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1723806

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Western Sahara: Self-determination of States
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 he is taking steps to promote the right to self-government for the people of Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1972
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The UK supports UN-led efforts to reach a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution, based on compromise, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. The UK also supports the work of Staffan de Mistura, Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara. Officials regularly discuss Western Sahara with international partners, the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, the UN and civil society. We will continue to encourage constructive engagement with the political process.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 05/08/2024 11:30:02 answering member 5148
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1723807

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Western Sahara: International Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help prevent breaches of international law in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the promotion of respect for International Law worldwide. With regard to Western Sahara, we strongly support the work of Staffan de Mistura, Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahar, and we continue to encourage constructive engagement with the political process.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 05/08/2024 12:02:07 answering member 5148
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1723808

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Western Sahara: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council on giving the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara the legal mandate to (a) monitor and (b) report on human rights in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The UK supports UN-led efforts to reach a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, based on compromise, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. The UK continues to support the UN-led efforts and the work of Staffan de Mistura as Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara. Officials regularly discuss Western Sahara with international partners, including the UN, and we continue to encourage constructive engagement with the political process.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 05/08/2024 11:35:01 answering member 5148
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1723810

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Morocco: Western Sahara
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council to send a fact finding mission to investigate the human rights of Saharawis in the (a) occupied territory of Western Sahara and (b) prisons in Morocco.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide, including in Western Sahara and the Tindouf refugee camps. We have consistently supported language in relevant UN Security Council Resolutions that encourages the parties to continue their efforts to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights in Western Sahara, including the freedoms of expression and association. We strongly support the work of Staffan de Mistura, Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, and we continue to engage key partners to encourage constructive engagement with the political process.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 05/08/2024 11:33:26 answering member 5148
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1723811

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Western Sahara: Non-governmental Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make representations to the UN Security Council on unfettered media and humanitarian NGO access to the occupied territory of Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>We have consistently supported language in relevant UN Security Council Resolutions that encourages the parties to continue their efforts to enhance the promotion and protection of human rights in Western Sahara, including the freedoms of expression and association. Officials regularly meet and consult with international partners to discuss the issue of Western Sahara, including those from the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, the UN, civil society and the broader international community.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 05/08/2024 11:31:43 answering member 5148
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1723812

registered interest
date	26/07/2024
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	Morocco: Overseas Trade
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 he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Morocco on the trade of natural resources originating in Western Sahara.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/08/2024 answer text <p>We do not consider commercial activity to be illegal in Western Sahara, providing it respects the interests of the Sahrawi people. The UK continues to support the UN-led efforts and the work of Staffan de Mistura as Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, and we continue to encourage constructive engagement with the political process.</p> answering member constituency Lincoln answering member printed Mr Hamish Falconer question first answered 05/08/2024 11:18:45 answering member 5148
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1722508

registered interest
date	22/07/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Fishguard: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the volume of trade was between Fishguard and the Republic of Ireland in the (a) latest period for which data is available and (b) corresponding period in 2021.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion Preseli
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	1020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2024 answer text <p>The volume of trade between Fishguard and the Republic of Ireland from May 2021 and May 2024 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Republic of Ireland trade with Fishguard port, imports and exports trade value and net mass (1)</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Exports to Ireland</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Imports from Ireland </strong><strong>(2)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Statistical Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Net Mass (kg)</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Statistical Value (£)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Net Mass (kg)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Fishguard</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2021</p></td><td><p>14,187,755</p></td><td><p>3,870,278</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>19,796,270</p></td><td><p>8,577,563</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>15,984,165</p></td><td><p>13,047,190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><em>Data Source: Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics HMRC</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="6"><p><em>(1) </em><em>The data is based on customs declarations which have listed “Fishguard” as the port of departure/arrival. Where it has been left blank the movement is not assigned to a port. </em> <em>(2) </em><em>HMRC trade data does not contain port data for 2021 imports as Staged Customs Controls (SCC) allowed an extended period for businesses to complete their declarations. During this period HMRC sourced intra-EU data from Intrastat declarations which do not collect port/location information.</em></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 25/07/2024 14:52:09 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1713875

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 8 March 2024 to Question 16407 on British Nationality, whether his Department has made an assessment of the compatibility of the policy on British citizenship from birth for a person born between 2 October 2000 and 29 April 2006 with obligations under the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	23781
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The British Nationality Act 1981 sets out how a person, born in the UK, may be a British citizen at birth, requiring that at least one parent is either settled here or British themselves. We are content that the determination of citizenship for children born to EEA nationals during the period cited is in keeping with that statute and does not breach any equalities obligations.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 30/04/2024 13:28:49 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1713879

registered interest
date	25/04/2024
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	CJD: Diagnosis
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 of the reliability of diagnostic testing of blood samples for vCJD.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	23782
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>Clinical diagnostic testing for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) is provided by the National Health Service, but there is currently no licensed blood screening test for vCJD, although there is ongoing research in this field. The National CJD Research and Surveillance Unit is involved in developing specialist investigations for vCJD, in collaboration with colleagues in Europe and internationally, with further information available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/surveillance/diagnosis-and-testing" target="_blank">https://www.cjd.ed.ac.uk/surveillance/diagnosis-and-testing</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 02/05/2024 14:30:18 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

1713471

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Telephone Services: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of scam telephone calls using number spoofing were reported in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
tabling member printed	Ben Lake
uin	23542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold any data on the number of scam telephone calls using number spoofing.</p><p>Ofcom recently published their experiences of suspicious calls, texts and app messages survey, conducted on 31<sup>st</sup> January and 1<sup>st</sup> February 2024 (2,202 UK adult respondents). Mobile and landline users were asked if they had ever received a call that looked like it was from a genuine source but then became suspicious that it was not genuine. 35% reported having received a call on their landline and 50% reported having received a call on their mobile of this nature.</p><p><a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0025/281158/data-tables-2024.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0025/281158/data-tables-2024.xlsx</a></p><p>NB: These figures cannot be combined as some users may have received both suspicious call on their mobile and landline and do not provide answers on the number of spoofing calls in the last five years.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 02/05/2024 15:47:32 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake