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1580792

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Confucius Institutes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to tackle the threat of Confucius Institutes to democracy and national security.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	132276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The government continuously assesses threats posed to the UK. As a matter of longstanding policy, we are unable to release information regarding threat assessments, on the grounds of national security.</p><p>The government is clear that any challenges to our core values, whatever their origin, will not be tolerated. Departmental officials will continue to work closely with their counterparts across government to strengthen protective measures.</p><p>The National Security Bill currently before Parliament brings together vital new measures to protect our national security. The new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) has now been added to the Bill, which has been created to tackle covert influence in the UK. The scheme is designed to strengthen the integrity of our politics and institutions, and protect the UK from state threats.</p><p>The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will ensure that lawful freedom of speech is fully supported in English higher education (HE), regardless of where the challenge comes from. It will require and empower registered HE providers, colleges and students’ unions to push back on freedom of speech related threats from overseas. The Bill will also address concerns about the possible influence of overseas money in English HE. These new measures will help the Office for Students (OfS) understand the possible impact of overseas income on freedom of speech and academic freedom, and monitor any trends and patterns of concern. The Bill will allow the OfS to take appropriate action, including issuing penalties, if there is evidence that an HE provider has breached its freedom of speech duties.</p><p>The department continuously strengthens protective measures, and expects universities to do the same. Universities UK, with government support, continues work to increase the understanding and awareness of the threat from interference within the HE sector. A key output of this is the publication of two sets of guidelines and a set of case studies, which can be found at the following links: <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/managing-risks-internationalisation" target="_blank">https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/managing-risks-internationalisation</a>, <a href="https://www.ukri.org/publications/managing-risks-in-international-research-and-innovation/" target="_blank">https://www.ukri.org/publications/managing-risks-in-international-research-and-innovation/</a> and: <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/universities-uk-international/insights-and-publications/uuki-insights/case-studies-how-universities-are" target="_blank">https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/universities-uk-international/insights-and-publications/uuki-insights/case-studies-how-universities-are</a>.</p><p>With regards to Confucius Institutes, like all similar bodies they should operate transparently, and with a full commitment to our values of openness and freedom of expression. Universities have a responsibility to ensure that any partnership with a Confucius Institute is managed appropriately, and the right due diligence is in place. The government encourages any providers with concerns to contact the government.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 132278 132279 132597 132598 132604 question first answered 03/02/2023 13:58:28 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1580794

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
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	China-Britain Business 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, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for its policies of the Chinese-British Business Council and its ties to the United Front Work Department and the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	132277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to supporting UK businesses to engage with China in a way that reflects the UK's values and takes account of national security concerns.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 03/02/2023 12:54:22 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1580795

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Confucius Institutes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help counter potential undue influence of Confucius institutes on universities’ wider relationships with China.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	132278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The government continuously assesses threats posed to the UK. As a matter of longstanding policy, we are unable to release information regarding threat assessments, on the grounds of national security.</p><p>The government is clear that any challenges to our core values, whatever their origin, will not be tolerated. Departmental officials will continue to work closely with their counterparts across government to strengthen protective measures.</p><p>The National Security Bill currently before Parliament brings together vital new measures to protect our national security. The new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) has now been added to the Bill, which has been created to tackle covert influence in the UK. The scheme is designed to strengthen the integrity of our politics and institutions, and protect the UK from state threats.</p><p>The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will ensure that lawful freedom of speech is fully supported in English higher education (HE), regardless of where the challenge comes from. It will require and empower registered HE providers, colleges and students’ unions to push back on freedom of speech related threats from overseas. The Bill will also address concerns about the possible influence of overseas money in English HE. These new measures will help the Office for Students (OfS) understand the possible impact of overseas income on freedom of speech and academic freedom, and monitor any trends and patterns of concern. The Bill will allow the OfS to take appropriate action, including issuing penalties, if there is evidence that an HE provider has breached its freedom of speech duties.</p><p>The department continuously strengthens protective measures, and expects universities to do the same. Universities UK, with government support, continues work to increase the understanding and awareness of the threat from interference within the HE sector. A key output of this is the publication of two sets of guidelines and a set of case studies, which can be found at the following links: <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/managing-risks-internationalisation" target="_blank">https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/managing-risks-internationalisation</a>, <a href="https://www.ukri.org/publications/managing-risks-in-international-research-and-innovation/" target="_blank">https://www.ukri.org/publications/managing-risks-in-international-research-and-innovation/</a> and: <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/universities-uk-international/insights-and-publications/uuki-insights/case-studies-how-universities-are" target="_blank">https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/universities-uk-international/insights-and-publications/uuki-insights/case-studies-how-universities-are</a>.</p><p>With regards to Confucius Institutes, like all similar bodies they should operate transparently, and with a full commitment to our values of openness and freedom of expression. Universities have a responsibility to ensure that any partnership with a Confucius Institute is managed appropriately, and the right due diligence is in place. The government encourages any providers with concerns to contact the government.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 132276 132279 132597 132598 132604 question first answered 03/02/2023 13:58:28 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1580796

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Confucius Institutes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the report by the Henry Jackson Society entitled an Investigation of Chinas Confucius Institutes in the UK, published September 2022, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of that report's findings on the scope of the activities of Confucius Institutes.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	132279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The government continuously assesses threats posed to the UK. As a matter of longstanding policy, we are unable to release information regarding threat assessments, on the grounds of national security.</p><p>The government is clear that any challenges to our core values, whatever their origin, will not be tolerated. Departmental officials will continue to work closely with their counterparts across government to strengthen protective measures.</p><p>The National Security Bill currently before Parliament brings together vital new measures to protect our national security. The new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) has now been added to the Bill, which has been created to tackle covert influence in the UK. The scheme is designed to strengthen the integrity of our politics and institutions, and protect the UK from state threats.</p><p>The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will ensure that lawful freedom of speech is fully supported in English higher education (HE), regardless of where the challenge comes from. It will require and empower registered HE providers, colleges and students’ unions to push back on freedom of speech related threats from overseas. The Bill will also address concerns about the possible influence of overseas money in English HE. These new measures will help the Office for Students (OfS) understand the possible impact of overseas income on freedom of speech and academic freedom, and monitor any trends and patterns of concern. The Bill will allow the OfS to take appropriate action, including issuing penalties, if there is evidence that an HE provider has breached its freedom of speech duties.</p><p>The department continuously strengthens protective measures, and expects universities to do the same. Universities UK, with government support, continues work to increase the understanding and awareness of the threat from interference within the HE sector. A key output of this is the publication of two sets of guidelines and a set of case studies, which can be found at the following links: <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/managing-risks-internationalisation" target="_blank">https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/what-we-do/policy-and-research/publications/managing-risks-internationalisation</a>, <a href="https://www.ukri.org/publications/managing-risks-in-international-research-and-innovation/" target="_blank">https://www.ukri.org/publications/managing-risks-in-international-research-and-innovation/</a> and: <a href="https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/universities-uk-international/insights-and-publications/uuki-insights/case-studies-how-universities-are" target="_blank">https://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/universities-uk-international/insights-and-publications/uuki-insights/case-studies-how-universities-are</a>.</p><p>With regards to Confucius Institutes, like all similar bodies they should operate transparently, and with a full commitment to our values of openness and freedom of expression. Universities have a responsibility to ensure that any partnership with a Confucius Institute is managed appropriately, and the right due diligence is in place. The government encourages any providers with concerns to contact the government.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho grouped question UIN 132276 132278 132597 132598 132604 question first answered 03/02/2023 13:58:28 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1567351

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
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	Transcaucasus: Roads
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 agree to meet a delegation of the all-party Parliamentary group on Armenia to discuss the continued blockade of the Lachin Corridor by Azerbaijan and the resulting humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	123846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2023 answer text <p>I (Minister Docherty) can confirm I will meet with representatives from the APPG to discuss the ongoing closure of the Lachin Corridor and humanitarian situation in Nagorno-Karabakh.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 24/01/2023 17:39:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1567354

registered interest
date	16/01/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Driving Licences: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 September 2022 to Question 49052 on Driving Licences: Ukraine, whether he has held recent discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart on taking steps to introduce an agreement to allow holders of a Ukrainian licence to drive large vehicles to exchange it for a UK equivalent.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	123847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2023 answer text <p>Information has been received from the Ukrainian licensing authority on its driver testing and licensing standards which has been assessed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency is currently progressing the work needed to introduce an exchange agreement for Ukrainian lorry and bus licences as soon as possible subject to a public consultation and the necessary legal process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 19/01/2023 15:06:47 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton