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1625983

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date	05/05/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent fiscal assessment she has made of the value to GDP that international students bring to the UK economy per year.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	183984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>International students make a significant economic and cultural contribution to the UK’s higher education (HE) sector. We have met our International Education Strategy ambition to attract at least 600,000 international students for the second consecutive year.</p><p>International students have a major economic impact in the UK through their spending on tuition fees and living expenditure. Statistics published by the department show that in 2020, total revenue from education related exports and transnational education activity was £25.6 billion, with the total revenue from HE being £19.5 billion. This data can be found here: <a href="https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/uk-revenue-from-education-related-exports-and-transnational-education-activity/2020" target="_blank">https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/uk-revenue-from-education-related-exports-and-transnational-education-activity/2020</a>.</p><p>London Economics have calculated the net economic impact of international students to the UK economy, taking into account not just the value of spending by international students, but also indirect effects, and the spending of friends and families visiting international students. It also takes into account the costs to my right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer associated with teaching and supporting international students and the costs of providing public services, such as healthcare, to international students and their dependants. They estimate that for the 2018/19 cohort, the net economic impact of international students to the UK was an estimated £25.9 billion, representing around £95,000 per ‘typical’ international student. This figure does not include other sources of value that international students bring to the UK, such as tax revenues, improved longer-term trade and investment links and wider cultural and social benefits. The report can be found at: <a href="https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2021/09/09/the-costs-and-benefits-of-international-higher-education-students-to-the-uk-economy/#:~:text=The%20costs%20and%20benefits%20of%20international%20higher%20education,public%20services%2C%20which%20are%20put%20at%20%C2%A32.9%20billion" target="_blank">https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2021/09/09/the-costs-and-benefits-of-international-higher-education-students-to-the-uk-economy/#:~:text=The%20costs%20and%20benefits%20of%20international%20higher%20education,public%20services%2C%20which%20are%20put%20at%20%C2%A32.9%20billion</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 11/05/2023 10:23:37 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1625986

registered interest
date	05/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the financial requirement threshold on international students from (a) lower-income countries and (b) countries not on the Government’s list of countries exempting students from proving the financial requirement threshold.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	183987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2023 answer text <p>To access the Student route, international students must demonstrate in their application they meet the requirements of the route, including their ability to financially support themselves throughout their stay in the UK, unless differentiation arrangements apply.</p><p> </p><p>The addition or removal of countries and competent authorities to the list of differentiated nationals is based on objective data. We keep the list of differentiated nationals under review, adding and removing countries and competent authorities from this list.</p><p>An Impact Assessment was prepared to accompany the launch of the Student route. This can be found at the following link: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F916601%2FIA_-_students.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CAndrewJohn.Hornby%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cabe672aa048b4961c8df08db50890573%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638192321646479411%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XbP1VCCd8yuILMNvi4PMCUxD5LFQ9rucTD0ixTvT3sY%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/916601/IA_-_students.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>We keep our immigration policies under constant review to ensure they reflect our priorities and ensure we have a system that works in the UK’s best interests.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick grouped question UIN 183985 183986 183988 question first answered 11/05/2023 16:11:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1506089

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Pets: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the potential impact of the increase in household bills on pet welfare.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	901335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government is actively considering the impact of rising bills on all aspects of people’s lives. Defra is in close contact with animal welfare organisations and meets them regularly to understand issues that are affecting the sector, including the impact of rising bills.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 26/09/2022 09:09:49 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1485167

registered interest
date	30/06/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Public Service: Conduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any teachers of politics and citizenship in England have made formal complaints to his Department on the need for public officials to uphold the standards of public life since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	28513
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2022 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 22/07/2022 16:45:31 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1437828

registered interest
date	03/03/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	National Lottery
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the difference has been in the amount of expected income to the Exchequer from the National Lottery and actual income so received in the most recent two rounds of the National Lottery for which such information is available.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	134113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The information requested is not available.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC report monthly receipts from specific betting and gaming duties, including Lottery Duty. HMRC do not hold information on tax receipts in respect of specific lottery products, events, or “rounds”.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC publish information on Lottery Duty receipts within the ‘UK Betting and Gaming Statistics’ publication: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fuk-betting-and-gaming-statistics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBethany.Douce%40hmtreasury.gov.uk%7Ccccc7a3f1f6145742ab508da05bbff40%7Ced1644c505e049e6bc39fcf7ac51c18c%7C0%7C0%7C637828602234842080%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=Q0wCuoshqTxbYsqyW97ijgw7wuqF%2Fmj05njT1C7mE4I%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-betting-and-gaming-statistics</a>.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/03/2022 17:38:54 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1353017

registered interest
date	06/09/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Nitrous Oxide: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths have been attributed to nitrous oxide use in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	43699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have, therefore, asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 09/09/2021 16:46:04 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name UKSA final response to PQ43699.pdf title UKSA response PQ43699
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1352681

registered interest
date	03/09/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Theft: Pets
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the press release of 3 September 2021, Pet abduction to be made new criminal offence in crackdown on pet theft, whether proposals to make pet abduction a new criminal offence will also apply in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	42204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2021 answer text <p>Animal Welfare is a devolved matter and once the details of the proposed new pet abduction offence have been developed Welsh Government Ministers will be invited to consider whether they wish these reforms to apply in Wales.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 08/09/2021 15:59:19 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1308251

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Fishing Gear
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of law enforcement for crimes involving the illegal dumping of commercial fishing equipment in UK waters; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	179685
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK has been party to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships (MARPOL Annex V) since 1988, and the international requirements have been implemented in UK law through the 1998 and 2008 UK Regulations. Under these Regulations, discharge of all garbage into the sea is prohibited with very limited exceptions and in all cases the discharge of plastic is prohibited. In 2020 the Regulations were further revised to reflect the current international requirements.</p><p> </p><p>During the 2020 revisions, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) carried out a thorough review of the existing offences and penalties. As a result of this review, the scope of the type of garbage which may not be discharged to sea was widened. Under the 2020 Regulations it is an offence to fail to report the discharge of fishing gear which poses a significant threat to the marine environment or navigation.</p><p> </p><p>The UK’s Port Waste Reception Facilities Regulations (S.I. 2003/1809) put legal obligations on ports and vessels to manage ship generated waste including fishing gear. The MCA has received ministerial approval to review the UK’s current regime on Port Waste Reception Facilities and this review will start in spring 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 15/04/2021 14:05:02 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1302854

registered interest
date	16/03/2021
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	Construction: Materials
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the UKCA mark and its application for construction products or other materials applies to rings constructed for wrestling or boxing; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	169991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>In order for the UKCA mark to be applied to a construction product, the product must meet the definition of a construction product as set out by the United Kingdom Construction Products Regulations, and be covered by either a United Kingdom designated standard or United Kingdom Technical Assessment. <br> <br>Wrestling and boxing rings in themselves do not meet this definition of construction products, and are covered by neither a United Kingdom designated standard, nor a United Kingdom Technical Assessment, under the United Kingdom Construction Products Regulations. They therefore do not need to be UKCA-marked in order to be placed on the market of Great Britain.</p><p>If the component parts of a wrestling or boxing ring have been marketed as individual products for use in construction, however, they will be subject to the same rules as construction products, which may include the requirement to apply the UKCA mark.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 22/03/2021 16:13:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1300752

registered interest
date	09/03/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Welfare: Enforcement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Local Authority Enforcement Project in Wales, what similar support he is making available to local authorities for collaboration on animal welfare enforcement across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	165697
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2021 answer text <p>The Welsh Government has kept us informed of its Local Authority Enforcement Project and we are looking into whether any lessons can be learnt to inform better training of local authority inspectors in England.</p><p> </p><p>Meanwhile, Defra has published statutory guidance notes for local authorities to support the enforcement of the Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) Regulations 2018 (the 2018 Regulations) which govern activities such as dog breeding and pet sales.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/animal-activities-licensing-guidance-for-local-authorities" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/animal-activities-licensing-guidance-for-local-authorities</a></p><p> </p><p>The 2018 Regulations require that all local authority inspectors must be suitably qualified and the procedural guidance notes define how inspectors can meet this criterion. Such criteria includes any person holding a Level 3 certificate or equivalent granted by a body, recognised and regulated by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation which oversees the training and assessment of persons in inspecting and licensing animal activities businesses, confirming the passing of an independent examination.</p><p> </p><p>We also helped facilitate the establishment of the Local Government Animal Welfare Group (LGAWG) and its website which provides information for local authority teams as well as other animal welfare enforcers such as the police and the RSPCA. This Group seeks to raise the profile of animal welfare enforcement as well as sharing best practice and providing advice for those working with animals. Supported by Defra, the Local Government Association and the Animal Health &amp; Welfare Board England, the LGAWG provides up to date information and news.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 12/03/2021 12:36:27 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones