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1381906

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Democracy: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will carry out an assessment of how the (a) Elections Bill and (b) the Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill align with the themes and goals of the Summit for Democracy being hosted by the President of the United States on 9-10 December 2021.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	81040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2021 answer text <p>The Elections Bill delivers against the Government’s manifesto commitment to protect our democracy and ensure that it remains secure, fair, modern, and transparent.</p><p>The Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill seeks to return to tried-and-tested constitutional arrangements, which affirm the central role of the electorate. By repealing the Fixed-term Parliaments Act we will increase legal, constitutional and political certainty around the process for the dissolution of Parliament and the calling of a new Parliament, and reinforce public confidence in our democratic system.</p><p>The measures in these Bills, alongside wider work across government, support the core Summit for Democracy themes of strengthening democracy and defending against authoritarianism; fighting corruption; and promoting respect for human rights.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 30/11/2021 13:12:57 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1242450

registered interest
date	12/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on small, independent breweries of the proposal to convert Small Brewers Relief from a percentage formula to a cash basis measurement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	102105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text The proposal to convert Small Brewers Relief (SBR) to a cash basis would affect small breweries entitled to SBR, but would only have an impact if there are future changes to the value of the relief. The Treasury will consult further on Small Brewers Relief later this Autumn. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 15/10/2020 09:18:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1241880

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on small, independent brewers of the proposal to reduce the production threshold at which Small Brewers Relief starts to taper.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	101035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government anticipates that by replacing the existing taper with a more gradual one spread over a wider range of production, small breweries will find it easier to grow and expand.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/10/2020 10:13:08 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1241882

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Beer: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to publish the further consultation on the proposed reforms of Small Brewers Relief.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	101036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>As previously announced, the consultation will be published in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 13/10/2020 09:01:53 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1229200

registered interest
date	28/08/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Medicine: Research
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will publish a response to the open letter of 20 July 2020 signed by 50 hon. Members calling for urgent action to protect research funded by UK medical research charities.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	82055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2020 answer text <p>Medical research charities are an integral part of the United Kingdom’s world-leading life sciences sector and we welcome the interest of honourable members in this area. The government is monitoring the impact of Covid-19 on the work of medical research charities. To this effect, the Department of Health and Social Care is closely liaising with the Association of Medical Research Charities, as well as individual charities, to understand the impact of the pandemic on this sector and identify how best the Government and charities can work together to ensure that patients continue benefiting from charity funded research.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 03/09/2020 13:53:27 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1201543

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Immigrants: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what equality impact assessments have been undertaken on the differential effect of No Recourse to Public Funds in relation to (a) race and (b) other protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	55710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office reviewed the policy on removing the No Recourse to Public Funds condition in relation to race and other protected characteristics earlier this year. A Policy Equality Statement was published in April and placed on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/880531/Policy_Equality_Statement__PES__21_April_2020.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/880531/Policy_Equality_Statement__PES__21_April_2020.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 06/08/2020 08:51:04 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1198665

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter of 24 April 2020 from the seven hon. Members that represent constituencies in Glasgow on support for universities affected by the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	52125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text HM Treasury has received unprecedented amounts of correspondence since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, and apologises for the delay in responding to the Honourable Member. The Honourable Members’ correspondence is receiving attention and will be replied to as soon as possible. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 52126 52127 52156 52157 52158 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:26:26 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1198676

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter of 27 April 2020 from the hon. Member for Glasgow North, reference number PG15145, on the Coronavirus Business Interuption Loan Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	52126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text HM Treasury has received unprecedented amounts of correspondence since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, and apologises for the delay in responding to the Honourable Member. The Honourable Members’ correspondence is receiving attention and will be replied to as soon as possible. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 52125 52127 52156 52157 52158 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:26:26 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1198677

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to respond to the letter of 6 April 2020 from the hon. Member for Glasgow North, reference number PG15057, on support for people working in the creative sectors during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	52127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text HM Treasury has received unprecedented amounts of correspondence since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, and apologises for the delay in responding to the Honourable Member. The Honourable Members’ correspondence is receiving attention and will be replied to as soon as possible. answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 52125 52126 52156 52157 52158 question first answered 04/06/2020 15:26:26 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1187202

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to waive duty payments on the production of alcohol for use in hand sanitiser by spirit drinks distillers in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	33695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p>To meet the additional demand for hand sanitiser, the government has been supporting manufacturers by ensuring they have access to the denatured alcohol they need. Since the beginning of March, HM Revenue &amp; Customs has fast-tracked the authorisation of over 3 million additional litres of denatured alcohol for hand sanitiser production.</p><p> </p><p>However, in light of continuing high demand for the alcohol needed in these products, HMRC has worked proactively with the spirits industry on a series of easements to the current requirements. Under new measures announced on 23<sup>rd</sup> March, distillers and gin producers that hold alcohol or alcohol waste within an excise warehouse may, without HMRC’s prior approval, use these products to produce hand sanitiser without the payment of excise duty, providing the final product meets the World Health Organization’s formulation for Handrub.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on all the easements announced by HMRC to support hand sanitiser production can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/producing-hand-sanitiser-and-gel-for-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/producing-hand-sanitiser-and-gel-for-coronavirus-covid-19</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 33696 question first answered 21/04/2020 06:54:50 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady