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Written Question
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Monday 20th September 2021

Asked by: Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the need for additional resources to help expedite investigations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The Government is aware that the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is currently experiencing a backlog of complaints due to the increased casework from the pandemic and the pressure this has put on the Health Service.

As an independent organisation, the Ombudsman receives its funding directly through the Parliamentary Vote. It is my understanding that the PHSO intends to write to the member to provide more information on its current pressures.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"5. What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister of Wales on the adequacy of the operation of the devolution settlement. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 15 Sep 2021
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"Hijacking pots of money for Wales in the UK Government Departments that have not operated in Wales for 20 years undermines the devolution settlement and, by extension, the Union, but just as damaging is the bureaucratic delay caused by the uselessness of UK Ministers. Why have Welsh councils still not …..."
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Written Question
Cabinet Office: Correspondence
Wednesday 14th July 2021

Asked by: Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers of his Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials of his Department.

Answered by Julia Lopez - Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to PQ6450 on 27 May 2021, and PQ21147 on 1 July 2021. Data on the timeliness of responses to Hon. and Rt Hon. members from Government Departments and Agencies will be released, and made available to Members, before Summer recess.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jun 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 16 Jun 2021
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"Sorry for the delay, Mr Speaker— I have only been here 20 years.

Is not the truth that the Prime Minister signed up for something in the protocol that he had no intention of honouring, in the way and practice he has followed throughout his life and got away with? …..."
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Written Question
Arts: EU Countries
Monday 14th June 2021

Asked by: Lord Brennan of Canton (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when UK-EU reciprocal touring arrangements will be discussed at the Trade and Cooperation Agreement Partnership Council.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

At the first UK-EU Partnership Council on 9 June, the UK raised the issues faced by touring performers and noted work under way with Member States to try to resolve the barriers presented by visa and work permit requirements.The UK and EU have not yet agreed a date or agenda for the next Partnership Council. We continue to discuss these issues with all EU Member States to find solutions that work for our great creative industries.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 27 May 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

" Perhaps the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster should have read the warning signs when Dominic Cummings used to sign in at his Department, when he was Secretary of State for Education, under the name Osama bin Laden. That might have been the moment when he could have dealt …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Apr 2021
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" What representations he has received from relevant stakeholders on the recent disorder in Northern Ireland. ..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 21 Apr 2021
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"The Secretary of State is right: dialogue is important, as are inter-Government relations between the UK and Ireland. It is a vital part of upholding the Belfast/Good Friday agreement and managing tension that leads to disorder, so why has the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference never met under this Prime Minister, and …..."
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