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1308163

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding has been provided to the Scottish Borders Council as part of the Syrian vulnerable person resettlement programme.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	179353
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>All local authorities receive a 5-year tariff, per refugee resettled, to assist with costs incurred providing support to refugees they have welcomed through the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme. In year 1 this totals £8,520 per refugee, with additional support for educational and medical needs. In years 2-5 local authorities receive £12,000 per refugee in total: tapering from £5,000 in year 2 to £3,700 in year 3, to £2,300k in year 4 and £1,000k in year 5.</p><p><a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=04%7C01%7CRASI-Secretariat%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C0c43fddb19be4c2082a308d8fe857af4%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C637539196524898899%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=bYvK1z%2FjzAgFYWBTAOHLIssGJrp0s%2FZOWsbfkZxxQ48%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Home Office Immigration Statistics</a> on asylum and resettlement are published on a quarterly basis. This includes a detailed breakdown of the number of refugees resettled to each local authority.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 15/04/2021 08:40:54 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1299984

registered interest
date	05/03/2021
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	Iran: Nuclear Power
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 the Government is taking following Iran’s decision to suspend application of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action Additional Protocol.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	163719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Iran's continued systematic non-compliance with its nuclear commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA) is hollowing out the non-proliferation benefits of the deal and jeopardising our efforts to preserve it. On 23 February, the Foreign Secretary, alongside his French and German counterparts, expressed our deep regret at Iran's suspension of the Additional Protocol and urged Iran to return to compliance with its JCPoA commitments. Our priority is now, with the parties of the JCPoA and the new US administration, to find a diplomatic way forward that realises the benefits of the deal.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/03/2021 17:59:13 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1300008

registered interest
date	05/03/2021
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	Iran: Development Aid
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 the basis was for the UK’s financial aid to Iran of £16 million between 2013 and 2017; what assessment he has made of whether a proportion of that aid funded textbooks that reportedly promote extremism; and whether the UK currently provides funds to improve educational links to Iran.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	163720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>Between 2013 and 2017, total FCO bilateral spending on Iran was approximately £4.4 million. These funds were spent on developing long-term people-to-people educational and cultural links between our two countries, including supporting English teachers, artists and Chevening scholars. Chevening supports exceptional young people all over the world to reach their potential, and remains open for applicants in Iran. We are not aware that any of this spending funded textbooks reportedly promoting extremism. The British Council do not currently operate or fund programmes in Iran.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/03/2021 12:53:29 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1290131

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobcentres: Galashiels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what support she is providing to Galashiels Job Centre to further assist the unemployed.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	158999
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>Through our Plan for Jobs, the department is providing broad ranging support for all jobseekers. Currently, support includes the Kickstart scheme, Job Finding Support, Sector Based Work Academy Programmes and Job Entry Targeted Support in Scotland.</p><p>In addition, the government is investing an additional £150 million into the Flexible Support Fund, which will increase the capacity of the Rapid Response Service, supporting people through redundancy and providing additional local support to claimants by removing barriers to work such as travel expenses for attending interviews and child care.</p><p>Our Jobcentre Work Coaches provide support on finding a job, help with retraining or skills advice, CV, job applications and access to the new vacancies we record every day, as well as signposting to our Jobhelp website. We are increasing the number of Work Coaches in Jobcentre Plus by 13,500 by March 2021. With 17 new Work Coaches joining the team at Galashiels Jobcentre in January.</p><p>The Galashiels Jobcentre team are working closely with Scottish Borders College to identify and deliver suitable provision for local residents, and have also partnered with employers in the area to deliver Mentoring Circles and Sector-based Work Academy Programmes.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 05/03/2021 14:44:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1285243

registered interest
date	09/02/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Kickstart Scheme: Scottish Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many new job placements have been created in the Scottish Borders as part of the Kickstart Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	151796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/02/2021 answer text <p>I refer my Right Honourable friend to PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions?SearchTerm=145013&amp;DateFrom=19%2F12%2F2019&amp;DateTo=31%2F03%2F2021&amp;AnsweredFrom=&amp;AnsweredTo=&amp;House=Commons&amp;Answered=Any&amp;Expanded=True" target="_blank">145013</a></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/02/2021 11:01:12 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282024

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
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	Microplastics: Environment Protection
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 assessment his Department has made of the environmental benefits of banning microbeads in June 2018.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	145845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The ban on microbeads in rinse-off personal care products in 2018 was developed based on evidence of harm to the marine environment from microplastics, and specifically evidence of microbeads directly entering the marine environment through the water treatment process. It aimed to create a level playing field between businesses that had already taken voluntary action and those that continued to use microbeads. An impact assessment was carried out before the ban was implemented. The impact assessment can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2017/178/pdfs/ukia_20170178_en.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2017/178/pdfs/ukia_20170178_en.pdf</a>.</p><p>More evidence is required to understand the full impact of microplastics, including microbeads, on the marine environment. We have been working to understand other sources of microplastics into the marine environment. This includes a Defra funded study, which investigated the sources and pathways of microplastics from tyres and textiles into the ocean:</p><p><a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;Completed=0&amp;ProjectID=20110" target="_blank">http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;Completed=0&amp;ProjectID=20110</a>.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 08/02/2021 16:10:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282025

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
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, how much the Soft Drinks Industry Levy has raised since that Levy was introduced.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	145846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Since its introduction in April 2018, the provisional total for revenue raised from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy up to and including December 2020 is £802 million. This consists of the following amounts raised per financial year:</p><p> </p><p>2018-19: £240 million</p><p>2019-20: £337 million</p><p>2020-21: £224 million (provisional year to date total covering revenue received between April 2020 and December 2020).</p><p> </p><p>The discrepancy of £1 million between the overall total (£802 million) and the sum of financial year subtotals (£801 million) is due to rounding used by HMRC when producing these statistics.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/02/2021 11:51:15 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282026

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Gift Aid: Scottish Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much Gift Aid has been paid to charities in the Scottish Borders in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	145847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The information requested is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch question first answered 08/02/2021 11:52:57 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282027

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Freeports: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on freeports.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	145848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>Freeports will attract new businesses, spreading jobs, investment and opportunity to towns and cities up and down the country.</p><p> </p><p>Last month, I met with the Scottish Government a few days before they publicly announced their intention to work with the UK Government to launch a Freeports bidding process in Scotland before the end of March.</p><p> </p><p>I strongly welcome that announcement and look forward to bringing the benefits of Freeports to Scotland.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 08/02/2021 10:36:40 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1282028

registered interest
date	29/01/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when she will next meet with the US Trade Representative; and what will be discussed at that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	145849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Trade looks forward to meeting with the US Trade Representative at the earliest opportunity, date subject to Senate confirmation processes.</p><p>We expect the meeting might cover the UK’s ambitious trade agenda with our largest trading partner, promoting free, fair and sustainable trade. We would expect this to include the UK-US Free Trade Agreement; priorities on the global stage such as reform of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), digital and environmental trade; and the swift resolution of trade disputes that are an unhelpful backdrop to the UK-US trade relationship.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 08/02/2021 17:31:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont