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1300768

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date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to consult trade unions on (a) employment rights and (b) governance structures before the eight Freeports announced in the Budget statement on 3 March 2021 begin operating.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	165511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The government is pleased to have announced the locations of 8 new English Freeports at Budget. The Ministry for Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government will shortly publish the rationale behind the selection of these Freeport locations according to the process laid out in the Prospectus.</p><p> </p><p>Successful bidders will be confirmed subject to a business case review, agreement of governance arrangements, and the fulfilment of the appropriate authorisations.</p><p> </p><p>Freeports are not deregulatory and the government will ensure that the UK’s high standards with respect to workers’ rights will not be compromised.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay grouped question UIN 165510 question first answered 15/03/2021 10:36:57 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1300769

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Freight
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to Budget 2021, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of freeports on the delivery of contracts with ferry operators recognised under the Freight Capacity Framework Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	165512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>In the Budget speech on 3 March, the Chancellor announced that 8 Freeports would be created in 8 regions of England, as selected by the Secretary of State for the Ministry for Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government. Subject to agreeing the governance arrangements and successfully completing the business cases, these Freeports will begin operations from late 2021. The introduction of Freeports in late 2021 will not have an impact on GSFC routes as the current GSFC contracts run until 30 June 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 16/03/2021 15:25:08 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1300770

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Ferries: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential effect of the introduction of freeports on seafarer employment in the roll-on roll-off ferries sector.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	165513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p>Freeports will bring together ports, local authorities, businesses and other key local stakeholders to achieve a common goal of shared prosperity and opportunity for their regions. This is likely to increase jobs in the Humber region, including seafarer jobs due to greater shipping activity.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts grouped question UIN 165509 question first answered 16/03/2021 15:28:43 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1300771

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to respond to Question 134504, on Coronavirus: Vaccination, tabled on 8 January 2021 by the hon. Member for Linlithgow and East Falkirk.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	165608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>We take parliamentary scrutiny incredibly seriously and it is fundamentally important that hon. Members are provided with accurate and timely information to enable them to hold the Government to account. We are working rapidly to provide all Members with accurate answers to their questions, as well as supporting the Government’s response to the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The hon. Member’s question will be answered as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 11/03/2021 12:21:46 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1300774

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether UK citizens’ data is afforded the same degree of protection in Japan under the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement as EU data is under the Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	165471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The EU-Japan agreement does not include data provisions. There is simply a review clause in the free flow of data article that commits the parties to assess the need for the inclusion of provisions on the free flow of data in the agreement within 3 years.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>UK citizens’ data protection rights are not impacted by the agreement with Japan and UK data protection standards will not change as a result of the agreement. The UK data protection regime - enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR - will continue to apply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/03/2021 13:27:54 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1300775

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Departments operational guidance Schools coronavirus (COVID-19) dated February 2021, who undertook the research or evidence gathering regarding the effectiveness or safety of transparent face coverings; and whether that research or evidence gathering was specific to educational settings.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	165582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2021 answer text <p>The Department for Education’s ‘Schools coronavirus (COVID-19) operational guidance’, sets out the educational settings in which face coverings should be worn. Their guidance states that transparent face coverings may also be worn as an alternative to cloth face coverings.</p><p>The Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) and Public Health England (PHE) regularly monitor and review the international evidence on the effectiveness of face coverings. Their most recent consideration of the science around face coverings was concluded in January. Copies of the rapid reviews undertaken by PHE ‘Face coverings in the community and COVID-19: a rapid review’ and ‘Face coverings in the community and COVID-19 A rapid review (update 1)’ are attached. Both reviews contain references to the scientific literature as part of the study.</p><p>Although the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control suggest that transparent face coverings would be expected to work similarly to other non-medical face coverings if properly fitted, there is currently limited evidence regarding their effectiveness or safety but along with other measures such as social distancing and good hand hygiene, they may help reduce the spread of COVID-19. There is a stronger evidence base for the use of fabric face coverings in reducing the respiratory particles emitted from the mouth and nose of someone who is infected. SAGE has advised that using a cloth face covering is an important mitigation.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill attachment 1 file name PHECOVID19EvidenceReviewFaceCoverings.pdf title Face coverings in the community and COVID-19 2 file name ER-031 Face coverings Rapid Review Update1 2021 01 28.pdf title Face coverings in the community: update 1 grouped question UIN 165583 question first answered 14/04/2021 11:11:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

1300776

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential effect of the Humber Freeport on the availability of seafarer apprenticeships in (a) Hull and (b) the Humber region.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	165656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The Chancellor has not met with the Secretary of State for Education to discuss Freeports since the bidding process closed on the 5 February, in line with the government’s commitment to the fair, open and transparent assessment process outlined in the Bidding Prospectus.</p><p> </p><p>Our focus has been on getting places to send us their bids and proposals, rather than second-guessing what they will do. The government will continue to work with successful bidders to help them achieve their objectives, across a variety of sectors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 15/03/2021 10:38:50 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1300777

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, (a) whether UK citizens’ data has the same protections from onward transfer as EU data and (b) how UK citizens data protection will be enforced.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	165472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>UK citizens will enjoy the same protections for their personal data as they did before the agreement. Nothing in the UK-Japan Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (CEPA) changes the current position in relation to onward transfers of UK personal data from Japan. Transfers of personal data from the UK to Japan are governed by the preserved effect of the EU’s adequacy decision for Japan. This recognises that the Japanese data regime has appropriate protections in place when personal data is transferred from Japan to other countries, including enforcement mechanisms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/03/2021 13:33:56 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1300778

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if UK citizens’ data could be transferred under the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement from Japan to third countries with lower levels of data protection.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	165473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>Transfers of personal data from the UK to third countries are regulated under the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, not free trade agreements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The UK-Japan CEPA does not change the current position in relation to onward transfers of UK personal data from Japan. Transfers of personal data from the UK to Japan are governed by the preserved effect of the EU’s adequacy decision for Japan. This recognises that the Japanese data regime provides appropriate protections when personal data is transferred from Japan to third countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/03/2021 13:32:23 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1300779

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Data Protection: Japan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to trigger UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement public policy exemptions if UK citizens’ data was to be transferred to third countries with lower levels of protection under the agreement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	165474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK is preserving the effect of the EU's adequacy decision for Japan on a transitional basis because robust protections are in place for the international transfer of personal data. The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) does not change this position in relation to onward transfers of UK personal data from Japan.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The CEPA article on cross-border flows (8.84.2) states that exceptions to the flow of data can be made to achieve “legitimate public policy objectives”. This means that if justified, either party could take action to restrict data flows.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>CEPA addresses data flows between the UK and Japan and not onward transfers to other jurisdictions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 17/03/2021 13:31:07 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry