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1338480

	registered interest
	date	21/06/2021
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it is the Government's policy to work to a target date of September 2021, in alignment with the Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy, to extract the wives and children of the Afghan interpreters who are currently in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	19672
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>We are significantly accelerating the pace of relocations in parallel with the military withdrawal, this includes eligible spouses and families who were left in Afghanistan when the staff member relocated to the UK. Our commitment to those who are eligible under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP), and the process to deliver it, is not time-limited and will endure.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 28/06/2021 13:33:23 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1197079

	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	British Overseas Territories: Marine Protected Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many of the UK's Overseas Territory Blue Belt marine protected areas have published and are implementing marine protected area management plans.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	49117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK's Overseas Territories Blue Belt initiative is on track to deliver over 4 million square kilometres of protected ocean during this year. Of the Marine Protected Areas which have been designated to date, St Helena and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have adopted and published Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Management Plans. The British Indian Ocean Territory has developed an internal conservation plan which guides activities. The South Orkney Islands Southern Shelf MPA, in British Antarctic Territory waters, is managed through the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. Ascension Island and Pitcairn are in the process of developing their Management Plans, with the support of the Blue Belt team.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/06/2020 08:35:10 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1235634

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2020
	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	Developing Countries: Water
	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 plans he has to help improve (a) water and (b) hygiene infrastructure in developing states.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	91718
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2020 answer text <p>Improving water, sanitation and hygiene is necessary to meet the UK ambition to end preventable deaths by 2030. The UK continues to fund the provision of safe water, sanitation and hygiene interventions across the globe, including responding to outbreaks of disease such as COVID-19, cholera and ebola.</p><p>UK funding has meant that over 62.6 million people across 30 countries have gained access to drinking water or a toilet since 2015. Action on hygiene, particularly hand and surface hygiene, is particularly important in the COVID-19 response and recovery. The UK Government's partnership with Unilever seeks to improve hygiene in 37 countries in response to the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/09/2020 21:01:03 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1280206

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2021
	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	G7: Cornwall
	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 plans to require that (a) heads of government and (b) other people attending the G7 summit in June 2021 produce a negative covid-19 test before entering the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	143096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK has some of the strongest safeguards against importing COVID-19 including variants of the virus and we expect foreign officials and diplomats to comply with UK health measures at the border.</p><p>We will take all necessary measures to ensure that the G7 Summit is fully COVID-secure and will discuss these with our G7 partners to ensure that their delegates are safe and avoid posing any risk to other attendees or local communities.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/02/2021 12:46:50 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1176744

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2020
	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	Fish: Sales
	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 estimate she has made of the average percentage variation between the live weight (a) shown on logbooks for fishing vessels of 10m and over registered in England and (b) derived from sales notes for (i) cod, (ii) monkfish, (iii) brill, (iv) whiting, (v) gurnard, (vi) lemon sole, (vii) squid, (viii) megrim, (ix) plaice, (x) red mullet and (xi) John Dory in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	13558
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The following data shows the percentage change between the live weight of landed catch as recorded in logbooks, landing declarations and sales notes, for the species referred to, as reported by English administered over-10 metre vessels landed into UK ports in 2019. This information is based on data currently held by the Marine Management Organisation.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that this data is yet to go through full validation checks, undertaken each year in advance of publication of the UK Annual Sea Fisheries Statistics. In addition, whilst valuable for initial cross-checking, the logbook is essentially a diary record of fishing activity maintained by skippers and not the formal landing declaration which documents the precise weight of landed catch.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>Logbook, landing declaration and sales note live weights for selected species reported by English administered over 10 m vessels landed in to UK ports: Unvalidated data 2019 nei = not elsewhere included</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Species Name</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Logbook Live Weight (tonnes)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Sales Note Live Weight (tonnes)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Landing Declaration Live Weight (tonnes)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Logbook to Sales Note Percentage Change</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Logbook to Landing Declaration Percentage Change</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anglerfishes nei</p></td><td><p>4,092</p></td><td><p>2,907</p></td><td><p>4,167</p></td><td><p>-29%</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Atlantic cod</p></td><td><p>5,750</p></td><td><p>2,660</p></td><td><p>5,652</p></td><td><p>-54%</p></td><td><p>-2%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brill</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>251</p></td><td><p>255</p></td><td><p>10%</p></td><td><p>12%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Common squids nei</p></td><td><p>122</p></td><td><p>264</p></td><td><p>185</p></td><td><p>116%</p></td><td><p>51%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>European plaice</p></td><td><p>1,484</p></td><td><p>1,515</p></td><td><p>1,542</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gurnard</p></td><td><p>853</p></td><td><p>872</p></td><td><p>970</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>14%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>John dory</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>138</p></td><td><p>137</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td><td><p>29%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lemon sole</p></td><td><p>594</p></td><td><p>644</p></td><td><p>728</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td><td><p>23%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Megrims nei</p></td><td><p>840</p></td><td><p>795</p></td><td><p>841</p></td><td><p>-5%</p></td><td><p>0%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Red mullets</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Whiting</p></td><td><p>2,206</p></td><td><p>2,258</p></td><td><p>2,379</p></td><td><p>2%</p></td><td><p>8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: UK Fisheries Administrations</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/02/2020 14:27:40 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1177856

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	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 steps her Department is taking to develop a system for a full range of public goods; what steps her Department is taking to ensure that system is (a) equitable and (b) transparent; and whether decisions taken under that system will be open to appeal.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2020 answer text <p>The Agriculture Bill will introduce ambitious new schemes in England, based on the principle of “public money for public goods”, which will allow us to reward farmers and land managers who protect our environment, improve animal welfare and produce high quality food in a more sustainable way.</p><p> </p><p>Our Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme is the cornerstone of our new agricultural policy. Founded on the principle of “public money for public goods”, ELM is intended to provide a powerful contribution to achieving the goals of the 25 Year Environment Plan and commitment to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, while supporting our rural economy.</p><p> </p><p>We are working closely with a range of environmental and agricultural stakeholders to collaboratively design the new ELM scheme so that it is fit for purpose. We are currently running a programme of Tests and Trials, the priorities for which are the building blocks we will need for the National Pilot, due to commence in late 2021 and run to 2024. The National Pilot will provide a critical opportunity to test and refine the scheme design prior to full roll out of the ELM scheme in late 2024 across England.</p><p> </p><p>Clause 3 of the Agriculture Bill provides the Secretary of State with the power to make regulations to check, enforce and monitor the conditions of financial assistance provided under the Bill. This includes the power to establish a mechanism for appealing against decisions. Clauses 4 to 6 of the Bill also require the publication of multi-annual financial assistance plans, annual financial reports and impact and effectiveness reports. This transparency will enable public scrutiny of our future spending plans and the extent to which Government funding for agriculture, horticulture and forestry activities has been delivered on a value for money basis.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 18/02/2020 14:35:56 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1178418

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	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	Fishing Catches
	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 proportion of landing declarations by fishing vessels of (a) 10m and above and (b) under 12m in length were received by the Marine Management Organisation within 24 hours of landing during 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	2048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>487 of the 16,951 landing declarations submitted in 2019 by these fishing vessels were received by the Marine Management Organisation within 24 hours.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/02/2020 15:54:34 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1178419

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	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	Fishing Catches
	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 proportion of landing declarations by fishing vessels of 12m and over in length were received by the Marine Management Organisation within 24 hours of landing in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	2049
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>15,594 of the 47,450 landings declarations submitted in 2019 by fishing vessels in the 12-metre fleet and over were received by the Marine Management Organisation within 24 hours.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/02/2020 15:52:58 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1178421

	registered interest
	date	13/02/2020
	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	Fishing Catches: Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Minister signed off the Catch App recording application for small boat fishers before the launch of that app.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	2050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The then Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries &amp; Food, Rt Hon Robert Goodwill MP, approved the catch recording application in May 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 26/02/2020 16:05:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1179031

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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	Fishing Catches: Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which Minister was responsible for presentation to the Assessment Panel and the service standard beta assessment report for the catch recording app for under 10m fishing boats in England.
	tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
	tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
	uin	18901
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>In May 2019, the then Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries &amp; Food, Rt Hon Robert Goodwill MP, approved the presentation to the assessment panel and the service standard beta assessment report for the catch recording app. The assessments were conducted in July 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 02/03/2020 12:05:37 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
	tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard