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Written Question
Covid-19 Operations Committee
Tuesday 22nd September 2020

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the minutes of the most recent meeting of the Covid-19 Operations Committee.

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

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ66203 on 2 July 2020.


Written Question
Covid-19 Operations Committee
Tuesday 22nd September 2020

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a meeting of the Covid-19 Operations Ministerial committee was scheduled for 12 September 2020.

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

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to PQ66203 on 2 July 2020.


Written Question
Polling Stations: Schools
Monday 16th March 2020

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many primary schools were closed on 12 December 2019 and used as polling stations.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested is not held centrally.


Written Question
Polling Stations: Schools
Monday 16th March 2020

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children could not attend their school on 12 December 2019 as a result of their school building being used as a polling station.

Answered by Chloe Smith

The information requested is not held centrally.


Written Question
Food Poverty: Ministerial Responsibility
Friday 6th March 2020

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government Minister has responsibility for hunger.

Answered by Chloe Smith

This issue cuts across multiple departmental responsibilities, as is the case for many complex concerns, and therefore engages various Ministers including in DHSC and DWP.

Details of Ministerial responsibilities can be found on GOV.UK.


Written Question
Government Departments: Location
Monday 30th September 2019

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to announce the next wave of Government hubs.

Answered by Simon Hart - Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

The Government Hubs programme will create sustainable long-term multi-Departmental Government Hubs delivering value for money for the tax-payer and creating a modern, flexible estate, facilitating smarter working for civil servants. Fourteen Government Hubs have already been announced, and market searches are progressing to source appropriate space for future locations.

As these locations are agreed, further announcements will be made.


Written Question
Prime Minister: Gifts and Endowments
Monday 30th September 2019

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Cabinet Office's transparency data on ministerial gifts, what estimate he has made of the total value of all gifts given to the Prime Minister between July 2016 and July 2019.

Answered by Kevin Foster

Details of gifts given to Ministers are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK. Information on gifts given to Ministers from April to June 2019 will be published shortly. Information on gifts given to Ministers from July to September 2019 is expected to be published in December 2019.


Written Question
Polling Stations: Schools
Monday 9th September 2019

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of primary schools that are used as polling stations in (a) the South West and (b) England.

Answered by Kevin Foster

The Government does not hold information centrally on the number of primary schools that are used as polling stations.


Written Question
Government Departments: Location
Monday 9th September 2019

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to announce the next wave of Government hubs.

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.


Written Question
Prime Minister: Gifts and Endowments
Monday 9th September 2019

Asked by: Luke Pollard (Labour (Co-op) - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated value is of all gifts given to the Prime Minister since July 2019.

Answered by Kevin Foster

Details of gifts given to Ministers are published quarterly in arrears on GOV.UK

Information on gifts given to Ministers from July to September 2019 is expected to be
published in December 2019.