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Written Question
Three: Vodafone Group
Wednesday 28th June 2023

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed merger between Vodafone-Three on national security.

Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)

As an open economy, we welcome investment where it supports UK growth and jobs, meets our stringent legal and regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security. The Government has robust powers under the National Security & Investment Act to block or impose remedies on transactions that pose a national security risk.

As you will appreciate, we cannot comment on specific acquisitions nor the applicability of the National Security and Investment regime.


Written Question
Wetlands: Urban Areas
Wednesday 31st May 2023

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the monetary value of the benefits delivered by urban wetlands.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

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

A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Questions of 22 May are attached.


Written Question
Wetlands: Urban Areas
Wednesday 31st May 2023

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he will make an estimate of the contribution of urban wetlands to the economy.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

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

A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Questions of 22 May are attached.


Written Question
Mortality Rates
Tuesday 6th December 2022

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Office for National Statistics data entitled Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 18 November 2022 published on 29 November 2022, whether he has made an assessment of the reasons excess deaths have increased since October 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: PQ98831 is attached.


Written Question
Covid-19 Inquiry: Costs
Thursday 17th November 2022

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what is the projected cost to the public purse of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Answered by Jeremy Quin

The Inquiry’s timescales, process and procedure are all matters for its independent Chair, who is under a statutory duty to avoid unnecessary cost in the conduct of the Inquiry. The Inquiry will publish details of its expenditure on its website in due course.


Written Question
Sexual Offences: Surveys
Tuesday 18th October 2022

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the paper by Jessica Taylor and Jaimi Shrive entitled I thought it was just a part of life: Understanding the scale of violence, published in April 2021, if her Department will make an assessment of (a) the potential impact of the wording of questions on (i) rape and (ii) sexual assault on the answers given to the annual Crime Survey for England and Wales and (b) the potential merits of using descriptive language without terminology in that survey.

Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)

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

A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 10th October is attached.


Written Question
Employment: Young People
Thursday 19th May 2022

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the number of 18-24 year olds not in full-time education are employed (a) on zero hours contracts, (b) through agencies and (c) are self-employed.

Answered by Heather Wheeler

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


A response to the hon. Member’s Parliamentary Question of 12 May is attached.


Written Question
Coronavirus: Children
Thursday 2nd December 2021

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish data on the number of covid-19 deaths in children in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 to date.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.


Written Question
Infectious Diseases: Children
Wednesday 1st December 2021

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish data on the number of deaths of children from (a) flu, not flu and pneumonia, (b) measles, (c) varicella, (d) mumps, (e) rubella and (f) whooping cough in 2020.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.


Written Question
Infectious Diseases: Children
Wednesday 1st December 2021

Asked by: Emma Hardy (Labour - Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish data on the number of deaths of children from (a) flu, not flu and pneumonia, (b) measles, (c) varicella, (d) mumps, (e) rubella and (f) whooping cough in 2019.

Answered by Michael Ellis

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.