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1240882

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Post Offices: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Post Offices were temporarily closed in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each region of England on (i) 31 August 2020 and (ii) 30 September 2020, by branch type.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	99653
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, the company has the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. As such, the number of temporary closures, by branch type, across the UK on the 31st August and 30th September are operational matters for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/10/2020 16:20:31 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1240881

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
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	Post Offices: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many Post Offices were temporarily closed in (a) Scotland, (b) Wales, (c) Northern Ireland and (d) each region of England on (i) 31 August 2020 and (ii) 30 September 2020.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	99652
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. As such, the number of temporary closures across the UK on the 31st August and 30th September are operational matters for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/10/2020 16:18:19 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1240419

registered interest
date	05/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure compliance with the legal accessibility requirements for public sector websites mandated by the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	99016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) is testing websites in accordance with the Accessibility Regulation.</p><p>GDS is encouraging organisations to engage with them to increase the accessibility of their websites for users.</p><p>GDS will periodically publish information about their monitoring. GDS will also, on behalf of the Minister for Cabinet Office, publish a list of websites with non-compliant accessibility statements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 99015 question first answered 08/10/2020 16:42:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1240418

registered interest
date	06/10/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of public sector websites (a) comply and (b) do not comply with accessibility requirements mandated by the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	99015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) is testing websites in accordance with the Accessibility Regulation.</p><p>GDS is encouraging organisations to engage with them to increase the accessibility of their websites for users.</p><p>GDS will periodically publish information about their monitoring. GDS will also, on behalf of the Minister for Cabinet Office, publish a list of websites with non-compliant accessibility statements.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez grouped question UIN 99016 question first answered 08/10/2020 16:42:21 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1174272

registered interest
date	29/01/2020
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	Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many audited health assessment reports of personal independence payment claimants from each supplier were graded as (a) acceptable, (b) unacceptable, (c) acceptable with amendments required and (d) acceptable with feedback in each month in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	9726
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2020 answer text <p><em>Please see below the percentages of audited files for each supplier, Independent Assessment Services (IAS) and Capita by audit grade, for 2018 and 2019 as requested. Note the numbers are unpublished. </em></p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>IAS (L1&amp;3)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>70%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AF</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita (Lot 2)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec-18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>60%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>59%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AF</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>21%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>1%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>IAS (L1&amp;3)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>64%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>58%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AF</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>20%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>5%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Capita (Lot 2)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jan-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Feb-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mar-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Apr-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jun-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Jul-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sep-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Oct-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov-19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>A</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>66%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td><td><p>67%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td><td><p>69%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AF</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>AA</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>19%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>15%</p></td><td><p>18%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td><td><p>13%</p></td><td><p>17%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>U</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>3%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 06/02/2020 14:59:23 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson previous answer version 4643 answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1388176

registered interest
date	15/12/2021
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	Flexible Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2016 inquiry UK 2021 follow-up report published in December 2021, when he plans to being the consultation on default approaches to flexible working; on what date he expects that consultation will finish; and when he expects the next steps and recommendations to be published.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	93785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government started working on its follow-up report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2016 inquiry earlier this year. The flexible working consultation referred to in the report was published on 23 September and ran for 10 weeks until 1 December, receiving over 1,600 responses. The Government is now analysing these responses and will issue its response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 12/01/2022 15:12:00 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1235570

registered interest
date	17/09/2020
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	Post Office: Subsidies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much of the public subsidy to Post Office Ltd was spent on operations in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	91668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government recognises the critical role that post offices play in communities and for small businesses across the UK.</p><p>While the Government sets the strategic direction for the Post Office, it allows the company the commercial freedom to deliver this strategy as an independent business. As such, the amount of public subsidy given to Post Office Ltd. to use for operations cross the UK are operational matter for Post Office Limited.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 24/09/2020 11:30:27 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1132762

registered interest
date	18/06/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he has taken to prepare the NHS for the UK leaving the EU in October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	911419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2019 answer text <p>As a responsible government, we must continue to plan for every scenario. We continue to carefully review the implications of the latest extension to Article 50 on our no deal planning. We are working closely with partners across the health and care system, and stakeholders, to make detailed plans to ensure the continued supply of medicines and medical products and secure the future of our European Union health and care workforce.</p><p /><p /> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond grouped question UIN 911418 question first answered 18/06/2019 16:37:00 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1235109

registered interest
date	16/09/2020
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	Children: Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness in preventing fraudulent samples being provided of the DNA testing used by the Child Maintenance Service.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	91085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>The Child Maintenance Service DNA testing process requires the person attending the DNA sampling to provide photographic evidence and the DNA test sampler to verify that the person attending is the person in the photo. The photos are retained in case of future challenge.</p><p> </p><p>If a negative DNA test result is challenged, it is referred to the Financial Investigation Unit’s Criminal Division for investigation.</p><p> </p><p>Those found to be abusing the system are subject to the full extent of our enforcement powers and the Child Maintenance Service will pursue these, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/09/2020 16:46:42 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1249063

registered interest
date	05/11/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Rule of Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on upholding the rule of law.
tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
uin	908178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2020 answer text <p>The freedoms and protections that we all enjoy rely on the rule of law. This is an important constitutional principle which demands: equality under the law; access to independent and impartial justice; government subject to the law; law that is clear and certain.</p><p> </p><p>The duty of the Law Officers is to give the Government full and frank legal advice, and to ensure the Government acts in full knowledge of the legal position. I take that responsibility seriously, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Braverman question first answered 05/11/2020 14:29:43 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows