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	registered interest
	date	17/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business and Trade during the debate on UK Export Performance of 18 September 2023, Official Report, column 1200, how many people work in the dedicated free trade agreement utilisation team as of 17 January 2024; and how many people he plans to work in that team on average over the next two financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	9992
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The Free Trade Agreement Utilisation team has around 20 full time employees who work closely with business-facing teams across the Nations and regions of the UK, teams based overseas, and across all of our Department’s export support ecosystem to raise awareness of our new FTAs and ensure business can seize the opportunities in those fast growing markets.</p><p> </p><p>Future years' resourcing will be decided as part of business planning for each financial year.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 22/01/2024 17:12:22 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1240725

	registered interest
	date	06/10/2020
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Business Rates: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the business rates holiday to 2021-22; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	99512
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Government’s package to support businesses affected by coronavirus, the Government has provided a business rates holiday for eligible properties in retail, hospitality and leisure, worth £10 billion this year.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Call for Evidence for the fundamental review of business rates, the Government anticipates setting out preliminary conclusions from the review on the most pressing areas, including reliefs, in the autumn, ahead of final conclusions in spring 2021.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 14/10/2020 14:10:35 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1240389

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	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	Football: 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 financial assistance he is providing to clubs in the (a) Spartan South Midlands Football League and (b) Southern Football League; if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	98864
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>Football clubs are the heart of local communities, they have unique social value and many with a great history.</p><p>The Government has provided unprecedented support to businesses throughout this period, including a comprehensive and sizable package of direct fiscal support for business through tax reliefs, cash grants and employee wage support. Many football clubs have benefited from these measures.</p><p>The Football Foundation has also provided financial support to grassroots clubs through its Matchday Support Fund, helping clubs to prepare for the resumption of football, as well as the safe return of supporters to stadiums where permitted. This investment follows the Foundation’s Pitch and Club Preparation Funds, which also saw grants for local clubs.</p><p>Importantly, under government guidance these clubs are able to admit spectators, whilst adhering to COVID-19 guidance, generating crucial revenue that is vital for their survival.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 13/10/2020 09:42:31 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1240353

	registered interest
	date	05/10/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to respond to the correspondence of 26 August 2020 from the hon. Member for Harrow West which requested an urgent response regarding Mrs Patel ref: GT41801 application no: 4519819315.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	98863
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2020 answer text <p>A reply was sent to the Hon. Member’s correspondence on 6 October 2020.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/10/2020 08:56:57 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1546413

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cammell Laird: Industrial Disputes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make available all documents related interactions between Vera Baird and stakeholders representing those involved in the Cammell Laird industrial dispute of 1984.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	98652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2023 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-10/59415" target="_blank">PQ 59415</a> on 20 October by the then Minister for the Cabinet Office, my Right Honourable friend, the member for Croydon South.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 17/02/2023 15:31:49 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1546412

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cammell Laird: Industrial Disputes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make available all documents related interactions between Jack Straw and stakeholders representing those involved in the Cammell Laird industrial dispute of 1984.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	98651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2022-10-10/59415" target="_blank">PQ 59415</a> on 20 October by the then Minister for the Cabinet Office, my Right Honourable friend, the member for Croydon South.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/12/2022 12:20:39 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1239456

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Agricultural Products: Australasia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) Australia and (b) New Zealand on (i) quotas and (ii) tariff free quotas for trade in agricultural products after the transition period; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	97450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom’s updated goods schedule was circulated at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for certification on 24 July 2018, including tariff rate quotas for a range of agricultural goods.</p><p> </p><p>Australia and New Zealand were among the countries that expressed reservations. On 21st December 2018, the United Kingdom opened a process under Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade to negotiate these tariff rate quotas with affected WTO Members. Officials have been engaging with concerned parties in this process. In addition, officials have been engaging with both Australia and New Zealand in Free Trade Agreement negotiations, which were launched in June.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/10/2020 15:25:02 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1239455

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Japan
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, on what date her Department plans to publish the full details and text of the trade agreement recently agreed between the UK and Japan; and is she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	97449
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will be finalised and signed in the coming weeks, before the full text is laid in parliament and made publicly available.</p><p> </p><p>Furthermore, a parliamentary report, setting out in detail any areas where there are material differences between the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and the CEPA, will be published, alongside a full Impact Assessment. Both the International Trade Committee and the International Agreements Sub-Committee will have the opportunity to scrutinise the deal and produce an independent report on the agreement.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 06/10/2020 15:20:00 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1239215

	registered interest
	date	30/09/2020
	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	Care Homes: Screening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that agency staff have access to home covid-19 testing kits to enable them to obtain a test result prior to their starting an assignment at a care home.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	97448
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/01/2021 answer text <p>All bank and agency staff working in care homes are eligible to access weekly COVID-19 PCR testing through the care home they work in, and we have also introduced twice-weekly rapid testing with Lateral Flow Devices.</p><p>Domiciliary care workers can access weekly PCR tests via their employer.</p><p>Anyone with symptoms can access testing through the self-referral portal system.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 12/01/2021 14:51:14 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1239016

	registered interest
	date	29/09/2020
	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	Local Government Finance: 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, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring local authorities can meet the additional costs arising as a consequence of the covid-19 outbreak in the financial year 2021-22; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	96760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2020 answer text <p>Councils are at the front line as we continue to tackle this pandemic and we are determined that they have the resources they need to respond to the pandemic in their areas. That is why we’ have given councils an unprecedented £4.8 billion to deal with the pandemic, comprising £3.7 billion of un-ringfenced grants and over £1.1 billion for the Infection Control Fund. In total, over £28 billion has been committed to local areas to support councils, businesses and communities across Government. <br> <br> We are currently undertaking a programme of engagement with the sector, which includes our ongoing financial monitoring survey and direct contact with councils and their representatives, local leaders and Chief Executives to understand the challenges and pressures experienced by councils from the Covid-19 outbreak. <br> <br> We recognise that even with the considerable support already provided, there will be individual authorities with either unique circumstances or residual  issues resulting in unmanageable pressures.  We would ask that any local authority who is faced with an unmanageable pressure or is concerned about their future financial position should approach MHCLG for discussion.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 07/10/2020 13:44:04 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas