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1271146

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date	15/12/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
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, what steps the Government has taken to prepare for trade with the EU after the end of the transition period.
tabling member constituency	Folkestone and Hythe
tabling member printed	Damian Collins
uin	910448
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2020 answer text <p>The transition period will end on 31 December, and the Government made extensive preparations for the changes and opportunities that will come. We have set out a package of support for border infrastructure and the customs intermediaries sector, and provided extensive guidance to business at gov.uk/transition.</p><p>The Government has also intensified engagement with businesses, including through the Brexit Business Taskforce, and is running a major public information campaign which tells businesses and citizens the steps they need to take to prepare.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 17/12/2020 17:30:01 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	3986 label Biography information for Damian Collins

1271148

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of ending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme on levels of employment.
tabling member constituency	Blaenau Gwent
tabling member printed	Nick Smith
uin	910322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has safeguarded 9.6m jobs to date and will be reviewed in January. The Government is also supporting the recovery of the economy by focussing on job creation initiatives like Kickstart and Restart. The public health situation continues to evolve and we will continue to take the necessary steps to protect jobs and businesses.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/12/2020 13:22:39 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	3928 label Biography information for Nick Smith

1271149

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	David Johnston
uin	910324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>My Rt hon Friend the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will turbo-charge our path to net zero with £12 billion of government investment. Yesterday, we published our ambitious Energy White Paper, and will publish further plans to decarbonise key sectors of the economy ahead of COP26, including our Net Zero Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 15/12/2020 13:23:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4761 label Biography information for David Johnston

1271150

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Regional Planning and Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent progress his Department has made on the Government's levelling-up agenda.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	910327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2020 answer text <p>We have a clear commitment to level up all areas of the country. The recent announcement of our 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution to support green jobs, and a forthcoming Industrial Strategy refresh, are a critical part of this.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 15/12/2020 13:25:37 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1271182

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Veterinary Medicine: Costs
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 assessment he has of the effectiveness of the regulation of treatment costs in the veterinary industry.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	130213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2020 answer text <p>The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is the regulator for the veterinary profession. It provides general advice to members on fees in its Code of Conduct: <a href="https://www.rcvs.org.uk/setting-standards/advice-and-guidance/code-of-professional-conduct-for-veterinary-surgeons/supporting-guidance/practice-information-and-fees/" target="_blank">https://www.rcvs.org.uk/setting-standards/advice-and-guidance/code-of-professional-conduct-for-veterinary-surgeons/supporting-guidance/practice-information-and-fees/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The fees are generally set by the market between the vet and the client, but the RCVS could intervene if individual vets charged prices which were so disproportionate that they amounted to disgraceful professional conduct.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 127646 question first answered 18/12/2020 14:30:00 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1271183

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Iraq: Kurds
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 his visit to the Kurdistan region in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Harlow
tabling member printed	Robert Halfon
uin	130024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The UK supports a strong a successful Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) within a thriving Iraq. During my December visit to Erbil, I discussed the mutual desire to deepen the UK-KRI partnership with the leadership of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The UK looks forward to continued close engagement with the KRG as a critical and valued partner in the region; progressing security cooperation, increasing our business links, and supporting sustainable economic reform that delivers for all Iraqis.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/01/2021 13:05:12 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon

1271184

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Health
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 introduce a quarterly report on gross domestic wellbeing as proposed by the CarnegieUK Trust in its 2020 report entitled Gross Domestic Wellbeing (GDWe): an alternative measure of social progress.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	130064
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 23/12/2020 15:20:58 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ130064.pdf title Letter from the UKSA
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1271189

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Palestinians: Radicalism
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 discussions he has had with his Norwegian counterpart on that Government's decision to withhold funding from the Palestinian Authority in response that Authority using material inciting hatred and violence against Israel in its curriculum.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	130257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>I have not discussed the issue with my Norwegian counterpart. We understand that the approval of Norway's Fiscal Budget is subject to negotiations in Parliament and that such negotiations may result in shifts between budget lines and geographic priorities in the development aid budget. We understand that the Norwegian Parliament has proposed to reduce Norway's development assistance to the Occupied Palestinian Territories by 30 million Norwegian Krone (approximately £2.5 million) in 2021, along with changes in priorities on other budget lines and allocations.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 22/12/2020 14:03:21 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1271190

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Palestinians: Curriculum
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 recent representations he has made to his EU counterpart on the EU review into the Palestinian Authority curriculum; and what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the delays in the publication of that review.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent North
tabling member printed	Jonathan Gullis
uin	130258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The independent review of the content in Palestinian textbooks, led by our European partners, is currently underway. We have regular discussions with European partners on the review, including on plans for publication. The UK has repeatedly lobbied the EU to push for publication, but this is ultimately a decision for the EU.</p><p>To ensure that the final report is representative, the study has been extended to include a sample of textbooks introduced for school year 2020-21. Consequently, the study will now be completed in early 2021.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 22/12/2020 14:01:06 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4814 label Biography information for Jonathan Gullis

1271193

registered interest
date	15/12/2020
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	Diabetes: Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of allocating funding for a National Diabetes Technology fund to ensure equitable patient access to diabetes technology.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	130242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2020 answer text <p>The NHS has made substantial progress on digital transformation, both in the digitisation of local services and the use of technology to improve outcomes for patients. The £559 million technology funding for NHSX announced in the Spending Review is not disease specific but covers the infrastructure and whole pathways work for all major diseases, including diabetes. This investment will support the National Health Service frontline, help fast track innovation, and deliver a better experience for patients and staff alike.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 22/12/2020 10:23:44 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana