Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many death certificates cited covid-19 as a (a) primary cause and (b) contributory cause of death in each month since November 2020.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the number of deaths caused by covid-19 among people without underlying health conditions aged (a)13 to 20, (b) 21 to 30, (c) 31 to 40, (d) 41 to 50, (e) 51 to 60, (f) 61 to 70, (g) 71 to 80, (h) 81 to 90 and (i) 91 or above years since the start of the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.
Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, for what reasons the subscription to Public Information Online for House of Lords Bills and Papers is not available beyond 1955; and if the Commission will extend this to the 2019 Parliament; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Pete Wishart
The Commission has no plans to extend the subscription to Public Information Online for House of Lords Bills and Papers beyond 1955.
Access to the House of Lords Bills and Papers section of Public Information Online for the period 1901–1955 is provided free of charge via the Commons Library following agreement between the Library and the publishers of the database and in return for the Library having provided the publishers with printed volumes of the series for that period to be scanned to create the digital version.
Access to subsequent periods of the series is subject to a subscription fee which the Library has determined is not an effective use of resources on the grounds that the material is already held in the Library’s collection and is readily available to Members.
Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the criteria are for a town to gain city status.
Answered by Chloe Smith
City status is a rare distinction conferred by the Queen acting on the advice of ministers. When a competition for city status is held, criteria are not specified as the qualities which towns possess are extremely varied and every application is judged on its merits.
Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, if the Government will bring forward legislative proposals to give Parliament a veto on proposed future military action.
Answered by Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - Foreign Secretary
I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Filton and Bradley Stoke (Mr Lopresti) during my Oral Statement on the Report of the Iraq Inquiry on 6 July 2016, Official Report, column 904.
Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will bring forward proposals to limit the duration of public inquiries.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The running of a public inquiry is normally a matter for the independent Chair. However, good practice is that when establishing a public inquiry, Departments should seek to include in the terms of reference an estimate of the likely duration of the Inquiry.
Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Chair and members of the Iraq Inquiry have met hon. Members since its establishment; when and for what purpose such meetings took place; where the location of each meeting was; what the duration of each meeting was; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The Iraq Inquiry is independent of Government. Meetings held by the Inquiry, and the Maxwellisation process, are a matter for the Inquiry Committee.
A breakdown of costs incurred by the Inquiry, and information on the size and makeup of its Secretariat are published on the Inquiry’s website and updated after the end of each financial year. The Government has assured the Inquiry it would have the resources necessary to do its job properly.
The Iraq Inquiry has submitted requests to declassify material from government documents throughout the life of the Inquiry. Government considers each request once it has been received, under the terms of the Protocol between the Iraq Inquiry and Her Majesty’s Government regarding Documents and Other Written and Electronic Information, available through the Inquiry’s website.
In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.
Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many press officers at what grades have been employed by the Iraq Inquiry in each year since its establishment; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The Iraq Inquiry is independent of Government. Meetings held by the Inquiry, and the Maxwellisation process, are a matter for the Inquiry Committee.
A breakdown of costs incurred by the Inquiry, and information on the size and makeup of its Secretariat are published on the Inquiry’s website and updated after the end of each financial year. The Government has assured the Inquiry it would have the resources necessary to do its job properly.
The Iraq Inquiry has submitted requests to declassify material from government documents throughout the life of the Inquiry. Government considers each request once it has been received, under the terms of the Protocol between the Iraq Inquiry and Her Majesty’s Government regarding Documents and Other Written and Electronic Information, available through the Inquiry’s website.
In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.
Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the Iraq Inquiry; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The Iraq Inquiry is independent of Government. Meetings held by the Inquiry, and the Maxwellisation process, are a matter for the Inquiry Committee.
A breakdown of costs incurred by the Inquiry, and information on the size and makeup of its Secretariat are published on the Inquiry’s website and updated after the end of each financial year. The Government has assured the Inquiry it would have the resources necessary to do its job properly.
The Iraq Inquiry has submitted requests to declassify material from government documents throughout the life of the Inquiry. Government considers each request once it has been received, under the terms of the Protocol between the Iraq Inquiry and Her Majesty’s Government regarding Documents and Other Written and Electronic Information, available through the Inquiry’s website.
In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.
Asked by: David Amess (Conservative - Southend West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the Treasury about the cost to the public purse of the Iraq Inquiry; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
The Iraq Inquiry is independent of Government. Meetings held by the Inquiry, and the Maxwellisation process, are a matter for the Inquiry Committee.
A breakdown of costs incurred by the Inquiry, and information on the size and makeup of its Secretariat are published on the Inquiry’s website and updated after the end of each financial year. The Government has assured the Inquiry it would have the resources necessary to do its job properly.
The Iraq Inquiry has submitted requests to declassify material from government documents throughout the life of the Inquiry. Government considers each request once it has been received, under the terms of the Protocol between the Iraq Inquiry and Her Majesty’s Government regarding Documents and Other Written and Electronic Information, available through the Inquiry’s website.
In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of ministerial discussions are not normally disclosed.