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1627273

registered interest
date	12/05/2023
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	Nigeria: Abduction
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 recent assessment his Department has made of the (a) whereabouts and (b) wellbeing of the Nigerian women and girls kidnapped by Boko Haram from Chibok in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	184833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government condemns the abduction and continued captivity of children by Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) in North East Nigeria. This includes the 2014 kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls, around 100 of whom are understood still to be missing. I [Andrew Mitchell] raised this case specifically with incoming Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, in December 2022. Through the UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership, we have also provided mentoring and capacity building for the Nigerian Police Force to improve their response to kidnappings. We remain committed to supporting the Nigerian Government to secure the release of all those held captive.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/05/2023 16:25:19 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1627276

registered interest
date	12/05/2023
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	Vaccination
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 his Department is taking to restore access to immunisation services around the world.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	184834
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2023 answer text <p>The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically impacted global health and immunisation. The UK Government is committed to supporting efforts to get routine immunisation back on track and has committed £1.65 billion to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance from 2021-2025 to support their mission to immunise 300 million children and save up to 8 million lives from vaccine preventable diseases over this period.</p><p>Alongside our Gavi investment, we are committed to working with countries and with the wider international community to focus efforts on building stronger primary health systems for the future as a core part of restoring immunisation services around the world.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/05/2023 16:27:35 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1626955

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the BioIndustry Association and (b) other biotech industry representatives on the Government's proposed reforms to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	184682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no proposed or planned reforms of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 184683 question first answered 18/05/2023 15:10:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1626956

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency: Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed reforms of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on the retention of (a) staff and (b) skills at the agency.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	184683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no proposed or planned reforms of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.</p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince grouped question UIN 184682 question first answered 18/05/2023 15:10:51 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1627150

registered interest
date	11/05/2023
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	Horn of Africa: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to attend the United Nations Horn of Africa Conference 2023: High-level pledging event for the humanitarian response in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia on 24 May 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	184688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>Alongside Italy, Qatar, the USA and UN the UK will co-host a humanitarian pledging conference for the Horn of Africa on 24 May in New York. We will share details about Ministerial involvement at this event in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 16/05/2023 15:26:18 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1624385

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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: Prices
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 she has had discussions with representatives of (a) supermarket chains and (b) retail associations on restraining price increases on essential food items.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	183110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Defra meets regularly with food retailers and trade associations to discuss a range of issues, including the impact of food inflation. Whilst my Department is taking action to maintain an efficient food supply chain by mitigating against any potential burdens or friction which could otherwise drive-up consumer food prices, we continue to use regular engagement to work with retailers and producers to explore the range of measures they can take to ensure the availability of affordable food. For example, by maintaining value ranges, price matching and price freezing measures. However, it is not for HM Government to set retail food prices nor to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by companies.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 04/05/2023 10:02:10 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1624386

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Supermarkets: Profits
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 she has made of trends in the level of profits earned by large supermarket chains during the rising cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	183111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2023 answer text <p>Defra has regular discussions with food retailers about a range of issues, including the impact of food price inflation. UK supermarket profit margins have historically been low with their business model relying on increasing volumes, not margins, to increase profits. Recently discount retailers, who aim to keep prices low and increase their market share, have pressured margins even further.</p><p>Profit margins were around 3% in 2021. Recently, prices have increased throughout the supply chain. ONS data provides no evidence that recent increases in consumer food price inflation have been disproportionate compared to increases in input prices paid by food manufacturers or producer prices paid by retailers. We have no reason to believe that supermarket profit margins have significantly increased recently but Defra remains interested in the trends emerging from data released by the sector.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 04/05/2023 10:05:54 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1624387

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Interest Rates
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 potential merits of compelling banks to increase interest rate payments on savings accounts in line with changes to the base rate.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	183112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring people are supported to save, and that they can access a wide range of competitive savings products. The retail savings market currently offers a range of competitive options to savers, who can now access the highest rates in recent years on a variety of instant access and fixed-term products. I would encourage savers to explore the full range of products available in the market to find the best rates.</p><p> </p><p>However, the pricing and provision of financial products (including savings accounts), is a commercial decision for banks and building societies and the Government does not seek to intervene in such decisions. The Bank of England’s independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets the base rate of interest, known as the Bank Rate, to achieve its primary objective of maintaining price stability. MPC decisions over Bank Rate guide commercial banks’ decisions over the retail interest rates they charge on loans and pay on deposits.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 183113 question first answered 03/05/2023 14:09:32 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1624388

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Bank Services: Interest Rates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to encourage consumers to switch their savings accounts to benefit from high interest alternatives.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	183113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring people are supported to save, and that they can access a wide range of competitive savings products. The retail savings market currently offers a range of competitive options to savers, who can now access the highest rates in recent years on a variety of instant access and fixed-term products. I would encourage savers to explore the full range of products available in the market to find the best rates.</p><p> </p><p>However, the pricing and provision of financial products (including savings accounts), is a commercial decision for banks and building societies and the Government does not seek to intervene in such decisions. The Bank of England’s independent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets the base rate of interest, known as the Bank Rate, to achieve its primary objective of maintaining price stability. MPC decisions over Bank Rate guide commercial banks’ decisions over the retail interest rates they charge on loans and pay on deposits.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith grouped question UIN 183112 question first answered 03/05/2023 14:09:32 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1624512

registered interest
date	27/04/2023
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	Sudan: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has made changes to its advice on the eligibility of British citizens who hold dual nationality for evacuation from Sudan since 18 April 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	183218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>Our priority has always been the safe evacuation of British Nationals, including dual nationals, and their eligible dependents. The UK has conducted the largest evacuation of any Western country from Sudan. As of 2 May the UK has facilitated the departure of over 2300 people, of which over half were British nationals or dual nationals.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 03/05/2023 16:46:43 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady