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1701946

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Artificial Intelligence: Israel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether any UK-based artificial intelligence companies have export licenses to Israel.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	22437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>We continue to monitor the situation in Israel and Gaza closely. The UK has not granted any export licences to UK-based AI companies to export to Israel.</p><p> </p><p>All export licence applications are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. The UK operates one of the most robust and transparent export control regimes in the world.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 10:10:38 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1702294

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Export Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether export control licensing requirements for AI weapons systems include checks on the (a) accuracy and (b) reliability of those systems.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	22662
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>HM Government takes its export control responsibilities very seriously and we operate one of the most robust and transparent export control regimes in the world. This is an important lever for promoting both UK prosperity and national and global security.</p><p> </p><p>We rigorously assess every application on a case-by-case basis against strict assessment criteria, the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria (the SELC).</p><p> </p><p>The SELC provide a thorough risk assessment framework for export licence applications and require us to think hard about the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities. We will not license the export of equipment where to do so would be inconsistent with the SELC. These are not decisions we take lightly.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 15:53:27 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1696834

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2024
	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	Polio
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information her Department holds on the number of patients who (a) have had polio and (b) have post-polio syndrome in the latest period for which data is available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	19226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department does not hold data on the number of patients who have had polio or post-polio syndrome. However, the Department does hold data on the number of admissions to hospital, where polio or post-polio syndrome was recorded as a diagnosis, from 2018 to 2023:</p><p>- in 2018/19, there were 176 admissions to National Health Service hospitals in England where polio was recorded as the diagnosis, and 797 admissions where post-polio syndrome was recorded as the diagnosis;</p><p>- in 2019/20, there were 187 admissions to NHS hospitals in England where polio was recorded as the diagnosis, and 813 admissions where post-polio syndrome was recorded as the diagnosis;</p><p>- in 2020/21, there were 107 admissions to NHS hospitals in England where polio was recorded as the diagnosis, and 522 admissions where post-polio syndrome was recorded as the diagnosis;</p><p>- in 2021/22, there were 115 admissions to NHS hospitals in England where polio was recorded as the diagnosis, and 630 admissions where post-polio syndrome was recorded as the diagnosis; and</p><p>- in 2022/23, there were 104 admissions to NHS hospitals in England where polio was recorded as the diagnosis, and 632 admissions where post-polio syndrome was recorded as the diagnosis.</p><p>It is important to note that the number of admissions does not represent the number of patients, as a person may have more than one admission within the period. It is estimated that there are approximately 120,000 people living in the United Kingdom who survived polio when they were younger. Some of these have, or will develop, post-polio syndrome.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 28/03/2024 11:43:41 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1695882

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2024
	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: Arms Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the statement by Amnesty International UK and other NGOs entitled UK Groups say Government’s Public Position on Weapons Licences to Israel is at odds with what the Government has Admitted in Litigation, and Calls for an Explanation, as Rafah Braces for Further Atrocities, published on 28 February 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	18625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government operates a robust and thorough assessment of licence applications against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, and we will not grant an export licence if to do so would be inconsistent with those Criteria. We regularly publish data on export licensing decisions on the dedicated gov.uk site: [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data].</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 21/03/2024 16:47:11 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1685104

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what constituencies in Scotland (a) have and (b) have not been allocated funding via the Levelling Up Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	11549
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>A full list of successful applicants, as well as geographic and thematic analysis can be found on Gov.UK.</p><p>Successful <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-first-round-successful-bidders&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C138ebc443a6f4ad4e96908dc20ff7d0a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638421528877625876%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jQvh%2FZC4uXAqSiMTFJfE0ZcIlsRq7L%2FICpovfkCyg6c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Round 1 bidders</a></p><p>Successful <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-round-2-successful-bidders&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C138ebc443a6f4ad4e96908dc20ff7d0a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638421528877636204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uq9PIKvZdBZ99MrbVKVkH7uVNIKLcISFhrBxRS3WkF8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Round 2 bidders</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Flevelling-up-fund-round-3-explanatory-and-methodology-note-on-the-decision-making-process&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C138ebc443a6f4ad4e96908dc20ff7d0a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638421528877643625%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cQMMEFPW4mJ%2Bhb5iTclYCEvUZ%2Fu1MPAQK%2FefSaeZX5o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Round 3 projects</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-round-2-thematic-and-geographic-analysis&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C138ebc443a6f4ad4e96908dc20ff7d0a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638421528877650059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=71J4Q4%2BjLoGR3QqtbJQSa2MmsO5ZzGmWxCDVaxSUx%2BU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Round’s 1 and 2 geographic and thematic analysis</a></p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 11550 question first answered 31/01/2024 11:54:16 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1685105

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what local authorities in Scotland (a) have and (b) have not been allocated funding via the Levelling Up Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	11550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>A full list of successful applicants, as well as geographic and thematic analysis can be found on Gov.UK.</p><p>Successful <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-first-round-successful-bidders&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C138ebc443a6f4ad4e96908dc20ff7d0a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638421528877625876%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=jQvh%2FZC4uXAqSiMTFJfE0ZcIlsRq7L%2FICpovfkCyg6c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Round 1 bidders</a></p><p>Successful <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-round-2-successful-bidders&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C138ebc443a6f4ad4e96908dc20ff7d0a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638421528877636204%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uq9PIKvZdBZ99MrbVKVkH7uVNIKLcISFhrBxRS3WkF8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Round 2 bidders</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Flevelling-up-fund-round-3-explanatory-and-methodology-note-on-the-decision-making-process&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C138ebc443a6f4ad4e96908dc20ff7d0a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638421528877643625%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=cQMMEFPW4mJ%2Bhb5iTclYCEvUZ%2Fu1MPAQK%2FefSaeZX5o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Round 3 projects</a></p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-round-2-thematic-and-geographic-analysis&amp;data=05%7C02%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C138ebc443a6f4ad4e96908dc20ff7d0a%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638421528877650059%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=71J4Q4%2BjLoGR3QqtbJQSa2MmsO5ZzGmWxCDVaxSUx%2BU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Round’s 1 and 2 geographic and thematic analysis</a></p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 11549 question first answered 31/01/2024 11:54:16 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1682122

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	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	Gaza: Development Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment his Department has made of the scale of damage to UK-funded projects in Gaza since 7 October 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	9715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2024 answer text <p>Given the ongoing conflict, we are not able to provide this assessment at this time. There is a desperate need for increased humanitarian support to Gaza.</p><p>We have trebled our aid commitment for this financial year and are working closely with partners in international agencies and in the region to increase access. We are pushing to see Israel take greater care to limit its operations to military targets and avoid harming civilians and destroying homes. We continue to call for International Humanitarian Law (IHL) to be respected and civilians to be protected.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 26/01/2024 15:01:33 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1682121

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	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: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many meetings he has had with the Israeli Ambassador since 13 November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	9714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2024 answer text <p>We continue to engage closely and regularly with a range of senior Israeli officials. Since the outbreak of the conflict on 7 October, the Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely has had two meetings with Foreign Office Ministers. The Ambassador spoke with Lord Ahmad, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, on 10 October. She also attended a meeting on 24 October between former Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and the families of those taken hostage by Hamas.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/01/2024 11:14:42 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1668491

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Civil Servants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of civil servants in his Department who are (a) graded as senior civil servant 2 and (b) on full-time equivalent contracts are women.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	968
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Information on the department’s workforce size is published routinely each year as part of the Civil Service Annual Workforce Statistics. Information for each of the years in question can be found at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fcivil-service-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7d66397287274175ec2008dbe5439c2f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638355850761046069%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FsCxXIjFbt%2FLfsp888Tfh%2FyQlp0mWqMpr8NSpsB2uW8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>As of 31st October 2023, 58% of this Department’s Civil Servants who are employed on temporary contracts are women.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 744 969 question first answered 17/11/2023 11:42:22 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1668492

	registered interest
	date	08/11/2023
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what proportion of civil servants who are on temporary contracts in his Department are women.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
	uin	969
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Information on the department’s workforce size is published routinely each year as part of the Civil Service Annual Workforce Statistics. Information for each of the years in question can be found at the following <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fcivil-service-statistics&amp;data=05%7C01%7CPS.Advisers%40levellingup.gov.uk%7C7d66397287274175ec2008dbe5439c2f%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638355850761046069%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2FsCxXIjFbt%2FLfsp888Tfh%2FyQlp0mWqMpr8NSpsB2uW8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>As of 31st October 2023, 58% of this Department’s Civil Servants who are employed on temporary contracts are women.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young grouped question UIN 744 968 question first answered 17/11/2023 11:42:22 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
	tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar