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1279158

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Jonathan Taylor
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 recent representations he has received on extradition proceedings against whistleblower Jonathan Taylor in the Croatian courts.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	141527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2021 answer text <p>On 3 September, the Croatian First Instance court issued its decision to extradite Mr Taylor to Monaco. On 5 January, FCDO consular officials were informed that the Croatian court have received a guarantee from authorities in Monaco that Mr Taylor's trial will be fair, and his human rights will not be violated. Our embassy in Zagreb is closely following developments in the proceedings against Mr Taylor, and consular officials are regularly in contact with Mr Taylor himself to offer any support we can. The ambassador in Zagreb met with Mr Taylor just before Christmas.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/01/2021 18:10:25 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 77395 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1278607

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Jonathan Taylor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports that the arrest warrant has been withdrawn in relation to whistleblower Jonathan Taylor, whether he has had discussions with the Monegasque Authorities on the status of relevant extradition proceedings.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	140871
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office were informed on 23 December 2020 that Monaco has not withdrawn its extradition request for Jonathan Taylor. I raised Mr Taylor's case in a call with the Monegasque Foreign Minister and sought assurances that they are giving full consideration to what protections Mr Taylor should be provided with as a whistle-blower and the need for a fair trial. Our Embassy in Paris has also raised Mr Taylor's case on with the Monegasque embassy in Paris.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/01/2021 11:20:07 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1278608

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Jonathan Taylor
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 he will make representations to the Monegasque Authorities to encourage their withdrawal of the extradition request in relation to UK whistleblower Jonathan Taylor.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	140872
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>As set out in the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, we cannot interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, or bypass their laws, just as we would not accept similar interference here. As part of our consular assistance to British nationals overseas we can raise concerns about individuals on diplomatic channels. I raised Mr Taylor's case with the Foreign Ministers of Croatia and Monaco to seek assurances that he would be treated fairly.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/01/2021 11:34:51 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1278610

registered interest
date	20/01/2021
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	Jonathan Taylor
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 support his Department and the UK consulate in Croatia are providing to whistleblower Jonathan Taylor in response to the Croatian courts' upholding of the extradition request of which he is the subject.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	140873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2021 answer text <p>I raised Mr Taylor's case with the Foreign Ministers of Croatia and Monaco to seek assurances that he would be treated fairly. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials are providing ongoing consular support to Mr Taylor and his family. Consular staff have been in regular contact with Mr Taylor. The British Ambassador in Zagreb has also met Mr Taylor and his wife to discuss with them their concerns and explain the FCDO's consular functions.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 25/01/2021 12:16:20 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1276486

registered interest
date	14/01/2021
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: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to agree a free trade agreement with the US.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	910762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>We have made great progress in negotiations and are in an excellent position to strengthen the economic partnership between our two countries through a Free Trade Agreement. We congratulate Katherine Tai on her nomination to be appointed United States Trade Representative by the incoming administration and look forward to working with her.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/01/2021 14:27:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1274366

registered interest
date	06/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Landlords: Tax Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much additional revenue has been raised as a result of the decision to restrict mortgage interest relief for residential landlords to the basic rate of income tax, in each year since April 2017.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	133962
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>From April 2017 to April 2020, the Government phased in a restriction of deductions for finance costs for landlords of residential properties to the equivalent of the basic rate of income tax. The restriction makes the tax system fairer by ensuring landlords with higher incomes no longer receive the most generous tax treatment.</p><p> </p><p>The restriction is estimated to have increased income tax liabilities by about £150 million in its first year (2017-18). Estimates for subsequent years are not available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 11/01/2021 13:22:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1258319

registered interest
date	03/12/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Charities: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what further funding will be made available to support small charities affected by the covid-19 outbreak, in addition to the £750 million announced in April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	124795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2020 answer text <p>Small charities play an invaluable role in this country in providing public services and the government recognises the challenges and uncertainty that some small charities are dealing with, particularly those organisations that rely on trading or fundraised income</p><p>which have been hit by the covid-19 national restrictions.</p><p>The £750 million package will continue to support charities’ and social enterprises’ vital work in the fight against the coronavirus crisis over the winter period. In addition to this, an unprecedented package of measures across the economy has been set up to support people and businesses through this period of financial uncertainty. For example, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been, and continues to be a lifeline to a multitude of organisations, including charities. The Chancellor has announced that the government is extending the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme until 31 March 2021 to support individuals and businesses who are impacted by disruption caused by COVID-19 this winter. More details on all of the business support measures and eligibility details are available on GOV.UK.</p><p>Government is continuing to work closely with the civil society sector to understand the ongoing impact of the crisis on small charities, and to consider what additional policy measures might be appropriate in the months ahead. This includes working with the Institute of Fundraising to publish guidance on how to fundraise safely as an important source of income for small charities. To support this work we have set up a cross government network to share intelligence on challenges facing critical organisations and sub-sectors.</p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 10/12/2020 16:03:41 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1257147

registered interest
date	01/12/2020
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	Fossil Fuels: Development Aid
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 the Government’s is on future development assistance for fossil fuel projects to (a) Mozambique, and (b) other developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	123636
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2020 answer text <p>Tackling climate change is a key priority for the UK. The Government is committed to working with countries across the world, including Mozambique, to unlock their renewable energy potential and support their transition away from fossil fuels to cleaner alternatives. The UK will continue to lead by example through aligning our Official Development Assistance (ODA) with the Paris Agreement temperature goals, including our support for energy. This will include our ODA support for Mozambique and any other developing country.</p><p>The Prime Minister announced in January that the Government would end direct ODA, investment, export credit and trade promotion support for thermal coal mining and coal power plants overseas. The Government continues to keep its approach to other fossil fuel investments and financing overseas under review.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 09/12/2020 15:32:13 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1255033

registered interest
date	24/11/2020
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	Coronavirus: North Yorkshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to provide health facilities for people who experience long-term effects of covid-19 in (a) Thirsk and Malton constituency and (b) North Yorkshire.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	120080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/01/2021 answer text <p>NHS England has provided £10 million to fund over 40 pioneering ‘long COVID-19’ specialist clinics including seven in the North East and Yorkshire region. The plans for these clinics were published on 15 November and commissioning guidance was made available on 6 November.</p><p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have committed to ensuring clinics will be available from early December 2020. In response, each integrated care system is working towards the provision of at least one such service, although the exact location for each is yet to be provided.</p><p>A number of these clinics are already established, and new clinics will start to accept patients at the end of November. More details will be made available shortly.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 04/01/2021 14:06:25 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries previous answer version 65348 answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1253422

registered interest
date	18/11/2020
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	Drug Resistance: Antimicrobials
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 assessment he has made of the implications of the widening diagnostic gap for tuberculosis and other infectious diseases on efforts to curb antimicrobial resistance.
tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
uin	117297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2020 answer text <p>It is still too early to establish the impact of COVID-19 on the spread of antimicrobial resistance. The UK is supporting countries to respond to the pandemic, maintain essential health services, including diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases like TB, and to strengthen health systems to combat antimicrobial resistance. This includes our investments in WHO, Global Fund and Gavi as well as bilateral support to country health systems.</p><p>The FCDO funds research programmes to promote the development of new diagnostics, medicines and vaccines. For TB and multidrug-resistant-TB, this includes our support to the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). With our support, FIND have developed five new diagnostic tests for TB, now approved by WHO and being rolled out in over 27 countries. FCDO also funds UNITAID, which aims to triple access to rapid testing for MDR-TB, and to reduce MDR-TB drug prices.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/11/2020 11:03:34 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake