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1219599

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scottish Government: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the level of additional fiscal support allocated to the Scottish Government in response to the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Dudley North
tabling member printed	Marco Longhi
uin	903985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>We are working closely with the Scottish Government to ensure it has the necessary funds to help secure jobs and protect the economy through the pandemic.</p><p> </p><p>The Scottish Government has been allocated a total of nearly £3.8 billion of Barnett consequentials to support public services and businesses, with over £2.3 billion for business support alone.</p><p> </p><p>This is on top of the unprecedented UK-wide measures the Chancellor announced since the start of the pandemic, including help for the self-employed, three-month mortgage holidays, funding for research, and extending Statutory Sick Pay.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 01/07/2020 14:50:46 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4789 label Biography information for Marco Longhi

1219600

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UK Relations with EU: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the UK’s future relationship with the EU in relation to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	903986
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland speaks to the Prime Minister regularly on a variety of areas of interest to Scotland, including the future relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart grouped question UIN 903997 question first answered 01/07/2020 14:51:55 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1219601

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Industry: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the potential merits of providing additional packages of support for industries by sector in Scotland as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	903995
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government package, as well as an additional £3.8 billion in funding for the Scottish Government through the Barnett Formula, has been significant.</p><p> </p><p>The furlough and self-employed support schemes have saved more than three quarters of a million jobs in Scotland.</p><p> </p><p>It is right that the furlough scheme has been extended until October, and now made available on a part-time basis. This will provide much-needed reassurance to businesses across Scotland. Scottish businesses have been very clear that what they really want is to get back to work.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 01/07/2020 14:53:01 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

1219602

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	UK Relations With EU: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Prime Minister on the UK’s future relationship with the EU in relation to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Swansea West
tabling member printed	Geraint Davies
uin	903997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland speaks to the Prime Minister regularly on a variety of areas of interest to Scotland, including the future relationship with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart grouped question UIN 903986 question first answered 01/07/2020 14:51:55 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	155 label Biography information for Geraint Davies

1219603

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Ethnic Groups: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	If he will make a comparative assessment of the effect of covid-19 on the BAME community in Scotland and England.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	903999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>Both Public Health England and Public Health Scotland have published early analysis looking at the impact of COVID-19 on BAME Communities.</p><p> </p><p>There is much more work to do to understand what is driving these disparities and how the different risk factors interact, and we are absolutely determined to get to the bottom of this and find ways of closing that gap.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has committed to commission further research and Scottish Government have established a group on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 01/07/2020 14:53:59 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1219605

registered interest
date	01/07/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Business: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the economic support available for Scottish businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffith
uin	903978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2020 answer text <p>My Rt Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Scotland is in regular contact with the Chancellor of the Exchequer and all members of the Cabinet to discuss how best the UK Government can support Scottish businesses during the Covid-19 crisis.</p><p> </p><p>As well as an additional £3.8 billion in funding for the Scottish Government through the Barnett Formula, the furlough and self-employed support schemes have saved more than three quarters of a million jobs in Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes South answering member printed Iain Stewart question first answered 01/07/2020 15:31:56 answering member 4015 label Biography information for Iain Stewart
tabling member	4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith

1218962

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Eastern Europe: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps the Government is taking to help provide protection and support for LGBT+ communities in eastern Europe.
tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
uin	904037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK plays an active role in Eastern Europe and across the world in support of LGBT+ rights. We became co-chair of the Equal Rights Coalition (ERC) in June last year, in partnership with Argentina. The ERC is a group of 42 like-minded States that share best practice and promote LGBT equality globally. Our plan is to deliver an ERC Strategy and Action Plan to re-energise the ERC. In addition to this, our embassies across the region proudly fly the rainbow flag for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT).</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2020 14:37:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1218963

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Sahel: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps his Department is taking to help improve the security situation in the Sahel.
tabling member constituency	Grantham and Stamford
tabling member printed	Gareth Davies
uin	904038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is working with partners to address instability. I attended international meetings on the Sahel earlier this month and in Mauritania in February. I stressed the importance of improving governance and respecting human rights.</p><p>As part of our efforts, the UK is deploying 250 peacekeeping troops to Mali and has 3 RAF Chinook helicopters deployed to a Counter Terrorism operation. We are also one of largest humanitarian donors to the Sahel. Between 2015 and 2019, the UK provided humanitarian aid to 2.3 million across the region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/06/2020 14:52:50 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies

1218964

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Russia: Subversion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the level of risk of Russian interference in UK democratic processes; and if the Government will publish the Intelligence and Security Committee's Russia report.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	904045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>It is, and always will be, an absolute priority to protect our democratic and electoral processes. The Government took steps during the election to protect the safety and security of our democratic processes. The Government worked with a large number of organisations to do this, and would like to thank them for their continued support and work in this area.</p><p>As you would expect, the Government examines all aspects of the electoral process, and that work is ongoing. With regards to the Intelligence and Security Committee’s report on Russia, the Prime Minister has cleared the report for publication, which is now a matter for the new Committee.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2020 14:41:40 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1219017

registered interest
date	30/06/2020
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	Africa: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the covid-19 pandemic on the economies of African countries.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	904033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The economic implications of COVID-19 will be huge for Africa, possibly worse than the health impact itself. The IMF predict the worst growth rates in Sub Saharan Africa since the 1970s – a recession for 2020 of -3.2%.</p><p>I am therefore working with the IMF, World Bank and the African Union to ensure we support their efforts to mitigate the impacts of the pandemic across the continent, including through support to the IMF’s Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust, and its Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust, both of which will support African recovery.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 30/06/2020 14:44:54 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey