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1506295

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	UK Export Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of UK Export Finance in supporting UK businesses.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	49623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>British businesses have been helped to export to 61 countries around the world over the past year with £7.4 billion of government support through UK Export Finance – providing a significant boost to jobs and the UK economy.</p><p> </p><p>This support has helped 545 companies directly (of whom 81% were small and medium sized enterprises), and thousands more indirectly in supply chains. During that year, UK Export Finance supported around 72,000 UK jobs. UK Export Finance provided £33 billion of support to UK exporters during the period 2017/18 to 2021/22. UK Export Finance was recently named the world’s best ECA at the International TFG Trade Awards 2022.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh question first answered 29/09/2022 11:01:10 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1506338

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Defence: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) original and (b) current cost expectations for the AURORA programme.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	49564
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>Project AURORA, the replacement plutonium manufacturing capability at the Atomic Weapons Establishment is beginning its Initial Assessment phase. An Accounting Officer Assessment is currently being conducted by the Ministry of Defence in support of this, and the cost estimates for this phase of the project will be published once this assessment has been completed.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 22/09/2022 10:32:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506339

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Powered Vessels: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the (a) original and (b) current cost expectations for the Core Production Capability programme.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	49565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2022 answer text <p>The original expected programme cost to completion at initial approval was £1,385 million. The current programme expected cost to completion is £1,822 million. The cost increase is due to changes in programme scope since initial approval along with the combination of additional submarine core manufacturing and facility regeneration costs.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 16/09/2022 08:48:05 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1506215

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Office for Veterans' Affairs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions his Department has had with the Office for Veterans Affairs on Ben Parkinson's case in the context of the Sunday Times investigation published on 4 September; and what his planned timetable is for reviewing the circumstances of Ben Parkinson's case.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	49670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2022 answer text <p>As my answer contains personal information, I will write to the hon. Member shortly.</p> answering member constituency Wrexham answering member printed Sarah Atherton question first answered 12/10/2022 06:54:59 answering member 4855 label Biography information for Sarah Atherton
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1506261

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Mali: White Phosphorus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether British military personnel in Mali have fired white phosphorus munitions.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	49789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>British Personnel in Mali have never fired, used or stored white phosphorous.</p><p>The UK Government condemns the indiscriminate or disproportionate use of any weapon, including incendiary weapons or those that have an incendiary effect, in contravention of international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/09/2022 08:44:59 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1506262

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Military Academy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which foreign heads of state have attended passing out parades at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Lothian
	tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
	uin	49790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>It is routine for a foreign Head of State to be invited to represent the Sovereign at one of the three Sovereign's Parades held annually. Additionally, Cadets are able to invite family members to attend their Commissioning Parade.</p><p>In the previous 12 months, two foreign Heads of State have attended Commissioning Parades at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as parents:</p><ul><li><p>HM The Sultan of Oman (July 2022)</p></li><li><p>HE Mr Paul Kagame, the President of Rwanda (August 2022)</p></li></ul> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 23/09/2022 08:41:53 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1506211

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Innovation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department has taken to promote innovation by SMEs (a) across the country, (b) in Hounslow and (c) in Feltham and Heston constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	49677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is acting decisively to enable all businesses to innovate. It has launched new Prosperity Partnerships, invested a further £25m in the Connecting Capability Fund, and in financial year 2021-22 supported more than 850 SME manufacturing firms with almost 150 digital transformation projects through Made Smarter Adoption.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which is delivered by local government across the UK, has the aim of building pride in place and increasing life chances. The Greater London Authority has been given £145m across the three years of the Fund.</p><p>Local authorities will decide what they wish to deliver, in line with local priorities and need. We have published a full list on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/09/2022 17:02:36 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1506240

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Diseases: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of researchers in the UK researching (a) dementia, (b) cancer, (c) stroke and (d) coronary heart disease in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	49778
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not collect this data.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 23/09/2022 08:44:35 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1506278

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Vesa Equity Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has held meetings with (a) Daniel Kretinsky and (b) representatives of VESA Equity Investment SARL in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	49694
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>Ministers regularly meet with external stakeholders. Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published quarterly and can be found on GOV.UK at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/beis-ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The latest published data covers January to March 2022, further data will be published in due course. In line with Cabinet Office Guidance organisations are listed instead of individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Details of meetings held by officials are not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 28/09/2022 16:59:59 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1506284

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Diseases: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of researchers in the UK researching (a) dementia, (b) cancer, (c) stroke and (d) coronary heart disease in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	East Renfrewshire
	tabling member printed	Kirsten Oswald
	uin	49702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not collect this data.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 22/09/2022 08:30:18 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4413 label Biography information for Kirsten Oswald