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1203893

registered interest
date	15/07/2020
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: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the decision was made, and by which Minister, to remove responses from the stakeholder and community engagement consultation process from Public Health England's Disparities in the risk and outcomes of covid-19 report.
tabling member constituency	Edmonton
tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
uin	59535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 1 July 2020 to Question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2020-06-15/59534/" target="_blank">59534</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 03/08/2020 14:14:49 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1200036

registered interest
date	03/07/2020
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	Disability: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people born with a cleft lip, cleft palate, or clubfoot are valued equally in society.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	54278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government wants all children to lead happy and healthy lives to reach their full potential and is committed to improving everyone’s health. The <em>Equality Act 2010</em> legally protects people from discrimination in the workplace and in wider society.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/07/2020 09:53:49 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1219318

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Local Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many local authority staff are furloughed in each local authority; and what the cost to the public purse is of furloughed staff in each local authority.
tabling member constituency	Poole
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Syms
uin	66809
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>Applications for the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) opened on Monday 20th April. By midnight 28 June 2020, 1.1m employers had submitted claims to HMRC representing 9.3m employees furloughed and £25.5bn.</p><p> </p><p>On 11 June HMRC released analysis of employer take up, which can be found on GOV.UK. HMRC do not require employers to provide addresses of their employees as part of their CJRS claim and so is unable to provide an accurate picture of employee take up by location.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 07/07/2020 09:29:04 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	245 label Biography information for Sir Robert Syms

1219599

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scottish Government: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of additional fiscal support allocated to the Scottish Government in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	903985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Scottish Government to ensure it has the necessary funds to help secure jobs and protect the economy through the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government has been allocated a total of nearly £3.8 billion of Barnett consequentials to support public services and businesses, with over £2.3 billion for business support alone.</p><p> </p><p>This is on top of the unprecedented UK-wide measures the Chancellor announced since the start of the pandemic, including help for the self-employed, three-month mortgage holidays, funding for research, and extending Statutory Sick Pay.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 01/07/2020 14:50:46 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1219600

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UK Relations with EU: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the UK’s future relationship with the EU in relation to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	903986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland speaks to the Prime Minister regularly on a variety of areas of interest to Scotland, including the future relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart grouped question UIN 903997 question first answered 01/07/2020 14:51:55 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1219601

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional packages of support for industries by sector in Scotland as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	903995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government package, as well as an additional £3.8 billion in funding for the Scottish Government through the Barnett Formula, has been significant.</p><p> </p><p>The furlough and self-employed support schemes have saved more than three quarters of a million jobs in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that the furlough scheme has been extended until October, and now made available on a part-time basis. This will provide much-needed reassurance to businesses across Scotland. Scottish businesses have been very clear that what they really want is to get back to work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 01/07/2020 14:53:01 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1219602

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UK Relations With EU: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the UK’s future relationship with the EU in relation to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	903997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland speaks to the Prime Minister regularly on a variety of areas of interest to Scotland, including the future relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart grouped question UIN 903986 question first answered 01/07/2020 14:51:55 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1219603

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will make a comparative assessment of the effect of covid-19 on the BAME community in Scotland and England.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	903999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Both Public Health England and Public Health Scotland have published early analysis looking at the impact of COVID-19 on BAME Communities.</p><p> </p><p>There is much more work to do to understand what is driving these disparities and how the different risk factors interact, and we are absolutely determined to get to the bottom of this and find ways of closing that gap.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has committed to commission further research and Scottish Government have established a group on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 01/07/2020 14:53:59 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1219605

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Business: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the economic support available for Scottish businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	903978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland is in regular contact with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and all members of the Cabinet to discuss how best the UK Government can support Scottish businesses during the Covid-19 crisis.</p><p> </p><p>As well as an additional £3.8 billion in funding for the Scottish Government through the Barnett Formula, the furlough and self-employed support schemes have saved more than three quarters of a million jobs in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 01/07/2020 15:31:56 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1219737

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 lockdown on BAME families with children accessing their education from home.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	67752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government has committed over £100 million to support remote education in England. The Department has published a comprehensive range of guidance to support schools during this time. This includes<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-online-education-resources" target="_blank"> a list of quality resources</a>, and<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/adapting-teaching-practice-for-remote-education" target="_blank"> case studies of remote education practice</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The<a href="https://www.thenational.academy/" target="_blank"> Oak National Academy</a> was launched on Monday 20 April. It is a new enterprise that has been created by 100 teachers from schools across England. It is providing at least 180 video lessons for free each week, across a broad range of subjects, for every year group from Reception through to Year 10. The BBC has developed a comprehensive new education package, including wellbeing content, available on TV, via the red button and iPlayer and online at<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize" target="_blank"> BBC Bitesize</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Schools can also apply for Government-funded support to access one of two free-to-use digital education platforms to enable online teaching such as, G Suite for Education or Office 365 Education.</p><p> </p><p>To ensure all children benefit from these resources, we are providing laptops, tablets and 4G wireless routers to vulnerable and disadvantaged children and young people that do not already have a digital device or internet access. As of the end of June, over 202,000 laptops and tablets and over 47,000 4G wireless routers have been delivered to local authorities and academy trusts for distribution to the children and young people that need them.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has launched a service to provide children and young people free access to BT Wi-Fi hotspots. 10,000 families will initially be able to access the scheme. This offer is currently being piloted and will be rolled out across England in the coming months. We are currently working with BT to expand this offer to allow more children to access the internet through their network of BT Wi-Fi hotspots.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has launched a service to provide children and young people free access to BT Wi-Fi hotspots. 10,000 families will initially be able to access the scheme. This offer is currently being piloted and will be rolled out across England in the coming months. We are currently working with BT to expand this offer to allow more children to access the internet through their network of BT Wi-Fi hotspots.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 07/07/2020 17:26:02 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan