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1611923

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date	18/04/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Deep Sea Mining
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to take steps to ban deep sea mining in UK waters.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	181466
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>There is no deep sea mining activity underway or approved in UK territorial waters.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has committed not to sponsor or support the issuing of any exploitation licences for deep sea mining projects unless and until there is sufficient scientific evidence about the potential impact on deep sea ecosystems and strong and enforceable environmental regulations and standards are in place.</p><p> </p><p>We would engage in public consultation ahead of making a decision to issue any UK-sponsored deep sea mining exploitation licence.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/04/2023 11:11:28 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1586166

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date	17/02/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	MV Topaz Tangaroa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reasons MV Topaz Tanaroa was purchased for conversion to a Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance ship.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	147082
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 January 2023 to Question number 128622 to the hon. Member for Gateshead (Ian Mearns).</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 27/02/2023 11:58:39 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk attachment 1 file name 128622 - MV Topaz Tangaroa.docx title MV Topaz Tangaroa
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans

1518987

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	India: Visas
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 progress the Government has made on negotiations to restore the ability of UK citizens to apply for an E- Visa to visit India as a tourist.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Allan Dorans
uin	59052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>We regularly raise our concerns regarding our exclusion from the list of countries eligible for e-visas with the Government of India (GoI). The Prime Minister, whilst Foreign Secretary, raised this matter with the Indian External Affairs Minister during her visit to India in March. We continue to work closely with the GoI on this issue, while respecting it is for them to determine the types and validity of the visas it offers. British nationals can continue to use the GoI's regular/paper visa application services for all visa categories. We will update India Travel Advice with the latest information if there are any changes in India's visa rules.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 19/10/2022 16:58:59 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4740 label Biography information for Allan Dorans