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1360832

registered interest
date	18/10/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Government's review of the restrictions on asylum seekers' right to work will be completed; and when she plans to publish the findings of that review.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	58410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2021 answer text <p>Potentially granting Asylum seekers the right to work is a complex issue.</p><p>We are considering the evidence put forward on the issue. The findings of the review will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 25/10/2021 11:24:41 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1535435

registered interest
date	24/10/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Diamorphine: Middlesbrough
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 effect on patients of the closure of the Diamorphine Assisted Treatment (DAT) clinic in Middlesbrough given that Project ADDER, in part, covers enhanced treatment and recovery services.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	69655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2022 answer text <p>As set out in our ten-year Strategy, this Government is committed to a whole-system approach to tackling drugs which gives people with an addiction access to treatment to assist recovery. The safety and wellbeing of patients receiving treatment is our top priority. Middlesbrough Council has assured us that all patients transitioning from Diamorphine/Heroin Assisted Treatment, following the local authority’s decision to close this service, have received bespoke transition planning to maintain safety and appropriate care.</p><p>Through Project ADDER (Addiction, Diversion, Disruption, Enforcement and Recovery) we have provided £4.58m in funding to Middlesborough between 2020-2023 to drive a one-system approach to tackling drugs. The Project ADDER approach brings together co-ordinated law enforcement activity, diversionary programmes and enhanced treatment and recovery provisions. Local funding decisions for the provision of treatment and recovery services are made by the local authority.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 27/10/2022 15:11:12 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1346862

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Re-employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27 April 2021, Official Report, column 86WH, what steps his Department has taken to (a) investigate the use of fire and rehire tactics by its executive non-departmental public bodies, (b) communicate the Government's position on fire and rehire tactics to those bodies and (c) discourage the use of such tactics by those bodies.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	33235
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been very clear that threatening fire and rehire as a negotiating tactic is completely unacceptable. We always expect employers to treat employees fairly and in the spirit of partnership working with trade unions, where relevant, constructively. We are confident that all non-departmental public bodies are aware of the Government’s position on this matter.</p><p>We work constructively with each non-departmental public body we have responsibility for and this includes when it comes to workforce management matters, however each is ultimately responsible for the management of their staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 19/07/2021 14:49:08 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1346866

registered interest
date	14/07/2021
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	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Re-employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy of 27 April 2021, Official Report, column 86WH, what steps his Department has taken to (a) investigate the use of fire and rehire tactics by its executive non-departmental public bodies, (b) communicate the Government's position on fire and rehire tactics to those bodies and (c) discourage the use of such tactics by those bodies.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	33237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Government has been very clear that threatening fire and rehire as a negotiating tactic is completely unacceptable. We always expect employers to treat employees fairly and in the spirit of partnership working with trade unions, where relevant, constructively. We are confident that all non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) are aware of the Government’s position on this matter.</p><p> </p><p>We work constructively with each NDPB we have responsibility for and this includes when it comes to workforce management matters. However, each NDPB that does not employ civil servants is ultimately responsible for the management of its staff.</p><p>The Department has taken no recent action regarding the use of fire and rehire tactics in its executive NDPBs. Should information come to light that suggests this is an area of concern, then the Department would respond accordingly.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 20/07/2021 14:34:55 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1490350

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
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	River Tees: Pollution
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 assessment the Environment Agency has made of the quality of recently obtained samples of Tees water in the context of recent findings of dead crustaceans in that river.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	38681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Environment Agency routinely carries out a surveillance programme of monthly water samples in the Tees estuary. Monitoring data also exist for contaminants in blue mussels, fish, and sediments, as well as in the receiving waters of permitted water discharges.</p><p> </p><p>The environmental samples collected as part of the investigation into recent crab and lobster mortalities have been considered against historic data for the Tees. Data and findings have fed in to a wider Defra-led investigation and have been reported via stakeholder briefings and within the final investigation report, available <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-agency-investigation-into-teesside-and-yorkshire-coast-crab-and-lobster-mortalities" target="_blank">here</a> (www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-agency-investigation-into-teesside-and-yorkshire-coast-crab-and-lobster-mortalities). The Environment Agency data are also published as Open Data, available <a href="https://environment.data.gov.uk/water-quality/view/landing" target="_blank">here</a> (://environment.data.gov.uk/water-quality/view/landing).</p> answering member constituency St Austell and Newquay answering member printed Steve Double question first answered 21/07/2022 07:39:51 answering member 4452 label Biography information for Steve Double
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1518800

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Marine Environment: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report of the Joint agency investigation into Teesside and Yorkshire Coast Crab and Lobster mortalities published on 31 May 2022, if he will publish all ministerial correspondence in connection with that investigation and report with (a) the Environment Agency, (b) the Centre for Environment Fisheries & Aquaculture Science and (c) the Marine Management Organisation.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	58894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>All raw data informing the conclusions of the joint agency investigation is currently undergoing accessibility formatting and will be published shortly. Defra does not routinely publish all Minister’s correspondence and has no plans to do so in this case.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 13/10/2022 09:58:44 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1518823

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	River Tees: Pyridine
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 recent assessment he has made of (a) the levels of pyridine in marine species fished in the River Tees estuary, and (b) the possible health risks of those species for human consumption.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	58943
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The European Chemicals Agency states that pyridine is not considered persistent, toxic, and likely to bioaccumulate. It is also not considered a contaminant of concern for marine sediment under OSPAR (the convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic), due to its high solubility in water. On this basis, pyridine is not routinely tested for in the same way as other, recognised contaminants of concern. A substance likely to be pyridine was detected in crab tissue as part of the 2021 mortality incident investigation. However, the method used is not validated for tissue detection and so the numerical results are not conclusive. Research is ongoing to validate a method of tissue detection which will then confirm the concentrations of pyridine observed.</p><p> </p><p>There is very limited potential for pyridine to be present within species for human consumption due to its low likelihood to bioaccumulate.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 13/10/2022 09:32:50 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1518896

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Marine Environment: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report of the Joint agency investigation into Teesside and Yorkshire Coast Crab and Lobster mortalities published on 31 May 2022, if he will commission an independent expert analysis of the data and materials contained in that report.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	59069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>All raw data informing the conclusions of the joint agency investigation will be published shortly. This is a complex area of research, and we will continue to work with universities and other experts to understand it better.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 13/10/2022 13:26:24 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1519250

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	Marine Environment: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to Section 4 of the report of the Joint agency investigation into Teesside and Yorkshire Coast Crab and Lobster mortalities, published on 31 May 2022, what conclusions have been reached by the Centre for Environment Fisheries & Aquaculture Science investigation commissioned by his Department to (a) ensure better preparedness for any future incident, (b) further investigate the indicative results relating to pyridine, particularly in relation to its formation as part of a ‘normal’ biological process during decomposition and (c) examine the physiological impacts of high levels of algal toxins on crustacean physiology.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	59765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The lessons learnt from the incident investigation highlight that effective cross-agency collaboration is essential to an effective investigation. Defra will look continually to improve this process.</p><p>Research and development work on pyridine is ongoing. CEFAS is developing and validating a chemical detection test to measure the amounts of pyridine in crab tissues, assessing pyridine levels in crab tissue collected last year from within and outside of the area of impact, and testing the theory that pyridine can be a natural by-product associated with the decomposition process in crabs. The same project will work to better understand the potentially harmful effects of toxins and harmful algae on crab health. This work is highly complex but is expected to be completed in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 13/10/2022 16:15:41 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald

1519251

registered interest
date	10/10/2022
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	PD Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in the context of the Joint agency investigation into Teesside and Yorkshire Coast Crab and Lobster mortalities published on 31 May 2022, (a) what recent discussions his Department has had with PD Ports Teesport and (b) if he will publish all ministerial correspondence with that company on its dredging activities.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough
tabling member printed	Andy McDonald
uin	59766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>In accordance with guidelines, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) engaged with PD Ports Teesport to ensure all dredged material was suitable for disposal at sea prior to being licenced. Additional checks were conducted by MMO during the investigation to review dredging activity and ensure all disposals at sea were conducted in line with the licences issued and relevant conditions within these.</p><p> </p><p>There was no Ministerial correspondence with PD Ports Teesport.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 13/10/2022 09:48:53 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4269 label Biography information for Andy McDonald