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1187407

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date	24/03/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what plans she has for the allocation of the £80 million CPS budget increase announced in the Spending Round 2019.
tabling member constituency	Broadland
tabling member printed	Jerome Mayhew
uin	901773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Government is investing across the justice system and has invested £85m in the CPS up to 2021. This will enable the CPS to respond effectively to the expected increase in caseload resulting from the recruitment of 20,000 new police officers; to better meet its disclosure obligations; to work with investigators to pursue all reasonable lines of inquiry; and to deliver much needed changes to external counsel fees. Investing in the CPS, to support it to respond to these pressures, demonstrates this Government’s commitment to ensuring that justice is served.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/04/2020 09:22:37 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4739 label Biography information for Jerome Mayhew

1187474

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	Driving: Working Hours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether statutory minimum safety standard and maximum driving times for drivers of (a) HGVs and (b) passenger vehicles will be revised to support logistical operations for the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	34404
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport is determined to help keep supply chains moving up and down the country despite COVID-19. That is why we authorised a temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the drivers’ hours rules for the whole haulage industry; which began on Monday 23 March 2020 and will run until Sunday 31 May 2020. This was done on the understanding that driver welfare and road safety must not be compromised. Employers remain responsible for the health and safety of their employees and other road users.</p><p> </p><p>We have not relaxed the drivers’ hours rules in the passenger transport sector.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 21/04/2020 15:30:51 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1187475

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
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: Screening
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) his Department and (b) NHS Trusts have ordered covid-19 testing kits from Novacyt; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	34405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>Testing is a crucial part of the United Kingdom’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and we are working on multiple fronts to deliver additional testing capacity into the system.</p><p>We are making provision to secure testing kits both to meet current demand and scale our capacity. This includes securing testing kits from a variety of sources. The identities of suppliers are subject to confidential commercial agreements.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 05/05/2020 16:31:48 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 16322 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1187477

registered interest
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

1187478

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurseries: Coronavirus
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 Chancellor of the Exchequer on flexibility for private nurseries that have been mandated to stay open during the covid-19 outbreak to allow their staff to go on furlough and then to bring them back into work should demand require it.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	34393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>As both my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer have made clear, the Government will do whatever it takes to support people affected by COVID 19.</p><p>Our latest guidance on financial support for education, early years and children’s social care is set out below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-financial-support-for-education-early-years-and-childrens-social-care</a></p><p>These are rapidly developing circumstances; we continue to keep the situation under review and will keep Parliament updated accordingly.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 21/04/2020 16:46:59 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1187479

registered interest
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	Magistrates' Courts: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect of the continuation of priority cases in the Magistrates courts on efforts to reduce transmission of covid-19; what steps he is taking to ensure compliance with the two metre social distancing advice for those involved in any continued proceedings; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	34322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The judiciary has agreed that magistrates’ courts should focus on only the highest priority cases for hearings in open court, and on work that can be dealt with remotely. This has greatly reduced the number of people entering what would otherwise be busy magistrates’ courts. Guidance has been issued to courts to make sure that the advice on observing social distance requirements is observed as far as is practicable. The judiciary continue to review the prioritisation of work in the magistrates’ courts, with the need for courts to be able to operate safely being paramount.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 21/04/2020 15:53:04 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1187480

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	Small Businesses: Coronavirus
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 currency exchange kiosks are eligible to apply for covid-19 small business support.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	34344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>All businesses in receipt of the Small Business Rate Relief on or before the 11<sup>th</sup> March 2020 are eligible for the Small Business Grants Fund. Where currency exchange kiosks have their own business rating and meet the eligibility criteria, they are eligible for the Small Business grant of £10,000.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/04/2020 10:41:58 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1187481

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Roadchef: Employee Benefit Trusts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what progress his Department been made on the dispute between HMRC and the Roadchef Employee Benefits Trust since the meeting between the Financial Secretary, the hon. Member for Airdrie and Shotts and the Chairman of the Trust; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	34353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>The administration of the tax system is a matter for HM Revenue and Customs, who have indicated that they are in dialogue with the taxpayer. It would not be appropriate for Treasury ministers to become involved in the administration of the tax system in specific cases.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2020 15:46:32 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1187482

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employee Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to promote employee share ownership schemes; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	34354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my written answer of 24 March 2020:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-03-16/29951/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-03-16/29951/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2020 14:13:17 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray

1187483

registered interest
date	24/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employee Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he plans to protect participants in employee share ownership schemes from losing their tax relief when a trustee acts in breach of trust; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Neil Gray
uin	34355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to my written answer of 19 March 2020:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-03-16/29950/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-03-16/29950/</a></p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/04/2020 14:14:20 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4365 label Biography information for Neil Gray