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1670720

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date	16/11/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps his Department is taking to strengthen national security.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	900260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office leads on, and coordinates across government, key elements of the UK’s national security policy. This includes the development and implementation of the Integrated Review Refresh. Published in March, the Refresh updated the government’s security, defence, development and foreign policy priorities to reflect changes in the global context since the Integrated Review 2021. Flowing from this, the Cabinet Office has played a key role in developing and overseeing the National Cyber Strategy, National Security and Investment Programme, and the Biological Security Strategy. The department is taking essential steps to ensure delivery of these and other issues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Specific recent outcomes include the launch of the National Security and Investment Act call for evidence, and the leading role the department has played in coordinating the government’s response to several international and domestic crises.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/11/2023 18:36:31 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1171759

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Special Educational Needs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support children with special educational needs.
tabling member constituency	Meon Valley
tabling member printed	Mrs Flick Drummond
uin	900260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2020 answer text <p>To help ensure those with special educational needs get the right support we have, for example:</p><ul><li>provided an extra £780 million high needs funding next year, bringing the total for those with the most complex needs to £7.2 billion; and</li><li>launched a major review of the SEND system. We will update on progress shortly.</li></ul> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan grouped question UIN 900262 question first answered 20/01/2020 17:33:05 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4459 label Biography information for Mrs Flick Drummond

1167589

registered interest
date	31/10/2019
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	Migrant Workers: Seasonal Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What the Government's policy is on seasonal migrant workers after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	West Worcestershire
tabling member printed	Harriett Baldwin
uin	900260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>As they do now, EU citizens can continue to for work in the UK in 2019 and 2020. The Government launched the Seasonal Workers Pilot in April and all 2,500 non-EEA migrant workers have now been recruited for 2019. This pilot will continue to run in 2020 and is being evaluated for its ability to assist in alleviating labour shortages during peak production periods. This will help inform future immigration policy.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 05/11/2019 09:17:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin

749099

registered interest
date	03/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans he has to consult (a) industry representatives and (b) trades unions before concluding any future trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	900260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade is engaging widely with industry and civil society, including trade unions, to ensure our future trade policy works for the whole United Kingdom.</p><p>Through regular bilateral meetings, round tables and trade policy seminars we are able to benefit from the knowledge and expertise of a broad range of stakeholders.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/07/2017 16:49:15 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

349216

registered interest
date	08/06/2015
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Franchises
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the rail franchise system.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	900260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2015 answer text <p>We continuously monitor a range of indicators, including performance figures and passenger satisfaction. Rail use is at its highest level since the 1920s: 1.65 billion passenger journeys were made in Great Britain on franchised passenger trains in 2014-15. The number of journeys made on the rail network has more than doubled since the introduction of the franchise system.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/06/2015 13:26:58 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue