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1138125

registered interest
date	10/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on parliamentary accountability of the EU defence structures that the UK has joined since the EU referendum in 2016.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	275696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to ensure that parliamentary accountability for UK-EU defence cooperation is maintained. In addition to the public speeches made by the Prime Minister and the white paper of last July, the Government provided further clarification in September, in its response to the House of Commons Defence Committee report, on its proposals for a future security partnership with the EU. The Government has also participated in parliamentary debates or hearings on Permanent Structured Cooperation last April, Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Operation Sophia last June, the European Defence Industrial Development Programme last November and on CSDP missions and operations in May this year. The Government will continue to provide regular updates to both European Scrutiny Committees in Parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/07/2019 13:42:00 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1137765

registered interest
date	09/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment she has made of the merits of UK participation in EU defence structures after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	275127
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2019 answer text <p>As we leave the EU, we remain committed to playing a leading role on Euro-Atlantic security. NATO remains the cornerstone of our defence. Nonetheless, the UK and the EU will continue to face common threats, which are evolving and growing in complexity, and we share the same values. That is why we have agreed the outline terms, through the Political Declaration, of a flexible and scalable future UK-EU security partnership to cooperate as a sovereign third country with EU partners on a case-by-case basis where there is a clear shared interest.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 15/07/2019 13:44:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1137603

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if she will place a copy of the most recent UK National Implementation Plan under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy in the Library; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	274456
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>National Implementation Plans under the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) may refer to either Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) or civilian CSDP. As the UK is not a PESCO participating Member State and is not subject to the PESCO binding commitments, we have not developed a National Implementation Plan for PESCO. We are considering whether a National Implementation Plan for civilian CSDP is required before the UK leaves the EU.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/07/2019 15:08:06 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1137604

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Common Foreign and Security Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions she has had with the UK Permanent Representative EU on the EU Council meeting on security and defence on 17 June 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	274457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence officials regularly engage with the UK Permanent Representative to the European Union on a number of issues. I was not present at the EU Foreign Affairs Council Meeting on 17 June 2019 but met with the UK Permanent Representative to the European Union in the margins of the NATO Defence Ministerial in Brussels on 29 June 2019 to discuss a number of issues related to European security and defence.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/07/2019 15:08:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1132040

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what instructions he has issued to the Financial Conduct Authority to obtain confidential information on investors and their financial positions.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	264343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is operationally independent from government and their remit is set by parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has an objective set out in legislation to ensure the relevant markets work well. It expects firms to understand their customers both for anti-money laundering (AML) purposes and to ensure the provision of the appropriate services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 264344 question first answered 20/06/2019 14:31:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1132041

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Conduct Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the Financial Conduct Authority's requirement for investment management firms to obtain confidential financial information on their clients on compliance with (a) privacy (b) human rights regulations.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	264344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2019 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is operationally independent from government and their remit is set by parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The FCA has an objective set out in legislation to ensure the relevant markets work well. It expects firms to understand their customers both for anti-money laundering (AML) purposes and to ensure the provision of the appropriate services.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 264343 question first answered 20/06/2019 14:31:20 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1127587

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	HMS Victory
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons the wreck of HMS Victory was gifted to the Maritime Heritage Foundation.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	256235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/05/2019 answer text <p>Following a 2011 report on the public consultation in relation to potential options for the management of the HMS VICTORY 1744 wreck site, it was decided to place responsibility for the future management of the site with a charitable trust.</p><p>In 2012, the Maritime Heritage Foundation was considered to be suitable for the management of the site.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 28/05/2019 13:08:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1123539

registered interest
date	29/04/2019
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	Livestock: Animal Feed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to introduce a legal definition of the term grass-fed in relation to livestock raised on pasture all of their lives.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	248598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>The Food Information Regulations already protect consumers by stating that food information must not be misleading, in particular, as to its method of manufacture or production.</p><p> </p><p>There is therefore no need for the Government to introduce further legislation to define production methods for meat or other farmed food. Producer-led accreditation schemes such as the highly respected Pasture For Life scheme provide an excellent way for farmers to market their outstanding British food.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 02/05/2019 12:54:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1122487

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the overall pass rates were for the British Army personal fitness assessment in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	246473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The percentage of trained personnel who achieved the target level, against the total number who took the Personal Fitness Assessment (PFA), can be found below for each of the last five years. Those who failed the assessment would have been supported with a personal fitness plan.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Training Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pass Rate Regular (%)</strong></p></td><td><p>98</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>96</p></td><td><p>95</p></td><td><p>95</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Pass Rate Reserve (%)</strong></p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>76</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>71</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes/Caveats:</p><p> </p><ol><li>Figures are a Single Service estimate and are not official statistics produced by Defence Statistics</li><li>Figures include Officers and Other Ranks (Regulars and Reserves) who took the PFA.</li></ol><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/04/2019 15:18:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1110431

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Higher Education: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will hold discussions with the devolved Administrations on the setting of fees for higher education courses after the UK has left the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	242033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The setting of fees for higher education courses is devolved. It is for each administration to decide how they deploy their resources and develop their higher education system. The approach followed after we have left the EU is a matter for each administration to determine, taking account of the provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement. There are no plans to hold discussions with the devolved administrations on this at present.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 16/04/2019 09:11:43 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire