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1701912

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of the European Commission’s customs reform proposals of 17 May 2023 on exporters to the EU.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	22217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been engaging with the European Commission including through the UK/EU annual Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin.</p><p> </p><p>The EU has expressed the need for consultation with the UK to take into account potential implications for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published an Explanatory Memorandum in August 2023 setting out relevant considerations in relation to the EU’s proposed reforms. As the reforms develop, we will continue to monitor the progress and to assess any potential impacts on UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 22218 22219 question first answered 23/04/2024 12:34:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1701913

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential economic impact of the European Commission’s proposals on EU customs reform of 17 May 2023 on Northern Ireland, in the context of the Windsor Framework.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	22218
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been engaging with the European Commission including through the UK/EU annual Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin.</p><p> </p><p>The EU has expressed the need for consultation with the UK to take into account potential implications for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published an Explanatory Memorandum in August 2023 setting out relevant considerations in relation to the EU’s proposed reforms. As the reforms develop, we will continue to monitor the progress and to assess any potential impacts on UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 22217 22219 question first answered 23/04/2024 12:34:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1701914

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with her relevant EU counterparts on the potential impact of the European Commission’s customs reform proposal of 17 May 2023 on exporters.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	22219
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been engaging with the European Commission including through the UK/EU annual Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin.</p><p> </p><p>The EU has expressed the need for consultation with the UK to take into account potential implications for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published an Explanatory Memorandum in August 2023 setting out relevant considerations in relation to the EU’s proposed reforms. As the reforms develop, we will continue to monitor the progress and to assess any potential impacts on UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 22217 22218 question first answered 23/04/2024 12:34:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1687459

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public bodies have signed the Hillsborough Charter.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	12890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>As set out on 6 December 2023, in the Government's response to Bishop James Jones' independent report, many organisations have already signed the Hillsborough Charter, including the National Police Chiefs’ Council, College of Policing, Crown Prosecution Service, Fire Service, and Kensington and Chelsea Council.</p><p>This Government will encourage and work with other public bodies to adopt the Charter and commit to learn the lessons of the Hillsborough disaster, to ensure that the failings we saw in its aftermath are never repeated.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/02/2024 16:30:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1682016

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
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	British Shipbuilders: Pension Funds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people who paid into the British Shipbuilders pension fund were not receiving pension payments on 15 January 2024.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	9373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>British Shipbuilder pensions were transferred to Legal &amp; General on 1 December 1994. His Majesty’s Government does not hold any data on the number of former employees who are in receipt of pensions.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2024 09:40:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1677032

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
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	Tractors: Batteries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations she has received from manufacturers of zero-emission tailpipe HGVs on including battery electric vehicle truck tractors in the proposed three-year delay to the introduction of new rules of origin.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	6068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2023 answer text <p>The Commission has proposed a 3-year delay to the rules of origin for certain electric accumulators and electrified vehicles. The scope of the proposal is limited to only those rules which were staged over several years and due to change in 2024 and again in 2027. The rules which apply to battery electric truck tractors were not due to change in 2024 and have been in force since the end of the transition period.</p><p>We continue to listen closely to the concerns of the sector and work with industry to maximise the benefits provided by the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands grouped question UIN 6067 question first answered 14/12/2023 16:43:38 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1604016

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
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	Food: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of bringing forward a strategy on food and drink imports.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	165193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2023 answer text <p>The Secretary of State has regular discussions with Cabinet colleagues on a range of issues, and Cabinet discussions are considered confidential. We enjoy a high degree of domestic food security, based on strong domestic production as well as imports. The Government Food Strategy was published in June 2022 which set out a plan to transform our food system to ensure it is fit for the future.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 22/03/2023 15:49:07 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1599420

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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	British Shipbuilders: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) descendants and (b) other close family relatives of former employees of the Cammell Laird shipyard were receiving a pension from British Shipbuilders in the last year; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	153669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 27th February 2023, UIN 146756.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 153668 153670 question first answered 06/03/2023 16:37:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1599421

registered interest
date	27/02/2023
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	British Shipbuilders: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many former employees of British Shipbuilders Ltd who contributed to the pension scheme are not receiving a pension; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	153670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 27th February 2023, UIN 146756.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 153668 153669 question first answered 06/03/2023 16:37:27 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1586498

registered interest
date	17/02/2023
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	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if her Department will make a estimated projection of the number of students participating in the English language teaching sector in each of the next three years; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	146759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2023 answer text <p>The most recent trade mission in which representatives from the English language teaching (ELT) sector were invited and attended was to Malaysia from 20-23 February 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The projected number of students participating in the English language teaching sector for 2023 - 2025 is 385,000 per year [Source: English UK).</p><p> </p><p>We work closely with English UK, who are members of the Education Sector Advisory Group, co-chaired by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and Department for Education ministers. We have provided support for English UK’s English with Confidence campaign, including through the production of promotional material and hosting around 50 overseas ELT agents during a familiarisation visit in September 2022. We will continue to ensure that the ELT sector’s recovery and ambition is captured in the Government’s International Education Strategy. DBT will be supporting English UK’s Study World event and will support the sector at ICEF (International Consultants for Education and Fairs) Berlin, alongside considering ELT mission destinations for the next 15 months.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 146758 146760 question first answered 27/02/2023 13:15:44 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas