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1125300

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:57:24
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	09/05/2019 16:15:11 15/05/2019 15:45:02
	hansard heading	Low Emission Zones
	house id	1
	identifier	251896
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/05/2019 15:13:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make available funds from the Air Quality Grant Program to support local investment in ultra-low emission zones in suburbs of major cities; and will he make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251896
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251896
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Air Quality Grant is a competitive grant and eligible local authorities can apply for support on innovative projects to reduce air pollution. Projects are evaluated based on air quality priorities.</p><p> </p><p>We have provided almost £500 million to local authorities to enable action to tackle harmful roadside emissions including through clean air zones, and more than £3 million will be awarded to local authorities this year via the Air Quality Grant Fund.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1244179

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/10/2020
	date	16/10/2020
	date tabled	16/10/2020
	ddp created	16/10/2020 14:57:30
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	ddp modified	20/10/2020 09:05:15 26/10/2020 15:20:08
	hansard heading	Community Housing
	house id	1
	identifier	104672
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/10/2020 14:48:11
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what fiscal steps he plans to take to support people wanting to form or live in a housing co-operative; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 104672
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	104672
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government recognises that the community-led housing sector – of which housing co-operatives are an important part – offers significant potential for helping to meet housing need across England. In addition to helping to increase the rate of delivery of new housing, it will help to deliver a range of benefits including diversifying the housebuilding sector, improving design and construction quality, developing modern methods of construction, and sustaining local communities and local economies. The support and close involvement of the local community enables the community-led approach to secure planning permission and deliver housing that could not be brought forward through speculative development.</p><p>The principal way in which the Government supported the community-led housebuilding sector in England in recent years was through the Community Housing Fund, making available £163 million in grants over 2018/19 and 2019/20. Budgets for future years will be considered at the Spending Review later this year. Community-led housebuilding organisations that are registered as providers of social housing may seek capital funding from the Shared Ownership and Affordable Homes programme operated outside London by Homes England.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1287728

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/02/2021
	date	19/02/2021
	date tabled	19/02/2021
	ddp created	19/02/2021 16:45:34
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	ddp modified	23/02/2021 09:35:17 01/03/2021 17:56:10
	hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
	house id	1
	identifier	154688
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/03/2021 17:25:57
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will attempt to negotiate a reduction in the cost of business visas for working in (a) Spain, (b) France and (c) Germany, and if he will make a statement.
	session	2019/21
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2019/21 154688
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	154688
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The costs of visas is an exclusive competence of EU Member States. They are not negotiated with other trade partners, and the UK respects the rights of other countries to set their visa-pricing policy.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1343035

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/07/2021
	date	05/07/2021
	date tabled	05/07/2021
	ddp created	01/07/2021 17:16:31
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	ddp modified	05/07/2021 09:25:19 08/07/2021 13:37:08
	hansard heading	UN Climate Change Conference 2021: Family Planning
	house id	1
	identifier	25716
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	08/07/2021 13:05:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will champion women and girls' sexual and reproductive health and rights at the forthcoming COP26; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 25716
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	25716
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK Government continues to strongly champion sexual and reproductive health and rights, and we use all opportunities to advocate for these rights on the world stage. As COP26 presidents, we want to see all countries stepping up their commitments to promote gender equality in climate action. The UNFCCC Gender Action Plan is the guiding tool for action on gender-responsive climate policies and finance, and empowering women and girls to be leaders in local and national responses to climate change. Through the COP26 Health Programme the UK is also working alongside our international partners to champion the development of climate resilient health systems, which should encompass the development of resilient sexual and reproductive health services.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1404960

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	24/01/2022
	date	20/01/2022
	date tabled	20/01/2022
	ddp created	20/01/2022 18:02:38
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	24/01/2022 18:15:17 01/02/2022 14:38:19
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	house id	1
	identifier	108446
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	01/02/2022 14:06:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps the Government has taken in line with its support for voluntary licences to encourage (a) Pfizer and (b) Moderna to share their covid-19 vaccine technology with potential mRNA manufacturers across Africa, Latin America and Asia identified by MSF and Human Rights Watch; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 108446
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	108446
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The role of the legal framework provided by the TRIPS Agreement has and will continue to provide innovators the confidence to invest in developing health products and technologies and to form collaborative partnerships. This is evidenced with over 300 successful voluntary licensing and technology transfer partnerships, which are contributing to the production of approximately 1.5 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses per month.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage industry to continue forming voluntary licensing and technology transfer partnerships. Working with commercial partners within the existing international IP framework is the most effective way to make use of global capacity to produce life-saving medicines at pace.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1419072

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/02/2022
	date	02/02/2022
	date tabled	02/02/2022
	ddp created	02/02/2022 19:58:32
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	04/02/2022 14:05:19 09/02/2022 10:57:15
	hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
	house id	1
	identifier	116837
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	09/02/2022 10:25:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether she will sign side letters with members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership to exclude the compulsory use of the Investor State Dispute Settlement Process as part of her proposals to join that partnership; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2021/22
	session number	2
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2021/22 116837
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	116837
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership is a pre-existing agreement signed by eleven countries and ratified by eight. It is not possible to re-write the agreement, because this is an accession process, not a brand-new free trade agreement negotiation</p><p><br> The Government cannot comment on the sensitive detail of live negotiations; however, accession will only take place on terms beneficial to the UK. <br></p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1465112

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/05/2022
	date	23/05/2022
	date tabled	23/05/2022
	ddp created	23/05/2022 21:32:14
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	24/05/2022 11:55:18 31/05/2022 12:16:53
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Veterinary Medicine
	house id	1
	identifier	6676
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	31/05/2022 11:44:47
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking towards a veterinary agreement between the UK and the EU to help reduce trade barriers on both imports and exports between the UK and the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 6676
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	6676
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) includes a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) chapter which allows the UK and the EU to take a risk-based approach to our respective SPS border controls and provides a basis for cooperation on avoiding unnecessary barriers to trade.</p><p> </p><p>We are open to discussions with the EU on additional steps to further reduce trade friction, but these cannot be on the basis of future alignment with EU rules. This would compromise UK sovereignty over our own laws. Our focus continues to be on supporting businesses adjust to the new trading arrangements. This includes:</p><ul><li>Increasing vet capacity to certify exports</li><li>Making available millions of pounds through our Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Brexit Fund</li><li>Regularly engaging with industry, including through the Brexit Business Task Force, to understand any challenges they face.</li></ul> answering member constituency Banbury
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1505995

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/09/2022
	date	07/09/2022
	date tabled	07/09/2022
	ddp created	07/09/2022 19:37:32
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	ddp modified	16/09/2022 09:49:55 27/09/2022 14:18:25
	hansard heading	Department for International Trade: India
	house id	1
	identifier	49054
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	27/09/2022 13:47:16
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many full-time equivalent staff in her Department are based permanently in (a) Gujarat, (b) Delhi and (c) other states in India as on 7 September 2022; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 49054
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	49054
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>As of 7 September, full-time equivalent staff based in a) Gujarat was 3, b) Delhi was 42, c) other states was 79 in India.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1540039

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/11/2022
	date	07/11/2022
	date tabled	07/11/2022
	ddp created	07/11/2022 19:58:18
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	09/11/2022 10:25:33 17/11/2022 20:10:23
	hansard heading	Flowers: UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	identifier	80577
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	17/11/2022 19:39:38
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with representatives from the British florist industry on the impact of the (a) cost of inspection for phytosanitary certificates, (b) industry specific problems with groupage in haulage, (c) levels of paperwork and (d) customs agent fees on that sector's trade with the EU; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 80577
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	80577
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Cut flowers from the EU do not currently require a phytosanitary certificate and consequently there are no associated inspection costs for these goods.</p><p>Customs agents’ fees are a commercial matter, agreed between private parties so there has been no government consultation on this issue.</p><p>Defra engage regularly with key stakeholders and several trade associations that represent the UK horticulture, floriculture and fresh produce sectors.</p><p>The methodology used to calculate plant health import inspection fees has been consulted on whenever changes are made, most recently at the end of 2021, when a new flat-rate fee was introduced at the request of industry. Respondents to that consultation included the Fresh Produce Consortium, Horticultural Trades Association, National Farmers’ Union, Royal Forestry Society, Welsh Horticultural Stakeholders, and the Woodland Trust.</p><p>We will continue to consult with representatives from trade associations and targeted stakeholders in the co-design of the new border Target Operating Model. A draft will be published and shared with industry for feedback soon.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1568751

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	23/01/2023
	date	19/01/2023
	date tabled	19/01/2023
	ddp created	19/01/2023 18:05:04
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	23/01/2023 19:55:19 26/01/2023 18:17:31
	hansard heading	Visas: Care Workers and Health Professions
	house id	1
	identifier	127690
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	58
	question first answered	26/01/2023 17:45:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of time taken to (a) process Health and Care Worker visas for people offered NHS roles and (b) extend Health and Care Worker visas for people currently working in the NHS; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2022/23
	session number	3
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2022/23 127690
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	127690
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Home Office does not routinely publish details of average processing times and they do not form part of any current transparency data. However, information on our immigration routes with service standards and whether they have been processed against these standards is available as part of our transparency data, at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fmigration-transparency-data%23uk-visas-and-immigration&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C840e74123e2947470ae808dafacd39ac%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638098056576468166%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=xz3n3osFa9s%2BE5mQtTpKucDZlkpSv9QCJMdV1x6Qul8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migration transparency data - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Health and Care visa extensions already benefit from a 15 working day service standard from the point of biometric submission, instead of the standard 8 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Newark
	creator	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas