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1605270

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of her immigration policies on the (a) population of and (b) labour market in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	904179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s immigration system enables individuals to enter UK for work purposes from all parts of the world where they have a suitable job offer and meet our criteria. This is helping fill skills gaps, boosting our economy and through specific visa offers, such as the Health and Care visa, supporting our public services.</p><p>There is no compelling argument that Scotland should have a different immigration system to the rest of the UK. Indeed it’s economy benefits from the simplicity and clarity of having one single system for our country. Scotland’s economically active rate is closely aligned with UK average. Minor variations are accounted for in the Scotland specific Shortage Occupation List.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 20/03/2023 16:15:11 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1601824

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept id	215
answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount Scheme to include women on maternity leave who do not qualify for means-tested benefits.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	160316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount prioritises people who are most at risk of being in fuel poverty. Fuel poverty is a combination of low incomes and high energy costs, so the scheme is targeted at those on means tested benefits whose homes are expensive to heat. Women on maternity leave do not automatically fall into that category.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/03/2023 15:44:13 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1586463

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Delivery Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing legislative proposals to require delivery companies to provide proof of delivery notices rather than notices of delivery.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	147262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The Government currently has no plans to change postal services legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Ofcom is the independent regulator for the sector with the responsibility and powers to regulate postal services.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 22/02/2023 13:27:38 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1586464

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Delivery Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will take steps to help improve service delivery standards of parcel delivery companies.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	147263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>Ofcom, which is the independent regulator for the sector, has powers to impose requirements on postal operators to protect customers.</p><p> </p><p>In its review of the regulatory framework for post last year, Ofcom concluded that competition in the parcels market was driving benefits for consumers but that there were some problems that needed to be addressed. It proposed new guidance on complaints handling processes for parcel operators which will take effect from 1 April 2023. Ofcom has committed to ongoing monitoring and to consider enforcement action, or further regulation, if progress is not made.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/02/2023 15:34:32 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1586465

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Delivery Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she plans to introduce legislative proposals to help ensure that parcel delivery companies are providing high levels of customer service.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	147264
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2023 answer text <p>The Postal Service Act 2011 already provides Ofcom, as the independent regulator for the sector, with powers to impose requirements on postal operators to protect customers. Ofcom's current consumer protection condition requires all postal operators to establish simple and inexpensive procedures for dealing with consumers’ complaints about postal services.</p><p> </p><p>Following its review of the regulatory framework for post last year, Ofcom proposed new guidance on complaints handling processes for parcel operators which will take effect from 1 April 2023. Ofcom has committed to ongoing monitoring of the new provisions and to consider enforcement action, or further regulation, if progress is not made.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 23/02/2023 10:38:20 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1582808

registered interest
date	01/02/2023
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Semiconductors
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when the forthcoming UK Semiconductor Strategy will be published.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	137859
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2023 answer text <p>The government has been reviewing the UK semiconductor sector and is leading the development of a strategic approach to the sector. The government intends to set out more detail in the forthcoming UK Semiconductor Strategy that will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 08/02/2023 17:44:05 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1580839

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average processing times are for Refugee Family Reunion applications inside the rules.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	132511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>All applications for refugee family reunion are made on the same visa application form. It is only when an application has been considered that it can be established whether the application falls within the criteria of the Rules or not.</p><p>Information regarding processing times is not routinely published and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>We are committed to improving and speeding up processing times for family reunion applications. We are reviewing processes to streamline decision making to enable us to provide a better service to our customers. We always prioritise applications where there is an evidenced urgent or compelling reason to do so.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 132512 question first answered 30/01/2023 11:56:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1580840

registered interest
date	25/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average processing times are for Refugee Family Reunion applications outside the rules.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	132512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2023 answer text <p>All applications for refugee family reunion are made on the same visa application form. It is only when an application has been considered that it can be established whether the application falls within the criteria of the Rules or not.</p><p>Information regarding processing times is not routinely published and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p>We are committed to improving and speeding up processing times for family reunion applications. We are reviewing processes to streamline decision making to enable us to provide a better service to our customers. We always prioritise applications where there is an evidenced urgent or compelling reason to do so.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 132511 question first answered 30/01/2023 11:56:13 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1566579

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Pakistan: Ahmadiyya
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 human rights situation in Pakistan following reports of attacks, harassment and the severe marginalisation of the Ahmadi community in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	122159
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Pakistan is an FCDO human rights priority country. Protecting freedom of religion or belief for minority communities is central to the UK Government's human rights engagement in Pakistan. Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell raised the treatment of Ahmadi Muslims with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on 9 January. On 14 December 2022 Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia and Minister for Human Rights, also raised this issue with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The British High Commission in Islamabad continues to engage at a senior level with government representatives and civil society; the High Commissioner raised the matter with Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar on 4 January.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 122160 question first answered 18/01/2023 16:31:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1566580

registered interest
date	12/01/2023
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	Pakistan: Ahmadiyya
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 recent representations to his Pakistani counterpart on the persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
uin	122160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Pakistan is an FCDO human rights priority country. Protecting freedom of religion or belief for minority communities is central to the UK Government's human rights engagement in Pakistan. Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell raised the treatment of Ahmadi Muslims with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on 9 January. On 14 December 2022 Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia and Minister for Human Rights, also raised this issue with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. The British High Commission in Islamabad continues to engage at a senior level with government representatives and civil society; the High Commissioner raised the matter with Minister of State Hina Rabbani Khar on 4 January.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 122159 question first answered 18/01/2023 16:31:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan