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1345454

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers of their Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	30318
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/07/2021 12:19:10 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1416366

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Public Appointments
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether her Department seeks references for candidates appointed to public positions which fall under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	111506
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the Crown Prosecution Service is the only position sponsored by the Attorney General’s Office which falls under the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p>Andrew Cayley CMG QC is the current Chief Inspector. He was appointed in January 2021 following a fair and open assessment process conducted in accordance with the Governance Code on Public Appointments.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Candidate Pack published on the <a href="https://publicappointments.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/appointment/her-majestys-chief-inspector-of-the-crown-prosecution-service/" target="_blank">Cabinet Office Public Appointments website</a>, candidates invited to interview for the position were required to provide two references in advance of the interview.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, as part of the recruitment process Andrew Cayley CMG QC was subject to a pre-appointment hearing with the Justice Select Committee on Thursday 14 January. The committee recommended his appointment and he took up post on 1 April 2021.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/01/2022 15:55:29 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

389286

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent estimate he has made of the trend in prosecutions relating to domestic abuse involving (a) female and (b) male victims.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	6678
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2015 answer text <p>In cases where defendants have been prosecuted for domestic abuse, the proportion of victims with recorded gender is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Female victims</p></td><td><p>Male victims</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>83.9%</p></td><td><p>16.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>84.2%</p></td><td><p>15.8%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>84.3%</p></td><td><p>15.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>84.1%</p></td><td><p>15.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>83.8%</p></td><td><p>16.2%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Data Source: CPS Witness Management Information System</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proportions of male and female victims have remained broadly stable during the last five years, with 84% of victims identified as female and 16% male.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 16/07/2015 11:51:34 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1195521

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Arts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will extend the same protections that are in place for tenants of commercial properties to artists facing eviction from rented workspaces and studios as a result of the covid-19 outbreak.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	46569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>Through Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020, the Government has introduced temporary new measures to protect tenants renting commercial property from aggressive forms of rent recovery: we have legislated to enact a moratorium on commercial forfeitures due to non-payment of rent, due to end on 30 June; statutory demands and winding up petitions issued to commercial tenants will be temporarily voided; and changes have been made to the use of Commercial Rent Arrears Recovery.</p><p>The protection from eviction applies to businesses from any sector which have:</p><p>(a) a tenancy to which Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 applies, or</p><p>(b) a tenancy to which that Part of that Act would apply if any relevant occupier were the tenant.</p><p>Assuming the nature of their lease or contract is in line with the above, any tenant should be protected under this legislation.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 21/05/2020 08:29:43 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1201558

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Weddings: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable faith venues that are approved for the registration of marriages to hold small wedding ceremonies with only the couple, celebrant and witnesses in attendance.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	55664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to allow people to hold small weddings as soon as we can, but this must be done safely. Working with other departments, we will consider how small wedding ceremonies could take place safely in due course. We are working in partnership with faith leaders, through our Places of Worship Taskforce, to develop guidance that will enable the phased and safe reopening of places of worship.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 10/06/2020 16:31:02 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1343545

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers in his Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	27023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government recognises the great importance of the effective and timely handling of correspondence.</p><p>The Cabinet Office is currently compiling data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies. This data will be released, and made available to Members, in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 08/07/2021 16:34:39 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

383832

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill (HL)
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what functions he plans to delegate to a combined authority should Clause 6 of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill pass into law.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	3160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>The Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill is an enabling measure providing for the transfer of existing powers from one public body to another through secondary legislation.<br><br>The powers to be devolved in each case will be those agreed in each Deal.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 23/06/2015 11:49:37 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

389488

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Leasehold: Service Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to protect leaseholders who are not protected under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 or Mobile Homes Act 2013 from compound increases in service charges.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	6606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>We are considering the Supreme Court judgment (Arnold v Britton) given on 10 June 2015.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 21/07/2015 15:08:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis previous answer version 15433 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

479041

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the percentage change in high street footfall figures was in each UK region in the last two years for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	31405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Communities and Local Government does not hold figures for UK footfall, however there are external sources that do collect these statistics.</p><p>The British Retail Consortium/Springboard Footfall and Vacancies Monitor publishes a monthly roundup of national changes in UK footfall.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 22/03/2016 16:48:49 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

528559

	registered interest
	date	24/06/2016
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Cornish Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to support the revival of the Cornish language.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	41190
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green on 12 May to Question UIN 36737.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 04/07/2016 15:57:37 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan