Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were registered in Wales between 9 September 2024 and 31 December 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths were registered in Wales between 1 January 2024 and 8 September 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, of the deaths registered in Wales between 9 September 2024 and 31 December 2024 and which were not reported to the Coroner, how long on average did it take for a certificate for (a) burial or (b) cremation to be issued.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, of the deaths registered in Wales between 1 January 2024 and 8 September 2024 and which were not reported to the Coroner, how long on average did it take for a certificate for (a) burial or (b) cremation to be issued.
Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Questions of 13th January is attached.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives from the Office for National Statistics regarding an analysis of excess deaths since June 2022.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 7 November is attached.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for an increase in excess deaths since June 2022; and what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Welsh Government on those increases.
Answered by Edward Argar
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the hon. Member’s Parliamentary Question of 2 September is attached. As Minister for the Cabinet Office, I authorise the update to be deposited into the House of Commons Library when ready.
Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion Preseli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the appropriateness of arrangements and guidance on the use of WhatsApp and other electronic communications to conduct Government business with reference to (a) security, (b) transparency and (c) accountability.
Answered by Michael Ellis
Government has arrangements and guidance in place for the management of all electronic communications. As with all guidance, this is kept under review and updated as necessary. We are currently awaiting the judgement in legal proceedings in relation to government policy in this area. As such, I am not able to comment any further at this time.