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1713508

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2024
	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	Telemedicine: Voice over Internet Protocol
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce legislation that will prohibit the sale of telecare devices that are incompatible with VoIP.
	tabling member constituency	Rhondda
	tabling member printed	Sir Chris Bryant
	uin	23436
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring the safety of telecare users in the transition from the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) to digital phonelines. The Department has been engaging with the telecare industry to raise awareness of the PSTN migration, and to encourage telecare suppliers to offer digitally compatible telecare equipment. The Department is not currently pursuing legislative routes for prohibiting the sale of telecare devices that are incompatible with Voice over Internet Protocol.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 30/04/2024 18:32:55 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 31583 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
	tabling member	1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant

1712719

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	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	Nicaragua: Human Rights and Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in Nicaragua on protecting (a) human rights and (b) religious freedoms (i) since the conviction of Bishop Rolando Álvarez and (ii) in the context of the treatment of Christians and Jews by President Daniel Ortega's regime.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	22954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>We share widespread international concern about the suppression of human rights in Nicaragua. The UK has been increasingly vocal against the rising repression of the right to freedom of religion or belief for all, including Christian and Jews. Most recently, on 18 April, we released a statement marking the sixth anniversary of the brutally repressed protests in Nicaragua, highlighting continued UK concern at the ongoing situation. On 29 February, the UK also made a statement in response to the latest report by the UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua, in which we urged President Ortega to respect fully the human rights of all its citizens. In my [Minister Rutley's] tweet on 16 January, I welcomed the release of Bishop Álvarez and 18 other clergy from their unjust detention but condemned their expulsion from Nicaragua and the continued detention of other political and religious figures.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 30/04/2024 17:00:44 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1712799

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Department for Business and Trade: Ukraine
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which businesses accompanied the Minister for Trade on his recent visit to Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	22867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>29 companies attended the trade mission to Kyiv.</p><p> </p><p>For reasons of commercial sensitivity and protecting the security interests of the companies that accompanied the minister on the trade mission, the department will not disclose the businesses that attended.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 30/04/2024 16:59:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1712727

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Marines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the delivery of the Future Commando Force.
	tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
	tabling member printed	John Healey
	uin	22847
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Commando Forces are deployed globally today, delivering disproportionate impact for a formation of their size, in the High North, Eastern Mediterranean and India-Asia Pacific regions as well as supporting rapid operational feedback and validating lessons from Ukraine.</p><p> </p><p>The Department continually assesses resourcing of all operational capabilities. The Commando Force has delivered significant capability improvements at pace which have already been deployed on operations, with spiral development of key capabilities to retain their operational advantage going forward.</p><p> </p><p>The Commando Force Programme is delivering a transformational change to amphibious operations through two investment increments over the next ten-years that offer political choice at competition, crisis and conflict levels.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 30/04/2024 16:54:48 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1713279

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	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	Health Professions: Regulation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they have made towards the new regulatory system for health and care professionals; and which protected professional titles they are considering in scope of these regulations.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
	uin	HL4020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Anaesthesia Associates and Physician Associates Order 2024 was made on 13 March 2024 which will bring anaesthesia associates and physician associates into regulation by the General Medical Council under a reformed regulatory framework. We are currently working on the next phase of reform, which will introduce a new regulatory framework for medical practitioners and the professions regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and the Health and Care Professions Council.</p><p>As part of the Government’s regulatory reform programme, protected titles will be considered more broadly, as we take forward legislation for each regulator.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 30/04/2024 16:54:38 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1701609

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Legal Costs
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 12 March (HL Deb col 1904), what were the specific grounds for approval of the legal expenses of the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology.
	tabling member printed	Lord Clement-Jones
	uin	HL3840
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>In line with the established practice under multiple administrations of all political colours, Ministers are provided with legal support and representation where matters relate to their conduct and responsibilities as a Minister.</p><p>As set out in Chapter 6 of the Cabinet Manual, Ministers are indemnified by the Crown for any actions taken against them for things done or decisions made in the course of their ministerial duties. The indemnity covers the cost of defending any proceedings, as well as costs or damages awarded against the minister. Decisions about whether to provide legal support are made by the relevant department’s Accounting Officer, as happened in this case.</p><p>This reflects an important principle that Ministers should be able to carry out their official duties, supported by official advice, in a way which they see fit, without the risk of personal liability constraining their ability to take those official actions. Of course, Ministers remain accountable to Parliament and the wider public for their actions as a Minister.</p><p>It would have a chilling effect on public life if Ministers faced the prospect of personal financial harm from those seeking to pressure the Government through vexatious or hostile litigation (or the threat thereof).</p><p>More broadly, the principle of legal support from the public purse for official duties is not confined to government. I would observe that there is insurance available to members of the House of Commons, provided by that House at taxpayers’ expense, designed to protect those members when carrying out parliamentary and constituency duties. This includes professional indemnity insurance that covers defamation. I also note that the House of Lords Commission recently agreed in principle to provide professional indemnity insurance to members of this House.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/04/2024 16:54:19 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	3396 label Biography information for Lord Clement-Jones

1712700

	registered interest
	date	22/04/2024
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Military Aid: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he uses to assess the human rights compliance of foreign military units before they are eligible to receive military aid; and how frequently those assessments are reviewed.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	23008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>All proposals to gift controlled military equipment and dual-use equipment are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, in the same way as commercial export licence applications and with the same degree of rigour. Assessments are conducted at the time a proposal is submitted and may be reviewed for subsequent proposals.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) manages the assessment process and seeks advice on gifting proposals from advisers in the MOD and the FCDO, with the latter being responsible for assessment of human rights compliance under Criterion Two of the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 30/04/2024 16:54:19 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1701601

	registered interest
	date	16/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect full compensation payments to have been made to the victims of the infected blood scandal and to family members of those victims who have already died.
	tabling member printed	Lord Allen of Kensington
	uin	HL3832
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government has committed to update Parliament through an oral statement on next steps within 25 sitting days following 20 May. It is our intention to make this statement as soon as possible. Additionally, we have tabled a Government amendment ahead of Report Stage of the Victims and Prisoners Bill to fix technical deficiencies, whilst working in the spirit of Dame Diana Johnson’s amendment. The amendment has been tabled with the intention of speeding up the implementation of the Government’s response to the Infected Blood Inquiry.</p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 30/04/2024 16:53:12 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	4304 label Biography information for Lord Allen of Kensington

1713889

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	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	National Learning Disability Board
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the National Learning Disability Board last met.
	tabling member constituency	Romsey and Southampton North
	tabling member printed	Caroline Nokes
	uin	23729
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>The final meeting of the National Learning Disability Board took place on 19 July 2016. More information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/learning-disability-programme-board#minutes" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/learning-disability-programme-board#minutes</a></p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 30/04/2024 16:48:01 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes

1713928

	registered interest
	date	25/04/2024
	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	Developing Countries: Economic Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to page 14 of the UK Science and Technology Framework, updated on 9 February 2024, whether his Department has developed (a) an outline and (b) a full business case for a UK Technology Centre of Expertise to support developing countries to transform their economies.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	23737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of the International Technology Strategy, the Technology Centre of Expertise will provide support to lower and middle income countries to navigate the complex set of challenges presented by technological advancement. The business case has been developed and the inception phase is underway. Four pilot projects have been selected in Africa and Asia. The FCDO is in the final stages of procurement for an implementing partner for the initial phase which will include design of the programme, review of the pilot projects and mapping of the UK technology expertise ecosystem before the full programme launches in 2025.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 23736 question first answered 30/04/2024 16:47:34 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah