"uri","answering body","answer > is ministerial correction","answer > date of answer","answer > answer text","answer > answering member constituency","answer > answering member printed","answer > question first answered","answer > uri","answer > answering member > label","answering dept id","answering dept short name","answering dept sort name","date","hansard heading","house id","legislature > pref label","question text","registered interest","tabling member > label","tabling member constituency","tabling member printed","uin" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697901","Department of Health and Social Care","false","2024-03-28","
Reducing inequalities and variation in cancer treatment is a priority for the Government, as is increasing early cancer diagnosis, as both are key contributors to reducing cancer health inequalities. The National Health Service is improving cancer pathways to get people diagnosed faster once referred, and is looking into alternative routes into the system, including non-specific symptom (NSS) pathways for patients who do not fit clearly into a single urgent cancer referral pathway, but who are at risk of being diagnosed with cancer. This will help support faster ovarian cancer diagnosis. 113 NSS pathways are currently operational, with more in development.
","Pendle","Andrew Stephenson","2024-03-28T11:38:14.567Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697901/answer","Biography information for Andrew Stephenson","17","Health and Social Care","Health and Social Care","2024-03-21","Ovarian Cancer: Diagnosis","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to reduce regional variations in early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19931" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697903","Department for Business and Trade","false","2024-03-26","HMRC Trade Information (www.uktradeinfo.com/trade-data/) currently provides data up to and including January 2024. In the first month of 2024, China represented c.6% of all UK steel imports in volume terms.
We recognise that global economic conditions continue to be challenging for the steel industries across the globe.
This is why we have put in place a robust trade remedies framework to provide appropriate protection for domestic industries, including steel, against surges of imports and unfair practices. The UK has 10 anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on 8 different steel products from China.
This year, the UK is chairing the Global Forum on Steel Excess Capacity, which seeks to find shared international solutions to the issue of over-capacity.
","Wealden","Ms Nusrat Ghani","2024-03-26T16:56:14.443Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697903/answer","Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani","214","Business and Trade","Business and Trade","2024-03-21","Iron and Steel: China","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential (a) impact of trends in the level of Chinese steel exports in the first two months of 2024 on the UK steel industry and (b) merits of taking additional steps to help protect the industry from potential global oversupply pressures.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19932" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697904","Department for Business and Trade","false","2024-03-26","Our support to the UK steel sector is clear, we have introduced effective safeguards against non-market economies, helped public projects procure more UK made steel and we are launching the British Industry Supercharger to bring energy costs closer in line with those charged across the world’s major economies.
This Government has agreed a £500m grant as part of a larger £1.25bn commitment by Tata Steel to transform and secure a sustainable future at their Port Talbot works. We have also offered a generous support package to British Steel.
More widely, the UK has a highly skilled workforce, a supportive tax and business environment which is more competitive than our EU neighbours, an increasingly decarbonised energy grid for green steel, and plentiful supplies of steel scrap.
","Wealden","Ms Nusrat Ghani","2024-03-26T16:58:37.737Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697904/answer","Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani","214","Business and Trade","Business and Trade","2024-03-21","Iron and Steel: China","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department is taking to help support (a) sustainable growth and (b) competitiveness of the steel sector in the context of recent trends in the level of Chinese steel exports.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19933" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697908","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2024-03-26","The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of heavily pregnant dogs over 42 days gestation.
","Sherwood","Mark Spencer","2024-03-26T16:25:58.727Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697908/answer","Biography information for Mark Spencer","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2024-03-21","Dogs: Imports","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to tackle the commercial movement of pregnant dogs into Great Britain; and whether he plans to take legislative steps to curb this practice.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19937" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697910","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2024-03-26","The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of puppies under six months old.
There are already strict legal controls on the entry of animals into Great Britain aimed at preventing the introduction of rabies. All dogs, cats and ferrets entering Great Britain must be vaccinated against rabies. We are not currently proposing any changes to the animal health requirements for dogs, cats and ferrets entering Great Britain. The Government monitors disease risk carefully. If the disease risk changes, or an immediate public health risk is identified, appropriate action will be taken.
","Sherwood","Mark Spencer","2024-03-26T16:22:28.723Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697910/answer","Biography information for Mark Spencer","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2024-03-21","Dogs: Imports","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) increasing the age at which puppies can be imported to six months and (b) reintroducing rabies blood tests for imported puppies.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19939" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697911","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2024-03-26","In August 2021, the Government launched a consultation on proposed restrictions to the commercial import and non-commercial movement of pets into Great Britain including restricting the import of heavily pregnant dogs. It was a wide-ranging consultation with excellent engagement with key stakeholders including animal welfare organisations. We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a summary will be published soon. We continue to engage with stakeholders on this issue.
The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of heavily pregnant dogs over 42 days gestation.
","Sherwood","Mark Spencer","2024-03-26T13:36:17.197Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697911/answer","Biography information for Mark Spencer","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2024-03-21","Dogs: Imports","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of importing pregnant dogs on the welfare of those dogs; and whether he has received representations from animal welfare organisations on this matter.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19940" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697912","Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","false","2024-03-26","Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, it is already an offence in England and Wales to carry out a non-exempted mutilation, including the cropping of a dog’s ears or the docking of their tails. The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021 creates tougher penalties for anyone convicted of such an offence face, either being sent to prison for up to five years, or receiving an unlimited fine, or both.
In August 2021, the Government launched a consultation on proposed restrictions to the commercial import and non-commercial movement of pets into Great Britain including restricting the import of dogs with cropped ears and docked tails. We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a summary will be published soon.
The Government supports the Private Members’ Bill, Animal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Bill, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP on restricting the importation and non-commercial movement of pets. The Bill will contain powers that will enable future regulations for commercial and non-commercial movements of pets into the United Kingdom including prohibiting the import of dogs with cropped ears and docked tails.
","Sherwood","Mark Spencer","2024-03-26T13:34:27.68Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697912/answer","Biography information for Mark Spencer","13","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","Environment, Food and Rural Affairs","2024-03-21","Dogs: Imports and Sales","1","House of Commons","To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of prohibiting the (a) importation and (b) sale of dogs with (i) cropped ears and (ii) docked tails.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19941" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697411","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","false","2024-03-28","
We continue to monitor the ongoing issue of internal civilian displacement caused by clashes between separatists and Indonesian security forces in Papua. We have raised our concerns with the Indonesian Embassy in London. Officials from the British Embassy in Jakarta have also visited Papua in March 2022 and met with officials, police, local business, human rights defenders, environmentalists and religious leaders. Embassy officials also visited the region again in February and July 2023.
The UK's longstanding position is to respect the territorial integrity of Indonesia, which includes the region of Papua. Within this framework, we strongly support the efforts of the Indonesian authorities and civil society to address the legitimate concerns of the people of Papua, including strengthening human rights protections, providing humanitarian assistance and ensuring that all Papuans benefit from the sustainable and equitable development of their province.
","Berwick-upon-Tweed","Anne-Marie Trevelyan","2024-03-28T09:52:02.627Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697411/answer","Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan","208","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","2024-03-20","Papua: Internally Displaced People","1","House of Commons","To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the number of internally-displaced people in West Papua since December 2018; and whether his Department is taking diplomatic steps to help support those people.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19677" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697412","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","false","2024-03-28","The UK Government remains committed to upholding and defending human rights, freedom of speech and equality at home and oversees. We are aware of increased tensions in the Papua region and we continue to monitor developments closely. We have raised the issue of Papua with the Indonesian Embassy in London. Officials from the British Embassy in Jakarta visited Papua in March 2022 and met with officials, police, local business, human rights defenders, environmentalists and religious leaders. They also visited the region in February and July 2023.
","Berwick-upon-Tweed","Anne-Marie Trevelyan","2024-03-28T13:20:30.557Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697412/answer","Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan","208","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","2024-03-20","Papua: Civil Liberties","1","House of Commons","To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help promote freedom of expression and peaceful assembly in West Papua, in the context of recent reports of political imprisonment in that region.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19678" "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697413","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","false","2024-03-28","We regularly monitor ongoing tensions in the event of large-scale protests in Indonesia. Protests following the election on 14 February in Jakarta have been significantly smaller and more peaceful than those seen following previous elections. We have worked throughout the electoral process to support civil society in strengthening Indonesia's democracy.
","Berwick-upon-Tweed","Anne-Marie Trevelyan","2024-03-28T09:50:55.267Z","http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1697413/answer","Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan","208","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office","2024-03-20","Indonesia: Demonstrations","1","House of Commons","To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in Indonesia on the use of excessive force by security personnel during protests.","false","Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","Slough","Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi","19679"