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931219

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of EU counter-measures to US steel and aluminium tariffs.
tabling member constituency	North West Norfolk
tabling member printed	Sir Henry Bellingham
uin	906134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>While we sympathise with US concerns regarding transparency and the overproduction of steel, we continue to argue that tariffs applied under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act are not an appropriate solution for dealing with these issues. We will continue to seek a constructive, permanent resolution with the United States to avoid further escalation, which would only harm businesses, jobs and consumers in the United Kingdom and the United States.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 28/06/2018 16:01:40 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	1441 label Biography information for Lord Bellingham

931312

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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	Livestock: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish his Department's response to the consultation on the live exports of farm animals.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	157655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>We are currently analysing the responses from the Call for Evidence on controlling live exports of farm animals for slaughter and how to improve animal welfare during transport once the UK leaves the EU. We also asked the Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) to look at what improvements could be made to the transport regulatory regime for all animals. We hope to receive the recommendations from the FAWC later in the year. In light of the evidence obtained and the FAWC report, we are planning to issue a Consultation setting out proposed policy reforms.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 02/07/2018 10:57:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

931313

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if he will ensure before the UK signs any future trade agreement, he will lay before Parliament an assessment of the potential economic, social, human rights and environmental impacts of that agreement on the UK.
tabling member constituency	Westmorland and Lonsdale
tabling member printed	Tim Farron
uin	157704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The Government will come forward shortly with its approach to the scrutiny of future free trade agreements. As outlined in the trade White Paper ‘Preparing for our Future UK Trade Policy’, the UK is committed to a transparent approach to international trade.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 04/07/2018 16:45:48 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	1591 label Biography information for Tim Farron

931315

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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	Food: Waste
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 the Government’s policy is on the provision of fiscal incentives for the redistribution of surplus food for human consumption.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	157657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2018 answer text <p>Retailers and manufacturers can already get tax relief on food they donate. Companies can get tax relief on trading stock that is produced but not sold. This includes food donated to charities - the cost of producing stock which is donated is deducted from their profits before tax is calculated.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The issue of food waste will continue to be a priority for the UK. The Government recently announced the creation of a new £500,000 Food Waste Reduction Fund to support projects that help increase redistribution in communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/06/2018 16:57:14 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

931317

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Anti-terrorism Control Orders: Libya
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 7 June 2018 to Question 149021, how many control orders on Libyan nationals lifted during 2011 were lifted before the UK intervention in Libya on 19 March 2011.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	157849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>We do not comment on the personal circumstances of individuals who were subject to control orders.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 04/07/2018 15:26:22 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

931318

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to Iraq to stop Isis re-grouping in that country.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	157737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>As part of the Coalition, UK air power has played a vital role in the success of the counter Daesh operations in Iraq. The Coalition has destroyed thousands of Daesh targets, interdicting resupply and reinforcement efforts, preventing Daesh's ability to counter attack.</p><p>UK teams have helped train over 75,000 Iraqi Security Forces, increasing their capacity to defeat Daesh. The UK will continue to develop a committed security partnership with Iraq, assisting with building the capacity of their armed forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 03/07/2018 15:40:16 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

931319

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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	Maldives: Democracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department has provided to the Maldives Government to help improve that country's democratic processes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	157738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>Ministers and the British Ambassador to the Maldives regularly engage with the Government of Maldives about improving the country's democratic processes. On 19 April, I wrote to the Foreign Minister to request that his Government take all steps necessary to re-establish democratic norms, restore the independence of Parliament and the courts, release all political prisoners and engage in a genuine dialogue with leaders of Opposition parties. I also noted that the UK stood ready to support Maldives in taking these steps. We continue to call on the Government of Maldives to respect fundamental freedoms, including freedom of assembly and speech. Most recently, the UK raised Maldives in our UN Human Rights Council statement on 19 June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/07/2018 12:15:45 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

931320

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have applied for asylum to (a) the UK and (b) Northern Ireland in the last 12 months; and what the (i) country of origin (ii) gender and (iii) age was of those people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	157739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes data on the number of people applying for asylum in the UK, broken down by nationality, gender and age, in each year, in table as_03 (asylum, volume 2) of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release. The latest available data are for 2016. Data for 2017 will be published on 23rd August 2018. <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/709302/asylum2-mar-2018-tables.ods" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/709302/asylum2-mar-2018-tables.ods</a><br>UK’s immigration control operates at the national level and this is reflected in the statistics published by the Home Office. Therefore, data for Northern Ireland are not separately available.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 02/07/2018 13:21:59 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

931321

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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	Hepatitis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people had Hepatitis C in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	157740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>Public Health England receives laboratory reports of hepatitis C cases from England and Wales; these reports are presented by year in the following tables and the figures reflect those who have been tested. Data for the combined laboratory reports for England and Wales are available from 2013 and published in the Quarterly laboratory-confirmed hepatitis A virus and hepatitis C reports in England and Wales, available to view at the following link:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/laboratory-reports-of-hepatitis-a-and-c-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/laboratory-reports-of-hepatitis-a-and-c-2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The most recent estimates suggest that in 2015, around 160,000 people in England are living with hepatitis C infection.</p><p> </p><p>Laboratory reports of hepatitis C by year, England and Wales; 2013 to 2016</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of laboratory reports</p></td><td><p>11,692</p></td><td><p>11,997</p></td><td><p>11,626</p></td><td><p>11,322</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: From the Health Protection Report: Laboratory reports of hepatitis C: annual data</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Laboratory reports of hepatitis C in year 2012, England</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of laboratory reports</p></td><td><p>10,987</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Hepatitis C in England: 2018 report</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693917/HCV_in_England_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/693917/HCV_in_England_2018.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Laboratory reports of hepatitis C in year 2012, Wales</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of laboratory reports</p></td><td><p>502</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: Hepatitis C in the UK 2015: annual report</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/448710/NEW_FINAL_HCV_2015_IN_THE_UK_REPORT_28072015_v2.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/448710/NEW_FINAL_HCV_2015_IN_THE_UK_REPORT_28072015_v2.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 04/07/2018 11:31:23 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

931322

registered interest
date	26/06/2018
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	Spratly Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with Government of the Philippines in respect of Chinese actions in the Spratly Islands.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	157741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>We regularly engage the Philippines Government on tensions in the South China Sea. Our Ambassador in Manila often raises the South China Sea with a range of stakeholders, most recently with the Acting Chief Justice, Antonio Carpio. In May the FCO Permanent Under-Secretary raised the matter with Enrique Manalo, the Philippines Under-Secretary at the Department of Foreign Affairs. We underscored the importance of the rule of law and freedom of navigation and overflight.</p><p>The UK does not take sides or support any sovereignty claim over another. Our commitment is to international law and freedom of navigation and overflight. The UK is opposed to militarisation of the South China Sea. We urge all parties to respect freedom of navigation and settle their disputes peacefully in accordance with international law.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/07/2018 16:14:58 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon