Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 22 Sep 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"Q6. Later today, the Subsidy Control Bill will give us all a welcome chance to replace clunky and bureaucratic EU-derived laws with faster, simpler and more flexible UK rules instead. But does the Deputy Prime Minister agree that subsidies need strong controls so that they are not misused by—heaven forbid—a …..."John Penrose - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 16th July 2021
Asked by:
John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
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 merits of reporting external meetings of (a) special advisers and (b) senior officials below Permanent Secretary level, on a similar basis to that which applies to Ministers and Permanent Secretaries.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The Government publishes a comprehensive set of transparency publications and we keep this under review.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Jul 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"The Prime Minister will have seen that two recently published Government-commissioned reports, mine on competition policy and that of the Taskforce on Innovation, Growth and Regulatory Reform, both make the same two recommendations to inject fresh energy into our better regulation regime so that we can deliver our Brexit ambition …..."John Penrose - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 26 Apr 2021
Ministerial Code
"May I pick up on the excellent point made by my hon. Friend the Chairman of the Liaison Committee about the powers of the next occupant of the position of the Prime Minister’s adviser on the ministerial code and encourage my right hon. Friend to go down that road? The …..."John Penrose - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Apr 2021
Lobbying of Government Committee
"I asked a parliamentary question about the standards being applied to people and companies on this supposed fast-track list versus others, to check that the same due diligence standards were being applied to both sides and that there was a level playing field. The answer that I got was that …..."John Penrose - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 14 Apr 2021
Lobbying of Government Committee
"There is widespread consensus across the House that this is a very difficult moment that is causing great concern, but widespread disagreement about how to take things forward. I was greatly struck by a point made by the Chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, my hon. Friend …..."John Penrose - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Asked by:
John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether calls to the Census support phone helpline are cut off by the helpline if not answered within a certain time.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.
Written Question
Tuesday 23rd March 2021
Asked by:
John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the average waiting times for calls to the Census support phone helpline; and what proportion of the calls to that helpline have been dropped or terminated.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Mar 2021
Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation
"I support this excellent Budget for three main reasons. First, the Chancellor said at the start of his speech that he did not want to set out his fiscal rules right now but was committing to a principle of no borrowing for everyday spending, and that is absolutely essential given …..."John Penrose - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 5th February 2021
Asked by:
John Penrose (Conservative - Weston-super-Mare)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the current response time is for the Parliamentary Ombudsman to respond to correspondence and questions from hon. Members; what assessment he has made of recent trends in those response times; and what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current performance of the Ombudsman is replying to those inquiries.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) is independent of Government and is accountable to Parliament through the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee for its performance. The PHSO will therefore reply separately to this question by letter.