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1466336

registered interest
date	26/05/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Debts: Developing Countries
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 potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to require lenders to take part in internationally agreed debt relief.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	9911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>The Government does not currently have any intention to pursue a legislative approach that would force private lenders to participate in debt relief initiatives.</p><p> </p><p>Any legislative approach would need to address a number of challenges. For example, legislating may increase the cost of finance for low-income countries or reduce the availability of finance to meet wider development goals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is instead prioritising the implementation of the Common Framework for Debt Treatments beyond the DSSI. The UK, along with the G20 and Paris Club, agreed the Common Framework to deliver a long-term, sustainable approach to dealing with debt vulnerabilities. Private sector participation on at least as favourable terms as bilateral creditors is a fundamental principle of the Common Framework. We are fully focused on ensuring that the private sector plays its part in any debt treatments under the Framework.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 06/06/2022 09:25:46 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1465350

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Carers: Respite Care
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 publish a recovery and respite plan for unpaid carers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	8043
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2022 answer text <p>We have no plans to publish a specific recovery and respite plan for carers. However, the white paper ‘People at the Heart of Care’ sets out the Government’s strategic approach to empower unpaid carers to live happy, healthy and fulfilling lives. We will invest up to £25 million to work with the sector on improving the services provided to support unpaid carers. We expect that this funding will identify and test new and existing initiatives, which could include respite and breaks, peer group and wellbeing support and how these could be combined to maximise the impact.</p><p>The Better Care Fund (BCF) will also be used to support carer breaks and respite services. The BCF Framework for 2022/23 will be published shortly and will ask that all local BCF partnerships set out how funding is used to support unpaid carers.</p><p>On 13 May 2022, I wrote to local authorities on the importance of respite support for carers and to understand any challenges in getting these services regaining full capacity.</p><p>Additionally, the Chancellor recently announced a package of support to help with the cost of living. Unpaid carers in low-income households will benefit from the Means-Tested Benefit Cost of Living Payment, and those living in the same household as the disabled person for whom they care will benefit from the disability Cost of Living Payment, while families with a pensioner in the household will benefit from the Pensioner Cost of Living Payment.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan question first answered 09/06/2022 09:30:31 answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan previous answer version 4663 answering member constituency Chichester answering member printed Gillian Keegan answering member 4680 label Biography information for Gillian Keegan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1465357

registered interest
date	24/05/2022
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	Animal Experiments
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 steps the Government is taking to steps to accelerate the transition from animal research to human relevant science.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	8044
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2022 answer text <p>UK Research and Innovation is committed to ensuring that the UK remains at the forefront of global efforts to reduce, refine or replace the use of animals in research, and provides core funding to the National Centre for 3Rs of £49.1 million over 5 years.</p><p> </p><p>The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has just launched £4 million of funding targeted at developing the next generation of non-animal technology and driving the uptake of existing non-animal technology.</p><p> </p><p>The Medical Research Council launched the new Experimental Medicine Panel in 2020, which has an annual budget of £10 million, and is dedicated to investigating diseases directly in humans using non-invasive techniques.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 06/06/2022 08:02:37 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1464658

registered interest
date	20/05/2022
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	Electricity: Consumers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the Answers of 25 April to Question 156512 and to Question 156513 and with reference to (a) the trend of growth in domestic meter points and (b) the proposal to recover payments from meter points rather than individual accounts or households, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that energy companies do not ultimately profit from the repayment of the £200 loan under the Energy Bills Support Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2022 answer text <p>The Energy Bills Support Scheme (EBSS) will work within the existing energy system, regulated by Ofgem.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently closed a technical consultation on the Scheme and will publish a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 25/05/2022 14:59:32 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1464545

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many young people under 18 who hold limited leave to remain status are resident in each of the nations of the UK; and what estimate she has made of the number of under 18s holding limited leave to remain who will be resident in each of the nations of the UK in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2022 answer text <p>The information requested could not be obtained without disproportionate cost as a manual trawl would have to take place.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 01/06/2022 15:53:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 2740 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1464546

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: School Leavers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of school leavers with limited leave to remain in each UK nation in the next 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2022 answer text <p>The information requested could not be obtained without disproportionate cost due to a manual trawl required.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 08/06/2022 17:07:59 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1464562

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the number of students on long residence receiving support in each of the nations of the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 24/05/2022 09:32:07 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1464587

registered interest
date	19/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of exempting people from African commonwealth countries, who are (a) taught in English throughout their education or (b) have English as an official language of their country from English language testing requirements for Home Office applications.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	5425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes a list of Majority English Speaking Countries (MESC) for immigration purposes. Immigration applicants who are nationals of those countries meet the English language requirement without having to provide further proof. For a country be included on the MESC list, the Home Office must have evidence over half the population in that country speak English as a first language.</p><p>If a country meets this criterion, it means it is more likely than not any individual applicant from that country can speak English with the level of fluency required to integrate in the UK, complete the course they are coming to study, or undertake the job they are coming to do.</p><p>The fact a country’s official language is English is not sufficient justification to include it on the MESC list, as this does not necessarily correlate with more than half of the population of the country speaking English as a first language. We do not currently have evidence any African commonwealth country meets the requirement to be included on the MESC list.</p><p>We do not have any plans to recognise secondary school-age qualifications taught outside of the UK as proof of English language ability, but there are a variety of methods applicants can use to meet the English language requirement instead. These include:</p><ul><li>having shown they meet the requirement in a previous immigration application</li><li>passing a Secure English Language Test at an approved test centre</li><li>holding a degree-level qualification which was taught in English</li><li>having their chosen university or other Higher Educational Institution self-certify their level of English ability, or</li></ul><p>having a GCSE, A-level, Scottish National Qualification at level 4 or 5 or, Scottish Higher or Advanced Higher, in English following education at a UK school begun when they were under-18.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 24/05/2022 13:31:21 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1462785

registered interest
date	13/05/2022
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	Hong Kong: 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 she will publish a response to Early Day Motion 36 on arrests in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	1514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2022 answer text <p>As Minister Cleverly set out in this House on 12 May, the Hong Kong authorities' decision to target leading pro-democracy figures including Cardinal Zen, Margaret Ng, Hui-Po-Keung and Denise Ho under the National Security Law is unacceptable.</p><p>Freedom of expression and the right to peaceful protest, which are protected in both the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law, are fundamental to Hong Kong's way of life.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 18/05/2022 15:02:33 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1461495

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Developing Countries: Sanitation and Water
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 commitments she plans to secure at the upcoming meeting of G7 foreign ministers to help achieve universal access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in health centres in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	303
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2022 answer text <p>Improving access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services, including in healthcare facilities, is a key global health priority for the FCDO. It forms a core part of the UK's new Ending Preventable Deaths of mothers, babies and children strategy published in December 2021, and is critical to our wider global health objectives.</p><p>The UK will continue to work with our international partners, including through the G7, to ensure WASH is included in efforts to prevent the spread of infections including COVID-19, to prevent future pandemics, and to reduce the threat of anti-microbial resistance. We will also continue to pursue these objectives through our membership of the &quot;WASH In Healthcare Facilities&quot; international taskforce, through our bilateral programming such as our innovative hand hygiene partnership with Unilever, and through our core multilateral funding including to the World Bank and the World Health Organisation.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 16/05/2022 13:52:49 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady