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1190865

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Coronavirus Act 2020
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of the powers contained in the Coronavirus Act 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	901907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p>I regularly meet ministerial colleagues to discuss important issues, including the Covid-19 outbreak. I am unable to talk about any legal content of those discussions because whether or not the Law Officers have given advice, by convention, is not disclosed outside Government.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 28/04/2020 13:28:35 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	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

1300884

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2021
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Young Offenders: Mental Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what proportion of young adults aged 18-25 who are charged by the CPS have received a maturity assessment prior to charge in the most recent period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	165534
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (‘CPS’) does not hold data on the number of young adults aged 18-25 that have received a maturity assessment prior to charge.</p><p> </p><p>However, the CPS recognises the importance of considering a suspect’s age and maturity when making a decision. This is included in the Code for Crown Prosecutors and relevant legal guidance, and is included in training for specialist youth prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 12/03/2021 10:19:38 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1465947

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2022
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings: Gangs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the guidance issued by the Crown Prosecution Service on 4 November 2021 entitled Gang related offences - Decision making in, whether she has made an assessment of the potential effect of the guidance on the use of the term gang by prosecutors during proceedings.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	8997
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) guidance urges caution about the use of the word ‘gang’, explaining how it can properly be deployed in a prosecution, where substantiated by the evidence and relevant to a matter in issue in the proceedings. In drafting the guidance, the CPS assessed the potential effect of using ‘gang’ in proceedings and identified that the term is used in legislation and by criminal justice partners. The guidance clearly sets out that, given the negative connotations of the term ‘gang’, prosecutors should not refer to a group as a ‘gang’ in proceedings unless there is evidence to support the assertion. However, prosecutors must also ensure that where there is admissible evidence of gang membership, the case is put on a basis that reflects the often very serious gravity of the offending.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 06/06/2022 08:01:46 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1669842

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Tees Valley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate she has made of when (a) her Department will reach an agreement with British Steel on and (b) work will begin on the construction of an arc furnace for processing steel on Teesside.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	1873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government made an extremely generous offer of support to British Steel earlier this year, to help them invest in a sustainable future. Since the offer was made, officials have continued to work intensively with British Steel to explore options. The detail of these conversations is highly confidential.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>British Steel’s plans for starting work on an electric arc furnace on Teesside are a commercial matter for the company.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/11/2023 17:51:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1691653

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Freight: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many road haulage businesses trading under SIC code 49410 entered insolvency in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	15625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>Estimated numbers of companies with the SIC code 49410 that entered insolvency in the UK in each of the last five calendar years are presented in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Calendar Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Companies entering insolvency</strong> (SIC code 49410 – Freight Transport by Road)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>189</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>265</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>408</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>494</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 29/02/2024 13:21:42 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1698475

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Holidays: Personal Injury
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress she has made on establishing an exceptional compensation scheme for holidaymakers who have outstanding (a) loss of life and (b) serious personal injury claims against UK companies.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	20310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government understands that an alternative route for Thomas Cook personal injury claimants is being pursued that would potentially be financially beneficial to them.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is committed to establishing a payment scheme for customers of Thomas Cook with serious and long-term injuries for which the company would have been liable but for its insolvency, if it is established that there are no alternative routes to compensation.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 15/04/2024 15:05:24 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1122699

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Insolvency: Tax Collection
	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 discussions his Department had with (a) HMRC and (b) the Treasury on the decision to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies (i) before and (ii) after the Chancellor announced the policy at the 2018 Budget .
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	247036
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>Insolvency Service officials regularly meet with officials from HMRC and HM Treasury on a wide range of policy issues which has included, from time to time, the position of HMRC as a creditor in insolvency proceedings. Since the 2018 Budget, officials have had a number of discussions leading up to the publication of the “Protecting Your Taxes in Insolvency” consultation on 26 February this year. The consultation closes on 27 May.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 01/05/2019 16:03:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1122700

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Insolvency: Tax Collection
	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 his Department has made of the effect on (a) business lending and (b) business rescue of the decision at the 2018 Budget to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	247037
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The Government published an assessment of the impact of the decision to make HMRC a secondary preferential creditor in insolvencies in the “Protecting Your Taxes in Insolvency” policy paper issued with the Budget on 29 October 2018. The Government is currently consulting on the detailed policy design for this measure to ensure the changes work as intended. The consultation closes on 27 May and the Government is encouraging financial services businesses, lenders and insolvency practitioners to respond.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 01/05/2019 16:03:49 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1122701

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2019
	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	Insolvency
	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 progress his Department has made in progressing its proposed reforms to the corporate insolvency framework; and when he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on implementing those reforms.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	247038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>In August 2018 the Government published its response to the 2016 ‘Review of the Corporate Insolvency Framework’ consultation and 2018 ‘Insolvency and Corporate Governance’ consultation. The Government outlined in its response its intention to proceed with a comprehensive package of reforms aimed at improving the prospects of company rescue for financially distressed companies, while improving corporate governance to ensure those affected by a company’s financial difficulties are treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 02/05/2019 12:59:45 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham