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1717890

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will hold discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on duty-free shopping in Northern Ireland airports when travelling to and from destinations in the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	26080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining unfettered access for NI to the whole UK market, as well as full access to the EU market, along with our commitment to avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland.</p><p>Enabling duty-free shopping between Northern Ireland and the EU (of which Ireland is a member) without also introducing border controls on the island of Ireland would lead to significant distortions of trade as well as a significant revenue loss for both UK and Ireland, as it would otherwise create a legal route for unlimited amounts of alcohol and tobacco to flow into the UK market duty-free.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 17/05/2024 15:25:31 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1697769

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Customs: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2024 to Question 14056 on Customs: Digital Technology, when he will publish the Government's response to the UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	19853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government published full details of the Border Target Operating Model in August 2023 and the third stage, which involves the single trade window, is scheduled for 30 October, with the arrangements being made by Statutory Instrument rather than primary legislation. The Cabinet Office is considering whether a response to the UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation should be published and when that would be most useful to all concerned.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:29 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697882

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Import Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, what checks will be carried out on consignments which require a safety and security declaration but which are not subject to sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	19856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The forecast number of Safety &amp; Security (S&amp;S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&amp;S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.</p><p>All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&amp;S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&amp;S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.</p><p>If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 19855 19857 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697884

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Import Controls: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, whether consignments requiring a Safety and Security declaration but not subject to SPS requirements will be required to pay the Common User Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	19857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The forecast number of Safety &amp; Security (S&amp;S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&amp;S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.</p><p>All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&amp;S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&amp;S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.</p><p>If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 19855 19856 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697881

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Import Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, whether the 17.4m additional safety and security declarations projected to be required is inclusive of the 4.5m consignments subject to sanitary and phytosanitary checks.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	19855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The forecast number of Safety &amp; Security (S&amp;S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&amp;S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.</p><p>All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&amp;S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&amp;S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.</p><p>If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 19856 19857 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1689346

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on how goods entering the mainland UK from Northern Ireland will be differentiated from goods entering from the EU at Cairnryan.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	14082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the rest of the UK market is a longstanding Government policy, underscored and strengthened as a result of the package of commitments in our Safeguarding the Union Command Paper. The Windsor Framework (UK Internal Market and Unfettered Access) Regulations 2024 further entrench the legislative protections for unfettered access.</p><p> </p><p>We will use existing systems, using commercial information and evidence, to differentiate qualifying Northern Ireland goods. Operational measures will be in place to prevent avoidance of the rules, drawing on the anti-avoidance powers we have in law to deal with people looking to abuse the system.</p><p> </p><p>We will work closely with all Devolved Administrations on arrangements for non-qualifying goods which move into Great Britain via Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 14085 question first answered 26/02/2024 16:13:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1701929

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterinary Services: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress the Veterinary Medicines working group has made on increasing access to veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland since its inaugural meeting.
	tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
	tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
	uin	22427
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government’s priority is to secure a long-term sustainable solution on veterinary medicines. We aim to settle on a solution through discussions with the EU, as well as continuing to consider all available flexibilities as necessary to safeguard and sustain the supply of veterinary medicines in Northern Ireland. To support that work, the Veterinary Medicines Working Group was established in March. It has met twice so far, and is serving as a forum for constructive and detailed exploration of next steps.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 25/04/2024 15:22:48 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1689353

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that goods entering the mainland UK from Northern Ireland will be differentiated from goods entering from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	14085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the rest of the UK market is a longstanding Government policy, underscored and strengthened as a result of the package of commitments in our Safeguarding the Union Command Paper. The Windsor Framework (UK Internal Market and Unfettered Access) Regulations 2024 further entrench the legislative protections for unfettered access.</p><p> </p><p>We will use existing systems, using commercial information and evidence, to differentiate qualifying Northern Ireland goods. Operational measures will be in place to prevent avoidance of the rules, drawing on the anti-avoidance powers we have in law to deal with people looking to abuse the system.</p><p> </p><p>We will work closely with all Devolved Administrations on arrangements for non-qualifying goods which move into Great Britain via Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 14082 question first answered 26/02/2024 16:13:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

347133

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electorate
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many UK citizens of voting age are currently living overseas; and how many citizens of EU countries of voting age excluding the UK, Ireland, Cyprus and Malta live in (a) the UK and (b) Islington South and Finsbury constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>There are no official Government statistics on the number of UK citizens of voting age resident overseas, but the World Bank’s “Estimates of Migrants Stocks in 2010” as updated by the UN Department for Social and Economic Affairs in 2013 estimates there were approximately 5.2 million British born migrants living overseas.<strong><br> <br> </strong></p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics’ Annual Population Survey estimates that the total number of EU citizens (excluding British citizens) resident in the UK was 2,507,000 in 2013 (excluding the citizens of Ireland, Cyprus and Malta). The estimates are broken down by local authority rather than Parliamentary constituency.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 04/06/2015 11:48:14 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

449931

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	General Election 2015: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many UK citizens resident overseas registered to vote in the 2015 general election; and how many such citizens voted in that election.
	tabling member constituency	Christchurch
	tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
	uin	25553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2016 answer text <p>105,845 overseas electors were registered to vote in May 2015. The marked register, which records electors who have cast their vote, is not collated centrally. It is therefore not possible to tell how many overseas electors voted at the 2015 General Election.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 05/02/2016 14:25:56 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
	tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope