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Written Question
Death: Statistics
Monday 14th November 2022

Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had recent discussions with representatives from the Office for National Statistics regarding an analysis of excess deaths since June 2022.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 7 November is attached.


Written Question
Death
Wednesday 7th September 2022

Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the reasons for an increase in excess deaths since June 2022; and what recent discussions he has had with representatives of the Welsh Government on those increases.

Answered by Edward Argar - Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.


A response to the hon. Member’s Parliamentary Question of 2 September is attached. As Minister for the Cabinet Office, I authorise the update to be deposited into the House of Commons Library when ready.


Written Question
Government Departments: ICT
Monday 25th April 2022

Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the appropriateness of arrangements and guidance on the use of WhatsApp and other electronic communications to conduct Government business with reference to (a) security, (b) transparency and (c) accountability.

Answered by Michael Ellis

Government has arrangements and guidance in place for the management of all electronic communications. As with all guidance, this is kept under review and updated as necessary. We are currently awaiting the judgement in legal proceedings in relation to government policy in this area. As such, I am not able to comment any further at this time.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Covid-19 Update

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

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 08 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 07 Sep 2021
Elections Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 23 Jun 2021
Armed Forces Bill

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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 May 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

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Written Question
Coronavirus: Screening
Tuesday 25th May 2021

Asked by: Ben Lake (Plaid Cymru - Ceredigion)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the potential immunological risks of covid-19 status certification.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

The Government committed to explore whether and how COVID-status certification might be used to reopen our economy, reduce restrictions on social contact and improve safety. As set out in the ‘COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021,’ the Government will set out its conclusions on the COVID-status Certification Review in advance of Step 4 of the Roadmap, in order to inform the safe reopening of society and the economy.

An update on the Roadmap Reviews was published on 5 April and can be found here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021-reviews-terms-of-reference/roadmap-reviews-update.