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1542529

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Office for National Statistics’ Adults Smoking Habits in the UK bulletin will be published.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	87971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 15 November is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/11/2022 15:14:07 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name UKSA_Response_to_PQ87971.pdf title Response
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

1542533

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the average time it takes for an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman takes to conclude.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	87968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is a Crown servant that reports directly to Parliament. The Ombudsman is not accountable to the Government for its performance and sets its own standards for complaints handling and investigations. The Ombudsman is accountable to Parliament through the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which holds an annual scrutiny session to evaluate its performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 87967 87969 question first answered 17/11/2022 12:43:38 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1542534

registered interest
date	15/11/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman: Compensation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the average length of time taken between recommendations for compensation being made by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and payments being made to those affected..
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	87969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is a Crown servant that reports directly to Parliament. The Ombudsman is not accountable to the Government for its performance and sets its own standards for complaints handling and investigations. The Ombudsman is accountable to Parliament through the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, which holds an annual scrutiny session to evaluate its performance.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 87967 87968 question first answered 17/11/2022 12:43:38 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1541771

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
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	Carer's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) increasing the level of carers allowance and (b) aligning that increase with unemployment benefit.
tabling member constituency	York Central
tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
uin	86528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government believes in providing the most support to those in the greatest need. Carer’s Allowance is payable to those whose ability to undertake paid employment is reduced by their caring responsibilities. It is not means-tested and is not based on a previous record of contributions. Jobseeker’s Allowance is a contributory benefit paid to those who are seeking work. It is also not means-tested but is based on previous National Insurance record which is reflected in the rate payable. In both cases, however, payments can be supplemented for those on low incomes by Universal Credit. Those with caring responsibilities can receive a Carer Element in Universal Credit of around £2,000 a year. This is in addition to the standard allowance and other amounts of Universal Credit that are payable to people without caring responsibilities, targeting additional support on those carers in the greatest need.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/11/2022 14:03:29 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

1541803

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Research: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the UK Research and Development Roadmap, published in July 2020, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of publishing a plan for funding research and development spending up to 2027.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	86488
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The government publishes plans for funding research and development in multi-year spending reviews. The 2021 Spending Review published plans for the period 2022/23 to 24/25. Future Spending Reviews will cover years beyond that.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 17/11/2022 13:56:01 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1541834

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the Impact Assessment for his Department's consultation on the Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes, published in August 2020, how much and what proportion of the funding set out in that impact assessment has been spent (a) on each item by (i) litigators and (ii) advocates in the period since September 2021; how much and what proportion of the funding is yet to be spent; and if he will make a comparative assessment of the level of funding that was (a) set out in that impact assessment and (b) spent in the same period.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	86596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>In relation to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes, the associated Impact Assessment and a breakdown of the expenditure are published online and can be found online at:</p><ul><li>Impact Assessment: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/910944/clar-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">Criminal Legal Aid Review: an accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</li><li>Breakdown of expenditure: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107342/legal-aid-statistics-clar-apr-jun-2022.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107342/legal-aid-statistics-clar-apr-jun-2022.ods</a>.</li></ul><p>In relation to pre-charge engagement, £9,000 was spent in 2021-22. The Impact Assessment relating to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on Criminal Legal Aid: Renumeration of pre-charge engagement and information on pre-charge engagement spend are also published online and can be found at:</p><ul><li>Impact Assessment: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/976303/pre-charge-engagement-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">Impact Assessment template (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</li><li>Pre-charge engagement spend: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107333/legal-aid-statistics-tables-apr-jun-2022.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107333/legal-aid-statistics-tables-apr-jun-2022.ods</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 86597 86598 question first answered 17/11/2022 14:26:46 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1541836

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Legal Aid Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the consultation on the Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes, published in February 2020, how much was budgeted for unused material; and how much and what proportion of that funding has been spent as of 14 November 2022.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	86598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>In relation to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on Criminal Legal Aid Review: An accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes, the associated Impact Assessment and a breakdown of the expenditure are published online and can be found online at:</p><ul><li>Impact Assessment: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/910944/clar-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">Criminal Legal Aid Review: an accelerated package of measures amending the criminal legal aid fee schemes (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</li><li>Breakdown of expenditure: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107342/legal-aid-statistics-clar-apr-jun-2022.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107342/legal-aid-statistics-clar-apr-jun-2022.ods</a>.</li></ul><p>In relation to pre-charge engagement, £9,000 was spent in 2021-22. The Impact Assessment relating to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation on Criminal Legal Aid: Renumeration of pre-charge engagement and information on pre-charge engagement spend are also published online and can be found at:</p><ul><li>Impact Assessment: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/976303/pre-charge-engagement-impact-assessment.pdf" target="_blank">Impact Assessment template (publishing.service.gov.uk)</a>.</li><li>Pre-charge engagement spend: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107333/legal-aid-statistics-tables-apr-jun-2022.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1107333/legal-aid-statistics-tables-apr-jun-2022.ods</a>.</li></ul> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 86596 86597 question first answered 17/11/2022 14:26:46 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1541862

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) non-disclosure and (b) other confidentiality agreements relating to (i) employment, (ii) bullying, (iii) misconduct and (iii) harassment cases have been agreed by their Department in each year since 1 January 2010; and how much money from the public purse has been spent on (a) legal costs and (b) financial settlements for such agreements in each year since 1 January 2010.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	86578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>Since the last Parliamentary Question on this issue (UIN 243415, tabled on 10 April 2019), from the records examined there have been no further non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements placed upon Home Office staff.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 17/11/2022 14:09:28 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1541886

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Former Ministers: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which team in his Department has responsibility for handling formal complaints against Ministers.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	86502
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes any allegations of misconduct extremely seriously, and has established processes for the handling of complaints.</p><p>The Prime Minister's constitutional position as head of Government gives him sole responsibility for the overall organisation of the Executive. The ultimate responsibility for decisions on matters of Ministerial conduct is therefore, quite properly, that of the Prime Minister.</p><p>The Prime Minister’s expectations of Ministers are set out in the Ministerial Code, which makes clear that Ministers are expected to maintain high standards of behaviour and to behave in a way that upholds the highest standards of propriety.</p><p>Where there is a complaint or allegation about a breach of the Code, the Prime Minister may ask the Cabinet Office to investigate the facts of the case and/or refer the matter to the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests.</p><p>The Prime Minister has committed to appointing an Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests, and the appointment process is in train.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/11/2022 15:09:51 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1541951

registered interest
date	14/11/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions the Government has had about increasing the gender pay gap reporting threshold.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
uin	86594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2022 answer text <p>Under the Gender Pay Gap Information Regulations 2017, organisations with 250 or more employees are required to report specific gender pay gap data on an annual basis. The threshold of 250 employees is set out within the Equality Act 2010 and there are no current plans for changes to be made to this legislation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield grouped question UIN 86593 86595 question first answered 17/11/2022 09:34:31 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds