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1463517

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date	17/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Colombia
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 plans to introduce visa-free travel to the UK for Colombian passport holders.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	3629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/05/2022 answer text <p>The UK keeps its visa system under regular review. Decisions on changes reflect a range of factors. These will vary globally, but often include security, compliance, returns and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/05/2022 09:33:39 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 3133 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1463075

registered interest
date	16/05/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Government's food strategy.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	2518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The forthcoming Government Food Strategy will set out the Government’s ambition and priorities for the food system, considering the evidence set out in Henry Dimbleby’s independent review and building on additional topics.</p><p> </p><p>We are actively collaborating across Government to cover the entire food system and consider the unforeseen challenges that the agri-food sector has faced this last year since the independent review was published.</p><p> </p><p>We expect to publish the Government Food Strategy shortly.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 24/05/2022 14:43:52 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1457809

registered interest
date	14/04/2022
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	Employment and Support Allowance: Fines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many contribution-based ESA claimants have been fined as a result of an erroneous belief that they were entitled to claim free dental treatment while on benefits.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	154039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2022 answer text <p>In 2019/2020, the NHS Business Services Authority issued 12,411 Penalty Charge Notices to patients who had provided receipt of Employment and Support Allowance as an exemption for their dental treatment. Prior to the issuance of a fine, patients are permitted to demonstrate their eligibility for free National Health Service dental treatment.</p><p>Exemption checking for NHS dentistry was paused during the pandemic to limit the spread of COVID-19 through the handling and signing of papers between patients and dental staff. Patient signatures were reintroduced on 1 September 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 25/04/2022 16:27:33 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1441073

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Phil Whittingham
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when (a) he, (b) Ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department last had a meeting personally with Mr Phil Whittingham of Avanti West Coast Trains.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	139383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2022 answer text <p>Ministers and Officials meet with operators and their Managing Directors on a regular basis.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/03/2022 12:54:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1441075

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
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	Russia: Legal Profession
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 she will publish the UK law firms that have made representations to the Government on behalf of Russian or Russian-linked clients in relation to the UK-Russian sanctions regime.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	139384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government has announced an unprecedented package of sanctions to cut off the funding for Putin's war machine. We have now sanctioned over 1000 individuals, entities and subsidiaries since Putin's invasion of Ukraine. The FCDO regularly receives correspondence regarding designation proposals or specific designations under all sanctions regimes. Law firms that have made representations to the Government on behalf of Russian or Russian-linked clients in relation to the UK-Russian sanctions regime in processed correspondence include BCL Solicitors LLP, W Legal Limited and Peters &amp; Peters.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 23/03/2022 17:56:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1400464

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 6 January 2022 to Question 87696 on Protective Clothing: Coronavirus, if he will list the number of sites where unused personal protective equipment is being stored, by county.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	98972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Location</p></td><td><p>Number of facilities</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Durham</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Essex</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Leicestershire</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Staffordshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Stirlingshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Suffolk</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Shanghai</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/01/2022 16:00:21 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1386265

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Prime Minister
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, whether the Prime Minister attended the Downing Street staff social event on 18 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	89598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answers given by my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister at Prime Minister's Questions on 8 December and those given by me in the House on 9 December. Copies of the terms of reference for the Cabinet Secretary’s investigations have been placed in the Libraries of the House and are also available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 89541 89592 89599 89600 89687 question first answered 13/12/2021 17:49:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1386267

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street
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, if he will publish a list of attendees of the Downing Street social event on 18 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	89599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answers given by my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister at Prime Minister's Questions on 8 December and those given by me in the House on 9 December. Copies of the terms of reference for the Cabinet Secretary’s investigations have been placed in the Libraries of the House and are also available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 89541 89592 89598 89600 89687 question first answered 13/12/2021 17:49:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1386268

registered interest
date	08/12/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Visits
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, how many external guests attended the Downing Street social event on 18 December 2020.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	89600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to the answers given by my Rt Hon Friend the Prime Minister at Prime Minister's Questions on 8 December and those given by me in the House on 9 December. Copies of the terms of reference for the Cabinet Secretary’s investigations have been placed in the Libraries of the House and are also available on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 89541 89592 89598 89599 89687 question first answered 13/12/2021 17:49:20 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson

1385358

registered interest
date	06/12/2021
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	Protective Clothing: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the allocated expenditure is for the rental of shipping containers by the Government or its agents to store unused personal protective equipment for the 2021-22 financial year.
tabling member constituency	City of Chester
tabling member printed	Christian Matheson
uin	87693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2021 answer text <p>This information is not held in the format requested. However, by the end of November 2021, £300.7 million had been spent on the storage of personal protective equipment. This includes the rental of shipping containers and storage space in the United Kingdom and overseas.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/12/2021 13:19:50 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4408 label Biography information for Christian Matheson