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1348685

	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 measures the Government is taking to work with key stakeholders to manage the spread of sheep scab, or psoroptic mange, in England.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	36753
	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 36754 36755 question first answered 28/07/2021 15:27:54 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1348686

	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 measures the Government is taking to work with devolved nations to tackle the spread of sheep scab across the regions.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	36754
	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 36755 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

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

1167486

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Clacton
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the local economy of Clacton constituency of (a) spending and (b) investment by (i) his Department and (ii) the armed forces since 2010; and if he will place that information in the Library.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	7790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence's (MOD) over-riding priority is to provide national security for the UK as a whole and its extensive regional footprint exists to provide UK national security.</p><p>Spending or investment decisions are appraised on the basis of costs and benefits to UK society overall irrespective of the location of the expenditure, as required by HM Treasury Green Book.</p><p>The department does not routinely undertake assessments of the effect of national spending or investment decisions on local economies.</p><p>MOD Regional Expenditure with UK Industry and Commerce and Supported Employment is published at the Government Office Regional level as a National Statistic at the following link:</p><p>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/774871/Finance_and_economics_annual_statistical_bulletin_201718.pdf</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 7715 7723 7738 7761 7772 7783 7794 7796 question first answered 04/11/2019 16:25:40 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1126602

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Design: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to increase the proportion of exports linked to design; what estimate he has made of the number of businesses involved in exports linked to design; .and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	254275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2019 answer text <p>The design sector is a priority for Government. Through the Creative Industries Sector Deal, Government is working with industry to increase creative industry exports – including design – by 50% by 2023.</p><p> </p><p>Beyond this, DIT’s Export Strategy sets out how we will support design businesses, and others, grow sustainably through exporting. This includes through initiatives such asthe GREAT Campaign, the Tradeshow Access Programme and financial support offered by UK Export Finance.</p><p> </p><p>There were 3,300 businesses in the 'Design and designer fashion' sub sector (to the nearest 100 businesses) who were exporters in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 22/05/2019 15:41:32 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1136370

	registered interest
	date	02/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Environment Protection: Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he is taking to encourage green investment in the UK to ensure that the UK reaches Net Zero by 2050.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	272291
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2019 answer text <p>DIT’s global network is dedicated to promoting green investment in the UK, such as in renewable energy, and broader low carbon growth. For example, the UK has the biggest offshore wind capacity in the world, with full participation of global investors, developers, and a growing UK supply chain. The Industrial Strategy Offshore Wind Sector Deal builds on the UK’s global leadership position in offshore wind and seeks to maximise the advantages for UK industry from the global shift to clean growth. The Sector Deal sets out a strategy to deliver 30GW of Offshore Wind energy by 2030, and supply chain investment of £250M. The Government published its Green Finance Strategy on 2 July setting out the steps it is taking to catalyse green investment in the UK and abroad.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 10/07/2019 11:50:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1197166

	registered interest
	date	19/05/2020
	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	Iran: Diplomatic Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on reported social media comments by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei stating that Britain has always been a source of evil and catastrophe.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	49116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>We have a long-standing bilateral relationship with Iran. This is not without its challenges and we continue to engage with Iran, including at ministerial level, on a range of important issues. However, no representations have been made on the Supreme Leader's comments.</p><p>On the reference to Palestine, we are clear that we want to see the creation of a sovereign, independent and viable Palestinian state - living in peace and security, side by side with Israel.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/06/2020 16:40:57 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1173235

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2020
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Apprentices: Energy Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans his Department has to encourage the energy industry to increase the number of apprenticeships in that industry.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	7673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2020 answer text <p>We have put employers at the heart of our apprenticeship system, empowering them to design the standards they need to meet their emerging skills needs in a changing economy. The independent Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education supports employers to develop standards and acts as the guarantor of their quality. Apprenticeships available in the sector include junior energy manager, smart home technician and power engineer.</p><p>Employers in the energy industry in England can use their apprenticeship levy funds to invest in these new high quality apprenticeship standards, unlocking the productivity benefits associated with employing apprentices.</p><p>We are encouraged to see companies in the energy sector engaging positively with the apprenticeship system. E.ON, for example, has apprentices working throughout its business in areas as diverse as cyber security, renewables, smart metering and customer service.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 03/02/2020 17:41:27 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1293502

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2021
	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	Local Housing Allowance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the local housing allowance for under 35 year olds to access available accommodation options.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	160794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>For those under 35, the shared accommodation rate (SAR) of Local Housing Allowance applies to those living on their own and renting privately. However, there are certain exemptions which allow claimants to receive the higher one-bedroom rate instead of the SAR. These include those in receipt of the severe disability premium, care leavers up to the age of 22 and those over 25 who have spent at least three months in a homeless hostel.</p><p> </p><p>As announced on 3 March, we will be extending the exemption for care leavers and former residents of homeless hostels to all qualifying under 25 year olds from June 2021. This will bring forward the planned implementation of these previously announced changed by over 2 years.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, in April 2020 LHA rates were raised, including all SARs, to the 30<sup>th</sup> percentile of local rents and are being maintained in cash terms for 2021/22.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 09/03/2021 17:36:56 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling

1194429

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2020
	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	Arts: Finance
	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 the Answer of 2 May 2019 to Question 247159, what progress has been made on tackling the widespread theft of the UK creative industries intellectual property rights by the pirate network beoutQ.
	tabling member constituency	Clacton
	tabling member printed	Giles Watling
	uin	45434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Officials in the Intellectual Property Office work closely with their counterparts in the Department for International Trade work, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on matters relating to the protection of intellectual property (IP) rights around the world.</p><p> </p><p>Government Ministers and HM Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have raised this matter with the Saudi Arabian Government and will continue to make representations about any alleged broadcast infringement activities of UK IP.</p><p> </p><p>We understand broadcasting piracy in Saudi Arabia, through the pirate operator beoutQ, has now stopped. This followed pressure by the UK, the US, European countries, and major sports rights holders.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to with the UK creative industries to try to understand the commercial effect of the alleged piracy by beoutQ.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway grouped question UIN 45435 question first answered 18/05/2020 13:17:54 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4677 label Biography information for Giles Watling