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1607878

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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: Elections
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 had discussions with his counterpart in Pakistan on free and fair elections in that country in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	174213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>We respect Pakistan's democratic process and do not interfere in its domestic political affairs. We engage regularly with the Government of Pakistan, including on the upholding of democratic norms.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 174214 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:45:51 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1607880

registered interest
date	27/03/2023
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: Democracy
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 a recent assessment of the health of democracy and the democratic process in Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	174214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>We respect Pakistan's democratic process and do not interfere in its domestic political affairs. We engage regularly with the Government of Pakistan, including on the upholding of democratic norms.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty grouped question UIN 174213 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:45:51 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1605604

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	Forensic Science: Finance
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 implications for her Department's policies of recent trends in the financial sustainability of major forensic science providers in England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	169208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>BlueLight Commercial works with the National Police Chief’s Council and the Forensics Capability Network to manages forensic science contracts and other commercial functions in England and Wales.</p><p>The Home Office is providing funding to BlueLight Commercial and the Forensic Capability Network in 2022/23, and we fully support them in their role.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 23/03/2023 16:09:16 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1604855

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
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	Social Security Benefits: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of uprating child-related benefits for individuals with disabilities in-line with inflation in the upcoming financial year.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	167039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Social Security Administration Act 1992 as followed by all governments since, places a statutory duty on the Secretary of State to review the rates of State Pension and benefits each year, following a review of trends in prices and earnings over the previous year.</p><p> </p><p>His review ahead of 2023/34 has been completed and State Pensions and benefits will rise by 10.1% in April 2023, in line with the increase in the Consumer Prices Index in the year to September 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The rate of Disability Living Allowance for children will rise by 10.1% in April 2023, increasing from between £24.45 and £156.90 to £26.90 and £172.75. The Universal Credit disabled child additions will also increase by 10.1%, from £132.89 and £414.88 to £146.31 and £456.89 respectively.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 22/03/2023 15:19:26 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1604872

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Surcharges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make an estimate of the revenue expected to accrue to the Exchequer from the bank surcharge in each of the next four financial quarters.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	167040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2023 answer text <p>The latest estimate of the revenue expected to accrue to the Exchequer from the Bank Surcharge for the next 4 quarters (financial year 2023-24) is provided in Table A.5 in <a href="https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-march-2023/#annex-a" target="_blank">Appendix A of the OBR’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook</a>, which was published on 15 March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 21/03/2023 16:19:38 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1605104

registered interest
date	16/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Civil Society and Small Businesses: Bank Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had recent discussions with banks on taking steps to support small businesses, social enterprises and charities to open bank accounts.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	904251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>I and senior officials engage regularly with banks on a range of issues, including access to bank accounts for small businesses, social enterprises and charities.</p><p> </p><p>In relation to social enterprises and charities specifically, the Treasury recognises the challenges they have faced accessing and managing banking services. That’s why the previous Economic Secretary hosted a roundtable event last year, bringing together lenders and representatives from bodies representing charities and community organisations to discuss this important issue. Lenders heard firsthand the problems many charities and community groups have experienced, and also used this opportunity to set out the products they offer, and the diverse range of factors charities and community groups need to consider in relation to banking requirements.</p><p> </p><p>Banking and finance industry group UK Finance is now working with banks and sector representatives to identify any changes banks can make to simplify processes like changing signatories on accounts, and to produce guidance aimed at helping charities and community groups access and understand banking.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 23/03/2023 09:48:01 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1604169

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	RAF Scampton: Regeneration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent public consultations she has held on plans to redevelop RAF Scampton.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	165221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>No recent public consultations have been held on plans to develop RAF Scampton.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/03/2023 14:34:05 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1603329

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Asia-Pacific Region: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps is he taking to improve British defence capacity in the Asia-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	904025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>We have increased our military presence in the Indo-Pacific, expanding our exercising and training to build capacity of UK and partner forces. We have deployed two Offshore Patrol Vessels and uplifted our Defence Network, whilst maintaining a permanent presence in Singapore, Brunei and the British Indian Ocean Territory. We have also signed a new treaty with Japan to enable increased access to the region.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 13/03/2023 16:22:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1603627

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor data from retail supply chains to understand the impact on food supply and consumer choice.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	163719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain, as demonstrated throughout the Covid-19 response. It is well equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption. UK consumers have access through international trade to food products that cannot be produced here, or at least not on a year-round basis. This supplements domestic production and also ensures that any disruption from risks such as adverse weather or disease does not affect the UK's overall security of supply.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has well established ways of working with the industry and across Government to monitor risks that may arise. This includes extensive, regular and ongoing engagement in preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cause disruption to food supply chains. We speak regularly with food industry figures, who remain confident in the food supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep the market situation under review through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group, which monitors UK agricultural markets including price, supply, inputs, trade and recent developments. Defra has requested weekly data from supermarkets on supplies of the foods to ensure we have the latest available data. Defra’s view is that the most effective response to food supply disruption is industry-led, with appropriate support and enablement from HM Government.</p><p>Recognising the importance of food security, in the Agriculture Act 2020, the Government made a commitment to produce an assessment of our food security at least once every three years. The first UK Food Security Report was published in December 2021. This report will serve as an evidence base for future policy work.</p><p> </p><p>In recent weeks some supermarkets applied item limits to a small number of fruit and vegetables due to poor weather affecting the harvest in Spain and North Africa, where a high proportion of produce consumed in UK at this time of year is grown.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is closely monitoring markets and supply chains to explore the factors that have contributed to ongoing supply chain pressures and is considering how government and industry can work together to mitigate them, in the short and longer term.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has requested weekly data from supermarkets on supplies of the foods affected to ensure we have the latest available data.</p><p> </p><p>Supermarkets are confident that supply will be back to normal by the end of this month.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 163720 163721 163723 question first answered 16/03/2023 15:07:02 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1603628

registered interest
date	13/03/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what indicators her Department uses to determine the threshold for intervention in the food supply chain.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	163720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK has a highly resilient food supply chain, as demonstrated throughout the Covid-19 response. It is well equipped to deal with situations with the potential to cause disruption. UK consumers have access through international trade to food products that cannot be produced here, or at least not on a year-round basis. This supplements domestic production and also ensures that any disruption from risks such as adverse weather or disease does not affect the UK's overall security of supply.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has well established ways of working with the industry and across Government to monitor risks that may arise. This includes extensive, regular and ongoing engagement in preparedness for, and response to, issues with the potential to cause disruption to food supply chains. We speak regularly with food industry figures, who remain confident in the food supply chain.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to keep the market situation under review through the UK Agriculture Market Monitoring Group, which monitors UK agricultural markets including price, supply, inputs, trade and recent developments. Defra has requested weekly data from supermarkets on supplies of the foods to ensure we have the latest available data. Defra’s view is that the most effective response to food supply disruption is industry-led, with appropriate support and enablement from HM Government.</p><p>Recognising the importance of food security, in the Agriculture Act 2020, the Government made a commitment to produce an assessment of our food security at least once every three years. The first UK Food Security Report was published in December 2021. This report will serve as an evidence base for future policy work.</p><p> </p><p>In recent weeks some supermarkets applied item limits to a small number of fruit and vegetables due to poor weather affecting the harvest in Spain and North Africa, where a high proportion of produce consumed in UK at this time of year is grown.</p><p> </p><p>Defra is closely monitoring markets and supply chains to explore the factors that have contributed to ongoing supply chain pressures and is considering how government and industry can work together to mitigate them, in the short and longer term.</p><p> </p><p>Defra has requested weekly data from supermarkets on supplies of the foods affected to ensure we have the latest available data.</p><p> </p><p>Supermarkets are confident that supply will be back to normal by the end of this month.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer grouped question UIN 163719 163721 163723 question first answered 16/03/2023 15:07:02 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman