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1181961

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he is taking steps to investigate attacks against Oxfam infrastructure and projects in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	23573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The Government is deeply concerned by attacks against Oxfam infrastructure and projects in Yemen. We urge all parties to the conflict to respect and act in accordance with International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Whenever we receive reports of alleged violations of IHL, including any attacks against Oxfam, we routinely seek information from all credible sources, including from Non-Governmental Organisations and international organisations.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 05/03/2020 17:02:41 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1181965

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Arms Trade: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that UK-exported weapons are not used in attacks that breach international (a) humanitarian and (b) human rights law.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	23574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>Weapons exported from the UK require an export licence. All export licence applications are considered on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria (known as the Consolidated Criteria), based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, including reports from NGOs and our overseas network. The Consolidated Criteria provides a thorough risk assessment framework and requires us to assess the impact of providing equipment and its capabilities.</p><p> </p><p>Licensing decisions take into account international humanitarian and human rights law. We will not issue any export licences where we assess there is a clear risk that the goods might be used for internal repression or in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/03/2020 14:53:45 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1179481

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department provides to UK Border Force staff on when to initiate in-depth questioning of people arriving at airports who (a) hold and (b) do not hold a valid visa.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	19035
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Under Schedule 2 to the Immigration Act 1971, Border Force staff appointed as Immigration Officers may examine any person arriving in the UK to establish their nationality and if they are not UK nationals, determine whether they require leave to enter and on what terms this leave should be given.</p><p> </p><p>If the passenger is in possession of an entry clearance or visa, officers may examine the passenger to establish whether the purpose of the visit remains the same as that specified; there has been a change in circumstances since that leave was given; false information or material deception was used to obtain the visa; or there are medical grounds that should result in the cancellation of the visa. The passenger may also be examined by an immigration officer for the purpose of determining whether it would be conducive to the public good for their entry clearance or leave to be cancelled.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 26/02/2020 17:50:53 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1179482

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of people holding a valid visa who were refused entry at airports in the last (a) month, (b) six months and (c)12 months.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	19036
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Border Force does not routinely publish data that does not meet the Home Office standard for publication or that could impact its operational effectiveness.</p><p>However, Border Force transparency data can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics</a></p><p>Border Force is committed to ensuring that passengers arriving in the UK receive an excellent service. But this must also be balanced with our responsibility to Border Security, checking 100% of passports and making sure that anyone or anything that might cause harm to the UK is properly dealt with.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2020 18:22:50 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1179497

registered interest
date	21/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: 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 EU citizens have been questioned at UK airports and ferry ports whilst holding valid passports in the last (a) 12 months, (b) six months and (c) month, excluding people of interest to law enforcement authorities.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	19045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>Border Force does not routinely publish data that does not meet the Home Office standard for publication or that could impact its operational effectiveness.</p><p>However, Border Force transparency data can be found at the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/border-force-statistics</a></p><p>Border Force is committed to ensuring that passengers arriving in the UK receive an excellent service. But this must also be balanced with our responsibility to Border Security, checking 100% of passports and making sure that anyone or anything that might cause harm to the UK is properly dealt with.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 26/02/2020 18:24:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1178749

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working: Scotland
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 of proposed changes to IR35 rules from April 2020 on SMEs in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	15098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The off-payroll working rules are designed to ensure that an individual who works like an employee, but through their own limited company, pays broadly the same Income Tax and National Insurance contributions as other employees. The rules do not apply to the self-employed or stop anyone working through their own company.</p><p> </p><p>The reform of the off-payroll working rules in April 2020 will apply only to medium and large-sized businesses, minimising administrative burdens for the vast majority of engagers. The existing rules will continue to apply to the smallest 1.5m businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The Tax Information and Impact Note (TIIN) published in July 2019 sets out HMRC’s assessment that the reform to the off-payroll working rules is expected to affect 170,000 individuals. The TIIN can be found here: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020/rules-for-off-payroll-working-from-april-2020</a>. This is a UK-wide figure.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 24/02/2020 14:22:31 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1178750

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to prepare SMEs for the proposed changes to the IR35 rules from April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	15099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with organisations to ensure changes to the rules are implemented correctly. HMRC are undertaking an extensive programme of education and support to help organisations prepare for the reform. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Offering one-to-one support to more than 2,000 of the UK’s biggest employers, and writing directly to 43,000 medium sized businesses and other organisations.</li><li>Providing large and medium sized businesses, public bodies, and charities with factsheets to share with their contractors, and publishing this factsheet on gov.uk.</li><li>Holding workshops with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, and public bodies.</li><li>Holding at least weekly webinars, with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, public bodies and contractors.</li><li>An enhanced version of the Check Employment Status for Tax online tool was published in November 2019 to help individuals and organisations make the right status determinations and apply the off-payroll rules correctly.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The reform of the off-payroll working rules in April 2020 will apply only to medium and large-sized businesses, minimising administrative burdens for the vast majority of engagers. The existing rules will continue to apply to the smallest 1.5m businesses.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 15100 question first answered 28/02/2020 10:58:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1178751

registered interest
date	12/02/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Off-payroll Working
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to advise people affected by proposed changes to the IR35 rules from April 2020.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	15100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to working with organisations to ensure changes to the rules are implemented correctly. HMRC are undertaking an extensive programme of education and support to help organisations prepare for the reform. This includes:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Offering one-to-one support to more than 2,000 of the UK’s biggest employers, and writing directly to 43,000 medium sized businesses and other organisations.</li><li>Providing large and medium sized businesses, public bodies, and charities with factsheets to share with their contractors, and publishing this factsheet on gov.uk.</li><li>Holding workshops with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, and public bodies.</li><li>Holding at least weekly webinars, with small tax agents, recruitment agencies, charities, public bodies and contractors.</li><li>An enhanced version of the Check Employment Status for Tax online tool was published in November 2019 to help individuals and organisations make the right status determinations and apply the off-payroll rules correctly.</li></ul><p> </p><p>The reform of the off-payroll working rules in April 2020 will apply only to medium and large-sized businesses, minimising administrative burdens for the vast majority of engagers. The existing rules will continue to apply to the smallest 1.5m businesses.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 15099 question first answered 28/02/2020 10:58:34 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1168469

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	European Parliament Members: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he will confirm the appointment of a new Member of the European Parliament for Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
uin	244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2020 answer text <p>The European Parliamentary Elections (EPE) Regulations 2004 set out the procedure to be followed when an MEP vacancy arises in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/01/2020 14:17:40 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1148106

registered interest
date	03/10/2019
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	Mobile Phones: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent steps she has taken to increase the (a) strength and (b) reliability of mobile phone signals in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Stirling
tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
uin	912547
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government wants the UK to have high-quality mobile coverage where people live, work and travel, including Scotland, and we are committed to extending geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the UK.</p><p>There is currently 77% 4G geographic coverage from at least one Mobile Network Operator for the Stirling Local Authority area, up from 49% in June 2017. We are in discussions with the Mobile Network Operators about their proposal for a Shared Rural Network to improve coverage. We will consider all options.</p><p>I also welcome Ofcom’s proposal for their forthcoming spectrum auction, which aims to deliver two operators to 90% geographic mobile coverage.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/10/2019 13:20:01 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr