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1719418

registered interest
date	20/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Edinburgh Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 16 May 2024 to Question 25990 on Edinburgh Airport, what information his Department holds on the progress that has been made by (a) Edinburgh and (b) Gatwick Airport on reaching a commercial agreement with the US authorities on a pre-clearance scheme for travellers to the US; and whether his Department is taking steps with the US (i) Customs and Border Protection and (ii) Transportation Security Administration to help support these negotiations.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	27156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>Home Office, Department for Transport and Scotland Office officials are in regular contact with counterparts at the US Customs and Border Protection Agency and Transportation Security Administration and representatives of Edinburgh and Gatwick airports about US pre-clearance.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/05/2024 15:49:35 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1717738

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Edinburgh Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24833 on Edinburgh Airport, whether a (a) treaty and (b) formal agreement between the UK and USA is required before any commercial deal.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>A treaty covering a formal agreement to allow the US to operate pre-clearance on UK soil would be required before it could be operated at a UK airport. However, pre-clearance also requires a commercial agreement between the UK airport operator and the US authorities for this to be advanced beyond the discussions that have already taken place.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 25991 question first answered 16/05/2024 14:42:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1717739

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Edinburgh Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 9 May 2024 to Question 24833 on Edinburgh Airport, what progress he has made on concluding a formal (a) treaty and (b) agreement between the UK and USA.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	25991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>A treaty covering a formal agreement to allow the US to operate pre-clearance on UK soil would be required before it could be operated at a UK airport. However, pre-clearance also requires a commercial agreement between the UK airport operator and the US authorities for this to be advanced beyond the discussions that have already taken place.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 25990 question first answered 16/05/2024 14:42:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1715859

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Edinburgh Airport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to help support Edinburgh Airport to provide pre-clearance for travellers to the US.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	24833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is supportive of the principle of US pre-clearance and there have been initial discussions between the UK and US governments, however, pre-clearance requires a commercial agreement between the airport operator and US authorities for these to be advanced.</p><p>It is important to note pre-clearance is not something which could be quickly implemented at UK airports. Careful negotiation across the UK Government and with the US would be required before pre-clearance could become a reality at UK airports.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 09/05/2024 15:48:00 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1677531

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Carcinogens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 12 December 2023 to Question 5137 on Fire and Rescue Services: Carcinogens, whether the review will consider the practical difficulties associated with (a) carcinogens being carried on uniforms and (b) sanitisation of fire stations.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	6680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The review will involve a comprehensive review of published literature on the risk contaminants pose to firefighters along with related decontamination protocols.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 18/12/2023 17:39:24 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1677544

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wind Power: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5139 on Wind Power: Fire Prevention, whether offshore wind farms are within the jurisdiction of the fire service.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	6686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>Offshore windfarms do not fall within the jurisdiction of Fire and Rescue Authorities who are responsible only up to the low water mark.</p><p>In relation to onshore installations, every Fire and Rescue Authority must assess foreseeable fire and rescue related risks that could affect their communities and put in place arrangements to prevent and mitigate those risks.66</p><p>Research being commissioned on carcinogens.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 6688 question first answered 18/12/2023 17:44:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1677546

registered interest
date	12/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Wind Power: Fire Prevention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2023 to Question 5138 on Wind Power: Fire Prevention, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of preparations for a fire caused by an onshore wind installation.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	6688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>Offshore windfarms do not fall within the jurisdiction of Fire and Rescue Authorities who are responsible only up to the low water mark.</p><p>In relation to onshore installations, every Fire and Rescue Authority must assess foreseeable fire and rescue related risks that could affect their communities and put in place arrangements to prevent and mitigate those risks.66</p><p>Research being commissioned on carcinogens.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 6686 question first answered 18/12/2023 17:44:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1675285

registered interest
date	04/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fire and Rescue Services: Carcinogens
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help protect firefighters from carcinogens.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	5137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2023 answer text <p>The health and safety of firefighters is of paramount importance.</p><p>Fire and Rescue Authorities are responsible for the health and safety of firefighters and they should be mindful of emerging research.</p><p>I have commissioned a literature review of published studies to understand their conclusions and determine next steps and I am engaging with the Department for Health and Social Care to explore these issues.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 12/12/2023 12:51:06 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1671441

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Israel Defense Forces: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has provided recent guidance to (a) UK citizens and (b) dual-nationals who volunteer as (i) reservists and (ii) active personnel in the Israeli Defence Force.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	2654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The FCDO has advised against all but essential travel to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and against all travel to some locations in the region.</p><p>By definition, a British dual national is a citizen of the UK and any other nation for which they hold citizenship. Dual citizenship (also known as dual nationality) is allowed in the UK and dual nationals may be liable for military service in the country of their other nationality. The UK recognises the right of British dual nationals to serve in the legitimately recognised armed forces of the country of their other nationality.</p><p>Anyone who travels to conflict zones to engage in unlawful activity, should expect to be investigated upon their return to the UK. Decisions on prosecutions are taken independently by the police and Crown Prosecution Service on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 23/11/2023 17:29:16 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1670330

registered interest
date	15/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fisheries: Migrant Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the number of migrant workers within the domestic fishing sector.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	2216
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does publish data on sponsored work visas by occupation and industry in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Caf158e2a03664264780408dbe69f02c2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638357342832732861%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yvEnhwYYZSAuHee5kkFmvk%2BQt29hs%2Bqfosje%2FRx5fJs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the grants of sponsored work visas are published in table ‘Occ_D02’ of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fimmigration-system-statistics-data-tables%23sponsored-work-visas-by-occupation-and-industry&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Caf158e2a03664264780408dbe69f02c2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638357342832889085%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=76RIF1pws%2BlSAYC8GBh0zKIGDpE5yUWgLB4s6H%2BUreU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">sponsored work visas by occupation and industry dataset</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Selecting ‘9119 - Fishing and other elementary agriculture occupations n.e.c’ from the occupation filter will output data on visas granted to professionals coming to work in the domestic fishing sector. Time frames can be filtered.</p><p> </p><p>It is important to note that these figures may include non-fishing occupations and are for people operating within UK territorial waters under a skilled worker visa.</p><p> </p><p>People operating outside UK territorial waters require only a transit visa and these figures are a subset of the data on transit visas found in ‘Vis_D02’ of the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistical-data-sets%2Fmanaged-migration-datasets%23entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CSheffieldWorkRoutes.PQandFOI%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Caf158e2a03664264780408dbe69f02c2%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638357342832889085%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=azXWOatcUd2U7cy7ij8IsgClhDTfEBfYBlsclTLN9GI%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">detailed entry clearance visas dataset</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/11/2023 16:37:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill