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1484762

	registered interest
	date	29/06/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Official Hospitality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on hospitality in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	27531
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2022 answer text <p>The figures provided for Entertainment and Hospitality for both financial year 2020-21 and 2021-22 are as follows. Figures for financial year 2022-23 figures will be available once the accounts have been finalised.</p><p>2020-21 - £1.533 million</p><p>2019-20 - £ 3.366 million</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 06/07/2022 15:23:26 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1486920

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Legal Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much their Department and its associated agencies spent on legal disputes in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	31736
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>This information you request is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. However, information on legal expenses for external consultants can be found here;</p><p>https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1056190%2Fdepartmental_resources_2021.ods&amp;wdOrigin=BROWSELINK</p><p>£10 million was spent in 2021, and £9 million in 2020 but this does not cover all expenses on legal disputes.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 12/07/2022 13:18:25 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1488230

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much their Department has spent on advertising in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	34817
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>A full departmental response could only be provided at disproportionate cost. The amount spent by the Department on advertising that is readily available for financial years 2019-20 was £37,181,434, 2020-21 was £34,202,240 and 2022-21 was £30,898,987. The figures in this answer are provided by the Royal Navy, Army, Royal Air Force and the Directorate of Defence Communications. The majority of expenditure is accounted for by advertising of the Armed Forces to aid recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 19/07/2022 13:31:29 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1488890

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much their Department has spent on air travel for (a) Ministers and (b) officials in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	35848
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>This information is published every quarter and can be found at</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-ministry-of-defence" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-travel-and-meetings-with-external-organisations-in-the-ministry-of-defence</a></p><p> </p><p>Data for Ministry of Defence senior officials can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-january-to-december-2021#full-publication-update-history" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mod-senior-officials-business-expenses-hospitality-and-meetings-january-to-december-2021#full-publication-update-history</a></p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 21/07/2022 14:45:57 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1491468

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Agency Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on (a) agency workers and (b) agency retainer fees in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	41944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2022 answer text <p>Agency workers (more commonly referred to as “Contingent Labour” or “Temporary Workers”) are subject to a Cabinet Office controls framework to ensure robust governance of spending in this area.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingent-labour-spend-control" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contingent-labour-spend-control</a></p><p>The Department maintains a central record of overall expenditure on Contingent Labour and discloses this expenditure as part of our Annual Report and Accounts (ARAc) and for ease of reference the values reported in the financial years covering the requested years are as follows;</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Value</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021-22</p></td><td><p>£483.318 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020-21</p></td><td><p>£418.950 million</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019-20</p></td><td><p>£272.385 million</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have interpreted your reference to agency retainer fees as the fees charged at the commencement of the provision of a search recruitment service, this is only applicable when recruiting for a permanent or fixed term post.</p><p> </p><p>Agency retainer fees are not applicable to the contingent labour market.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 07/09/2022 08:53:28 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1521331

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2022
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Railways
	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 much his Department spent on first class train travel for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in (i) 2020, (i) 2021 and (iii) 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	61756
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Total rail travel spend for those financial years are in the table below.</p><p>FY2020 - 2305799</p><p>FY2021 - 157608</p><p>FY2022 - 773084</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/10/2022 16:44:54 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1523030

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2022
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Taxis
	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 much his Department spent on taxi cabs for (a) ministers and (b) civil servants in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	63951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2022 answer text <p>Total taxi travel spend for those financial years is listed below:</p><p>FY 2020 - £1,989,134</p><p>FY 2021 - £ 1,072,219</p><p>FY 2022 - £1,312,289</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/10/2022 16:45:44 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1179266

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Armenia: Gold
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made representations to the Government of Armenia on the Amulsar gold mine.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	18469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>British Embassy Yerevan officials regularly make representations to the Government of Armenia on a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 26/02/2020 17:11:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1350949

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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	Spain: Travel Restrictions
	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 holidaymakers from the UK are able to enter Spain in the event that they are fully vaccinated with one of the covid-19 vaccines licensed for use in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	40597
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>In addition to a pre-travel declaration form, the Spanish Government requires all arrivals to Spain from the UK to present on entry either documentation certifying that they have undertaken a COVID-19 nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT - e.g. PCR, TMA, LAMP or NEAR) within 72 hours prior to arrival in Spain and tested negative, or proof of being fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to arrival in Spain with a vaccine authorised by the European Medicines Agency or by the World Health Organisation (WHO). All AstraZeneca vaccines given in the UK are the same product and appear on the UK's COVID-19 vaccination record as Vaxzevria, which has been approved by both the European Medicines Agency as well as our own medicines regulators - no batches of Covishield have been administered in the UK. Spain will accept the UK's COVID-19 vaccination record. The NHS appointment card from vaccination centres is not designed to be used as proof of vaccination and should not be used to demonstrate vaccine status.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 40598 question first answered 09/09/2021 14:18:56 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1350956

	registered interest
	date	18/08/2021
	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	Spain: Travel Restrictions
	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 UK citizens are able to enter Spain in the event that they have received two doses of the Covishield Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine manufactured in India.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	40598
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>In addition to a pre-travel declaration form, the Spanish Government requires all arrivals to Spain from the UK to present on entry either documentation certifying that they have undertaken a COVID-19 nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT - e.g. PCR, TMA, LAMP or NEAR) within 72 hours prior to arrival in Spain and tested negative, or proof of being fully vaccinated at least 14 days prior to arrival in Spain with a vaccine authorised by the European Medicines Agency or by the World Health Organisation (WHO). All AstraZeneca vaccines given in the UK are the same product and appear on the UK's COVID-19 vaccination record as Vaxzevria, which has been approved by both the European Medicines Agency as well as our own medicines regulators - no batches of Covishield have been administered in the UK. Spain will accept the UK's COVID-19 vaccination record. The NHS appointment card from vaccination centres is not designed to be used as proof of vaccination and should not be used to demonstrate vaccine status.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton grouped question UIN 40597 question first answered 09/09/2021 14:18:57 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett