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1669468

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Housing: Energy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, whether his Department has provided recent guidance to local authorities on encouraging homeowners in conservation areas to (a) improve the energy-efficiency of their homes through retrofitting and (b) maintain the character of their properties.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to encouraging homeowners to incorporate energy efficiency measures in their properties in order to tackle climate change. Historic England, the Government’s adviser on heritage matters, publishes a range of advice on installing energy efficiency measures in historic buildings.</p><p>The Government has also recently undertaken a review of the practical planning barriers that households can face when installing energy efficiency measures such as improved glazing, including in conservation areas and listed buildings. An announcement on the outcome of the review will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Derbyshire answering member printed Lee Rowley question first answered 20/11/2023 10:27:13 answering member 4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1661978

registered interest
date	19/09/2023
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	China: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of inviting China to participate in the global summit on Artificial Intelligence on national security.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	200487
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2023 answer text <p>The UK’s approach to China is to protect our institutions and infrastructure, align with partners and engage where it is in the UK’s national interest.</p><p> </p><p>The opportunities of Artificial Intelligence are transformational, but the pace of development necessitates an urgent international conversation about significant risks. The AI Safety Summit will focus on international collaboration to identify and mitigate safety risks from frontier AI – including misuse leading to biological or cyber-attacks.</p><p> </p><p>We cannot keep the UK public safe from the risks of AI if we exclude one of the leading nations in AI tech. We have therefore determined that it is in our national interest to invite China to the Summit where we will encourage a global approach to addressing safety risks in frontier AI which are inherently international in nature.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 17/10/2023 16:44:46 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1660192

registered interest
date	12/09/2023
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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has assessed its premises (a) in the UK and (b) overseas for the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	199146
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>For now, the focus is on bringing together the information we hold about the Government estate into one place. Cabinet Office is coordinating development of a Government RAAC Register to capture and track suspected and confirmed presence of RAAC in Government buildings. This will be updated regularly as buildings are surveyed.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 18/09/2023 09:53:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1659212

registered interest
date	07/09/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Sanctions: Myanmar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the total sum of assets frozen under the Myanmar sanctions regime.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	198402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2023 answer text <p>The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) undertakes an annual review of assets frozen as a result of UK financial sanctions, requiring all persons or institutions that hold or control frozen assets in the UK to report to OFSI.</p><p> </p><p>Details of assets reported to OFSI as part of the 2021 frozen asset review were published in OFSI’s 2021-2022 Annual Review. As of September 2021, £12.4 billion of frozen funds across all regimes were reported to be held by UK institutions. The value of assets held in relation to the Myanmar regime is aggregated under ‘Others’ so as not to disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals.</p><p> </p><p>Details of assets reported to OFSI in 2022 will be published in OFSI’s 2022-2023 Annual Review, in Autumn 2023.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 12/09/2023 12:38:42 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1648091

registered interest
date	27/06/2023
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	Genomics: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 26 June 2023 to Question 190396 on China: Genomics, when she plans for the programme of work on assessing how to minimise risks from biological data to be completed.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	191321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>As part of the new UK Biological Security Strategy, the Government is undertaking a programme of work to assess how we can minimise the risks from biological data to protect our burgeoning bioeconomy, without stifling innovation, and build confidence in sharing personal data to improve health outcomes in the UK and across the world. The Government has begun this work, which is a ‘medium term’ commitment in the new UK Biological Security Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 03/07/2023 15:07:25 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1628111

registered interest
date	16/05/2023
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	Taiwan: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many defence export licences have been issued for material for export to Taiwan in each of the last ten financial years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	185369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government publishes Official Statistics (on a quarterly and annual basis) on export licences granted, refused and revoked to all destinations: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/strategic-export-controls-licensing-data</a>. These reports contain detailed information on export licences, including the destination, overall value, the type (e.g. Military, Other), and a summary of the items covered by these licences.</p><p>Currently this includes information up to 31 December 2022. Information covering 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2023 will be published in July 2023 and information covering 1 April to 30 June 2023 will be published in October 2023.</p><p>The Government assesses all export licence applications to all destinations against the <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2021-12-08/hcws449" target="_blank">Strategic Export Licensing Criteria</a>. We will not license the export of equipment where to do so would be inconsistent with these Criteria.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 22/05/2023 13:46:33 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1611320

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
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	Malaria: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential contribution of the UK's malaria science sector to preventing, diagnosing and treating malaria; and what steps his Department is taking to support that sector.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	180948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK's malaria science sector has made significant contributions to the development of antimalarial drugs, vaccines and diagnostic tools. We continue to support the sector through our research and development investments. This includes support to the Liverpool-based Innovative Vector Control Consortium to develop novel bed-nets and to Oxford university to develop a new generation of antimalarial medicines to tackle the threat posed by emerging drug resistance. In collaboration with UK Research and Innovation we have also funded a study led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to evaluate the role of malaria vaccines when deployed in combination with seasonal administration of antimalarials.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/04/2023 15:47:23 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1566738

registered interest
date	13/01/2023
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	Hong Kong: Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2023 to Question 119176 on Hong Kong: Migrants, whether the Minister will hold these discussions personally.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	122490
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2023 answer text <p>Ministers from across Government worked closely to enable the successful launch of the BN(O) visa route and Welcome Programme in 2021. This work continues at official level to ensure the ongoing smooth delivery of these programmes.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 18/01/2023 17:33:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1565869

registered interest
date	11/01/2023
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	BGI Group: National Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether he has made a recent assessment of whether there are potential national security implications of allowing Beijing Genomics Institute Group to operate in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	121003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government takes the importance of security in the handling of genomic data seriously. Any company working in the UK does so under the provisions of the Human Tissue Act 2004 and individuals, companies or agencies would be liable to criminal prosecution should they contravene those provisions.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 16/01/2023 14:37:46 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1565544

registered interest
date	10/01/2023
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	Fiji: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Fijian Government on (a) bilateral relations and (b) regional stability.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	120058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary sent a congratulatory message to the new Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka in December 2022. Our High Commissioner and his team in Suva have ongoing discussions with the Government of Fiji spanning our cooperation on tackling climate change, supporting trade between the UK and Fiji, renewable energy and supporting the 1500 Fijian soldiers serving in the British Armed Forces. We welcome Fiji's support in the UN General Assembly on our shared interests including speaking out against Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. As a fellow maritime island nation, we work closely with Fiji to tackle Illegal, Unregulated and Unauthorised Fishing in the Pacific, and Royal Navy Offshore Patrol Vessel HMS SPEY conducted joint exercising and cooperation with their Fiji Navy counterparts twice last year<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 16/01/2023 10:41:59 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West