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date	18/04/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Pet Foods: VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received from stakeholders on reducing the rate of VAT on pet foods; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	181302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>VAT has been designed as a broad-based tax on consumption, and the twenty per cent standard rate applies to many goods and services, including pet food.</p><p> </p><p>The Government keeps all taxes under review and continues to welcome representations on how the tax system can be improved.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 24/04/2023 16:56:56 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1309418

registered interest
date	15/04/2021
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Office: Contact Tracing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on using the NHS Test and Trace database system.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	181302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2021 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and I speak regularly with Cabinet and Ministerial colleagues across Government to discuss a wide range of mutual issues, including the NHS Test and Trace database system. However, the Northern Ireland Office is not the lead UK Government Department responsible for the NHS Test and Trace database system policy. The lead department is the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).</p><p> </p><p>As health is a devolved matter, the Department for Health Northern Ireland make their own decisions on testing and tracing, however there is continued UK-wide engagement to ensure a coordinated and collaborative approach.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 22/04/2021 10:41:32 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

990315

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking: Undocumented Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment his Department has made of the ability of UK Border Force to identify and punish people who regularly exploit and traffick illegal workers into the UK.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	181302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to protecting the vulnerable. At the primary checkpoint, Border Force Officers have the unique advantage of being the first point of contact with UK authorities for many vulnerable children and adults as well as the criminals who traffic them.</p><p>All Border Force staff receive training in how to spot indicators of modern slavery for both victims and traffickers. In addition to this specialist safeguarding teams with enhanced skills provide advice to colleagues on this area of work.</p><p>Intelligence-led operations to disrupt traffickers and protect victims is the key to Border Force’s response to the threat of Modern Slavery. Through the Modern Slavery Threat Group, Border Force work alongside UKVI, IE and other law enforcement agencies to identify and disrupt modern slavery offenders.”</p><p>If a suspected trafficker is encountered by Border Force staff this is referred to colleagues in Immigration Enforcement, NCA or the police for further investigation and prosecution.</p><p>The responsibility for investigation and prosecution does not sit with Border Force.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 26/10/2018 13:08:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury