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1650284

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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	Marine Environment: Conservation
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 support the agenda item proposed by France, Chile, Palau and Vanuatu, entitled Establishment of a general policy by the Assembly related to the conservation of the marine environment, including in consideration of the effects of the two-year rule, for the Assembly meeting of the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority between 24 and 28 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	192494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK have noted the late proposal of the agenda item from France, Chile, Palau, and Vanuatu at the Assembly meeting of the 28th Session of the International Seabed Authority and are currently considering the UK position. The UK has committed not to sponsor or support the issuing of any exploitation licences for deep-sea mining projects unless and until there is sufficient scientific evidence about the potential impact on deep-sea ecosystems and strong and enforceable environmental regulations and standards have been developed by the International Seabed Authority and are in place. The UK's approach is precautionary and conditional.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 10/07/2023 09:01:03 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1649554

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many people have been evacuated from Afghanistan following applications by family members for leave outside the rules through the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	192037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>As of 4 July 2023, 853 Additional Family Members have been approved for relocation under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy. Due to current data constraints, we are unable to breakdown this number by location.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 10/07/2023 11:30:51 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1649625

registered interest
date	03/07/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dairy Products: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 June to Question 189224 on Dairy Products, who is conducting the research on food information to consumers; who will be consulted as part of the research; what other issues are part of the research and what are the research objectives; for what reason the research was commissioned; and when she expects the research be (a) completed and (b) published.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	192038
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>Following a competitive tender process, Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) are conducting the research on behalf of Defra, with a consortium of academics and partner agencies.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has set up a steering group made up of representatives from within Defra and other relevant Government departments. Consumers and business will be inputting into this research, along with existing literature.</p><p> </p><p>The research will build on previous research (Defra (2014), Baseline evaluation of EU Food Information to Consumers - FA0132, <a href="https://randd.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=18705" target="_blank">Science Search (defra.gov.uk)</a> and Defra (2019), Follow Up Study of EU Food Information to Consumers - FA0169, <a href="https://randd.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=20049" target="_blank">Science Search (defra.gov.uk)</a>) and investigate to what extent the objectives of the Food Information to Consumers regulations have been achieved, and how key indicators have changed from the baseline and follow up studies. The research will also explore the impacts of recent legislative, societal, and technological changes to food labelling on consumers and industry.</p><p> </p><p>The research is due to be completed by the end of March 2024 and published summer 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 06/07/2023 08:49:05 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1649390

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to help ensure that people in Sudan who made successful visa applications before the continuing crisis can collect their visas.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	191899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Where our records confirm that a customer’s passport is being held in the Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Khartoum, UK Visas and Immigration have contacted all those customers that have been issued or refused visa applications in our VAC in Khartoum and offering them a letter confirming that their passport is securely stored and attaching a digital copy of their passport, that may help support their travel out of Sudan and into a third country.</p><p>Where our records show that the passport is held in Nairobi or Pretoria and a named individual (either the applicant or a designated 3<sup>rd</sup> party) is identified to return the passport to outside of Sudan, the passport can be sent (to the named individual) by courier or for collection from another visa application centre. UK Visas and Immigration have contacted all those customers. For customers that have been able to exit Sudan, processes are in place to re-direct printing of their visa and endorsement on a Form for affixing a visa (FAV) to another VAC location of their choice for collection.</p><p>Where a customer would normally receive a 90-day vignette, we will defer issuing the vignette until they have been able to safely travel to a location where the vignette can be collected. If the vignette had already been issued and is due to expire, we will assist the customer in applying for a replacement vignette once they have been able to safely travel to a location where the vignette can be collected.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 191900 question first answered 10/07/2023 16:49:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1649391

registered interest
date	30/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on extending the 90-day period for collecting visas in Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	191900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2023 answer text <p>Where our records confirm that a customer’s passport is being held in the Visa Application Centre (VAC) in Khartoum, UK Visas and Immigration have contacted all those customers that have been issued or refused visa applications in our VAC in Khartoum and offering them a letter confirming that their passport is securely stored and attaching a digital copy of their passport, that may help support their travel out of Sudan and into a third country.</p><p>Where our records show that the passport is held in Nairobi or Pretoria and a named individual (either the applicant or a designated 3<sup>rd</sup> party) is identified to return the passport to outside of Sudan, the passport can be sent (to the named individual) by courier or for collection from another visa application centre. UK Visas and Immigration have contacted all those customers. For customers that have been able to exit Sudan, processes are in place to re-direct printing of their visa and endorsement on a Form for affixing a visa (FAV) to another VAC location of their choice for collection.</p><p>Where a customer would normally receive a 90-day vignette, we will defer issuing the vignette until they have been able to safely travel to a location where the vignette can be collected. If the vignette had already been issued and is due to expire, we will assist the customer in applying for a replacement vignette once they have been able to safely travel to a location where the vignette can be collected.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 191899 question first answered 10/07/2023 16:49:01 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1644996

registered interest
date	15/06/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Bristol East of 12 January 2023, Official Report, column 702, what her Department's policy is on the labelling and marketing of plant-based food and drink products.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	189755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The labelling of all food and drink products is governed by the law on the provision of food information to consumers as well as various agricultural marketing standards that apply to the production and marketing of particular primary commodities. These require that food information is accurate and that consumers are not misled ensuring that consumers are able to make fully informed decisions about the food that they consume.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 23/06/2023 10:15:43 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1644161

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Dairy Products
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has conducted research into consumer understanding of the labelling of plant-based alternatives to dairy products.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	189224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government is well aware of the importance for consumers in information that is not misleading and enables them to make fully informed decisions. Defra officials have recently commissioned new research on food information to consumers. Among a range of other things, it will explore consumer understanding of terms used to describe foods marketed as plant based alternatives to dairy products.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/06/2023 14:46:25 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1644164

registered interest
date	13/06/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the remit of the Food Standards and Information Focus Group; who sits on that Group; and what processes are in place for appointing the members of that group.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	189225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Food Standards and Information Focus Group is a Trading Standards Officer (TSO) led group providing support to local authorities in the area of food standards and information including labelling. Defra and other organisations are also invited to attend. Responsibility for governance and membership of the Group is for the group itself to determine.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/06/2023 15:01:02 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1643382

registered interest
date	09/06/2023
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	British International Investment
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 oversight his Department has of investment decisions taken by British International Investment.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	188687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>FCDO's governance arrangements for British International Investment (BII) align with good practice guidance from the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury for oversight of a Public Finance Corporation.</p><p>FCDO sets BII's strategic objectives, goals and parameters for what investments BII can make, via the Investment Policy and Policy on Responsible Investing (PRI). An independent Board chosen for its skills and experience in development and finance oversees BII's performance and is fully accountable to FCDO. Every quarter FCDO receives detailed reporting on BII's investment decisions, which is followed by Quarterly and Annual Shareholder Meetings chaired by FCDO's Director General and Permanent Secretary respectively. At a minimum, the Secretary of State and the BII Chair and Chief Executive meet annually and the Minister for Development meets them quarterly.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/06/2023 12:53:10 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1643383

registered interest
date	09/06/2023
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	Overseas Investment: Carbon Emissions
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 steps he is taking to ensure that British International Investment supports decarbonisation overseas.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	188688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>As part of its Climate Change Strategy, British International Investment (BII) takes an active approach in supporting decarbonisation. BII invests in mitigation solutions across Africa and Asia including renewable energy, low carbon transport, climate smart agriculture, forestry, climate technologies and the deployment of green finance via financial intermediaries. BII supports its investees to reduce emissions and increase their resilience both through investment capital and through technical advisory support.</p><p>BII is committed to reaching net zero emissions in its investment portfolio by 2050 in a way that supports decarbonisation and sustainable development in the real economy. More details about BII's approach to decarbonisation can be found in BII's Taskforce on Climate related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) disclosure and Annual Reviews.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/06/2023 12:57:25 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy