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1796079

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
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	UK Trade with EU
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the requirements for (a) 24-hour pre-notification of invoices, (b) physical vehicle checks and (c) refusals of clearing charges by EU customers.
tabling member constituency	Walsall and Bloxwich
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	47197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>The UK and EU are like-minded partners with similarly high standards. We have been clear that the trading relationship can be improved, and that is why we are working with the EU to identify areas where we can strengthen cooperation for mutual benefit, such as the economy, energy, security and resilience. We are not going to provide a running commentary on the details of those discussions.</p> answering member constituency Lothian East answering member printed Mr Douglas Alexander question first answered 28/04/2025 16:53:25 answering member 632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1796080

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: European Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to begin negotiations for a new trade agreement with the EU.
tabling member constituency	Walsall and Bloxwich
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	47198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>I am responding as the Minister responsible for EU relations. This government is committed to improving the UK’s trade and investment relationship with the EU to tackle unnecessary barriers to trade, including by seeking to negotiate a SPS agreement. We are working with the EU to identify areas where we can strengthen cooperation for mutual benefit, and as part of this we will welcome EU leaders to the UK for the first UK-EU Leaders’ Summit on 19 May.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torfaen answering member printed Nick Thomas-Symonds question first answered 28/04/2025 14:31:40 answering member 4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1796085

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	217
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Art Works
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what artworks owned by (a) the Government Art Collection and (b) her Department have been removed from public display from her Department's offices since 5 July 2024.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	47334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>The Government Art Collection is a working collection, used across government buildings in the UK and the global estate, which means that artworks may change their display location from time to time in response to new display steers and requests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rhondda and Ogmore answering member printed Chris Bryant question first answered 28/04/2025 13:16:51 answering member 1446 label Biography information for Sir Chris Bryant
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1796113

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Speeches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has issued guidance on the use of Departmental premises for speeches by Ministers.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	47336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>Any use of departmental premises by Ministers for speeches should be an appropriate use of government resources.</p> answering member constituency Erith and Thamesmead answering member printed Ms Abena Oppong-Asare question first answered 28/04/2025 16:45:17 answering member 4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1796116

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new (a) executive agencies, (b) non-departmental public bodies, (c) public corporations and (d) publicly-owned companies (i) have been established since 4 July 2024 and (ii) are due to be established.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	47339
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>As said in my previous answer of <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-12-11/19414" target="_blank">8 January 2025</a>, the Cabinet Office maintains records and oversight of formally established arm’s-length bodies, including executive agencies, non-ministerial departments and non-departmental public bodies. No ALBs have been formally established since 4 July 2024. Records for public corporations and publicly-owned companies are held at departmental level.</p> answering member constituency Queen's Park and Maida Vale answering member printed Georgia Gould question first answered 28/04/2025 16:59:44 answering member 5305
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1796124

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Tiktok
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether (a) Ministers and (b) special advisers from her Department (i) met and (ii) took hospitality from senior executives from TikTok at the Labour Party Conference in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Basildon and Billericay
tabling member printed	Mr Richard Holden
uin	47347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>Both Ministers and special advisers are required to regularly publish information on the meetings that they have taken and the hospitality that they have received. These publications can be found on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Ealing North answering member printed James Murray question first answered 28/04/2025 14:23:11 answering member 4797 label Biography information for James Murray
tabling member	4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden

1796143

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Women
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will issue guidance on (a) what a single sex space is, (b) whether toilets should be considered single sex spaces and (c) whether any toilets should be excluded from this designation.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen North
tabling member printed	Kirsty Blackman
uin	47222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>The Supreme Court’s ruling has brought clarity and confidence for women and single-sex services providers. The Government will work closely with the EHRC as they develop definitive guidance. All government departments should follow the clarity the ruling provides.</p> answering member constituency Llanelli answering member printed Dame Nia Griffith grouped question UIN 47018 47608 question first answered 28/04/2025 16:11:27 answering member 1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith
tabling member	4357 label Biography information for Kirsty Blackman

1796152

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Electronic Travel Authorisations: Tourism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme on tourism.
tabling member constituency	Tooting
tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
uin	47296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>Electronic travel authorisations (ETAs) have been introduced to enhance our ability to screen travellers upstream and stop those who pose a threat from travelling to the UK. ETAs will help deliver a more streamlined, digital immigration system which will be quicker and more secure for the millions of people who pass through the UK border each year.</p><p>The Home Office published an <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fstatement-of-changes-to-the-immigration-rules-hc-1160-9-march-2023%2Felectronic-travel-authorisation-impact-assessment-accessible&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMichael.Sukubo1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C42616ac58f0f4c4fe31708dd830a2edc%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638810801940523175%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lmzYwdcXWv6I7mtBF2u14W8myJ8BLKFY4qtSBnofPPc%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">initial impact assessment</a> on the introduction of ETAs, and a further Impact Assessment published alongside the Fee Regulations in March that increased the chargeable ETA fee (alongside other fees) - <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukia%2F2025%2F55%2Fpdfs%2Fukia_20250055_en.pdf&amp;data=05%7C02%7CMichael.Sukubo1%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Ca81955c1e6844fe8c74b08dd83185486%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638810862702671293%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9ws0dTutTVCa2yqYY7UOY2alKczwzLSCWXP6rUF440Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">The Immigration, Nationality and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2025</a>.</p><p>The experience of other countries with similar schemes in operation shows that genuine visitors are unlikely to be deterred by the small additional cost. For example, the USA (which operates the ESTA scheme) has seen continued growth in overseas visitor volumes since the introduction of the ESTA in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Feltham and Heston answering member printed Seema Malhotra question first answered 28/04/2025 16:12:09 answering member 4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra
tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1796153

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
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	Nicotine: Smuggling
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 he is taking to help tackle the sale of illegal nicotine pouches.
tabling member constituency	Epping Forest
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	47352
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>In Great Britain, nicotine pouches are currently regulated under the General Product Safety Regulations 2005, meaning they are subject to general product safety requirements enforced by Trading Standards, including labelling with safety information and warnings about nicotine's addictive nature.</p><p>The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will enhance the regulation of nicotine pouches by providing powers to restrict product packaging and flavours. Powers in the bill will also allow the Government to limit the amount of nicotine in a pouch, as well as ban any other ingredient that might be harmful.</p><p>The Government is taking a range of action to tackle illegal nicotine pouches and protect young people from potential harms. The bill will strengthen enforcement and crack down on rogue retailers by enabling the introduction of a retail licensing scheme in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The bill also provides powers to develop a new registration system for all tobacco, vape, and nicotine products. This will help Trading Standards to enforce our rules on product requirements and support improving consumer safety.</p><p>Alongside the bill, the Government has announced £10 million of new funding in 2025/26 to Trading Standards, to tackle illicit and underage sales, and to support the implementation of the measures in the bill. This funding will be used to boost the Trading Standards workforce by recruiting approximately 80 new apprentices.</p> answering member constituency West Lancashire answering member printed Ashley Dalton question first answered 28/04/2025 11:20:16 answering member 4981 label Biography information for Ashley Dalton
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1796154

registered interest
date	23/04/2025
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Research: Scientists
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to encourage international scientists to carry out research in British (a) universities and (b) laboratories.
tabling member constituency	Luton North
tabling member printed	Sarah Owen
uin	47329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2025 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 March to Question <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-06/36277" target="_blank">36277</a>.</p> answering member constituency Enfield North answering member printed Feryal Clark question first answered 28/04/2025 13:48:15 answering member 4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark
tabling member	4777 label Biography information for Sarah Owen