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1187801

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Civil Society and Trade Unions: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help protect civil society and trade unions in countries affected by covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	35020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p><strong><em>As Parliament rose earlier than planned and the first day for answer of </em></strong><strong><em>this PQ was after the Easter recess, due to the pace of developments during the COVID-19 crisis, I submitted a response by email on 7 April, with the following response. The Table Office have agreed this approach.</em></strong></p><p>We are working closely with our international counterparts to reduce the health and economic impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and to set the stage for a strong recovery of sustainable economic growth and prosperity. Our priority is to support the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other multilateral actors to contain Covid-19 and mitigate secondary health and socio-economic impacts. It is essential that all responses to the Covid-19 outbreak must be in compliance with international human rights law. In his statement after the G7 meeting of 25 March, the Foreign Secretary noted the G7 had agreed on the importance of a strongly coordinated international approach to protect the world economy.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 21/04/2020 07:51:04 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187110

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what guidance his Department provides to universities on Articles of Faith.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	33644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>As independent and autonomous organisations, higher education providers (HEPs) have responsibilities under the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the protected characteristics of their staff and students. These include in relation to religion and belief. We expect them to discharge their responsibilities fully and have robust policies and procedures in place to comply with the law.</p><p>HEPs are also responsible for meeting their legal obligations relating to free speech, and this includes expressing religious views. HEPs have a duty to take reasonably practicable steps to secure freedom of speech within the law for members, students and employees of the establishment and for visiting speakers.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 31/03/2020 13:21:06 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187111

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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	Coronavirus: Sikhs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many Sikhs have (a) been diagnosed with covid-19 and (b) died as a result of that disease.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	33645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2020 answer text <p>We do not collect data on cases or deaths by ethnicity or religion.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 15/04/2020 17:48:00 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187198

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	House of Commons: Remote Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure staff working for (a) hon. Members, (b) the House of Commons and (c) shared services who can work from home are doing so.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	33694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>Enabling remote working for Members’ staff, Commons staff and shared services staff is a key priority in the Parliamentary Digital Service response to Covid-19.</p><p>One aspect of this focus is the provision of emergency laptops to those who are normally equipped with desktop computers. There is a reasonable laptop stock available, but it should be noted that market supply has been severely disrupted.</p><p>A digital coaching service for Members and their staff has been mobilised to provide help and best practice guidance on working remotely. Parliamentary Digital Service has distributed advice and guidance to all Members and their staff explaining how to access parliamentary services remotely, including from their own personal computers, how to connect to local printers from Parliamentary laptops and optimising the use of Skype for Business. This guidance is being updated daily and extended based on need.</p><p>All services managed by the Digital Service can be accessed remotely from a Parliamentary laptop. There are a few procedural services which require specific additional remote access tools to use. These can be enabled upon request if required. It is not expected that any of the parliamentary services used by most Members and their staff would fall into this category.</p><p>The Digital Service has a three-phase strategy in its response: respond, embed and enhance. The first two are focused on helping users make best use of the parliamentary services. The “enhance phase” which is mobilising now is working with the senior leadership of Commons and the Lords to assess what additional capabilities are required and can be deployed in the Covid-19 context over the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Perth and North Perthshire answering member printed Pete Wishart question first answered 21/04/2020 08:00:37 answering member 1440 label Biography information for Pete Wishart
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187249

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Supermarkets: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the covid-19 outbreak, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people that are unable to leave their home and depend on online shopping for their groceries receive deliveries that are (a) timely and (b) complete.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	33719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government has well-established ways of working with the food industry during disruption to supply situations. Our retailers already have highly resilient supply chains and they are working around the clock to ensure people have the food and products they need. Industry is adapting quickly to these changes in demands, and we welcome the actions they are taking to support demand for online deliveries, including hiring more staff and prioritising delivery slots for those that need them most.</p><p> </p><p>To help industry respond to this unprecedented demand we have introduced new measures to support online deliveries. We have issued guidance to local authorities to allow extended delivery hours to supermarkets so that shelves can be filled up more quickly, and we have implemented extensions to drivers’ hours. We are also temporarily relaxing certain elements of competition law to ensure retailers are able to collaborate effectively in the national interest, for example by sharing distribution depots and delivery vans.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working to ensure that up to 1.5 million people in England identified by the NHS as being at higher risk of severe illness if they contract Coronavirus will have access to the food they need. A new Local Support System has been put in place to make sure those individuals self-isolating at home and who are without a support network of friends and family receive basic food and essential supplies. The Government is working with a partnership of the food industry, local government, local resilience forums and emergency partners, and voluntary groups, to ensure that essential items are being delivered to those who need it.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 31/03/2020 15:55:15 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187273

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions he has had with the chief executive of the student loans company on the potential merits of refunding loans for the third term of this academic year.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	33730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) will continue to make scheduled tuition and maintenance payments to both students and providers. Both tuition and maintenance payments will continue irrespective of whether learning has moved online. This has been communicated via the SLC website. We are continuing to monitor the position.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 31/03/2020 14:07:41 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1187281

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Temporary Accommodation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps he is taking to mitigate potential health risks from overcrowding for people placed by local authorities in (a) temporary accommodation and (b) initial accommodation during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	33734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2020 answer text <p>Time spent in temporary accommodation ensures that no family is without a roof over their head, and this is particularly important when we are dealing with the impacts of Covid-19. <br> <br> Housing authorities must ensure that the accommodation is suitable for the applicant and their household until the duty ends (for example, until they are offered settled accommodation or they are no longer eligible for assistance).</p><p>If you are living in accommodation that you share with other people, or if you share facilities with other people, you should follow current PHE guidance on self-isolation and self-distancing within the home. <br> <br> If you are having to leave accommodation, you should get in touch with your local authority. <br> <br> You can find Government guidance on cleaning your house to minimise the risk of infection here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fcovid-19-decontamination-in-non-healthcare-settings&amp;data=02%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C069d16d3c82345d0d78c08d7d194a4db%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637208308652532726&amp;sdata=nclM0OHQd1NUc9Wxx8IF0frM0WeXLDLpI3J%2FrPd4uOk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-decontamination-in-non-healthcare-settings</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 31/03/2020 13:53:14 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1186738

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release, Government safeguards UK elections, published on 5 May 2019, what the consultation on electoral integrity will cover.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	32718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to ensuring elections are secure and fit for the modern age. Further detail will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 27/03/2020 15:17:11 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1186805

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2020 to Question 29300, what estimate he has made of the cumulative debt that will be accrued by renters over the next 3 months if a suspension of rent is not introduced for that period.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	32719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2020 answer text <p>No such estimate has been made at this time.</p><p>Those tenants who can afford to pay should continue to do so. By legislating to prevent landlords starting proceedings to evict tenants for at least a three-month period, we are removing the risk of people losing their homes because they are unable to pay rent – without creating a system where landlords must shoulder the financial responsibility and risk.</p><p>At the end of this period, landlords and tenants who had struggled financially will be expected to work together to establish an affordable repayment plan, taking into account the tenants’ individual circumstances.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 25/03/2020 17:20:59 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1186854

registered interest
date	20/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners' Release: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prisoners released from prison during the covid-19 outbreak are being tested for that disease before release.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	32720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2020 answer text <p>Public health authorities decide whether to carry out tests on individual prisoners and there are no plans to test prisoners for COVID-19 before they are released from prison. This is in line with PHE guidance which states that requests for laboratory testing of individuals must meet the criteria for a possible case of COVID-19. We are working closely with PHE and will continue to follow their guidance.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 30/03/2020 15:13:47 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill