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1088485

	registered interest
	date	13/03/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Israel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason (a) article 4 of the Trade and Partnership Agreement between the UK Government and the Government of Israel describes the territoriality of only the UK and (b) the territoriality of Israel is referred to only in the explanatory memorandum; what legal force the explanatory memorandum has; and what assurances the Government has given to the state of Israel on accepting the territorial limitation of that UK-Israel agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	231955
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>With regard to Israel, the EU-Israel Trade Agreements apply to the State of Israel and this same territorial application is incorporated into the UK-Israel agreement, without change. The UK has been clear that it does not recognise the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs), including the settlements, as part of the State of Israel and that the OPTs are not covered by the UK-Israel Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>The incorporated territorial application of the EU-Israel agreements has had to change with regard to the UK, to reflect our departure from the EU. The UK-Israel agreement, therefore, makes clear that it applies to the UK and the territories for whose international relations it is responsible.</p><p> </p><p>The Explanatory Memorandum is laid before Parliament to assist parliamentary scrutiny of the UK-Israel agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 18/03/2019 13:25:35 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1046901

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Industrial Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Health and Safety Executive is taking to protect outdoor workers from the potential ill-health effects of long-term exposure to air pollution.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	211691
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive is the independent regulator for work-related health and safety in Great Britain; it does not regulate environmental exposures. In the UK, responsibility for meeting air quality limit values is devolved to the national administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has responsibility for meeting the limit values in England and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) co-ordinates assessment and air quality plans for the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 31/01/2019 15:34:12 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1046902

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Industrial Health and Safety
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what research the Health and Safety Executive is undertaking to better understand the effect of polluted air on the health of outdoor workers.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	211692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The Health and Safety Executive is not currently undertaking any research to better understand the effect of polluted air on the health of outdoor workers.</p><p> </p><p>Defra and the Devolved Administrations carry out air quality modelling both to provide information on concentrations of pollutants in places where they do not monitor and to predict concentrations under different situations, for example in the future or as a result of possible new policies.</p><p>The UK Stratospheric Ozone and UV monitoring programme funded by Defra and the Devolved Administrations provides ozone and UV background information and includes a map of the ozone and UV monitoring stations across the UK.</p><p>Defra and the Devolved Administrations also support a number of research networks that gather data about certain air pollutants.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 31/01/2019 15:12:14 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1083619

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	United Arab Emirates: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with his Emirati counterpart during his visit to Abu Dhabi on 3 March 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	229661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>​The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs visited Abu Dhabi on 3 March as part of a wider Gulf tour including Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. He discussed bilateral and regional issues with the United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, including the situation in Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/03/2019 17:13:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1059946

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what combinations of cladding and insulation the Government plans to commission the Building Research Establishment to test as part of the non-ACM testing programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	220135
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to question 217591 on 11 February.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/02/2019 16:35:38 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1059947

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Government has made on the effectiveness of the BS 8414 test on the fire performance of external cladding systems in reflecting real world scenarios.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	220136
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>I refere the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to question UIN 214599 on 4 February.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/02/2019 16:01:28 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1059948

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will instruct the Building Research Establishment to design the BS 8414 tests on the fire performance of external cladding systems to reflect the worst-case scenario of a building fire.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	220137
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Tests carried out using the BS 8414 methodology are designed using the established and recognised BS 8414 methodology. Rigs to be used in tests are constructed in line with standard industry practice to ensure compliance with Approved Document B guidance on the construction of external wall systems.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 220138 220140 question first answered 19/02/2019 15:55:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1059950

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Grenfell Tower fire, if the Government will take account of common installation failures when commissioning the British Research Establishment to conduct BS 8414 tests on the fire performance of external cladding systems when testing non-ACM materials to ensure that those tests reflect worst case scenarios.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	220138
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Tests carried out using the BS 8414 methodology are designed using the established and recognised BS 8414 methodology. Rigs to be used in tests are constructed in line with standard industry practice to ensure compliance with Approved Document B guidance on the construction of external wall systems.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 220137 220140 question first answered 19/02/2019 15:55:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1059951

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Insulation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government plans to publish the full details and results of the BS 8414 tests on the fire performance of external cladding systems commissioned by the Building Research Establishment as part of its non-ACM testing programme.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	220139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer of 18 February to question UIN 220245.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 19/02/2019 16:00:33 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1059952

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Buildings: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Government will take steps to ensure that the BS8414 tests carried out by the Building Research Establishment on non-ACM materials include (a) windows, (b) ventilation openings and (c) reasonably spaced fire barriers.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	220140
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>Tests carried out using the BS 8414 methodology are designed using the established and recognised BS 8414 methodology. Rigs to be used in tests are constructed in line with standard industry practice to ensure compliance with Approved Document B guidance on the construction of external wall systems.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 220137 220138 question first answered 19/02/2019 15:55:29 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter