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1203914

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund: EU Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund in helping countries agree trade agreements with the European Union.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	59402
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2020 answer text <p>The Caribbean Aid for Trade and Regional Integration Trust Fund (CARTFund) was launched by the UK Government in 2009 to help Caribbean countries and businesses implement and take advantage of the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and support the region’s own economic integration initiative. DFID published an evaluation report in October 2015 at the end of the project, which found that it performed relatively well, particularly in relation to activities relating to the implementation of the EPA.</p><p>The UK has now signed the CARIFORUM-UK EPA with 13 CARIFORUM States, providing assurance to businesses, consumers and investors on the continuity of trade arrangements at the end of the transition period. Building on the recommendations from the CARTFund evaluation, DFID continues to deliver economic development objectives in the Caribbean including the UK Trade Partnerships Programme, which will support CARIFORUM States to implement and maximise the benefits of the CARIFORUM-UK EPA.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/06/2020 15:38:14 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1201540

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Travel Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what travel will be classed as essential under the terms of his Department's covid-19 Exceptional Travel Advisory Notice.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	55668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>Since 17 March, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has advised against all but essential travel globally due to the unprecedented international border closures and other restrictions currently in place in response to the global pandemic.</p><p>Whether travel is essential or not is a personal decision. Travellers may have urgent family or business commitments to attend to. Circumstances differ from person to person. Only individuals can make an informed decision based on the risks.</p><p>Current Her Majesty's Government guidance also states that members of the public should not stay overnight away from their own home, except for in a limited set of circumstances, such as for work purposes.</p><p>We are monitoring the international situation very closely and keeping all our travel advice under constant review to ensure it reflects the latest situation on the ground and our assessment of risk to British people.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 15/06/2020 16:07:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1200651

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of automatic custodial sentences for people convicted of sexual offences against children.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	54876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides for a range of sexual offences, including specific sexual offences committed against children. The sentences available to the courts for offences against children are significant, and reflect the seriousness of the offending. Several of these offences, such as rape, already carry a discretionary life sentence.</p><p>Sentencing in individual cases is entirely a matter for the independent courts, taking into account the circumstances of the offence and the offender, and relevant sentencing guidelines. We currently have no plans to change the penalties available for these offences in statute.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 54877 54878 question first answered 11/06/2020 20:48:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1200652

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Prison Sentences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing the tariffs of custodial sentences for people convicted of committing sexual offences against children.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	54877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides for a range of sexual offences, including specific sexual offences committed against children. The sentences available to the courts for offences against children are significant, and reflect the seriousness of the offending. Several of these offences, such as rape, already carry a discretionary life sentence.</p><p>Sentencing in individual cases is entirely a matter for the independent courts, taking into account the circumstances of the offence and the offender, and relevant sentencing guidelines. We currently have no plans to change the penalties available for these offences in statute.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 54876 54878 question first answered 11/06/2020 20:48:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1200654

registered interest
date	04/06/2020
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Life Imprisonment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of discretionary life sentences for people that have been convicted of the rape of minors.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	54878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides for a range of sexual offences, including specific sexual offences committed against children. The sentences available to the courts for offences against children are significant, and reflect the seriousness of the offending. Several of these offences, such as rape, already carry a discretionary life sentence.</p><p>Sentencing in individual cases is entirely a matter for the independent courts, taking into account the circumstances of the offence and the offender, and relevant sentencing guidelines. We currently have no plans to change the penalties available for these offences in statute.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp grouped question UIN 54876 54877 question first answered 11/06/2020 20:48:40 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1198239

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Quarantine: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of passengers entering the UK who cannot provide a residential address and will need to be provided with accommodation by the Government in order to comply with quarantine restrictions in response to the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	51761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>We don’t have an assessment of this data. However, we expect numbers to be very low. Passenger numbers in total have decreased by a significant amount and a very small proportion of those who do arrive in the UK will require Government provided accommodation. To ensure we have the resources in place to deal with this, we have setup a flexible accommodation booking service to ensure we can meet any arising demand.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/06/2020 15:33:27 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1198240

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of enforcement officers required to visit residential addresses to check that people who have returned to the UK from overseas are complying with quarantine requirements in response to the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	51762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>New measures being introduced from 8 June will require all passengers arriving in the UK, who do not fall under a specified exemption, to self-isolate for 14 days to reduce cases of COVID-19 being brought in from abroad and to help prevent a devastating second wave of the disease.</p><p> </p><p>These passengers, who will be required to complete a locator form up to 48 hours before their arrival in the UK, could be contacted throughout this 14-day period via an assurance service that will randomly sample and contact non-exempted arrivals to ensure compliance. They will ensure that people understand the restrictions as well as how to recognise symptoms, and what to do if they are experiencing them. Calls will also include an assurance check as to whether individuals are complying with restrictions.</p><p> </p><p>Where there is reason to suspect that an individual is not complying, details will be passed to the relevant police force who will consider enforcement action. Police will continue to take the 4 ‘E’s approach of engage, explain, encourage and, as a last resort, enforce. Given the high levels of compliance we have seen to our measures to date, we expect that the majority of people would do the right thing and abide by these measures.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 09/06/2020 12:14:14 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1198242

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Travel: Quarantine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has held with the Scottish Government on the 14 day quarantine policy for travellers returning to the UK.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	51763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>As public health matters are devolved, we have been working closely with the Devolved Administrations, including colleagues in Scotland, to build a four nations approach. This has included meetings to establish the measures to be introduced and their operation.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 09/06/2020 13:05:06 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1198243

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what scientific advice he received from Public Health England on the public health benefits of quarantining passengers who arrive at UK airports.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	51764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given to the hon. Member for Cardiff South and Penarth on 20 May 2020, PQ UIN 43656.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 09/06/2020 16:44:25 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

1198245

registered interest
date	01/06/2020
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Banks: Competition
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government has plans to liberalise the UK banking sector and increase competition from non-UK banks.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	51765
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK financial services sector delivers choice and value for customers and to that end has taken significant action to ensure effective competition in UK banking markets. This includes: providing the financial services regulators with competition objectives, and a new Payments Systems Regulator to ensure fair and equal access to payments systems; reducing barriers to entry for new market entrants; initiatives to make it easier for customers to switch between bank account providers; and continued support for non-traditional providers, including the UK’s fintech sector.</p><p> </p><p>It is also important that the UK maintains a prudential regulation regime that supports financial stability and economic growth as well as competition amongst firms. The Government will continue to prioritise the implementation of global regulatory standards, such as the Basel III standards, to maintain the UK’s position as a world-leading financial services centre.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 08/06/2020 16:17:08 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard