Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Minister for the Civil Service plans to take to engage with HM Opposition on changes to legislation affecting the Civil Service.

Answered by Mark Ferguson - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

This government welcomes views and input on the Civil Service from across Parliament, including through engagement with the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, the Public Accounts Committee, and the Lords Constitutional Committee.

All legislation introduced by HM Government is subject to full parliamentary debate and scrutiny.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Whether socio-economic background is a consideration in the NHS England Core20PLUS5 when deciding whether to provide health care under the programme.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Hon. Member can find full details on the NHS England website at the link below:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/national-healthcare-inequalities-improvement-programme/core20plus5/

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has taken steps to mitigate the risk of legal challenge to the assistance agreements between the Director of Investigations and Chief Constable of PSNI proposed in his amendments to the Northern Ireland Troubles Bill on the basis of the independent investigation requirements of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

Answered by Sarah Owen - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office)

This amendment gives the Directors of Investigations the ability to formally seek assistance from a police force on specific investigative tasks - for example, where it lacks certain specialist, technical equipment or skills. It is important to note that overall responsibility and operational control over each criminal investigation will remain with that Director of Investigations.

It is therefore a matter for the relevant Director of Investigations to determine the suitability of a police force or of specific assistance on a case-by-case basis. That is why subsection 4 of the amendment requires the relevant Director to be satisfied that any assistance agreement ensures consistency with the Commission’s statutory principles including, ECHR compliance. Any assistance that is provided will be in accordance with the law governing criminal investigations, including the duty to act compatibly with any relevant ECHR rights.

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