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1668161

registered interest
date	07/11/2023
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	Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief
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 is taking steps to establish the role of the Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief on a permanent basis.
tabling member constituency	Camborne and Redruth
tabling member printed	George Eustice
uin	150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>The Government is committed to the role of the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for FoRB and has had three Special Envoys to date.</p><p>The current Special Envoy, Fiona Bruce MP, is a passionate advocate for FoRB, and this year was re-elected to serve a second term as the Chair of the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance, a network of 42 countries committed to protecting and promoting FoRB.</p><p>Defending FoRB for all is a longstanding priority for the UK Government. We shall continue to stand up for the rights of all individuals, and use our position at the UN Human Rights Council, and on the UN Security Council, to ensure violations and abuses of FoRB are highlighted and addressed.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 15/11/2023 17:18:28 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	3934 label Biography information for George Eustice

1461162

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
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	Ukraine: 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, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the debate entitled Consequences of the Russian Federation's continued aggression against Ukraine: role and response of the Council of Europe, which took place at the Council of Europe on 27 April 2022.
tabling member constituency	Henley
tabling member printed	John Howell
uin	150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2022 answer text <p>Russia's war is an unprovoked, premeditated and barbaric attack on Ukraine, and the very foundation of our societies and the rules by which we coexist - sovereignty, democracy and the UN Charter. The UK continues to work with our allies, united in support for Ukraine, to provide economic and defensive support. We recognise the crucial work of the Council of Europe and in particular PACE in this sphere, including at the 14-15 March session where the UK Delegation played a pivotal role in ensuring Russia's expulsion from the organisation. We note that recommendations will go to the Committee of Ministers in due course for appropriate review.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 17/05/2022 15:09:04 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1606 label Biography information for John Howell

1313384

registered interest
date	11/05/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: New Zealand
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the members of her Trade Advisory Group on Agri-Food have been consulted on the text of relevant chapters of her draft trade agreement with New Zealand.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2021 answer text <p>Trade Advisory Groups (TAGs) are a key forum for sharing sensitive information and their members are regularly consulted on trade agreements.</p><p> </p><p>All TAG members have been consulted throughout Australia and New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. Most recently, a debrief for all TAG members was held following the fourth round of negotiations with New Zealand on 27<sup>th</sup> April, where officials updated stakeholders and discussed key developments. All TAG members were given an update by the Chief Negotiator on the progress made on the United Kingdom-Australia FTA also, following the visit of the Australian Trade Minister to London on 4<sup>th</sup> May.</p><p> </p><p>Additional updates were given at the previous TAG meetings below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Sector:</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Update given:</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agri-Food</p></td><td><p>8<sup>th</sup> February</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Automotive, Aerospace and Marine</p></td><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> March</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>British Manufactured and Consumer Goods</p></td><td><p>4<sup>th</sup> February</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chemicals</p></td><td><p>28<sup>th</sup> January</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Creative Industries</p></td><td><p>16<sup>th</sup> February</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial Services</p></td><td><p>19<sup>th</sup> January</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Investment</p></td><td><p>29<sup>th</sup> April</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Life Sciences</p></td><td><p>13<sup>th</sup> January</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Professional Advisory Services</p></td><td><p>14<sup>th</sup> January</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Telecoms &amp; Technology</p></td><td><p>25<sup>th</sup> February</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transport Services</p></td><td><p>21<sup>st</sup> January</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency North East Hampshire answering member printed Mr Ranil Jayawardena grouped question UIN 148 152 153 question first answered 17/05/2021 11:19:00 answering member 4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1168435

registered interest
date	19/12/2019
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	Drugs: Misuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of drugs policy in reducing the rate of infection from blood borne viruses.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Alison Thewliss
uin	150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>There is good evidence that a combined approach of harm reduction programmes such as needle and syringe programmes (NSP), opioid substitution treatment and abstinence-based treatment is the most effective way to tackle public health harms, including the spread of blood borne viruses (BBVs). Vaccination, testing and treatment of infection are also effective in the control of BBVs.</p><p> </p><p>Public Health England monitors drug treatment data and anonymous testing of blood samples from people using drug treatment services or NSP. The data show that these interventions have been effective in reducing BBVs in people who inject drugs (PWID). For example, the proportion of PWID who have ever been infected with hepatitis B in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has declined over the past 10 years, falling from 18% in 2008 to 9% in 2018. In addition, HIV infection is uncommon among PWID in the United Kingdom, and HIV prevalence in this risk group is low compared to many other European countries. Overall, there were 95 new HIV diagnoses in the UK during 2018 which were likely to have been acquired through injecting drug use, down from 170 in 2008.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 07/01/2020 14:53:21 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4430 label Biography information for Alison Thewliss

1148745

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on (a) the US withdrawal from Northern Syria, (b) the actions of the Turkish Government in that area and (c) the security and military implications of these decisions for (i) Syria, (ii) the UK and (iii) the NATO alliance.
tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
uin	150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary spoke with US Defence Secretary, Mark Esper on 14 October 2019 and they discussed the ongoing situation in Northeast Syria. We cannot comment on the movement and actions of US troops as this is a matter for the US Government.</p><p>My right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary has also spoken with the Turkish Defence Minister, Hulisi Akar on 10 and 16 October 2019. Whilst we accept that Turkey has legitimate security concerns, unilateral military action is undermining the stability and security of the region and could derail the Coalition's fight against Daesh.</p><p>For decades, Turkey has been a staunch ally in NATO and one of the largest contributors of military personnel. However, we are in full agreement with our EU counterparts in condemning Turkey's unilateral military action where it impacts on civilians and the counter-Daesh effort.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 21/10/2019 12:05:17 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

731247

registered interest
date	21/06/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to appoint an anti-corruption champion.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2017 answer text <p>A decision on the anti-corruption champion appointment will be made in due course.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 28/06/2017 15:45:08 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

346945

registered interest
date	27/05/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Counselling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many non-statutory organisations providing counselling without pre-determined time-limits to adults who were sexually abused as children were funded by his Department in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>This information is not collected centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>No such assessment has been made. However, counselling services should be available as part of the wider mental health provision to support sexually abused children. This Government is committed to improving children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing as a whole, which will also benefit children and young people who have been victims of sexual abuse.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National Health Service funding for mental health services increased by £300 million last year. Historically, treatment targets have only been attached to physical health – a problem the Government is correcting with £1.25 billion announced in the last Budget. This will direct funding to mental health services and will ensure people, including those whose mental health has been affected through sexual abuse, get the treatment they need when they need it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Our investment to date in the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme has made a choice of psychological therapies available for those who need them in all parts of England reflecting the objective in the Government’s Mandate to NHS England to provide access to therapies for around 900,000 people per year by 2015, with a recovery rate of 50%. IAPT include therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in response to sexual abuse as well as therapies for depression and anxiety disorders which may result from the traumatic of the abuse.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In March 2015, ‘Tackling Child Sexual Exploitation’ published in March 2015, set out cross-Government actions to prevent child sexual exploitation or, where it has happened, ensure victims and survivors get the support they need. The Department and its Arms Length Bodies are taking forward the health related recommendations, which focus on improving data on prevalence so that commissioners can develop the local service response to meet local needs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence issued guidelines on ‘Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): The management of PTSD in adults and children in primary and secondary care’ issued in March 2005, reviewed in December 2011, and ‘Depression in adults: The treatment and management of depression in adults’, published in October 2009. The guidance includes recommendations for the care and treatment of people with psychological and mental health needs arising from sexual abuse.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt grouped question UIN 149 151 question first answered 04/06/2015 14:31:02 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest