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1626929

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
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	UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement
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 his Department has taken steps to consult the devolved Administrations on the negotiating objectives for the upcoming review of the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement in 2026.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	184732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to maximising the potential of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement for the benefit of UK citizens, businesses and civil society.</p><p>The government regularly consults the Devolved Administrations on implementing the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/05/2023 07:42:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1626941

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	North Seas Energy Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his Department’s policy to seek closer collaboration with the North Seas Energy Cooperation beyond the terms of the NSEC-UK Memorandum of Understanding, published on 18 December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	184733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) states following my signing of the MOU in December. The UK is not seeking to become a full member.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 184734 question first answered 16/05/2023 14:11:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1626942

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	North Seas Energy Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether it is his Department’s policy to become a full member of the North Seas Energy Cooperation.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	184734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK is working closely with North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC) states following my signing of the MOU in December. The UK is not seeking to become a full member.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 184733 question first answered 16/05/2023 14:11:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1626944

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
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	European Economic and Social Committee
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 it is his Department’s policy to work towards gaining Observer Status on the European Economic and Social Committee.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	184735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>It is not the Department's policy to gain observer status on the European Economic and Social Committee.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 16/05/2023 09:11:58 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1625152

registered interest
date	02/05/2023
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	Seas and Oceans: Environment Protection
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 an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating a universal declaration of ocean rights.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	183558
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/05/2023 answer text <p>The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) provides the overarching legal framework for the governance of the ocean. Numerous other agreements at a global and regional level add greater detail. These cover issues including shipping and safety, fishing, and environmental protection. The draft text of an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction - the BBNJ Agreement - was agreed at the UN in March. This is a landmark agreement for biodiversity and will mean much greater protection for over 60 per cent of the global ocean. It is unclear what added value a universal declaration of ocean rights would achieve.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 12/05/2023 15:07:21 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1609715

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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	Pakistan: Elections
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 discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan on the operation of free, fair and safe elections in that country.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	179848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>We have frequent contact with the Government on Pakistan on a wide range of issues. We respect Pakistan's democratic system and do not interfere in its internal political affairs. We will continue to engage regularly with the Government of Pakistan to advance our shared priorities and interests, including on human rights, freedom of expression and upholding democratic norms.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/04/2023 16:03:35 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1585862

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications made by EU citizens to remain in the UK were refused by her Department in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	143865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2023 answer text <p>Statistics of immigration applications refused, by the applicant’s nationality, are published quarterly.</p><p>Data to 30 September 2022 is currently available. Data to 31 December 2022 will be published on 23 February 2023.</p><p>Refusals of applications to the EU Settlement Scheme are available in table EUSS_02 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2022" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, September 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>Refusals under the general immigration rules for both asylum and non-asylum applications are available in the <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1118033/asylum-applications-datasets-sep-2022.xlsx" target="_blank">Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement</a> and <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1118052/extensions-datasets-sep-2022.xlsx" target="_blank">Extensions</a> data sets.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 21/02/2023 11:29:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1580801

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	Confucius Institutes
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 his Department has made of the potential relationship between Confucius Institutes in the UK and the (a) United Front Work Department and (b) Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	132594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the UK education sector to engage with China in a way that reflects the UK's values and takes account of national security concerns. Where we have clear evidence of behaviours that threaten our national security, we will of course act accordingly. However, as a matter of long-standing policy we will not comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/02/2023 12:49:36 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1580802

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	China-Britain Business Council
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 his Department has made for the implication of its policies of the Chinese-British Business Council and its ties to the United Front Work Department and the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	132595
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting UK businesses and academia to engage with China in a way that reflects the UK's values and takes account of national security concerns. The UK is a world-leading destination for international students and we have robust procedures in place to protect against any undue foreign influence.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 132596 question first answered 03/02/2023 12:59:07 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1580803

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	China-Britain Business Council: Confucius Institutes
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 assessment his Department has made for the implications of its policies of the Chinese-British Business Council’s work with Confucius Institutes and their potential links with the United Front Work Department and the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	132596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting UK businesses and academia to engage with China in a way that reflects the UK's values and takes account of national security concerns. The UK is a world-leading destination for international students and we have robust procedures in place to protect against any undue foreign influence.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 132595 question first answered 03/02/2023 12:59:07 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith