Asked by: Mark Menzies (Independent - Fylde)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to support the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman investigate the backlog of cases that are awaiting review.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is independent of the Government and reports directly to Parliament. The Ombudsman has informed ministers that he has already written to the hon. Member on this matter.
Asked by: Mark Menzies (Independent - Fylde)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to help ensure that people who are exempt from wearing face coverings are able to use (a) shops and (b) indoor public facilities during the November 2020 covid-19 restrictions.
Answered by Chloe Smith
Social distancing, and other non pharmaceutical interventions, mitigate the risk of transmitting COVID-19 including for those exempt from wearing a face covering. Further information is available on GOV.UK.
Asked by: Mark Menzies (Independent - Fylde)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate has been made of the potential cost to the public purse of holding a second EU referendum.
Answered by Chloe Smith
None. The Government has no plans to hold another referendum on EU membership. The
Government remains committed to delivering on the result of the 2016 EU referendum by leaving
the EU.
Asked by: Mark Menzies (Independent - Fylde)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the British Virgin Islands were not invited to the UK Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Government invited leaders from those Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories that had agreed to the recent initiative on automatic exchange of beneficial ownership information.
Asked by: Mark Menzies (Independent - Fylde)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies were invited to the UK Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Jersey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar were invited to the Anti-Corruption Summit.
Asked by: Mark Menzies (Independent - Fylde)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies have been invited to the UK Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
Answered by Matt Hancock
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Mark Menzies (Independent - Fylde)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what digital-by-default Government services will be available by next year; and what support he plans to make available to older people and those who are not yet online.
Answered by Nick Hurd
By March 2015, 25 major government services will be redesigned and rebuilt as digital-by-default making them simpler, clearer and faster to use. Full details are listed on gov.uk/transformation
This Government's approach is digital-by-default but not compulsion. We want to help get more people online, through our Digital Inclusion programme, but for those who cannot or will not we will always provide assistance, whenever they need it.