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1348140

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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: Disease Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which companies and organisations (a) are taking and (b) have previously taken part in the covid-19 daily contact testing pilot scheme.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	35922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2021 answer text <p>The organisations with sites approved for the daily contact testing workplace evaluation are as follows:</p><p>- John Lewis;</p><p>- Jaguar Land Rover;</p><p>- Primula (Kavli) ;</p><p>- Northumbria Water;</p><p>- Oxford Biomedica;</p><p>- Greencore;</p><p>- Co-op - Castlewood;</p><p>- British Steel;</p><p>- Longley Farm;</p><p>- Agrial Fresh Produce;</p><p>- Pilgrim’s;</p><p>- Moy Park;</p><p>- AB Foods Silver Spoon;</p><p>- Danish Crown Pork;</p><p>- Apetito;</p><p>- Network Rail;</p><p>- Transport for London;</p><p>- London Heathrow;</p><p>- Border Force; and</p><p>- Cabinet Office.</p><p> </p><p>Organisations which have previously piloted daily contact testing are as follows:</p><p>- Tata Steel;</p><p>- Barts Health NHS Trust;</p><p>- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust;</p><p>- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust;</p><p>- South Wales Police; and</p><p>- Asda.</p><p> </p><p>The following workplaces were also involved in daily contact testing as part of the Liverpool COVID-SMART Community Testing Pilot:</p><p>- Merseyside Police;</p><p>- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service; and</p><p>- Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, some small private care providers were also involved in the Liverpool Community Testing Pilot. However, we are unable to provide this information for data protection reasons. Due to the size of these organisations, there is the possibility that individuals could be identified.</p> answering member constituency Erewash answering member printed Maggie Throup question first answered 11/10/2021 14:32:40 answering member 4447 label Biography information for Maggie Throup previous answer version 16531 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1348522

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Cotonou Agreement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the principles outlined in the successor to the Cotonou Agreement and the effect of the implementation of that successor agreement on the UK's interests.
tabling member constituency	Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
tabling member printed	David Simmonds
uin	903006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>We continue to work with the EU and our African partners on a range of priority global issues, in line with the Integrated Review and to be a force for good in the world.</p><p>The proposed successor to the Cotonou Agreement covers objectives which we share, including contributing to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. I welcome their progress on these areas.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 20/07/2021 14:56:06 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4872 label Biography information for David Simmonds

1348523

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Anoosheh Ashoori
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress he has made on making an assessment of the potential merits of granting diplomatic protection to Anoosheh Ashoori.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	903009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>We have received Mr Ashoori’s application for diplomatic protection. The Foreign Secretary is considering the matter carefully. We remain committed to securing Mr Ashoori’s immediate and permanent release. We have been supporting Mr Ashoori’s family since we became aware of his detention. The Foreign Secretary has remained in contact with the family to reinforce the UK's efforts to bring him home. He last met them on 17 June.</p><p>We will continue to press for consular access and appropriate medical care until he is released.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 20/07/2021 14:57:19 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

1348524

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Crimea: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in the Crimea.
tabling member constituency	Elmet and Rothwell
tabling member printed	Alec Shelbrooke
uin	903015
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Seven years on from Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, we continue to make clear to Moscow that Crimea is, and will remain part of Ukraine. Russia must withdraw forces and end illegitimate control.</p><p>Under UK leadership, G7 Foreign Ministers issued statements on 18 March, to mark the seventh anniversary of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, and on 12 April, calling for de-escalation following Russia's build-up of military forces in Crimea and near the Ukrainian border. At the G7 Cornwall Summit in June, G7 leaders called on Russia to withdraw military troops and materiel from Crimea. The Foreign Secretary has raised these matters directly with his counterparts, including on 17 June with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov.</p><p>We will continue to call for international monitoring missions to have access to Crimea, currently denied by Russia. We have contributed nearly £700,000 this financial year to the UN Human Rights Monitoring Mission, which monitors and documents human rights abuses in Crimea. We welcome and support Ukraine’s proposal to establish an International Crimean Platform. We are exploring what role we can play<strong>.</strong></p><p>We also remain deeply concerned about ongoing human rights abuses experienced by minorities in Crimea, including Crimean Tatars.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/07/2021 14:54:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	3997 label Biography information for Sir Alec Shelbrooke

1348525

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Developing Countries: Equality and Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that tackling poverty and inequality throughout the world remains a priority for his Department.
tabling member constituency	Penrith and The Border
tabling member printed	Dr Neil Hudson
uin	903020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>Poverty reduction is at the core of the mission of the new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It is fundamental to all seven of our strategic priorities for development and ODA spending.</p><p>By bringing our development and diplomatic expertise together in the new FCDO, and coordinating all UK activity in country better, we are using the full resources of Her Majesty’s Government to tackle poverty and reduce inequality.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 20/07/2021 14:56:34 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4853 label Biography information for Dr Neil Hudson

1348546

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to enhance UK soft power overseas.
tabling member constituency	Hastings and Rye
tabling member printed	Sally-Ann Hart
uin	903016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2021 answer text <p>The Integrated Review highlighted the UK’s status as a soft power superpower.</p><p>The FCDO is continuing to fund projects and programmes that support UK soft power, including through a 27% increase this year in funding for the British Council</p><p>Since 2016, we have provided over £370m via the BBC World2020 programme, which has seen the creation of 12 new language services, and we continue to support our Chevening, Marshall and Commonwealth scholarships.</p><p>Our international leadership and determination to work as a force for good in the world is an important part of our soft power, as we are seeing through our hosting of the G7 and COP26, and our support for a globally accessible Covid-19 vaccine.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/07/2021 21:14:55 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4842 label Biography information for Sally-Ann Hart

1348556

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Climate Change and Ecology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 June 2021 to Question 14214 on Climate Change and Ecology, whether the Government plans to declare a climate and ecological emergency.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	36757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>This Government was the first of any major economy to set a net zero target in law, building on the legal framework to prevent and adapt to the effects of climate change in the Climate Change Act. The Environment Bill now requires a new, historic legally binding target to be set to halt the decline in species abundance by 2030.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 06/09/2021 16:34:40 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1348557

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Social Media: Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to restrict social media sites promoting the use of online gambling.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/07/2021 answer text <p>All gambling advertising, wherever it appears, is subject to strict controls on content and placement. Gambling operators and their affiliates must abide by the advertising codes issued by the Broadcast Committee of Advertising Practice (BCAP) and the Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP). Following work with the Gambling Commission, the industry has committed to make better use of advertising technology to target adverts away from children online and on social media. The sixth edition of the Gambling Industry Code for Socially Responsible advertising, which came into force this month, requires operators to ensure advertising is targeted only at those over 25 years old on social media and to age-gate operator YouTube channels and content.</p><p> </p><p>The government launched its Review of the Gambling Act 2005 with the publication of a Call for Evidence which closed on 31 March. As part of the wide scope of this review we called for evidence on the potential benefits or harms of allowing licensed gambling operators to advertise, including via social media and affiliate marketing. The Call for Evidence received approximately 16,000 submissions from a broad range of interested organisations and individuals. We are considering the evidence carefully and intend to publish a White Paper outlining conclusions and next steps by the end of the year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Following a call for evidence last year, the government has also been considering how online advertising is regulated through its Online Advertising Programme. We will be consulting on this issue later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maldon answering member printed Mr John Whittingdale question first answered 28/07/2021 08:32:42 answering member 39 label Biography information for Sir John Whittingdale
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1348558

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Calcium and Milk: Children and Young People
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 encourage the consumption of (a) milk and (b) calcium for (i) children under the age of 8 and (ii) other young people.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36629
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/07/2021 answer text <p>Change4Life and Start4Life include information to parents of young and primary school aged children on consumption of milk as part of a healthy balanced diet.</p><p>The Government’s dietary advice, as depicted by the Eatwell Guide, encourages the consumption of milk and dairy products or dairy alternatives as part of a healthy balanced diet. The Eatwell Guide principles, including consumption of milk and dairy products, underpin the School Food Standards and Public Health England’s example menus and guidance for early years settings, which are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/example-menus-for-early-years-settings-in-england" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/example-menus-for-early-years-settings-in-england</a></p><p>Children and young people should be able to get all the calcium they need from a healthy balanced diet. Milk and dairy products or dairy alternatives are an important source of calcium. When choosing dairy alternatives, such as soya drinks, we advise selecting calcium-fortified versions.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/07/2021 14:12:25 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1348559

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
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	Tigray: Armed Conflict
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 offered assistance to officials in the Tigray region of Ethiopia to help tackle potential state terrorism in that region.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	36630
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2021 answer text <p>Political negotiation is the only way to resolve the situation in Tigray, and we are urging all parties to the conflict to stop fighting and begin an inclusive political process.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 23/07/2021 20:54:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon