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1104881
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Department of Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept id 17 more like this
answering dept short name Health and Social Care more like this
answering dept sort name Health and Social Care more like this
hansard heading NHS and Care Workers: Migrant Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure effective recruitment from EU and non-EU countries to meet demand for (a) NHS and (b) care workers after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 236440 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-28more like thismore than 2019-03-28
answer text <p>The Government recognises the need to be able to recruit effectively from abroad and the Immigration White Paper ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration system’, published in December 2018, sets out the foundation for a single immigration system, where it is workers’ skills that matter, not where they come from.</p><p>This system will streamline the high-skilled visa route, by removing the Resident Labour Market Test and the Tier 2 Visa Cap. It will also include a new temporary immigration route for workers of all skill levels which will allow our social care sector to recruit care workers from abroad as we transition into the new system. The Home Office is undertaking a programme of engagement to discuss the proposed measures with colleagues across government and industry, to develop a future immigration system that works for the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p>We also recognise the need to boost our domestic workforce as well. The NHS Long Term Plan sets out a vital strategic framework to ensure that, over the next ten years, the National Health Service will have the staff it needs so that nurses and doctors are working in a supportive culture that allows them to provide the expert compassionate care they are committed to providing.</p><p>Alongside this, the upcoming Social Care Green Paper will set out the Department’s proposals for reform of the sector to put it on a more sustainable future footing. This will include a vision for its workforce and proposals to boost recruitment and retention in the longer term.</p>
answering member constituency Wimbledon more like this
answering member printed Stephen Hammond more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-28T16:25:27.97Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-28T16:25:27.97Z
answering member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
1104883
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Migrant Workers: Care Workers more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that care workers from EU Member States can work in the UK after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 236442 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-28more like thismore than 2019-03-28
answer text <p>In December 2018, the Government set out its proposals in “the UK’s future Skills-based Immigration System” White Paper. The White Paper proposals include a new route for skilled workers which will be open to anyone at RQF level 3 and above, irrespective of where they are applying from. This route will not be capped allowing all of those who meet our requirements to come to the UK.</p><p><br>The White Paper also includes a transitional route for temporary workers which will be open to anyone from qualifying countries, wishing to fill posi-tions at any skill level, for up to 12 months. We do not intend to impose a cap on the number of people wishing to use the route.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North more like this
answering member printed Caroline Nokes more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thismore than 2019-03-28T17:02:58.527Z
answering member
4048
label Biography information for Caroline Nokes more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
1104996
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-03-25more like thismore than 2019-03-25
answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept id 13 more like this
answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
hansard heading Fisheries: Treaties more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government will ratify the Agreement on Port State Measures To Prevent, Deter And Eliminate Illegal, Unreported And Unregulated Fishing. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 236487 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-28more like thismore than 2019-03-28
answer text <p>The UK Government and the European Council have reached political agreement on the text of a treaty on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU (“the Withdrawal Agreement”).</p><p> </p><p>The UK is currently a Party to the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (PSMA) through its membership of the EU. In the event that the UK leaves the EU without the Withdrawal Agreement being approved and ratified, the PSMA would immediately cease to apply to the UK.</p><p> </p><p>In this scenario, the UK would deposit its instrument of accession in time to ensure that the UK becomes a Contracting Party to the PSMA in its own right immediately upon its withdrawal from the EU.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-28T14:31:41.913Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-28T14:31:41.913Z
answering member
1562
label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
1088504
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Police: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the £100m in additional funding for 2019-20 to tackle serious violence announced in the Spring Statement will be allocated to each police force. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 232003 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-18more like thismore than 2019-03-18
answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 13 March that an additional £100 million funding in 19/20 will help in the police’s immediate response to the rise in serious knife crime, enabling priority forces to immediately begin planning to put in place the additional capacity they need. The funding will also be invested in Violence Reduction Units, bringing together a range of agencies including health, education, social services and others, to develop a multi-agency approach in preventing serious violence altogether. It is important that we recognise that greater law enforcement on its own will not reduce serious violence and that we must continue to focus on prevention.</p><p>The majority of the investment will go towards supporting police forces where violent crime is impacting the most, to take immediate action to suppress the violence we are seeing, to make our streets safer. We are engaging with partners including the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and we are developing the criteria by which forces will receive this funding.</p>
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
grouped question UIN 232004 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-18T17:32:40.107Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-18T17:32:40.107Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
1088505
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-03-13more like thismore than 2019-03-13
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Metropolitan Police: Finance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much of the £100m additional funding in 2019-20 to tackle serious violence will be allocated to the Metropolitan Police. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 232004 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-18more like thismore than 2019-03-18
answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced on 13 March that an additional £100 million funding in 19/20 will help in the police’s immediate response to the rise in serious knife crime, enabling priority forces to immediately begin planning to put in place the additional capacity they need. The funding will also be invested in Violence Reduction Units, bringing together a range of agencies including health, education, social services and others, to develop a multi-agency approach in preventing serious violence altogether. It is important that we recognise that greater law enforcement on its own will not reduce serious violence and that we must continue to focus on prevention.</p><p>The majority of the investment will go towards supporting police forces where violent crime is impacting the most, to take immediate action to suppress the violence we are seeing, to make our streets safer. We are engaging with partners including the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and we are developing the criteria by which forces will receive this funding.</p>
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
grouped question UIN 232003 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-03-18T17:32:40.157Zmore like thismore than 2019-03-18T17:32:40.157Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
1063654
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-02-18more like thismore than 2019-02-18
answering body
Department for Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept id 29 more like this
answering dept short name Work and Pensions more like this
answering dept sort name Work and Pensions more like this
hansard heading Social Security Benefits: Disability more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people of retirement age are in receipt of both industrial injuries disablement benefit and constant attendance allowance. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 222641 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-21more like thismore than 2019-02-21
answer text <p>There were 1,040 people aged 65 or over who were in receipt of both Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit and Constant Attendance Allowance as of March 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Source: Department for Work and Pensions 100% extract data.</p><p> </p><p>Figures are rounded to the nearest 10</p> more like this
answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth more like this
answering member printed Sarah Newton more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-02-21T13:21:08.087Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-21T13:21:08.087Z
answering member
4071
label Biography information for Sarah Newton more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
1054822
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-02-04more like thismore than 2019-02-04
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Thailand: Ahmadiyya more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Thai government on the arbitrary arrests of Ahmadi Muslim refugees. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 216339 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-02-07more like thismore than 2019-02-07
answer text <p>We closely followed the October 2018 detention in Thailand of approximately 100 people, mainly from Pakistan, whom the Thai authorities considered illegal immigrants. This followed arrests and refoulment of Cambodian and Vietnamese nationals in August 2018.</p><p>On 2 November 2018, the Minister of State for the Commonwealth and UN, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, spoke to the Thai ambassador in London to raise our concerns over the detention of foreign nationals, including nationals of Pakistan, in Thailand. The British Embassy Bangkok also raised the issues with the Ministry of the Interior. We believe that the actions of the Thai authorities are not aimed at any specific group or groups, but apply to anyone whom they deem an illegal visa over-stayer. The UK has repeatedly urged Thailand to sign the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees. The UNHCR are working closely with the Royal Thai Government over asylum, resettlement issues, and improving conditions for genuine claimants, for example by giving them documentation that allows them to access services and protected them from persecution. We are also working with the Thai authorities to improve conditions of detention.</p><p>​</p>
answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster more like this
answering member printed Mark Field more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-02-07T12:53:59.023Zmore like thismore than 2019-02-07T12:53:59.023Z
answering member
1405
label Biography information for Mark Field more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
1046017
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-01-25more like thismore than 2019-01-25
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention in full. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 211250 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-28more like thismore than 2019-01-28
answer text <p>The Government signed the Istanbul Convention to signal the UK’s strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). On 30 October 2018, in line with the requirements of the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017, we published a progress report which set out that, in most respects, the UK already complies with, or goes further than, the Convention requires. We have significantly strengthened the legislative framework; introduced new protective tools; and issued a range of guidance and support for frontline professionals.</p><p>We have always been clear on our commitment to ratifying the Convention. The Domestic Abuse Bill will be another step towards meeting that commitment by extending extraterritorial jurisdiction over offences required by the Convention which, for England and Wales, is the final legislative step necessary for ratification. We published the Domestic Abuse Bill in draft form for pre-legislative scrutiny on 21 January 2019.</p><p>As the criminal law and the majority of the areas covered by the Convention are devolved to Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Devolved Administrations are considering what legislative or other changes are necessary for compliance with the Convention in their territories. The Government liaises regularly with the Devolved Administrations on VAWG issues and we will continue working closely with the Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Executive.</p>
answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle more like this
answering member printed Victoria Atkins more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-28T16:13:27.087Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-28T16:13:27.087Z
answering member
4399
label Biography information for Victoria Atkins more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
1043728
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-01-18more like thismore than 2019-01-18
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tax Avoidance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government's review of the loan charge is planned to (a) seek external evidence about, (b) evaluate all aspects of and (c) be able to recommend any changes to the loan charge. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 210060 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-23more like thismore than 2019-01-23
answer text <p>The government chose to accept New Clause 26 during the passage of the Finance Bill, and will lay a report in line with the requirements of that New Clause no later than 30 March 2019. The report will include a comparison with the time limits for the recovery of lost tax relating to disguised remuneration loans.</p><p> </p><p>The government also consulted extensively on the detail of the charge on disguised remuneration loans after it was announced at Budget 2016.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Central Devon more like this
answering member printed Mel Stride more like this
grouped question UIN 210061 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-23T14:32:49.167Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-23T14:32:49.167Z
answering member
3935
label Biography information for Mel Stride more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this
1043729
registered interest false remove filter
date less than 2019-01-18more like thismore than 2019-01-18
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tax Avoidance more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure that members of the public can contribute to the review of the 2019 Loan Charge. more like this
tabling member constituency Richmond Park more like this
tabling member printed
Zac Goldsmith remove filter
uin 210061 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-01-23more like thismore than 2019-01-23
answer text <p>The government chose to accept New Clause 26 during the passage of the Finance Bill, and will lay a report in line with the requirements of that New Clause no later than 30 March 2019. The report will include a comparison with the time limits for the recovery of lost tax relating to disguised remuneration loans.</p><p> </p><p>The government also consulted extensively on the detail of the charge on disguised remuneration loans after it was announced at Budget 2016.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Central Devon more like this
answering member printed Mel Stride more like this
grouped question UIN 210060 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-01-23T14:32:49.213Zmore like thismore than 2019-01-23T14:32:49.213Z
answering member
3935
label Biography information for Mel Stride more like this
tabling member
4062
label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park more like this