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1235884

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Fleet Solid Support Ships: Shipbuilding
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	When his Department plans to award the contract to build the Fleet Solid Support Ships; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	906278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2020 answer text <p>We have already started a market engagement exercise and have had a healthy response. I intend to announce the procurement timetable for these warships in due course after market testing has completed. We intend to encourage international partners to work with UK firms to bid, which will build on the successes of Type 31.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/09/2020 16:38:16 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1385748

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2021
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of No Recourse to Public Funds on children's ability to access (a) the internet and (b) a computer to complete school work.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	88813
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2021 answer text <p>The department is investing over £520 million to support access to remote education and online social care through the Get Help with Technology programme. This programme has already provided over 1.35 million devices to enable disadvantaged children and young people to access education stay in touch with their school and peers and improve their digital skills. On 22 October, the department announced a further rollout of an additional 500,000 devices. Schools and colleges decide how to best use the devices to make sure all pupils, no matter their background, can access education.</p><p>In addition, the programme also provided support for over 110,000 families to get online through uplifts in mobile data and 4G wireless routers. This included partnering with the UK’s leading mobile operators to provide free data to help over 33,000 disadvantaged children get online and delivering over 77,000 4G wireless routers for pupils without connection at home. The department has announced new funding to support schools and colleges in providing internet access for disadvantaged pupils whose face-to-face education is disrupted during the autumn term and enabled ordering of 4G routers for schools and colleges.</p><p>The department supports the role of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in leading digital inclusion across government and welcomes the efforts of organisations such as the Digital Poverty Alliance in improving understanding of digital inclusion impacts, co-ordinating the wide range of existing local and national initiatives and highlighting gaps in support.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 10/12/2021 13:03:08 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1313105

	registered interest
	date	11/05/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives of the travel industry on (a) reducing the cost of covid-19 tests for international travel and (b) improving the length of time taken to receive the results of those tests.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	389
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>We are working with the travel industry and private testing providers to see how we can further reduce costs for the British public while ensuring travel is as safe as possible. We are considering a range of options ahead of international travel re-opening on 17 May. The price of tests has reduced significantly in recent weeks, with providers offering testing packages for green arrivals starting at £20 and a single PCR test for £44.90.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We have established minimum standards for laboratories and testing providers, which cover turnaround times for Covid test evaluation, and providers that offer a sub-standard service are given 5 days to rectify the problem. Failure to do so means they are removed from the gov.uk list of providers.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 17/05/2021 10:11:47 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1348397

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus Certificates
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent progress his Department has made on bi-lateral agreements for covid-19 vaccination certification for international travel; and when he plans for those agreements to be operational.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	35824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2021 answer text <p>We are working closely with international partners on reopening travel and will provide an update in due course on how to safely reopen travel for fully vaccinated people from overseas.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/07/2021 10:40:38 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1236597

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Lessons Learned Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she (a) has had and (b) plans to have with organisations to contribute to the review of the compliant environment as recommended by the Windrush Lessons Learned Review.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	93656
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/09/2020 answer text <p>My officials are consulting external experts, community organisations and the very people the Home Office has failed in the past in an extensive programme of engagement to ensure officials understand the change that is needed and that the organisation at every level learns the lessons of what went wrong.</p><p> </p><p>I have accepted the Windrush Lessons Learned review’s important findings and I will be updating the House in the coming weeks.</p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 25/09/2020 13:58:56 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1238942

	registered interest
	date	29/09/2020
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Windrush Lessons Learned Review
	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 25 September 2020 to Question 93656, for what reason she has not been able to update the House sooner on the Windrush Lessons Learned review’s findings.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	96975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/10/2020 answer text <p>On 30 September, I published a Comprehensive Improvement Plan in response to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review.</p><p>This can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-lessons-learned-review-response-comprehensive-improvement-plan" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/windrush-lessons-learned-review-response-comprehensive-improvement-plan</a></p> answering member constituency Witham answering member printed Priti Patel question first answered 05/10/2020 10:42:02 answering member 4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1227444

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in how many countries the UK armed forces are conducting counter-terrorism operations; and in how many of those countries the UK is (a) conducting air and drone strikes and (b) deploying troops where they may use or have used lethal force.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	78788
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces are currently operating in support of counterterrorism operations in four countries (Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Mali), and are presently providing counterterrorism training to an additional nine partner nations: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia Kenya, Lebanon, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. The RAF is conducting strike operations only in Iraq and Syria. The publicly available 'Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2018 to 19' contains further details. UK Armed Forces retain an inherent right to self-defence wherever they are deployed. This includes up to (and including) lethal force if there is an imminent threat to life and it is judged that there is no other way to stop the danger.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2020 14:55:15 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1227445

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries the UK is (a) conducting air and drone strikes and (b) deploying military personnel on countert-errorism operations.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	78789
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces are currently operating in support of counterterrorism operations in four countries (Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Mali), are presently providing counterterrorism training to an additional nine partner nations: Bangladesh, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia Kenya, Lebanon, Maldives, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia. The RAF is conducting strike operations only in Iraq and Syria. The publicly available 'Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2018 to 19' contains further details.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2020 14:55:48 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1227447

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries the UK armed forces are deployed on counter-terrorism operations for which their rules of engagement permit them to use lethal force.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	78790
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2020 answer text <p>UK Armed Forces are currently operating in support of counterterrorism operations in four countries (Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Mali). For operational and personnel security reasons we do not comment on specific operational rules of engagement in each theatre. More broadly, UK Armed Forces have an inherent right of self-defence wherever they may be deployed. This permits them to use force, up to and including lethal force, if there is an imminent threat and provided that it is proportionate to the threat faced.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 01/09/2020 13:28:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1227450

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Counter-terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries in 2019 UK armed forces were deployed on counter-terrorism operations where they used lethal force.
	tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
	tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
	uin	78791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2020 answer text <p>During 2019 UK Armed Forces exercised lethal force in Iraq and Syria as part of the counter-Daesh campaign.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 07/09/2020 14:56:05 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
	tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss