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1309571

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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	Iran: BBC Persian Service
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 recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the reported targeting and harassment of BBC Persian staff in that country.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	181234
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>We condemn the persecution of current and former BBC Persian employees and their family members, and the many individuals who have had their assets frozen or are banned from leaving Iran. We continue to regularly raise these issues directly with the Iranian government, as well as in multilateral fora, including the Human Rights Council.</p><p>At the UN Third Committee in October 2020, we urged Iran to cease their harassment of journalists and media organisations; and in March 2021, at the Human Rights Council, we made clear to Iran that their repeated violations of human rights are unacceptable.</p><p>The British Government is committed to the promotion of media freedom which is vital to functioning societies and that journalists must be able to investigate and report as they see fit. We regularly raise human rights with the Iranian authorities at all levels and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues, including restrictions on media freedom.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 181235 181236 question first answered 20/04/2021 16:23:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1309572

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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	Iran: BBC Persian Service
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 recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on the reported harassment of families of BBC Persian staff.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	181235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>We condemn the persecution of current and former BBC Persian employees and their family members, and the many individuals who have had their assets frozen or are banned from leaving Iran. We continue to regularly raise these issues directly with the Iranian government, as well as in multilateral fora, including the Human Rights Council.</p><p>At the UN Third Committee in October 2020, we urged Iran to cease their harassment of journalists and media organisations; and in March 2021, at the Human Rights Council, we made clear to Iran that their repeated violations of human rights are unacceptable.</p><p>The British Government is committed to the promotion of media freedom which is vital to functioning societies and that journalists must be able to investigate and report as they see fit. We regularly raise human rights with the Iranian authorities at all levels and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues, including restrictions on media freedom.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 181234 181236 question first answered 20/04/2021 16:23:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1309573

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
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	Iran: BBC Persian Service
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 recent discussions he has had with his Iranian counterpart on the asset freeze affecting BBC Persian staff based in London.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	181236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>We condemn the persecution of current and former BBC Persian employees and their family members, and the many individuals who have had their assets frozen or are banned from leaving Iran. We continue to regularly raise these issues directly with the Iranian government, as well as in multilateral fora, including the Human Rights Council.</p><p>At the UN Third Committee in October 2020, we urged Iran to cease their harassment of journalists and media organisations; and in March 2021, at the Human Rights Council, we made clear to Iran that their repeated violations of human rights are unacceptable.</p><p>The British Government is committed to the promotion of media freedom which is vital to functioning societies and that journalists must be able to investigate and report as they see fit. We regularly raise human rights with the Iranian authorities at all levels and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues, including restrictions on media freedom.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 181234 181235 question first answered 20/04/2021 16:23:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1308582

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
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	Social Services: Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether it is his policy that local authorities should be facilitating social contact visits in adult social care settings in the same way as those visits are being facilitated in care homes.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	180466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>Maintaining opportunities for visiting and spending time together is critical for the health and wellbeing of people in care homes and wider adult social care settings. It is important to recognise the diversity of these environments and the different needs of the people who live there. For these reasons, the care homes guidance is not directly transferable to other settings.</p><p>On 30 March, we published an update to our visiting guidance for supported living and extra care. Many of the principles are also relevant to other types of supported housing. This guidance sets out the default position that visits should be supported and enabled wherever it is safe to do so and explains how providers can work with the people they support to develop arrangements for visiting that mitigates these risks.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/04/2021 09:17:08 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 97256 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1306853

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Alcoholism: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Addictions Strategy will include measures to prevent as well as treat alcohol addiction.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	178546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The scope of the United Kingdom cross-Government addiction strategy is still being developed but will consider a range of issues including drugs, alcohol and problem gambling. The Department will consider the emerging evidence around increased alcohol harms during the COVID-19 pandemic and what further action is needed as we develop the strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 178547 178548 question first answered 15/04/2021 08:48:50 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1306854

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Alcoholism: Health Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to protect funding for alcohol treatment in the Addictions Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	178547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The scope of the United Kingdom cross-Government addiction strategy is still being developed but will consider a range of issues including drugs, alcohol and problem gambling. The Department will consider the emerging evidence around increased alcohol harms during the COVID-19 pandemic and what further action is needed as we develop the strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 178546 178548 question first answered 15/04/2021 08:48:50 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1306855

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Alcoholism: Health Services
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 he is taking to ensure that the Addictions Strategy will help reduce alcohol harm.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	178548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The scope of the United Kingdom cross-Government addiction strategy is still being developed but will consider a range of issues including drugs, alcohol and problem gambling. The Department will consider the emerging evidence around increased alcohol harms during the COVID-19 pandemic and what further action is needed as we develop the strategy.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill grouped question UIN 178546 178547 question first answered 15/04/2021 08:48:50 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1306476

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
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	Broadband: Rural Areas and Small Businesses
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 steps he is taking to improve broadband provision for (a) isolated rural areas and (b) small business owners operating from their homes in (i) Congleton constituency and (ii) England.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	175811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The government is committed to gigabit capable broadband to everyone in the UK by stimulating investment, busting barriers and driving competition. The UK is on track for one of the fastest rollouts in Europe and for half of all households to have access to gigabit speeds by the end of the year. It is a huge leap forward from 2019, when it was just one in ten.</p><p>The government is investing £5 billion in Project Gigabit to ensure that gigabit capable broadband reaches all communities across the UK. Further detail on our approach is set out in our Project Gigabit - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/project-gigabit-phase-one-delivery-plan" target="_blank">Phase One Delivery Plan</a> published on 19 March 2021, including using subsidised procurements to extend gigabit broadband coverage and providing up to £210m to fund a new voucher from the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme and up to £110m to connect rural GP surgeries, libraries and schools.</p><p>We will begin a national Open Market Review by July 2021 for telecoms providers to give us a picture of where the market plans to invest in gigabit networks over the next three years and to confirm where we need to intervene so places are not left out.</p><p>4,000 premises in Cheshire will also benefit from access to gigabit capable broadband as a result of a £4.5million investment under the Superfast Broadband programme that was agreed in December 2020.</p><p>For those in the most isolated areas, where the costs of delivering broadband rise exponentially, the government has issued a <a href="https://dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bEMHlvftH6oiYjc" target="_blank">Call for Evidence</a> for users and suppliers to share their current experiences, needs and views. We are also asking suppliers to provide further information on technologies coming to market that may support delivery of improved broadband to these locations.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 13/04/2021 14:05:02 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1304365

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to tackle the delays businesses are experiencing exporting goods to Europe.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	172056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>I would encourage any business which needs assistance to refer to the extensive guidance available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are working closely with Member State officials, businesses and their representatives to understand the reason for any delays or refusal of goods so that issues can be resolved and goods can move freely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 172057 question first answered 25/03/2021 18:04:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1304366

registered interest
date	19/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with her European counterparts on delays to exports from the UK.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	172057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>I would encourage any business which needs assistance to refer to the extensive guidance available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>My officials are working closely with Member State officials, businesses and their representatives to understand the reason for any delays or refusal of goods so that issues can be resolved and goods can move freely.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 172056 question first answered 25/03/2021 18:04:05 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce