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769128

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Meat Products: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations he has made to his US counterpart on lifting the US ban on haggis imports.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	901083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2017 answer text <p>We are working with the US authorities to ensure the restrictions on British lamb are lifted as soon as possible. The US has a longstanding ban on the use of animal lungs as food, but the Scottish haggis industry is working on a US-specific recipe to allow the industry access to the US market at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 12/10/2017 15:54:55 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

753753

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2017
	answering body	Scotland Office
	answering dept id	2
	answering dept short name	Scotland
	answering dept sort name	Scotland
	hansard heading	Urban Areas: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress is being made on the Government's negotiations with the Scottish Government and local partners on delivering the next phase of City Deals in Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	900495
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>We are making good progress on our commitment to a City Deal for every city region in Scotland, and I hope to have some good news very soon on the Edinburgh City Deal.</p><p>We have opened negotiations on Stirling and Clackmannanshire, and we are working with the Tay Cities partners to develop the Deal.</p><p>We are also driving forward with the innovative, cross-border Borderlands Deal, which will see transformative investment into the local economies along the Border.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 900498 question first answered 19/07/2017 15:08:46 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757670

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has made to the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar on the treatment of the Rohingya people.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8984
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>Following the recent outbreak in violence in Rakhine State, the Foreign Secretary has spoken with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and has raised our concerns. Our Ambassador in Rangoon has also raised these issues in several occasions. The Minister of State for International Development, my Rt Hon Friend Alistair Burt MP, visited Burma in July. He discussed the situation in Rakhine State with the Burmese Ministers of Health and Education and met Rohingya leaders.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/09/2017 16:24:53 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757887

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: Stirling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many businesses in Stirling constituency are engaged with his Department in promoting their export sales.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) does not publish export data on a constituency or a country level. Nevertheless, DIT can identify that Scottish companies have used DIT export support programmes including the Tradeshow Access Programme, services accessed through the great.gov.uk digital platform, activities in the High Value Campaigns and commissioned Overseas Market Information Services. Companies such as Alexander Dennis have also utilised UK Export Finance support such as their recent contract to supply buses to Mexico.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 13/09/2017 06:48:39 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757873

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Energy: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what recent meetings he has had with the Big Six energy companies; and what measures his Department plans to being forward to ensure the energy market is a competitive marketplace.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>BEIS Ministers and officials regularly meet energy supply companies to discuss a wide range of issues. We are working with Ofgem to make switching supplier quicker and easier for consumers.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2017 13:22:26 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757585

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Broadband
	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 the average length of time is for a (a) commercial property and (b) domestic residence to be connected to a broadband service in each region and nation of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>We do not hold these figures. For one provider quarterly data on the average length of time for commercial and residential properties to be connected to Openreach’s network is publicly available from their website at https://www.homeandwork.openreach.co.uk/OurResponsibilities/our-performance.aspx.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 19/09/2017 13:39:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757669

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	North Korea: Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations his Department has made to the Government of China on the enforcement of existing UN sanctions against North Korea.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>North Korea's recent actions are reckless and pose an unacceptable threat to the international community. The UK will work with our partners and allies to tackle this threat.</p><p>We welcome China's condemnation of North korea's activity. China has supported all UNSCRs, including the most recent, UNSCR 2371 and UNSCR 2375. As the Foreign Secretary said on 5 September, in a statement to Parliament on the situation on the Korean Peninsula, China has a unique ability to influence the regime. The Foreign Secretary spoke to the Chinese Foreign Minister on 4 August and 1 September to urge China to use its influence on the DPRK regime and implement sanctions fully. The Foreign Secretary had already urged China to support further action at the UN Security Council in a statement on 4 July. As The Minister for Asia and the Pacific, I also discussed North Korea with the Chinese government during my visit to Beijing in the final week of August.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/09/2017 16:21:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757573

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Digital Technology: Skilled Workers
	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 initiatives are being sponsored by her Department to support and grow the UK digital skills base.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>DCMS has sponsored many programs that have helped support and grow the UK digital skills base. Some of them include the following:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Through grant funding, we have supported Ada, the National College for Digital Skills to build and pilot an innovative, online platform that will teach coding skills using elements of peer-to-peer and gamified learning. The first school-age students started using the platform in June 2017 in a pilot that was rolled out to 30 schools across the UK. Over 1,000 students – more than double the initial target of 500 – benefited from this learning<p><p> <br></li><li>DCMS is leading on a new digital skills partnership programme which will convene stakeholders across the public, private and charity sector to tackle the digital skills gap in a co-ordinated and coherent way. The DSP will also deliver on the 4 million training places announced in the Digital Strategy<p><p> <br></li><li>DCMS is also leading on a number of short and long-term government interventions to address the cyber security skills gap, funded through the National Cyber Security Programme including a programme targeted at 14-18 year olds and a range of activity in further and higher education.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 13/09/2017 14:59:46 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757794

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Japan: Exports
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what steps she took to promote the export of Scotch whisky and other Scottish food and drink during her recent visit to Japan.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2017 answer text <p>I was accompanied on my visit by representatives from the Scotch Whisky Association. Further details regarding the visit can be found on the gov.uk website.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 13/09/2017 12:52:01 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr

757839

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Children: Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to bring forward proposals to include redundancy payments and savings in the mandatory disclosure to the Child Maintenance Service in the event of loss of employment by the paying parent.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Stephen Kerr
	uin	8807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We have no plans to require parents to routinely disclose information about redundancy payments or savings as they are not taken into account as income within the calculation, nor can arrears be deducted from a redundancy payment prior to it being deposited into a bank account. Child maintenance arrears can be enforced against both savings and redundancy payments which have been paid out to the non-resident parent.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 11/09/2017 12:04:52 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
	tabling member	4604 label Biography information for Stephen Kerr