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1601997

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	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	Cyprus: Conflict Resolution
	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 he has made of the role of the UK in helping to preserve peace in Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	160405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>We remain committed to supporting UN efforts to reach a just and lasting Cyprus settlement within the UN parameters, as stressed by the Foreign Secretary when he met the former Cypriot Foreign Minister Kasoulides in November. The UK actively engages with all parties on this and contributes to the settlement process in a number of ways, including through our deployment of military personnel to UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. In January we led the drafting of the UNSC resolution to renew the mandate of the Peacekeeping Force, which was unanimously adopted by the UNSC, maintaining the Council's longstanding unity on Cyprus.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/03/2023 17:12:14 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1669634

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	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	Cyprus: France
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with (a) his French counterpart on France's defence cooperation agreement with Southern Cyprus and use of the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base and (b) President Tatar of Northern Cyprus on a potential defence agreement between the UK and Northern Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	1704
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>While our bilateral military cooperation is strong, the Foreign Secretary has not recently discussed France's defence cooperation agreement with Cyprus with his French counterpart. In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. The UK recognises the Republic of Cyprus as the sovereign authority of Cyprus and has no intention of discussing a potential defence agreement with the Turkish Cypriot administration.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/11/2023 14:53:37 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1680992

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept id	216
	answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
	hansard heading	Medicine: Research
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps to support the growth of the human-specific technology sector.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	900787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>We look forward to the moment when technology will allow the end of all animal testing. In the meantime, we are committed to supporting the growth of technologies that support human-specific research. The UK has a world leading reputation for the delivery of techniques that replace, reduce and refine the use of animals in research (3Rs).</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 11/01/2024 15:39:08 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1348687

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Sheep Scab: Disease Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what support the Government is providing to farmers who are struggling to manage the outbreak of sheep scab, or psoroptic mange, on their farms.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	36755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.</p><p> </p><p>Endemic diseases like sheep scab affect animal health and welfare, as well as productivity. As set out in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693158/25-year-environment-plan.pdf" target="_blank">25 year Environment Plan</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-june-2021-progress-update/agricultural-transition-plan-june-2021-progress-update" target="_blank">Agricultural Transition Plan: June 2021 progress update</a>, we are working with industry to reduce the impact of endemic diseases, including through the launch in 2022 of an Annual Health and Welfare Review for eligible livestock farmers.</p><p> </p><p>Sheep Scab initiatives are currently managed at a local level but we are working with Devolved Administrations to plan how we tackle the condition across regions.</p><p> </p><p>A group of experts have recently been successful in a bid for funding from Defra via the Rural Development Programme for England to lead a two-year community-led project to improve the control of sheep scab in three hot spot areas where scab currently presents a significant problem: the North West, the Midlands and the South West. Farmers participating in this initiative will receive a unique combination of on-farm advice, best practice training, and free blood testing.</p><p> </p><p>Farmers seeking further advice on sheep scab can contact the <a href="http://apha.defra.gov.uk/documents/surveillance/diseases/into-note-sheep-scab-resistance-.pdf" target="_blank">Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA)</a>.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 36753 36754 question first answered 28/07/2021 15:27:55 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1601999

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Tidal Power
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will meet with a delegation of tidal range developers to discuss support for the advancement of tidal power.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	160406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2023 answer text <p>The Government is open to considering well-developed proposals for harnessing the tidal range energy in the bays and estuaries around our coastlines, including barrage schemes and other alternatives. The developers should write to my office in the first instance and set out the issues they would like to explore in discussion.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 15/03/2023 14:43:42 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1678019

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for the distribution of funding previously allocated to HS2.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	900664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>In October, the Prime Minister announced that the full £36bn saved from HS2 up to 2041 will be reallocated with £19.8 billion for the North, £9.6 billion for the Midlands and £6.5 billion for the rest of the country.</p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 14/12/2023 11:56:14 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1472518

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Package Holidays: Animal Welfare
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to bring forward legislation to stop holiday firms promoting experiences with Asian elephants to tourists.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	23404
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer of 21 June to the hon. Member for Crawley, <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-06-16/19607" target="_blank">PQ 19607</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 04/07/2022 15:48:07 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1647649

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2023
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Tickets: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many successful prosecutions there have been under the Breaching of Limits on Ticket Sales Regulations 2018; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	191126
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>It is not possible to provide information about successful prosecutions under the Breaching of Limits on Ticket Sales Regulations 2018. This information is not centrally held in the Court Proceedings Database by the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 03/07/2023 16:05:29 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1356187

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2021
	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	Supported Housing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the Government's policy is on the role of housing-with-care within the social care system.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	50761
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2021 answer text <p>The Government’s plan for health and social care, announced on 7 September, recognised the important role of housing in providing care and support to people in the community. There is clear evidence that the right housing arrangements can deliver improved outcomes and meet people’s preferences to remain in their own home. We will invest in supported housing, including housing-with-care, as well as exploring other innovative housing solutions to support more people to live independently at home for longer, with personalised care and support. We will continue to work closely with the sector, including as part of the white paper on adult social care reform which will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 14/10/2021 09:54:57 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1662007

	registered interest
	date	19/09/2023
	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	Clinical Trials
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his Department's policy to authorise novel pharmaceutical products, therapies or medical devices for first-time human clinical trials by the MHRA on a case-by-case basis without relying on a standardised complement of pre-clinical animal toxicity or efficacy data; and what steps he is taking to promote the use of non-animal pre-clinical data.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	200502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>There is no United Kingdom legislation that mandates animal testing. We do, however, work to a series of International Council of Harmonisation and Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use guidelines that describe ways to evaluate different non-clinical aspects of medicines, many of which use animals. These aspects include safety pharmacology, repeat dose toxicity, genotoxicity, carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity, phototoxicity, and immunotoxicity.</p><p>The non-clinical assessors have always taken the approach that data from a suitably validated model that has been demonstrated to be predictive could be submitted in lieu of animal data. On a case-by-case basis, a non-clinical assessor will also accept appropriate justifications for not conducting animal tests, for example, no pharmacologically relevant species.</p><p>In terms of promoting use of non-animal methods, we do not consider this to be within the remit of non-clinical assessors. Rather, it is for those using these methods to tell the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) how they have validated them, or at least why they rely on the results and an assessor will then judge whether the data is appropriate to support the trial. The MHRA supports the developers of products by its offer of scientific advice services, the Innovation Office and the Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway.</p><p>The MHRA fully supports the National Centre for the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction and Refinement), and agency staff play an active role in projects to support adoption and adherence to the 3Rs principles in medicines regulation worldwide.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 17/10/2023 11:41:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling