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1469768

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2022
	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	Pakistan: Missguided
	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 she has had discussions with her Pakistani counterpart on the impact on Pakistani garment workers of the collapse of the fashion brand, Missguided.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	17066
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text We are looking into reports of the negative impact on workers in Pakistan after the alleged collapse of the UK firm, Missguided. answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/06/2022 16:34:03 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486668

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	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	Indo-Pacific Region: Visits Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Ministerial visits to the Indo-Pacific region there have been in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	31182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministers from now FCDO and legacy FCO and DFID Departments made 296 visits to Indo-Pacific countries in each of the following years, including countries being visited more than once in a year.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>xFCO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>xDFID</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 [from May]</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 [Jan-Aug]</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Post FCDO merger</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FCDO</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 [Sept-Dec]</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Ministerial visits as recorded on Gov.UK between May 2010-September 2021 (xFCO) FCO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and (xDFID) Ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings with external organisations in the Department for International Development - data.gov.uk</p><p>No data published for xDFID Ministerial travel between July-August 2012 and July- September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 11/07/2022 15:40:37 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486172

	registered interest
	date	04/07/2022
	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	Indo-Pacific Region
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many of her Department's personnel have been deployed to the Indo-Pacific region in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	30086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reference date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Indo Pacific deployed headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>500-519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>480-499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>400-419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>400-419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>440-459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>460-479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 16:27:12 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1701156

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2024
	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	Far East and India: Diplomatic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, how many UK-based staff from his Department worked in (a) HM Embassy or the High Commission and (b) Consulates General, Consulates or Deputy High Commissions in (i) China, (ii) South Korea, (iii) Vietnam, (iv) the Philippines, (v) India and (vi) the Asia Pacific region in 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	21737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Mar24 UKB Data</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>A</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>B</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(v)</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>30-39</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iv)</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>No UKB Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(ii)</p></td><td><p>South Korea</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>No UKB Staff</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(iii)</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>10-19</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>(vi)</p></td><td><p>Asia Pacific Region</p></td><td><p>180-199</p></td><td><p>Fewer than 10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Scope</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Embassy</p></td><td><p>A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British High Commission</p></td><td><p>A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Consulate</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Consulate General</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Deputy High Commission</p></td><td><p>B</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Countries in Scope of Asia Pacific Region</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambodia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Korea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Laos</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Myanmar</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Papua New Guinea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Samoa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solomon Islands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tonga</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vanuatu</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Staff in scope: UKB</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcount data is presented as at: </strong><strong>Mar24</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Locations:</strong><strong><em>China (Withheld)</em></strong>, India, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam (Part (i) to (v), see list for (Part (vi).</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Staff out of scope:</strong> Contingent Labour, Unpaid Liabilities, Ministers / NeDs / SpAds etc, third party suppliers, Staff working for other government departments, CB staff.</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Headcounts are banded for release in line with advice from FCDO Information and Cyber Security Unit.</strong></p></td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 18/04/2024 16:28:56 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1520540

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Health: Hornsey and Wood Green
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps her Department has taken to help tackle health inequality in Hornsey and Wood Green constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	61231
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2022 answer text <p>‘Our plan for patients’, published on 22 September, sets out the immediate priorities to support individuals to live healthier lives, such as improving access to health and care services and preventing ill-health, including in Hornsey and Wood Green. Further information on measures to address health disparities will be available in due course.</p><p>The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities also works with services in Haringey to support programmes to reduce health inequalities, including providing evidence and intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson question first answered 18/10/2022 15:04:57 answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson previous answer version 23322 answering member constituency Sleaford and North Hykeham answering member printed Dr Caroline Johnson answering member 4592 label Biography information for Dr Caroline Johnson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1488757

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	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	Working Conditions: Temperature
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential merits for employee wellbeing of introducing a maximum working temperature in work places.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	36045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Workplace temperature is one of the potential hazards that employers should address to meet their legal obligations under health and safety law.</p><p> </p><p>The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 place a legal obligation on employers to provide a ‘reasonable’ temperature in indoor workplaces. Detailed guidance for employers on workplace temperature and thermal comfort is available on the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/" target="_blank">website</a>. This guidance includes information on how to undertake a thermal comfort assessment and specific measures that can be taken to improve thermal comfort.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility to make workplaces safe and healthy lies with employers, who should consult with employees or their representatives to establish sensible means to cope with high temperatures.</p><p> </p><p>No maximum workplace temperature exists because every workplace is different. No meaningful upper limit can be imposed because in many indoor workplaces extreme temperature is not seasonal, but is created by work activity, for example, in a glass works or foundry. In such environments factors other than air temperature, including radiant temperature, humidity and air velocity, become more significant and the interaction between them becomes more complex with rising temperatures. However, it is still possible to work safely provided appropriate controls are present.</p><p> </p><p>HSE regularly reviews and, where necessary, refreshes the guidance published on its website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 35069 36046 36047 question first answered 19/07/2022 14:34:33 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1488758

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	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	Working Conditions: Temperature
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will introduce a maximum working temperature in all workplaces to protect employees.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	36046
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Workplace temperature is one of the potential hazards that employers should address to meet their legal obligations under health and safety law.</p><p> </p><p>The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 place a legal obligation on employers to provide a ‘reasonable’ temperature in indoor workplaces. Detailed guidance for employers on workplace temperature and thermal comfort is available on the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/" target="_blank">website</a>. This guidance includes information on how to undertake a thermal comfort assessment and specific measures that can be taken to improve thermal comfort.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility to make workplaces safe and healthy lies with employers, who should consult with employees or their representatives to establish sensible means to cope with high temperatures.</p><p> </p><p>No maximum workplace temperature exists because every workplace is different. No meaningful upper limit can be imposed because in many indoor workplaces extreme temperature is not seasonal, but is created by work activity, for example, in a glass works or foundry. In such environments factors other than air temperature, including radiant temperature, humidity and air velocity, become more significant and the interaction between them becomes more complex with rising temperatures. However, it is still possible to work safely provided appropriate controls are present.</p><p> </p><p>HSE regularly reviews and, where necessary, refreshes the guidance published on its website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 35069 36045 36047 question first answered 19/07/2022 14:34:33 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1488759

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	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	Working Conditions: Temperature
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had recent discussions with workers' unions on the potential merits of introducing a maximum working temperature for workplaces.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	36047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Workplace temperature is one of the potential hazards that employers should address to meet their legal obligations under health and safety law.</p><p> </p><p>The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 place a legal obligation on employers to provide a ‘reasonable’ temperature in indoor workplaces. Detailed guidance for employers on workplace temperature and thermal comfort is available on the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) <a href="https://www.hse.gov.uk/temperature/" target="_blank">website</a>. This guidance includes information on how to undertake a thermal comfort assessment and specific measures that can be taken to improve thermal comfort.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility to make workplaces safe and healthy lies with employers, who should consult with employees or their representatives to establish sensible means to cope with high temperatures.</p><p> </p><p>No maximum workplace temperature exists because every workplace is different. No meaningful upper limit can be imposed because in many indoor workplaces extreme temperature is not seasonal, but is created by work activity, for example, in a glass works or foundry. In such environments factors other than air temperature, including radiant temperature, humidity and air velocity, become more significant and the interaction between them becomes more complex with rising temperatures. However, it is still possible to work safely provided appropriate controls are present.</p><p> </p><p>HSE regularly reviews and, where necessary, refreshes the guidance published on its website.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 35069 36045 36046 question first answered 19/07/2022 14:34:33 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1669290

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2023
	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: Conservation
	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 steps her Department is taking to assist homeowners living in conservation areas to improve the energy-efficiency of their homes.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>Work is ongoing to meet the commitment made in the British Energy Security Strategy to review the planning barriers households face when installing energy efficiency measures in conservation areas and listed buildings.</p><p> </p><p>The review will ensure protection of local amenity and heritage whilst making it easier to improve energy efficiency in protected buildings. It will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 16/11/2023 12:56:01 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1683345

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Sunscreens: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment she has made with the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the potential impact of removing VAT from factor 30+ sunscreen on the level of incidence of skin cancer.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	10499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>Whilst the Department has not made a specific assessment, under the current VAT rules, sun protection products are subject to the standard rate of VAT. High-factor sunscreen is on the National Health Service prescription list for certain conditions and therefore is provided free of VAT when dispensed by a pharmacist. While HM Treasury keeps all taxes under review, there are no plans to make changes. Representations on changes to the VAT system will be considered through the normal fiscal event process.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 25/01/2024 15:53:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West