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1652934

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
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	Ilois: Resettlement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 23 June 2023 to Question 190052 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Resettlement, whether his Department has ever considered the people removed from the British Indian Ocean Territory in the 1960s to have been inhabitants of that Territory.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	193945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK has made clear its deep regret about the manner in which Chagossians were removed from the British Indian Ocean Territory in the late 1960s and early 1970s.</p><p>The islands were uninhabited until the French established copra plantations using enslaved people specifically brought to the Archipelago for this purpose from 1793. In 1814, the islands were ceded to the UK by France.</p><p>Over time, workers were recruited from Asia and Africa. By the time of their removal, all those on the islands were employees of the copra plantations or family members of an employee and were present on the islands because of the circumstances of that employment</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 19/07/2023 14:24:39 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1652935

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recent discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the status of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	193946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, wrote to me on 29 June, setting out the Scottish Government's proposed course of action to bring their United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill in line with the 2021 Supreme Court judgment. It has always been the responsibility of the Scottish Government to determine how they will comply with the requirements of the Supreme Court judgment.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 19/07/2023 09:35:50 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1652936

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have applied for asylum after arriving on a short term visitor visa in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	193947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Lane1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb728fe329d1844f8124f08db846f922e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638249386944175365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SPk3B9CYEovOWC7MszCAXStx6aMPTS1YIas0EhDRJoc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the entry method of all individuals seeking asylum is not published. However, analysis from the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fmigrant-journey-2022-report&amp;data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Lane1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb728fe329d1844f8124f08db846f922e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638249386944175365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Z0CcdAgfn8k2wMzkWJo%2BeR20daNTyKBMTnaMJfb3Tsw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migrant journey: 2022 report</a> estimates that around 14% of people claiming asylum in 2022 held another form of leave within 7 days of lodging their application.</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office publishes data on the proportion of people who are known to have departed the UK before their visa expired in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/reports-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks" target="_blank">Reports on statistics relating to exit checks</a>’. Data broken down by visa type are published in table 1 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fifth-report-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks" target="_blank">Exit Checks data tables</a>. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2020.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 193948 question first answered 21/07/2023 12:26:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1652937

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Visitors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals have (a) overstayed their visitor visa and (b) remained in the UK without returning to their country of origin in each year since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	193948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘<a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fimmigration-statistics-quarterly-release&amp;data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Lane1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb728fe329d1844f8124f08db846f922e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638249386944175365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=SPk3B9CYEovOWC7MszCAXStx6aMPTS1YIas0EhDRJoc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release</a>’. Data on the entry method of all individuals seeking asylum is not published. However, analysis from the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fmigrant-journey-2022-report&amp;data=05%7C01%7CThomas.Lane1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cb728fe329d1844f8124f08db846f922e%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638249386944175365%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Z0CcdAgfn8k2wMzkWJo%2BeR20daNTyKBMTnaMJfb3Tsw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Migrant journey: 2022 report</a> estimates that around 14% of people claiming asylum in 2022 held another form of leave within 7 days of lodging their application.</p><p>Additionally, the Home Office publishes data on the proportion of people who are known to have departed the UK before their visa expired in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/reports-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks" target="_blank">Reports on statistics relating to exit checks</a>’. Data broken down by visa type are published in table 1 of the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fifth-report-on-statistics-relating-to-exit-checks" target="_blank">Exit Checks data tables</a>. The latest data relates to the year ending March 2020.</p><p>Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the ‘<a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&amp;content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&amp;organisations%5B%5D=home-office&amp;order=relevance" target="_blank">Research and statistics calendar</a>’.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 193947 question first answered 21/07/2023 12:26:44 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1653765

registered interest
date	12/07/2023
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	Home Office: 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 assessment he has made of the potential impact of using Official Development Assistance funding for programmes by the Home Department on his international development priorities.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	906053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Under the OECD rules, some support provided to asylum seekers or refugees is ODA-eligible for their first year in the UK if they came from ODA-eligible countries.</p><p>The UK uses internationally agreed OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) rules to determine what spending is classified as ODA.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 18/07/2023 15:30:05 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1650414

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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	Cetaceans: Animal Welfare
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 the potential merits of introducing licences for (a) capturing and (b) keeping in captivity (i) whales and (ii) dolphins.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	192620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government considers cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) to be highly intelligent, social animals, with complex needs that are unlikely to be met when removed from their natural marine habitat and kept in captivity. The Government does not see merit in licensing either the capture or the private keepership of whales and dolphins.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, under the EU Habitats Directive and the UK Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is an offence to deliberately disturb, harm, capture, or kill wild cetaceans. This provides strong legal protection preventing the taking of cetaceans for captivity from EU and UK waters.</p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 12/07/2023 09:21:16 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1648471

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
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	Livestock: Animal Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish the consultation on keeping farmed animals in cages.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	191599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answers given on 12 June 2023 to the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington, PQ UIN <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-06-07%2F188176&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C31ed8109c14d42b5accb08db793db605%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638237078188958195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=fgfzzX2CtV1Iw5CrkXK044E40yFatF%2FB5gRIxEMvPlw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">188176</a> and the hon. Member for Scunthorpe, PQ UIN <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fquestions-statements.parliament.uk%2Fwritten-questions%2Fdetail%2F2023-06-07%2F188424&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C31ed8109c14d42b5accb08db793db605%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638237078188958195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2zYePlHuEodpBSAgCTZMmFTe1nALufwjG8Jwozn5%2B0M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">188424</a></p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 03/07/2023 09:47:56 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1643053

registered interest
date	08/06/2023
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	Pakistan: Human Rights
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 has made representations to his Pakistani counterparts on allegations of (a) arbitrary detentions, (b) violent human rights violations, (c) torture of political prisoners and (d) targeting of journalists committed by Pakistani security forces.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	188583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2023 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of detainments and human rights violations in Pakistan and continue to monitor the situation closely. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, spoke to the High Commissioner for Pakistan to the UK, Moazzam Ahmad Khan, on 9 May and to Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on 10 and 13 May, where he emphasised the importance of peaceful democratic rights, including the right to protest, adherence to the rule of law, and transparency in legal processes. Where there are allegations of human rights violations, we expect these to be fully investigated in line with international human rights law.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 14/06/2023 16:14:04 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1642543

registered interest
date	07/06/2023
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	Eritrea: UN Human Rights Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will publish a response to Early Day Motion 1253, Eritrea and the UN Human Rights Council, tabled on 5 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	188322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2023 answer text <p>We continue to take an active interest in the human rights situation in Eritrea and particularly press for national service reform and the end of arbitrary detentions, including for those detentions based on religion or belief. All of those who have been unfairly and unjustly incarcerated must be released. We urge implementation of the recommendations from the last Universal Periodic Review for Eritrea in 2019, and respect for the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Eritrea. We will be making a statement to this effect at the UN Human Rights Council's 53rd Session during an Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/06/2023 15:35:01 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1627736

registered interest
date	15/05/2023
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	Bowel Cancer: Health Services
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 steps his Department has taken to improve outcomes for bowel cancer patients.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	185014
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>NHS England have been working with Cancer Alliances to facilitate the prioritisation and implementation of treatment-focussed recommendations from clinical audits and Getting It Right First Time reports that will make the biggest impact in terms of improving survival outcomes and reducing inequalities. This work was piloted in 2022/23 in lung cancer, and in 2023/24 this work is now expanding to cover three new tumour sites where there is an existing clinical audit: prostate, breast, and bowel.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 22/05/2023 16:27:47 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady