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1727628

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date	05/09/2024
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	Venezuela: Elections
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 taken recent steps to call on the Venezuelan National Election Council to publish the voting records from the Presidential election in that country.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK does not accept the legitimacy of the administration put in place by Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in 2018. The UN was clear the outcome of the Venezuelan elections in July this year cannot be deemed credible without the National Electoral Council publishing full results. The Foreign Secretary has publicly called for the swift and transparent publication of full, detailed results to ensure that the outcome reflects the votes and the will of the Venezuelan people; this was echoed in a G7 statement on 31 July. The UK also joined a coalition of countries in signing a Dominican Republic-led regional statement on 16 August demanding an end to repression and respect for human rights.</p><p>The UK continues to pay testament to the millions of Venezuelans who turned out to vote in the presidential election on 28 July. Along with the UN and international allies, we remain deeply concerned about allegations of serious irregularities in the declared results. Despite repeated calls, Venezuela's National Electoral Council has still not produced full results or credible evidence of a victory for Nicolas Maduro. Publicly available records appear to show Edmundo Gonzalez secured the most votes by a significant margin.</p><p>The UK continues to work with international partners to achieve a peaceful solution in Venezuela. Dialogue remains the only solution to ensure that the will of all Venezuelans is respected.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 12/09/2024 14:13:13 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1727630

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
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	Venezuela: Elections
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 made recent representations to his Venezuelan counterpart on taking steps to allow a democratic and peaceful transition following the recent presidential election in that country.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4345
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/09/2024 answer text <p>The UK does not accept the legitimacy of the administration put in place by Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in 2018. The UN was clear the outcome of the Venezuelan elections in July this year cannot be deemed credible without the National Electoral Council publishing full results. The Foreign Secretary has publicly called for the swift and transparent publication of full, detailed results to ensure that the outcome reflects the votes and the will of the Venezuelan people; this was echoed in a G7 statement on 31 July. The UK also joined a coalition of countries in signing a Dominican Republic-led regional statement on 16 August demanding an end to repression and respect for human rights.</p><p>The UK continues to pay testament to the millions of Venezuelans who turned out to vote in the presidential election on 28 July. Along with the UN and international allies, we remain deeply concerned about allegations of serious irregularities in the declared results. Despite repeated calls, Venezuela's National Electoral Council has still not produced full results or credible evidence of a victory for Nicolas Maduro. Publicly available records appear to show Edmundo Gonzalez secured the most votes by a significant margin.</p><p>The UK continues to work with international partners to achieve a peaceful solution in Venezuela. Dialogue remains the only solution to ensure that the will of all Venezuelans is respected.</p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Friern Barnet answering member printed Catherine West question first answered 27/09/2024 11:20:38 answering member 4523 label Biography information for Catherine West
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1727635

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the report by the Motorcycle Industry Association entitled A Licence to Net Zero: Unleashing Our Potential, License Reform Essential: L-Category Licensing Reform Proposals, published on 16 October 2023, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the proposals in that report on the licensing regime for (a) mopeds, (b) motorcycles and (c) other powered light vehicles; and if she will hold discussions with relevant stakeholders on that matter.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Transport continues to meet with representatives from the motorcycling industry to discuss proposals on Category L licensing reform. We are awaiting evidence from the Motorcycle Industry Association on their proposals.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 11/09/2024 09:06:39 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1727636

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the Motorcycle Strategy Focus Group is next scheduled to meet; and whether the agenda will include a review of (a) moped and (b) motorcycle licensing requirements.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The Motorcycle Strategic Focus Group plan to meet in autumn 2024. The date and agenda for the meeting have yet to be decided.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 11/09/2024 08:57:14 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1727637

registered interest
date	05/09/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Motorcycles: Driving Licences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the evidential basis is for (a) licensing requirements and (b) age restrictions for (i) mopeds, (ii) motorcycles and (iii) other powered light vehicles.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	4348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2024 answer text <p>The current licensing requirements and age restrictions for moped, motorcycles were implemented in 2012 when the UK transposed the requirements of the European Union’s Third Driving Licence Directive. These regulations were drafted after extensive public consultation, impact assessments and Parliamentary scrutiny via the European Scrutiny Committee. Furthermore, these regulations were subject to a Post Implementation Review in 2017, published on the legislation.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Nottingham South answering member printed Lilian Greenwood question first answered 11/09/2024 08:52:35 answering member 4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1725447

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 the EU on the potential impact of the General Product Safety Regulations on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	2793
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government engages in regular discussions with both the Northern Ireland Executive and the EU on matters of mutual interest.</p><p>The updated General Product Safety Regulations largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating in the UK and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact. Where businesses need to make changes, we expect that they will be adapting anyway in order to continue trading with the EU. We are providing more guidance to businesses in this area, will keep this under review, and continue to engage with businesses directly to ensure we are supporting them to trade freely across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn grouped question UIN 2794 2795 question first answered 06/09/2024 10:32:39 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1725448

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 the potential impact of the General Product Safety Regulations on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	2794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government engages in regular discussions with both the Northern Ireland Executive and the EU on matters of mutual interest.</p><p>The updated General Product Safety Regulations largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating in the UK and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact. Where businesses need to make changes, we expect that they will be adapting anyway in order to continue trading with the EU. We are providing more guidance to businesses in this area, will keep this under review, and continue to engage with businesses directly to ensure we are supporting them to trade freely across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn grouped question UIN 2793 2795 question first answered 06/09/2024 10:32:39 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1725449

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
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 the Northern Ireland Executive on the potential impact of the General Product Safety Regulations on trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	2795
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government engages in regular discussions with both the Northern Ireland Executive and the EU on matters of mutual interest.</p><p>The updated General Product Safety Regulations largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating in the UK and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact. Where businesses need to make changes, we expect that they will be adapting anyway in order to continue trading with the EU. We are providing more guidance to businesses in this area, will keep this under review, and continue to engage with businesses directly to ensure we are supporting them to trade freely across the whole of the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Leeds South answering member printed Hilary Benn grouped question UIN 2793 2794 question first answered 06/09/2024 10:32:39 answering member 413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1725450

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Consumer Goods: UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the EU General Product Safety Regulations on the ability of GB firms to trade with customers in the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	2796
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The updated GPSR largely formalises the reality of how businesses are already operating and the measures are therefore likely to have limited impact in practice. However, where businesses do require some support, we are exploring ways in which the Government can help. We are providing more guidance in this area, will keep this under review and continue to engage businesses directly to ensure we are supporting them to trade freely with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Ellesmere Port and Bromborough answering member printed Justin Madders question first answered 09/09/2024 15:18:30 answering member 4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson

1725490

registered interest
date	30/08/2024
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	Olympic Games: Paris
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has made representations to the International Olympic Committee on the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
tabling member constituency	East Antrim
tabling member printed	Sammy Wilson
uin	2797
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>I have made no representations to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.</p><p>The British Olympic Association, as the National Organising Committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is the domestic representative to the IOC and does so operating independently of Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Barnsley South answering member printed Stephanie Peacock question first answered 09/09/2024 08:55:42 answering member 4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock
tabling member	1593 label Biography information for Sammy Wilson