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1702090

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Sudan: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what steps the Government plans to take through its role as penholder for Sudan at the UN Security Council to encourage international partners to support an immediate ceasefire in Sudan; and what assessment he has made of the impact of continued conflict on (a) the humanitarian situation in Sudan and (b) regional stability.
tabling member constituency	Chelmsford
tabling member printed	Vicky Ford
uin	22639
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK uses its position as penholder at the UN Security Council on Sudan to increase pressure on the warring parties. On 8 March, the UNSC adopted UK-drafted Resolution 2724 calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities and unhindered humanitarian access. On 27 February, we called for the Council to convene for a closed consultation responding to SAF withdrawing permission for the movement of aid into Sudan from the Adre border crossing. On 20 March, we also highlighted the OCHA White Note's clear warning that obstruction of humanitarian access is resulting in people in Sudan starving. On 19 April, the UK also called for an open briefing on the situation to mark the one-year point in the conflict at the UNSC.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 01/05/2024 12:19:56 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford

1702093

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	China: International Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the UK’s aid relationship with China.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	22527
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>We stopped direct government-to-government aid to the Chinese Government in 2011. In a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) in April 2021, the FCDO committed to cut Official Development Assistance (ODA) funded programmes in China by 95 per cent from the 2021-22 financial year, which it has delivered. All new ODA programme funding has been limited to supporting our open societies and human rights objectives in China.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 26/04/2024 11:50:04 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1702097

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Libya: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of recent reluctance by Libyan stakeholders to establish elections in the country.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
uin	22475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>The ongoing political impasse in Libya is unsustainable, and deeply damaging for ordinary Libyans. It leaves Libya extremely vulnerable to third state actors set on pursuing control over Libya's security, politics and economy. The UK continues to support the UN's efforts to broker a Libyan-owned and led political settlement, with the onus on Libya's leaders to fulfil their responsibilities. We note with regret the resignation by UN Special Representative of the Secretary General, Abdoulaye Bathily, and renew our full support to the United Nations and the key role it continues to play in Libya.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/04/2024 13:39:56 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

1702100

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Underpayments
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 value was of a benefits underpayment in the 2022-2023 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	22505
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>DWP does not produce an estimate for the average value of a benefit underpayment.</p><p> </p><p>We estimate that the total rate of benefit expenditure underpaid in 2022-2023 was £3.3bn: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-2022-to-2023-estimates/fraud-and-error-in-the-benefit-system-financial-year-ending-fye-2023" target="_blank">Fraudand error in the benefit system Financial Year Ending (FYE) 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 25/04/2024 16:14:25 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1702110

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	Social Security Benefits: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has (a) spent on and (b) reduced its expenditure due to the expansion of targeted case reviews.
tabling member constituency	Wallasey
tabling member printed	Dame Angela Eagle
uin	22515
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2024 answer text <p>Targeted Case Review (TCR) is currently scaling at pace to strengthen the department’s response to fraud and error within Universal Credit.</p><p> </p><p>We are investing £443 million to save £6.6 billion by March 2028.</p><p> </p><p>Investment in TCR for 2022-23 was £19.6 million. As set out in the DWP Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) 2022-23, TCR delivered DWP £39 million of savings, of which £14 million related to 2022-23 expenditure.</p><p> </p><p>We expect the majority of savings to occur in the final years of the project when Targeted Case Review is fully operational.</p><p> </p><p>The Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year 23/24 is expected to be published Summer 2024. This will include Targeted Case Review spend and expenditure. The Fraud and Error National Statistics will be published on 16 May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 26/04/2024 09:44:18 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	491 label Biography information for Dame Angela Eagle

1702112

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the air defences of the Falkland Islands in the context of the recent procurement by Argentina of F-16 jets from Denmark.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	22556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>We keep our defence posture in the South Atlantic under regular review to take account of the full range of developments. I am satisfied that the current military presence in the South Atlantic is at the appropriate level to ensure the defence of the Islands.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 25/04/2024 14:20:33 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

1702113

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	UK Defence and Security Exports: Trade Fairs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many SME defence firms have used the showcase pod at events supported by UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>UK Defence and Security Exports (UKDSE) estimate that a total of 171 UK SME defence firms have used the showcase pod at events supported by UKDSE, from 01 January 2019 to present (22 April 2024)</p><p><br> 2019<br> 66</p><p><br> 2020 (Reduced activity due to Covid-19 pandemic) <br> 5</p><p><br> 2021 (Reduced activity due to Covid-19 pandemic)<br> 3</p><p><br> 2022 <br> 42</p><p><br> 2023<br> 41</p><p><br> 2024 - to date <br> 14</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 18:48:11 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1702114

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	UK Defence and Security Exports: Trade Fairs
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 firms requested that a serving member of the Army accompany them to an exhibition supported by UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>Information prior to 2021 is not available. The following number of companies requested Soldier on Stand support at an exhibition:</p><p><br> 2021<br> Requested – 3<br></p><p><br> 2022<br> Requested - 5<br></p><p><br> 2023<br> Requested – 16<br></p><p><br> 2024 (to date)<br> Requested – 6</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 18:38:24 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1702115

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	UK Defence and Security Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many businesses attended the (a) export licencing, (b) doing business with prime contractors, (c) working with the media, (d) preparing for events, (e) finance for export, (f) support from other government departments and bodies, (g) developing export strategies, (h) global market focus, (i) business culture and know how across the world and (j) pitching for international contracts sessions led by the UK Defence and Security Exports export faculty in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22486
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>a) export licencing – No information available. <br> b) doing business with prime contractors – 26 individuals attended live. <br> c) working with the media – No session held to date. <br> d) preparing for events – 29 attended live. <br> e) finance for export – 11 attended live. <br> f) support from other government departments and bodies – No session held to date. <br> g) developing export strategies – No session held to date. <br> h) global market focus – No session held to date. <br> i) business culture and know how across the world – No session held to date. <br> j) pitching for international contracts sessions – No information available.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 18:39:40 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1702118

registered interest
date	18/04/2024
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	UK Defence and Security Exports: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff at UK Defence and Security Exports were based overseas in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	22489
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>UK Defence and Security Exports do not have any employed staff based overseas.</p> answering member constituency Havant answering member printed Alan Mak question first answered 25/04/2024 18:51:57 answering member 4484 label Biography information for Alan Mak
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle