Attorney General Cardiff West Biography information for Kevin Brennan Kevin Brennan 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. 1 111506 2022-01-28T15:55:29.543Z Cheltenham Alex Chalk false 2022-01-28 Biography information for Alex Chalk <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> House of Commons Attorney General Attorney General: Public Appointments Attorney General 2022-01-25 false 88 2019-02-26T17:05:10.717Z North East Bedfordshire Alistair Burt false 2019-02-26 Biography information for Alistair Burt <p>The situation in Yemen is of great concern to the government and the UK remains at the forefront of the diplomatic response. Most recently, the Foreign Secretary co-hosted the Yemen Ministeral Quad with US Secretary of the State Pompeo on 13 February in Warsaw. At this meeting, we highlighted our continued commitment to progress on Yemen, which is at a critical juncture.</p> Foreign and Commonwealth Office Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2019-02-26 1 Kevin Brennan Yemen: Security 16 909451 false Foreign and Commonwealth Office Cardiff West What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Yemen. 1 Health Kevin Brennan Cardiff West 10883 17 Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements Health 2015-10-14T15:07:26.417Z North East Bedfordshire Alistair Burt false 2015-10-14 <p>United Kingdom residents, who appear to have been invoiced incorrectly or have not presented valid European Health Insurance Card while visiting other European Economic Area (EEA) countries or Switzerland, can get in touch with the Department of Health directly or follow advice available on NHS Choices Healthcare Abroad website at:</p><p><a href="http://www.nhs.uk/healthcareabroad" target="_blank">www.nhs.uk/healthcareabroad</a></p><p>Patients contacting the Department of Health are provided with specific advice based on the details of the case.</p><p>Depending on the circumstances and healthcare route taken, either NHS England or Overseas Healthcare Team at the Department for Work and Pensions may reimburse patients.</p> Department of Health 2015-10-09 To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what support his Department gives to UK citizens who are invoiced incorrectly for medical treatment given in other EU countries. false Kevin Brennan 2016-04-21 1 To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role of the PrescQIPP Programme is within his Department. 17 Health false Department of Health Cardiff West 2016-04-28T10:40:36.353Z North East Bedfordshire Alistair Burt false 2016-04-28 <p>The PrescQIPP NHS Programme currently has no direct role within the Department as it is an independent social enterprise.</p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) use its materials to improve the prescribing of medicines. These are mainly publicly available for CCGs and Health Boards, with some additional subscription-only content. Their governance and annual work programme is overseen by a strategic oversight group representing the users.</p> 35029 PrescQIPP 35028 Health Cardiff West To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the role of the PrescQIPP Programme is in relation to clinical commissioning groups. Kevin Brennan 2016-04-21 PrescQIPP Health 35029 false 1 17 Department of Health 2016-04-28T10:40:36.54Z North East Bedfordshire Alistair Burt false 2016-04-28 <p>The PrescQIPP NHS Programme currently has no direct role within the Department as it is an independent social enterprise.</p><p> </p><p>Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) use its materials to improve the prescribing of medicines. These are mainly publicly available for CCGs and Health Boards, with some additional subscription-only content. Their governance and annual work programme is overseen by a strategic oversight group representing the users.</p> 35028 Health Department of Health 17 1 35030 2016-04-28T09:59:25.133Z North East Bedfordshire Alistair Burt false 2016-04-28 <p>The Department is not aware of any discussions or meetings the Secretary of State for Health has had with representatives of PrescQIPP.</p> Kevin Brennan To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what meetings and discussions he has had with representaives of the PrescQIPP Programme since May 2015. false Health 2016-04-21 PrescQIPP Health Cardiff West 1 To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the total number of computers available for public use in Jobcentres in England was in each year since 2010. Jobcentres: Computers 2019-02-19T18:10:01.71Z Reading West Alok Sharma false 2019-02-19 Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma <p>The information requested is detailed below and is from internal DWP data which has not been quality assured to official statistical standards:</p><p /><p>Reliable data for the period 2010-2013 is not held.</p><p> </p><p>In 2014 national roll-out of customer devices* was completed by June 2014, with a total in England of 6761.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2015 and 2018 these devices were maintained in England at 6761.</p><p> </p><p>In 2019 the number of customer devices in jobcentres in England has reduced to 6409 due to the rationalisation of the DWP Estate. These figures include 44 new up to date customer devices which have been installed and are currently being trialled in 3 offices in England from 2019. This should result in all devices in England being replaced during 2019 with new bespoke machines designed to support the Universal Credit customer journey.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p>* A desktop computer available for public use, available for the majority of time with the exception of servicing and updates.</p><p> </p><p>These figures do not include “JobPoints/JobKiosks” that could be used by the public for job search activities and which were completely decommissioned by November 2014.</p> 2019-02-14 29 Kevin Brennan Department for Work and Pensions false 221632 Work and Pensions Work and Pensions Cardiff West Jobcentres: Computers Department for Work and Pensions 1 221633 2019-02-14 2019-02-19T18:27:55.097Z Reading West Alok Sharma false 2019-02-19 <p>The information requested is detailed below and is from internal DWP data which has not been quality assured to official statistical standards:</p><p> </p><p>Reliable data for the period 2010-2013 is not held.</p><p> </p><p>For the period 2014-2019 the number of devices * is detailed in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Years 2014-2018</p></td><td><p>Number of devices</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern</p></td><td rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p>1101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; Home Counties</p></td><td><p>1794</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>1553</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>1050</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1263</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Region</p></td><td><p>Year: 2019</p></td><td><p>Number of devices</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southern</p></td><td rowspan="5"><p> </p></td><td><p>1044</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London &amp; Home Counties</p></td><td><p>1723</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central</p></td><td><p>1462</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>992</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>1188</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For 2019 the number of customer devices in jobcentres in England has reduced overall to 6409, due to the rationalisation of the DWP Estate. These figures include 44 new up to date customer devices which have been installed and are currently being trialled in 3 offices in England from 2019. This should result in all devices in England being replaced during 2019 with new bespoke machines designed to support the Universal Credit customer journey.</p><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p> </p><p><strong>* </strong>A desktop computer available for public use, available for the majority of time with the exception of servicing and updates.</p><p> </p><p>These figures do not include “JobPoints/JobKiosks” that could be used by the public for job search activities and which were completely decommissioned by November 2014</p><p> </p> To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many computers have been available for public use in Jobcenters in each region of England in each year since 2010. Kevin Brennan Work and Pensions Work and Pensions Cardiff West false 29 Kevin Brennan 2019-02-25 Department for Work and Pensions Jobcentres: Computers Work and Pensions 1 Cardiff West false 29 Work and Pensions To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 19 February to Question 221633 on Jobcentres: Computers, how many JobPoints/JobKiosks were available for public use in each of the regions of England in (a) 2010, (b) 2011, (c) 2012, (d) 2013 and (e) 2014. 225426 2019-02-28T16:35:48.067Z Reading West Alok Sharma false 2019-02-28 <p>The information requested is not held.</p> 1 false Cardiff West To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has had with the Government of Bangladesh on human rights and political violence in that country. Foreign and Commonwealth Office 68171 Kevin Brennan 2017-03-15 Foreign and Commonwealth Office Foreign and Commonwealth Office 16 Bangladesh: Human Rights 2017-03-20T16:41:10.257Z Reading West Alok Sharma false 2017-03-20 <p>I raised concerns about human rights and political violence with the Government of Bangladesh during my visit to Dhaka from 2 to 4 March. In my meetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leaders Begum Khaleda Zia and Raushan Ershad MP, I called on all parties to participate in future elections and to ensure that they were free, fair and credible.</p><p>In my meeting with Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on 3 March I emphasised that Bangladesh's &quot;zero-tolerance&quot; approach towards terrorism and extremism must respect the rule of law and international human rights standards.</p> 0 985 1 10