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1564749

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date	09/01/2023
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	Middle East: Sanctions
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 had discussions with his counterpart in Saudi Arabia on sanctions in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118924
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not raised sanctions in the Middle East in his conversations with his Saudi counterpart so far. However, officials at our Embassy in Riyadh discuss how to prevent destabilising activity in the Middle East regularly with their Saudi counterparts, including through the use of sanctions designations.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/01/2023 12:14:35 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564751

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Peru: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the number of tourists stranded in Machu Picchu region of Peru following the blocking of roads and suspension of train services during protests against the overthrow and arrest of President Castillo.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2023 answer text <p>We continue to closely monitor recent political developments, public protests, and the potential impact of the ongoing political situation on British Nationals in Peru. Protests have caused disruption to air, road and rail transport, including travel to and from Machu Picchu. In December we were aware of a number of British Nationals, as well as tourists from other countries, who were unable to leave Machu Picchu for a period of time. Staff from the British Embassy Lima assisted the three British Nationals who requested help in December and are available to assist British Nationals who request help in light of ongoing disruption to travel in Peru.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 20/01/2023 12:16:50 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564755

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Lung Cancer
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 he has made of trends in the rates of lung cancer in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	118930
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2023 answer text <p>No specific assessment has been made.</p><p>The National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service, part of NHS Digital, collects data on all cancers diagnosed in England. The following figures are taken from the data tables of the National Statistics release of Cancer Registration Statistics, England 2020, published on 20 October 2022.</p><p> </p><p>The number of new diagnoses of lung cancer in England for the five most recent years:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Diagnosis year</p></td><td><p>Number of males</p></td><td><p>Number of females</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21,044</p></td><td><p>18,318</p></td><td><p>39,362</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>20,677</p></td><td><p>19,006</p></td><td><p>39,683</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>20,708</p></td><td><p>19,078</p></td><td><p>39,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>20,897</p></td><td><p>19,419</p></td><td><p>40,316</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>19,161</p></td><td><p>18,076</p></td><td><p>37,237</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 31/01/2023 16:13:02 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1564762

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Gazumping
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the Answer given on 14 December 2022 to Question 87813, on Gazumping, whether the evaluation of the effectiveness of voluntary reservation agreements mentioned in that Answer has been completed; and what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing voluntary reservation agreements in the home buying and selling process.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	119055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Announcements will be made in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 18/01/2023 09:45:19 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1564765

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Elbit Systems UK: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether police forces have any contracts with Elbit Systems for (a) the provision of intelligence and (b) wider intelligence services.
tabling member constituency	Hayes and Harlington
tabling member printed	John McDonnell
uin	118804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold information on commercial arrangements by Police Forces.</p><p>Enquiries indicate that there is no force expenditure for Elbit Systems. I caveat these findings given the covert and sensitive nature of the possible services or products by this supplier</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 18/01/2023 15:48:39 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
tabling member	178 label Biography information for John McDonnell

1564773

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
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	Balkans: Wagner Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of whether the paramilitary Wagner Group is currently operating in (a) Kosovo and (b) Bosnia and Herzegovina.
tabling member constituency	Rutland and Melton
tabling member printed	Alicia Kearns
uin	119062
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>We will oppose Russian attempts to destabilise the region. We are aware of unconfirmed media reporting that Wagner Group has been operating in north Kosovo during the recent heightened tensions and are in regular contact with NATO's Kosovo Force who continue to investigate and monitor the situation closely. There are also unconfirmed reports that citizens from Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have been recruited by groups like Wagner, but we have no evidence that the group is operating on BiH territory.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 17/01/2023 17:22:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4805 label Biography information for Alicia Kearns

1564779

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Goods Vehicle Movement Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many vehicles were sent to inland border facilities due to the failure of the Goods Vehicle Management System in January 2023.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	119067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2023 answer text <p>On 1 January 2023, there was a technical issue with the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) which affected some traders’ ability to move goods using the service. The issue was swiftly fixed and GVMS continues to work well.</p><p> </p><p>We are aware that fewer than 15 vehicles were directed to attend Inland Border Facilities, due to traders’ customs declarations requiring further action following updates to the Customs Declaration Service. HMRC worked closely with affected traders to ensure their goods reached their destination as quickly as possible. We are not aware of any vehicles being directed to Inland Border Facilities due to the technical issue with GVMS.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 17/01/2023 17:01:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1564780

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Medicine: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many medical students completed their training at higher education providers in the 2021-22 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on enrolments and qualifications obtained at UK Higher Education Providers (HEPs). Latest statistics refer to the academic year 2020/21. Data for the 2021/22 academic year is due to be published on 19 January 2023.</p><p>The table below shows the number of students that have qualified from their first-degree from a UK HEI in a medical related subject by domicile.</p><p><strong>Full-person-equivalent<sup>1</sup> First Degree qualifiers in select subjects at </strong><strong>UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) by domicile, in the academic year 2020/21</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject area </strong><strong><sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of first-degree qualifiers domiciled in the UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of first-degree qualifiers domiciled outside of the UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of first-degree qualifiers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of first-degree qualifiers domiciled in the UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dentistry (CAH01-01-04)</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>92.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medicine (CAH01-01-01, CAH01-01-02, CAH01-01-03)</p></td><td><p>7,965</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>9,325</p></td><td><p>85.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nursing and midwifery (CAH02-04)</p></td><td><p>23,280</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>23,915</p></td><td><p>97.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterinary sciences (CAH05-01)</p></td><td><p>1,285</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>79.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Counts are based on full-person-equivalents. Where a student is studying more than one subject, they are apportioned between the subjects that make up their course. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5, in line with HESA rounding conventions, information on HESA rounding is available at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students#rounding-and-suppression-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students#rounding-and-suppression-strategy</a>. Numbers may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Information on qualifiers by principal HECoS code is published by HESA as part of their Open Data Pages Table 54, available at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-54" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-54</a>. As of 2019/20, the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) was introduced which means that the figures found in the table below are not directly comparable with years prior to 2019/20.</li></ol> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 119069 119070 119071 119072 119073 119074 119075 question first answered 18/01/2023 13:34:57 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1564781

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Medicine: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of medical students who completed their training at higher education providers were UK nationals in the 2021-22 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on enrolments and qualifications obtained at UK Higher Education Providers (HEPs). Latest statistics refer to the academic year 2020/21. Data for the 2021/22 academic year is due to be published on 19 January 2023.</p><p>The table below shows the number of students that have qualified from their first-degree from a UK HEI in a medical related subject by domicile.</p><p><strong>Full-person-equivalent<sup>1</sup> First Degree qualifiers in select subjects at </strong><strong>UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) by domicile, in the academic year 2020/21</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject area </strong><strong><sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of first-degree qualifiers domiciled in the UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of first-degree qualifiers domiciled outside of the UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of first-degree qualifiers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of first-degree qualifiers domiciled in the UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dentistry (CAH01-01-04)</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>92.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medicine (CAH01-01-01, CAH01-01-02, CAH01-01-03)</p></td><td><p>7,965</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>9,325</p></td><td><p>85.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nursing and midwifery (CAH02-04)</p></td><td><p>23,280</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>23,915</p></td><td><p>97.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterinary sciences (CAH05-01)</p></td><td><p>1,285</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>79.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Counts are based on full-person-equivalents. Where a student is studying more than one subject, they are apportioned between the subjects that make up their course. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5, in line with HESA rounding conventions, information on HESA rounding is available at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students#rounding-and-suppression-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students#rounding-and-suppression-strategy</a>. Numbers may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Information on qualifiers by principal HECoS code is published by HESA as part of their Open Data Pages Table 54, available at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-54" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-54</a>. As of 2019/20, the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) was introduced which means that the figures found in the table below are not directly comparable with years prior to 2019/20.</li></ol> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 119068 119070 119071 119072 119073 119074 119075 question first answered 18/01/2023 13:34:57 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1564782

registered interest
date	09/01/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Nurses: Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many nursing students completed their training at higher education providers in the 2021-22 academic year.
tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
tabling member printed	Matt Western
uin	119070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on enrolments and qualifications obtained at UK Higher Education Providers (HEPs). Latest statistics refer to the academic year 2020/21. Data for the 2021/22 academic year is due to be published on 19 January 2023.</p><p>The table below shows the number of students that have qualified from their first-degree from a UK HEI in a medical related subject by domicile.</p><p><strong>Full-person-equivalent<sup>1</sup> First Degree qualifiers in select subjects at </strong><strong>UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) by domicile, in the academic year 2020/21</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Subject area </strong><strong><sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of first-degree qualifiers domiciled in the UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of first-degree qualifiers domiciled outside of the UK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of first-degree qualifiers</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Percentage of first-degree qualifiers domiciled in the UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dentistry (CAH01-01-04)</p></td><td><p>980</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>1,060</p></td><td><p>92.5%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Medicine (CAH01-01-01, CAH01-01-02, CAH01-01-03)</p></td><td><p>7,965</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>9,325</p></td><td><p>85.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nursing and midwifery (CAH02-04)</p></td><td><p>23,280</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>23,915</p></td><td><p>97.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Veterinary sciences (CAH05-01)</p></td><td><p>1,285</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>1,610</p></td><td><p>79.8%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><ol><li>Counts are based on full-person-equivalents. Where a student is studying more than one subject, they are apportioned between the subjects that make up their course. Figures have been rounded to the nearest 5, in line with HESA rounding conventions, information on HESA rounding is available at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students#rounding-and-suppression-strategy" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/definitions/students#rounding-and-suppression-strategy</a>. Numbers may not sum due to rounding.</li><li>Information on qualifiers by principal HECoS code is published by HESA as part of their Open Data Pages Table 54, available at: <a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-54" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/table-54</a>. As of 2019/20, the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) was introduced which means that the figures found in the table below are not directly comparable with years prior to 2019/20.</li></ol> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon grouped question UIN 119068 119069 119071 119072 119073 119074 119075 question first answered 18/01/2023 13:34:57 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western