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1719007

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will set student immigration quotas which do not restrict the ability of international students to stay in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	26828
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>There are no caps on the number of international students permitted to come to the UK. The Student route is not a route to settlement. There are currently no plans to change this.</p><p>Upon course completion, students may apply to extend their leave in the UK, including under work routes if relevant requirements are met.</p><p>We keep all our immigration policies under constant review to ensure they best serve the UK and reflect the public’s priorities.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 23/05/2024 17:03:41 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1718915

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Graduates
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report by the Migration Advisory Committee entitled Rapid review of the graduate route, published in May 2024; and whether he plans to implement each of the recommendations in full.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	26638
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee's review’s findings are currently being considered very closely. The Government will respond to the MAC’s recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 26639 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:39:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1718918

registered interest
date	16/05/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to maintain routes to enable international students to (a) study and (b) make an economic contribution to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	26639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Migration Advisory Committee's review’s findings are currently being considered very closely. The Government will respond to the MAC’s recommendations in due course.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 26638 question first answered 21/05/2024 13:39:55 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1717195

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Transport: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what his planned timetable is for (a) sharing the guidance on network north local transport fund with local authorities and (b) announcing the funding allocations for the first two years.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	25627
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department will provide advice for local transport authorities shortly on the scope, process and accountability framework for the new funding, to ensure that local authorities can develop delivery plans to make the most of it.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bexhill and Battle answering member printed Huw Merriman question first answered 15/05/2024 14:08:53 answering member 4442 label Biography information for Huw Merriman
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1714869

registered interest
date	30/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April 2024 to Question 23369 on Government Departments: Press, how much and what proportion of total Government expenditure on communications activities was with independent (a) broadcast media and (b) web-based only news media, including those that are members of the Independent Community News Network, in the last 12 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	24179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>This figure is not held centrally. Channels are selected based on whether they will reach the target audience effectively to have the most impact. Independent news networks can form a key part of this and are considered where appropriate. Government constantly and regularly evaluates the effectiveness of its communications to ensure the right audiences are reached in the most efficient way.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 07/05/2024 15:45:55 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1713462

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to promote independent news networks by ensuring that (a) Government and (b) other public announcements are made by buying space on news websites not owned by newspaper groups (i) in areas where no local printed newspapers are available and (ii) generally.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	23369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government runs a number of communications activities, including campaigns, across a range of media channels. For each activity, channels are selected based on whether they will reach the target audience effectively to have the most impact.</p><p>Independent news networks can form a key part of this and we consider them wherever necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 29/04/2024 17:39:55 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1696634

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Inland Waterways: Planning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will introduce National Planning Policy Guidance to assist local government planning authorities to provide a consistent approach to (a) canal and (b) associated infrastructure restoration.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	18967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The restoration of inland waterways are hugely important to so many communities around the country. Whilst we do not currently have plans to introduce further guidance, we will certainly keep the matter under review.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 21/03/2024 14:57:31 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1696635

registered interest
date	18/03/2024
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Inland Waterways: World Heritage Sites
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department provides guidance to navigation authorities on attaining World Heritage Status for canal systems.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	18968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is responsible for nominating sites across the United Kingdom, the Overseas Territories, and the Crown Dependencies to UNESCO for World Heritage Status. The Department last updated the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/seven-sites-confirmed-in-the-running-for-unesco-world-heritage-status" target="_blank">Tentative List</a> of prospective World Heritage nominations in 2022/23.</p><p>Following the conclusion of this exercise, guidance was published on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/unesco-world-heritage-sites-uk-tentative-list-review/outcome/government-response-to-the-uk-tentative-list-review#future-uk-approach-to-world-heritage" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, which sets out the process for sites seeking World Heritage Status and advises those interested to contact the heritage agency responsible for heritage in their part of the UK (or the relevant Government authority if overseas) in the first instance.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 21/03/2024 17:57:53 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1662943

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Conversion Therapy: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 on the use of conversion practices with LGBT people.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	200797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2023 answer text <p>No one in this country should be harmed or harassed for who they are and attempts at so-called ‘conversion therapy’ are abhorrent. That is why we are carefully considering this very complex issue. We will be setting out further details on this in due course</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 197041 200427 200488 200489 200490 200494 201327 201578 201589 question first answered 25/10/2023 16:16:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1662944

registered interest
date	13/10/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Pupils: Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to publish guidance for schools on supporting trans pupils.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	200798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Department recognises that issues relating to sex and gender can be complex and sensitive for schools to navigate, which is why the Department is working with the Minister for Women and Equalities to develop guidance to support schools and colleges in relation to children who are questioning their gender.</p><p>It is vital that the guidance published gives clarity for schools and colleges, and reassurance for parents. The Department is taking the necessary time to ensure that it reflects the best possible advice before publishing the draft.</p><p>It is important that the Department is able to consider a wide range of views in order to get the guidance right. The Department has, therefore, committed to holding a public consultation on the draft guidance prior to publication.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb grouped question UIN 201245 question first answered 23/10/2023 14:50:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant