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1254924

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date	24/11/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Horn of Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the value is to the UK economy of trade with (a) Somalia and (b) Somaliland.
tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
tabling member printed	Alexander Stafford
uin	120191
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The value of UK Trade with Somalia in 2019 was £81 million. This comprised £48 million UK exports to Somalia and £33 million UK imports from Somalia.</p><p> </p><p>UK trade with Somaliland is captured within the figures for Somalia and cannot be separately identified.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 27/11/2020 11:59:20 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4866 label Biography information for Alexander Stafford

1254965

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: International Men's Day
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps his Department took to mark International Men's Day on 19 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	120014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>International Men’s Day offers an opportunity to highlight where we need to do more to improve outcomes for men and boys and to talk about some of the work across Government to tackle those issues.</p><p> </p><p>This work ranges from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities looking at outcomes for the whole population - including ethnic minorities and White British people; preparation for an Employment Bill which, subject to further consultation, will make flexible working the default unless employers have good reason not to; delivering the Suicide Prevention Workplan, which sets out action that is being taken across Government departments and the NHS to reduce suicides, including amongst men.</p><p> </p><p>This Government is committed to levelling up opportunity and ensuring fairness for all - regardless of gender or background.</p><p> </p><p>To celebrate International Men’s Day, the Director of the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales spoke at an International Men’s Day webinar and raised awareness of the day in a virtual newsletter.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Monmouth answering member printed David T C Davies question first answered 27/11/2020 12:50:53 answering member 1545 label Biography information for David T C Davies
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1254998

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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: Ticks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing compulsory tick treatment for pets at UK borders in response to reports of tick-borne diseases brought to the UK from pets that have recently travelled abroad.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	120034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>Tick surveillance has shown that tick distribution and abundance is changing throughout the UK for many reasons, including habitat and climate change. Small numbers of localised infestations with non-native tick species have been reported in recent years. For these reasons, Defra strongly encourages pet owners to treat their pets to safeguard their animals against ticks and tick transmitted diseases when travelling abroad. Further advice can be obtained from their local vet, and via the Public Health England leaflet available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>While Defra has no immediate plans to amend the tick controls for pet animals entering the UK, the end of the Transition Period will open up new opportunities for managing our Pet Travel rules. We remain aware of the concerns around ticks and tick-borne disease, and future policy will be guided by risk assessment. Defra also continues to monitor the disease situation through the Tick Surveillance Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 117241 question first answered 27/11/2020 13:53:04 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1255020

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Disinformation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent steps he has taken to tackle (a) misinformation and (b) disinformation on covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	120145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes the issue of misinformation and disinformation very seriously. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it continues to be vitally important that the public has accurate information about the virus, and DCMS is leading work across Government to tackle misinformation and disinformation.</p><p>That is why we stood up the Counter Disinformation Unit up on 5 March to bring together cross-Government monitoring and analysis capabilities. The Unit’s primary function is to provide a comprehensive picture of the extent, scope and impact of misinformation and disinformation regarding COVID-19 and to work with partners to ensure appropriate action is taken.</p><p>Throughout the pandemic, we have been working closely with social media platforms to quickly identify and help them respond to potentially harmful content on their platforms, including removing harmful content in line with their terms and conditions, and promoting authoritative sources of information.</p><p>DCMS Secretary of State and DHSC Secretary of State hosted a joint roundtable in November to ask social media platforms to reduce the spread of harmful and misleading narratives, particularly around the potential COVID-19 vaccine. Social media platforms agreed to continue to work with public health bodies to ensure that authoritative messages about vaccine safety reach as many people as possible; to commit to swifter responses to flagged content and to commit to the principle that no user or company should directly profit from COVID-19 vaccine misinformation or disinformation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/11/2020 14:39:03 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1254274

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Iraq: Politics and Government
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 steps he is taking with his Iraqi counterpart to support political stability in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	119238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK maintains frequent engagement with all levels of Iraqi political leadership, both in London and through our Embassy in Baghdad. The Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary and Prince of Wales were pleased to welcome Prime Minister Kadhimi and members of his Government to the UK in October 2020. During PM Kadhimi's visit, the UK was proud to partner with the international community and financial institutions in launching the Iraq Economic Contact Group to support the Iraqi Government in implementing vital economic reforms. This continued engagement is critical to ensuring that the UK and Iraq work together to support the safety, security and prosperity of all Iraqis.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 27/11/2020 14:20:57 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1254288

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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, if she will ensure that EU citizens who, through no fault of their own, miss the 30 June 2021 deadline to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme will have no interruption to their rights until they apply for, and are granted, settled status.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Hallam
tabling member printed	Olivia Blake
uin	119431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>In line with the Withdrawal Agreement, the Government has made clear, where a person has reasonable grounds for missing the 30 June 2021 deadline for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme by EU citizens and their family members resident in the UK by the end of the transition period, they will be given a further opportunity to apply.</p><p>If they do so and are granted status under the scheme, they will, consistent with the Withdrawal Agreement, enjoy the same rights from the time they are granted status as someone who applied before the deadline.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/11/2020 10:31:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4864 label Biography information for Olivia Blake

1254293

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
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	Covid Winter Grant Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, when she plans to publish further details on the Covid Winter Grant Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	119314
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>Detailed guidance for local authorities was published on gov.uk on 24 November and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-winter-grant-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-winter-grant-scheme</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 27/11/2020 14:25:44 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1254302

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Police Stations: East Ham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Answer of 31 January 2019 to Question 213168, what plans his Department has to bring the former East Ham police station building back into use.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	119161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The Department has engaged with the Local Authority and will submit a planning application shortly. Once planning permission has been obtained, we will be able to deliver the expansion of Newham Collegiate Sixth Form.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 27/11/2020 16:32:30 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1254359

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Data Protection: Japan
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 (a) what additional data may flow and (b) what existing data restrictions may be lifted as a result of Article 8.84 of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	119399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) ensures that data can flow between the countries while maintaining high data protection standards. The deal does not mandate that data must flow, but rather the provisions clear the way for the flow of data between both countries for business purposes; when data needs to flow across a border it can do so without coming up against unjustified barriers. CEPA does not interfere with the high level of protection afforded to personal data when it is transferred out of the UK under the UK's data protections laws.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/11/2020 11:45:56 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1254360

registered interest
date	23/11/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
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 potential for trade disputes on data flows to arise from Article 14.11 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	119400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2020 answer text <p>We are confident that the UK would be able to uphold its commitments for Article 14.11 under the Electronic Commerce chapter of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) if the UK is successful in acceding to this agreement.</p><p> </p><p>Article 14.11 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership includes an exception to cross-border data flows for the purpose of achieving a legitimate public policy objective. This provides sufficient policy flexibility for the UK to act in future in our national interest and ensure continued high levels of personal data protection.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 27/11/2020 11:50:04 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper