Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department allowed Vesa Equity to increase its stake in Royal Mail group.
Answered by Nusrat Ghani - Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
The Secretary of State takes decisions under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in a quasi-judicial capacity. The Investment Security Unit coordinates expertise from across Government so that the Secretary of State may make decisions based on the evidence. It would not be appropriate to comment on the detail of national security assessments.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Infected Blood Inquiry on (a) ongoing funding for the support scheme payments and (b) financial settlements recommended in Sir Robert Francis' report.
Answered by Michael Ellis
The Government has committed to providing support for those infected and affected. Ex-gratia support has been provided to those affected by this issue since 1988. No policy discussions have taken place with the statutory Inquiry, that is independent.
As the responsible Minister for the Infected Blood Inquiry, I announced earlier this week the publication of the study by Sir Robert Francis QC into a framework of compensation for people directly affected by infected blood. Sir Robert will give evidence about his work to the Infected Blood Inquiry on 11th and 12th July. The government is considering Sir Robert’s recommendations.
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been working from home more than 50 per cent of their working hours by constituency as of 24 May 2022.
Answered by Jacob Rees-Mogg
This is not information that is centrally held.
Civil servants played a vital role in supporting the Government’s response to the pandemic, alongside delivering essential public services.
Following the removal of all pandemic restrictions, I have written to departments to underline the importance of workplace attendance. Civil servants, who had necessarily been working from home during the pandemic, are increasingly returning to regular working in the office
Asked by: Ian Lavery (Labour - Wansbeck)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants were working from home by constituency on average during 2020.
Answered by Jacob Rees-Mogg
This is not information that is centrally held.
Civil servants played a vital role in supporting the Government’s response to the pandemic, alongside delivering essential public services.
Following the removal of all pandemic restrictions, I have written to departments to underline the importance of workplace attendance. Civil servants, who had necessarily been working from home during the pandemic, are increasingly returning to regular working in the office