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1507305

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Money Laundering: Russia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the National Crime Agency’s Combating Kleptocracy Cell on combating sanctions evasion and the hiding of Russian assets in the UK, Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hemel Hempstead
	tabling member printed	Sir Mike Penning
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53315
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency’s Combatting Kleptocracy Cell (CKC) has been tasked with investigating criminal sanctions evasion and high-end money laundering, including by individuals in the UK who are linked to the Russian regime.</p><p>The Home Office and the National Crime Agency work closely together and the effectiveness of the Combatting Kleptocracy Cell is closely monitored by both. For reasons of operational security we are not able to provide further details publicly.</p><p>The NCA’s work forms one part of a cross-government effort to tackle illicit finance. As part of this, the UK government has strong engagement with the Crown Dependencies and the Overseas Territories to combat sanctions evasion. This wider work is subject to regular Parliamentary scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Tonbridge and Malling answering member printed Tom Tugendhat question first answered 29/09/2022 12:26:42 answering member 4462 label Biography information for Tom Tugendhat
	tabling member	1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning

1507402

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
	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 20 September 2022 to Question 46210, what steps her Department must complete between UNHCR referral under Pathway 2 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme and the arrival of such refugees in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>We launched ACRS Pathway 2 in January and anticipate referrals of up to 2,000 refugees from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) during its first year.</p><p> </p><p>The steps between the Home Office receiving a referral for resettlement under Pathway 2 of the ACRS from the UNHCR, and a refugee’s arrival in the UK, follow the same well established process as those for referrals to the UK Resettlement Scheme:</p><p> </p><ul><li>Referrals from the UNHCR are reviewed by the Home Office, who determine whether the case should be accepted for resettlement to the UK. Officials will assess eligibility through a case working process and by commissioning screening and security checks. Officials will also consider individual circumstances, such as medical and safeguarding needs.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>If a referral is accepted for resettlement by the Home Office, it will notify the UNHCR who, in turn, will inform the individual.</li></ul><p> </p><p>From there, it is vital that those resettling in the UK have somewhere suitable to stay upon arrival. An offer of resettlement under Pathway 2 of the ACRS is, therefore, provisional on suitable accommodation becoming available, and refugees will not travel to the UK until this is in place.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/09/2022 15:47:02 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
	tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1507219

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Hercules Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the expected out-of-service date is for Hercules C-130J aircraft.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The RAF's fleet of Hercules C-130J aircraft is due to go out of service in 2023.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 29/09/2022 10:43:58 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1507221

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	A400M Aircraft
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he has measured the (a) level of availability and (b) reliability of the Royal Air Force A400M fleet over the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53305
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The RAF measures availability by the number of aircraft held within the Forward Available Fleet. Reliability is measured by the Mean Time between Unscheduled Removal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 29/09/2022 10:43:24 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1507444

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Brize Norton: Temperature
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 15 September 2022 to Question 49062 on Air Force: Military Bases, how many times the use of RAF Brize Norton's runway has been temporarily suspended as a result of extreme heat since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Information about the temporary suspension of the use of RAF Brize Norton runways as a result of extreme heat will take time to collate due to the need to check historical records manually. I will write to him when the information is available, and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 29/09/2022 10:41:48 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1507456

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the projected savings forecast in 2016 for the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio for each year until completion.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53283
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The projected savings forecast in 2016 related to the Strategic Business Case behind the Footprint Strategy, rather than the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 29/09/2022 10:46:00 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1507457

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Bases: Sales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2022 to Question 47358 on Military Bases: Sales, whether as part of the Defence Estate Optimisation Portfolio his Department sells land on the defence estate for its market value.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53284
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>All Defence Estate Optimisation disposals have been sold at market value in accordance with Government and HM Treasury guidance on the management of public money.</p> answering member constituency Elmet and Rothwell answering member printed Alec Shelbrooke question first answered 29/09/2022 10:46:30 answering member 3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1507228

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	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	Horticulture: Imports
	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 his Department is taking to help ensure that UK (a) garden centres and (b) tree and plant growers are able to trade effectively once the Border Control regime is implemented.
	tabling member constituency	North Devon
	tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53569
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>In April 2022, HM Government announced that it was accelerating its transformative programme to digitise Britain’s borders, harnessing new technologies and data to reduce friction and costs for businesses and consumers, while maintaining and enhancing our high standards of biosecurity.</p><p> </p><p>A Target Operating Model will be published later this year which will set out how and when we will introduce this improved global regime of border controls. It will aim to create a seamless new ‘digital’ border, where technologies and real-time data will cut queues and smooth trade.</p><p> </p><p>This new approach will ensure that controls for plants and plant products are implemented in a way which removes friction for businesses while safeguarding our national biosecurity.</p><p> </p><p>In developing the Target Operating Model, Defra officials are engaging extensively with businesses and trade bodies, including those representing the horticulture sector, to deliver the best possible user experience for those involved with border processes.</p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann question first answered 29/09/2022 16:15:47 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
	tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1507229

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	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	Game: Birds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2022 to Question HL7651, if he will provide further details of the call for evidence on gamebird welfare including (a) expected date of commencement, (b) expected duration and (c) whether it will be open to the public.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53450
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Timing of the call for evidence is still to be determined and needs to be considered in light of the challenges the gamebird sector is currently facing, not least the ongoing Avian Influenza outbreak.</p><p>Responses to a public call for evidence would help to inform a review on gamebird welfare by the expert Animal Welfare Committee, whose recommendations may then form the basis of a public consultation on any proposed reforms. The timeframe of these stages could only be considered once the outcome of the call for evidence was known.</p><p>The Defra study AW1303 was commissioned under a previous administration in 2010. Details of the study, including its objectives, are available at: <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;Completed=0&amp;ProjectID=17541" target="_blank">Defra Science AW1303 game birds</a></p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann grouped question UIN 53451 53452 question first answered 29/09/2022 16:12:05 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

1507230

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2022
	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	Game: Birds
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 April 2022 to Question HL7651, if he will publish details of (a) how he expects the Animal Welfare Committee’s work to feed into the consultation on the welfare of game birds and (b) the expected duration of that part of the process.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
	tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	53451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>Timing of the call for evidence is still to be determined and needs to be considered in light of the challenges the gamebird sector is currently facing, not least the ongoing Avian Influenza outbreak.</p><p>Responses to a public call for evidence would help to inform a review on gamebird welfare by the expert Animal Welfare Committee, whose recommendations may then form the basis of a public consultation on any proposed reforms. The timeframe of these stages could only be considered once the outcome of the call for evidence was known.</p><p>The Defra study AW1303 was commissioned under a previous administration in 2010. Details of the study, including its objectives, are available at: <a href="http://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/Default.aspx?Menu=Menu&amp;Module=More&amp;Location=None&amp;Completed=0&amp;ProjectID=17541" target="_blank">Defra Science AW1303 game birds</a></p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Scott Mann grouped question UIN 53450 53452 question first answered 29/09/2022 16:12:05 answering member 4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann
	tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq