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1144349

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	5G: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to respond to the Scottish Government's 5G strategy entitled Forging our Digital Future with 5G: A strategy for Scotland, published on 26 August 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	286329
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><em>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</em></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 09/09/2019 13:45:18 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

1241384

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Stirling of 10 July 2020 on MENA civil society.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	100542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>A response has now been sent.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/10/2020 16:52:55 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1241392

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Stirling of 2 September 2020 on human rights in Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	100543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2020 answer text <p>A response has now been sent.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 12/10/2020 14:11:01 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1345240

	registered interest
	date	08/07/2021
	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	Development Aid: Nutrition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his priorities are for nutrition in the context of the Department’s seven priority areas for international development set out in his oral contribution of 26 November 2020, Official report, column 1018.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	29907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2021 answer text <p>Addressing malnutrition is important for wider UK objectives to alleviate poverty and to improve health and education in the poorest regions of the world. Our funding in areas such as health and humanitarian response will contribute to this effort. By shifting our focus to empowering partner governments and maximising how multilaterals support nutrition, we will strengthen the health and food systems needed to ensure people are well-nourished now and into the future.</p><p>Malnourished people are likely to be more severely affected by COVID-19 and the indirect impacts of COVID-19 are expected to increase malnutrition across Africa and Asia in particular. Prevention and treatment of malnutrition is part of FCDO's response to address the indirect impacts of COVID-19 in countries such as Somalia, Yemen, South Sudan and Ethiopia.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2021 09:07:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1422000

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2022
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Yemen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Government’s Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, whether she has conducted a review of relevant licences following the 19 January 2022 bombings of the C-Plas and the Ibn Sina Hospitals in Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen; and whether any licences have been suspended or revoked as a result of that review.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	122831
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2022 answer text <p>All licences – to all markets – are kept under careful and continual review and we are able to suspend, refuse or revoke licences as circumstances require. An export licence will not be granted (or, if extant, it would be revoked) if it is incompatible with any of the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria. This includes Criterion 2c, whether there is a clear risk that the items might be used to commit or facilitate a serious violation of international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 23/02/2022 11:28:21 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1278299

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many licences for arms exports to Saudi Arabia have been denied since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	140266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>Arms exports require an export licence, and all export licence applications are assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the “Consolidated Criteria”).</p><p> </p><p>HM Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations on GOV.UK containing detailed information including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This information is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data </a>and the most recent publication was on 13<sup>th</sup> October 2020, covering the period 1<sup>st</sup> April – 30<sup>th</sup> June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are able to place conditions on how goods are used in situations where goods remain under an exporter’s control following export, such as temporary exports. We rigorously examine all applications on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated Criteria, which takes into account our obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty and other relevant rules of international law. Whilst no Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) have been refused since 2015, 11 Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) have been rejected for arms exports to Saudi Arabia. This shows the Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to think hard about the possible impact of both providing equipment and its capabilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 140267 question first answered 22/01/2021 12:05:19 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1278302

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what conditions on arms use her Department has placed on Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	140267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2021 answer text <p>Arms exports require an export licence, and all export licence applications are assessed against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (the “Consolidated Criteria”).</p><p> </p><p>HM Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations on GOV.UK containing detailed information including the overall value, type (e.g. Military, Other) and a summary of the items covered by these licences. This information is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">gov.uk/government/collections/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data </a>and the most recent publication was on 13<sup>th</sup> October 2020, covering the period 1<sup>st</sup> April – 30<sup>th</sup> June 2020.</p><p> </p><p>We are able to place conditions on how goods are used in situations where goods remain under an exporter’s control following export, such as temporary exports. We rigorously examine all applications on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated Criteria, which takes into account our obligations under the Arms Trade Treaty and other relevant rules of international law. Whilst no Standard Individual Export Licences (SIELs) have been refused since 2015, 11 Open Individual Export Licences (OIELs) have been rejected for arms exports to Saudi Arabia. This shows the Consolidated Criteria provide a thorough risk assessment framework and require us to think hard about the possible impact of both providing equipment and its capabilities.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 140266 question first answered 22/01/2021 12:05:19 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1229095

	registered interest
	date	28/08/2020
	answering body	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	209
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	House of Lords: Members' Interests
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to improve oversight and transparency of the financial and business interests of Members of the House of Lords.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	82387
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>As has always been the case, this is a matter for the House itself and the Code of Conduct for the House of Lords sets out that there is a duty on peers to declare their interests.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/09/2020 16:13:24 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1329056

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Driving Tests: Stirling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the timeliness of the next available date for a practical driving test for a (a) car, (b) HGV, (c) motorcycle and (d) tractor in Stirling.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	8735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2021 answer text <p>As of 24 May 2021, the next available date to take a practical driving test in Stirling is:</p><p>(a) 6 weeks for car</p><p>(b) 10.5 weeks for HGV (nearest centres: Livingston - 10 weeks, Perth - 11 weeks, Glasgow - 10 weeks)</p><p>(c) 6 weeks for motorcycle (nearest centres: Glasgow Shieldhall module one - 11 weeks / module two -1 week, Edinburgh Musselburgh module one - 1 week, module two - 1 week, Livingston module two only - 1 week)</p><p>(d) 13 weeks for tractor</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 10/06/2021 16:25:02 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1404910

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2022
	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	Peace
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of establishing a Peace Institute associated with the work of her Department.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	108621
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2022 answer text <p>As outlined in the Integrated Review (IR), the UK is committed to working to reduce the frequency and intensity of conflict and instability. The FCDO's Conflict Directorate, formed in response to this IR commitment, will support a more integrated HMG approach, and include provision of a specialist capability on peace process and mediation support. The UK has a vibrant and expert community of peacebuilding organisations, academics and practitioners. In line with the IR, the FCDO will seek to draw upon expertise from across this UK-based community and the wider sector globally.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 28/01/2022 13:29:13 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith