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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-02-14more like thismore than 2019-02-14
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading UK-France Migration Committee more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12th February to Question 218262 on UK-France Migration Committee, for what reason the dates and locations of those meetings were not provided in the answer. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Charlie Elphicke more like this
uin 221662 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>As previously advised in the response to Question 218262, the UK-France Migration Committee meets on a bi-monthly basis and is hosted alternately by the UK Home Office and French Interior Ministry. It is not Home Office policy to release detailed information on meetings that ministers and/or officials attend</p><p><br>As regards payments to the French Government, no additional payments have been made beyond those detailed in the response to Question 217548, dated 12th February 2019.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Ribble more like this
answering member printed Seema Kennedy more like this
grouped question UIN 221671 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T15:39:15.713Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T15:39:15.713Z
answering member
4455
label Biography information for Seema Kennedy more like this
tabling member
3971
label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke more like this
1061053
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-02-14more like thismore than 2019-02-14
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Human Trafficking and Immigration: France more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 February 2019 to Question 217548 on Human Trafficking and Immigration: France, whether any other payments in cash or kind have been made to France in connection with (a) border security, (b) infrastructure and (c) countering organised crime and people trafficking in addition to those set out in that answer. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Charlie Elphicke more like this
uin 221671 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-09-09more like thismore than 2019-09-09
answer text <p>As previously advised in the response to Question 218262, the UK-France Migration Committee meets on a bi-monthly basis and is hosted alternately by the UK Home Office and French Interior Ministry. It is not Home Office policy to release detailed information on meetings that ministers and/or officials attend</p><p><br>As regards payments to the French Government, no additional payments have been made beyond those detailed in the response to Question 217548, dated 12th February 2019.</p> more like this
answering member constituency South Ribble more like this
answering member printed Seema Kennedy more like this
grouped question UIN 221662 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-09-09T15:39:15.757Zmore like thismore than 2019-09-09T15:39:15.757Z
answering member
4455
label Biography information for Seema Kennedy more like this
tabling member
3971
label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke more like this
1148920
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-14more like thismore than 2019-10-14
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tobacco: Smuggling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what powers he has to sanction tobacco manufacturers for failing to control their supply chain and prevent contraband tobacco entering the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Charlie Elphicke more like this
uin 229 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-22more like thismore than 2019-10-22
answer text <p>In 2006, Parliament introduced stringent rules requiring all UK tobacco manufacturers to control their supply chains. These rules required them to take steps to avoid supplying cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco to persons who are likely to smuggle them into the UK or resupply them to other persons who are likely to do the same.</p><p> </p><p>Tobacco manufacturers can face penalties of up to £5m for failing to comply with the rules.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) robustly challenge tobacco manufacturers’ supply chain policies and procedures to ensure their continued compliance with the rules. This has involved ongoing contact and regular meetings between HMRC’s Large Business Team and manufacturers since the legislation was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>One aspect of this ongoing contact is the requirement that manufacturers inspect seizures of over 100,000 cigarettes or 50kg of hand rolling tobacco and provide a summary of how those goods, if confirmed genuine, got in to the hands of smugglers. Large Business review and challenge these summaries to ensure manufacturers have taken appropriate action, in line with their own published supply chain policies.</p><p> </p><p>Due to taxpayer confidentiality it is not possible to provide comment on the progress of HMRC’s discussions with individual businesses about their supply chain controls.</p>
answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland more like this
answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke more like this
grouped question UIN
233 more like this
266 more like this
540 more like this
541 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.67Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.67Z
answering member
4655
label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke more like this
tabling member
3971
label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke more like this
1148926
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-14more like thismore than 2019-10-14
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tobacco: Smuggling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of tobacco manufacturers’ ability to control their supply chain to prevent contraband tobacco coming into the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Charlie Elphicke more like this
uin 233 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-22more like thismore than 2019-10-22
answer text <p>In 2006, Parliament introduced stringent rules requiring all UK tobacco manufacturers to control their supply chains. These rules required them to take steps to avoid supplying cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco to persons who are likely to smuggle them into the UK or resupply them to other persons who are likely to do the same.</p><p> </p><p>Tobacco manufacturers can face penalties of up to £5m for failing to comply with the rules.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) robustly challenge tobacco manufacturers’ supply chain policies and procedures to ensure their continued compliance with the rules. This has involved ongoing contact and regular meetings between HMRC’s Large Business Team and manufacturers since the legislation was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>One aspect of this ongoing contact is the requirement that manufacturers inspect seizures of over 100,000 cigarettes or 50kg of hand rolling tobacco and provide a summary of how those goods, if confirmed genuine, got in to the hands of smugglers. Large Business review and challenge these summaries to ensure manufacturers have taken appropriate action, in line with their own published supply chain policies.</p><p> </p><p>Due to taxpayer confidentiality it is not possible to provide comment on the progress of HMRC’s discussions with individual businesses about their supply chain controls.</p>
answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland more like this
answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke more like this
grouped question UIN
229 more like this
266 more like this
540 more like this
541 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.607Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.607Z
answering member
4655
label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke more like this
tabling member
3971
label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke more like this
1149088
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-14more like thismore than 2019-10-14
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tobacco more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with tobacco manufacturers on the adequacy of controls in their supply chains. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Charlie Elphicke more like this
uin 266 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-22more like thismore than 2019-10-22
answer text <p>In 2006, Parliament introduced stringent rules requiring all UK tobacco manufacturers to control their supply chains. These rules required them to take steps to avoid supplying cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco to persons who are likely to smuggle them into the UK or resupply them to other persons who are likely to do the same.</p><p> </p><p>Tobacco manufacturers can face penalties of up to £5m for failing to comply with the rules.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) robustly challenge tobacco manufacturers’ supply chain policies and procedures to ensure their continued compliance with the rules. This has involved ongoing contact and regular meetings between HMRC’s Large Business Team and manufacturers since the legislation was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>One aspect of this ongoing contact is the requirement that manufacturers inspect seizures of over 100,000 cigarettes or 50kg of hand rolling tobacco and provide a summary of how those goods, if confirmed genuine, got in to the hands of smugglers. Large Business review and challenge these summaries to ensure manufacturers have taken appropriate action, in line with their own published supply chain policies.</p><p> </p><p>Due to taxpayer confidentiality it is not possible to provide comment on the progress of HMRC’s discussions with individual businesses about their supply chain controls.</p>
answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland more like this
answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke more like this
grouped question UIN
229 more like this
233 more like this
540 more like this
541 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.717Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.717Z
answering member
4655
label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke more like this
tabling member
3971
label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke more like this
1149212
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-15more like thismore than 2019-10-15
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tobacco: Smuggling more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with tobacco manufacturers on preventing the smuggling of their product into the UK. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Charlie Elphicke more like this
uin 540 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-22more like thismore than 2019-10-22
answer text <p>In 2006, Parliament introduced stringent rules requiring all UK tobacco manufacturers to control their supply chains. These rules required them to take steps to avoid supplying cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco to persons who are likely to smuggle them into the UK or resupply them to other persons who are likely to do the same.</p><p> </p><p>Tobacco manufacturers can face penalties of up to £5m for failing to comply with the rules.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) robustly challenge tobacco manufacturers’ supply chain policies and procedures to ensure their continued compliance with the rules. This has involved ongoing contact and regular meetings between HMRC’s Large Business Team and manufacturers since the legislation was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>One aspect of this ongoing contact is the requirement that manufacturers inspect seizures of over 100,000 cigarettes or 50kg of hand rolling tobacco and provide a summary of how those goods, if confirmed genuine, got in to the hands of smugglers. Large Business review and challenge these summaries to ensure manufacturers have taken appropriate action, in line with their own published supply chain policies.</p><p> </p><p>Due to taxpayer confidentiality it is not possible to provide comment on the progress of HMRC’s discussions with individual businesses about their supply chain controls.</p>
answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland more like this
answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke more like this
grouped question UIN
229 more like this
233 more like this
266 more like this
541 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.763Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.763Z
answering member
4655
label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke more like this
tabling member
3971
label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke more like this
1149213
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-10-15more like thismore than 2019-10-15
answering body
Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name Treasury more like this
hansard heading Tobacco more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with tobacco manufacturers on the control of their supply chain. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Charlie Elphicke more like this
uin 541 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-10-22more like thismore than 2019-10-22
answer text <p>In 2006, Parliament introduced stringent rules requiring all UK tobacco manufacturers to control their supply chains. These rules required them to take steps to avoid supplying cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco to persons who are likely to smuggle them into the UK or resupply them to other persons who are likely to do the same.</p><p> </p><p>Tobacco manufacturers can face penalties of up to £5m for failing to comply with the rules.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue &amp; Customs (HMRC) robustly challenge tobacco manufacturers’ supply chain policies and procedures to ensure their continued compliance with the rules. This has involved ongoing contact and regular meetings between HMRC’s Large Business Team and manufacturers since the legislation was introduced.</p><p> </p><p>One aspect of this ongoing contact is the requirement that manufacturers inspect seizures of over 100,000 cigarettes or 50kg of hand rolling tobacco and provide a summary of how those goods, if confirmed genuine, got in to the hands of smugglers. Large Business review and challenge these summaries to ensure manufacturers have taken appropriate action, in line with their own published supply chain policies.</p><p> </p><p>Due to taxpayer confidentiality it is not possible to provide comment on the progress of HMRC’s discussions with individual businesses about their supply chain controls.</p>
answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland more like this
answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke more like this
grouped question UIN
229 more like this
233 more like this
266 more like this
540 more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.823Zmore like thismore than 2019-10-22T11:08:27.823Z
answering member
4655
label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke more like this
tabling member
3971
label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke more like this
1169555
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-08more like thismore than 2020-01-08
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Undocumented Migrants: English Channel more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many suspected migrants have been detected entering the UK by small boat across the Dover straits in each year since 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Mrs Natalie Elphicke more like this
uin 1424 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-02-03more like thismore than 2020-02-03
answer text <p>Small boats crossing the English Channel were an infrequent phenomenon prior to 2018. Incidences involving small boats, as a result, were not recorded with this level of granularity.</p><p> </p><p>However, information was provided to the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) on 5<sup>th</sup> March 2019 which gave the number of migrants detected entering the UK by small boats from January 2018 to February 2019 as 428.</p><p> </p><p>On 22 July 2019 the then Home Secretary Sajid Javid provided an additional figure to Home Affairs Select Committee that up to 21 July 2019, 725 migrants had crossed the English Channel.</p><p>We anticipate publication of 2019/2020 data in the coming months.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-02-03T15:29:24.697Zmore like thismore than 2020-02-03T15:29:24.697Z
answering member
4009
label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
tabling member
4795
label Biography information for Mrs Natalie Elphicke more like this
1312598
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-04-29more like thismore than 2021-04-29
answering body
Department for Transport more like this
answering dept id 27 more like this
answering dept short name Transport more like this
answering dept sort name Transport more like this
hansard heading Roads: Freight more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text Whether he has undertaken an assessment of the adequacy of road transport provision for international freight traffic in East Kent; and if he will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Mrs Natalie Elphicke more like this
uin 914926 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-04-29more like thismore than 2021-04-29
answer text <p>The Department works with Highways England and Kent County Council to ensure roads in East Kent can support international freight traffic.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>This includes Highways England funding a movable barrier which enables Operation Brock to hold heavy goods vehicles in the event of serious disruption at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel, and allows the M20 to remain open for other traffic in both directions. For the longer term, Highways England is currently developing options for two schemes on the A2/M2 route to inform future road investment decisions.</p><p> </p> more like this
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-04-29T10:46:37.973Zmore like thismore than 2021-04-29T10:46:37.973Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4795
label Biography information for Mrs Natalie Elphicke more like this
1329938
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-06-07more like thismore than 2021-06-07
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Undocumented Migrants: English Channel more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text What steps her Department is taking to stop illegal immigration across the English Channel. more like this
tabling member constituency Dover remove filter
tabling member printed
Mrs Natalie Elphicke more like this
uin 901023 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-06-07more like thismore than 2021-06-07
answer text <p>The danger to life from Channel crossings and the criminality behind it is simply unacceptable.</p><p>Journeys are often illegally-facilitated and totally unnecessary; France and other EU countries are safe with fully functioning asylum systems.</p><p>We are working tirelessly to make this route unviable.</p><p>We are introducing legislation to fix our broken asylum system and create a fairer and firmer system.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Croydon South more like this
answering member printed Chris Philp more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-06-07T15:58:19.713Zmore like thismore than 2021-06-07T15:58:19.713Z
answering member
4503
label Biography information for Chris Philp more like this
tabling member
4795
label Biography information for Mrs Natalie Elphicke more like this