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731121

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date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK: Glasgow East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with (a) the Scottish Government and (b) external organisations on attracting trade and international investment to Glasgow East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	89
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is working with citizens and businesses from across the UK to ensure we develop a trade policy that works for the whole of the UK, and reflects the interests of Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England.</p><p>My Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has met and exchanged correspondence with Keith Brown, MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work; attended the Joint Ministerial Committee with the Devolved Governments to discuss trade and investment issues and met with international companies based in Glasgow. The Department's Ministers have appeared in front of the Scottish Parliament's Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee and discussed trade issues with Paul Wheelhouse, MSP, Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/06/2017 13:42:02 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731122

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Glasgow East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to tackle digital exclusion in Glasgow East constituency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	90
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to tackling digital exclusion. The Digital Skills and Inclusion chapter of the Digital Strategy, published in March of this year, describes some of the many ways in which we are working across government and with industry and the charity sector to address the digital divide.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for digital inclusion in Scotland is devolved, but the UK Government also funds Good Things Foundation to deliver the Future Digital Inclusion Programme. Good Things Foundation oversees the network of more than 5,000 UK Online Centres, including in Glasgow East.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 30/06/2017 11:32:58 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731123

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions his Department has had with officials of the Republic of Zimbabwe on human rights.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	91
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>​The British Government is deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Zimbabwe, particularly the continuing harassment and detention of political activists ahead of Presidential elections in 2018. We frequently raise our concerns with the Zimbabwean government, urging it to end abuses and restore internationally accepted standards. Our Ambassador in Harare most recently raised these concerns with the Zimbabwean Foreign Ministry on 17 June and officials in London raised them with the Zimbabwean Embassy on 19 June.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 12:34:08 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

731125

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Zimbabwe: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with counterparts in the EU on free and fair elections in the Republic of Zimbabwe in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	93
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2017 answer text <p>​The Government remains in close contact with EU counterparts on the 2018 Presidential elections in Zimbabwe. We share a concern about the risks of the elections not being free and fair, especially because of voter registration, human rights violations and restrictions on political activity. The EU is funding a UNDP programme to support the elections in 2018, which we regularly review and discuss with EU counterparts.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 29/06/2017 12:38:02 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

720720

registered interest
date	13/04/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the email of 20 March 2017, when she plans to respond to the email enquiry from the hon. Member for Glasgow East on behalf of a constituent on 20 February 2017.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	70662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The email enquiry from the hon. Member for Glasgow East on behalf of a constituent on 20 February 2017 was answered on Wednesday 19 April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 20/04/2017 13:14:48 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

680750

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Missiles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will establish an independent inquiry to carry out an official review of the test of a Trident II D5 missile fired by HMS Vengeance off the coast of Florida on 20 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	908459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 30/01/2017 17:56:18 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

672677

registered interest
date	13/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on Scotland's allocation of the (a) European Social Fund and (b) European Regional Development Fund since the EU referendum in June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	59917
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2017 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers regularly have discussions with Ministers from the Devolved Administrations on matters of mutual interest and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury has discussed EU funding with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution for the Scottish Government on a number of occasions.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 18/01/2017 13:59:02 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

671671

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government's domestic strategic priorities are in relation to its guarantee for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed after the Autumn Statement 2016 and before the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	59570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The government has guaranteed all multi-year European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) projects which are signed ahead of the point at which the UK leaves the EU. Funding for projects will be guaranteed if the department responsible for managing the relevant ESIF programme is satisfied that projects provide strong value for money and are in line with their strategic priorities. Each government department will take responsibility for the allocation of money to projects in line with these conditions and the wider rules on public spending.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/01/2017 13:46:01 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

671672

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to establish a programme of social and regional development funding to replace the European Structural and Investment Fund after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	59571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The government has provided a guarantee for all European Structural and Investment Fund projects signed before the UK’s departure from the European Union. This includes projects that will continue beyond the UK’s departure from the European Union. The government has said that it will consult closely with stakeholders to review all EU funding schemes in the round, to ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the UK‘s national interest, while ensuring appropriate investor certainty. The Government will continue to consider how best to support our regions following the UK’s departure from the European Union.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/01/2017 13:43:47 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

671673

registered interest
date	11/01/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	EU Grants and Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect of the loss of European Structural and Investment Funds after the UK leaves the EU on (a) economic growth, (b) output, (c) productivity and (d) employment in (i) Glasgow, (ii) Scotland and (iii) the UK.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	59572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Leaving the EU means we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding.</p><p>We will consult closely with stakeholders, including the Scottish Government, to review all EU funding schemes in the round, to ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the UK‘s national interest.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 16/01/2017 13:48:58 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry