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1701911

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when people whose cases had been on hold as part of the Review of applications by Tier 1 (General) migrants refused under paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules and where time spent in the UK as such a migrant formed a part of the consideration can expect to receive a decision on their outstanding applications.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	22216
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish statistics on legacy cases.</p><p>Currently, there is one outstanding case which will be concluded shortly.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 22215 question first answered 23/04/2024 14:13:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1701910

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of the applications from Tier 1 (General) migrants which were refused under paragraph 322(5) that were subject to review have been decided following the completion of the Review of applications by Tier 1 (General) migrants refused under paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	22215
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish statistics on legacy cases.</p><p>Currently, there is one outstanding case which will be concluded shortly.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 22216 question first answered 23/04/2024 14:13:40 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1701914

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has had discussions with her relevant EU counterparts on the potential impact of the European Commission’s customs reform proposal of 17 May 2023 on exporters.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	22219
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been engaging with the European Commission including through the UK/EU annual Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin.</p><p> </p><p>The EU has expressed the need for consultation with the UK to take into account potential implications for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published an Explanatory Memorandum in August 2023 setting out relevant considerations in relation to the EU’s proposed reforms. As the reforms develop, we will continue to monitor the progress and to assess any potential impacts on UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 22217 22218 question first answered 23/04/2024 12:34:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1701913

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Northern Ireland
	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 economic impact of the European Commission’s proposals on EU customs reform of 17 May 2023 on Northern Ireland, in the context of the Windsor Framework.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	22218
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been engaging with the European Commission including through the UK/EU annual Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin.</p><p> </p><p>The EU has expressed the need for consultation with the UK to take into account potential implications for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published an Explanatory Memorandum in August 2023 setting out relevant considerations in relation to the EU’s proposed reforms. As the reforms develop, we will continue to monitor the progress and to assess any potential impacts on UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 22217 22219 question first answered 23/04/2024 12:34:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1701912

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	UK Trade with EU: Exports
	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 economic impact of the European Commission’s customs reform proposals of 17 May 2023 on exporters to the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	22217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has been engaging with the European Commission including through the UK/EU annual Trade Specialised Committee on Customs Cooperation and Rules of Origin.</p><p> </p><p>The EU has expressed the need for consultation with the UK to take into account potential implications for Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published an Explanatory Memorandum in August 2023 setting out relevant considerations in relation to the EU’s proposed reforms. As the reforms develop, we will continue to monitor the progress and to assess any potential impacts on UK businesses.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 22218 22219 question first answered 23/04/2024 12:34:09 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1694229

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Chambers of Commerce: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much funding her Department and its predecessor Department allocated to the (a) Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce, (b) British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, (c) British Chamber of Commerce in Brazil, (d) UK-India Business Council, (e) Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce and (f) British Chamber of Business in Southern Africa in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	17249
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade and the former Department for International Trade have not provided any funding to the Chambers of Commerce requested except for the UK-India Business Council. The funding provided to it is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Spend</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013 (October-March inclusive)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£441,344.54</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£3,428,243.20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£2,269,682.03</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,955,098.94</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,499,191.33</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,311,455.20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,059,669.00</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£828,695.00</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£1,115,025.00</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£270,835.00</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/03/2024 11:58:20 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1691337

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept id	211
	answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 31 January 2023 from the hon. Member for Harrow West on the funding of the Inter Faith Network.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	15402
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text <p>A response to the Hon Member’s letter was issued by my Hon Friend Baroness Scott on 28 February 2024.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 28/02/2024 14:42:01 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1691262

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Friendly Societies Act 1992
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether Commissioners have been appointed for the Law Commission Review of the Friendly Societies Act 1992; and what the planned timetable is for that review .
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	15214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2024 answer text The Government is working with the Law Commission and will release further information on the Review of the Friendly Societies Act 1992 and its timeline once the project timetable is confirmed. answering member constituency Hitchin and Harpenden answering member printed Bim Afolami question first answered 28/02/2024 08:41:17 answering member 4639 label Biography information for Bim Afolami
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1687461

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	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	General Medical Council and Health and Care Professions Council: Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had discussions with the (a) General Medical Council and (b) Health and Care Professions Council on signing the Hillsborough Charter.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	12892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>There have been no discussions between the department’s ministers and the General Medical Council or the Health and Care Professions Council on signing the Hillsborough Charter. As set out on 6 December 2023, in the Government's response to Bishop James Jones' independent report, many organisations, in addition to His Majesty’s Government, have already signed the Hillsborough Charter, including the National Police Chiefs’ Council, College of Policing, Crown Prosecution Service, Fire Service, and Kensington and Chelsea Council. This Government will encourage and work with other public bodies to adopt the Charter and commit to learn the lessons of the Hillsborough families disaster, to ensure that the failings we saw in the aftermath of the disaster are never repeated.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 27/02/2024 11:22:08 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 16714 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1688593

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Tractors: Electric Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she will make an assessment of the potential impact of tariffs on battery electric truck tractors on net zero targets.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	13677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK's trade policy is intended to support the achievement of government objectives and is kept under review. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles works across government to support the transition to zero emission vehicles. Zero Emission vehicles will help the UK decarbonise and Government remains committed to the Net Zero 2050 target.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 19/02/2024 14:23:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1687520

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Import Duties: South America
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to Appendix 1, Section B, Subsection 1, A, 2 of the Annex Modifications to Annex 1 to the UK-Andean Trade Agreement, signed in Quito on 15 May 2019, CP 122, what the (a) timing and (b) process is of the examination of the improvement of tariff liberalisation of goods included in staging category BA; against what criteria she plans to assess the potential impact of that improvement; what plans she has to consult countries potentially affected; and whether she plans to publish an impact assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	12909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The examination of goods included in Appendix 1, Section B, Subsection 1, A, 2 of the Annex Modifications to Annex 1 to the UK-Andean Trade Agreement must take place within two years of entry into force of the UK-Andean Countries Trade Agreement. The agreement entered into force for all parties in June 2022.</p><p> </p><p>In the review, the UK will consider the interests of businesses and consumers alongside our development objectives. The Government will engage stakeholders and meet our existing commitments for consultation in the UK-Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to publish an impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 13/02/2024 13:54:50 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1687467

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Asbestos
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of how many schools who have incurred a financial cost to manage asbestos on their premises in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	12893
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>Safe and well-maintained school buildings are a priority for the department. The department has allocated over £15 billion to improve the condition of schools since 2015, including £1.8 billion this financial year. This funding is informed by consistent data on the condition of the estate.</p><p>The department expects responsible bodies, including local authorities, governing bodies and academy trusts, to have robust plans in place to manage any asbestos in school buildings effectively in line with their legal duties.</p><p>The department follows advice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which states that, as long as asbestos is in good condition, not vulnerable to damage and carefully managed, it is usually safer to manage it in situ. The department is committed to working collaboratively with HSE, as the regulator, to support schools and duty holders.</p><p>The department has not made an assessment of how many schools have incurred a financial cost to manage asbestos. Asbestos is managed by responsible bodies and schools at a local level, including determining how management is funded. The department supports them by providing guidance on the safe management of asbestos and providing access to capital funding each year. Schools are either eligible for School Condition Allocation funding to prioritise improving the condition of their schools, or they are able to bid into the Condition Improvement Fund annual bidding round, to apply for funding for specific capital projects. All schools also receive funding to spend on their capital priorities or to contribute to larger projects through an annual Devolved Formula Capital allocation. Condition funding can be used to remove asbestos when required, often as part of a wider condition project.</p><p>Where responsible bodies have serious issues with buildings that cannot be managed locally, the department provides additional support on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 13/02/2024 12:41:51 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1687460

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	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	NHS: Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether organisations within the NHS are required to sign the Hillsborough Charter.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	12891
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>There is no requirement for organisations within the National Health Service to sign the Hillsborough Charter but, in line with the Government’s response to Bishop James Jones’ review of the Hillsborough families’ experiences, we will encourage the NHS to adopt the Charter and commit to learn the lessons of the Hillsborough disaster.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/02/2024 18:05:33 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson previous answer version 16723 answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1687459

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2024
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Charter for Families Bereaved through Public Tragedy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what public bodies have signed the Hillsborough Charter.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	12890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>As set out on 6 December 2023, in the Government's response to Bishop James Jones' independent report, many organisations have already signed the Hillsborough Charter, including the National Police Chiefs’ Council, College of Policing, Crown Prosecution Service, Fire Service, and Kensington and Chelsea Council.</p><p>This Government will encourage and work with other public bodies to adopt the Charter and commit to learn the lessons of the Hillsborough disaster, to ensure that the failings we saw in its aftermath are never repeated.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 08/02/2024 16:30:17 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1685988

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Postal Services: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate she has made of the number of prosecutions involving potential Printed Postage Impressions fraud in the last 15 years; and what estimate she has made of the number of cases alleging wrongful prosecutions in relation to those cases in the last 15 years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	11941
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Operational matters, which include those relating to the Printed Postage Impressions service, are the direct responsibility of Royal Mail. The Government is not involved in the day- to-day operations of the company and does not play a role in handling or resolving issues in relation to postage fraud.</p><p>Royal Mail has a well-established process in place to deal with suspected postage fraud. This is handled by the Royal Mail Revenue Protection team, who would be best placed to answer any queries in relation to this issue.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 11933 question first answered 05/02/2024 17:25:17 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1685987

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Postal Services: ICT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether her Department had discussions with the Royal Mail on the Printed Postage Impressions system prior to 2013.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	11933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>Operational matters, which include those relating to the Printed Postage Impressions service, are the direct responsibility of Royal Mail. The Government is not involved in the day- to-day operations of the company and does not play a role in handling or resolving issues in relation to postage fraud.</p><p>Royal Mail has a well-established process in place to deal with suspected postage fraud. This is handled by the Royal Mail Revenue Protection team, who would be best placed to answer any queries in relation to this issue.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 11941 question first answered 05/02/2024 17:25:17 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1685984

	registered interest
	date	30/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Tractors: Batteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answers of 14 and 18 December 2023 to Questions 6067, 6068 and 6383 and the Answer of 10 January 2024 to Question 7471 on Tractors: Batteries, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on the UK's transition to electric vehicles of tariffs on battery electric truck tractors from the EU in each year to 2030.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	11932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The rules which apply to battery electric truck tractors to facilitate tariff free trade have been in force since 1 January 2021 and were not due to change in 2024. The Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) works across government to support the transition to zero emission vehicles. Zero emission vehicles will help the UK decarbonise and Government remains committed to the Net Zero 2050 target.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 05/02/2024 15:42:05 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1682988

	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade during the debate on UK Export Performance of 18 September 2023, Official Report, column 1200, how many people work in the dedicated free trade agreement utilisation team as of 17 January 2024; and how many people he plans to work in that team on average over the next two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	9992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Free Trade Agreement Utilisation team has around 20 full time employees who work closely with business-facing teams across the Nations and regions of the UK, teams based overseas, and across all of our Department’s export support ecosystem to raise awareness of our new FTAs and ensure business can seize the opportunities in those fast growing markets.</p><p> </p><p>Future years' resourcing will be decided as part of business planning for each financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/01/2024 17:12:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1682016

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	British Shipbuilders: Pension Funds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people who paid into the British Shipbuilders pension fund were not receiving pension payments on 15 January 2024.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	9373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>British Shipbuilder pensions were transferred to Legal &amp; General on 1 December 1994. His Majesty’s Government does not hold any data on the number of former employees who are in receipt of pensions.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/01/2024 09:40:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1678986

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Tractors: Batteries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answers of 14 and 18 December 2023 to Questions 6067, 6068 and 6383 on Tractors: Batteries, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of maintaining rules of origin import taxes on battery electric truck tractors from the EU on the UK's transition to electric vehicles.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	7471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2024 answer text <p>The rules which apply to battery electric truck tractors have been in force since 1 January 2021 and were not due to change in 2024. Zero emission vehicles will help the UK decarbonise and meet our Net Zero 2050 targets. The Government is committed to supporting the transition to these vehicles.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 10/01/2024 17:31:12 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1676655

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 7 December 2023 to Question 4799 on Small Businesses: Exports, how the £200 million of funding to support small and medium-sized enterprises (a) has been spent in each of the last three years and (b) will be spent on (i) the UK Export Academy, (ii) International Trade Advisors, (iii) Help to Grow, (iv) the Export Support Service and (v) the Business Support Helpline.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	5926
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2023 answer text <p>Between 2022-2025, DBT currently plan to spend, including expenditure incurred, a maximum of £86.1 million on the Help to Grow: Management scheme and Business Support Helpline, £19.4 million on the Export Support Service Digital enquiry service and International Markets service, and Export Support delivered by DBT teams in the English Regions (which includes International Trade Advisers in England and the UK wide Export Academy) expect to spend £84.2 million</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 21/12/2023 15:13:48 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1676619

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many complaints her Department has received about the conduct of Ofsted inspectors during school inspections in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	5922
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Matters concerning the pausing of school inspections and the consideration of complaints about the conduct of inspectors are for Ofsted, which is a separate non-ministerial department and independent inspectorate.</p><p>The department does not collect specific data on correspondence received that refers to the conduct of inspectors.</p><p>I have asked His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, to write to the hon. Member, the Member for Harrow West, directly on these matters and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 5921 question first answered 20/12/2023 16:10:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1676609

	registered interest
	date	08/12/2023
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Schools: Inspections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Ofsted inspections have been paused due to headteacher distress in each of the last 3 years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	5921
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>Matters concerning the pausing of school inspections and the consideration of complaints about the conduct of inspectors are for Ofsted, which is a separate non-ministerial department and independent inspectorate.</p><p>The department does not collect specific data on correspondence received that refers to the conduct of inspectors.</p><p>I have asked His Majesty’s Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman, to write to the hon. Member, the Member for Harrow West, directly on these matters and a copy of her reply will be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 5922 question first answered 20/12/2023 16:10:25 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1678173

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Religious Persons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the number of people with a temporary work religious worker visa who overstayed their visa in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	6961
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data that would cover this request.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 6957 6958 6959 6960 question first answered 20/12/2023 10:55:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1678172

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Religious Persons
	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 in his Department are involved in processing applications for temporary work religious worker visas as of 14 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	6960
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data that would cover this request.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 6957 6958 6959 6961 question first answered 20/12/2023 10:55:20 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas