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1418656

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date	01/03/2022
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	Overseas Workers: EU Countries
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 she has plans to make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing measures to assist companies that wish to relocate their employees to Europe for work purposes.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	116007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2022 answer text <p>We recognise how important it is for UK businesses to continue to be able to send their employees to the EU, for example for business meetings or fulfilling a contract. The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement includes reciprocal arrangements for business visitors between the UK and the EU, covering: short-term business visitors; travel for establishment purposes; intra-company transferees; contractual service suppliers and self-employed professionals. EU Member States may require a visa and/or work permit for some of these activities, and this will vary by country. UK nationals should check the entry requirements and rules of the country they intend to travel to well ahead of time, in case they need to apply for a visa, work permit or provide other documentation. They should also check that their passport has at least six months validity for the duration of their stay.</p><p>The Government has published information about entry requirements, including for companies that wish to relocate their employees to Europe for work purposes, covering all EU Member States and the EFTA countries. This guidance can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/travelling-to-the-eu-switzerland-norway-iceland-or-liechtenstein-for-work.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/03/2022 12:50:41 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1422801

registered interest
date	22/02/2022
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	Plants: Export Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the proportionality of the plant health regulatory regime for the import of seeds, plants and trees; and whether he has plans to revise that regulatory regime.
tabling member constituency	Scarborough and Whitby
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Goodwill
uin	125067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2022 answer text <p>High plant health and biosecurity standards keep harmful pests and diseases, like <em>Xylella fastidiosa</em>, out of the UK, benefiting both the horticultural trade and the environment in the long term. The UK has some of the highest plant health and biosecurity standards in the world, and we have been clear we will not compromise on these standards. They are integral to supporting and protecting the horticultural industry overall as well as sustaining our food supply and natural environment.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Plant Health Risk Group is continuously reviewing risks to plant biosecurity and identifying actions needed to mitigate the most significant threats. These include keeping our regulatory regime up to date, carrying out focused surveillance and inspections, contingency planning, research, and awareness raising as well as identifying areas where intervention would not be helpful or justified.</p><p> </p><p>Since plant health controls on high-priority plants and plant products imported from the EU to GB were introduced on 1 January 2021, 94 interceptions of harmful organisms have been made, which all had the potential to lead to a damaging outbreak in GB.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, more than 300 other instances of non-compliance have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>These cases demonstrate the importance of effective import controls to safeguard commercial plant production; protect food supply and avoid the serious impacts on our natural environment which pest/disease outbreaks can lead to.</p><p> </p><p>We have recently consulted on a permanent system of import checks and frequencies which will deal with imports from EU Member States and other third countries consistently.</p><p> </p><p>This system is based on technical assessments of risk and retains the default position of 100% inspections for imported plants and trees. However, it also considers cases where a lower percentage of checks can be adopted for certain categories of plants where there is an identifiable lower risk (examples could be annual plants, because they are short lived, or house plants, because they are kept indoors).</p><p> </p><p>The consultation closed in early 2022 and we expect to update stakeholders on the outcome of this consultation in March.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 28/02/2022 16:12:29 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill

1422739

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Warehouses: Solar Power
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department has plans to provide funding for the fitting of solar panelling on all new warehouses.
tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
uin	125282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2022 answer text <p>The Department has no plans to provide specific funding for the fitting of solar panels on all new warehouses. Building Regulations are technology-neutral, to preserve the flexibility that developers need to suit the circumstances of individual sites. Subject to further technical consultation, the Government expects the Future Buildings Standard to ensure all new non-domestic buildings are zero-carbon ready.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Businesses installing roof top solar on warehouses can receive payment for any surplus electricity that is exported to the grid through the Smart Export Guarantee. The Government is also providing fiscal incentives through capital allowances for spend on solar panels, and as announced by my Rt. Hon. Friend Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Autumn Budget 2021, solar and storage used on site will be exempt from business rates from 1 April 2023 until 31 March 2035.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 01/03/2022 18:06:11 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1433324

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help relocate vulnerable Afghans and British nationals from third countries to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Northampton South
tabling member printed	Andrew Lewer
uin	905604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>The ARAP Scheme has been one of the most generous relocation programmes in the world facilitating the relocation of eligible Afghan and their families. The ACRS will also prioritise the relocation of vulnerable Afghans.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to work at pace with international partners to safely evacuate British Nationals and eligible Afghans through third countries.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 21/02/2022 15:51:12 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	4659 label Biography information for Andrew Lewer

1433325

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to help support defence jobs across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	905605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/02/2022 answer text <p>Our most recent estimate shows Ministry of Defence investment in industry and commerce supporting over 200,000 jobs across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The £24 billion additional investment in defence, along with the changes we are making through the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy, will contribute to further economic growth and prosperity, including jobs, across the Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 21/02/2022 16:59:12 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1433398

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
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	Inivos: Protective Clothing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Kamall on 10 February (HL5960), what criteria they use to assess whether information is commercially sensitive; and what was the outcome of the technical review of Inivos gowns.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2022 answer text <p>The contract is considered commercially sensitive as disclosure would be likely to prejudice a company’s commercial interests and inhibit its ability to do business in the future.</p><p>Therefore, we are unable to disclose the outcome of the technical regulatory assurance process.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 23/03/2022 11:48:32 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1433399

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Marriage: Humanism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to grant full legal status to humanist marriages.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell
uin	HL6215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government will consider the case for comprehensive and enduring reform once the Law Commission has completed its review of marriage law. The Law Commission will present options for reforms to modernise marriage law. Options are expected to include offering couples greater flexibility to form their own ceremonies, allowing the ceremony to take place in a much broader range of locations and to provide a framework that could allow non-religious belief organisations (such as Humanists) and/or independent celebrants to conduct legally binding weddings. The report is expected in July 2022.</p> answering member printed Lord Wolfson of Tredegar question first answered 07/03/2022 16:43:08 answering member 4901 label Biography information for Lord Wolfson of Tredegar
tabling member	4223 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell

1433400

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 11 February (HL5915), what steps the Office of Product Safety and Standards are taking to ensure that lithium ion batteries used in (1) e-bikes, (2) e-scooters, and (3) other mobility aids, are safe; what (a) national, (b) European, or (c) other standards, inform decisions on whether to permit their use in such vehicles, and whether they will publish the (i) battery types, and (ii) manufacturers, which are not permitted for use in such vehicles.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to ensuring that consumers are protected from unsafe goods. The General Product Safety Regulations 2005, and other product regulations, place obligations on manufacturers to ensure the safety of consumer goods including the batteries used to power them.</p><p> </p><p>Manufacturers need to ensure that all products supplied meet the relevant product safety regulations before being placed on the market. In doing so, they may choose to apply standard EN 62133-2 which specifies requirements and safety tests necessary for the safe operation, including foreseeable misuse, of portable sealed secondary lithium cells and batteries.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) does not maintain a list of approved batteries for use in such vehicles, as the responsibility for the selection of such components rests with the manufacturer. However, OPSS works with Local Authorities and border authorities to help ensure that products imported and sold in the UK are safe and that action is taken against those who place unsafe or non-compliant products on the market, including their removal from the market.</p> answering member printed Lord Callanan question first answered 09/03/2022 11:39:29 answering member 4336 label Biography information for Lord Callanan
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1433401

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	EGNOS
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Vere of Norbiton on 11 February (HL5963), what assessment they made of the value of safety of life when deciding not to participate in the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) project.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s policy on the UK’s membership of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) took account of the likely safety and operational impacts on the UK’s aviation sector if the UK withdrew from the EGNOS programme set against the expected cost of more than £30million per annum to the taxpayer of remaining within it.</p><p>Whilst there may be operational impacts for operators – such as landing at airports in certain weather conditions - it was assessed that the safety impacts of removal of EGNOS would be minimal given the availability of alternative landing procedures and the requirement for pilots to fly in accordance with the established regulations at the time of their flight.</p><p>Although no specific assessment of the possible impact on the wider impact on business and the local economy was undertaken, it was considered that the overall impact on the operations of the 18 UK airports affected, and the communities they serve, would be marginal.</p><p>The UK Government is currently exploring the potential options for future participation in space-based augmentation systems which have the potential to cost far less than EGNOS membership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL6223 question first answered 03/03/2022 12:55:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley

1433402

registered interest
date	21/02/2022
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	EGNOS
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment have they made of the economic effect on businesses and the local economy in the areas around airports affected by the cancellation of European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Services; and whether they will place a copy of any such assessment in the Library of the House.
tabling member printed	Lord Berkeley
uin	HL6223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s policy on the UK’s membership of the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS) took account of the likely safety and operational impacts on the UK’s aviation sector if the UK withdrew from the EGNOS programme set against the expected cost of more than £30million per annum to the taxpayer of remaining within it.</p><p>Whilst there may be operational impacts for operators – such as landing at airports in certain weather conditions - it was assessed that the safety impacts of removal of EGNOS would be minimal given the availability of alternative landing procedures and the requirement for pilots to fly in accordance with the established regulations at the time of their flight.</p><p>Although no specific assessment of the possible impact on the wider impact on business and the local economy was undertaken, it was considered that the overall impact on the operations of the 18 UK airports affected, and the communities they serve, would be marginal.</p><p>The UK Government is currently exploring the potential options for future participation in space-based augmentation systems which have the potential to cost far less than EGNOS membership.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton grouped question UIN HL6222 question first answered 03/03/2022 12:55:35 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	3526 label Biography information for Lord Berkeley