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1128922

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	06/06/2019
	date	03/06/2019
	date tabled	03/06/2019
	ddp created	03/06/2019 16:28:49
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	03/06/2019 16:56:10 06/06/2019 16:06:01
	hansard heading	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	identifier	259287
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	06/06/2019 15:34:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a response to EDM 2425 entitled UN Condemnation of UK occupation of the Chagos Islands.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259287
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259287
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As set out in Written Ministerial Statement - HCWS1528 of 30 April and in the statement by the UK Permanent Representative at UNGA on 23 May, we were disappointed that this matter was referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and UN General Assembly. An Advisory Opinion of the ICJ is advice provided to the United Nations General Assembly at its request; it is not a legally binding judgment. The Government has considered the content of the Opinion carefully, but we do not share the Court's approach. The basic principle that the ICJ should not consider bilateral sovereignty disputes without the consent of both states concerned has been circumvented and this could have wide-reaching implications for all UN member states.</p><p>With regard to Chagossians we are continuing our work to design a support package worth approximately £40m, to improve Chagossian livelihoods in the communities in Mauritius, the Seychelles and the UK where they now live.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1127787

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 17:41:07
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 17:56:07 04/06/2019 17:04:45
	hansard heading	Developing Countries: Water
	house id	1
	identifier	257066
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 16:33:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to the publication entitled, Tackling antimicrobial resistance 2019–2024: The UK’s five-year national action plan, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the implementation of the Government’s commitment to support greater access to water and sanitation; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257066
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257066
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK’s national action plan on tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) sets out challenging five-year ambitions that begin to fulfil the UK’s vision for a world in which AMR is contained and controlled by 2040. DFID and the Department for Health and Social Care are working closely together on tackling AMR and senior officials have met on this issue.</p><p> </p><p>As part of tackling AMR, DFID continues to support health and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) programmes which emphasise the importance of improving infection control, and WASH in health facilities, which is key for the prevention of infections and antimicrobial resistance. The UK is committed to supporting countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 6 target of universal access to water and sanitation by 2030.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1127788

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 17:41:09
	answering body	Department for International Development
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 17:56:09 04/06/2019 13:54:03
	hansard heading	Malawi: Health Services
	house id	1
	identifier	257067
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	04/06/2019 13:22:02
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the adequacy of access to (a) water, (b) sanitation and (c) hygiene facilities in Health Care Facilities in Malawi.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257067
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257067
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Approximately 40% of health facilities in Malawi do not have adequate water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.</p><p>DFID’s £110m Malawi Health Service Support Programme funds regular supply of piped water to health facilities in 28 districts and the construction of new health facilities that meet water, sanitation and hygiene standards. An estimated 400,000 Malawians will benefit from these facilities.</p><p>DFID Malawi has funded UNICEF to improve hygiene facilities in 13 Cholera-prone districts. The NGO WaterAid has received £2m from DFID through UK Aid Match to improve water, sanitation and hygiene services in marginalised districts of Malawi.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1127962

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/06/2019
	date	21/05/2019
	date tabled	21/05/2019
	ddp created	21/05/2019 17:48:29
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	ddp modified	21/05/2019 18:02:38 05/06/2019 11:08:03
	hansard heading	Elections: Internet
	house id	1
	identifier	257144
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 10:37:34
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will issue a response to the recommendations published by FullFact on 12 April 2019 on reform of electoral laws governing online campaigning.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257144
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257144
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to increasing transparency in digital campaigning. On 5 May 2019, the Government announced that candidates, political parties and non-party campaigners will be required to brand or ‘imprint’ their digital election materials, so the public is clear who is targeting them. The Government will bring forward the technical proposal for this regime later on this year.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst there are no current plans for a database of online political adverts, we are encouraging action to increase transparency of wider political advertising online. Several social media companies have already implemented tools to enhance transparency about the origins of political and electoral adverts on their platforms, including political advert libraries. However, these efforts have been inconsistent and the Government is clear that more could be done. As such, the Online Harms White Paper, published on 8 April 2019, proposes that under the new online safety regulatory framework platforms could be required to improve transparency of political advertising, as part of their duty of care to protect their users from disinformation.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1126482

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	14/05/2019
	date tabled	14/05/2019
	ddp created	14/05/2019 19:10:26
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	16/05/2019 13:45:08 20/05/2019 16:24:01
	hansard heading	Debts: Developing Countries
	house id	1
	identifier	254221
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/05/2019 15:52:43
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a response to Early Day Motion 158 on Transparency of developing country debts.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254221
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254221
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>I thank the honourable member for Glasgow North for his question, and refer him to my answer of 14 November to PQ UIN 189731.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1126008

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:24:26
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:25:34 16/05/2019 14:10:09
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	identifier	253634
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/05/2019 13:38:31
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how much the Government has spent on TV and radio advertising to promote smart meters.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253634
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253634
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Smart Energy GB is responsible for the national consumer awareness campaign for smart meters in Great Britain. Smart Energy GB is an independent, not for profit organisation funded by energy suppliers. Details of Smart Energy GB’s budget can be found at: <a href="https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/about-us/essential-documents" target="_blank">https://www.smartenergygb.org/en/about-us/essential-documents</a>.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1126009

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:24:28
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:25:38 16/05/2019 14:10:07
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	identifier	253635
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/05/2019 13:38:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the Data Communications Company will install upgraded communication software to SMETS1 smart meters by 2020.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253635
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253635
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Data Communications Company (DCC) and energy suppliers have obligations to upgrade their systems and operate SMETS1 smart meters within the DCC’s national communications network by the end of 2020.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1126010

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	16/05/2019
	date	13/05/2019
	date tabled	13/05/2019
	ddp created	13/05/2019 18:24:31
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	13/05/2019 18:25:41 16/05/2019 14:10:06
	hansard heading	Energy: Meters
	house id	1
	identifier	253636
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	16/05/2019 13:38:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of conducting a new cost-benefit analysis of the smart meter roll-out over the last five years.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 253636
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	253636
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is committed to publishing a new Cost Benefit Analysis for the Smart Meter Implementation Programme this year.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1124958

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	07/05/2019
	date tabled	07/05/2019
	ddp created	07/05/2019 21:11:28
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	07/05/2019 21:18:07 13/05/2019 11:39:02
	hansard heading	Visas: Ministers of Religion
	house id	1
	identifier	251347
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 11:07:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish a response to Early Day Motion (a) 2358 on Changes to visa requirements for religious workers and (b) 2362 on Tier 5 visas for ministers of religion.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251347
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251347
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government very much values the importance of religious and cultural expression to our communities in the UK and we continue to welcome Ministers of Religion from all faiths who wish to come to the UK in accordance with our Immigration Rules.</p><p>There are two routes for Religious Workers in the current immigration system.</p><p>Tier 2 Ministers of Religion is for those playing a leading role as faith leaders in our religious institutions. This category requires those coming to have a strong command of the English language in order to ensure Ministers of Religion can lead their congregations effectively and can interact with the wider communities they serve.</p><p>The second route, Tier 5 Religious Workers, is for those undertaking non-pastoral roles supporting the activities of these institutions. In line with our other temporary work categories, Tier 5 Religious Workers are not required to demonstrate their English language skills when applying for a visa.</p><p>We have taken steps to prevent our temporary work categories being used as a means to live in the UK for longer periods. Tier 5 is designed to facilitate short periods of knowledge sharing and cultural exchange and yet we have identified evidence of migrants using our Tier 5 Religious Worker and Charity Worker routes to facilitate near continuous residence in the UK.</p><p>We made changes to the Immigration Rules in October 2018 to preclude the use of Tier 5 by minister of Religion and to introduce a ‘cooling off period’, preventing Tier 5 Religious worker and Tier 5 Charity Worker visa holders from returning to the UK, via these immigration routes, for 12 months after their visa expires. This approach underpins the Government’s intention that these are temporary routes.</p><p>Bona fide Ministers of Religion are still welcome to come to the UK and that there remains a route for them in the immigration system through Tier 2.</p><p><br>The Government wrote to faith leaders in December, setting out the detail and explaining the rationale for the changes. Officials remain in regular contact with stakeholders and we are embarking on an extensive programme of engagement, in connection with the future immigration system.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1123144

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	30/04/2019
	date	25/04/2019
	date tabled	25/04/2019
	ddp created	25/04/2019 16:59:11
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	26/04/2019 14:45:21 30/04/2019 12:50:02
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Females
	house id	1
	identifier	247728
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 12:18:46
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will publish a response to EDM 2296 on providing financial restitution to born in the 1950s women.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 247728
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	247728
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The approach of Labour, Conservative and the Coalition governments for the last 24 years since the 1995 pensions Act is the same. This Government’s position on the changes to State Pension age (SPa) remains clear and consistent.</p><p> </p><p>The legislative changes to women’s SPa address the longstanding inequalities that had previously existed between men and women’s SPa. If State Pension age had not been equalised, women would be spending over 40 per cent of their adult life in retirement and this proportion would be continuing to increase. Even after equalising women's State Pension age with men's, women will spend on average around two years more in receipt of their State Pension because of their longer life expectancy.</p><p> </p><p>The overall trend in the percentage of pensioners living in poverty is a dramatic fall over several decades. We are forecast to spend over £120 billion on benefits for pensioners, including £99 billion on the State Pension (2019/2020). In 2019/20 we are spending £3.1 billion to increase benefit and pension rates for pensioners.</p><p> </p><p>The welfare system continues to provide a safety-net for those experiencing hardship, including that caused by unemployment, disability, and coping with caring responsibilities which affect those unable to work and therefore most in need in the run up to their State Pension age. Women who have had their State Pension age increased have the same eligibility to working age in-work, out-of-work and disability benefits as a man with the same date of birth.</p><p> </p><p>This matter has been comprehensively debated on many occasions in Parliament, and any amendment to the current legislation which creates a new inequality between men and women would be highly dubious as a matter of law. The Government does not respond to individual EDMs.</p>
	creator	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady
	publisher	25259
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