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1232833

registered interest
date	09/09/2020
answering body	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
answering dept id	209
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will announce a framework of compensation for victims and families of the contaminated blood scandal.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	87562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>This government remains committed to considering a framework for compensation, as well as actions to address disparities in financial and non-financial support for people infected and affected across the UK.</p><p>Cabinet Office officials are working with their colleagues in HM Treasury, the Department of Health and Social Care, and health departments in the devolved administrations to take this forward. I will update the House and the Inquiry, and those infected and affected as soon as these considerations have been concluded.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 85068 85069 question first answered 14/09/2020 16:35:23 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1232456

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qatar: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Royal Air Force personnel and 9b) Qatari Emiri Air Force personnel have been assigned to 12 Squadron RAF.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	86677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>There are currently 163 RAF personnel assigned to 12 Squadron. I am withholding information on the number of Qatari Emiri Air Force personnel assigned to 12 Squadron as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and another State. An initial cadre of Qatari Emiri Air Force personnel is currently on the Squadron; this will gradually increase as further personnel graduate from training.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/09/2020 16:04:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1232461

registered interest
date	08/09/2020
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qatar: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much 12 Squadron RAF has cost the public purse in each year since 2018; and how much of those costs have been borne by the (a) Qatar Emiri Air Force and (b) Government of Qatar.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	86678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2020 answer text <p>12 Squadron has formed in three stages: Stand Up of the Squadron (July 2018), commencement of RAF flying operations (2019) and commencement of flying operations with Qatar Emiri Air Force (2020).</p><p>To date 12 Squadron costs from the RAF Operating budget have been £1.951 million in Financial Year (FY) 2018-2019, £9.959 million in FY 2019-2020 and £5.423 million in FY 2020-21 to end August 2020. I am withholding detailed information on the costs the Qatari Emiri Air Force have borne for 12 Squadron operations as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and another State. However, I can confirm as part of the wider £6 billion Export Sale of Typhoon to Qatar, the Government of Qatar has funded 50% of the Squadron operating costs since the point at which QEAF pilots started flying on the Joint Squadron.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/09/2020 16:05:45 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1231626

registered interest
date	04/09/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Hospices: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will plans to announce a final consequential funding figure for hospices in Scotland in respect of the £200 million allocated to hospices in April, May, June as part of the UK Government’s £750 million coronavirus funding for charities, and the further funding provided in July 2020.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	85057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2020 answer text <p>On 24 July, we made an unprecedented upfront guarantee to the Scottish government. We guaranteed that they will receive at least £6.5bn in additional resource funding this year on top of their Spring Budget funding. This certainty ensures they can plan and deliver their coronavirus response. It is up to the Scottish government to allocate this funding across their devolved responsibilities as they see fit, including to hospices.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Steve Barclay question first answered 14/09/2020 16:07:41 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1217542

registered interest
date	24/06/2020
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: Wholesale Trade
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 he is taking to support the wholesale sector and safeguard food supplies to schools, care homes, hospitals and other critical public service infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	64211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a range of temporary financial support to the wholesale sector, a key supplier of food to critical public service organisations, to ensure its ongoing viability through this difficult period. Wholesalers are eligible for a number of schemes, including: the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to help keep millions of people in employment and the Discretionary Grant Fund for small and micro businesses that are not eligible for other grant schemes.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to this, Defra has been working with the charity sector through the Food Charity Grant Scheme which gives charities up to £100,000 in grant funding to purchase food to support the most economically vulnerable. Through this scheme, Defra has encouraged charities that do not have established suppliers to purchase stock from wholesalers and local producers, both to support the sector and to reduce waste.</p><p> </p><p>A range of Government departments hold responsibility for public sector food provision for specific sectors including schools, care homes, hospitals and prisons. My department is working closely with officials from the Department for Education, the Department of Health and Social Care, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Defence to support them in making arrangements with their suppliers to ensure food supply continues to these public sector institutions.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 03/07/2020 15:00:46 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1170707

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraphs 13-15 of Annex A of the New Decade, New Approach document of 9 January 2020 regarding Government commitments on family migration arrangements for the people of Northern Ireland, within what (a) timeframe and (b) legislative vehicle those commitments will be made.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	3232
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office intends to change the UK’s Immigration Rules so family members of the people of Northern Ireland can apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens and will open the route in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 3233 question first answered 09/03/2020 15:13:24 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1170708

registered interest
date	14/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraphs 13-15 of Annex A of the New Decade, New Approach document of 9 January 2020 regarding Government commitments on family migration arrangements for the people of Northern Ireland, whether they will be able to access on a permanent basis similar rights to family reunification as those available to Irish citizens in the UK under EEA regulations.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	3233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office intends to change the UK’s Immigration Rules so family members of the people of Northern Ireland can apply for immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens and will open the route in the near future.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 3232 question first answered 09/03/2020 15:13:25 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1150502

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sub-Saharan Africa: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many times the Sub-Saharan Africa National Security Strategy Implementation Group has met since its formation.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	1690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>National Strategy Implementation Groups implement National Security Council direction for specific priority areas, which can change over time. It would not be appropriate to provide a running public commentary on their work, as some National Strategy Implementation Group work could be sensitive at the time.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 24/10/2019 13:19:48 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1150506

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the progress that the National Security Council has made in developing the Government’s strategy on Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	1691
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>​The Government has no plans to make public the detail of National Security Council activity.The Government’s strategy on Nigeria is focused on working with President Buhari’s administration during his second term on our shared goals of prosperity, security, migration and development. We are working together to help Nigeria invest in its people, create more jobs, and address security and stability issues. The former Foreign Secretary met the Nigerian Vice President during his visit in April to discuss long-term solutions to improve livelihoods and opportunity across the country. We routinely work with the Nigerian Government, non-governmental organisations and civil society groups as part of our broader engagement in Nigeria.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 1692 question first answered 24/10/2019 13:39:11 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes

1150508

registered interest
date	17/10/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment the National Security Council has made of the potential merits of consulting (a) state actors and (b) civil society groups on the development of its strategy on Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	West Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Martin Docherty-Hughes
uin	1692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>​The Government has no plans to make public the detail of National Security Council activity.The Government’s strategy on Nigeria is focused on working with President Buhari’s administration during his second term on our shared goals of prosperity, security, migration and development. We are working together to help Nigeria invest in its people, create more jobs, and address security and stability issues. The former Foreign Secretary met the Nigerian Vice President during his visit in April to discuss long-term solutions to improve livelihoods and opportunity across the country. We routinely work with the Nigerian Government, non-governmental organisations and civil society groups as part of our broader engagement in Nigeria.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson grouped question UIN 1691 question first answered 24/10/2019 13:39:11 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4374 label Biography information for Martin Docherty-Hughes