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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

1665103

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sayed Alwadaei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for what reason Sayed Ahmed Alwadaei was temporarily detained at the UK border on 29 September 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	202796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office would not routinely comment on individual cases.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/10/2023 11:43:07 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1653495

registered interest
date	17/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of adding (a) HGV and (b) PSV drivers to the shortage occupation list for visas.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	194578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to increase the number of visas available for (a) HGV and (b) public service vehicle drivers, as these occupations are not eligible under the Points Based System. The Government’s position is that employers should invest in recruitment from the resident workforce, which includes UK workers and migrants with general work rights, for jobs with relatively short training requirements.</p><p>The independent Migratory Advisory Committee (MAC) is currently reviewing the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which involves extensive consultation with industry. The MAC will report its recommendations in the Autumn, after which the Government will consider its position. As per the Government’s commissioning letter to the MAC last year, inclusion on the SOL for jobs which do not meet the skills threshold should only be considered in exceptional circumstances, such as when we added care workers last year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/07/2023 07:47:57 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1653181

registered interest
date	14/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Large Goods Vehicle Drivers: Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of increasing the number of visas available for (a) HGV and (b) public service vehicle drivers.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	194263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to increase the number of visas available for (a) HGV and (b) public service vehicle drivers, as these occupations are not eligible under the Points Based System. The Government’s position is that employers should invest in recruitment from the resident workforce, which includes UK workers and migrants with general work rights, for jobs with relatively short training requirements.</p><p>The independent Migratory Advisory Committee (MAC) is currently reviewing the Shortage Occupation List (SOL), which involves extensive consultation with industry. The MAC will report its recommendations in the Autumn, after which the Government will consider its position. As per the Government’s commissioning letter to the MAC last year, inclusion on the SOL for jobs which do not meet the skills threshold should only be considered in exceptional circumstances, such as when we added care workers last year.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/07/2023 16:58:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill

1646437

registered interest
date	21/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Freeports: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, (b) police forces, (c) the National Crime Agency, (d) HMRC and (e) other law enforcement agencies on the potential traffic of illicit and counterfeit goods through freeports.
tabling member constituency	East Lothian
tabling member printed	Kenny MacAskill
uin	190687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for the Home Department has regular meetings with Ministerial colleagues across Government and other law enforcement agencies where all aspects of border security are discussed as needed.</p><p>Measures are in place across all our borders and points of entry to tackle the importation of counterfeit or illicit goods. We continue to work closely with Intellectual Property (IP) Right’s Holders, HMRC and other agencies such as Trading Standards to ensure rigorous controls on goods across the UK.</p><p>IP Right’s Holders can help protect their rights by making an Application for Action. This requests Border Force to detain goods suspected of infringing a range of rights, including trademarks, copyrights, design and patents.</p><p>Freeports, in the same way as every other business in the UK, will have to adhere to the UK’s high regulatory standards with respect to security. Moreover, Freeports will be subject to an annual audit, by HMRC and Border Force, to make sure security measures continue to meet the high standards expected from Freeport operators to mitigate security risks across physical, personnel, and cyber domains.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 26/06/2023 13:53:47 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4772 label Biography information for Kenny MacAskill