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1171949

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what plans the Government has to create a free port in Aberdeen.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	5553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5554 5555 5556 5577 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171950

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether an economic impact assessment has been undertaken on a potential free port in Aberdeen.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	5554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5553 5555 5556 5577 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171951

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department last met with the Aberdeen Harbour Board to discuss a potential free port in Aberdeen.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	5555
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5553 5554 5556 5577 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171952

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what additional infrastructure would be necessary to support a free port in Aberdeen.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	5556
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5553 5554 5555 5577 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171955

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Freeports: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether the Government will fund all additional infrastructure required to facilitate a potential free port in Aberdeen.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	5577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Government is working to ensure that we produce an ambitious and attractive Freeport offer that achieves the Prime Minister’s aim of levelling up our regions and attracting business investment across the whole of the UK. In doing so the Government is working with the Devolved Administrations, including the Scottish Government.</p><p>Specific locations for Freeports will be chosen through a fair and transparent process. Details will be announced in due course.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart grouped question UIN 5553 5554 5555 5556 question first answered 27/01/2020 17:51:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1171959

registered interest
date	20/01/2020
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	Gambling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory levy on gambling firms to fund gambling addiction treatment, education and research.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Stephen Flynn
uin	5578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2020 answer text <p>The Gambling Commission requires all operators licensed under the Gambling Act 2005 to make a contribution towards the research, prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. Most operators donate to GambleAware, a charity which commissions dedicated support for problem gamblers, as well as research and awareness-raising on gambling-related harm. For the 2018-19 financial year, operators donated £9.6<ins class="ministerial">m</ins><del class="ministerial">bn</del> to GambleAware, and industry body the Betting and Gaming Council estimates that operators gave a further £9.7m to other charities. For that same financial year, the gambling sector paid around £3bn to the exchequer in gambling taxes.</p><p>GambleAware commission support and treatment services for those suffering through gambling problems, including the National Gambling Helpline and counselling services provided by GamCare. GambleAware commissioned services complement those of NHS England who are scaling up treatment provision for problem gambling as part of the NHS Long-term plan. This will see up to 14 new specialist clinics open in the next 5 years, 2 of which have opened already. The Health Secretary has also announced that a cross-government addiction strategy, to include gambling, will be published in 2020.</p><p>In May 2018 the government published its response to the consultation on gaming machines and social responsibility measures, which made clear that if industry failed to provide the funding needed to meet current and future needs, government would consider all options, including a mandatory levy. Following this, in July 2019, five large gambling operators announced that they will increase the amount they give tenfold, from 0.1% to 1% of their gross profits over the next four years, and as part of this have committed to spend £100 million on treatment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 27/01/2020 17:12:46 question first ministerially corrected 29/01/2020 13:12:28 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately previous answer version 3030 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4735 label Biography information for Stephen Flynn

1141971

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
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	Seas and Oceans: Pollution Control
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to tackle marine pollution.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	912200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2019 answer text <p>Our Resources and Waste Strategy sets out actions we are taking, including a ban on the sale and/or supply of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds by April 2020. We are leading global efforts through the Commonwealth Clean Ocean Alliance, which we support with a package worth up to £70m. We also work with the International Maritime Organisation to tackle litter from ships and are helping shape a new international action plan on shipping litter.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 25/07/2019 15:55:53 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

1134102

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Germany: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what meetings she held with the Chancellor of Germany between 1 and 6 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	268548
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>I hold meetings with other leaders regularly in order to further the UK’s foreign policy interests. Information about these meetings is in the public domain and can be found on the gov.uk website and in Hansard.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May grouped question UIN 268549 268554 question first answered 27/06/2019 14:57:44 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

1134103

registered interest
date	24/06/2019
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	European Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, what records were kept of meetings she held with European heads of state in the 12 months to 6 July 2018.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	268549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>I hold meetings with other leaders regularly in order to further the UK’s foreign policy interests. Information about these meetings is in the public domain and can be found on the gov.uk website and in Hansard.</p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May grouped question UIN 268548 268554 question first answered 27/06/2019 14:57:44 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson

1133745

registered interest
date	20/06/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sudan: Humanitarian Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian effect of the situation in Sudan; and what steps his Department is taking to support those at risk in that country.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Ross Thomson
uin	267356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government continues to monitor the humanitarian situation in Sudan with concern. Close to two million people live as Internally Displaced People inside Sudan, with around 600,000 living precarious lives as refugees beyond its borders. Sudan also hosts close to a million refugees.</p><p>In early 2018 Sudan’s economy entered a phase of widespread crisis resulting in real incomes collapsing and prices of commodities increasing. The United Nations states that 5.7 million people, including all of those displaced, are in need of humanitarian support, although they estimate the number at risk is 8 million people due to the current economic crisis.</p><p>The United Nations has developed a response to meet the needs of 4.4 million people that would cost $1.2bn, and relies on the governing authorities in Sudan to facilitate safe passage of these supplies and aid workers to reach those in need of assistance. The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in Sudan is prioritising the humanitarian response and has already contributed £30 million this fiscal year. In addition, the UK has raised the humanitarian situation in multilateral fora, including at the European Union on 7 June calling for all to respect International Humanitarian Law and enhance the environment for protection of civilians.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 27/06/2019 16:18:28 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4599 label Biography information for Ross Thomson