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1299604

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date	04/03/2021
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Fairtrade Initiative: Trade Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that fair trade goods continue to have access to UK markets under new trading arrangements.
tabling member constituency	Ynys Môn
tabling member printed	Virginia Crosbie
uin	163332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and Generalised Scheme of Preferences support developing countries to export agricultural products and other goods to the UK. We have secured EPAs with 30 African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries, covering<del class="ministerial"> over</del> £18bn of trade. We plan to deepen our EPA agreements and expand them to new countries in the future.</p><p>Independent certification schemes, such as Fairtrade, which set standards on social, economic and environmental issues for companies, continue to operate within the context of UK trading arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 09/03/2021 11:32:14 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2021 14:14:46 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands previous answer version 88379 answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4859 label Biography information for Virginia Crosbie

1299764

registered interest
date	04/03/2021
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	Midwives: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many midwives, expressed as a headcount, were employed by each NHS trust in England (a) in total and (b) who were nationals of an EU member state, at the most recent date for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	163274
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2021 answer text <p>NHS Digital publishes Hospital and Community Health Services workforce statistics. These include staff working in hospital trusts and clinical commissioning groups, but not staff working in primary care, general practice surgeries, local authorities or other providers.</p><p>A table showing the total number of midwives and the number of those midwives who have self-reported their nationality as from the European Union employed by each National Health Service trust as at 30 November 2020, headcount, is attached.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately previous answer version 88722 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately 89049 answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately question first answered 10/03/2021 14:56:16 question first ministerially corrected 10/03/2021 16:23:20 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately attachment 1 file name Midwives by nationality and organisation November 2020_PQ163274.xlsx FINAL - Copy.xlsx title Midwives by nationality 30 November 2020
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1296887

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	International Military Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether International Military Services Ltd ceased trading in July 1991 or 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	161825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>IMS Ltd stopped taking on new business in <del class="ministerial">1989</del><ins class="ministerial">1991</ins>, but continued to fulfil a small number of existing contractual obligations. All such obligations had been completed by 2010 at which point the company ceased trading.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/03/2021 17:55:40 question first ministerially corrected 19/03/2021 11:41:17 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace previous answer version 88190 answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1297085

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children's Social Care Independent Review: Staff
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the staff comprising the secretariat of the independent review of children’s social care were recruited (1) from within the Department for Education, or (2) externally.
tabling member printed	Lord Watson of Invergowrie
uin	HL13851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2021 answer text <p>The review team is made up of civil servants from across government, including the Department for Education, and come from a range of backgrounds and disciplines. More information can be found on the independent review of children’s social care’s website here: <a href="https://childrenssocialcare.independent-review.uk/people/" target="_blank">https://childrenssocialcare.independent-review.uk/people/</a>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br /> <br /> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 15/03/2021 17:32:56 question first ministerially corrected 15/03/2021 17:44:18 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge previous answer version 87709 answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay answering member 4728
tabling member	1241 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Invergowrie

1293256

registered interest
date	01/03/2021
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	Hospitals: Admissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of people of hospital being treated for (a) covid-19 and (b) other reasons in each region of the UK in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	160659
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p>Data on the percentage of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and for other reasons is attached. Data is only available for England from August 2020 – January 2021.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 08/03/2021 15:17:57 question first ministerially corrected 08/03/2021 17:53:34 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar attachment 1 file name PQ160659 - final data - Copy.xlsx title Admissions data 2020-2021 previous answer version 87907 answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1290262

registered interest
date	26/02/2021
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	Israel: BBC Arabic Service
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 recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the (a) editorial line taken by the BBC’s Arabic service on matters relating to the state of Israel with (b) the Government’s foreign policy objectives.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	159292
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We have made no such assessment. It is not for the government to make judgements about perceived impartiality or bias at the BBC, as the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government. This is a matter for the BBC Board and Ofcom, as the BBC's regulator. Ofcom is responsible for setting rules to ensure BBC coverage is impartial and accurate under the Broadcasting Code and for holding the BBC to account against its public purposes as the BBC regulator.</del></p><p><em><ins class="ministerial">We have made no such assessment. It is not for the government to make judgements about perceived impartiality or bias at the BBC, as the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of government. This is a matter for the BBC Board. </ins></em></p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 08/03/2021 11:55:29 question first ministerially corrected 22/03/2021 11:28:52 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly previous answer version 87796 answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1290062

registered interest
date	25/02/2021
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	Scottish Seafood Exports Task Force and Seafood Exports Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will publish the membership and terms of reference of (a) the Seafood Exports Working Group and (b) the Scottish Seafood Exports Task Force.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	158880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2021 answer text <p>The Seafood Exports Working Group has been established to monitor live issues (across the UK) arising from the end of the transition period and work with industry on required responses to minimise disruption to trade flows of seafood. The Scottish Seafood Exports Taskforce has been established to address medium and longer term export issues faced by Scottish traders of seafood. The primary aim is to increase confidence in the seafood and aquaculture supply chain by ensuring medium and longer-term issues are resolved. The Terms of Reference for the Seafood Exports Working Group and the Scottish Seafood Exports Taskforce are attached.<ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 05/03/2021 11:49:36 question first ministerially corrected 05/03/2021 12:30:02 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis attachment 1 file name PQ 158880 Att 1- Seafood Exports Working Group Terms of Reference.pdf title PQ 158880 Terms of Reference previous answer version 87559 answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1289556

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Tourism: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of how long international tourism will take to return to previous levels as covid-19 lockdown restrictions ease.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	158074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p>Since the start of the first lockdown, we’ve provided a range of targeted measures to see the UK tourism sector through COVID-19. On top of the Government’s wider economic support package, we've provided business rates relief and grants for many in the sector, as well as a substantial cut in VAT for tourism and hospitality activities until the end of March. The Chancellor will deliver the Budget on 3 March, in which he will set out the next phase of our plan to tackle the pandemic and build back better.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that heightened travel restrictions are significantly impacting international tourism and we are closely monitoring the situation. We will continue to engage with stakeholders via the Tourism Industry Council to assess how we can most effectively support the sector’s recovery.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Global Travel Taskforce last year committed the Government to publish a Tourism Recovery Plan in support of the sector. The Government intends to set out proposals in the Spring, including plans for a marketing campaign to welcome visitors back to the UK as soon as it is safe to do so. </ins></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial">The Department for Transport will lead a successor to the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/global-travel-taskforce-recommendations" target="_blank">Global Travel Taskforce</a>, with an ambition to develop a framework that can facilitate greater inbound and outbound travel as soon as the time is right, while still managing the risk from imported cases and variants. It will report on 12 April.</ins></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 01/03/2021 16:40:34 question first ministerially corrected 04/03/2021 10:11:37 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston previous answer version 86104 answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1289563

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Mozambique: Renewable Energy
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 the total value is of CDC Group's current investments in (a) solar and (b) wind energy in Mozambique.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Walton
tabling member printed	Dan Carden
uin	158187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2021 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">CDC has one indirect renewable energy investment in Mozambique with Enventure Africa S.A, which is made through DI Frontier Fund 2. Investment values for individual companies are commercially sensitive and are therefore unable to be disclosed. CDC has invested over $1 billion of climate finance into developing countries in Africa and South Asia since 2017.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">CDC has invested over $1 billion of climate finance into developing countries in Africa and South Asia since 2017. CDC's climate strategy sets out its comprehensive approach to align all of CDC's investing activities with the Paris Agreement, based on the core principles of reaching net zero by 2050, enabling a just transition and strengthening adaptation and resilience.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">CDC's full energy portfolio, as of December 2019, is available online: https://assets.cdcgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/11174306/Fossil-Fuels-and-Renewables-portfolio-as-at-31-December-2019-pdf.pdf.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">CDC has an indirect renewable energy investment in Mozambique, Enventure Africa S.A, through DI Frontier Fund 2. Investment values for individual companies are commercially sensitive and are therefore unable to be disclosed.</ins></p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/03/2021 17:14:06 question first ministerially corrected 04/03/2021 10:12:20 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge previous answer version 86212 answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4651 label Biography information for Dan Carden

1289644

registered interest
date	24/02/2021
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	Public Health: Redbridge
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what funding he has allocated to the London Borough of Redbridge through the public health grant in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	158137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2021 answer text <p>Unitary and upper tier local authorities have received a public health grant since April 2013, when they assumed responsibility for public health functions and services which had previously been undertaken by the NHS. Data prior to 2013 is therefore unavailable. A table showing the information requested from 2013 is attached. The value of the public health grant in 2013-14 and 2014-15 is not directly comparable to subsequent years, because responsibility and funding for 0-5 year olds’ public health services was transferred from the National Health Service to local government from 1 October 2015.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 09/03/2021 11:45:48 question first ministerially corrected 09/03/2021 14:14:18 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill attachment 1 file name 158137 Public health grant Redbridge.docx title Public Health Grant Redbridge previous answer version 88413 answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting