Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the nature was of the security breach that resulted in the Rt Hon Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip being advised to keep his phone turned off from April 2021 onwards.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
I refer the Hon Member to the correspondence from the then Independent Adviser for Ministerial Interests to the then Prime Minister of 17 December 2021, which can be found on gov.uk.
As has been the case under successive Administrations, the Government does not comment on security matters.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many work stations were available for civil servants to use in each Department as of 2 September 2022.
Answered by Edward Argar - Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Cabinet Office can only provide the answer for their own sites; each government department holds their own information.
The total number of workstations available for Cabinet Office staff to use across all our offices is 5286.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he met Alexander Lebedev in April 2018 in any capacity.
Answered by Michael Ellis
I refer the Rt hon. Member to my answer to PQ 139374 on 17 March.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will commit to publishing the report on the Infected Blood Compensation Framework Study in full; and when the Government plans to publish that report.
Answered by Michael Ellis
I refer the Honourable Member to my answer to PQ 150265, and the Written Ministerial Statement HCWS681 I made on 15 March.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the National Resilience Strategy will be published.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Integrated Review, published in March 2021, set a goal to strengthen the UK’s national resilience. The Integrated Review also committed to the development of a new Resilience Strategy to set out a new vision and approach to support improvements to our national resilience. Following a successful Call for Evidence in the summer of last year, the government plans to publish the Strategy in spring 2022.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will confirm when the National Resilience Strategy will be published.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Integrated Review, published in March 2021, set a goal to strengthen the UK’s national resilience. The Integrated Review also committed to the development of a new Resilience Strategy to set out a new vision and approach to support improvements to our national resilience. Following a successful Call for Evidence in the summer of last year, the government plans to publish the Strategy in spring 2022.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for publication of the outcome of the infected blood inquiry compensation consultation.
Answered by Michael Ellis
I refer the hon. Member to my written statement of 23 Sept 2021 - the consultation closed on 9 August 2021 and the Terms of Reference for the study have now been published online. I look forward to receiving Sir Robert's recommendations.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his expected timetable is for publication of the final report of the Infected Blood Inquiry.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt
The timetable for the Infected Blood Inquiry is a matter for Sir Brian Langstaff, the Chair of the independent statutory Inquiry. Sir Brian has said that the work of the Inquiry will be completed as quickly as reasonable thoroughness permits - recognising that those infected and affected are still suffering today.
The Inquiry is continuing to work at pace, and will hear evidence and presentations between now and December 2021. Further details on progress can be found on the Infected Blood Inquiry website - https://www.infectedbloodinquiry.org.uk/.
Asked by: Holly Lynch (Labour - Halifax)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government has plans to introduce legislative proposals to allow Britons living abroad for longer than 15 years to vote in UK elections; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
As outlined in our manifesto, the Government is committed to legislating to scrap the 15-year rule and will do so in time for the next scheduled parliamentary general election in 2022.