Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people died from (a) asthma and (b) lung cancer in England in each of the last 10 years.
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: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what meetings his Department has had with Leeds City Council to discuss preparations for the UK leaving the EU without a withdrawal agreement.
Answered by Simon Hart - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any changes will be made to the process for (a) review and (b) oversight of the Consolidated Guidance.
Answered by David Lidington
I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement of 15 September 2016 (HCWS157). This work has been taken forward, with input from the Intelligence Services Commissioner and his successor, and we have sought the views of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) in the context of their Detainee Inquiry. The Government intends to wait until the ISC’s report is published later this year before deciding on next steps.
I also refer the Honourable Gentleman to the Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement of 1 March 2018 (HCWS502)
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to hold a public consultation on potential changes to the Consolidated Guidance.
Answered by David Lidington
I refer the Honourable Gentleman to the Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement of 15 September 2016 (HCWS157). This work has been taken forward, with input from the Intelligence Services Commissioner and his successor, and we have sought the views of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (ISC) in the context of their Detainee Inquiry. The Government intends to wait until the ISC’s report is published later this year before deciding on next steps.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to ensure that companies that hold state contracts meet their obligations to smaller firms.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The obligations between a prime contractor and a subcontractor, including grievance procedures, will be set out in the contract between the two parties.
Where a prime contractor has failed to meet its obligations to pay the subcontractor promptly, the subcontractor can report the matter to the Government’s Mystery Shopper Service.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Scheme is invested (a) directly and (b) indirectly in renewable energy industries.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Investment decisions within the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund are a matter for the Trustees who receive professional advice regarding decisions on the management of scheme assets. Details of the schemes investments are set out each year in a published Annual Review.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Scheme is invested (a) directly and (b) indirectly in tobacco industries.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Investment decisions within the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund are a matter for the Trustees who receive professional advice regarding decisions on the management of scheme assets. Details of the schemes investments are set out each year in a published Annual Review.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Scheme is invested in companies or conglomerates involved in the (a) extraction, (b) transportation, (c) sale and (d) supply of (i) oil, (ii) gas and (iii) coal.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Investment decisions within the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund are a matter for the Trustees who receive professional advice regarding decisions on the management of scheme assets. Details of the schemes investments are set out each year in a published Annual Review.
Asked by: Alex Sobel (Labour (Co-op) - Leeds North West)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much and what proportion of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Scheme is invested (a) directly and (b) indirectly in (i) oil, (ii) gas and (ii) coal industries.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Investment decisions within the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund are a matter for the Trustees who receive professional advice regarding decisions on the management of scheme assets. Details of the schemes investments are set out each year in a published Annual Review.