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1279728

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date	27/01/2021
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	Fisheries: Compensation
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 £23 million compensation announced for the fishing industry, how much of that funding will be available to organisations for hiring and training staff for customs declarations.
tabling member constituency	Na h-Eileanan an Iar
tabling member printed	Angus Brendan MacNeil
uin	141951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government has put in place measures to support businesses and to ensure that exports keep moving. The £23 million announced for the fishing industry will provide financial support towards verifiable losses incurred by seafood exporting businesses.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 27/01/2021 14:17:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1546 label Biography information for Angus Brendan MacNeil

1280875

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Scottish Ministers on the availability of data on the covid-19 vaccination program in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	911224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The vaccination programme is a joint programme between the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations, with the UK Government procuring the vaccines, and the DAs responsible for deploying them. Public Health Scotland publishes data about the numbers of persons vaccinated in Scotland, broken down by various categories, and the UK Government is very supportive of that transparency.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:36:49 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1280876

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Re-employment: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the use of fire and rehire employment practices in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	911225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Scotland regularly discusses issues such as protecting workers' rights with his Cabinet colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>For example, the UK Government has acted decisively to provide an unprecedented package of support to protect people’s jobs and livelihoods right across the United Kingdom in response to the Covid pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:38:12 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1280877

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps his Department has taken to support the Scottish fishing sector.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	911226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Since well before the end of the Transition Period, My office has been in daily contact with the Scottish seafood industry to help identify and resolve issues with exports and will continue to do so.</p><p> </p><p>Last week, the Prime Minister announced a £23 million support fund to help with losses directly related to these issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:40:17 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

1280878

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Fisheries: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement on the Scottish fishing industry.
tabling member constituency	Orkney and Shetland
tabling member printed	Mr Alistair Carmichael
uin	911230
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Leaving the EU means we have left the Common Fisheries Policy and are now recognised as an independent coastal state – something the EU refused to recognise until very late in the negotiations.</p><p>The agreement allows for a transfer of 25% of quota, previously caught by EU vessels in our waters, to UK fishermen.</p><p>The agreement also provides for tariff-free access to the EU market for Scotland’s fantastic fisheries products.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:39:23 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	1442 label Biography information for Mr Alistair Carmichael

1280879

registered interest
date	27/01/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to promote the advantages of Scotland remaining part of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	911233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>Scotland benefits greatly from being part of a strong United Kingdom, as does the UK as a whole.</p><p>The most obvious recent examples of our strength as a union are the unprecedented economic support offered to people and businesses in Scotland throughout the current pandemic and the rapid supply of vaccinations to all parts of the UK currently taking place.</p><p>Neither of these would have been possible if Scotland was not part of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 27/01/2021 14:41:24 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1279608

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
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	Supermarkets: Biometrics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Answer of 14 December 2020 to Question 910164 on the protection of shop workers, what recent discussions Ministers in his Department have had with supermarkets on the use of live facial recognition in their stores.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	141996
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Minister for Crime and Policing has not had any discussions with supermarkets since the Answer of 14 December 2020.</p><p>The use of biometric data (including facial images) by private companies to identify individuals is regulated by the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Under the legislation, data processing must be fair, lawful and transparent. Companies would generally need to show that the use of biometric data was necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, as defined by the legislation. Individuals who consider their data has been misused can make complaints to the Information Commissioner's Office, the independent regulator of the legislation.</p><p>On 27 November, the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation (CDEI) published its review into bias in algorithmic decision-making, which explored the different ways that algorithmic decision-making may affect protected characteristic data, such as race. We will respond to the report in due course. Facial recognition also remains a high priority for the ICO, which has indicated that it will be publishing more about its use by the private sector later this year.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale grouped question UIN 141997 question first answered 27/01/2021 16:46:23 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1279952

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Veterans: Advisory Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to the public purse was of setting up the Veterans' Gateway.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	142811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>In November 2016 the Armed Forces Covenant Fund provided a grant of £2 million to a consortium of charities comprised of Combat Stress, PoppyScotland, SSAFA and Connect Assist, led by The Royal British Legion, to set up the Veterans' Gateway to act as a one-stop service to better support the UK's Armed Forces Veterans community.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 27/01/2021 15:04:51 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Lord Beamish

1279976

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of recruits to the armed forces in 2020 were female.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	142966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the ‘Female Intake’ and ‘Gender’ sections of the published 2020 and 2019 Biannual Diversity Statistics: <br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/943009/Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_Publication_Oct20.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/943009/Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_Publication_Oct20.pdf</a> <br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/851974/UK_Armed_Forces_Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_-_1_October_2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/851974/UK_Armed_Forces_Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_-_1_October_2019.pdf</a></p><p>Defence remains dedicated to achieving a more diverse workforce and is undertaking a wide range of activities to increase the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and female recruits into the Armed Forces. In 2015 we set ourselves ambitious targets to increase the diversity of personnel joining the Armed Forces by 2020; for female personnel, this was set at 15 per cent. Although progress has been made and the proportion of women joining increased during this period, we fell just under three per cent short of our target and thus recognise that there is still more to do.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 142967 question first answered 27/01/2021 09:32:43 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law

1279979

registered interest
date	25/01/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of recruits to the armed forces in 2019 were female.
tabling member constituency	Dundee West
tabling member printed	Chris Law
uin	142967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The requested information can be found in the ‘Female Intake’ and ‘Gender’ sections of the published 2020 and 2019 Biannual Diversity Statistics: <br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/943009/Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_Publication_Oct20.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/943009/Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_Publication_Oct20.pdf</a> <br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/851974/UK_Armed_Forces_Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_-_1_October_2019.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/851974/UK_Armed_Forces_Biannual_Diversity_Statistics_-_1_October_2019.pdf</a></p><p>Defence remains dedicated to achieving a more diverse workforce and is undertaking a wide range of activities to increase the number of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and female recruits into the Armed Forces. In 2015 we set ourselves ambitious targets to increase the diversity of personnel joining the Armed Forces by 2020; for female personnel, this was set at 15 per cent. Although progress has been made and the proportion of women joining increased during this period, we fell just under three per cent short of our target and thus recognise that there is still more to do.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey grouped question UIN 142966 question first answered 27/01/2021 09:32:44 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4403 label Biography information for Chris Law