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1718315

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Civil Service: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on reducing the cost of the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Treasury Ministers hold regular discussions with Cabinet counterparts on the cost of the Civil Service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 22/05/2024 12:31:48 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1718318

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Fisheries: Finance
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 funding he has allocated to supporting the the fisheries sector; and what steps he is taking to support sustainability in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to supporting the UK fishing sector through our funding schemes. Through the annual investment of £32.7 million across the UK for domestic grants schemes, control and enforcement and data collection activities, in addition to the UK-wide £100 million UK Seafood Fund (UKSF), the Government is investing in projects that will support the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of the UK fisheries and seafood sector.</p><p> </p><p>The Fisheries and Seafood Scheme funds projects that boost the sale of seafood, increase business resilience and support more environmentally sustainably practices. The UKSF has four pillars providing funding to: improve infrastructure; deliver science and innovation projects; support the current and future skills and training needs of the sector; and boost seafood exports.</p><p> </p><p>The first Fisheries Management Plans published in December 2023 are part of a package of reforms to make our fisheries more sustainable. Other reforms related to the management of discards and introduction of remote electronic monitoring policies were set out on 13 May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Sir Mark Spencer question first answered 21/05/2024 13:21:19 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1718319

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Air Pollution: Greater London
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 (a) work with the Mayor of London and (b) otherwise help improve air quality in London.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Mayor of London is responsible for air quality in London and has devolved powers under the Environment Act 1995 allowing him to require London boroughs to take action to address local air pollution. The Mayor has received over £6.6bn of funding for transport in London since 2020, and London authorities have received further funding for specific air quality projects totalling almost £102m.</p><p> </p><p>Nationally, we are driving down emissions and concentrations of the most harmful air pollutants and reducing their impact on public health and the environment. This Government has delivered significant reductions in emissions since 2010 – with emissions of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) falling by 24%, and nitrogen oxides down by 48%. We met our targets to reduce emissions for all five key pollutants in the latest reporting year.</p><p> </p><p>PM2.5 is the most harmful pollutant to human health, which is why we have set two new targets to drive down PM2.5 concentrations under the Environment Act 2021:</p><ul><li>A maximum annual mean concentration of 10 µg m-3 by 2040</li><li>A population exposure reduction target of 35% by 2040 compared with 2018</li></ul><p> </p><p>These targets mean that on average, people’s exposure to particulate matter will be cut by over a third by 2040, compared with 2018 levels.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Robbie Moore question first answered 20/05/2024 14:24:31 answering member 4861 label Biography information for Robbie Moore
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1718326

registered interest
date	15/05/2024
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	Ukraine: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on continuing military support to Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	26422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK has increased our military support to Ukraine this year by £500 million to £3 billion, and pledged to maintain that support until the end of this decade, or longer if required. The Foreign Secretary is in constant contact with international partners making the case for allies to increase their military support to Ukraine. His recent international engagement includes, for example: a visit to Ukraine on 2 May; meetings with NATO Foreign Ministers, G7 Foreign Ministers and his counterparts in the USA in April; Germany in March; and Poland, Bulgaria, France, G20 Foreign Ministers and the UN in February.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 20/05/2024 13:06:05 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1717492

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Salvage: South Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions she has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) the Government of South Africa on (i) the Supreme Court judgment of 8 May 2024 in Argentum Exploration Ltd v Republic of South Africa [2024] UKSC 16 and (ii) the silver cargo in that case.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25832
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>I have not had any discussions with the Government of South Africa on this legal case.</p><p> </p><p>With respect to discussions with Cabinet colleagues, the Law Officers’ Convention requires that it is not generally disclosed outside Government whether I have been asked to provide advice or the contents of any such advice. This is a long-standing principle of Cabinet collective agreement which enables the government of the day to obtain frank and full legal advice in confidence.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/05/2024 10:49:23 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1717505

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
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	Climate Change: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what outcomes her Department has achieved as part of the UK's 2050 net zero target.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is the first major economy to halve its emissions having cut them by around 53% between 1990 and 2023, more than any other major economy – while also growing the economy by around 80% and recently becoming the fourth largest exporter in the world. Government policy and spending ambitions will support up to 480,000 green jobs in 2030.</p><p> </p><p>This is an enormous achievement by itself but also because we have done this in a pragmatic way - growing our economy and at the same time protecting family finances.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 16/05/2024 06:17:00 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1717606

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Bases: Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment his Department has made of the security of UK (a) military bases and (b) service personnel in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25835
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The force protection of UK Service personnel and our bases in the Middle East is kept under constant review. For reasons of operational security, I am unable to comment on specific assessments or mitigations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/05/2024 12:04:21 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1716951

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	UK Border Force: Patrol Craft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many maritime boarding actions Border Force performed on (a) recreational and (b) commercial vessels in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>Border Force does not hold the data requested in an easily accessible format.</p><p>Border Force enhance UK maritime border security through intelligence-led and proactive maritime operations to deliver the right law enforcement effect in the right place, at the right time. This is in order to:</p><ul><li>Detect and prevent the smuggling of people and prohibited and restricted goods into the UK.</li><li>Deter those who use commercial and general maritime to pose a threat to the UK.</li><li>Prevent and interdict in criminal activity and preserve and secure evidence to support prosecutions where appropriate.</li></ul><p>Reassure the public and wider maritime community whilst minimising interference into the lawful passage of people and goods within UK Territorial Waters.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 17/05/2024 09:50:15 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1716953

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Internet: Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate his Department has made of the number of prosecutions for illegal downloading in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice publishes information on the number of offenders found guilty of criminal offences in England and Wales, up to June 2023, available here: <a title="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2023" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2023" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-june-2023</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on whether offenders were prosecuted for offences relating to illegal downloading is not held by the Ministry of Justice, as this information is not recorded centrally in the Court Proceedings Database.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Gareth Bacon question first answered 20/05/2024 08:43:10 answering member 4798 label Biography information for Gareth Bacon
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1716955

registered interest
date	09/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many days e-gates were not in use in airports in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	25473
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information in an accessible format.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 16/05/2024 14:51:19 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord