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1507501

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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 Fairs: Environment Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department still intends to host a green trade and investment expo in autumn 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	53418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2022 answer text <p>The Green Trade and Investment Expo (GTIE) remains a key event in the Government’s drive towards net zero and a greener economy. GTIE is a chance to showcase the investment and export opportunities presented by HMG’s focus on these areas. It will be central to clean growth trade activity, coinciding with International Trade Week and just ahead of COP27, where the UK will once again showcase our innovative green companies.</p><p> </p><p>GTIE will demonstrate UK leadership in capitalising on the environmental business and clean growth opportunities available in the UK. The northeast location is also important to HMG’s levelling up agenda.</p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr Marcus Fysh question first answered 29/09/2022 15:27:23 answering member 4446 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Fysh
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1507503

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Export Control Joint Unit: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many officials in his Department worked in the Export Control Joint Unit in each year between 2018 and 2022 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	53419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>The total number of civil servants working in the Export Control Joint Unit within the MOD in each year since 2018 is set out below:</p><p> </p><p>2018 – 6</p><p>2019 – 10</p><p>2020 – 6</p><p>2021 – 7</p><p>2022 – 7</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 13/10/2022 11:43:40 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1507504

registered interest
date	21/09/2022
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	Export Control Joint Unit: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many officials in his Department worked in the Export Control Joint Unit in each year between 2018 and 2022 inclusive.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	53420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>Between 2018 and 2022 inclusive, on average approximately between ten to twenty Foreign and Commonwealth Office (later Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) officials worked in the Export Control Joint Unit within each year.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 13/10/2022 08:20:07 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1507003

registered interest
date	20/09/2022
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	Import Controls: Expenditure
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 the cost to the public purse was of the construction of border control points in the UK in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	51709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2022 answer text <p>£200 million has been spent by HM Government as Port Infrastructure Fund. While much of this went towards the creation of Border Control Posts (BCPs), other facilities were also built (e.g. Border Force, site infrastructure enhancements).</p><p>£13.02 million has been spent by Defra on the Sevington BCP, including costs for construction and fixture &amp; fittings, in financial year (FY) 2021/22 &amp; FY 2022/23 to August.</p><p>£22.09 million has been spent by Defra on the Dover sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) BCP which covers FY 2021/22 &amp; FY 2022/23 construction to the end of August.</p><p>No construction work has yet begun on BCPs in Wales. The Welsh Government is awaiting finalisation of the Target Operating Model before committing to construction contracts.</p><p>A total of £15.3 million capital, £16.4 million resource and £1.7 million depreciation has been expended to the end of August 2022 on the provision of the infrastructure, IT systems and personnel for the work necessary to carry out the required SPS checks at Northern Ireland's Points of Entry as a result of the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 30/09/2022 13:56:06 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1506093

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
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	River Thames: Sewage
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 steps he is taking to help ensure that untreated sewage is not discharged into the River Thames.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	901343
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2022 answer text <p>The amount of sewage discharges by water companies is unacceptable. £1.9 billion has been invested in the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which will be completed in 2025. This project will be the largest privately funded infrastructure project in Europe. The tunnel and other improvements will reduce the annual volume of untreated wastewater entering the tidal Thames by 95%, protecting biodiversity and the public health of river users.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 08/09/2022 17:46:09 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1506274

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to appeal the enforcement notice issued by the Information Commissioner on the 5 September 2022 on Freedom of Information requests.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	49698
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2022 answer text <p>I can confirm that the Department does not plan to appeal the enforcement notice issued by the Information Commissioner on 5 September 2022.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 07/10/2022 10:02:54 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1506275

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials worked in her Department's information rights unit in each year since 2018.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	49699
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The information provided are figures from a specific point in the year and do not demonstrate the natural fluctuation in numbers following staff changes.</p><p> </p><p>31 March 2018 2 officials</p><p>31 March 2019 5 officials</p><p>31 March 2020 5 officials</p><p>31 March 2021 9 officials</p><p>31 March 2022 8 officials</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/09/2022 09:26:55 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1506276

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, when her Department expects to publish its action plan in response to the Information Commissioner's Office's enforcement notice issued on the 5 September 2022 regarding Freedom of Information requests.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	49700
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/10/2022 answer text <p>The Department will publish its action plan in line with the requirements of the notice.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 07/10/2022 10:07:15 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1506277

registered interest
date	08/09/2022
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Freedom of Information
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what correspondence her Department has received from the Cabinet Office on the enforcement notice issued by the Information Commissioner on 5 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	49701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2022 answer text <p>The department has not received any correspondence from the Cabinet Office regarding the enforcement notice issued.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/09/2022 09:22:13 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury

1505549

registered interest
date	06/09/2022
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Inland Border Facilities: Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much public money has been spent on the building of inland border facilities as of 6 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Brentford and Isleworth
tabling member printed	Ruth Cadbury
uin	48384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>Inland Border Facilities (IBFs) were introduced to help facilitate the flow of trade at the border following the UK leaving the EU, and to provide support to ports that were unable to provide the infrastructure required. HMRC ensure all build costs associated with IBFs represent value for money. HMRC monitor the performance at all IBF locations and continuously work to ensure a proactive, continuous improvement approach across the IBF network.</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2020, when HMRC spend on building IBF’s commenced, to the end of August 2022, HMRC has spent around £100 million on the building of IBFs. This includes temporary sites such as Manston, Waterbrook, Birmingham, North Weald, Warrington, and Ebbsfleet that became operational from January 2021 in time for the UK leaving the EU. This also includes an enduring site at Holyhead, as well as early development costs at Dover before a decision was made to not to continue with the build.</p><p> </p><p>Further investment is currently underway to complete the Holyhead IBF.</p><p> </p><p>It is worth noting that the enduring site at Sevington was delivered by the Department for Transport, and so HMRC do not hold these costs.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller question first answered 14/09/2022 16:27:13 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
tabling member	4389 label Biography information for Ruth Cadbury