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1487379

registered interest
date	07/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cammell Laird: Strikes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department holds documents on the 1984 Camell Laird dispute; and whether he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	32467
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not hold any documents on the 1984 Cammell Laird dispute. Records created in 1984 have been transferred to The National Archives as required by the Public Records Act 1958.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 12/07/2022 10:11:33 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1485064

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	Kuwait: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Government of Kuwait on the imprisonment in absentia of the Kuwaiti Shia dissident Mohamad al-Mail; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	28372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>We have a close relationship with Kuwait and regularly discuss a wide range of issues including the importance of rights for all religious groups in Kuwait. Kuwait has independent courts and an independent legal system. I visited Kuwait in May for our regular Ministerial Dialogue where I discussed a wide range of topics with the Foreign Minister and Deputy Foreign Minister, as well as meeting with civil society representatives.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling grouped question UIN 28373 question first answered 08/07/2022 13:49:32 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1485065

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
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	Kuwait: Religious Freedom
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 discussions she has had with her Kuwaiti counterpart on (a) the rights of Shia Muslims in Kuwait and (b) the Government's assessment of the legality of sentences against Shia figures in Kuwait; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	28373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>We have a close relationship with Kuwait and regularly discuss a wide range of issues including the importance of rights for all religious groups in Kuwait. Kuwait has independent courts and an independent legal system. I visited Kuwait in May for our regular Ministerial Dialogue where I discussed a wide range of topics with the Foreign Minister and Deputy Foreign Minister, as well as meeting with civil society representatives.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling grouped question UIN 28372 question first answered 08/07/2022 13:49:32 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1484894

registered interest
date	29/06/2022
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: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what estimate she has made of when text based negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between the UK and India will take place; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	27504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>We are in detailed discussions on text across all chapters and continue to make good progress. The fourth round of trade negotiations with India began on 13<sup>th</sup> June and concluded on 24<sup>th</sup> June. The fifth round is due to take place later this month. Statements are published after each round of talks on <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2022-06-28/hcws149" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 08/07/2022 13:55:56 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1473075

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
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: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will publish representations she has received on the level of protection for personal information in digital trade between the UK and Australia following publication of the UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand trade deals; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	24535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>A summary of responses to our consultations on our Australia and New Zealand trade negotiations can be found on the government’s website.</p><p> </p><p>Transfers of personal data to Australia and New Zealand must continue to satisfy the UK’s high standards of data protection. The deals enshrine a requirement to maintain domestic legislation to protect data. Australia and New Zealand must also publish information on how they protect data, and how UK citizens can enforce their data rights. The UK continues to champion data protection with all Free Trade Agreement partners in line with our published Digital Trade Objectives.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 05/07/2022 11:19:51 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1473082

registered interest
date	24/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make it her policy to allow Ukrainian refugees who travelled to the UK through the Ukraine Family Scheme following the Russian invasion to transfer to the Homes for Ukraine scheme so they can access a wider range of support from local authorities; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	24536
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2022 answer text <p>The Ukraine Family Scheme was set up to ensure family members were able to reunite with family fleeing Ukraine ahead of the development of the Homes for Ukraine scheme. It is based on family visa routes which existed before the Ukraine conflict, where public services are funded out of council budgets and the same principle is applied here. The UK-based family member is expected to provide support and accommodation for those coming to join them, who in turn benefit from the wider integration advantages in joining an existing family network.</p><p>Ukrainian nationals coming to the UK under the Ukraine Family Scheme are given access to work, benefits and public services as laid down in Appendix Ukraine to the Immigration Rules, details of which can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-ukraine-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-ukraine-scheme</a></p><p>Homes for Ukraine on the other hand is a unique scheme set up specifically to support those escaping the conflict in Ukraine who are not able to rely on UK based family support. The Government is providing additional funding to local authorities which includes resource to enable them to carry out sponsorship-specific functions such as safeguarding checks and property checks, administering payments, as well as providing support such as English language training to help their integration into communities.</p><p>We continue to keep the UK Government’s support under review and will adapt and develop the visa routes in place to ensure they keep pace with the situation in Ukraine and the needs of those who have sought sanctuary here.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/07/2022 10:42:23 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster previous answer version 10731 answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1472922

registered interest
date	23/06/2022
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	Trade Agreements: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of adopting the UNICTRAL Model Law 2017 for UK-Australia trade; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	23704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p>In the UK Australia Free Trade Agreement both parties agreed to <em>“…maintain a legal framework governing electronic transactions consistent with the principles of the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Commerce…”</em> and to <em>“...recognise the importance of developing mechanisms to facilitate the use of electronic transferable records.” </em></p><p>In the Queen’s Speech, the Government committed to implementing the recommendations made by the Law Commission for England and Wales by legislating to put electronic documents on the same legal footing as paper documents, thereby delivering the principles of the UN Commission On International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law.</p><p>Reform in this area is a G7 commitment made under DCMS Secretary of State’s Digital Track of the UK G7 Presidency and confirmed by the Carbis Bay G7 Leaders’ Summit Communique.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 28/06/2022 13:18:41 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1470250

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries Trading Scheme: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to include human rights safeguards in its proposed Developing Countries Trading Scheme; and if she will make statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	17860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The detailed proposals for the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) will be published in 2022. When these proposals are published, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade will provide a written ministerial statement.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government believes that growing trading relationships increases UK influence in open conversations with partners on a range of difficult issues, including human rights. The UK will continue to show global leadership in encouraging all states to uphold international human rights obligations and hold those who violate human rights to account.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 17861 question first answered 22/06/2022 15:27:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1470252

registered interest
date	14/06/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Developing Countries Trading Scheme: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department's proposed Developing Countries Trading Scheme will include (a) equivalent or (b) improved human rights protections in comparison to the Generalised Scheme of Preferences; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	17861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>The detailed proposals for the Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) will be published in 2022. When these proposals are published, my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade will provide a written ministerial statement.</p><p> </p><p>HM Government believes that growing trading relationships increases UK influence in open conversations with partners on a range of difficult issues, including human rights. The UK will continue to show global leadership in encouraging all states to uphold international human rights obligations and hold those who violate human rights to account.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 17860 question first answered 22/06/2022 15:27:42 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1468951

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's press release, Plan to reform Human Rights Act, published 14 December 2021, which states that if he will provide the (a) source, (b) method by which the information was obtained and (c) sample size for the statement in that press release that as many as 70 per cent of successful human rights challenges are brought by foreign national offenders who cite a right to family life in the first instance when appealing deportation orders; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	15168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>This data is from Home Office management information. In the period 1 April 2016 to 8 November 2021, of 1,011 appeals against deportation by FNOs that were allowed on Human Rights grounds at First Tier Tribunal, an estimated success 70% were allowed solely on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) grounds.</p><p>This data was published by the Home Office on 24 February 2022. The link to this data on the Government’s portal, including the explanation of the methodology and of the sample, is <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-national-offenders-appeals-on-human-rights-grounds-2008-to-2021" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-national-offenders-appeals-on-human-rights-grounds-2008-to-2021</a>.</p><p>I have asked for the press release you have quoted to be updated to read: ‘It is estimated that as many as 70% of appeals against deportation by FNOs that were allowed on Human Rights grounds in the first instance were allowed solely on Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) grounds’.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 23/06/2022 17:07:28 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas