Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Rt hon. Member for South Staffordshire held a pass that allowed access to (a) 9 Downing Street, (b) 10 Downing Street, (c) 11 Downing Street, (d) 12 Downing Street and (e) 70 Whitehall in the period between 25 October 2022 and 24 November 2022.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
Following the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not comment on security matters.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Rt hon. Member for South Staffordshire holds a pass that allows access to (a) 9 Downing Street, (b) 10 Downing Street, (c) 11 Downing Street, (d) 12 Downing Street and (e) 70 Whitehall as of 24 November 2022.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
Following the practice followed by successive administrations, the Government does not comment on security matters.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, whether he had discussions with Prime Minister Modi during his visit to India on the issues of (a) increased violence and (b) discrimination against Muslims in that country.
Answered by Boris Johnson
I refer the hon. Member to my answer to PQ 157533 on 27 April.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, what was discussed at the most recent meeting he held with officials at P&O Ferries.
Answered by Boris Johnson
I refer the Hon. member to the answer given to 142524.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, when he last met with officials at P&O Ferries.
Answered by Boris Johnson
Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations and individuals are published on the gov.uk website.
More generally, I refer the Hon. Member to the response by my Rt Hon Friend, the Transport Secretary of Official Report, 21 March 2022, Col. 43.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times hybrid meeting technology was used by staff in 10 Downing Street on 15 December 2020.
Answered by Michael Ellis
As is common in workplaces across the country, civil servants routinely have meetings both in-person and through remote meeting technology.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with local government on the proposed changes to Voter ID.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Cabinet Office worked closely with local authorities to successfully deliver voter identification pilots in 2018 and 2019. We continue to work with local authorities and other stakeholders, including charities and civil society organisations, to make sure that voter identification works for all voters.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the Cabinet Secretary on the Cabinet Secretary's plans to respond to the correspondence of 25 March 2021 from the hon. Member for Luton North.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Cabinet Secretary responded to this letter on 19 May 2021.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
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 with cabinet colleagues to avoid potential conflicts of interest involving ministers in the upcoming Procurement Bill announced in the Queen's Speech 2021.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The existing regulations impose binding obligations on contracting authorities effectively to prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest. We propose to maintain these controls. Our broader proposals to strengthen transparency and non-discrimination measures complement these existing processes.
We also intend to publish new commercial guidance to assist government departments to develop and enhance local strategies, systems, processes and procedures to prevent, identify and remedy conflicts of interest in a consistent and effective way.
Asked by: Sarah Owen (Labour - Luton North)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions his Department has had with hotel companies on the potential procurement of hotel rooms for the purpose of a New Zealand-style managed isolation and quarantine facility at the border during the covid-19 outbreak.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
As we have said throughout the pandemic, we keep our measures under constant review.
The Department of Health and Social Care confirmed that from 15 February anyone travelling to the UK from a country on the UK’s travel ban list will be required to quarantine in a government-approved facility for a period of 10 days. Full guidance for England is here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/booking-and-staying-in-a-quarantine-hotel-when-you-arrive-in-england
These actions provide further layers of protection to manage the risk of imported infections and protect our NHS while national lockdown and vaccinations take effect.