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1188378

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date	20/04/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Directors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Directors of Public Limited Companies can furlough themselves under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	37479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>In March, the Government announced the unprecedented Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help firms keep millions of people in employment. The scheme is open to any individual who was on an employer’s PAYE payroll on or before 19 March 2020 and for whom HMRC received an RTI submission notifying payment in respect of that employee on or before the 19 March 2020. Full guidance for employers and employees can be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/claim-for-wage-costs-through-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a> and <a href="http://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-could-be-covered-by-the-coronavirus-job-retention-scheme</a>.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 37628 37697 37865 question first answered 27/04/2020 08:56:37 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1187874

registered interest
date	25/03/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Universal Credit: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans she is putting in place during the covid-19 outbreak to support students in part-time work who are unable to claim universal credit.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	34925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2020 answer text <p>Students who do not ordinarily have entitlement to Universal Credit (UC) and who receive a maintenance loan or grant through the student finance system, will continue to be able to draw upon this financial support until the end of this academic year.</p><p>Those who do not receive student finance and who would ordinarily not have entitlement to UC, such as those undertaking a part-time course which would otherwise not be considered as compatible with the requirements for them to look for and be available for work, will have entitlement to UC. We have disapplied UC and both legacy and new style JSA work preparation, work search and availability requirements and related sanctions. This will initially be for a three-month period. After three months, consideration will be given as to whether a further extension is required.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 30815 37828 question first answered 23/04/2020 15:37:16 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 16495 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1186216

registered interest
date	18/03/2020
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	Care Homes: Coronavirus
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 ensure local authorities are able to support the care home sector.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31447
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>We are providing £1.6 billion of additional funding to local authorities to assist them in their response to COVID-19. We expect the majority of this resilience funding will go to adult social care to meet increased demand and support providers and the workforce. In addition to this we are giving £1.3 billion to enhance the National Health Service discharge process which will get patients who no longer need urgent treatment home from hospitals safely and quickly.</p><p>In addition to COVID-19 funding, we announced that in 2020/21 we are providing councils with an additional £1.5 billion for adult and children’s social care which will support local authorities to meet rising demand and continue to stabilise the social care system.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 23/03/2020 17:28:25 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1185360

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, which officials of his Department sit on his Department's Complex Cases Review Team.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	29839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), is an independent body, established by the Criminal Appeals Act 1995, to investigate possible miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>No officials from the Ministry of Justice are members of the CCRC.</p><p> </p><p>All CCRC Commissioners are independent from Government and the Civil Service.</p><p> </p><p>Commissioners are appointed by Her Majesty the Queen on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. Appointments to the CCRC are made in line with the principles of the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments and are regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/03/2020 16:39:54 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1185361

registered interest
date	16/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much money has been disbursed from the public public purse in compensation by his Department's Complex Cases Review Team in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	29840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2020 answer text <p>Claims for compensation for a miscarriage of justice under section 133 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 are dealt with by the Ministry of Justice Application Service. In the last 12 months, the department paid out £10,000 in compensation.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 19/03/2020 16:57:35 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182297

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Hospital Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to provide crew to operate the proposed hospital ship.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2020 answer text <p>RFA ARGUS is the Ministry of Defence's Primary Casualty Receiving Ship. The consideration of options to deliver the capabilities provided by ARGUS after she leaves service remains ongoing.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 06/03/2020 11:15:33 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182298

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Hospital Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, where the proposed hospital ship will operate from.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>DFID and the MoD already work closely together to respond to humanitarian emergencies. For example, following Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas last September, RFA Mounts Bay played a critical role in the UK response.</p><p>As set out in the UK Humanitarian Reform Plan, the UK Government is committed ensuring a bigger, better, faster response capability which is able to respond to a range of different natural disasters. This includes a continued commitment to use our military assets to deliver humanitarian aid whenever appropriate, in accordance with UN guidelines.</p><p>No decision has been made on the construction or operation of a UK hospital ship, and we will continue to ensure that UKaid is deployed in a way that maximises value for money for development and the UK taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 24269 24429 question first answered 10/03/2020 17:20:22 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182299

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Hospital Ships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what capability gap has been identified to support the decision to construct a hospital ship.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24269
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>DFID and the MoD already work closely together to respond to humanitarian emergencies. For example, following Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas last September, RFA Mounts Bay played a critical role in the UK response.</p><p>As set out in the UK Humanitarian Reform Plan, the UK Government is committed ensuring a bigger, better, faster response capability which is able to respond to a range of different natural disasters. This includes a continued commitment to use our military assets to deliver humanitarian aid whenever appropriate, in accordance with UN guidelines.</p><p>No decision has been made on the construction or operation of a UK hospital ship, and we will continue to ensure that UKaid is deployed in a way that maximises value for money for development and the UK taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 24268 24429 question first answered 10/03/2020 17:20:22 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182307

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Type 23 Frigates: Radar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of refitting artisan radar for the Type 23 Frigate.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24271
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The contract for the Artisan System (RT997) Medium Range Radar (MRR) provides for the manufacture, installation, training and in-service support on 19 ships across five maritime platform types; including 13 Type 23 Frigates. The total contract price is £102.6 million (excluding VAT) of which the manufacture and installation element is £71.8 million (excluding VAT). While the contract does not allow for costs to be provided by specific platform type, the mean total manufacture and installation amount per ship is £3.8 million (excluding VAT).</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/03/2020 11:58:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1182369

registered interest
date	03/03/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	F-35 Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2020 to Question 18620, what the £421 million allocated to infrastructure and maintenance of the F-35 was spent on.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	24275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>Of the £421 million spent on the Defence estate to allow for the delivery and facilitation of maintenance of the F-35B, £150 million has been spent on facilities delivered by Defence Equipment &amp; Support, including the Integrated Test Centre, Lightning Operations Centre and the Maintenance and Finishing Facility. The remaining £271 million accounts for work and facility upgrades overseen by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation, including 617 and 207 Squadron related infrastructure.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 10/03/2020 11:59:16 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones