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1302998

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
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	Nagorno Karabakh: Armed Forces
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 reports that Armenia is covertly transporting armed men to the Nagorno Karabakh region of Azerbaijan in breach of the Ceasefire Agreement of 10 November 2020.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	169836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned by reports that armed persons are being transported into Nagorno-Karabakh. During my recent visit to Armenia and Azerbaijan I urged both Governments to fully comply with the November ceasefire agreement and to refrain from unhelpful actions that may exacerbate the situation. The UK Government continues to support the efforts of the OSCE Minsk Group to settle all outstanding matters related to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 19/03/2021 11:55:27 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1302152

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Levelling Up Fund and UK Community Renewal Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the barriers to immediate publication of the methodology used to calculate the index employed to categorise places for the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) UK Community Renewal Fund.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	167855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>To ensure the UK Community Renewal Fund funding reaches the most in need, we have identified 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience across Great Britain which measures productivity, household income, unemployment, skills and population density.</p><p>We are committed to transparency and a methodological note explaining how the 100 priority places were determined has been published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus%2Fuk-community-renewal-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C05c0fdb70eec427436f808d8ea23dcb1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637516787027566170%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=XthKA3UnwQTeMvphodk78zPZpgJJirgcoDHxSPIzL0Y%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus/uk-community-renewal-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note</a>.</p><p>As set out in the prospectus published at Budget, the index used for the Levelling Up Fund places areas into category one, two or three based on the local area’s need for economic recovery and growth, improved transport connectivity, and regeneration.</p><p>We have published the index and further details of the methodology used to calculate the index of places set out in the prospectus: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flevelling-up-fund-additional-documents&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C05c0fdb70eec427436f808d8ea23dcb1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637516787027576141%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2FooI0AbuiTR8duLcgrXioEqlADL4AuqjNRhX81Jjp1c%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-fund-additional-documents</a>.</p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes question first answered 18/03/2021 16:53:30 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1302153

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	UK Community Renewal Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how the measure of household income used for the index of economic resilience for the UK Community Renewal Fund differs from the Income Deprivation Domain used in the Indices of Multiple Deprivation.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	167856
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>To ensure the UK Community Renewal Fund funding reaches the most in need, we have identified 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience across Great Britain which measures productivity, household income, unemployment, skills and population density.</p><p>We are committed to transparency and a methodological note explaining how the 100 priority places were determined has been published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus%2Fuk-community-renewal-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C05c0fdb70eec427436f808d8ea23dcb1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637516787027576141%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=LYaljHwmckHvCRXtr6RL4TRZqG4hLv%2FVAQI0Hi62IJw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus/uk-community-renewal-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note</a>.</p><p>The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) does not represent a ‘one size fits all’ solution to measuring economic need - not all of the variables it considers are relevant to the particular interventions we want to support through the UK Community Renewal Fund, and some of the variables it does not consider, such as productivity, are central to the policy goals of the Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 167857 question first answered 18/03/2021 16:56:58 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1302154

registered interest
date	12/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	UK Community Renewal Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using the Indices of Multiple Deprivation to prioritise investments through the UK Community Renewal Fund.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	167857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>To ensure the UK Community Renewal Fund funding reaches the most in need, we have identified 100 priority places based on an index of economic resilience across Great Britain which measures productivity, household income, unemployment, skills and population density.</p><p>We are committed to transparency and a methodological note explaining how the 100 priority places were determined has been published: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fuk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus%2Fuk-community-renewal-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note&amp;data=04%7C01%7CParliamentary%40communities.gov.uk%7C05c0fdb70eec427436f808d8ea23dcb1%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637516787027576141%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=LYaljHwmckHvCRXtr6RL4TRZqG4hLv%2FVAQI0Hi62IJw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-community-renewal-fund-prospectus/uk-community-renewal-fund-prioritisation-of-places-methodology-note</a>.</p><p>The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) does not represent a ‘one size fits all’ solution to measuring economic need - not all of the variables it considers are relevant to the particular interventions we want to support through the UK Community Renewal Fund, and some of the variables it does not consider, such as productivity, are central to the policy goals of the Fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Walsall North answering member printed Eddie Hughes grouped question UIN 167856 question first answered 18/03/2021 16:56:58 answering member 4635 label Biography information for Eddie Hughes
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1301816

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
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	Israel: BBC Arabic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 159292, on Israel: BBC Arabic Service, what assessment he has made of whether BBC World Service programming has met his Department's agreed objectives on matters relating to Israel.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	167185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO does not provide grant-in-aid funding to the BBC World Service. Through the World2020 Programme we provide funding for digital enhancements to the BBC Arabic service. The BBC is editorially and operationally independent from Government, so it would not be appropriate to agree objectives of this kind with the BBC. Questions about impartiality or perceived bias are matters for the BBC Board.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 18/03/2021 11:56:31 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1301817

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
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	BBC Arabic Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the answer of 8 March 2021 to Question 159293, Israel: BBC Arabic Service, whether his Department's grant-in-aid to the BBC World Service is conditional on editorial impartiality; and what assessment he has made of the impartiality of that service's editorial line on matters relating to Israel.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	167186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO does not provide grant-in-aid funding to the BBC World Service. Through the World2020 Programme we provide funding for digital enhancements to the BBC Arabic service. The BBC is editorially and operationally independent from Government, so it would not be appropriate to agree objectives of this kind with the BBC. Questions about impartiality or perceived bias are matters for the BBC Board.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 18/03/2021 11:59:53 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1299708

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Occupied Territories: International Criminal Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 154989, on Occupied Territories: International Criminal Court, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on that ruling.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	163208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>We respect the independence of the ICC, and we expect it to exercise due prosecutorial and judicial discipline. UK officials are in regular contact with US and Israeli authorities on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 163209 question first answered 12/03/2021 15:00:55 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1299709

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Occupied Territories: International Criminal Court
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 2 March 2021 to Question 154987 on Occupied Territories: International Criminal Court, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on the ICC’s decision to open an investigation into alleged crimes committed in Palestine since 13 June 201.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	163209
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>We respect the independence of the ICC, and we expect it to exercise due prosecutorial and judicial discipline. UK officials are in regular contact with US and Israeli authorities on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 163208 question first answered 12/03/2021 15:00:56 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1299186

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the planned timescale is for bringing forward legislative proposals on protecting access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	162572
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term. To progress this work, the Government published a Call for Evidence on Access to Cash in October 2020. The Call for Evidence sought views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system. The Government is considering responses to the Call for Evidence and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government created the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group in 2019, which has provided a forum for the public bodies to formally co-ordinate respective approaches to access to cash. This is chaired by HM Treasury and attended by the Bank of England, Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Group published an update on the actions of the Group’s members in July 2020. This included work led by the PSR and FCA to develop a comprehensive picture of cash access infrastructure across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cash usage in the short-term and is likely to have accelerated the longer-term trends of declining cash use. However, it is too early to determine the lasting effect.</p><p> </p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury has been working closely with regulators and industry to ensure customers continue to have access to essential banking services, including cash, while also protecting the safety of staff and customers. This has meant the vast majority of people have been able to access cash through the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 162573 162574 question first answered 09/03/2021 15:05:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1299187

registered interest
date	03/03/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Cash Dispensing: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps assessment his Department has made of the effect of the covid-19 outbreak on access to cash; and what steps he is taking to protect access to cash.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	162573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The Government has committed to legislate to protect access to cash and ensure that the UK’s cash infrastructure is sustainable for the long term. To progress this work, the Government published a Call for Evidence on Access to Cash in October 2020. The Call for Evidence sought views on the key considerations associated with cash access, including deposit and withdrawal facilities, cash acceptance, and regulatory oversight of the cash system. The Government is considering responses to the Call for Evidence and will set out next steps in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Government created the Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group in 2019, which has provided a forum for the public bodies to formally co-ordinate respective approaches to access to cash. This is chaired by HM Treasury and attended by the Bank of England, Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Group published an update on the actions of the Group’s members in July 2020. This included work led by the PSR and FCA to develop a comprehensive picture of cash access infrastructure across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cash usage in the short-term and is likely to have accelerated the longer-term trends of declining cash use. However, it is too early to determine the lasting effect.</p><p> </p><p>During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury has been working closely with regulators and industry to ensure customers continue to have access to essential banking services, including cash, while also protecting the safety of staff and customers. This has meant the vast majority of people have been able to access cash through the pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 162572 162574 question first answered 09/03/2021 15:05:07 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman