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date	05/09/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Committee of Privileges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, whether her office was consulted on the decisions by the Cabinet Office to (a) spend public funds on obtaining the legal opinion by Lord Pannick QC and Jason Pobjoy of Blackstone Chambers relating to the proposed conduct of the House of Commons Privileges Committee and (b) place that legal opinion in the public domain.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	47398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>The decision in any case as to whether to instruct counsel, who to instruct, and whether to waive privilege in respect of that advice, lies with the instructing Government Department. When a Government Department wishes to instruct a QC, other than First Treasury Counsel or Standing Counsel, it should submit a request for a nomination to the Attorney General’s Office. This process was followed, and the request approved, in relation to the instruction of Lord Pannick QC in this case.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/09/2022 12:20:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1196133

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date	15/05/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much funding for covid-19 testing has been allocated from the public purse to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	47398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2020 answer text <p>Funding for Covid-19 testing is UK-wide. This means Devolved Administrations do not receive a Barnett Consequential on this expenditure, but receive a share of the testing equipment that DHSC procure for the UK. At present, DHSC are providing five testing sites and thirteen mobile testing units in Scotland, which complement the testing activities of NHS Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 26/05/2020 09:07:03 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

595403

registered interest
date	07/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what long-term plans he has to secure the future of the oil and gas industry in the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	47398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text <p>The long-term success of the sector is dependent on a tripartite approach between industry, government and a dedicated regulator, as set out in Sir Ian Wood’s review.</p><p>The Government has provided substantial support to the oil and gas sector over the past two years, through measures worth £2.3 billion. This includes significant cuts to tax rates, the introduction of the Investment and Cluster Area Allowances and funding for seismic surveys to support exploration. The UK now has one of the most competitive fiscal regimes in the world for oil and gas.</p><p>On 1 October 2016, the Oil and Gas Authority was formally established as a strong, independent regulator for the sector. Its new powers will allow it to act with greater speed and flexibility to attract investment, support jobs and further the UK’s competitive edge.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 17/10/2016 15:50:23 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski