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1339018

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agricultural Products: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment the Government has made of the potential (a) environmental and (b) carbon impact of agricultural products entering the UK food market as a result of the proposed future UK-Australia trade deal.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	20474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2021 answer text <p>HM Government has always been clear that any free trade agreement it signs will not threaten the UK’s ability to meet its environmental commitments or its membership of international environmental agreements. HM Government is seeking a deal with Australia that will further environmental and climate policy priorities and the UK will not compromise on high environmental protection.</p><p>HM Government carried out a public consultation and scoping assessment for its free trade agreement negotiation with Australia, which can be found on HM Government’s website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uks-approach-to-negotiating-a-free-trade-agreement-with-australia/uk-australia-free-trade-agreement-the-uks-strategic-approach" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uks-approach-to-negotiating-a-free-trade-agreement-with-australia/uk-australia-free-trade-agreement-the-uks-strategic-approach</a>. This preliminary scoping assessment considered illustrative scenarios and served as a point of reference when concluding the agreement in principle. Following the conclusion of negotiations, a full impact assessment will be published prior to implementation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 28/06/2021 13:27:54 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1339250

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment his Department has made of the effect of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on Scottish (a) importers and (b) exporters.
tabling member constituency	Central Ayrshire
tabling member printed	Dr Philippa Whitford
uin	901460
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>We have agreed a deal with the EU which delivers for Scotland and the rest of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>Our deal provides Scottish businesses with exceptional access to the EU’s market - It is the first time the EU has ever agreed a zero tariffs, zero quota deal.</p><p> </p><p>This provides the right conditions for the Scottish economy to recover from the Covid pandemic and flourish in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banff and Buchan answering member printed David Duguid question first answered 23/06/2021 13:02:28 answering member 4606 label Biography information for David Duguid
tabling member	4385 label Biography information for Dr Philippa Whitford

1339251

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Business: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of economic support for Scottish businesses during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Glamorgan
tabling member printed	Alun Cairns
uin	901459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is providing continued UK-wide support and security to manage the ongoing impacts of Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>One in three jobs in Scotland has been supported by the UK Government’s unprecedented employment support package.</p><p> </p><p>Scottish businesses have benefited from more than £3.4 billion of loans and support driven by UK Government schemes.</p><p> </p><p>We have also provided a much needed boost to Scottish tourism and hospitality with our UK-wide VAT reduction.</p> answering member constituency Dumfries and Galloway answering member printed Mr Alister Jack question first answered 23/06/2021 13:03:54 answering member 4619 label Biography information for Mr Alister Jack
tabling member	4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns

1339363

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people who have developed a disability as a result of receiving the covid-19 vaccination.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	21172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>It is not possible at present to quantify the number of people left disabled as a result of a COVID-19 vaccination. Disability has a wide-ranging definition, including the length of time for which a condition persists. It should be noted that a report of an adverse drug reaction does not mean that it was caused by the drug or vaccine. Clinical decisions on whether a vaccine has caused a disability are considered on a case by case basis and will include consideration as to whether there may have been other factors involved, such as other pre-existing conditions. Any functionality outcomes for such patients evolve over time and depend on multiple factors such as type of adverse event that occurred, patient’s age and underlying conditions.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi grouped question UIN 15202 question first answered 19/07/2021 15:28:28 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

1339364

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	South Western Railway: Railway Signals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to the public purse was of the disruption on the South Western Railway network on 11 June 2021 as a result of multiple signal failures in the Surbiton area.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	21321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>The cost to the public purse is estimated to be £200,000 due to both loss in revenue and delay repay costs for South Western Railway (SWR). Network Rail will also have incurred further costs. The Department has asked Network Rail to provide details of its incident learning review and has asked SWR to provide details of its customer response and communications.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/07/2021 09:22:59 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1339365

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Level Crossings: Doncaster
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the incident at Rossington Level Crossing in Doncaster on 13 June 2021, what steps he plans to take to prevent similar incidents at level crossings in the future.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	21322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>Network Rail have operational responsibility for rail infrastructure, including level crossings. These are risk assessed and appropriate protective measures put in place to ensure the safety of the travelling public and users. It appears that the incident at Rossington was caused by a stolen car crashing through the fence next to the level crossing. The level crossing and the fence had been identified as suitable protection by a risk assessment undertaken by Network Rail. The investigation into the incident is for the British Transport Police, who are currently investigating.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/07/2021 08:23:08 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1339366

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Great British Railways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether operator names such as LNER and GWR will be permitted under the establishment of Great British Railways.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	21323
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>Great British Railways will be a single, familiar brand with accountable leadership, responsible for delivering better value and flexible fares, alongside the punctual and reliable services passengers deserve. A coherent, consistent and clearly branded railway network will give passengers confidence in using it. Great British Railways will use updated versions of the classic ‘double arrow’ logo, which remains the most widely recognised symbol of the railway in this country. Variants to the national brand will be developed to reflect the English regions, Scotland and Wales, while emphasising that the railway is one network serving the whole of Great Britain and so it is entirely feasible that the names the Hon Gentleman refers to will continue to figure on our railways.</p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 02/07/2021 09:24:49 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1339367

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Agriculture: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, if she will make it her policy to ensure that the UK agricultural sector is safeguarded when legislating for any trade deals.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>HM Government will stand firm in trade negotiations to ensure any future trade deals live up to the values of farmers and consumers across the United Kingdom. The Government will not lower standards as it negotiates new trade deals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also clear that its trade deals will not mean a flood of cheap imports. In addition, under the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the Government has provided multiple forms of protection for the agricultural sector, including Tariff Rate Quotas, product specific safeguards, and a general bilateral safeguard mechanism which will provide a safety net for industry if they face serious injury from increased imports as a direct consequence of the FTA.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/07/2021 12:17:13 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1339368

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
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	Arctic: Russia
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 steps he is taking in response to the advance of Russia into the Arctic Circle.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2021 answer text <p>The UK recognises that Russia, as an Arctic State, is an important presence in the region. The UK's 2018 Arctic Policy Framework sets out our vision and priorities for the region. This is for an Arctic that is safe, secure and peaceful. The UK seeks to support the maintaining of high levels of international cooperation and low tensions in the Arctic, including through working with our Allies and partners to demonstrate international rights to freedom of access and navigation in the region. As such, we welcome the commitments to maintaining peace, stability and constructive cooperation made by all Arctic States at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Reykjavik in May.</p><p>In 2020 the UK recommenced naval operations in the Arctic. This included operations with a US-led task group in May 2020 and a UK-led task group in September, which included US and Norwegian vessels. Operations in the Arctic take place in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and are carefully calibrated to minimise risk and conducted in conjunction with Allies and partners, when practically possible, to demonstrate unity of purpose. We remain committed to treaty-based risk reduction measures with Russia: we, like eleven other NATO Allies, have an established Treaty with Russia on the Prevention of Incidents at Sea.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/07/2021 10:25:04 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1339369

registered interest
date	23/06/2021
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	Obesity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of how many obesity-related hospital admissions there were in the UK in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	21224
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2021 answer text <p>We have made no such estimate as this data is not currently available.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/07/2021 15:42:48 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon