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1716552

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	All-party Parliamentary Groups: National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, with reference to paragraph 17 of the Eighth Report of Session 2022-23 of the Committee on Standards, All-Party Parliamentary Groups: final proposals, HC 228, published on 5 April 2023, what steps the Commission is taking to ensure that Secretariats of APPGs (a) are not funded by and (b) do not receive benefits from foreign governments.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	25199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The Committee on Standards put forward recommendations which were approved by the House on 19 July 2023. These included the following provisions which are now contained within the APPG rules:</p><p>a) groups are not permitted to have a secretariat either provided or funded by a foreign government.</p><p>b) a group’s officers must undertake due diligence as to whether a foreign government is the eventual funder of a secretariat or other benefit. If a group receives a benefit (other than a secretariat) from a foreign government, this is permissible but must be registered.</p><p>c) for groups receiving over £1500 in benefits in a calendar year, the group shall publish an annual report explaining its work and a due diligence statement in relation to foreign government funding.</p><p>As the Committee recommended, the Parliamentary Security Department and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards on 20 September 2023 issued guidance on due diligence. That guidance was emailed to all APPG Chairs and is available here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/about/mps-and-lords/members/apg/rules-on-appgs/" target="_blank">Guide to the rules on All-Party Parliamentary Groups - UK Parliament</a></p><p>There is no ban on the receipt of benefits from foreign governments, but such benefits must be registered.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker grouped question UIN 25198 question first answered 15/05/2024 14:22:52 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 33837 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716553

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2024
	answering body	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept id	18
	answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
	answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
	hansard heading	All-party Parliamentary Groups: Diplomatic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the hon. Member for Broxbourne, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will make it its policy that former Ambassadors and High Commissioners may not work in the Secretariats of APPGs on countries to which they were accredited.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	25200
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The Commission does not control or regulate All-Party Parliamentary Groups (APPGs).</p><p>The Committee on Standards put forward recommendations which were approved by the House on 19 July 2023. This included the provision that groups are not permitted to have a secretariat either provided or funded by a foreign government. The Committee made no recommendations about the role of former Ambassadors or High Commissioners.</p> answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker question first answered 15/05/2024 14:24:54 answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker previous answer version 33838 answering member constituency Broxbourne answering member printed Sir Charles Walker answering member 1493 label Biography information for Sir Charles Walker
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716174

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	24871
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme has received 330 applications and accepted and paid 209 claims since it was launched on 16 October 2023. Of those, 90 per cent of all claims have been processed and 97 per cent of payments made to those eligible within the published timescales. The Recognition Payment Scheme is delivering effectively to those it was established to recognise.</p><p> </p><p>The shortest time taken between an application being received and a payment being made was 19 working days and the longest 88 working days, with an average of 56 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of applications made to the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was launched on 16 October 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2024</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The scheme is administered by a dedicated team of six staff, and application support is available through the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 24872 24873 24874 24875 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:00:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716175

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications have been (a) made to, (b) approved by and (c) paid by the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	24872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme has received 330 applications and accepted and paid 209 claims since it was launched on 16 October 2023. Of those, 90 per cent of all claims have been processed and 97 per cent of payments made to those eligible within the published timescales. The Recognition Payment Scheme is delivering effectively to those it was established to recognise.</p><p> </p><p>The shortest time taken between an application being received and a payment being made was 19 working days and the longest 88 working days, with an average of 56 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of applications made to the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was launched on 16 October 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2024</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The scheme is administered by a dedicated team of six staff, and application support is available through the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 24871 24873 24874 24875 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:00:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716176

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) shortest, (b) average and (c) longest time taken is between application to and a payment under the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	24873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme has received 330 applications and accepted and paid 209 claims since it was launched on 16 October 2023. Of those, 90 per cent of all claims have been processed and 97 per cent of payments made to those eligible within the published timescales. The Recognition Payment Scheme is delivering effectively to those it was established to recognise.</p><p> </p><p>The shortest time taken between an application being received and a payment being made was 19 working days and the longest 88 working days, with an average of 56 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of applications made to the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was launched on 16 October 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2024</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The scheme is administered by a dedicated team of six staff, and application support is available through the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 24871 24872 24874 24875 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:00:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716177

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many applications have been made to the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was announced.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	24874
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme has received 330 applications and accepted and paid 209 claims since it was launched on 16 October 2023. Of those, 90 per cent of all claims have been processed and 97 per cent of payments made to those eligible within the published timescales. The Recognition Payment Scheme is delivering effectively to those it was established to recognise.</p><p> </p><p>The shortest time taken between an application being received and a payment being made was 19 working days and the longest 88 working days, with an average of 56 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of applications made to the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was launched on 16 October 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2024</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The scheme is administered by a dedicated team of six staff, and application support is available through the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 24871 24872 24873 24875 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:00:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1716178

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in his Department work on the War Widows Recognition Payment Scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	24875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2024 answer text <p>The War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme has received 330 applications and accepted and paid 209 claims since it was launched on 16 October 2023. Of those, 90 per cent of all claims have been processed and 97 per cent of payments made to those eligible within the published timescales. The Recognition Payment Scheme is delivering effectively to those it was established to recognise.</p><p> </p><p>The shortest time taken between an application being received and a payment being made was 19 working days and the longest 88 working days, with an average of 56 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The below table shows the number of applications made to the War Widow(er)s Recognition Payment Scheme in each month since it was launched on 16 October 2023.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of applications received</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2023</p></td><td><p>165</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2023</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2023</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2024</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2024</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2024</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2024</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2024</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The scheme is administered by a dedicated team of six staff, and application support is available through the Veterans Welfare Service (VWS).</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 24871 24872 24873 24874 question first answered 15/05/2024 13:00:30 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1715336

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make it his policy to recognise Emirati sovereignty of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	24438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>We are not conducting freedom of navigation operations around these islands. However, we keep operations in the Gulf under constant review. The UK supports the United Arab Emirates' call to reach a peaceful solution to the dispute over the three islands - Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa - through bilateral negotiations or the International Court of Justice, in accordance with the rules of international law including the UN Charter.</p><p>The UK is dedicated to defending freedom of navigation in the Gulf, which is crucial for the global trading system and world economy, with the deployment of HMS DIAMOND in support of our current footprint in the region. We are proud to be partnering with other members of the international community to uphold the rules based approach.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 24439 24440 24441 question first answered 07/05/2024 16:55:51 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1715339

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made an assessment of the legality of Iran’s military occupation of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb; and if he will raise that matter with his Gulf Cooperation Council partners.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	24439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>We are not conducting freedom of navigation operations around these islands. However, we keep operations in the Gulf under constant review. The UK supports the United Arab Emirates' call to reach a peaceful solution to the dispute over the three islands - Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa - through bilateral negotiations or the International Court of Justice, in accordance with the rules of international law including the UN Charter.</p><p>The UK is dedicated to defending freedom of navigation in the Gulf, which is crucial for the global trading system and world economy, with the deployment of HMS DIAMOND in support of our current footprint in the region. We are proud to be partnering with other members of the international community to uphold the rules based approach.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 24438 24440 24441 question first answered 07/05/2024 16:55:51 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1715340

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2024
	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	Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb: Sovereignty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make it his policy to assume responsibility for mediating Iran’s withdrawal from Abu Musa, Greater Tunb and Lesser Tunb.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	24440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>We are not conducting freedom of navigation operations around these islands. However, we keep operations in the Gulf under constant review. The UK supports the United Arab Emirates' call to reach a peaceful solution to the dispute over the three islands - Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa - through bilateral negotiations or the International Court of Justice, in accordance with the rules of international law including the UN Charter.</p><p>The UK is dedicated to defending freedom of navigation in the Gulf, which is crucial for the global trading system and world economy, with the deployment of HMS DIAMOND in support of our current footprint in the region. We are proud to be partnering with other members of the international community to uphold the rules based approach.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 24438 24439 24441 question first answered 07/05/2024 16:55:51 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski