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1293793

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2021
	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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the prospects for an end to the conflict in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	912763
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK fully supports the efforts of UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to resolve the Yemen conflict. I spoke to Martin Griffiths on Monday. He is seeking to secure a ceasefire and the resumption of a comprehensive political process. This comes as the Houthi offensive on Marib threatens these efforts and to displace thousands of civilians.</p><p>We are using all our diplomatic and humanitarian expertise to move the peace process forward alongside the UN, the US and our international partners.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 02/03/2021 14:16:59 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1143789

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	World Heritage Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department’s single departmental plan, for what reason the intention to sponsor World Heritage Sites in the UK under Objective 4.8 was removed in the update of 27 June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	285047
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>We can confirm that sponsoring World Heritage Sites in the UK has not been removed from our Single Departmental Plan (SDP), and it remains a part of “Marketing the UK across the world to promote jobs and growth by strengthening cultural exports and promoting inward investments”.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 05/09/2019 15:37:30 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1201558

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Weddings: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to enable faith venues that are approved for the registration of marriages to hold small wedding ceremonies with only the couple, celebrant and witnesses in attendance.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	55664
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>We want to allow people to hold small weddings as soon as we can, but this must be done safely. Working with other departments, we will consider how small wedding ceremonies could take place safely in due course. We are working in partnership with faith leaders, through our Places of Worship Taskforce, to develop guidance that will enable the phased and safe reopening of places of worship.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 10/06/2020 16:31:02 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1344082

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Wales Office: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many items of written correspondence from hon. Members sent to Ministers of his Department have been (a) received and (b) replied to since 1 April 2020; and how many of those responses were responded to by (i) Ministers and (ii) officials of his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	28082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The Office of the Secretary of State for Wales has received 90 items of correspondence from honourable Members since 1 April 2020; 69 of these items were responded to by Minister David TC Davies and myself, and 19 were answered by other Government Departments. Two items of correspondence are yet to be answered.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 12/07/2021 09:20:00 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1195517

	registered interest
	date	13/05/2020
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Visual Arts: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of covid-19 outbreak on the income of self-employed visual artists.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	46565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2020 answer text <p>In order to support the sustainability of the Arts sector, including arts companies and arts venues, DCMS has worked closely with Arts Council England (ACE) to provide a tailored package of financial support. In March, ACE announced a £160m emergency response package to complement the financial measures already announced by the Government and to ensure immediate resilience of this vital sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This includes £20 million of financial support for individuals, including visual artists, so they can better sustain themselves, and their work, in the coming months. The Arts Council have received 10,293 applications from individuals for this fund and will be publishing the details of how they have awarded this funding at the beginning of June, once all the decisions have been made and applicants notified.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Secretary of State, myself and officials continue to consult the Art sector extensively to ensure we fully understand the financial impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the sector.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>On the basis of that engagement, DCMS and ACE are continuing to work closely to consider the additional measures that are needed to ensure the long-term recovery and growth of the cultural sector, including self-employed artists.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 21/05/2020 15:17:00 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1586515

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Turkey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to prioritise visa applications for the relatives of UK citizens and residents affected by the recent earthquake in Turkey.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	146813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK government continue to support British nationals with relatives impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Where family members do not have a current UK visa, they can apply online via one of our standard visa routes, which remain available, and biometrics can be submitted at the nearest Visa Application Centre (VAC).</p><p> </p><p>UKVI will aim to process any compassionate cases as quickly as possible in line with current guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Should individual circumstances require a quicker decision, customers should flag this with visa application centre staff when submitting their biometrics and UKVI will consider this as part of their wider application.</p><p> </p><p>If customers have an existing visa application and have been impacted by the earthquake, then they should please contact the UKVI Contact Centre, details can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcontact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBenjamin.Compton-James1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce8a336ce93614d949cbb08db133077f7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638124871104638393%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=e4aC2ux6rUThYG0qUOJ6eQWlXzPLa%2ByS%2F%2BU24bEYID0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 146814 question first answered 22/02/2023 14:16:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1586516

	registered interest
	date	17/02/2023
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to prioritise visa applications for the relatives of UK citizens and residents affected by the recent earthquake in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	146814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK government continue to support British nationals with relatives impacted by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Where family members do not have a current UK visa, they can apply online via one of our standard visa routes, which remain available, and biometrics can be submitted at the nearest Visa Application Centre (VAC).</p><p> </p><p>UKVI will aim to process any compassionate cases as quickly as possible in line with current guidance.</p><p> </p><p>Should individual circumstances require a quicker decision, customers should flag this with visa application centre staff when submitting their biometrics and UKVI will consider this as part of their wider application.</p><p> </p><p>If customers have an existing visa application and have been impacted by the earthquake, then they should please contact the UKVI Contact Centre, details can be found at: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcontact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CBenjamin.Compton-James1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce8a336ce93614d949cbb08db133077f7%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638124871104638393%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=e4aC2ux6rUThYG0qUOJ6eQWlXzPLa%2ByS%2F%2BU24bEYID0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 146813 question first answered 22/02/2023 14:16:52 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1536445

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Iran
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her policy is on expediting the visa applications of Iranian residents sponsored by UK citizens or residents.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	72213
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2022 answer text <p>UKVI aims to process all visa applications in line with our customer service standards. Details of customer service standards for each visa route, along with the latest wait times, can be found at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fguidance%2Fvisa-decision-waiting-times-applications-outside-the-uk&amp;data=05%7C01%7CHabiba.Khatoon%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ce4ebf8ebf8d24b8e42fd08dab8f4f888%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638025659516266843%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5MwQQkwXX4cxLRs8zCYHjZRLIJ%2Fs5Fm7%2BI7degC19W8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Visa decision waiting times: applications outside the UK - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p><p>Priority visa services are available in many overseas locations. However, we are currently unable to offer a priority service to customers in Iran due to courier delivery times.</p><p>UKVI understands that the impact of delays to customers is significant; resources are focused on reducing the current processing times and UKVI will continue to prioritise urgent compelling or compassionate cases across all visa routes.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 31/10/2022 15:49:51 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1180172

	registered interest
	date	24/02/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Entertainers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her oral contribution of 24 February 2020 Official Report column 35, whether it is her policy that touring (a) musicians and (b) performers from EU countries will require Tier 5 visas from January 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	19767
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2020 answer text <p>Currently, visiting artists, entertainers and musicians can perform at events, take part in competitions and auditions, make personal appearances and take part in promotional activities for up to 6 months without the need for formal sponsorship or a work visa. They can also receive payment for appearance at permit free festivals for up to 6 months, or for up to one month for a specific engagement, under the Visitor route.</p><p>Artists wishing to come to the UK for longer-term work will need to do so under the points-based system. There will continue to be special arrangements for creative workers, which in future will encompass both EEA and non-EEA citizens.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 27/02/2020 17:03:47 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1143354

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	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	VE Day
	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 representations she has received from events organisers on the cancellation of the May bank holiday in 2020 in order to commemorate VE Day.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
	tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
	uin	284820
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>In making the decision to move the early May bank holiday to commemorate VE Day, options and implications were discussed between Government departments and with the devolved administrations. The Government recognises that some minor disruption has been caused to a small number of events but on this historic occasion we wanted to ensure as many people as possible have the valuable opportunity to pay a fitting tribute to our heroes of the Second World War.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 05/09/2019 13:32:42 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan