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1420212

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, for what reason her Department paid £15,178,965.29 to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the 12 October 2021, transaction number 410526.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	119697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>£15,178,965.29 is the service charge the Department for International Trade pays to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office for the OneHMG Platform for our overseas operations.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/02/2022 11:50:56 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1420213

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: M&C Saatchi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much her Department spent on corporate services provided by M&C Saatchi (UK) Ltd in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	119698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2022 answer text <p>M&amp;S Saatchi are the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) contracted marketing strategy and creative agency. The contract is published here: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/d8f999e8-afee-4400-9cf7-254f654dd6a4?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/d8f999e8-afee-4400-9cf7-254f654dd6a4?origin=SearchResults&amp;p=1</a></p><p> </p><p>DIT spent £2,596,883 in 2021 and an additional £134,406 was spent on sub-contracted work to other agencies through M&amp;C Saatchi. £3,862,432 was spent in relation to Cabinet Office funded activity; however, this is not DIT expenditure.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 16/03/2022 12:29:18 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1420221

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Imports: Australia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to her oral statement of 5 January 2022, Official Report, columns 64 to 67, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of standards between UK and Australian (a) beef, (b) lamb, (c) pork, (d) poultry and (e) eggs; what the evidential basis is for the conclusion that (a) pork, eggs and poultry were not and (b) beef and lamb are at a compatible level; and if she will publish that assessment and evidential basis.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	119700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2022 answer text <p>There is nothing in the Australia agreement that will lower or compromise the UK’s high food, animal welfare or environment standards. Imports will still have to meet the same respective UK and Australian food safety and biosecurity standards.</p><p>We have secured ground-breaking provisions on Animal Welfare with Australia, including a standalone Animal Welfare chapter. This includes a non-regression and non-derogation clause, which is a first in any FTA.</p><p>The Department for International Trade publishes impact assessments that are conducted after negotiations have concluded. This can be found on our website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-australia-fta-impact-assessment" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-australia-fta-impact-assessment</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/02/2022 12:28:55 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1420222

registered interest
date	07/02/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Written Statement of 31 January 2022, HCWS570, on Trade Update, what discussions she has had with her Indian counterpart on ensuring that the free trade agreement being negotiated between India and the UK does not undermine UK (a) animal welfare, (b) environmental and (c) food safety standards; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	119701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade met her Indian counterpart in New Delhi on 13<sup>th</sup> January to launch the United Kingdom-India trade negotiations. Defending the interests of British consumers and producers is a priority for HM Government, and the Department for International Trade has been clear that more trade need not come at the expense of our high environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards. We are a world leader in these areas and that will not change.</p> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena question first answered 10/02/2022 13:35:05 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1403268

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Torfaen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity benefit to employment and support allowance in Torfaen constituency.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	105639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Rt hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19<sup>th</sup> January to question number <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-01-14/104377" target="_blank">104377</a>.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 105359 105413 105500 105532 105563 question first answered 20/01/2022 11:59:41 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1381720

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police recorded cases of human trafficking there were in (a) 2021, (b) 2020, (c) 2019 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	81065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office routinely publishes the number of human trafficking offences recorded by the police in England and Wales. Such offences are recorded within the Modern Slavery” category in the quarterly police recorded crime open data tables which can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">Police recorded crime and outcomes open data tables - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/11/2021 16:05:39 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1381773

registered interest
date	24/11/2021
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff were employed during (a) 2021 and (b) 2019 in Border force.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	81066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2021 answer text <p>The latest published staffing and finance figures for Border Force can be found in the Home Office Annual Report for 2020-2021 on page 107 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021.</a></p><p>The published staffing and finance figures for Border Force can be found in the Home Office Annual Report for 2018-2019 on page 85 at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019." target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/home-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2018-to-2019.</a></p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 29/11/2021 17:51:42 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1381529

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Slavery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department holds information on every (a) company or (b) employer found to be engaged in modern slavery offences in the UK, under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	80380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>The Government does not hold the information in the requested format.</p> answering member constituency Redditch answering member printed Rachel Maclean question first answered 26/11/2021 13:17:54 answering member 4668 label Biography information for Rachel Maclean
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1378417

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
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, whether she plans to seek a UK supplier for the replacement of the Border Agency’s existing cutter and coastal patrol vessel fleet.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	75040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Budget on 27 October 2021 announced funding of £74m over the spending review period for the replacement of Border Force’s current fleet of five Cutters and six Coastal Patrol Vessels. [The full cost of the programme, including beyond the SR period, is being developed]</p><p>Reflecting this we are taking steps to initiate a delivery programme which will include a strategic assessment of how best to maintain and enhance these capabilities.</p><p>The procurement process will support operational delivery, wider government objectives and value for money. It will be conducted in line with all relevant legislation and agreements and will appropriately reflect the nature of Border Force operations. My officials continue to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office, which is leading activity on the refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 75041 75042 question first answered 18/11/2021 17:50:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

1378418

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
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, whether the procurement process for the replacement of the UK’s cutter and coastal patrol vessel fleet will be covered by the warships exception set out in Item 47 of Annex 4 of the coverage schedules certified as part of the UK’s accession to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	75041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The Budget on 27 October 2021 announced funding of £74m over the spending review period for the replacement of Border Force’s current fleet of five Cutters and six Coastal Patrol Vessels. [The full cost of the programme, including beyond the SR period, is being developed]</p><p>Reflecting this we are taking steps to initiate a delivery programme which will include a strategic assessment of how best to maintain and enhance these capabilities.</p><p>The procurement process will support operational delivery, wider government objectives and value for money. It will be conducted in line with all relevant legislation and agreements and will appropriately reflect the nature of Border Force operations. My officials continue to work closely with the National Shipbuilding Office, which is leading activity on the refreshed National Shipbuilding Strategy.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 75040 75042 question first answered 18/11/2021 17:50:02 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds