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1610323

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	al-Aqsa Mosque
	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 recent discussions with his Israeli counterpart on the violence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem in April 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
	tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
	uin	180456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has spoken to the Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on 8 April following the terrorist attacks in the Jordan Valley and Tel Aviv, and we discussed the wider security situation. The UK is committed to working with all parties to maintain calm, avoid provocation and uphold the status quo to ensure the safety and the security of the al-Aqsa Mosque and all who worship there. While we recognise Israel's legitimate need to deploy security measures, we encourage Israel to deploy these in a way which minimises tension and use of appropriate force. When there have been accusations of excessive use of force, we advocate for swift, transparent investigations.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 24/04/2023 15:00:39 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1657810

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	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	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Fisheries
	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 make an assessment of the potential impact of industrial fisheries on the (a) penguin and (b) whale populations around the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
	tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
	tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
	uin	197372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) manages a highly regulated fishery, in accordance with its Marine Protected Area legislation. Only vessels which fully meet requirements of both the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and strict GSGSSI licensing requirements are able to conduct fishing activities. Scientific observers are deployed on every fishing vessel, and there are seasonal and spatial controls to ensure the fishery does not impact on the conservation of all animals living around these islands.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 14:23:34 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1657811

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	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	Scotia Sea: Fisheries
	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 his Department is taking steps to help mitigate the impact of industrial krill fishing on the baleen whale population in the Scotia Sea.
	tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
	tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
	uin	197373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK is actively engaging through the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) to develop a krill risk assessment framework to enhance protection for all krill-eating species, including baleen whales across the Scotia Sea region. Through its Marine Protected Area, the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands imposes additional restrictions on the krill fishery within its waters, including restricting fishing to the winter around South Georgia to prohibit fishing during the most important seasons for krill-eating species, prohibiting fishing within 30km of land, and keeping the South Sandwich Islands closed to krill fishing.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 14:18:36 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling

1657812

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	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	Blue Belt Programme and Marine Protected Areas
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding the Government has provided to the (a) Blue Belt programme and (b) Marine Protected Area rollout in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Epsom and Ewell
	tabling member printed	Chris Grayling
	uin	197374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>From 2020-21 to 2022-23, Blue Belt spend has been £6.9 million, £7.7 million and £7.7 million respectively. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) does not keep the detail of funding specifically devoted to Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Defra's MPA team is funded through general administrative budgets to deliver management, monitoring and enforcement working alongside Defra's Arms Length Bodies.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/09/2023 14:25:53 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1413 label Biography information for Chris Grayling