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1685010

registered interest
date	18/01/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to increase trade with Saudi Arabia.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	901156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government is currently negotiating an ambitious UK-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Free Trade Agreement (FTA) to boost trade with the region by cutting tariffs and removing red tape. The ongoing FTA negotiations with the GCC show our commitment to move towards a strengthened and more formalised trade relationship with Saudi Arabia.</p><p> </p><p>Bilaterally, the UK and Saudi Arabia engage together as part of the Strategic Partnership Council to underpin bilateral relations, bolster mutually beneficial trade and investment, and develop partnerships between UK and Saudi giga-projects. I also recently travelled to Saudi Arabia to represent the UK at the Future Minerals Forum, one of the world’s largest critical mineral events.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also supporting British businesses operating in Saudi Arabia through our extensive market access work, which aims to reduce or remove regulatory or administrative restrictions that can impede a business exporting or investing overseas.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 25/01/2024 17:39:39 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1683140

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Courts: Preston
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of helping people travelling from Blackpool to the court complex in Preston.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	10316
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>HMCTS has put in place temporary arrangements for hearings to take place at Preston and other locations in Lancashire, until the new state-of-the-art courthouse in Blackpool opens in 2026.</p><p>These arrangements will enable us to continue to offer effective access to justice, with the overwhelming majority of users being able to travel to Preston and other locations in Lancashire in accordance with our established definition of a reasonable journey. This includes being able to leave at 07:30 to attend court on time, using public transport if necessary.</p><p>Should court users anticipate difficulty in travelling to a site within these parameters they are advised to contact their legal representatives or the court at the earliest opportunity, so that the need for alternative arrangements can be considered. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis and can include varying the start or end times of hearings, subject to judicial approval.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 25/01/2024 14:55:22 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1682609

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what support he is providing to regional airports for the costs of installing infrastructure to allow a transition to green fuel sources.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	9953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>As a predominately private sector investment in infrastructure is a matter for individual airports. The Government is however supporting R&amp;D activity to enable the sector to prepare for the adoption of new zero emission aviation fuels such as hydrogen.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the Tees-Valley Transport Hydrogen Hub DfT is supporting the establishment of re-fuelling stations at Teesside International Airport which can be used by hydrogen airside vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2023 DfT launched a Transport Research and Innovation Grant competition. Through this we are offering funding for up to 10 projects which can facilitate the development of infrastructure for zero emission airport operations and the handling of zero emission aircraft. The competition has closed and applications are currently being assessed.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Jet Zero Council has a dedicated sub-group on Zero Emission Flight Infrastructure. This group convenes representatives of government, industry and academia with an interest in developing zero emission flight in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 23/01/2024 12:50:23 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1682610

registered interest
date	16/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Regional Airports: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what capital funding his Department is making available to support the development of infrastructure at regional airports.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	9954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Most airport operators are either in the commercial private sector or are public/private partnerships which operate commercially. As such, it is for airport owners to develop and fund proposals on the future development of airports. Airports may consider engaging with local authorities who are best placed to consider local transport priorities using the funding courses at their disposal.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Cambridgeshire answering member printed Anthony Browne question first answered 23/01/2024 14:15:51 answering member 4801 label Biography information for Anthony Browne
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1674408

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has taken recent steps to provide financial support to asylum seekers housed in hotels for their voluntary return.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	4757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office will always look to support those who wish to depart the United Kingdom voluntarily, and the extent of that support is based on a case-by-case assessment of an individual’s needs. General eligibility criteria can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/return-home-voluntarily/who" target="_blank">Get help to return home if you’re a migrant in the UK: Who can get help - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on all types of removals from the UK, which include voluntary departures. The latest statistics are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Published datasets for voluntary returns are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets" target="_blank">Returns and detention datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The cost of a voluntary return depends on the individual circumstances of the case, and therefore we are not able to provide a definitive figure.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 4758 4759 question first answered 08/12/2023 13:07:52 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1674409

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps his Department has taken to help encourage the voluntary return of illegal migrants; and if he will make an assessment of the effectiveness of his voluntary return schemes for reducing illegal immigration.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	4758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office will always look to support those who wish to depart the United Kingdom voluntarily, and the extent of that support is based on a case-by-case assessment of an individual’s needs. General eligibility criteria can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/return-home-voluntarily/who" target="_blank">Get help to return home if you’re a migrant in the UK: Who can get help - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on all types of removals from the UK, which include voluntary departures. The latest statistics are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Published datasets for voluntary returns are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets" target="_blank">Returns and detention datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The cost of a voluntary return depends on the individual circumstances of the case, and therefore we are not able to provide a definitive figure.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 4757 4759 question first answered 08/12/2023 13:07:52 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1674410

registered interest
date	30/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much funding his Department has provided for the operation of voluntary return schemes for illegal migrants in the 2023-24 financial year.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	4759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office will always look to support those who wish to depart the United Kingdom voluntarily, and the extent of that support is based on a case-by-case assessment of an individual’s needs. General eligibility criteria can be found online at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/return-home-voluntarily/who" target="_blank">Get help to return home if you’re a migrant in the UK: Who can get help - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The Home Office publishes statistics on all types of removals from the UK, which include voluntary departures. The latest statistics are available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release" target="_blank">Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. Published datasets for voluntary returns are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/returns-and-detention-datasets" target="_blank">Returns and detention datasets - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The cost of a voluntary return depends on the individual circumstances of the case, and therefore we are not able to provide a definitive figure.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 4757 4758 question first answered 08/12/2023 13:07:52 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1668830

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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	Parkinson's Disease: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the finding on page 4 of the report entitled Every minute counts, published by Parkinson's UK in September 2023, that 42% of patients with Parkinson's who are admitted to hospital get their medication on time every time.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	1259
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2023 answer text <p>Within secondary care, hospital providers are responsible for ensuring that patients within hospital settings, including those with Parkinson’s disease, receive the appropriate medication on time.</p><p>NHS England has published a RightCare toolkit which aims to address challenges in providing services for those with progressive neurological conditions, including Parkinson’s disease. The toolkit provides advice on medicine optimisation, highlighting the importance of timely administration of specific drugs, such as Levodopa, in acute and community health settings.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 15/11/2023 16:41:02 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1668831

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training is required for NHS medical professionals working in abortion provision to ensure that they can (a) identify potential pressure and coercion and (b) understand its impact on informed consent.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	1260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>Safeguarding is an essential aspect of abortion care, and the Department’s Required Standard Operating Procedures (RSOPs) for approved independent sector abortion providers in England include the requirement that all abortion providers have effective arrangements in place to safeguard vulnerable women accessing home-use early medical abortion who may be experiencing coercion to end a pregnancy. Providers must ensure that all staff are trained in recognising the signs of potential abuse and coercion and know how to respond.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspects against all the Department’s RSOPs when it inspects an independent sector provider, and safeguarding procedures are included in the CQC’s Termination of Pregnancy inspection framework as areas to be considered during an inspection.</p><p>As commissioners of abortion care, NHS England and integrated care boards are responsible for ensuring abortion providers have appropriately trained staff to meet safeguarding requirements.</p><p>The standard of training for health care professionals is the responsibility of the health care independent statutory regulatory bodies who set the outcome standards expected at undergraduate level and approve courses. Higher Education institutions write and teach the curricula content that enables their students to meet the regulators outcome standards. Whilst not all curricula may necessarily highlight a specific condition, they all emphasize the skills and approaches a health care practitioner must develop to ensure accurate and timely diagnoses and treatment plans for their patients, including for abortion.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/11/2023 14:58:13 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton

1668832

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
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	Abortion: Telemedicine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of the compliance with (a) the Abortion Act 1967 and (b) other relevant legislation by providers of telemedicine abortion schemes.
tabling member constituency	Blackpool South
tabling member printed	Scott Benton
uin	1261
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>We have no plans to make such an assessment. The Department continues to work closely with NHS England, the Care Quality Commission and abortion providers to ensure abortions, including telemedicine abortions, are only performed in accordance with the legal requirements set down by Parliament in the 1967 Abortion Act.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 17/11/2023 14:59:05 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
tabling member	4793 label Biography information for Scott Benton