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1681935

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	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	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential risk to civilians of a closure of Hudaydah port.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	9545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>Yemen is almost entirely reliant on imports for food, importing approximately 90 per cent of food staples such as wheat. Hodeidah Port is key to food security in Yemen, as it receives 40 to 50 per cent of the country's food imports, as well as essential food aid.</p><p>The disruption to shipping in the Red Sea caused by Houthi attacks, risks driving up costs of supplies of food and humanitarian aid in the region, including to Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Lebanon.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/01/2024 14:54:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1681933

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has (a) had discussions with his US counterpart on and (b) put in place mechanisms for civilian harm tracking in relation to UK-US military operations.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	9544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>UK Ministers and officials speak regularly with US counterparts to ensure coherence and alignment between our two nations, including on joint military activities. The UK has robust procedures to ensure that all military operations, including airstrikes, are conducted in full compliance with International Humanitarian Law and in a manner that reflects the UK’s clear commitment to the protection of civilians.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 22/01/2024 14:50:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1681932

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2022 Political Declaration on strengthening the protection of civilians from the humanitarian consequences arising from the use of explosive weapons in populated areas, what steps he is taking to (a) prevent and (b) mitigate the potential impact on civilians of military strikes in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	9543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK is proud to be a signatory of the 2022 Political Declaration on use of explosive weapons in populated areas. The UK has robust procedures to ensure that all military operations, including airstrikes, are conducted in full compliance with International Humanitarian Law and in a manner that reflects the UK's clear commitment to the protection of civilians. In planning military strikes in Yemen, as with all military operations, particular care was taken to minimise any risk of civilian casualties. As my Rt Hon friend the Prime Minister made clear in his statement to the House on 15 January (Column 577), we have seen no evidence of any collateral damage or civilian casualties arising from the strikes conducted by the Royal Air Force on Houthi military facilities.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 18/01/2024 10:49:28 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1237627

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	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	Employment Schemes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 18 September 2020 to Question 85076, if she will make it her policy to publish monthly statistics on the number of people who take part in (a) the sector-based work academy programme and (b) JobCentre Plus work trials.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	95124
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>As previously outlined, we are continuing to work to establish a robust data source for sector-based work academy programme participation.</p><p> </p><p>We do not hold data on work trials arranged by Jobcentre Plus. These opportunities are individually negotiated between the Jobcentre, employer and job candidate at a local level. This data is not available to extract from our systems, and to minimise the burden on Work Coaches’ time we only collect data clerically where it is essential to do so.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 29/09/2020 16:58:36 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1144039

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2019
	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	Ukraine: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What support his Department has offered to the Government of Ukraine in relation to that Government's democratic reforms.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	912263
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The United Kingdom is providing substantial assistance to strengthen Ukraine’s democracy and institutions as part of its reform programme. In July 2017, we hosted the inaugural Ukraine Reform Conference and have since participated in annual conferences including Toronto (2019). We are providing over £32 million of programme support, including at least £9.2m for reforms via the Good Governance Fund. The UK improved capacity of Central Election Commission training over 2,600 key electoral officials. In short we helped ensure that recent presidential and parliamentary elections were widely hailed as Ukraine’s freest and fairest to date. I look forward to my visit to Ukraine next week.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 03/09/2019 16:39:03 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1642038

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that people affected by the infected blood scandal receive compensation.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	905226
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government accepts there is a moral case for compensation. Interim payments were made last year to recognise the urgent need of infected people and bereaved partners enrolled on the existing support schemes.</p><p> </p><p>We are now considering Sir Brian Langstaff’s second interim report. As my Right Hon. Friend, Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Jeremy Quin) said on 19 April, we are very focused on responding as soon as possible after the Inquiry concludes this autumn.</p><p> </p><p>This does not preclude earlier announcements as we progress our work.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 06/06/2023 16:46:12 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1386649

	registered interest
	date	09/12/2021
	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	Minimum Wage: Enforcement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to his Department’s press release, Over 200 employers called out for falling short of paying staff the minimum wage, published on 8 December 2021, how many employers were named and fined; how many people were paid back; and what amount of wages were recovered as a result of unpaid trial shifts at the outset of employment.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	90445
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>In the latest naming round, 208 employers were named for failing to pay £1.2m to around 12,000 workers. The employers were also ordered to pay nearly £2m in penalties.</p><p> </p><p>Unpaid working time, which can include unpaid trial shifts, was a factor in 29% of these cases. Further information is available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039498/R18_Education_Bulletin_-_salaried_hours_final.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1039498/R18_Education_Bulletin_-_salaried_hours_final.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Publicly naming these employers sends a clear message that it is never acceptable to underpay workers and that the minority who do so will not get off lightly. It also acts as an important tool that raises awareness of the rules.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/12/2021 11:31:47 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1543372

	registered interest
	date	17/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Integrated Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Autumn Statement's commitments made on 17 November 2022 on the defence spending and the Integrated Review, if he will confirm a date for the publication of the Integrated Review refresh.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	89853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government will refresh the Integrated Review. The date of publication will be confirmed in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 22/11/2022 08:04:14 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1386298

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will publish the call logs for the (a) former Foreign Secretary and (b) Permanent Under-Secretary covering the period 31 July 2021 to 15 August 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	89607
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>Following questions at his oral evidence session with the Foreign Affairs Committee on 1 September, the former Foreign Secretary wrote to the Committee on 15 September with a number of answers to questions concerning his and other FCDO Ministers' telephone calls, including during that period, as he promised. We will publish details of all calls and meetings in line with Cabinet Office Transparency requirements in due course. We do not publish details of internal meetings. The PUS had two external calls during the period, with Save the Children and the International Institute for Strategic Studies.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 13/12/2021 16:19:06 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

1386297

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2021
	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	Russia: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the humanitarian, economic and political consequences of a full scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
	tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
	uin	89606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>We are closely monitoring the situation with our allies. Any military incursion by Russia into Ukraine would be a strategic mistake. The costs to Russia would be catastrophically high and result in massive strategic consequences, including severe economic sanctions. Russia needs to de-escalate now and return to diplomatic channels.</p><p>We have been clear, to both Ukraine and Russia, that the UK and our allies are unwavering in our support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Prime Minister underlined this on 7 December in his discussion with President Biden, Prime Minister Draghi, President Macron and Chancellor Merkel. The Foreign Secretary also reflected this in her meetings with Ukraine Foreign Minister Kuleba on 8 December at the inaugural UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialogue, and with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov on 2 December.</p><p>Our Embassy in Kyiv continues to monitor the situation throughout Ukraine, and will update our travel advice and draw it to the attention of British Nationals via our social media channels as the situation evolves.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 89605 question first answered 13/12/2021 17:14:58 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald