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1148862

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date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what telephone discussions her Department had with representatives of the US administration between 2 and 7 October 2019 on the imposition of tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	193
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>As a priority, we are continuing to engage with the US at all levels to protect and promote UK industry. Specifically, we are working closely with the US make the case that tariffs are not in the interest of the UK, EU or US. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has recently spoken to US Trade Representative Lighthizer. My Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has raised this urgent matter with US Secretary of State Pompeo and the Prime Minister urged President Trump directly to reconsider the announced tariffs. I have also personally had a call with US Ambassador Johnson on this issue. We will continue to work with the UK, EU and US and support the case for de-escalation and a negotiated settlement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 194 195 203 204 205 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:13:52 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148863

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what email correspondence her Department had between 2 and 7 October 2019 with representatives of the US administration on the imposition of tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>As a priority, we are continuing to engage with the US at all levels to protect and promote UK industry. Specifically, we are working closely with the US make the case that tariffs are not in the interest of the UK, EU or US. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has recently spoken to US Trade Representative Lighthizer. My Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has raised this urgent matter with US Secretary of State Pompeo and the Prime Minister urged President Trump directly to reconsider the announced tariffs. I have also personally had a call with US Ambassador Johnson on this issue. We will continue to work with the UK, EU and US and support the case for de-escalation and a negotiated settlement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 193 195 203 204 205 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:13:52 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148864

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what face-to-face meetings she, her Ministers or officials of her Department had between 2 and 7 October 2019 with representatives of the US administration on the imposition of tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>As a priority, we are continuing to engage with the US at all levels to protect and promote UK industry. Specifically, we are working closely with the US make the case that tariffs are not in the interest of the UK, EU or US. My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade has recently spoken to US Trade Representative Lighthizer. My Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary has raised this urgent matter with US Secretary of State Pompeo and the Prime Minister urged President Trump directly to reconsider the announced tariffs. I have also personally had a call with US Ambassador Johnson on this issue. We will continue to work with the UK, EU and US and support the case for de-escalation and a negotiated settlement.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 193 194 203 204 205 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:13:52 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148865

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions her Department had by telephone between 2 and 7 October 2019 with representatives of the EU on the imposition of US tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are working with the European Commission to continue to support a negotiated settlement to the Airbus dispute. We are continuing to engage and influence EU decision-making on these matters. We are also working with the EU to seek confirmation from the WTO of our compliance and that the UK and the EU should therefore not be subject to tariffs. We have also had extensive engagement with the US administration on the issue of tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 197 199 206 207 208 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:06:46 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148866

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what email correspondence her Department had with representatives of the EU between 2 and 7 October 2019 on the imposition of US tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are working with the European Commission to continue to support a negotiated settlement to the Airbus dispute. We are continuing to engage and influence EU decision-making on these matters. We are also working with the EU to seek confirmation from the WTO of our compliance and that the UK and the EU should therefore not be subject to tariffs. We have also had extensive engagement with the US administration on the issue of tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 196 199 206 207 208 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:06:46 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148867

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Employment and Support Allowance: Telephone Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time has been for calls to the Employment Support Allowance helpline in each month since October 2018.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>The average wait time for calls to the Employment Support Allowance helpline in each month from October 2018 to September 2019 is shown in the table below in the format of hours:minutes:seconds.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Average Wait Time</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2018</p></td><td><p>00:11:30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2018</p></td><td><p>00:12:44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2018</p></td><td><p>00:21:36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2019</p></td><td><p>00:20:06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2019</p></td><td><p>00:20:47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>00:18:31</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2019</p></td><td><p>00:29:56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2019</p></td><td><p>00:23:15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2019</p></td><td><p>00:17:29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2019</p></td><td><p>00:26:51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2019</p></td><td><p>00:26:17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2019</p></td><td><p>00:24:42</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/10/2019 15:49:30 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1148868

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what face-to-face meetings she, her Ministers or officials of her Department had with representatives of the EU between 2 and 7 October 2019 on the imposition of US tariffs on malt Scotch whisky.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are working with the European Commission to continue to support a negotiated settlement to the Airbus dispute. We are continuing to engage and influence EU decision-making on these matters. We are also working with the EU to seek confirmation from the WTO of our compliance and that the UK and the EU should therefore not be subject to tariffs. We have also had extensive engagement with the US administration on the issue of tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 196 197 206 207 208 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:06:46 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148869

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to support Scotland’s small single malt whisky distillers in the event of the imposition of US tariffs.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are clear that the best outcome to this dispute is to seek a negotiated settlement in partnership with the EU and the US that would prevent these tariffs coming into force. This has been raised by the Prime Minister in a call with President Trump and by my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade with US Trade Representative Lighthizer. I have also personally had a call with US Ambassador Johnson on this issue. We will continue to work closely with the EU and the US on a settlement and to seek confirmation from the WTO of our compliance and that the UK and the EU should therefore not be subject to tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 201 202 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:18:02 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148870

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Whisky: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on ensuring that the Scotch whisky industry is supported by measures in the next Budget in the event that a 25 per cent tariff on malt Scotch whisky entering the USA takes effect on 18 October 2019.
tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
uin	201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>We are clear that the best outcome to this dispute is to seek a negotiated settlement in partnership with the EU and the US that would prevent these tariffs coming into force. This has been raised by the Prime Minister in a call with President Trump and by my Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade with US Trade Representative Lighthizer. I have also personally had a call with US Ambassador Johnson on this issue. We will continue to work closely with the EU and the US on a settlement and to seek confirmation from the WTO of our compliance and that the UK and the EU should therefore not be subject to tariffs.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth West answering member printed Conor Burns grouped question UIN 200 202 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:18:02 answering member 3922 label Biography information for Sir Conor Burns
tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

1148871

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Psychiatric Hospitals: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans the Government has to allocate new capital investment to modernise the mental health estate, as recommended by the Independent Review of the Mental Health Act, published 6 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Twickenham
tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
uin	20
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>Improving mental health is at the heart of this Government’s agenda and capital investment to modernise the mental health estate is a key part of the Government’s ambition to achieve greater parity between physical and mental health care.</p><p>The Government has announced investments of over £400 million in improving the mental health estate since July 2017. Most recently this included £72.3 million for Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust to develop a new adult mental health inpatient unit and £33 million to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust for a 40-bed low secure unit for people with learning disabilities, both of which were included in the £850 million capital funding for 20 hospital upgrades announced by the Prime Minister on 5 August. In addition, the Department spent almost £19 million capital last year on central programmes to support mental health services. This includes schemes to deliver Perinatal Mental Health Mother and Baby Units to deliver more personalised care to expectant and new mums with serious mental ill health.</p><p>As set out in the new Health Infrastructure Plan on 30 September, the Government is committed to making further strategic investments to modernise mental health facilities, which will be confirmed when the Department receives a multiyear capital settlement at the next capital review.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 17/10/2019 15:42:36 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable