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1187477

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date	24/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure security in prisons in the event that prison staff become infected with covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	34330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>COVID-19 presents a unique set of challenges that we must address in order to maintain the provision of services in custody. As ever, the safety of our staff and those in our care remains of primary concern, and we are doing all that we can to protect them. Prisons have existing, well-developed policies and procedures in place to manage outbreaks of infectious diseases. We have also been working closely with Public Health and NHS services to put robust contingency plans in place in response to the specific risks posed by COVID-19.</p><p>Prisons are currently operating under temporarily restricted regimes so we can implement the Government’s measures to encourage the public to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. Staff are being re-deployed, where appropriate, from headquarters into operational roles. The Government also recently announced an extension of testing to prison and probation staff. Staff who had been self-isolating because they or a member of their household have symptoms of coronavirus will be able to return to work where they test negative.</p><p>In recognition of the importance of continued contact with family and to ensure stability in our jails, the Government has moved quickly to keep prisoners in touch with their family members. Around 60% of the prison estate now has access to in-cell telephony and for those that do not, we have rolled out 900 locked mobile phone handsets.</p><p>We have also worked with Prison Education Framework providers and local prison teams to collate distraction packs and in-cell activities.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 27/04/2020 13:14:45 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1187545

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documentation volunteers who are assisting people who are self-isolating are required to carry in order to demonstrate to the police and other authorities that they are conducting necessary actions in their community.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	34331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2020 answer text <p><strong>Volunteers are not required to carry any documentation.</strong></p><p>We expect people to abide by these new restrictions in order to protect lives and save the NHS. The police will be given the powers to enforce these measures using their judgment on when it is appropriate to enforce them. We have not introduced documentation but we are keeping the situation under review and the Home Secretary has indicated that the government will take further steps if necessary.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 28/04/2020 15:21:28 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1187588

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional activities the Government envisage Members of Parliament will undertake as a result of the abolition of British Members of the European Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	34332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has left the European Union. At the end of this year we will have recovered our economic and political independence. This means that there will be no alignment with EU law and no jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.</p><p>We will have control of our own trade; we will control our own migration policy through an Australian style points-based system; our own laws and courts will be supreme within the UK; we will regain control of UK fishing waters; our farmers will be free from the bureaucratic CAP; and we will have the power to set our taxes. These matters will be debated and decided by the people’s representatives in Parliament and the devolved administrations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/04/2020 08:21:44 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1187589

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Action: Parliamentary Scrutiny
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he plans to take to enable MPs to scrutinise decisions made by the European (a) Parliament and (b) Commission.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	34333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to facilitating the scrutiny of EU decisions through the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee and the Lords EU Committee during the transition period.</p><p>In addition, section 13A of the EU (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (inserted by section 29 of the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020) provides that if the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee or the Lords EU Committee publishes a report which states that EU legislation, including Council Decisions, made during the transition period raises a matter of vital national interest, a Minister must make arrangements for a debate in the relevant House within 14 sitting days.</p><p>By the end of the year, we will be a fully independent and sovereign country: this means that there will be no alignment with EU law and no jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 21/04/2020 08:23:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1187602

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requisitioning control of transport services in London during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	34334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Transport in London is devolved. The Government has issued guidance and we are working closely with TfL on their response to the Covid-19 crisis, which is focused on targeted operational interventions on the tube network and supporting rail network. Data on passenger numbers shows a significant reduction, with tube travel down 96% compared to last year (as of 26 April).</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 27/04/2020 15:09:15 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1187603

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to bring forward proposals for a UK-wide boundary review of parliamentary constituencies.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	34335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Conservative Government committed, in its 2019 Manifesto, to delivering updated and equal UK Parliamentary boundaries with the essential aim of making sure that every vote counts the same - a cornerstone of democracy.</p><p>In the written statement of 24 March, ‘Update: Strengthening Democracy’ (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-03-24/HCWS183/" target="_blank">HCWS183</a>), the Government set out its policy position in relation to the boundaries of UK Parliamentary constituencies. The statement noted that legislation currently provides that, on implementation of the 2018 Boundary Review recommendations, the number of constituencies in the UK shall be 600, and that the Government is instead minded to make provision for the number of parliamentary constituencies to remain at 650. This is a change in policy from the position previously legislated for under the Coalition Government. Since that policy was established in the Coalition Agreement, the United Kingdom has left the European Union. The UK Parliament will have a greater workload now we are taking back control, abolishing MEPs and regaining our political and economic independence. It is therefore sensible for the number of parliamentary constituencies to remain at 650.</p><p>The written statement explained that, when Parliamentary time allows, the Government is minded to bring forward primary legislation to set the framework for future boundary reviews, including the next review due to begin in early 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 34336 question first answered 21/04/2020 08:25:59 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1187604

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Constituencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the basis was for there being 650 parliamentary constituencies.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	34336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Conservative Government committed, in its 2019 Manifesto, to delivering updated and equal UK Parliamentary boundaries with the essential aim of making sure that every vote counts the same - a cornerstone of democracy.</p><p>In the written statement of 24 March, ‘Update: Strengthening Democracy’ (<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2020-03-24/HCWS183/" target="_blank">HCWS183</a>), the Government set out its policy position in relation to the boundaries of UK Parliamentary constituencies. The statement noted that legislation currently provides that, on implementation of the 2018 Boundary Review recommendations, the number of constituencies in the UK shall be 600, and that the Government is instead minded to make provision for the number of parliamentary constituencies to remain at 650. This is a change in policy from the position previously legislated for under the Coalition Government. Since that policy was established in the Coalition Agreement, the United Kingdom has left the European Union. The UK Parliament will have a greater workload now we are taking back control, abolishing MEPs and regaining our political and economic independence. It is therefore sensible for the number of parliamentary constituencies to remain at 650.</p><p>The written statement explained that, when Parliamentary time allows, the Government is minded to bring forward primary legislation to set the framework for future boundary reviews, including the next review due to begin in early 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 34335 question first answered 21/04/2020 08:25:59 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1187605

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	34337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Queen’s Speech set out that “work will be taken forward to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act.” The Act led to parliamentary paralysis at a critical time for the country and repealing the Act will make sure this doesn’t happen again. Further announcements will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 21/04/2020 08:26:50 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1187606

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
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	Construction and Retail Trade: Key Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is the Government's policy that construction and retail works are not essential workers for the purposes of the Government's response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	34338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting people’s jobs and incomes, and we are working with businesses and unions to achieve this.</p><p> </p><p>Retail workers fall within two distinct categories, those who work in non-essential retail such as clothing and electronic stores, and those who work in essential retail such as food, fuel, pharmacy, and post offices. On Monday 23<sup>rd</sup> March, the Prime Minister announced further measures to reduce social contact and expanded the list of business closures to include non-essential retail. Retail workers who work in the sale of food are considered key workers.</p><p> </p><p>Construction workers play a crucial role in supporting our public services, maintaining the nation’s infrastructure, and providing safe, decent homes for people to live in. Where construction sector workers cannot work from home, they should still go to work unless they are vulnerable.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government is clear that construction activity should only continue where it can take place in line with the guidance provided by Public Health England. Through the Construction Leadership Council, the construction industry has issued Site Operating Procedures to set out how this can be done.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has published a list of critical sectors which includes those deemed to be key workers, which can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision</a></p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 21/04/2020 08:59:41 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord