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1694148

registered interest
date	06/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Defamation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is the Government's policy to pay (a) legal costs and (b) damages in relation to allegedly defamatory comments made by Ministers.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	17407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>In line with the established practice under multiple administrations of all political colours, Ministers are provided with legal support and representation where matters relate to their conduct and responsibilities as a Minister.</p><p> </p><p>Statistics relating to costs of settling claims, costs of legal support, and the number of times the provision of legal support has been authorised or declined are not maintained by the Cabinet Office. Funding for appropriate legal costs, including any out-of-court settlements, would be met by the relevant department's budget.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in Chapter 6 of the Cabinet Manual, Ministers are indemnified by the Crown for any actions taken against them for things done or decisions made in the course of their ministerial duties. The indemnity covers the cost of defending the proceedings, as well as any costs or damages awarded against the minister. Decisions about whether to provide legal support are made by the relevant department’s Accounting Officer.</p><p> </p><p>This reflects an important principle that Ministers should be able to carry out their official duties, supported by official advice, in a way which they see fit, without the risk of personal liability constraining their ability to take those official actions. Of course, Ministers remain accountable to Parliament and the wider public for their actions as a Minister.</p><p> </p><p>It would have a chilling effect on public life if Ministers faced the prospect of personal financial harm from those seeking to pressure the Government through vexatious or hostile litigation (or the threat thereof).</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the principle of legal support from the public purse for official duties is not confined to government. I would observe that there is insurance available to MPs provided by the House at taxpayers’ expense, designed to protect hon. Members when carrying out parliamentary and constituency duties. This includes professional indemnity insurance that covers defamation. I also note that the House of Lords Commission is due this week to discuss the provision of professional indemnity insurance to peers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 17339 17706 17708 17709 question first answered 12/03/2024 11:53:51 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1670067

registered interest
date	14/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Suella Braverman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the letter of 14 November 2023 to the Prime Minister from the rt hon. member for Fareham, if the Prime Minister will publish the document with clear terms agreed in October 2022 referred to in that letter.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	1905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>Senior politicians will routinely discuss policy priorities with colleagues during a party leadership election. The Prime Minister has set out his priorities to tackle illegal and legal migration.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 20/11/2023 18:32:10 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1641826

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Covid-19 Inquiry: Disclosure of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will place in the Library of the House copies of all correspondence between his Department and the Right Honourable Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip on funding for his legal representation for the official covid-19 inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	187733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not ordinarily publish correspondence for ongoing legal matters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 08/06/2023 15:51:54 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1612357

registered interest
date	19/04/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Roads: Ellesmere Port and Neston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what meetings his Department has had on the adequacy of roads in Ellesmere Port and Neston constituency in the last year.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	181647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>My Department has regular meetings with Cheshire West and Chester which discusses a full range of local transport issues.</p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 24/04/2023 15:30:22 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1606457

registered interest
date	22/03/2023
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	Hays and Mitie: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February to Question 150520 on Minimum Wage, what the total value of the contracts with the firms listed is.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	171434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The total value of the contracts awarded to Mitie Limited and Hays Specialist Recruitment by the Department in the last three years is £19,600,000 and £5,090,227 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 28/03/2023 14:45:27 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 65483 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1600504

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many employers have notified the Redundancy Payments Service of planned redundancies in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	156175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Employers are required by law to notify the Secretary of State, in practice the Insolvency Service’s Redundancy Payments Service (RPS),of any proposal to dismiss 20 or more employees as redundant at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less. This advanced notification is normally via the ‘HR1’ form.</p><p>For the period 1 February 2022 to 31 January 2023, RPS received HR1s from 2,376 employers.</p><p>The Insolvency Service publishes figures regarding advanced notification of redundancy at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/publication-of-data-on-advanced-notification-of-redundancy-scheme/management-information-on-advanced-notification-of-redundancy-scheme" target="_blank">advanced notification</a>.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 06/03/2023 17:10:19 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1600506

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has contracted work to a business named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme within the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	156177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>All employers need to pay their staff correctly. Paying the minimum wage is not optional, it’s the law. Under the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme, employers who have previously broken minimum wage law can be publicly named. The Department for Business and Trade follows a clear and thorough process allowing firms to make representations against being named if they meet our published criteria.</p><p> </p><p>The MOJ entered into contracts, during the last 3 years, with 2 companies listed in round 18 of the National Wage Naming Scheme, though only 1 was made after publication of the list and Calor Gas had already taken steps to rectify the issue. The details are:</p><p> </p><p>- Calor Gas, contract for the supply of LPG across the MOJ estate from June 2022 to May 2024 following a competition via the relevant Crown Commercial Services Framework. <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/134be1dc-a93f-4fc0-8159-c39aae7a3c2f?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/134be1dc-a93f-4fc0-8159-c39aae7a3c2f?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1</a></p><p> </p><p>- Centre Circle Event Management Ltd, contract for prison education support at HMP Rochester. This was awarded prior to publication (Jan 21) and has now expired (Feb 22). <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/8ba63863-9e53-4f4d-8553-fcc32a38ea58?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/8ba63863-9e53-4f4d-8553-fcc32a38ea58?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1</a></p><p> </p><p>Additionally, Hays joined the Crown Commercial Service Public Sector Recruitment (PSR) framework (<a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/6d97dc38-ef0d-451a-8fc6-f033444519d7?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">Call Off Contract from Public Sector Resourcing (PSR) - Contracts Finder</a>) in 2019, before publication of round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>For our current suppliers (Calor Gas and Hays) we are working with Crown Commercial Services to ensure that these suppliers are fully compliant and have fully complied with the terms of their framework.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 06/03/2023 16:35:28 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1600507

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has contracted work to a business named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	156178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has not awarded contracts to employers named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme following publication on 9 Dec 2021.</p><p> </p><p>All employers must pay their staff correctly. Paying the minimum wage is not optional, it’s the law. Under the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme, employers who have previously broken minimum wage law can be publicly named. The Department for Business and Trade follows a clear and thorough process allowing firms to make representations against being named, if they meet our published criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 06/03/2023 11:38:12 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1600510

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has contracted work to a business named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	156180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has not contracted any work in the last three years to a business named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>All employers need to pay their staff correctly. Paying the minimum wage is not optional, it’s the law. Under the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme, employers who have previously broken minimum wage law can be publicly named. The Department for Business and Trade follows a clear and thorough process allowing firms to make representations against being named if they meet our published criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Vale of Clwyd answering member printed Dr James Davies question first answered 06/03/2023 15:04:22 answering member 4476 label Biography information for Dr James Davies
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1600511

registered interest
date	01/03/2023
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether his Department has contracted work to a business named in round 18 of the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	156181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>All employers need to pay their staff correctly. Paying the minimum wage is not optional, it’s the law. Under the National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme, employers who have previously broken minimum wage law can be publicly named. The Department for Business and Trade follows a clear and thorough process allowing firms to make representations against being named if they meet our published criteria.</p><p> </p><p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 06/03/2023 16:42:55 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders