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1599943

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2023
	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	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Windsor Framework, published on 28 February 2033, whether manufacturers and growers in Northern Ireland have to meet EU standards if their goods are only being sent to other parts of the UK and not to the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	155010
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>Only the absolute minimum (less than 3%) of EU law continues to apply in Northern Ireland, to avoid a hard border and maintain Northern Ireland's unique access to the EU market, alongside its unfettered access to the UK internal market. Those rules which do apply on goods are applied to goods produced in Northern Ireland. But this reflects what we have heard time and again is the balance businesses want in order to prosper:</p><p>- Companies producing for their most important market in Great Britain will retain completely unfettered access to the UK market in all scenarios.</p><p>- There are many areas of goods rules within the scope of the old Protocol where no international or EU standards apply - in retail sectors like jewellery, clothes, homeware, footwear and furniture, covering a quarter of Northern Ireland manufacturers. In those cases UK national rules set the standards for goods on the market in Northern Ireland.</p><p>- Elsewhere in manufacturing, it is international standards which apply in practice, with commitments from the UK and EU in the TCA to maintain them.</p><p>- Fourthly, in agrifood, the rules in place reflect longstanding arrangements and integrated supply chains. But through this agreement they now do so within a dual regime - with retail trade into Northern Ireland able to use UK food safety standards and flow smoothly.</p><p>- This dual regime is also consistent with existing devolution arrangements, which mean it is entirely possible constitutionally to have different standards across the UK. Those differences are accommodated through the market access principle in the UK Internal Market Act 2020, enabling goods made in one market to be sold in another, even if rules differ across the different nations. That principle will be protected and strengthened under this deal</p><p>This is a pragmatic form of dual-regulation - resolving real-world barriers, and recognising UK standards in critical areas like agrifood retail trade and medicines supplies; while protecting the market access, and longstanding arrangements, of Northern Ireland producers.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 06/03/2023 15:06:02 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

442330

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2016
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which countries have not had an official visit by a Minister in his Department since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	20746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>Andorra<br>Argentina<br>Belarus<br>Benin<br>British Antarctic Territory<br>Burkina Faso<br>Cape Verde<br>Central African Republic<br>Chad<br>Comoros<br>Dominica<br>Democratic People's Republic of Korea<br>East Timor<br>Eritrea<br>Federated States of Micronesia<br>Fiji<br>Gambia<br>Guinea Bissau<br>Guyana<br>Honduras<br>Kiribati<br>Liechtenstein<br>Madagascar<br>Mauritius<br>Monaco<br>Nicaragua<br>Niger<br>Pitcairn Islands<br>Republic of Congo<br>Samoa<br>San Marino<br>Sao Tome and Principe<br>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands<br>St Helena<br>St Kitt's and Nevis<br>St Lucia<br>St Vincent and the Grenadines<br>Suriname<br>Swaziland<br>Tonga<br>Tristan da Cuhna<br>Tuvalu<br>Venezuela<br>Zimbabwe</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/01/2016 14:50:26 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

445936

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what guidance his Department has provided to Europe Direct on the information it provides to people in the UK in the period before the referendum on the UK's membership of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	22993
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not provided any guidance to Europe Direct on the information it provides.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/01/2016 14:06:58 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

453918

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2016
	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	France: Immigration Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his French counterpart on the Treaty of Le Touquet; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	903706
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>The Le Touquet Treaty is crucial to maintaining the UK’s border security. We meet regularly with our French Counterparts to discuss border security issues and look forward to further cementing our close cooperation at the upcoming UK-France summit on 3 March.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 23/02/2016 15:39:29 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

62647

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2014
	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	Roads: City of Westminster
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what works are currently being undertaken in King Charles Street, Westminster; and when the scaffolding and road and pavement equipment related to the works will be removed.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	201275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2014 answer text <p>The works currently being undertaken by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in King Charles Street are part of the Department's UK Estate Reform Project. This involves the consolidation of the FCO's London HQ presence into a single office building. The project is a major reconfiguration of the King Charles Street building and will release the Old Admiralty Building to the Department for Education. This will allow leased office space to be vacated and overall Government spending on the UK Civil Estate to be reduced.</p><p>The gantry being installed in King Charles Street will be completed by the end of June 2014 and will remain in situ for the duration of the project, which is due to be completed in summer 2015. The scaffold is part of the Planning &amp; Listed Building Consent granted by Westminster Council. When completed, the gantry will extend over the pavement between Clive Steps and the western side of the main entrance to the FCO building. Pedestrians will still be able to walk up King Charles St and the main entrance to the FCO will remain fully accessible.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/06/2014 15:28:33 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

822916

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Emergencies: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a Wireless Emergency Alert system in the UK similar to that currently available in the United States.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	122599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office worked with the police, the communications providers and behavioural scientists and undertook geographically limited, but realistic, trials of mobile alerting culminating in 2014. Mobile alerting is kept under review as part of our ability to warn and inform the public about emergencies through a range of channels.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/02/2018 14:56:05 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1182343

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2020
	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	Animals: Markets
	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 discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the potential merits of legislation overseas to close wet animal markets and butcheries; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	24235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to protect the interests of animals throughout the world.</p><p> </p><p>The Government, through the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, also raises concerns about the health and welfare of animals with other governments and international authorities at every suitable opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 11/03/2020 14:49:55 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1464030

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2022
	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	Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU
	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 (a) inspections and (b) other steps his Department is taking to ensure that (i) pests and (ii) diseases are not imported into the UK from (A) agricultural, (B) horticultural, (C) meat products and (D) other goods originating from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	4461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/05/2022 answer text <p>Biosecurity is a top priority for the Government, not only to protect consumers, but also to ensure that trading partners and industry have strong assurance of the UK's standards of food safety, animal and plant health.</p><p>Since 1 January 2021, the UK has put in place strict biosecurity controls on the highest risk imports of animals, animal products, plants and plant products from the EU. These controls on the highest risk goods will remain in place. We constantly review whether further safeguards are needed and have a scientific process to assess and respond to changing biosecurity threats.</p><p>Existing pre-notification requirements and the four-hour derogation for pre-notification will continue for all products of animal origin. Traders must continue to pre-notify to maintain traceability of imports and to allow UK authorities to collect essential data to inform design decisions. Traceability is vital for identifying consignments posing potential risk and allows us to properly manage any biosecurity incidents.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/05/2022 13:16:03 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

173273

	registered interest
	date	07/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Cancer: Drugs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the (a) Government's genomics programme and (b) work of the Department of Translational Medicine at Birmingham University to offer new treatments for cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	906971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s 100,000 Genomes Project is leading the world – 11 NHS genomic medicine centres across England will deliver the project helping patients with rare diseases and cancer. It has the potential to transform the future of healthcare - an improved ability to predict and prevent disease, new and more precise diagnostic tests, more personalised drugs and treatments.</p><p> </p><p>The Institute of Translational Medicine at Birmingham University will also accelerate access to new diagnostics, drugs and medical devices and provide a focus for life sciences.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/01/2015 16:13:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

174422

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	X-rays
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the average age of x-ray machines in use in hospitals.
	tabling member constituency	Lichfield
	tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
	uin	221220
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2015 answer text <p>There has been no estimate made of the average age of x-ray machines in use in hospitals as this information is not held centrally. It is the responsibility of individual providers to maintain equipment and ensure it is in full working order.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 26/01/2015 16:53:59 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant