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1226454

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Pets: Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office's oral contribution of 13 July 2020, Official Report, column 1276, what additional procedures pet owners will have to follow beyond those that currently exist; and what estimate he has made of the potential additional cost to pet owners of those procedures.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	76799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working with the European Commission to ensure that pet travel between the UK and EU continues smoothly after January 2021. The UK and Crown Dependencies has submitted its application to become a Part 1 listed third country under Annex II of the EU Pet Travel Regulations to the European Commission, and this is our preferred position. It is now for the Commission to consider our application for listed status.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/09/2020 10:21:28 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1226710

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the EU Settlement Resolution Centre telephone service has been closed during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Settlement Resolution Centre followed Public Health England advice to ensure staff worked from home where possible, this led to a short period during which phone lines were closed to incoming calls.</p><p> </p><p>The telephone service was quickly re-established with lines reopening, on a limited basis, on 1 May and a full service resumed on 11 May.</p><p> </p><p>While phone access was unavailable, the centre continued to receive and respond to enquiries made via the online contact form. These enquiries were from the customers themselves or were made via a dedicated contact form for organisations acting on behalf of more vulnerable groups.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/09/2020 09:52:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226711

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Beef: Prices
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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the price paid to beef farmers by wholesalers.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Defra monitors the UK agricultural markets including commodity prices and long-term trends. The beef sector has shown resilience and current prices are above the 5-year average.</p><p> </p><p>We want all farmers to get a fair price for their products and the Government is committed to tackling any unfairness that may exist in the agri-food supply chain. Through the Agriculture Bill we have set out ambitious plans to improve transparency in the supply chain, strengthening the position of those who produce our food.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 01/09/2020 11:21:11 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226716

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of additional Dublin Regulation requests that will be decided in the UK after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	77817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK will cease to participate in the Dublin Regulation at the end of the transition period. However, the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 contain a “savings provision” to enable a Dublin family reunion request, made before 1 January 2021, to continue to be processed after that date.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/09/2020 11:40:38 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1226718

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government Services: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of local authorities to provide effective local authority services during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	77819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>While MHCLG does not performance manage local government, we do consider the financial stability, leadership and service delivery of individual authorities as part of our oversight of local government. As such, we are providing local authorities with an unprecedented package of support, allocating £4.3 billion of support for spending pressures, including £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and the £600 million Infection Control Fund.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 01/09/2020 12:42:27 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1226719

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Total Allowable 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 assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level set for the Total Allowable Catch for fish stocks of interest to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	77713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Defra has assessed the outcomes of the 2019 December EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council concerning the setting of Total Allowable Catches for 2020 for fish stock of interest to the UK. This assessment considers the direct monetary value of the negotiated outcome and sustainability in terms of the number of stocks being fished at or below their Maximum Sustainable Yield.</p><p> </p><p>I provided this assessment to both the Chair of the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee and the Chair of the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union on 1 April 2020.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 78767 question first answered 01/09/2020 10:12:19 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

1226720

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Married People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the use of the Public statement: relationship no longer subsisting forms.
tabling member constituency	Streatham
tabling member printed	Bell Ribeiro-Addy
uin	77820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>Migrants who are granted leave to remain in the UK on the basis of a marriage or partnership are directed to inform the Home Office when there has been a change in their relationship, such as separation or divorce. Information on how to do this is available on the following page: https://www.gov.uk/visas-when-you-separate-or-divorce</p><p> </p><p>The purpose of the notification is to enable a review of a person’s circumstances where the basis upon which they were granted leave to remain has changed.</p><p> </p><p>Upon receipt of notification that a relationship is no longer subsisting, the Home Office will review each case on an individual basis before deciding whether it is appropriate to curtail the previously granted leave to remain.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 01/09/2020 11:43:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4764 label Biography information for Bell Ribeiro-Addy

1226724

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
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	Israel: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it remains the Government's policy not to support the boycott of Israeli (a) goods and (b) services.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	77582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The British Government has made its position on boycotts/sanctions clear. We are firmly opposed to boycotts/sanctions against Israel. We believe that open and honest discussions, rather than supporting anti-Israeli boycotts, best supports our efforts to help progress in the peace process and achieve a negotiated solution.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 01/09/2020 16:59:46 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1226725

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the effect on levels of (a) pedestrian and cyclist safety and (b) passenger safety of vehicle construction standards in the (i) US and (ii) UK.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	77583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport has considered the differences in the technical standards designed to provide protection for both vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, and vehicle occupants in the USA and the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK, new passenger cars and light goods vehicles must meet minimum levels of protection for pedestrian leg and head impacts, but there are no equivalent tests in the USA.</p><p> </p><p>Occupant safety is more complex as there are several standards in both countries designed to improve safety for those inside vehicles. Research carried out by the European Union in preparation for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations suggests that occupant protection in both countries is broadly similar. However, differences in both the way vehicles are categorised and the make-up of the vehicle fleets make direct comparison difficult.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 01/09/2020 15:56:22 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1226726

registered interest
date	21/07/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Imports: Motor Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment she has made of the effect on pedestrian and cyclist safety of the differences in vehicle safety standards between vehicles produced in (a) the USA and (b) the EU; and what safety standard vehicles will have to meet for import to the UK after the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	77584
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>The Department has considered the differences in the technical standards designed to provide protection for both vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists, and vehicle occupants in the USA and UK.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK, new passenger cars and light goods vehicles must meet minimum levels of protection for pedestrian leg and head impacts.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Vehicles operating on British roads must adhere to British safety standards.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 01/09/2020 16:41:00 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood