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1346710

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date	14/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Merchant Shipping: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 28 June 2021 to Question 18563 on Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund, what estimate he has made of the potential future cost to the public purse in the (a) short term and (b) long term in relation to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary’s role as a sponsoring employer of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund scheme.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	33321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) seafarers are Ministry of Defence (MOD) employees and members of the Civil Service Pension Scheme. The RFA does not sponsor the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund and the MOD is not responsible for any costs or entitlements associated with it.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">In addition, my answer to Questions 18563 and 18564 on 28 June 2021 contained an error. It stated:</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">The RFA does not sponsor the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund and the MOD is not responsible for any costs or entitlements associated with it.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">It should have said:</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The RFA does not sponsor the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund and the MOD is not responsible for any costs or entitlements associated with it. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Royal Navy is a participating employer for the Merchant Navy Pension Fund for Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) personnel who were members of this scheme prior to the RFA transitioning to the main Civil Service Pension Scheme. The fund closed to new members on 31 May 2001 and is in the process of running down.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/07/2021 14:58:09 question first ministerially corrected 03/03/2022 10:01:36 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 15860 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1346712

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
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	Merchant Shipping: Pensions
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 Answer of 24 June 2021 to Question 18565 on the Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund Scheme, if he will make an estimate of the future cost to the public purse in the (a) short-term and (b) long-term in relation to the Natural Environment Research Council and British Antarctic Survey’s role as a sponsoring employer of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	33323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 24 June 2021 to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-06-18/18565" target="_blank">18565</a>. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MNRPF) is a multi-employer pension scheme and it is therefore not possible for any single participating (current or past) employer to estimate it’s share of any liabilities. This is a closed pension scheme and we do not know for certain if there are either active or deferred members of MNRPF who were previously employees of UK Research Innovation (UKRI) (or its predecessor organisations - NERC/BAS/NOC). However, it is possible, as not all of the former employees who were members of this pension scheme will have reached the scheme retirement age yet. As they are no longer employees, UKRI have no record of their current pension scheme memberships or entitlements.</ins></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 19/07/2021 10:44:05 question first ministerially corrected 12/08/2021 12:50:57 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway previous answer version 14844 answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1346713

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
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	Merchant Shipping: Pensions
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 Answer of 24 June 2021 to Question 18566, on Merchant Navy Officers Pension Fund Scheme, what estimate he has made of the projected average entitlement for members of the Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund pension scheme through the Natural Environment Research Council and British Antarctic Survey.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	33324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 24 June 2021 to Question 18566. </del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Merchant Navy Ratings Pension Fund (MNRPF) is a multi-employer pension scheme and it is therefore not possible for any single participating (current or past) employer to estimate it’s share of any liabilities. This is a closed pension scheme and we do not know for certain if there are either active or deferred members of MNRPF who were previously employees of UK Research Innovation (UKRI) (or its predecessor organisations - NERC/BAS/NOC). However, it is possible, as not all of the former employees who were members of this pension scheme will have reached the scheme retirement age yet. As they are no longer employees, UKRI have no record of their current pension scheme memberships or entitlements.</ins></p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 22/07/2021 15:51:09 question first ministerially corrected 12/08/2021 12:51:09 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway previous answer version 16349 answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1347024

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Training
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many (1) departmental officials, and (2) Ministers, have undertaken the 'Face behind the case' training.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
uin	HL2008
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">(1) The ‘Face Behind the Case’ e-learning is for UKVI staff, to highlight the impact decisions have on our customers. As of 28 June 2021, the training has been completed by 9,633 officials across the Home Office. (2) This data is not held by UKVI.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The ‘Face Behind the Case’ e-learning is for UKVI staff, to highlight the impact decisions have on our customers.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">As of 28 June 2021, the training has been completed by 10,132 officials across the Home Office.</del></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 28/07/2021 15:37:03 question first ministerially corrected 17/08/2021 16:08:42 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford previous answer version 17482 answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

1345622

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have received about the level of vaccination required for (1) prisoners, and (2) prison officers, in order to prevent future outbreaks of COVID-19 in prisons.
tabling member printed	Lord Bradley
uin	HL1874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Public Health England advice is that we should aim for the highest possible level of vaccination coverage, and higher coverage will help limit outbreaks. Even with a fully vaccinated population, however, smaller outbreaks could occur, because the vaccine does not offer complete protection. The risk of outbreaks is also influenced by other factors including the local demographics, previous exposure, and community prevalence.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS strongly encourages all staff and prisoners to have the COVID-19 vaccine. We ask employees to let us know when they have had each dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by recording their vaccine status on our HR system. As the disclosure of their vaccine status is entirely voluntary, it means the self-declaration rates <del class="ministerial">presented below</del> will be lower than the actual number of staff who have been vaccinated.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 27/07/2021 11:38:15 question first ministerially corrected 02/08/2021 12:35:09 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar previous answer version 16971 answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	452 label Biography information for Lord Bradley

1345956

registered interest
date	12/07/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	HMC Protector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what amount the Government paid for the purchase of HMC Protector.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	31339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We can confirm we purchased HMC Protector from the Finnish Border Guard for £3.7m, in August 2013.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We can confirm we purchased HMC Protector from the Finnish Border Guard for £3.7m, in August 2013.</ins></p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp previous answer version 14569 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp 14772 answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp question first answered 16/07/2021 13:44:52 question first ministerially corrected 28/04/2022 10:21:19 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1344806

registered interest
date	07/07/2021
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	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, what steps (a) he and (b) his Department is taking to help support and protect from harm human rights defenders working on (i) climate change and environmental rights and (ii) land rights and forced displacement to protect (A) indigenous peoples, (B) LGBT communities and (C) other marginalised groups and (iii) investigating corruption and the misuse of public funds.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	28998
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p><ins class="ministerial">The UK Government strongly supports Human Rights Defenders worldwide to enable them to carry out their work safely and without fear. In 2019, the Minister of State responsible for Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, launched the document 'UK support for Human Rights Defenders' which was drawn up with significant and important input from relevant stakeholders, including Amnesty International, and which sets out how the UK Government engages with Human Rights Defenders to advance the human rights agenda globally.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"></ins><br /><ins class="ministerial">Following the FCDO's reorganisation and publication of the Integrated Review, the UK remains strongly committed to this agenda and will continue to support and work in partnership with Human Rights Defenders to promote open societies and the UK's force for good agenda. We will reflect these commitments in the various strands of strategic planning which will flow from the Integrated Review.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The FCDO also monitors repression of HRDs in its annual Human Rights and Democracy Report, the most recent of which was published earlier this month. That report paid tribute to the courageous work of HRDs and listed support for them as a UK international policy priority.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK also recognises the serious and unequivocal threat that climate change poses to our planet, and that it can undermine the enjoyment of Human Rights. It is important that States comply with their human rights obligation when taking any action to respond to climate change. The UK, therefore, calls on States to address the human rights implications of climate change and ensure that any action taken to respond to climate change complies with their human rights obligations.</ins></p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK Government strongly supports Human Rights Defenders worldwide to enable them to carry out their work safely and without fear. In 2019, the Minister of State responsible for Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, launched the document 'UK support for Human Rights Defenders' which was drawn up with significant and important input from relevant stakeholders, including Amnesty International, and which sets out how the UK Government engages with Human Rights Defenders to advance the human rights agenda globally.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">Following the FCDO's reorganisation and publication of the Integrated Review, the UK remains strongly committed to this agenda and will continue to support and work in partnership with Human Rights Defenders to promote open societies and the UK's force for good agenda. We will reflect these commitments in the various strands of strategic planning which will flow from the Integrated Review.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The FCDO also monitors repression of HRDs in its annual Human Rights and Democracy Report, the most recent of which was published earlier this month. That report paid tribute to the courageous work of HRDs and listed support for them as a UK international policy priority.</del></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 12/07/2021 16:15:50 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2021 10:51:32 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 13365 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1344344

registered interest
date	06/07/2021
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff of his Department work on European issues and relationships.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	28278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO works to reinforce the UK's position as a reliable neighbour and partner in Europe, as set out in the Government's Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy. <del class="ministerial">There are over 2000 FCDO UK Based and Country Based members of staff in Europe Directorate. In addition to this, many</del> <del class="ministerial"> colleagues across the FCDO in the UK and around the world work to deepen our relationships with European allies and to amplify our global influence and achieve shared goals.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> Many colleagues across the FCDO in the UK and around the world work to deepen our relationships with European allies and to amplify our global influence and achieve shared goals.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/07/2021 15:58:00 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2021 10:51:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 13332 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1343730

registered interest
date	05/07/2021
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	Cancer: Waiting Lists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS 2021-22 priorities and operational planning guidance, published on 25 March 2021, whether the NHS is on schedule to tackle the backlog of cancer diagnosis, care and treatment by the end of March 2022.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Peter Dowd
uin	27178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>NHS England and Improvement are committed to clearing the cancer backlog of patients waiting over 62 days from referral to first treatment by March 2022. Progress has been made, with 2.68 million urgent referrals and over 664,000 people treated for cancer between March 2020 and May 2021. In May 2021 general practitioner urgent referrals for suspected cancer were <del class="ministerial">8.3%</del> <ins class="ministerial">14%</ins> higher than the May 2019 baseline. Cancer referrals have reached over 10,500 referrals per day in April and nearly 11,000 in May.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/07/2021 13:14:50 question first ministerially corrected 28/07/2021 15:56:04 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill previous answer version 14949 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4397 label Biography information for Peter Dowd

1343307

registered interest
date	02/07/2021
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	Climate Change: Finance
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 has taken to identify innovative sources of finance for funding climate-related loss and damage.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	26156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The UK seeks to enable action to avert, minimise and address loss and damage, particularly in countries most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. As incoming COP 26 Presidency the UK is pressing donors to meet and surpass their commitment to provide $100 billion in climate finance to developing countries. The UK has increased its International Climate Finance to £11.6 billion over five years. This includes finance for adaptation relevant to averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK supports innovative approaches in a number of areas, including disaster risk reduction and support for regional insurance schemes. Most recently, at the G7 Summit, the UK announced £120 million of support with Germany committing €125 million of funding to regional disaster protection schemes across Africa, South East Asia, the Caribbean and Pacific, to protect the lives and livelihoods of poor and vulnerable people against climate risks. This new funding contributes to the Risk Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) target of making 1 billion people safer from disasters by 2025.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK seeks to enable action to avert, minimise and address loss and damage, particularly in countries most vulnerable to impacts of climate change. As incoming COP 26 Presidency the UK is pressing donors to meet and surpass their commitment to provide $100bn in climate finance to developing countries. The UK has increased its International Climate Finance to £11.6bn over five years. This includes finance for adaptation relevant to averting, minimising and addressing loss and damage.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK supports innovative approaches in a number of areas, including disaster risk reduction and support for regional insurance schemes. Most recently, at the G7 Summit, the UK announced £120m of support with Germany committing €125m of funding to regional disaster protection schemes across Africa, South East Asia, the Caribbean and Pacific, to protect the lives and livelihoods of poor and vulnerable people against climate risks. This new funding contributes to the Risk Informed Early Action Partnership (REAP) target of making 1 billion people safer from disasters by 2025. Our commitment to spend £3bn of our ICF on nature also recognises the importance of healthy ecosystems and the role of nature-based solutions in building resilience to the impacts of climate change.</ins></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 14/07/2021 16:50:33 question first ministerially corrected 19/07/2021 17:08:15 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge previous answer version 14238 answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy