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1336535

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Answer of 27 November 2020 to Question 118120, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the of the Nita M. Lowey Middle East Partnership for Peace Act 2020; and whether the UK will assume one of the international seats on the governing board of the International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace created by that Act.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	16273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK government shares the objective of increasing understanding and dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. In support of this, we continue to fund peacebuilding projects focused on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. UK officials also remain in close contact with the US government regarding the International Fund. We look forward to hearing more from the Alliance for Middle East Peace (ALLMEP) and US Government about the International Fund's objectives and the projects it will support. Once more information is available, we will consider options for collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 22/06/2021 16:06:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1336538

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that asylum applications are considered in a timely manner.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>We have already made significant progress in prioritising cases with acute vulnerability and those in receipt of the greatest level of support, including Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children. Additionally, we are prioritising older cases and cases where an individual has already received a decision, but a reconsideration is required.</p><p>The Home Office is pursuing a programme of transformation and business improvement initiatives which will speed up decision making, reduce the time people spend in the system and reduce the numbers who are awaiting an interview or decision.</p><p>This includes an uplift in decision making capacity and providing improved training and career progression opportunities to aid retention of staff. We are continuing to develop existing and new technology to help build on recent improvements such as digital interviewing and move away from a paper-based system.</p><p>There are three key areas of focus in the short to medium term to reduce the number of outstanding asylum cases by improving efficiency and productivity, reducing the outstanding case load and building high performing teams.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 23/06/2021 12:48:11 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1336541

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that Afghans who have worked for the British Armed Forces will not be forced to leave the UK under the relocation scheme.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government is strongly committed to fulfilling its responsibilities to current and former locally employed staff in Afghanistan. Ministry of Defence officials continue to work closely with the Home Office on all aspects of the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy, which offers current and former Afghan staff the opportunity to build safe and secure futures for themselves and their families in the UK.</p><p>The relocation scheme contains no provisions within it that force former locally employed staff who have worked for the British Armed Forces to leave the UK, and the Government has already supported more than 1,380 former Afghan staff and their families in creating new lives in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/06/2021 16:39:44 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1336542

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to provide support to those members of the British armed forces who have been referred to the Government's terror prevention programme; and what steps he is taking in response to that matter.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2021 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not tolerate extremism of any kind and it is not compatible with the values and standards of our Armed Forces. Where such behaviour is believed to be occurring, early action is taken to confront and challenge this, including ensuring that referrals are made to the appropriate authorities.</p><p>Service personnel referred for suspected extremism are supported through the process, which can result in dismissal, with appropriate advice, guidance, and counselling as required and requested. In addition, the usual welfare mechanisms and pastoral support remain open to the individual through their local Chain of Command and via organisations such as SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity. Membership of proscribed organisations and extremist behaviour is not tolerated and those who have been convicted of offences are unlikely to continue to serve.</p><p>The MOD adheres to the Home Office Prevent programme. Further information on Prevent can be found on the Government's counter-terrorism website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance. Internally, Defence uses the Channel process to deal with Service personnel who have shown signs of extremism. Information on the Channel process can be found at the following website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/channel-and-prevent-multi-agency-panel-pmap-guidance</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 22/06/2021 16:42:27 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1336543

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Eyes: Tumours
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the planned timescale for robotic surgery to treat eye tumours to become available in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions, as this is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/06/2021 14:37:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1336545

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the (a) Prime Minister and (b) World Health Organisation to improve assistance to developing nations through provision of the covid-19 vaccine.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16109
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK is playing a leading role in international efforts to deliver rapid, equitable access to safe and effective vaccines. We are among the largest donors to the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), committing £548 million, which leveraged $1 billion from other donors in 2020 through match-funding. This support to COVAX has been critical to it distributing COVID-19 vaccines to over 130 countries and economies, with its aim to provide up to 1.8 billion doses to low and middle-income countries by early 2022. The UK has also committed to sharing 100 million vaccine doses over the next year, with the majority going to COVAX.</p><p>The Prime Minister and Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office (FCDO) Ministers regularly discuss efforts to further boost global COVID-19 vaccination efforts with international partners. This includes the World Health Organisation (WHO), with Dr Tedros among those who addressed Leaders at the G7 Summit in June. The FCDO is supporting the WHO with £340 million in fully flexible core funding between 2020-2024 for its work on pandemics and emergencies, health systems, and institutional reform.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 21/06/2021 15:42:52 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1336549

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
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	Diabetes: Diets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his Department's policy to promote soup and shakes diets to help put diabetes into remission; and if he will take steps to increase funding for research into that matter.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	16111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2021 answer text <p>NHS England launched the low-calorie diet (LCD) pilot programme in September 2020, following a commitment in the NHS Long Term Plan. It provides LCD treatment for people living with type 2 diabetes who are overweight or obese. The LCD programme requires participants to substitute all meals with specifically formulated total diet replacement products, for example soups and shakes, for 12 weeks alongside engagement with a 12-month behaviour change and weight maintenance support package.</p><p>While there are no immediate plans to increase research funding into the matter, NHS England is now testing different service delivery models for up to 5,000 people across 10 integrated care systems to understand how these services can best be delivered at scale by the National Health Service.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 21/06/2021 14:24:45 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1336551

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: West Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are in possession of a firearms licence registered in (a) Wakefield and (b) West Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
uin	16264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>All persons acquiring, or in possession of, a firearm or shotgun must hold a certificate issued by the chief officer of the police force area in which they reside unless they are otherwise exempt.</p><p>The Home Office publishes annual figures for each police force in England and Wales on the number of firearm and/or shotgun certificate holders. The latest figures on the number of firearms certificate holders is available from table 13 of the <em>‘</em><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/firearm-certificates-in-england-and-wales" target="_blank"><em>Firearm and Shotgun Certificates in England and Wales Statistics - Financial Year 2019/20</em></a><em>’ </em>publication.</p><p> </p><p>Data for year ending March 2021 will be made available on 15 July 2021.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/06/2021 10:33:08 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

1336552

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to his Department's guidance entitled Red, amber and green list rules for entering England, updated on 8 June 2021, (a) what constitutes as mixing in relation to transit stops and (b) whether a passenger who follows social distancing rules at all times while making a transit stop would be considered to have mixed.
tabling member constituency	Loughborough
tabling member printed	Jane Hunt
uin	16263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>Only passengers who are kept separated from other travellers at transit stops, for example on an aircraft, in a train carriage, or in a separate area of a terminal, are considered not to have transited through that country.</p><p>The Government expects all operators to manage the risks of COVID-19 transmission. The guidance is clear that social distancing of with risk mitigations should be observed where possible. Where social distancing is not possible, operators are advised to carry out a risk assessment and implement appropriate risk controls. For example, wearing a face covering can play a role in helping us to protect each other.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 23/06/2021 14:08:32 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4839 label Biography information for Jane Hunt

1336553

registered interest
date	15/06/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Plastics: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will hold discussions with Ministers of the Department for International Trade on the finding that plastic packaging and bags from seven of the top 10 UK supermarkets have been found at multiple sites across south-west Turkey as set out in Greenpeace’s report, Trashed: how the UK is still dumping plastic waste on the rest of the world, published in May 2021; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
uin	16241
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>It is illegal to export waste from the UK to be dumped or burned overseas. Under the UK legislation on waste shipments, businesses involved in the export of wastes are required to take all necessary steps to ensure that the waste they ship is managed in an environmentally sound manner throughout its shipment and during its recycling. The Environment Agency (EA), as the competent authority for waste shipments for England, has been proactively engaging with the authorities in Turkey on the issue of illegal plastic waste exports over the past year. The Environment Agency has liaised with Greenpeace, following their recent report, in order to seek information which could assist them with their compliance monitoring and enforcement of waste exports to Turkey.</p><p> </p><p>All waste exports need to be made in accordance with the relevant legislation and the UK regulators have a system of inspections in place to verify compliance under the waste exports and packaging regimes respectively. Over the last 12 months, monitoring by the Environment Agency (EA) has had a particular focus on preventing illegal plastic waste exports. In 2020, the EA prevented the illegal export of 46 shipping containers of plastic waste to Turkey, this year they have already prevented the illegal export of 122 containers of plastic waste to Turkey. The EA also currently has four active investigations into illegal waste exports to Turkey. The Environment Agency (EA) has developed a good relationship with the Turkish Ministry of Environment, who have expressed their thanks for the UK’s collaborative approach in preventing illegal exports of waste to Turkey. Turkey has now banned the import of most plastic wastes.</p><p> </p><p>The UK government has pledged to introduce tougher controls on illegal waste exports, and the Environment Bill includes a power to introduce mandatory electronic tracking of waste which will make it harder for criminals to obtain and export waste illegally. We plan to launch a consultation on this in the Autumn.</p><p> </p><p>Within this context, Defra is working with the Department for International Trade on supporting the development of more plastic processing infrastructure within the UK to reduce the need to export these materials to other countries, such as Turkey. The Government is also committed to a bringing forward a ban on plastic exports to non-OECD countries.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/06/2021 14:49:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark