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1306397

registered interest
date	08/04/2021
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	Elections: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what Government support is available to disabled candidates at the upcoming local elections given that the Access to Elected Office fund and EnAble fund are no longer active.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	176034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>It is the Government’s ambition to see more disabled people in public office. We have been clear that the responsibility for supporting disabled candidates sits with political parties, and they should lead the way in improving diverse representation.</p><p> </p><p>Government will continue to discuss the representation of disabled people in politics with parties and encourage them to put in place their own arrangements to attract and support disabled candidates.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 22/04/2021 13:31:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1309242

registered interest
date	08/04/2021
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: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with UK trade partners on inserting clauses on environmental standards into future trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Norwich South
tabling member printed	Clive Lewis
uin	914121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>We are seeking environment provisions with all partners we are currently negotiating with, to ensure future trade is sustainable and upholds the UK’s high environmental standards. The precise details of any free trade agreement are a matter for formal negotiations, and I would not seek to pre-empt these discussions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 16/04/2021 12:04:36 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4500 label Biography information for Clive Lewis

1309243

registered interest
date	08/04/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
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 improve access for UK exporters to high growth global markets.
tabling member constituency	Rugby
tabling member printed	Mark Pawsey
uin	914122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>As an independent trading nation, we are building strong trading relationships across the world and removing market access barriers for British businesses. We have secured trade agreements with 66 non-EU countries, worth £217bn in 2019. We have formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, an agreement which removes tariffs on 95% of goods between members and will deepen UK access to key markets around the world, from Mexico to Malaysia.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/04/2021 12:05:41 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4052 label Biography information for Mark Pawsey

1309244

registered interest
date	08/04/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Exports
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 improve access for UK exporters to high growth global markets.
tabling member constituency	Stoke-on-Trent South
tabling member printed	Jack Brereton
uin	914125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>As an independent trading nation, we are building strong trading relationships across the world and removing market access barriers for British businesses. We have secured trade agreements with 66 non-EU countries, worth £217bn in 2019. We have formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, an agreement which removes tariffs on 95% of goods between members and will deepen UK access to key markets around the world, from Mexico to Malaysia.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/04/2021 12:06:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4643 label Biography information for Jack Brereton

1309245

registered interest
date	08/04/2021
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: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential effect of her Department’s trade policy on the protection of animal welfare.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	914134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>I am proud of our world-leading animal welfare standards and these will be upheld throughout our trade negotiations. We have established the Trade and Agriculture Commission in law, which will provide independent scrutiny of the effect on animal welfare our trade deals.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 16/04/2021 13:59:23 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1306861

registered interest
date	30/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Applications
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she plans to assess applicants for British citizenship who cannot meet the continuous residency requirement as they were unable to return to the UK from abroad as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	178561
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>We are taking a pragmatic approach to the coronavirus outbreak and continue to monitor the situation in all countries. Individuals who are following official advice will not be penalised as a result of issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>There is discretion within the British Nationality Act 1981 to overlook excess absences. We would normally do so where there are compelling or compassionate grounds, such as the impact of the global pandemic.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 15/04/2021 14:22:14 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1306859

registered interest
date	29/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme: Voluntary Work
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans he has to replace the youth international volunteering opportunities that were part of Erasmus+ and are not covered in the Turing Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	178559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>International opportunities for young people (outside of formal education settings such as schools, colleges and universities) are being considered as part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport-led Youth Review. The review was commissioned by Her Majesty's Treasury at the 2020 Spending Review. Future funding is subject to decisions at the next Spending Review.</p><p>The Turing Scheme is an international education mobility scheme, providing funding for around 35,000 students in universities, colleges and schools to study or gain work experience overseas, starting in September 2021. The Turing scheme is truly global, with every country in the world eligible to partner with UK educational providers. The new scheme will seek to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds and areas which did not previously have many students benefiting from Erasmus+, making life-changing opportunities accessible to everyone across the country.</p> answering member constituency Chippenham answering member printed Michelle Donelan question first answered 15/04/2021 12:56:15 answering member 4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

1305895

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	UK Government Union Capability Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking in response to the Dunlop Review on relations between the UK Government and the Governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Harwich and North Essex
tabling member printed	Sir Bernard Jenkin
uin	913910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>This government is a government for the whole of the United Kingdom.</p><p>Yesterday, my Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster updated the House on the significant progress we’ve made in implementing Lord Dunlop's recommendations, alongside a progress update on the intergovernmental relations review and our first IGR transparency report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 25/03/2021 15:12:47 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	40 label Biography information for Sir Bernard Jenkin

1305896

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to improve the quality of civil service apprenticeships.
tabling member constituency	South Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Mrs Heather Wheeler
uin	913912
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>The Civil Service will be launching a new Apprenticeships Strategy in the new financial year. The first phase will have delivered 30,000 apprenticeships by April. In this strategy we will focus not just on numbers but on the quality of training on offer to ensure that departments are better equipped to nurture talent in house and in plugging skills gaps</p><p>To this end, we recently published the &quot;Curriculum and Campus for Government Skills&quot;, with the goal of setting the highest standard in vocational training for all Civil Servants, including apprentices.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/03/2021 15:18:29 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler

1305897

registered interest
date	25/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of GOV.UK Verify.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	913913
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/03/2021 answer text <p>Verify continues to work well, in support of 22 government services. Over 8 million people have used Verify, with 2 million added in the last year as citizens accessed critical online services during the pandemic.</p><p>Building on the lessons and experiences of Verify, and as we announced in last year's Spending Review, the Government Digital Service is collaborating with other departments to develop a new login and identity assurance system that will make it easier for more people to use online services safely.</p><p>For example, we know that extra data sources will be needed for a more inclusive service, so we are also working with the Home Office on its digitisation of birth, marriage and death records.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/03/2021 15:19:51 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner