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1079319

registered interest
date	28/03/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Hybrid Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment his Department has made of the extent to which hybrid warfare is being used as a tool to interfere with public opinion.
tabling member constituency	Southport
tabling member printed	Damien Moore
uin	227167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2019 answer text <p>We know that certain states routinely use hybrid warfare, disinformation, ‘bots’ and hacking as foreign policy tools. It’s not surprising that they should try to influence the UK to further their own agendas. There is no evidence of successful interference, but the UK is not complacent to this threat. We are actively monitoring to identify and understand disinformation campaigns, and are taking action to ensure our democracy remains secure.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 07/03/2019 12:32:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4669 label Biography information for Damien Moore

1078514

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Traffic Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of the total number of traffic officers in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	226523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the primary function of police officers, broken down by Police Force Area, as part of the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletins, which can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales ." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police-workforce-england-and-wales .</a></p><p>These data include officers whose primary function is “Road Policing”, and officers with multiple responsibilities are recorded under their primary function.</p><p>Data are collected from forces in England and Wales, and at Police Force Area level only, therefore information on the number of traffic officers in Coventry is not available, neither is the number of traffic officers for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 04/03/2019 17:03:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1078626

registered interest
date	27/03/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists died as a result of road traffic incident in (a) West Derby, (b) Merseyside and (c) the UK in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, West Derby
tabling member printed	Stephen Twigg
uin	226500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The number of cyclist fatalities in reported road accidents in each year between 2010 and 2017 is shown in the table attached.</p><p> </p><p>The data we hold only covers reported personal injury road accidents in Great Britain, we do not have data for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 04/03/2019 13:00:19 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman attachment 1 file name 226500 - Table.docx title cyclist fatalities in reported road accidents
tabling member	167 label Biography information for Stephen Twigg

1091123

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Retail Trade: Urban Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps the Government is taking to support high street businesses.
tabling member constituency	Lewes
tabling member printed	Maria Caulfield
uin	909881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>High streets are changing, and the Government is committed to helping communities adapt.</p><p> </p><p>In Budget 2018, we set out Our Plan for the High Street, a £1.6bn package to support the sustainable transformation of our high streets.</p><p> </p><p>This includes a £675m Future High Streets Fund, support for local leadership with a High Streets Task Force, and a one third cut to the business rates bills of eligible small retailers for two years from April this year.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield

1091124

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Post Offices: Closures
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of recent post office closures on high street footfall.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	909882
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government recognise and value the importance that post offices play in communities across the UK and we remain committed to the Post Office network’s future.</p><p> </p><p>There is no programme of Post Office closures and the network has been as its most stable for decades thanks to Government investment of over £2 billion since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>The Post Office have in fact opened 350 branches through their New Network Location programme since April 2017.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:15 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1091125

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Fracking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether it is his policy to promote fracking.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	909883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>As we make the transition to low carbon energy, the UK still needs gas.</p><p> </p><p>The Government believes shale gas is an important new domestic energy source as it meets of 30% of our energy demand</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear that any hydraulic fracturing has to be consistent with one of toughest regulatory regimes in the world.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:22 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1091126

registered interest
date	19/03/2019
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	Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What plans he has to review the operation of the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	909885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government has continued to examine and make reforms to the whistleblowing regime, both to the guidance and legislative framework of protections for workers. The most recent reforms came into effect last year.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to listen to stakeholders and will, of course, review the recent reforms once there is sufficient evidence of their impact.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 19/03/2019 15:16:28 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1089497

registered interest
date	15/03/2019
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	Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the legal position on Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Rachel Maclean
uin	233032
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>In the event of an unforeseen and fundamental change in circumstances, international law accepts that a state can withdraw from or terminate a treaty. This principle of customary law is reflected in Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and Article 62 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties between States and International Organizations or between International Organizations.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2019 16:28:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean

1087714

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what sectors he has identified as most at risk in the event that the UK does not replicate existing EU trade agreements before the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	909807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is keenly aware of the importance of our existing trade agreements to individual businesses and sectors across the UK. For example, the trade continuity agreement with the Faroe Islands is of particular interest to UK processing sector, with almost £200 million worth of fish and crustaceans brought into the UK from the Faroe Islands in 2017. The agreement will allow imports to continue tariff-free and enable businesses to trade as freely as they do now. Similarly, the UK-Swiss trade continuity agreement means the British vehicles sector could avoid up to £8 million a year in tariff charges on their exports that would apply if the agreement wasn’t in place.</p><p> </p><p>This is why we are committed to replicating the effects of these agreements as far as possible so that businesses have certainty and stability as we leave the European Union. We are preparing for all eventualities.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 19/03/2019 17:20:07 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1087764

registered interest
date	14/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer , what support his Department provides to UK businesses preparing and completing (a) import and (b) export declarations.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	909800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. However in the event of a ‘no deal’ businesses who trade with the EU will be subject to customs controls in the same way as businesses who are trading with the rest of the world. To help businesses make this transition, a number of temporary easements have been put in place which will help businesses make this transition.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC continues to proactively support businesses to meet their customs obligations engaging with a broad range of UK businesses and associations. Extensive guidance is available on gov.uk. HMRC has already written to 145,000 VAT registered EU businesses and 77,000 traders who trade with non-EU countries, to explain the steps they need to take to ahead of making import/export declarations. In addition, HMRC are actively engaged with a range of associations, small business trade bodies and intermediaries to help them prepare their members for any new customs obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Further support is available from customs intermediaries. HMRC wrote to businesses in February to explain what steps businesses should take, including how to make customs declarations themselves or via an intermediary. An £8 million investment has been made available to support intermediary training and increased automation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 14/03/2019 15:54:18 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper