Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1539957

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Beef: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent steps her Department has taken to promote the export of British beef.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	80701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) works closely with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to increase opportunities for UK beef, and in recent years unlocked barriers to enable exports to markets such as Japan, the Philippines, and the USA.</p><p> </p><p>DIT works with industry partners to deliver trade promotion activity to promote British beef globally, through trade shows, meet the buyer missions and other marketing activities.</p><p> </p><p>DIT has recently established a new trade and investment hub in Northern Ireland, that works closely with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association, Ulster Farmers Union and Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland, in support of export goals.</p> answering member constituency West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine answering member printed Andrew Bowie question first answered 14/11/2022 10:57:45 answering member 4601 label Biography information for Andrew Bowie
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1539958

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Seed Potatoes: UK Internal Trade
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 steps she is taking to support the transit of seed potatoes from Scotland to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2022 answer text <p>Defra continues to view lifting the EU prohibition on GB seed potatoes as a priority, and we continue to raise this issue in our engagements with EU SPS officials. I can confirm that the most recent meeting of the Trade Specialised Committee on SPS Measures was on 19 October and the issue regarding securing equivalence for seed potatoes was raised. HM Government challenged the TCA compliance of the EU’s prohibition and repeated our desire to find a solution to resume trade. Unfortunately, the Commission has yet to respond to a UK request for a risk assessment justifying the EU’s prohibition of GB seed potatoes. When challenged on a timeline for a response during the SC meeting, the Commission indicated that a draft response was under consideration. This will help inform our next steps. On the movement of seed potatoes from Great Britain to Northern Ireland specifically, HM Government has been clear there is no biosecurity justification for them to be prohibited as set out in the UKG Command Paper.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 21/11/2022 19:56:04 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1539959

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Electronic Cigarettes: Young People
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 the Government is taking to raise young people's awareness of the risks of vaping.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>To raise awareness of the risks of vaping to children, we have updated information and advice online at the Better Health and Talk to Frank platforms. The Department of Health and Social Care also works with the Department of Education on communications to schools to prevent children from starting vaping.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/11/2022 17:06:01 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1539960

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	USA: Travel Restrictions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has held discussions with his counterpart in the United States on the duration of their travel restrictions based on vaccine status.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80968
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2022 answer text I have not raised the issue of travel restrictions based on vaccine status with my counterpart, the US Secretary of State. On 10 June 2021, in the UK - US joint statement signed by the then Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. Boris Johnson MP and President Biden, the UK and US announced the creation of an Experts Working Group on Travel. This group shared expertise and provided recommendations to leaders on the return of safe international travel. This group has discussed travel restrictions based on vaccine status. answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/11/2022 11:37:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1539961

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Blood: Donors
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 donated blood in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The following table shows the number of active blood donors in England from 1 November to 31 October in each year from 2019.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number of donors</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020</p></td><td><p>764,966</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2020 to 31 October 2021</p></td><td><p>789,943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2021 to 31 October 2022</p></td><td><p>797,263</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Blood and Transplant, November 2022.</p><p>Note:</p><p>An active donor is an individual who has donated blood at least once in a 12 month period.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/11/2022 17:42:58 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1539962

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
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	Blood: Donors
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 first-time blood donors gave blood in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>The following table shows the number of new blood donors in England from 1 November to 31 October in each year since 2019.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020</p></td><td><p>100,812</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2020 to 31 October 2021</p></td><td><p>133,486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 November 2021 to 31 October 2022</p></td><td><p>111,004</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Source: NHS Blood and Transplant, November 2022.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 14/11/2022 16:33:42 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1539963

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Assembly: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on what date the election to the Northern Ireland Assembly will be held.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80971
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2022 answer text <p>Following the expiry of the period for the formation of an Executive, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland came under a duty to call an election in the twelve weeks from 28 October. The Secretary of State <a href="https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-11-09/debates/34B1DD39-AA71-450A-B56B-14CD9DB1EF89/NorthernIrelandElections" target="_blank">announced</a> in Parliament on 9 November that he will introduce legislation to provide a short, straightforward extension to the period for Executive formation - extending the current period by 6 weeks to 8 December, with the potential of a further six-week extension to 19 January if necessary.</p><p> </p><p>I urge the Parties to use the time available to come together and restore government, in the interests of all people in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 15/11/2022 11:08:20 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1539965

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	British Irish Intergovernmental Conference
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department has spent on hosting meetings of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office regularly publishes Annual Report and Accounts, including audited financial statements. I would refer the Honourable Lady to that resource for the information she requires.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 11/11/2022 09:46:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1539966

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Abortion: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether his Department has conducted recent polling into attitudes in Northern Ireland on his plan to commission abortion services.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Office has not conducted any recent polling into attitudes in Northern Ireland in relation to the UK Government plans to commission abortion services.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 14/11/2022 10:22:06 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1539967

registered interest
date	07/11/2022
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Terrorism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to the report entitled Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland, published on 19 October 2015, what recent assessment his Department has made of whether that report's assessment of links between the Provisional IRA and Sinn Fein is still accurate.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	80975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2022 answer text <p>The ‘Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland’ report was published in 2015 by the UK Government in order to provide a factual assessment from the UK security agencies and the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on the structure, role and purpose of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>The PSNI and security partners continue to work to keep people safe. The IRA, including the Provisional IRA, remains a proscribed organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 14/11/2022 11:31:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart