2024 10:41:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

1690030

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Infected Blood Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the expert group to provide technical advice on compensation for the Government's response to the Infected Blood Inquiry has been given a deadline for their advice; and if his Department will make compensation payments immediately on receipt of that advice.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
	tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
	uin	14609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>I refer you to my response to PQ 14436 on the appointment process for the Chair. The same process was followed for appointing the clinical experts. Browne Jacobson LLP secured the contract to provide legal advice via Direct Award. Details of the legal firm contract award were published on Contracts Finder on 7 February.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has moved as quickly as possible to ensure that it has access to the technical expertise necessary to inform its decision-making in relation to the Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations on compensation. The expert group formally began work on 22 January. The names of the other members of the expert group will not be disclosed to safeguard their privacy and ability to continue their frontline work while advising on Government policy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As their work relates to the formulation and development of Government policy, their advice, evidence and methodologies as well as the minutes and agendas of their meetings will not be published.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is considering all recommendations of the Second Interim Report alongside the recommendations of Sir Robert Francis’s Compensation Framework Study, and the advice from the expert group will inform this. The purpose of the expert group is to provide technical assistance in understanding how the Inquiry’s recommendations could work in practice. The Government is committed to engaging with the community and updating Parliament on progress of the Government response to the Infected Blood Inquiry as appropriate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has committed to responding to the Infected Blood Inquiry’s Final Report and this response will be informed by the advice of the expert group.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 14602 14603 14604 14605 14606 14607 14608 14610 question first answered 27/02/2024 10:41:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock