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1023945

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much her Department has spent on ending violence against children in the Rohingya.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	201701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the risk of violence to Rohingya children in Bangladesh. Of our latest £70m funding to the Rohingya crisis, up to 18% is devoted to protection of rights for refugees, including prevention and monitoring of exploitation and abuse, support to survivors of sexual and gender based violence and strong safeguarding and referral practices by service providers in the camps. This includes: 30 child friendly spaces to support children with protective services and psychosocial and psychological support; child protection monitoring systems in camps; and support to survivors of violence and trafficking. We have funded improved camp lighting to help keep the most vulnerable Rohingya safer. DFID conducts thorough due diligence processes with all funding and will only work with partners with strong safeguards in place.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 600,000 Rohingya, including children, are still in Rakhine State and are vulnerable. The UK supports agencies that have access to those that remain, such as International Committee of the Red Cross. The UK continues to press for unhindered humanitarian access to Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 201702 question first answered 17/12/2018 14:25:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1023948

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to monitor its spending on ending violence against children in the Rohingya crisis.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	201702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the risk of violence to Rohingya children in Bangladesh. Of our latest £70m funding to the Rohingya crisis, up to 18% is devoted to protection of rights for refugees, including prevention and monitoring of exploitation and abuse, support to survivors of sexual and gender based violence and strong safeguarding and referral practices by service providers in the camps. This includes: 30 child friendly spaces to support children with protective services and psychosocial and psychological support; child protection monitoring systems in camps; and support to survivors of violence and trafficking. We have funded improved camp lighting to help keep the most vulnerable Rohingya safer. DFID conducts thorough due diligence processes with all funding and will only work with partners with strong safeguards in place.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 600,000 Rohingya, including children, are still in Rakhine State and are vulnerable. The UK supports agencies that have access to those that remain, such as International Committee of the Red Cross. The UK continues to press for unhindered humanitarian access to Rakhine State.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 201701 question first answered 17/12/2018 14:25:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1126752

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2019
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Origin Marking: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment the Government has made of the economic effect on producers of protected geographical indications for Welsh products.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	910829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>I recognise the economic and cultural importance of geographical indications to all parts of the United Kingdom. There are 16 current Welsh products covered by the scheme, ranging from Halen Môn sea salt to Welsh lamb.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 15/05/2019 12:39:46 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

861941

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2018
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Ports: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the potential effect on Welsh ports of the Government’s proposed future customs arrangements with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	904288
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that withdrawal from the EU is a successful and smooth process for all parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>As the Prime Minister reiterated in her Mansion House speech, a fundamental principle of our negotiations with the European Commission is that the UK-EU border should be as frictionless as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 14/03/2018 15:25:56 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1339044

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merit of a limit on the indemnity and liability required by UK space launch and satellite operations licensees.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	20438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government conducted a call for evidence in March 2018. The evidence gained through this exercise and through further independent research commissioned by the Government has led Ministers to conclude that limits of liability are justified. The Government intends to calculate launch liability limits using the Modelled Insurance Requirement (MIR) approach. This will tailor the amount of insurance required and limit of operator liability to the risk and the diverse range of UK launch activities today and anticipated in the future and reduce operator costs in general compared with a fixed limit.</p><p> </p><p>The Government does not yet have the information to determine whether a maximum limit on the insurance requirement and limit of operator liability for the amount calculated under the MIR for launch is justified as licence applications have not yet been received. It is the Government’s intention to establish a committee involving industry and the spaceflight regulator to keep the regulations under review and ensure that they remain current, relevant, and effective.</p><p> </p><p>For orbital operations, the limits of operator liability for licences under the Space Industry Act will mirror those for licences issued under the Outer Space Act 1986.</p><ul><li>For standard missions, the limit will be set at €60 million.</li><li>For high risk missions the limit will be set on a case-by case basis, following an appropriate risk assessment.</li></ul> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/06/2021 09:02:39 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1339045

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if his department will amend Section 36 of the Space Industry Act in line with the Government’s stated intent so that space launch and satellite operations licenses will contain a limit of liability.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	20439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>The Government will limit launch liability limits using the Modelled Insurance Requirement (MIR) approach. This will tailor the level of insurance required and the limit of operator liability to the risk and the diverse range of UK launch activities today and anticipated in the future and reduce operator costs in general compared with a fixed limit.</p><p>For orbital operations, the limits of operator liability for licences under the Space Industry Act will mirror those for licences issued under the Outer Space Act 1986</p><ul><li>For standard missions, the lability limit will be set at €60 million.</li><li>For high risk missions the liability limit will be set on a case-by case basis, following an appropriate risk assessment.</li></ul><p> </p><p>It is the Government's intention that all operator licences issued under the Space Industry Act 2018 will contain a limit of operator liability with respect to claims under section 34 and 36 of the Space Industry Act. The Government does not intend to make changes to the primary legislation around liabilities and insurance in the Space Industry Act (2018) at this time, as the regulations and guidance laid before Parliament on 24<sup>th</sup> May 2021 contain the necessary provisions to enable implementation of the Government policy that all operator licences will contain a limit of liability.</p><p>However, the Government outlined in its response to the consultation on the draft Space Industry Regulations issued on 5<sup>th</sup> March 2021 that if suitable primary legislation is brought forward, the Government may seek to amend the wording in section 12(2) of the Space Industry Act 2018 from &quot;may&quot; to &quot;must&quot;.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting the space sector and we have outlined our intention to establish a committee involving industry and the spaceflight regulator; this will keep the regulations under review and ensure that the Government’s approach to commercial spaceflight remains current, relevant, and effective.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/06/2021 09:00:58 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1339046

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2021
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Spaceflight: Licensing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing a cap on the unlimited liability required by UK space launch and satellite operations licensees.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	20440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/06/2021 answer text <p>All operator licences issued under the Space industry Act 2018 will contain a limit of operator liability with respect to claims under section 34 and 36 of the Space Industry Act.</p><p>The Government intends to calculate launch liability limits using the Modelled Insurance Requirement (MIR) approach. This will tailor the insurance required to the risk and the diverse range of UK launch activities today and anticipated in the future and reduce operator costs in general compared with a fixed limit.</p><p>For orbital operations, the limits of operator liability for licences under the Space Industry Act will mirror those for licences issued under the Outer Space Act 1986:</p><ul><li>For standard missions, the lability limit will be set at €60 million.</li><li>For high risk missions the liability limit will be set on a case-by case basis, following an appropriate risk assessment.</li></ul><p>Operators will therefore not be facing unlimited liability for actions carried out in compliance with the Space Industry Act 2018 and licence conditions.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 29/06/2021 08:58:42 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1601824

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Warm Home Discount Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the eligibility criteria for the Warm Home Discount Scheme to include women on maternity leave who do not qualify for means-tested benefits.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	160316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Warm Home Discount prioritises people who are most at risk of being in fuel poverty. Fuel poverty is a combination of low incomes and high energy costs, so the scheme is targeted at those on means tested benefits whose homes are expensive to heat. Women on maternity leave do not automatically fall into that category.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 13/03/2023 15:44:13 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1657291

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Travellers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the Energy Bills Support Scheme to gypsies and travellers living in roadside camps.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	196921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has been unable to establish a robust method for households in caravans not on permanent sites to prove that their caravan is their main or sole residence, whilst protecting public funds against fraud. However, we recommend that these households should contact their local authority to apply for the Housing Support Fund. We also recommend that they visit the ‘Help for Households’ webpage on GOV.UK to view what other support they may be eligible to receive - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C942135c2eb804d296e3b08dbaebc038b%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638295894752566384%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=%2BtPpvg5BSKjbwWp8wF8LAZbV6NEvQZY%2BdvgAlGJPoCw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://helpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 07/09/2023 07:21:35 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan

1657292

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept id	215
	answering dept short name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	answering dept sort name	Energy Security and Net Zero
	hansard heading	Energy Bills Rebate: Travellers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of not including gypsies and travellers living in roadside camps from the Energy Bill Support Scheme on those people.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North West
	tabling member printed	Carol Monaghan
	uin	196922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has been in contact with representatives of itinerant travellers to understand their concerns and seek to overcome barriers to accessing the EBSS Alternative Funding. We have been unable to establish a robust method for households in caravans not on permanent sites to prove that their caravan is their main or sole residence, whilst protecting public funds against fraud. We recommend that these households should contact their local authority to apply for the Housing Support Fund and also visit the ‘Help for Households’ webpage on GOV.UK to view what other support they may be eligible to receive - <a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhelpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary.PQ%40energysecurity.gov.uk%7C16d23bd93f574e00bfa808dbaebbd805%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C638295894020827178%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=l3PART7dChSulIMw%2BH2Oe%2F1Qpfzj3TEgb08RwHVe%2Fcs%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://helpforhouseholds.campaign.gov.uk/</a>.</p> answering member constituency Derby North answering member printed Amanda Solloway question first answered 07/09/2023 07:20:13 answering member 4372 label Biography information for Amanda Solloway
	tabling member	4443 label Biography information for Carol Monaghan