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1671512

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	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	Cyprus: Turkey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the number of people that migrated from Turkey to the occupied region of Northern Cyprus since 1983.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	2566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. The FCDO does not hold any information about the number of people that emigrated from Turkey to <del class="ministerial">the occupied region in the north of</del> Cyprus since 1983.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 27/11/2023 16:48:52 question first ministerially corrected 04/12/2023 13:29:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 3458 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1490116

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Mortality Rates
	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 impact of unemployment on the mortality rate in England.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	38636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>The government remains focussed on maintaining near record-low unemployment, whilst providing the necessary support to help the most vulnerable to find work.</p><p> </p><p>The unemployment rate has fallen to 3.8% in the three months to May and is close to historic lows. We are building on the success of the Plan for Jobs, investing a total of £6 billion for the three years from 2022-23 to 2024-25: providing targeted additional support to help at risk groups find work, including younger and older age groups, the long-term unemployed and people with disabilities.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/07/2022 09:06:44 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1611925

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Uyghurs: Forced Labour
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that goods produced by the forced labour of Uyghur Muslims in China are not included in any Government procurement contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	181468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2023 answer text <p>HM Government is committed to preventing modern slavery occurring in public sector supply chains. The Cabinet Office has published commercial policy and guidance setting out the steps that all Government departments must take to identify and mitigate modern slavery and labour abuse risks throughout the commercial life cycle - focusing on the areas of highest risk. This policy is mandatory for all Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departmental Public Bodies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has taken a number of measures to help ensure that no British organisations are profiting from or contributing to human rights violations against the Uyghurs or other minorities. We have introduced guidance for UK businesses on the risks of conducting business in Xinjiang, implemented enhanced export controls, and committed to introducing new procurement guidance for Government bodies as well as financial penalties for non-compliance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Procurement Bill, which is being considered by Parliament, strengthens the rules around excluding suppliers due to serious misconduct anywhere in their operations, including the supply chain. This includes explicit provision for suppliers to be prevented from bidding for contracts where there is evidence of their involvement in modern slavery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 26/04/2023 16:04:44 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1655965

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the EU on references to the United Kingdom being removed from EU tender.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	196025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>Following the UK’s exit from the EU, the UK is no longer bound by EU procurement laws. Through the Procurement Bill, we now have an opportunity to develop and implement a new procurement regime.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>However, UK and EU suppliers continue to enjoy reciprocal access to each other's public procurement marketplaces through our commitments in free trade agreements such as the UK/EU Trade &amp; Cooperation Agreement and the WTO Government Procurement Agreement.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 11/09/2023 10:06:06 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1656299

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to introduce legislation to amend the Ministerial Salaries Act 1975 to cover all ministerial positions.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	196251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to amend the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act (1975), which covers all types of ministerial office.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 11/09/2023 16:55:32 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1660803

	registered interest
	date	14/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much funding his Department has requested from the Exchequer for next year’s Conflict, Security and Stability Fund allocation.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	199574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2023 answer text <p>As announced in March, the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) fund will be replaced by a new UK Integrated Security Fund (UKISF) from 2024/25. The new Fund will support the implementation of key Integrated Review Refresh (IRR) objectives, funding projects both at home and overseas to tackle some of the most complex national security challenges facing the UK and its partners. As part of this approach, funding will be raised to almost £1 billion in 2024/25.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 22/09/2023 10:32:33 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1684446

	registered interest
	date	23/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Carbon Emissions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what targets his Department has set to help achieve the Government's commitments on net zero.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	11070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office Core Estate is currently focused on reducing its carbon emissions by 52% against its Greening Government Commitment 2017/18 baseline and the Net Zero target of 2050.</p><p> </p><p>The Government set out how we would meet our commitments in the Net Zero Strategy in 2021 which included a detailed breakdown of actions required across all sectors in the economy. This was updated in 2023 through the publication of ‘Powering Up Britain’.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has halved its emissions, ahead of every other major economy, and we have grown our economy by over 70% since 1990. The UK over-achieved against the first and second carbon budgets, and the latest projections show that we are on track to meet the third.</p><p> </p><p>We have one of the most ambitious decarbonisation targets in the world, and we have set more stretching targets for 2030 than most countries. We plan to cut emissions by 68% by 2030, which is more than the EU, Japan or the United States.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 31/01/2024 17:24:49 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1689096

	registered interest
	date	16/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Information Officers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many posts there are for (a) press, (b) media and (c) other communications staff in his Department; and what the salary band is for each post.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	14025
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office press and media team is made up of 17 employees. Roles range from grades HEO to SCS1 and have salaries between £32,250 - £117,800.</p><p>This figure is for Cabinet Office central departmental press office and media team only.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 26/02/2024 17:46:58 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1543943

	registered interest
	date	21/11/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Plastics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to eliminate its use of single-use plastics.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	92162
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The MOD is working with Industry Partners to deliver the Greening Government Commitment 2021 to 2025 which is focused on removing consumer single use plastic (CSUP) from our elements of the central government office estate. In addition, Ministry of Defence Facility Management Contracts include clauses which require Industry Partners to minimise the supply and use of CSUP and to work towards their elimination on the wider defence estate.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 29/11/2022 15:44:20 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1548793

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Navy: Ports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the viability of its maritime naval ports in the event of rising sea levels over the next 50 years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	104154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has undertaken extensive work to enable understanding of the risk that climate change, including rising sea levels, will have across the defence estate and its outputs.</p><p>Resilience and mitigation planning is an important element of the Royal Navy's Climate Change and Sustainability Plan. The Royal Navy have assessed a range of climate risks and their potential impacts on its naval bases and is integrating the assessments into planning and works programmes to ensure that impacts are mitigated or minimised as far as possible.</p><p>Details of these assessments are sensitive, therefore I am unable to comment further. To do so could prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 14/12/2022 11:44:09 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord