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1241525

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date	08/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining environmental protection standards in trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	907251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to meeting its ambitious environmental objectives, as we demonstrated last year by becoming the first major country to enshrine our Net Zero commitment into legislation.</p><p> </p><p>We're exploring environmental provisions in the design of our Free Trade Agreements to secure Britain’s high environmental standards. Of course, the precise details of free trade agreements are a matter for the formal negotiations. We will lay the full treaty text before Parliament at the end of the negotiations to enable proper scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/10/2020 15:45:26 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft

1241526

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining environmental protection standards in trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	907256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to meeting its ambitious environmental objectives, as we demonstrated last year by becoming the first major country to enshrine our Net Zero commitment into legislation.</p><p> </p><p>We're exploring environmental provisions in the design of our Free Trade Agreements to secure Britain’s high environmental standards. Of course, the precise details of free trade agreements are a matter for the formal negotiations. We will lay the full treaty text before Parliament at the end of the negotiations to enable proper scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/10/2020 15:49:33 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

1241527

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on maintaining International Labour Organisation standards in future trade agreements.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	907259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2020 answer text <p>While the detail of free trade agreements is reserved for formal negotiations, we have committed in our public mandates to protect our labour standards as the British people would expect. These include health and safety, minimum wages and action on modern slavery. We will continue to uphold Britain’s high standards and remain an active member of the International Labour Organisation.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/10/2020 15:28:18 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

1241689

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	Navid Afkhari
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 he will make representations to the Iranian authorities condemning the execution of the wrestling champion Navid Afkari by the Iranian regime.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	100960
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>The execution of Navik Afkari by the Iranian authorities was deplorable. The UK Government made clear its public condemnation of the action on 12 September. The UK Government is firmly opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country, as a matter of principle, and we unreservedly support the right to peaceful protest. Iran's human rights record is of serious and longstanding concern to the UK. The continued use of the death penalty, weak rule of law and restrictions on freedoms of expression remain deeply worrying. We share the concerns of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran that death sentences were handed down and/or implemented following proceedings that did not comply with fair trial and due process safeguards. The UK is committed to holding Iran to account on a wide range of human rights issues, including the right to a fair trial. We will continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/10/2020 11:30:43 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1241690

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Investment Income: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on pension companies of the decision by some UK listed companies to cancel dividend payments to their shareholders.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	100961
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>Whilst dividend income is important for pension schemes, they have long-term investment horizons and a range of other sources including fixed income from corporate and sovereign bonds, rental income and capital gains, although many of these are under strain.</p><p>When market conditions recover and firms have rebuilt their balance sheets we anticipate that dividends will be restored.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 16/10/2020 12:52:59 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1241691

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	Middle East: Peace Negotiations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the refusal by the Arab League to condemn the peace agreement signed between Israel, Bahrain and the UAE as requested by the Palestinian Authority.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	100962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>We warmly welcome the normalising of relations, and the strengthening of ties, between Israel and its neighbours. We urge others across the region to follow the example of the UAE and Bahrain. The changing regional context and converging Arab and Israeli interests present an opening to develop relations and create the conditions for serious Israeli-Palestinian talks to resume. We profoundly hope that this moment can be used as a step towards direct talks between Israel and the Palestinians, as there can be no substitute in order to reach a two-state solution and a lasting peace. We urge the Palestinian Authority to resume co-operation with Israel, which is in the interests of the Palestinian people. We also call on both parties to make constructive and open steps towards a return to dialogue.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 16/10/2020 11:42:31 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1241692

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the compliance of the State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 under powers conferred by section 8(1) and section 8C(1) and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, with the Government policy as set out in the White Paper on Legislating for the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union that the Act will not aim to make major changes in policy or to establish new legal frameworks in the UK beyond those that are necessary to ensure the law continues to function properly from day one.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Darren Jones
uin	101050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2020 answer text <p>The State Aid (Revocations and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 are being made using the powers in the European Union (Withdrawal Act) 2018 (as amended). These powers include those intended to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively or other deficiencies arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>At the end of the transition period, the EU law on state aid which would otherwise be retained by the Withdrawal Act would contain fundamental deficiencies which would make it inoperable in the UK. In accordance with the requirements of the Withdrawal Act, the instrument is doing no more than is appropriate to address those deficiencies.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 15/10/2020 16:41:41 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4621 label Biography information for Darren Jones

1241693

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Repairs and Maintenance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an estimate of how many miles of rail could be reinstated if half the Government's £27 billion road building programme is used instead for that purpose.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	101044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>We have a £10.4bn budget for rail enhancements in Control Period 6 (2019-2024), £500m of which is available for Restoring Your Railway schemes. All rail enhancement schemes are assessed on a case by case basis and have unique costs and benefits.</p><p> </p><p>Through the second Road Investment Strategy, the Government is investing £27.4 billion in the operation, maintenance, renewal and enhancement of England’s Strategic Road Network (SRN) between 2020 and 2025. This investment focuses on both making journeys safer and more reliable, and minimising the SRN’s effects on adjacent local communities and environments.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 13/10/2020 16:13:35 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1241694

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to his Azerbaijani and Armenian counterparts on the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	101010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned by the ongoing military action in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. I spoke to the Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers on 28 September. I raised UK concerns over civilian casualties and fatalities, urged immediate de-escalation and reinforced the importance of returning to negotiations within the framework of the OSCE Minsk Group.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/10/2020 12:02:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1241695

registered interest
date	08/10/2020
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	China: Detainees
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 he will make representations to the Chinese authorities on the release of people held in (a) de-extremification, (b) transformation-through-education and (c) other facilities in the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	101011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2020 answer text <p>We regularly raise our serious concerns about the extra-judicial detention of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang, both directly with the Chinese authorities and at the UN alongside international partners. On 6 October, the UK and 38 other countries joined a statement at the UN Third Committee in New York expressing deep concern at the situation in Xinjiang, and called on China to refrain from the practice of arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in political re-education camps. This growing caucus reflects UK diplomatic leadership, including the personal involvement of the Foreign Secretary in raising the issue with a wide range of partners. On 28 July, the Foreign Secretary raised human rights violations in Xinjiang with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/10/2020 10:16:43 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon