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1139259

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Tourism
	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 recent assessment he has made of the value of tourism to Scotch whisky distilleries to the UK economy.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	277769
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The Scottish Whisky industry is recognised the world over for its high quality and, according to VisitBritain, whisky is the top food and drink item associated with the UK in France, Germany, China and Japan.</p><p> </p><p>A recent survey by the Scotch Whisky Association, suggests that 2018 saw a record of more than 2m visitors to distilleries, an increase of more than 50% since 2010. This survey also shows that in 2018 visitor spending increased by more than 12% on 2017’s figures to over £68m.</p><p> </p><p>VisitBritain(VB) work to promote the UK as a tourist destination, and have used Scotch whisky to promote Scotland in particular. VB regularly host educational trips which include distilleries across Scotland, host several distilleries at their flagship promotional event ExploreGB and offer Whisky tours through the VB online shop. In addition to this, VB work in partnership with the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for International Trade to create food and drink hubs across the UK which encourage visitors to try our produce and commission research into food and drink as a draw for tourists.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 277770 question first answered 30/07/2019 10:41:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1139260

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	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	Tourism
	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 recent assessment he has made of the contribution to UK tourism of the Scotch whisky industry’s investment in distilleries and visitor centres.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	277770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2019 answer text <p>The Scottish Whisky industry is recognised the world over for its high quality and, according to VisitBritain, whisky is the top food and drink item associated with the UK in France, Germany, China and Japan.</p><p> </p><p>A recent survey by the Scotch Whisky Association, suggests that 2018 saw a record of more than 2m visitors to distilleries, an increase of more than 50% since 2010. This survey also shows that in 2018 visitor spending increased by more than 12% on 2017’s figures to over £68m.</p><p> </p><p>VisitBritain(VB) work to promote the UK as a tourist destination, and have used Scotch whisky to promote Scotland in particular. VB regularly host educational trips which include distilleries across Scotland, host several distilleries at their flagship promotional event ExploreGB and offer Whisky tours through the VB online shop. In addition to this, VB work in partnership with the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs and the Department for International Trade to create food and drink hubs across the UK which encourage visitors to try our produce and commission research into food and drink as a draw for tourists.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 277769 question first answered 30/07/2019 10:41:10 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1143480

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2019 to Question 277209, which paragraphs in Chapter VI of the Award of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Tribunal of March 2015 conclude that the 1965 Agreement to the detachment of the Chagos Archipelago was legally binding upon both Mauritius and the United Kingdom.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	285310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>​Chapter VI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Arbitral Tribunal Award (18 March 2015) considers this issue in detail and makes the relevant conclusions in paragraph 428.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/09/2019 16:15:20 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1145582

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, wnat documentation officials at the border have been instructed to accept as proof of (a) settled status and (b) pre-settled status for EU nationals arriving in the UK after 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	290389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 08/10/2019 16:14:40 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1145583

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	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	Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what documentation officials in Job Centres have been instructed to accept as proof of (a) settled status and (b) pre-settled status for EU nationals applying for social security benefits after 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	290390
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>We have been clear that the rights of EU nationals with settled and pre-settled status who apply for social security benefits after 31 October 2019 will be protected.</p><p>DWP recognises leave granted under the EU settlement scheme. EU nationals who claim social security benefits can present their notification of settled or pre-settled status in support of their claim. DWP procedures require staff to verify evidence of immigration status through the Habitual Residence Test Process. Mechanisms are in place between DWP and the Home Office to verify settled status notifications.</p><p>EU nationals who are granted settled status and are habitually resident in the UK are eligible to access income-related benefits.</p><p>EU nationals who are granted pre-settled status and are exercising an EU qualifying right to reside e.g. worker or self-employed status are eligible to access income-related benefits.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 30/09/2019 13:50:31 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1145594

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the proportion of applications for settled status that have resulted in (a) an award of pre-settled status and (b) a request for further information.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	290391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>Published information on EU Settlement Scheme conclusions by outcome type can be found in the Home Office’s fifth ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’, monthly statistics tables, table 2, available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-august-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics-august-2019</a>.</p><p>The Home Office is committed to publishing more detailed quarterly statistics on the EU Settlement Scheme. Home Office statisticians are currently considering the content of the next quarterly release and will take into account the views of statistics users.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 30/09/2019 16:04:26 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1145755

	registered interest
	date	25/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Visas: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment he has made of the merits of visa-free travel between the UK and the EU for short work visits after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	290756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2019 answer text <p>In a deal scenario, UK nationals and EU citizens will be able to travel to each others’ countries as now for the duration of an implementation period. We have said that we want to see visa-free arrangements for short term business visits as part of the future relationship, and will discuss how to facilitate the temporary mobility of self-employed professionals and employees providing services. The detail of this will be discussed in the next phase of negotiations.</p><p>The EU has confirmed that it will grant UK nationals visa-free travel to the EU for short stays after exit, even in a no deal scenario. This includes travel for purposes such as attending business meetings. Member States may require a visa if UK nationals intend to work and so UK nationals planning to undertake paid work in the EU should check with the Embassy of the countries they plan to travel to for what kind of visa or permit, if any, they will need. Further information can also be found on the FCO’s <a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice" target="_blank">country-specific travel pages </a>and on our <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/providing-services-to-eea-and-efta-countries-after-eu-exit" target="_blank">advice pages for UK businesses</a> on gov.uk.</p><p>On 5 September 2019, to provide certainty to businesses, HMG announced in a policy paper that in the event of a no deal exit, EU citizens coming to the UK will be able to visit and work as they do now (meaning they will not require a visa in advance of their arrival in the UK). The policy paper can be accessed at GOV.UK via this <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-deal-immigration-arrangements-for-eu-citizens-moving-to-the-uk-after-brexit#future-immigration-system" target="_blank">link</a>.</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/no-deal-immigration-arrangements-for-eu-citizens-moving-to-the-uk-after-brexit#future-immigration-system</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 04/10/2019 10:13:42 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1147423

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish a response to EDM 2723 on Joint All Party Parliamentary Group Report on Visa Problems for African visitors to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	292938
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2019 answer text <p>The then Immigration Minister attended the launch of the report and agreed to respond to the APPG. A response is being prepared by officials and will be sent in due course.</p> answering member constituency South Ribble answering member printed Seema Kennedy question first answered 07/10/2019 16:15:23 answering member 4455 label Biography information for Seema Kennedy
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1150113

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tax Avoidance: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the UK remains in alignment with the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	1055
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed in ensuring all multinational enterprises pay their fair share of tax in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The UK already has anti-avoidance rules in place which in most cases meet or exceed the Directive’s requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Finance Act 2019 introduced several technical changes which mean that the UK’s existing rules will be compliant with the approach taken by the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive by 1 January 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/10/2019 15:15:33 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1150363

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what documentation officials at the border have been instructed to accept as proof of (a) settled status and (b) pre-settled status for EU nationals arriving in the UK after 31 October 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	1714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2019 answer text <p>Immediately after exit, EU citizens can continue to cross the border using their passport or national identity card. They will be able to use e-Gates if they are travelling on a biometric passport.</p><p>EU citizens will not be routinely asked to prove that they have been granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme after EU Exit in order to re-enter the UK but systems will be in place to allow border officials to make such checks where necessary.</p><p>Once the new points based immigration system is fully introduced, Border Force will be able to identify those individuals granted status digitally without the need for the individual to provide evidence.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 29/10/2019 17:09:43 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady