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1644996

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Bristol East of 12 January 2023, Official Report, column 702, what her Department's policy is on the labelling and marketing of plant-based food and drink products.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	189755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The labelling of all food and drink products is governed by the law on the provision of food information to consumers as well as various agricultural marketing standards that apply to the production and marketing of particular primary commodities. These require that food information is accurate and that consumers are not misled ensuring that consumers are able to make fully informed decisions about the food that they consume.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/06/2023 10:15:43 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1644997

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Tourism: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Tourism Recovery Plan: Update on Delivery published by her Department in March 2023, what recent progress she has made on her Department's commitment to explore potential mitigations for the removal of the VAT-free shopping scheme.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	189756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>As referenced in the Tourism Recovery Plan Update, the Government is engaging closely to identify potential ways to further grow the UK visitor economy - including how best to support and grow the valuable inbound tourism sector.</p><p>We will continue to monitor the impact of government interventions and facilitate joined-up policy interventions, and to discuss this topic with colleagues across Government through the Inter-Ministerial Group for the Visitor Economy.</p><p>As a tax matter, His Majesty’s Treasury set the terms for the UK Government’s policy on VAT-free shopping. HM Treasury continues to monitor the evidence and latest data around VAT-free shopping as they keep all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Sir John Whittingdale question first answered 22/06/2023 08:49:28 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1644998

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Water Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has contingency plans in place to ensure the continued operation of (a) water supply and (b) sewage treatment and processing in the event of a water company no longer being able to fulfill its financial obligations.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
uin	189771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>Ofwat and the Government take the financial resilience of the water sector very seriously. Ofwat reports annually on the sector's financial resilience and has taken steps in recent years to strengthen the sector's position. This includes action to update the ring-fencing provisions in water company licences to better safeguard the interests of customers and barring water companies from making pay-outs to shareholders and removing money or assets from the business if they lose their investment credit grade rating.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that a water company is no longer able to fulfil its financial obligations, the Secretary of State and Ofwat have powers to apply for a special administration on insolvency grounds. This process would ensure that water supply and sewerage services would continue until the water company is transferred to new owners.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 20/06/2023 09:06:35 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis

1644999

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Infectious Diseases: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy in negotiations on a pandemic preparedness treaty that responsibility for the (a) planning and (b) implementation of future pandemic responses will rest with the UK Government and not the World Health Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Broxbourne
tabling member printed	Sir Charles Walker
uin	189757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has been clear that we will not sign up to a pandemic instrument that would compromise the UK’s ability to make domestic decisions on national measures concerning public health policy. Protecting states’ sovereign rights to determine and manage their approaches to public health is a guiding principle for negotiators of the pandemic instrument.</p><p>The UK continues to negotiate the text of the pandemic instrument to ensure it delivers on our priorities. Once the instrument is agreed and adopted by World Health Organization Member States, the instrument would only become binding in the UK as a matter of international law, after satisfying the UK’s usual constitutional requirements. Parliament’s role in the UK remains undiminished in this process.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 21/06/2023 14:57:10 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince previous answer version 82707 answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker

1645000

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, when he plans to have further roundtable discussions with party leaders in Northern Ireland on taking steps to help restore the Northern Ireland Executive with cross-community support.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	189747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland regularly speaks with the Northern Ireland party leaders whether in roundtables, phone calls, or bilateral meetings, and will continue to do so over the coming weeks and months.</p><p> </p><p>We will do everything we can to facilitate the return of devolved government, which is what people in Northern Ireland expect and deserve.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 20/06/2023 08:29:51 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1645001

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Artificial Intelligence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Departments are using artificial intelligence-based systems to make automated decisions.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	189772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2023 answer text <p>The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) in the Cabinet Office is working with departments to establish the frameworks and policies to guide the responsible adoption of new technologies, including artificial intelligence.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The requested information relating to specific departmental use of artificial intelligence systems to make automated decisions is not centrally held.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 22/06/2023 15:16:11 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1645002

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Dogs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether it remains her policy to ban the non-commercial import of pregnant dogs in the last 30 per cent of their gestation period.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	189758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>In August 2021, the Government launched a consultation on proposed changes to the rules governing the commercial and non-commercial movement of pets, including a ban on the movement of dogs which are more than 42 days pregnant into Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 189759 question first answered 20/06/2023 08:59:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1645003

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Dogs: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to bring forward secondary legislation to ban the non-commercial import of pregnant dogs in the last 30 per cent of their gestation period.
tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
uin	189759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>In August 2021, the Government launched a consultation on proposed changes to the rules governing the commercial and non-commercial movement of pets, including a ban on the movement of dogs which are more than 42 days pregnant into Great Britain.</p><p> </p><p>We are carefully reviewing the feedback gathered from our consultation and wider engagement with stakeholders, and a response to the consultation will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison grouped question UIN 189758 question first answered 20/06/2023 08:59:56 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

1645004

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Sudan: War Crimes
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 take steps to support (a) evidence preservation and (b) international investigations relating to alleged atrocities in El Geneina, Sudan since 15 April 2023; and whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in the (i) African Union, (ii) United Nations and (iii) other countries and international organisations on those alleged atrocities and ensuring civilian protection.
tabling member constituency	West Ham
tabling member printed	Ms Lyn Brown
uin	189760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK strongly condemns the deliberate attacks and human rights violations and abuses against civilians in West Darfur, Sudan, as well as the killing of the West Darfur Governor, Khamis Abaker. We will continue to raise our concerns over human rights violations in international fora such as the UN Human Rights Council. The UK has released funding to organisations who are working with local partners to collect, verify and preserve digital content from the conflict, including incidents of significant abuses. This will play a vital role in amplifying the voices of those who are being targeted and would be permissible in future accountability mechanisms should they be established. The UK is pursuing all diplomatic avenues, including Ministerial engagement with regional counterparts, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and African Union (AU) to end the violence and de-escalate tensions in Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/06/2023 08:23:56 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1645005

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
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	Fluoride: Drinking Water
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publicise the scope and timing of the proposed consultation on proposals to expand water fluoridation in the North East; what steps he plans to take to encourage participation in that consultation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	189748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government has stated its intention to expand water fluoridation across the North-East of England. Public consultation is proposed to start in 2023. Following the consultation, we will provide an update on the proposals for water fluoridation. The Government sought views on the future consultation process in 2022 with the outcome published and available at the following link:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/water-fluoridation-seeking-views-on-future-consultation-process/outcome/water-fluoridation-seeking-views-on-future-consultation-process-government-response-to-consultation-outcome</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 20/06/2023 13:46:33 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight