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1203586

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date	15/06/2020
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	Quarantine: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the human rights implications of introducing a 14 day quarantine period for UK and EU citizens arriving in the UK.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	59398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/08/2020 answer text <p>On 8 June new rules for international travellers were introduced in order to reduce the risk of new COVID-19 cases from abroad.</p><p>A legal Memorandum on Compatibility with the European Convention of Human Rights and EU Charter was completed for the regulations, which fall under The Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984. The analysis considered that the self isolation measure is a proportionate means of achieving the legitimate public health aims of the policy to control and reduce the domestic incidence of COVID-19.</p><p>The regulations remain under constant review to ensure that the border measures remain balanced, measured and proportionate to the public health response.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 19/08/2020 19:22:54 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1203628

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to counter threats posed by the use by foreign governments and other entities of commercially available cyber intrusion and other surveillance technology against UK citizens, companies and government departments.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	59399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The cyber threat landscape and tools commercially available to hostile actors are diverse, but the UK is clear that it will not tolerate malicious cyber activity and will react robustly and proportionately to the threat using the full spectrum of HMG capabilities at our disposal.</p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Centre for the Protection of Critical National Infrastructure (CPNI) provides ongoing advice and guidance for Government departments, Critical National Infrastructure, businesses, organisations and the general public.</p><p>Working closely with industry partners and experts through campaigns like ‘Industry 100’, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Aware, they produce guidance and support that sets out protective measures that can be taken to protect against a range of threats and threat actors, including espionage and cyber-attacks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 59400 question first answered 23/06/2020 14:57:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1203634

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Surveillance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure that commercial spyware and surveillance technology is not used by foreign governments against UK nationals.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	59400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The cyber threat landscape and tools commercially available to hostile actors are diverse, but the UK is clear that it will not tolerate malicious cyber activity and will react robustly and proportionately to the threat using the full spectrum of HMG capabilities at our disposal.</p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Centre for the Protection of Critical National Infrastructure (CPNI) provides ongoing advice and guidance for Government departments, Critical National Infrastructure, businesses, organisations and the general public.</p><p>Working closely with industry partners and experts through campaigns like ‘Industry 100’, Cyber Essentials and Cyber Aware, they produce guidance and support that sets out protective measures that can be taken to protect against a range of threats and threat actors, including espionage and cyber-attacks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 59399 question first answered 23/06/2020 14:57:33 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1203913

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Fines: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of (a) UK nationals and (b) non-UK nationals who have been issued with fines for not complying with the requirement to quarantine upon entering the UK; and if she will publish the number of fines issued for each day that the quarantine requirement has been in place.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	59401
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>Information on the number of fixed penalty notices that have been issued by the police in England and Wales in relation to a breach of the COVID-19 health regulations are published by the National Police Chiefs Council on a fortnightly basis.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 23/06/2020 14:51:47 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1203914

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund: EU Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund in helping countries agree trade agreements with the European Union.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	59402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund (CARTFund) was launched by the UK Government in 2009 to help Caribbean countries and businesses implement and take advantage of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and support the region’s own economic integration initiative. DFID published an evaluation report in October 2015 at the end of the project, which found that it performed relatively well, particularly in relation to activities relating to the implementation of the EPA.</p><p>The UK has now signed the CARIFORUM-UK EPA with 13 CARIFORUM States, providing assurance to businesses, consumers and investors on the continuity of trade arrangements at the end of the transition period. Building on the recommendations from the CARTFund evaluation, DFID continues to deliver economic development objectives in the Caribbean including the UK Trade Partnerships Programme, which will support CARIFORUM States to implement and maximise the benefits of the CARIFORUM-UK EPA.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/06/2020 15:38:14 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1203916

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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	Small Business Grants Fund: Shropshire
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership in ensuring that Shropshire businesses receive business grant support.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	59655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2020 answer text <p>The Marches LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) is responsible for distributing £1.58 million of support to local businesses to help them in the face of the Covid-19 crisis, working in partnership with local authorities to make grants to SMEs (Small and Medium Sized Enterprises) in the region. Of the £737,000 that has been allocated to Shropshire Council, £600,000 will be delivered to local SMEs in grants of up to £10,000 each. The Marches Growth Hub <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marchesgrowthhub.co.uk%2Fabout-us%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CPSSimonClarke%40communities.gov.uk%7Ccbddb515b7924beec81908d8178aacac%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637285231650990148&amp;sdata=A3ecMYqfzOlMgdMUB1U2auHcG75nFy%2BMaR%2Boi0EAmp4%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.marchesgrowthhub.co.uk/about-us/</a>, managed by Marches LEP, continues to provided business support, advice and guidance to Shropshire businesses <em>.</em></p><p>As of 21 June, the Marches LEP has also supported Shropshire Council to deliver over £75.6 million in grants to 6,390 businesses in Shropshire from the Small Business Grants Fund and the Retail, Hospitality and Leisure Grants Fund. Government continues to work closely with all local authorities, with the support of local bodies such as Local Enterprise Partnerships, to help deliver the remaining grant funding quickly and efficiently.</p><p>In December 2019, following extensive consultation with local partners, Marches LEP published their Draft Local Industrial Strategy and evidence base, setting out how they will drive productivity and clean growth. The LEP is now working with local partners to help plan for economic recovery in the short term. All LEPs are subject to an annual performance review by MHCLG, which includes an assessment of their delivery performance.</p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 23/06/2020 16:57:29 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard