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1190586

registered interest
date	27/04/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Telecommunications: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many EU workers are employed in the telecommunications sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	40826
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 30/04/2020 12:19:14 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ40826.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1189963

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
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	Ventilators: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what date did the UK Government sign the EU's ventilator procurement scheme known as the Joint Procurement Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	39538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The United Kingdom has been a signatory to the European Union Joint Procurement Agreement since 2014 and is eligible to participate in EU joint procurements during the transition period under the terms of the Withdrawal Act.</p><p> </p><p>Owing to an initial communication problem, the UK did not receive an invitation in time to take part in the first four EU Joint Procurements in response to COVID-19, including the ventilators scheme.</p><p> </p><p>However, participating in those four initial joint procurement schemes would not have allowed us to do anything that we have not been able to do ourselves. We currently have over 10,800 mechanical ventilators available to National Health Service patients, with thousands more ventilators on order from manufacturers in the UK and abroad.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will participate in the EU Joint Procurement scheme on therapeutics that is soon to launch and will consider participating in other future schemes on the basis of public health requirements, including any on personal protective equipment.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 30/04/2020 12:37:41 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1190291

registered interest
date	24/04/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	South Ossetia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with his Russian counterpart on that country's policy of borderization of the Kareli Municipality in Georgia.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	39517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The UK has raised concerns about the recent reports of Russian forces and the de-facto authorities in the breakaway region of South Ossetia working to create &quot;borders&quot; within the Kareli Municipality in Georgia. Through our Embassy in Tbilisi and in statements at the Council of Europe and the OSCE we have been clear that such actions must stop.</p><p>The UK is unwavering in our support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/04/2020 10:44:31 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1189859

registered interest
date	23/04/2020
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Offshore Industry: Coronavirus
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking, or plan to take, to support the UK offshore oil and gas industry and its supply chain through (1) the changes in the global oil market, and (2) the COVID-19 pandemic. [T]
tabling member printed	Lord Bruce of Bennachie
uin	HL3370
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a host of measures to help business in this period with £330bn worth of government backed and guaranteed loans to support businesses across the UK. These support measures remain under review and have been adapted based on feedback from industry to ensure they continue to meet the needs of all sectors of the economy.</p><p> </p><p>Over the past month, Ministers and officials have been proactively engaging with the oil and gas sector and its supply chain by holding virtual meetings with representatives, individual businesses, trade associations, their members and the regulators to ensure that the sector can benefit from the far-reaching package of interventions that the government has put in place to help businesses through the current situation.</p><p> </p><p>Officials in the Department are working closely with the Oil and Gas Authority, to monitor and mitigate the impacts of low oil prices and Covid-19 on the sector and track any financial and operational risks, particularly any that could impact on health, safety, the environment or security of supply.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 30/04/2020 11:01:20 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	615 label Biography information for Lord Bruce of Bennachie

1189897

registered interest
date	23/04/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Iran to secure the permanent release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, following the extension of her temporary release to 20 May.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>We are relieved that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was temporarily released on March 17. While her further extension is a welcome step, we continue to urge the Iranian Government to immediately release her - and all UK dual nationals arbitrarily detained in Iran - to enable them to return to their families in the UK. The Foreign Secretary raised this with Foreign Minister Zarif on 16 March and Minister of State for the Middle East with the Iranian Ambassador on 26 March. Our Ambassador in Tehran consistently raises all of our dual national detainees with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2020 11:03:32 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1189899

registered interest
date	23/04/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Libya: Turkey
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what further information they can provide on reports that Turkey flew F16 fighter jets over the Libyan coast in April; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any such intervention by Turkey in Libya’s civil war.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3410
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>We are aware of recent reports of Turkish fighter jets flying over the Libyan coast. We remain concerned by Turkish military involvement in Libya, which risks further aggravating the conflict. We have expressed these concerns to the Turkish Government, as we have done to other external actors whose activity continues to fuel the conflict. We continue to call on sides to de-escalate, support a ceasefire and a return to UN-led political talks. The UK is clear that lasting peace and stability in Libya will come only through an inclusive political settlement.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2020 11:09:37 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1189902

registered interest
date	23/04/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of figures from Amnesty International which indicate that Saudi Arabia executed 184 people in 2019; and what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about the increased use of the death penalty in that country.
tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
uin	HL3413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>We regularly make clear, using a range of Ministerial and diplomatic channels, that the British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country, as a matter of principle. We note Amnesty International's report highlighting an increased number of executions in Saudi Arabia in 2019. As a Human Rights Priority Country, Saudi Arabia will be reviewed in the Annual Foreign and Commonwealth Office 2019 Human Rights and Democracy Report (to be published during 2020).</p><p>The former Minister for the Middle East and North Africa raised our concerns about the death penalty with Deputy Justice Minister HE Abdullah Al Sulaimi on 11 February. The Foreign Secretary also raised our human rights concerns with Saudi Arabia during his visit in March this year. We will continue to raise our concerns with the Government of Saudi Arabia.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2020 11:11:50 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1189917

registered interest
date	23/04/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Saudi Arabia about the enforcement of the death penalty in that country; what assessment they made of that county’s human rights record; and in view of that assessment, what evaluation they have made of the potential takeover of Newcastle Football Club by the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia.
tabling member printed	Lord Pendry
uin	HL3428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>We regularly make clear, using a range of Ministerial and diplomatic channels, that the British Government opposes the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country. The former Minister for the Middle East and North Africa raised our concerns about the death penalty with Deputy Justice Minister HE Abdullah Al Sulaimi on 11 February.</p><p>Our most recent assessment of Saudi Arabia's human rights record was published in our latest Human Rights and Democracy Report, published in June 2019. Saudi Arabia remains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office human rights priority country, particularly because of the use of the death penalty and restrictions on women's rights, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of religion or belief. The Foreign Secretary raised our human rights concerns with Saudi Arabia during his visit in March.</p><p>We are aware of a potential takeover bid for Newcastle United Football Club involving Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The bid is being considered by the Premier League in accordance with its own established procedures.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2020 11:12:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	457 label Biography information for Lord Pendry

1189194

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Housing: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the level of housebuilding in England (a) in 2020 and (b) from 2007 to 2010.
tabling member constituency	Bexleyheath and Crayford
tabling member printed	Sir David Evennett
uin	38873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>House building statistics are not yet available for 2020. The time series covering the period up to the end of December 2019 is available on the Department's website <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fhouse-building-statistics&amp;data=02%7C01%7CDaniel.Shaw%40communities.gov.uk%7C088bcae57db243869b6408d7e7a199e4%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C637232553558541148&amp;sdata=YiM1dcGAZvL7yXMuOl8UvCPN9z5PrMgeoM05%2Fi2Xxl8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/house-building-statistics</a> .</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 30/04/2020 12:35:51 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1198 label Biography information for Sir David Evennett

1189226

registered interest
date	22/04/2020
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Social Rented Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timetable is for the publication of the social housing White Paper.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	38969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>The Social Housing White Paper will set out further measures to empower tenants and support the continued supply of social homes. It will include measures to provide greater redress, better regulation and improve the quality of social housing. We are working to bring forward the White Paper in due course.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 30/04/2020 12:36:17 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury