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1689346

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on how goods entering the mainland UK from Northern Ireland will be differentiated from goods entering from the EU at Cairnryan.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	14082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the rest of the UK market is a longstanding Government policy, underscored and strengthened as a result of the package of commitments in our Safeguarding the Union Command Paper. The Windsor Framework (UK Internal Market and Unfettered Access) Regulations 2024 further entrench the legislative protections for unfettered access.</p><p> </p><p>We will use existing systems, using commercial information and evidence, to differentiate qualifying Northern Ireland goods. Operational measures will be in place to prevent avoidance of the rules, drawing on the anti-avoidance powers we have in law to deal with people looking to abuse the system.</p><p> </p><p>We will work closely with all Devolved Administrations on arrangements for non-qualifying goods which move into Great Britain via Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 14085 question first answered 26/02/2024 16:13:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1689353

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that goods entering the mainland UK from Northern Ireland will be differentiated from goods entering from the EU.
	tabling member constituency	North West Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Andrew Bridgen
	uin	14085
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>Unfettered access for Northern Ireland businesses to the rest of the UK market is a longstanding Government policy, underscored and strengthened as a result of the package of commitments in our Safeguarding the Union Command Paper. The Windsor Framework (UK Internal Market and Unfettered Access) Regulations 2024 further entrench the legislative protections for unfettered access.</p><p> </p><p>We will use existing systems, using commercial information and evidence, to differentiate qualifying Northern Ireland goods. Operational measures will be in place to prevent avoidance of the rules, drawing on the anti-avoidance powers we have in law to deal with people looking to abuse the system.</p><p> </p><p>We will work closely with all Devolved Administrations on arrangements for non-qualifying goods which move into Great Britain via Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 14082 question first answered 26/02/2024 16:13:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4133 label Biography information for Andrew Bridgen

1697769

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Customs: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 21 February 2024 to Question 14056 on Customs: Digital Technology, when he will publish the Government's response to the UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	19853
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government published full details of the Border Target Operating Model in August 2023 and the third stage, which involves the single trade window, is scheduled for 30 October, with the arrangements being made by Statutory Instrument rather than primary legislation. The Cabinet Office is considering whether a response to the UK Single Trade Window: Consultation on Features to Inform Design and Legislation should be published and when that would be most useful to all concerned.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:29 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697881

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Import Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, whether the 17.4m additional safety and security declarations projected to be required is inclusive of the 4.5m consignments subject to sanitary and phytosanitary checks.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	19855
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The forecast number of Safety &amp; Security (S&amp;S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&amp;S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.</p><p>All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&amp;S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&amp;S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.</p><p>If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 19856 19857 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697882

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Import Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, what checks will be carried out on consignments which require a safety and security declaration but which are not subject to sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	19856
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The forecast number of Safety &amp; Security (S&amp;S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&amp;S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.</p><p>All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&amp;S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&amp;S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.</p><p>If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 19855 19857 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1697884

	registered interest
	date	21/03/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Import Controls: Fees and Charges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2024 to Question 11319 on Import Controls, whether consignments requiring a Safety and Security declaration but not subject to SPS requirements will be required to pay the Common User Charge.
	tabling member constituency	Walthamstow
	tabling member printed	Stella Creasy
	uin	19857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2024 answer text <p>The forecast number of Safety &amp; Security (S&amp;S) declarations includes declarations for those goods which will also be subject to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The numbers referred to by the Hon Lady are not directly comparable, as a single S&amp;S declaration may correspond with multiple SPS requirements for the same shipment.</p><p>All goods, including those not subject to SPS requirements, will be subject to occasional intelligence-led checks by Border Force. S&amp;S declarations are an important part of Border Force’s frontier risk assessment processes. The data gathered informs intelligence-based checks to identify and seize illicit goods. Increased S&amp;S data will help us better target illicit goods, and allow legitimate goods to continue to move freely.</p><p>If a consignment is not subject to SPS requirements, it will not be subject to the Common User Charge.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker grouped question UIN 19855 19856 question first answered 26/03/2024 17:48:37 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	4088 label Biography information for Stella Creasy

1584926

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Royal Mail: Vesa Equity Investment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason his Department allowed Vesa Equity to increase its stake in Royal Mail group.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	141432
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State takes decisions under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 in a quasi-judicial capacity. The Investment Security Unit coordinates expertise from across Government so that the Secretary of State may make decisions based on the evidence. It would not be appropriate to comment on the detail of national security assessments.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 27/02/2023 19:04:56 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1645971

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Three: Vodafone Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed merger between Vodafone-Three on national security.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
	tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
	uin	190426
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>As an open economy, we welcome investment where it supports UK growth and jobs, meets our stringent legal and regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security. The Government has robust powers under the National Security &amp; Investment Act to block or impose remedies on transactions that pose a national security risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As you will appreciate, we cannot comment on specific acquisitions nor the applicability of the National Security and Investment regime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 190491 question first answered 28/06/2023 10:20:40 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

1646116

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Vodafone Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the potential security implications of the proposed merger between Vodafone and Three.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	190491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2023 answer text <p>As an open economy, we welcome investment where it supports UK growth and jobs, meets our stringent legal and regulatory requirements, and does not compromise our national security. The Government has robust powers under the National Security &amp; Investment Act to block or impose remedies on transactions that pose a national security risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As you will appreciate, we cannot comment on specific acquisitions nor the applicability of the National Security and Investment regime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 190426 question first answered 28/06/2023 10:20:40 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1651111

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions his Department has exercised powers under the Enterprise Act 2002 to intervene in transactions which raised national security concerns in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	192972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>Between July 2020 and January 2022, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has issued Public Interest Intervention Notices under the Enterprise Act 2002, on national security grounds, in relation to the following acquisitions:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ul><li><p>the proposed acquisition of Ultra Electronics Holdings plc by Cobham Ultra Acquisitions Limited;</p></li><li><p>the proposed acquisition of The Perpetuus Group by Taurus International Ltd and others; and</p></li><li><p>the proposed acquisition of Meggitt plc by Parker-Hannifin corporation</p></li></ul><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, the then Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport used the same powers in relation to the proposed acquisition of Arm by NVIDIA in April 2021.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since 4 January 2022, the Government has had powers under the National Security and Investment (NSI) Act 2021 to scrutinise and, where necessary, intervene in acquisitions which may raise national security concerns. These powers replaced the national security limb of public interest intervention powers under the Enterprise Act 2002. In February 2023, responsibility for NSI moved from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to the Cabinet Office, under the Deputy Prime Minister.</p><p>The Government promised to deliver a regime that is as business-friendly as possible while protecting our national security. The National Security &amp; Investment Act Annual Report demonstrates that we are succeeding in that mission.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 12/07/2023 16:36:22 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell