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1304558

registered interest
date	22/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps her Department has taken to protect vulnerable children from county lines drugs networks in (a) Slough and (b) the South East.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	173141
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/03/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Home Office is currently considering a response to this question and will respond shortly.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government recognises the devastating impact of county lines activity on children and vulnerable people.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are determined to disrupt these ruthless gangs and put an end to exploitation. In January we announced £40 million of new money to tackle county lines and drugs supply in the financial year 2021/22. This will bring the total invested in tackling this threat to £65 million since November 2019.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Through our £25m county lines programme we have already seen 3,400 people arrested, more than 550 lines closed and more than 770 vulnerable people safeguarded. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are also investing £105.5m into 18 Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) until March 2022 to tackle the root causes of serious violence via a whole system approach which can include activity to prevent and support victims of county lines.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">Thames Valley VRU, backed by £3.48m investment to develop and sustain their VRU in reducing serious violence, are also targeting and supporting victims of county lines. For example, Thames Valley have established an enhanced information sharing network, which shares information on young people that might be at risk of county lines with specialist departments. The VRU can then provide support for those young people by introducing early intervention strategies embedded within the trauma informed approach. </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">In addition, we have extended the specialist support available for those affected by county lines exploitation and we continue to fund Missing People’s SafeCall service which provides confidential, specialist advice and support to young people and their families/carers who are affected by county lines exploitation anywhere in England and Wales.</ins></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 30/03/2021 16:46:20 question first ministerially corrected 06/04/2021 10:02:50 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins previous answer version 94512 answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1302950

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
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	Jerusalem: Internally Displaced People
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 11 March 2021 to Question 164342, what assessment he has made of whether the forcible transfer of Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem potentially constitutes a war crime.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	169783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>It is the policy of this government that any judgment on whether serious crimes under international law have occurred is a matter for judicial decision after consideration of all the available evidence, rather than for governments or non-judicial bodies. The UK regularly engages with Israel on issues of concern related to its occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territories, including evictions and demolitions. In all but the most exceptional of circumstances <del class="ministerial">evictions and</del> <ins class="ministerial">forcible transfers and</ins> demolitions are contrary to International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 22/03/2021 14:33:13 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2021 11:09:48 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 91807 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1301801

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Antisemitism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many (a) higher and (b) further education establishments have adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of antisemitism.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	167338
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2021 answer text <p>The government has asked all English higher education (HE) providers registered with the Office for Students (OfS) to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism. The IHRA definition is an important tool in tackling antisemitism. Adopting this widely recognised definition sends a strong signal that HE providers take these issues seriously. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, wrote to HE leaders most recently in October 2020 to reiterate the importance of the definition and to urge all providers to consider adopting it.</p><p>The government is pleased to report that at least 91 providers have now adopted the definition<ins class="ministerial">, of which </ins> <del class="ministerial">(78 are HE providers and</del> 13 are further education<ins class="ministerial"> colleges</ins> <del class="ministerial">providers)</del>, with many more preparing to adopt the definition. The decision on adoption of the definition rests with individual providers. However, the government will continue to urge them to adopt the definition and will ensure that HE is a genuinely fulfilling and welcoming experience for everyone.</p><p>I am proud that so many providers have taken a positive step towards eradicating antisemitism by adopting the IHRA definition, but further progress is still needed to stamp it out. This is why, in the Secretary of State’s most recent strategic guidance letter to the OfS, the government asked the OfS to undertake a scoping exercise to identify providers who are reluctant to adopt the definition. The letter asked providers to consider introducing mandatory reporting of antisemitic incident numbers by providers, with the aim of ensuring a robust evidence base, which the OfS can then use to effectively regulate in this area.</p><p>The Secretary of State also asked the OfS to ensure that, if antisemitic incidents do occur at a provider, they should consider if it is relevant in a particular case whether the provider has adopted the IHRA definition when considering which sanctions, including monetary penalties, would be appropriate to apply.</p><p>We will continue to work across the government to ensure that racism and religious hatred of any kind is not tolerated anywhere, including in our world-leading universities.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 18/03/2021 14:01:49 question first ministerially corrected 24/03/2021 11:10:23 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan previous answer version 90471 answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1301907

registered interest
date	11/03/2021
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers were participating in the kickstart scheme in each (a) constituency, (b) local authority and (c) each region and nation of the UK as at 8 March 2021.
tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
uin	167207
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-09/165550" target="_blank">165550</a></del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">I refer the honourable member to the answer given for PQ <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-03-09/165550" target="_blank">165550</a><p /><p /><ins class="ministerial">Although care is taken when processing and analysing Kickstart applications, referrals and starts, the data collected might be subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale recording system which has been developed quickly. The management information presented here has not been subjected to the usual standard of quality assurance associated with official statistics, but is provided in the interests of transparency.</ins></ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"><ins class="ministerial"><ins class="ministerial"><ins class="ministerial"><ins class="ministerial">As of the 12<sup>th</sup> March 2021, there have been over 900 unique gateway applications approved and over 1,200 unique employer bids accepted on the Kickstart Scheme. Over 150,000 jobs have now been approved and over 5,000 young people have started their placements</ins>.</ins></ins></ins></ins></p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 16/03/2021 17:50:47 question first ministerially corrected 17/03/2021 11:36:31 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies previous answer version 90843 answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1301030

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
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	Oral Tobacco
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which scientific research they used to inform their decision on whether to maintain the ban on snus.
tabling member printed	Viscount Ridley
uin	HL14059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2021 answer text <p>Oral tobacco products such as snus were banned in the United Kingdom under The Tobacco for Oral Use (Safety) Regulations 1992, which implemented European Union Directive 92/41. This ban has been confirmed in subsequent regulations, most recently by the EU Tobacco Products Directive 14/40, which has been transposed into UK law in the Tobacco and Related Products Regulation 2016 (TRPR). The European Commission set out the evidence underpinning the ban in the Tobacco Products Directive’s impact assessment and in previous Directives. A copy of the impact assessment is attached.</p><p>The Department is currently undertaking a post-implementation review of the TRPR and this includes a public consultation that closes on the 19 March 2021. The Department will review the evidence submitted to consider if the regulations have met their objectives or if any future regulatory changes should be considered.</p> answering member printed Lord Bethell question first answered 19/03/2021 11:23:37 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2021 11:36:51 answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell attachment 1 file name Impact assessment.pdf title Impact assessment previous answer version 91645 answering member printed Lord Bethell answering member 4708 label Biography information for Lord Bethell
tabling member	4272 label Biography information for Viscount Ridley

1300314

registered interest
date	08/03/2021
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	Uber: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 24 February 2021, Official report, col 939, which stakeholders ACAS conducted its fact-finding exercise with.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	164414
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Acas engaged with a range of groups, including employer bodies and trade unions, as well as professional bodies with advisory contact with employers, such as employment lawyers, accountants, and payroll services. <del class="ministerial">They shared their findings with BEIS officials on 17 February 2021.</del></p><p> </p><p>Officials are currently considering these findings, and the Government will respond in due course.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 11/03/2021 17:38:29 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2021 11:29:25 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully previous answer version 89531 answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1299604

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that fair trade goods continue to have access to UK markets under new trading arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	163332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and Generalised Scheme of Preferences support developing countries to export agricultural products and other goods to the UK. We have secured EPAs with 30 African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries, covering<del class="ministerial"> over</del> £18bn of trade. We plan to deepen our EPA agreements and expand them to new countries in the future.</p><p>Independent certification schemes, such as Fairtrade, which set standards on social, economic and environmental issues for companies, continue to operate within the context of UK trading arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/03/2021 11:32:14 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2021 14:14:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 88379 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1299764

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Midwives: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many midwives, expressed as a headcount, were employed by each NHS trust in England (a) in total and (b) who were nationals of an EU member state, at the most recent date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	163274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, general practice surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>A table showing the total number of midwives and the number of those midwives who have self-reported their nationality as from the European Union employed by each National Health Service trust as at 30 November 2020, headcount, is attached.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately previous answer version 88722 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately 89049 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately question first answered 10/03/2021 14:56:16 question first ministerially corrected 10/03/2021 16:23:20 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name Midwives by nationality and organisation November 2020_PQ163274.xlsx FINAL - Copy.xlsx title Midwives by nationality 30 November 2020
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1296887

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether International Military Services Ltd ceased trading in July 1991 or 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	161825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>IMS Ltd stopped taking on new business in <del class="ministerial">1989</del><ins class="ministerial">1991</ins>, but continued to fulfil a small number of existing contractual obligations. All such obligations had been completed by 2010 at which point the company ceased trading.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/03/2021 17:55:40 question first ministerially corrected 19/03/2021 11:41:17 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 88190 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1297085

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Social Care Independent Review: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the staff comprising the secretariat of the independent review of children’s social care were recruited (1) from within the Department for Education, or (2) externally.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL13851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The review team is made up of civil servants from across government, including the Department for Education, and come from a range of backgrounds and disciplines. More information can be found on the independent review of children’s social care’s website here: <a href="https://childrenssocialcare.independent-review.uk/people/" target="_blank">https://childrenssocialcare.independent-review.uk/people/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br /> <br /> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 15/03/2021 17:32:56 question first ministerially corrected 15/03/2021 17:44:18 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge previous answer version 87709 answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay answering member 4728
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie