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1182178

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date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Chief Coroner has taken to ensure that coronial decision-making is consistent throughout the UK.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The Chief Coroner provides judicial leadership to coroners on a range of statutory and non-statutory matters. In doing so, he publishes guidance and advice to promote consistency of practice and service across England and Wales which is available at <a href="https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/guidance-law-sheets/coroners-guidance/" target="_blank">https://www.judiciary.uk/related-offices-and-bodies/office-chief-coroner/guidance-law-sheets/coroners-guidance/</a>. This guidance, including the Bench Book for coroners, is in the process of being reviewed.</p><p> </p><p>The Chief Coroner also provides training to all coroners and coroners' officers via the Judicial College, further promoting consistency and ensuring that coroners follow the most recent standards of practice. These are also supported by the Chief Coroner’s monitoring duties. In particular, he registers cases lasting more than 12 months, as required by the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, allowing him to keep any delays under review.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Chief Coroner has a statutory duty to provide an annual report to the Lord Chancellor which, among other matters, must include an assessment for the year of the consistency of standards between coroner areas.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 11/03/2020 13:40:01 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182179

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Gross Negligence Manslaughter and Culpable Homicide Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, with reference to the report of the Independent review of gross negligence manslaughter and culpable homicide, commissioned by the General Medical Council, published in June 2019, whether the CPS has taken steps to implement the recommendation on enhancing the transparency and understanding of its decision-making process.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The CPS published updated legal guidance on gross negligence manslaughter in May 2019, to help make decision-making in these cases more transparent and to provide comprehensive and up-to-date guidance on the offence of gross negligence manslaughter in a medical setting, incorporating the recent relevant case law.</p><p> </p><p>Evidence of medical experts will be required in all cases of medical manslaughter. Experts have to be suitably qualified and are selected on the basis of having recent and relevant expertise on the area of medicine concerned. Experts are provided with terms of reference on the elements of the offence before providing their advice. For cases where a charging decision of gross negligence manslaughter is under consideration, the prosecutor and counsel will meet with the expert to discuss the report and the evidential test. Any information which meets the disclosure test will be provided to the defence if a prosecution is commenced.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2019, all case decisions relating to charges of gross negligence manslaughter are made by specialist prosecutors or senior specialist prosecutors within the CPS Special Crime Division, and are taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 09/03/2020 15:34:05 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1181758

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armoured Fighting Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has to end the service life of the FV107 Scimitar.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	23454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The current planned out of service date for Scimitar is 2023.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/03/2020 15:12:56 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1181952

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Gross Negligence Manslaughter and Culpable Homicide Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the (a) findings and (b) recommendations for the Chief Coroner of the report of June 2019, Independent review of gross negligence manslaughter and culpable homicide, commissioned by the General Medical Council.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	23625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department supports steps towards a just, learning culture that will support patient safety and benefit healthcare professionals, patients and their families.</p><p>We welcomed Leslie Hamilton’s ‘Independent review of gross negligence manslaughter and culpable homicide’ and are committed to bringing forward the recommendations from Sir Norman Williams’ Review into Gross Negligence Manslaughter, which was published in 2018.</p><p>We are planning to consult on these legislative changes, which are being developed as part of our reforms to professional regulation, later this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 10/03/2020 12:49:43 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182001

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
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	Optum: County Durham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Optum has been recruited to identify rising risk groups in County Durham.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	23564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department is not aware of any local National Health Service organisations in Durham who commission Optum to identify rising risk groups.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 10/03/2020 17:28:19 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182037

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes he has made to each defence programme to enable a reduction in forecast costs of £11.9 billion in his 2019-2029 Equipment Plan.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	23543
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>Updated cost forecasts represent our latest analysis of the realistic cost of programmes as they progress. The Equipment Plan 2019 has identified a £5.3 billion forecast reduction based on past performance compared to the Equipment Plan 2018.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/03/2020 15:02:39 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 10658 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182041

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to double the efficiency savings in the Equipment Plan 2019-2029 compared with the previous cost forecast.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	23498
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is embedding an improved approach to identifying and developing efficiencies through its Transformation programme, which will allow greater insight into the risks and maturity of efficiencies, including those within the Equipment Plan. We are also taking practical steps in the management of our equipment projects to encourage efficiency, for example improving commercial negotiation and project management skills. The increase in forecast efficiency delivery reported is due to benefits resulting from these changes, including new initiatives identified, the increased maturity of existing plans to reduce cost, and improvements in our understanding of their potential financial benefits.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 09/03/2020 14:57:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin previous answer version 10659 answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182042

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will make a decision on the number of F-35 aircraft his Department will procure.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	23499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Decisions on future numbers and aircraft variants will be taken at the relevant time to ensure the most appropriate capability for our Armed Forces and best value for money.</p><p>The Government is currently undertaking the deepest review of Britain's security, defence and foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. The outcome of this review will inform future procurement across the equipment spectrum.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/03/2020 17:33:28 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182044

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has put in place plans to reduce the £6 billion affordability gap over the next five years of defence equipment spending; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	23518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The Secretary of State is taking steps to manage the financial pressures in Ministry of Defence's plans. We have subsequently reduced the shortfall in the years from 2020-21 by securing £2.2 billion extra spending for defence in the 2019 Spending Round and driving progress in our ambitious Transformation programme. We recognise that resolving the longer-term financial challenge in the Equipment Plan will be for the spending review later this year.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/03/2020 12:06:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1181520

registered interest
date	28/02/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 31 Frigates: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Shipbuilding Strategy, whether the cost of the Type 31 Frigate remains £250 million.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	22370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2020 answer text <p>The average production cost will be £250 million per ship. This is consistent with the challenge laid down for the Type 31 programme in the National Shipbuilding Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 04/03/2020 16:01:21 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones