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1122541

registered interest
date	23/04/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Insurance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a cycling indemnity for people using their bike to get to work.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	246483
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department encourages all cyclists to take out some form of insurance and many do through cycling organisations (which provide insurance through membership) or as an extension of their household insurance.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 29/04/2019 11:12:41 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1111183

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Nationality: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps she has taken to reassure people in Northern Ireland that their Irish and EU citizenship rights are protected, in the event that the UK leaves the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	243366
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government remains committed to the Belfast Agreement and the rights it protects, including the birthright of people of Northern Ireland to identify themselves and be accepted as Irish or British or both, and the right to hold both British and Irish citizenship.</p><p> </p><p>Ensuring that the rights of all those in Northern Ireland continue to be protected after we leave the EU has been one of the UK’s key negotiating priorities. The Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement delivers on a range of rights-related commitments.</p><p> </p><p>We are also committed to working with our EU partners to put in place arrangements that will allow Irish citizens resident in Northern Ireland to continue to have access to rights, opportunities and benefits that come with EU citizenship.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 15/04/2019 16:57:23 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1110727

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Soft Drinks: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the efficacy of the Soft Drinks Industry Levy since it was introduced in April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	242732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Since its inception, the SDIL has been leading the way in sugar reduction programmes, and over half of sugary drinks have been reformulated, effectively removing 45 million kilogrammes of sugar every year from diets.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/04/2019 13:35:23 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1109913

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on levels of transparency of making public the loans made by UK Government and its EU partners to the Global South.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	241410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The main UK government agencies involved in lending to developing countries are: UK Export Finance (UKEF) and (historic loans only) the Department for International Development (DfID). Both publish details of the guarantees and loans they provide in their Annual Report and Accounts, which are published on their websites. Where UKEF provides financing for public borrowers or guarantors in developing countries, it is subject to OECD Sustainable Lending Principles.</p><p> </p><p>The UK strongly believes that transparency of loans is an important driver of debt sustainability. Given the complex international nature of sovereign debt, we continue to believe that internationally-agreed approaches are the most effective way to improve sovereign debt transparency and sustainability. We are working with our EU partners, and others, through the G20 to ensure the ongoing implementation of the G20’s agreed Operational Guidelines for Sustainable Financing for official creditors in 2017.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 10/04/2019 16:12:07 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1109340

registered interest
date	03/04/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to support freelancers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	240521
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government’s December 2018 Good Work Plan sets out the vision for the future of the labour market and the ambitious plans for implementing the recommendations arising from the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has committed to legislate to improve the clarity of the employment status tests, reflecting the reality of modern working relationships. This will help to ensure that both businesses and individuals understand their rights and obligations.</p><p> </p><p>Employment status is a complex issue and so it is only right that we take time to consider how best to achieve change that works for all. We will bring forward detailed proposals on status in due course.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 08/04/2019 16:07:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1109037

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Self-employed: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps his Department is taking to tackle late payments to freelancers.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	239900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>Government is clear that unfavourable payment practices is a serious issue. That is why we have a range of measures in place with the aim to address the imbalance in market power between parties, increase transparency and encourage better payment practices through culture change.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Practices and Performance Reporting Requirement requires large businesses to report biannually on their payment practices and performance. Businesses must publish this information on gov.uk, providing transparency in payment practices and making payment behaviour a reputational, board room issue. To date over 13,000 reports have been submitted.</p><p> </p><p>Government continues to support the Prompt Payment Code as a best practice in payment standards. Last year the Secretary of State announced a new, tough and transparent compliance regime to ensure the Code is rigorously enforced. The Secretary of State also announced that he had appointed the Small Business Commissioner to the Prompt Payment Code Compliance Board.</p><p> </p><p>Last year Government launched a Call for Evidence to assess what further steps and intervention may be needed to create a responsible payment culture. A full response will be published shortly and will contain a full package of policy measures.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Statement Government announced that it will require large company’s Audit Committees to review payments practices and report them in their annual accounts. This will elevate payment practices to Board level and increase transparency.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 11/04/2019 15:00:12 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 112703 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1109175

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	BeoutQ
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has received on alleged infringement of broadcast rights by Saudi Arabian-based media company beoutQ; and what steps he has taken in response to those representations.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	239902
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We have received representations from a number of UK-based companies about this matter and HM Ambassador in Riyadh has raised this on a number of occasions with Ministers in the Saudi Arabian Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 239903 239904 question first answered 08/04/2019 12:20:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1109177

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	BeoutQ
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia on the potential implications of the activities of (a) Saudi Arabian media company beoutQ, (b) the founder of that company Dr Raed Khusheim and (c) that company's satellite broadcaster Arabsat.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	239903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We have received representations from a number of UK-based companies about this matter and HM Ambassador in Riyadh has raised this on a number of occasions with Ministers in the Saudi Arabian Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 239902 239904 question first answered 08/04/2019 12:20:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1109181

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	BeoutQ
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has made to the Government of Saudi Arabia about the alleged international broadcast rights infringement activities of (a) Saudi Arabian-based media company beoutQ, (b) that company's co-founder Dr Raed Khusheim and (c) that company's satellite broadcaster Arabsat.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	239904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We have received representations from a number of UK-based companies about this matter and HM Ambassador in Riyadh has raised this on a number of occasions with Ministers in the Saudi Arabian Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 239902 239903 question first answered 08/04/2019 12:20:38 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly

1108654

registered interest
date	01/04/2019
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	Air Pollution
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 ClientEarth's correspondence with local authorities in England and Wales on the the legal risk of inaction on air pollution, whether local authorities are sufficiently equipped to address illegal air pollution levels.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
tabling member printed	Paul Farrelly
uin	239189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2019 answer text <p>The UK continues to meet all current international air quality limits except for NO2. In July 2017 we published the NO2 Plan, backed by £3.5 billion funding, which sets out the steps we are taking to comply with NO2 limits as soon as possible. Also, we published our ambitious Clean Air Strategy in January which the Director-General of the World Health Organization described as “an example for the rest of the world to follow”.</p><p> </p><p>Recognising that there are still local authorities which are in breach of statutory limits on roadside NO2 concentrations, the UK government allocated £495 million of funding to support local authorities in its 2017 plan. Local authorities already have many powers to monitor and reduce air pollution and we continue to work intensively with them, to identify measures to bring forward compliance as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 04/04/2019 15:42:02 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1436 label Biography information for Paul Farrelly