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1128042

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Sovereignty: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment she has made of the benefits to Northern Ireland of being part of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
	uin	910960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>This Government has made clear on many occasions that we will never be neutral in expressing our support for the Union.</p><p>Northern Ireland benefits hugely from the Union and my steadfast belief is that Northern Ireland’s future is best served within a stronger United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley grouped question UIN 910961 question first answered 22/05/2019 14:13:03 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

1171962

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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	Football: Betting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of banning betting groups from sponsoring football clubs.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	5580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>It is right that sporting organisations have the freedom to benefit commercially from their products and negotiate their own broadcasting and sponsorship deals.</p><p> </p><p>But such organisations also have an important role to ensure the agreements they enter into are socially responsible and not detrimental to their fans. Gambling operators too are obliged to ensure that all their sponsorship and marketing activity is done responsibly and never targeted at children or vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to a further review of the Gambling Act to ensure it remains fit for the digital age. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 5581 question first answered 28/01/2020 14:23:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171964

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	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	Football: Gambling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has to review the relationship between gambling companies and English football.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	5581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>It is right that sporting organisations have the freedom to benefit commercially from their products and negotiate their own broadcasting and sponsorship deals.</p><p> </p><p>But such organisations also have an important role to ensure the agreements they enter into are socially responsible and not detrimental to their fans. Gambling operators too are obliged to ensure that all their sponsorship and marketing activity is done responsibly and never targeted at children or vulnerable people.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to a further review of the Gambling Act to ensure it remains fit for the digital age. Further details will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 5580 question first answered 28/01/2020 14:23:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171949

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans the Government has to create a free port in Aberdeen.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	5553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5554 5555 5556 5577 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171950

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether an economic impact assessment has been undertaken on a potential free port in Aberdeen.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	5554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5553 5555 5556 5577 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171951

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department last met with the Aberdeen Harbour Board to discuss a potential free port in Aberdeen.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	5555
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5553 5554 5556 5577 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171952

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what additional infrastructure would be necessary to support a free port in Aberdeen.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	5556
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5553 5554 5555 5577 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171955

	registered interest
	date	20/01/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government will fund all additional infrastructure required to facilitate a potential free port in Aberdeen.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	5577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5553 5554 5555 5556 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1507244

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	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 make an assessment of the potential merits of extending the amount of time people holding Graduate visas can stay in the UK after successfully completing a course in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	53508
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Graduate route was introduced in 2021 to help new graduates who have successfully completed their eligible study in eligible UK universities get a head-start on their career by allowing these graduates to work or look for work for up to three years immediately following their graduation.</p><p>A full impact assessment of the route was published in March 2021 and can be found on gov.uk at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fstatement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJason.Prince%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc7ac25fc03d54b10035308da9c89f31f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637994413556539001%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r%2F5UC83UPNlSR4ILkazuI%2BapJBJbtfXdLysL6w2lS4o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021</a></p><p>The Home Office has no plans to remove the application fee or to extend the length of stay for the Graduate route.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 53509 53510 53511 53512 question first answered 11/10/2022 14:14:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1507245

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to engage with UK universities on the effectiveness of the Graduate visa in reducing skills shortages in affected sectors.
	tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
	uin	53509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2022 answer text <p>The Graduate route was introduced in 2021 to help new graduates who have successfully completed their eligible study in eligible UK universities get a head-start on their career by allowing these graduates to work or look for work for up to three years immediately following their graduation.</p><p>A full impact assessment of the route was published in March 2021 and can be found on gov.uk at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fstatement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJason.Prince%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cc7ac25fc03d54b10035308da9c89f31f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637994413556539001%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=r%2F5UC83UPNlSR4ILkazuI%2BapJBJbtfXdLysL6w2lS4o%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1248-4-march-2021</a></p><p>The Home Office has no plans to remove the application fee or to extend the length of stay for the Graduate route.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 53508 53510 53511 53512 question first answered 11/10/2022 14:14:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn