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1520983

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date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	P&O Ferries: Minimum Wage
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the statement by her predecessor on 30 March 2022 on P&O Ferries, Official Report, column 840, what recent progress her Department has made on the establishment of a minimum wage corridor between the UK and Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	62156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>We are continuing our discussions on bilateral agreements with our near European neighbours, including Ireland, as a matter of priority. These negotiations are focusing on how we can collaborate to improve seafarer welfare and how we can work through international organisations to create a step change in seafarer welfare. We are also exploring the creation of minimum wage equivalent corridors to ensure seafarers receive fair pay whilst working in our respective territorial waters.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/10/2022 15:11:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1520984

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the timeliness of responses to correspondence from hon. Members.
tabling member constituency	North Herefordshire
tabling member printed	Sir Bill Wiggin
uin	61773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The FCDO receives the ninth highest volume of correspondence across Whitehall Departments. We have responded to 68% of ministerial correspondence within Cabinet Office deadlines in the last quarter compared to 48% for all government departments. We have reduced outstanding correspondence by 57% over the last 6 months. Following the significant and ongoing increase in correspondence received since 2020, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office has begun a focused programme of work to streamline processes and improve response times to tackle the high volume.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 17/10/2022 16:16:51 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	1428 label Biography information for Sir Bill Wiggin

1520987

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Wind Power: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when he last held discussions with the Secretary of State for (a) the Home Department and (b) Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy on the potential effect of the Offshore Wind Workers Immigration Rules Concession 2017 on maritime (i) jobs and (ii) skills.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull East
tabling member printed	Karl Turner
uin	61866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>Neither I, nor my colleague the Secretary of State, have yet had any discussions with our counterparts at the Home Office or Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy about this specific matter. However, I look forward to engaging colleagues on this important issue.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/10/2022 15:14:21 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4030 label Biography information for Karl Turner

1520988

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of trends in the level of the cost of fuel on fuel costs for the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Royal Air Force and (c) Army.
tabling member constituency	Angus
tabling member printed	Dave Doogan
uin	62113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The cost of fuel forms part of wider running costs for front line commands and should not be considered in isolation. Any potential impact from rising fuel prices will be closely monitored by the Department, as with any other pressure.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 17/10/2022 15:49:04 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
tabling member	4736 label Biography information for Dave Doogan

1521004

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
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	Syria: Crimes against Humanity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the report by the Association of Detainees and The Missing in Sednaya Prison entitled The Administrative Structure and Organizational Ties of Sednaya Prison, published October 2022, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies that crimes against humanity may be being carried out against detainees in Sednaya Prison.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	61960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>We are closely monitoring the human rights situation in Syria, especially Sednaya. Our policy is clear; we condemn these violations. We have contributed over £14 million to help gather evidence and assist victims of human rights violations since 2012. We are the penholder for the Syria Human Rights Council Resolution, which highlights these issues and was last adopted in September. We use our position at the UN Security Council to draw international attention to ongoing human rights violations in Syria, including within prisons. At the Security Council this month, we will again urge the release of detainees and condemn these violations.</p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 17/10/2022 16:51:43 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1521008

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Worsley and Eccles South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help improve access to NHS dental services in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	61827
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England asked dental practices to return to full delivery of contracted activity from July 2022, including in Worsley and Eccles South. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Worsley and Eccles South.</p><p> </p><p>The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 61828 question first answered 17/10/2022 11:00:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1521009

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Worsley and Eccles South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of NHS dentist provision in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	61828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made. However, NHS England asked dental practices to return to full delivery of contracted activity from July 2022, including in Worsley and Eccles South. In September, we announced ‘Our plan for patients’, which outlines how we will meet oral health needs and increase access to dental care, including in Worsley and Eccles South.</p><p> </p><p>The plan includes improvements to ensure dentists are renumerated fairly for more complex work, allowing greater flexibility to reallocate resources and to utilise dentists with greater capacity to deliver National Health Service treatment, whilst enabling full use of the dental team. The plan also includes streamlining processes for overseas dentists and holding the local NHS to account for dentistry provision. In addition, Health Education England is also reforming dental education to improve the recruitment and retention of dental professionals.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 61827 question first answered 17/10/2022 11:00:33 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1521010

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Breast Cancer: Worsley and Eccles South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in Worsley and Eccles South constituency.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	61829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Department of Health and Social Care has indicated that it will not be possible to answer this question within the usual time period. An answer is being prepared and will be provided as soon as it is available. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> <p><ins class="ministerial">The Department is working with NHS England to finalise the delivery of £10 million for breast screening units, including determining which areas will benefit from this investment. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">National Health Service breast screening providers are also encouraged to work with Cancer Alliances, Primary Care Networks, NHS regional teams and the voluntary sector to promote the uptake of breast screening and ensure access to services.</ins></p></ins></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince previous answer version 23323 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince 23325 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince question first answered 17/10/2022 17:03:35 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2022 17:01:54 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

1521016

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Lighting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of setting standards for the (a) brightness and (b) colour temperature of lighting; if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of such standards on light pollution; and whether he has had recent discussions with (i) manufacturers, (ii) distributors and (iii) installers of lighting on their role in reducing light pollution.
tabling member constituency	Arfon
tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
uin	61769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The reduction of light pollution is not a matter for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 17/10/2022 16:08:16 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1521020

registered interest
date	12/10/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Defence Equipment: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what actions her Department are undertaking to ensure that UK companies do not sell or transfer data bus transformers utilised in fly-by-wire controls to Russia, or third-party countries military manufacturers supplying Russia.
tabling member constituency	Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
tabling member printed	Drew Hendry
uin	61978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2022 answer text <p>The UK, in coordination with key allies, has introduced several packages of increasingly hard-hitting sanctions that prohibit the supply of a wide range of goods and services, including the supply of components that could be utilised in Russian military equipment. This information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/russia-sanctions-guidance/russia-sanctions-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/russia-sanctions-guidance/russia-sanctions-guidance</a> (opens in a new tab).</p><p> </p><p>Our approach to decision-making is to focus on a rigorous forward-looking risk assessment before a licence is issued and to consider whether goods might be used in a way which is inconsistent with the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including the risk of items being used on contravention of sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed Sir James Duddridge grouped question UIN 61179 question first answered 17/10/2022 16:04:04 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4467 label Biography information for Drew Hendry