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1467248

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how the Government manages UK regulatory divergence from the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	11559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>This government is making the most of our new found freedom to reform, repeal and replace outdated retained EU law that does not serve the interests of the UK. We are creating a regulatory environment which will promote growth, innovation and prosperity, cutting at least £1 billion of red tape for businesses, while maintaining the high standards the British people rightly expect.</p><p>Cabinet Office is leading and coordinating the programme of work being undertaken by Secretaries of State across government, to identify and deliver the regulatory and economic opportunities that Brexit has provided. No staff within the Brexit Opportunities Unit in the Cabinet Office monitor how the EU chooses to diverge from the UK.</p><p>The Government monitors significant EU policy developments that are likely to affect UK interests, to ensure compliance with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and support business readiness as necessary. My officials and I undertake regular engagement with the Devolved Administrations on the opportunities arising from leaving the EU, using Common Frameworks and other existing intergovernmental structures.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 11560 11561 question first answered 08/06/2022 17:17:51 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1467249

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how his Department (a) reviews EU developments and new regulations, (b) assesses the potential effect of UK divergence from those regulations on (i) UK industry, (ii) trade barriers between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, (iii) devolved administrations, (iv) level playing field provisions in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement and EU adequacy and equivalence decisions and (v) levels of protection for the environment, labour and human health and (c) makes assessments as to which regulations the UK should align with and where there may be potential opportunities from divergence.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	11560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>This government is making the most of our new found freedom to reform, repeal and replace outdated retained EU law that does not serve the interests of the UK. We are creating a regulatory environment which will promote growth, innovation and prosperity, cutting at least £1 billion of red tape for businesses, while maintaining the high standards the British people rightly expect.</p><p>Cabinet Office is leading and coordinating the programme of work being undertaken by Secretaries of State across government, to identify and deliver the regulatory and economic opportunities that Brexit has provided. No staff within the Brexit Opportunities Unit in the Cabinet Office monitor how the EU chooses to diverge from the UK.</p><p>The Government monitors significant EU policy developments that are likely to affect UK interests, to ensure compliance with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and support business readiness as necessary. My officials and I undertake regular engagement with the Devolved Administrations on the opportunities arising from leaving the EU, using Common Frameworks and other existing intergovernmental structures.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 11559 11561 question first answered 08/06/2022 17:17:51 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1467360

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what opportunities the Government plans to make available for university graduates to join the civil service in the context of the civil service fast stream programme not running in 2023.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	11776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2022 answer text <p>Fast Stream places for this Autumn 2022 will be honoured and our direct entry and internship schemes will continue to bring new and diverse talent to the Civil Service. Whilst we pause the Fast stream for the 2023 intake, we will take the opportunity to further improve the Fast Stream offer. This reform will ensure that when the scheme reopens, it is focused on driving up specialist skills in the Civil Service, as well as improving the regional representation of the Fast Stream.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 13/06/2022 16:54:08 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1467409

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Chequers: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff are employed at Chequers as of 1 June 2022.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	11686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>Chequers is not a government building; it is run and managed by an independent trust.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/06/2022 12:45:04 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1467424

registered interest
date	01/06/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the monitoring of regulatory divergence from the EU, how many full-time equivalent staff undertake that work; how external stakeholders input into that work; which Department coordinates and/or shares that work across Government; and if he will publish assessments made of the impact of any regulatory divergence.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	11561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>This government is making the most of our new found freedom to reform, repeal and replace outdated retained EU law that does not serve the interests of the UK. We are creating a regulatory environment which will promote growth, innovation and prosperity, cutting at least £1 billion of red tape for businesses, while maintaining the high standards the British people rightly expect.</p><p>Cabinet Office is leading and coordinating the programme of work being undertaken by Secretaries of State across government, to identify and deliver the regulatory and economic opportunities that Brexit has provided. No staff within the Brexit Opportunities Unit in the Cabinet Office monitor how the EU chooses to diverge from the UK.</p><p>The Government monitors significant EU policy developments that are likely to affect UK interests, to ensure compliance with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and support business readiness as necessary. My officials and I undertake regular engagement with the Devolved Administrations on the opportunities arising from leaving the EU, using Common Frameworks and other existing intergovernmental structures.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 11559 11560 question first answered 08/06/2022 17:17:51 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

1467262

registered interest
date	30/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	LGBT+ People: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made towards the appointment of a chair of the independent review into the impact of the pre-2000 ban on LGBT+ personnel in the military.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	11847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The Lord Etherton Kt PC QC has been appointed as Chair of the Independent LGBT Veterans Review.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/06/2022 17:07:46 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

1467306

registered interest
date	30/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, for what reason the Government is limiting the number of energy rebate applications that councils can submit to the verification tool per day.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	11645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has not placed any restrictions or limits to the number of energy rebate applications that may be submitted for bank verification.</p><p>The Government’s due diligence risking tool has no limit to the number of applications councils are able to check per day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 11646 question first answered 08/06/2022 14:56:11 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1467307

registered interest
date	30/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of the Cabinet Office, how many energy rebate applications a local authority is able to submit to the Government's verification tool each day.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	11646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government has not placed any restrictions or limits to the number of energy rebate applications that may be submitted for bank verification.</p><p>The Government’s due diligence risking tool has no limit to the number of applications councils are able to check per day.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 11645 question first answered 08/06/2022 14:56:11 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1466310

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the covid-secure bar in operation within Downing Street on 17 November 2020 as referred to in WhatsApp messages between Downing Street aides published in media reports on 25 May 2022, whether his Office holds information on the (a) opening times and (b) covid-secure measures that were in place.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	9981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/06/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the Second Permanent Secretary's report and its conclusions, alongside the Prime Minister's statement to the House of 25 May 2022.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 07/06/2022 14:54:28 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1466317

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Covid-19 Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to ensure that the scope of the Covid-19 Inquiry includes an assessment of the potential impact on people bereaved by covid-19 of the findings of the Cabinet Office report entitled Findings of Second Permanent Secretary's investigation into alleged gatherings on Government premises during covid restrictions.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	9919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>In March, the Prime Minister published the draft terms of reference for the public inquiry into COVID-19. The Prime Minister asked Baroness Hallett - the inquiry’s chair - to consult publicly on the draft and to make proposals for further refinements. Following that consultation, Baroness Hallett has now published her recommendations. In accordance with the terms of the Inquiries Act, the Government will now consider her proposals fully, consult the devolved administrations, and will publish the inquiry's final terms of reference in due course.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 9060 question first answered 06/06/2022 09:08:57 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell