Asked by: Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham, Edgbaston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will target (a) social distancing guidance and (b) other key messages regarding the covid-19 outbreak to groups most likely to breach Government guidance.
Answered by Julia Lopez - Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
The Government has developed a national cross-government campaign to increase awareness of all COVID-related guidance and to provide information and reassurance to the public. Insight has been used to ensure that the main public information campaign reaches as many priority audiences as possible.
Asked by: Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham, Edgbaston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 16 June 2020 on Global Britain, how many staff in his Department are working on the merger of the Department for International development and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and what the civil service grades of those staff is.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The Cabinet Office has a small team working on machinery of government changes. This would include the merger of the FCO and DfID. As has been the case under successive administrations, further details will not be disclosed as five or fewer individuals are involved.
Asked by: Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham, Edgbaston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, whether there will be a Cabinet level post with responsibility for international development and a place on the National Security Council after the merger of the Department for International Development with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Answered by Boris Johnson
I refer the hon Member to my answer to the Rt Hon Member for South West Surrey during my oral statement on 16 June , Official Report Col 680.
Asked by: Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham, Edgbaston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the announcement by the Prime Minister on 26 May 2020, if he will publish the advice provided by SAGE on reopening certain non-essential shops from 15 June 2020.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
Published material from the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) is available on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/scientific-advisory-group-for-emergencies-sage-coronavirus-covid-19-response.
Further documents will be made available as appropriate in due course.
Asked by: Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham, Edgbaston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to his Department's press release, Government safeguards UK elections, published on 5 May 2019, what the consultation on electoral integrity will cover.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The Government remains committed to ensuring elections are secure and fit for the modern age. Further detail will be announced in due course.
Asked by: Preet Kaur Gill (Labour (Co-op) - Birmingham, Edgbaston)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many cases of (a) bullying and (b) harassment have been recorded against (i) managers, (ii) Ministers and (iii) Secretaries of State of his Department in each of the last five years.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the Hon. member to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. friend, the Member for Louth and Horncastle, to PQ 251302 on 15 May 2019 and to the answer given by my Rt. Hon. friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in response to an urgent question on the 2nd March 2020 (Official Record, Vol. 672 Col.609)
The annual report of the independent Adviser on Ministerial Interests sets out details of investigations undertaken by the adviser into alleged breaches of the Ministerial Code.