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1052160

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
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: Redundancy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many redundancies there have been from his Department's trade promotion offices since April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	215089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>There have been no UK civil servants from DIT or UKEF who have been made redundant since April 2018, as per the provisions of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, a statutory scheme made under the Superannuation Act 1972.</p><p> </p><p>This does not include locally engaged staff employed by the FCO overseas who work on DIT's objectives.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 07/02/2019 13:28:29 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1052161

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Borders: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an estimate of the value of the loss of trade the would result from border IT systems not being ready from the date that the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	215090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The government’s objective is to ensure that movement through the border is as frictionless as possible. Departments have done significant work to ensure that the IT systems for the border are ready for the day that the UK leaves the EU, and have contingency plans in place for the unlikely event that they are not. Government therefore does not expect loss of trade as a consequence of delays in UK border IT system readiness.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 06/02/2019 16:22:20 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1052162

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	English Language and History: Curriculum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that (a) English and (b) History on the national curriculum is (i) relevant, (ii) modern and (iii) interesting for students.
tabling member constituency	Solihull
tabling member printed	Julian Knight
uin	215212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2019 answer text <p>The new national curriculum, first taught in maintained schools from September 2014, was developed in consultation with subject experts, teachers and with regard to international best practice comparisons. These new programmes of study are more rigorous in preparing pupils for the high expectations of working life.</p><p>The history curriculum sets out core knowledge within a clear chronological framework, ensuring pupils are taught history in a way that helps them understand the development of the modern world in reference to key historical events.</p><p>The English national curriculum and GCSE syllabuses aims to teach pupils to develop a love of reading. Pupils study our rich literary heritage, from Shakespeare through to modern authors, and also read a range of works from the 19<sup>th</sup>, 20<sup>th</sup> and 21<sup>st</sup> centuries.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 06/02/2019 17:40:13 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1052163

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with Chief Constables on increasing the authority of forces to implement stop and search where there is a recently proven spike in knife crime.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	215131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Stop and search is a vital policing tool when used correctly and officers have the Government's full support to use these powers in a way that is fair, lawful and effective.</p><p>The Home Secretary has been clear that he wants officers to feel confident, trusted and supported when they are using stop and search powers, which form one part of our broader strategy to tackle violence.</p><p>We are therefore looking at ways to reduce bureaucracy and increase efficiency in the use of this power to ensure the police feel better able to use these powers where they have reasonable grounds to do so.</p><p>Both the Home Secretary and I engage with the Chief Constables on a regular basis to discuss matters of concern, including the use of stop and search and recent incidents of knife crime, especially in London.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 05/02/2019 18:16:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

1052165

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Scotland Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Corrected Answer of 22 January 2019 to Question 206251 on Government Departments: Staff, how many civil servants in his department were working (a) part and (b) full time on projects in the Government Major Projects Portfolio in (i) June 2016 and (ii) December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	215092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>None. The GMPP is a continually evolving portfolio of the government’s most complex and high risk projects in which the Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland has a facilitating role.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 07/02/2019 14:55:08 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1052166

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Wales Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the Corrected Answer of 22 January 2019 to Question 206251 on Government Departments: Staff, how many civil servants in his Department were working (a) part and (b) full time on projects in the Government Major Projects Portfolio in (i) June 2016 and (ii) December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	215093
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The GMPP is a continually evolving portfolio of the government’s most complex and high-risk projects. Direct comparisons of the GMPP across years should therefore be treated with caution. Projects join and leave the GMPP throughout the year and it is therefore likely that a simple comparison across two-time points will refer to different sets of projects.</p><p> </p><p>My Office works with lead Government departments on a range of major project investments in Wales in non-devolved sectors. The Office has no civil servants working full-time on the GMPP and does not record the number of staff engaged part-time on supporting these projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 04/02/2019 11:56:04 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1052167

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to the oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of 10 January 2019, Official Report, column 575, whether (a) he and (b) Cabinet colleagues have held meetings with representatives of parties or campaign organisations in other member states that advocate the withdrawal of their countries from the European Union.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	215220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to leaving the European Union with a deal. Government Ministers engage with European Union member states on a regular basis to discuss the Withdrawal Agreement and the UK’s future relationship with the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 07/02/2019 08:54:56 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1052168

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
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	Iraq Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether officials at his Department held discussions with representatives of (a) the US National Security Agency and (b) GCHQ on influencing UN Security Council vote in March 2003 on the second resolution to authorise intervention in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	215226
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>The Government deplores the leaking of any classified information, wherever it occurs. Such leaks can make the work of maintaining the security of our own country and that of our allies more difficult.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/02/2019 13:52:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1052169

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
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	Iraq Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information the Government holds on an operation to influence a vote at the UN Security Council on a second resolution to authorise an intervention in Iraq in March 2003.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	215227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>The Government deplores the leaking of any classified information, wherever it occurs. Such leaks can make the work of maintaining the security of our own country and that of our allies more difficult.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 08/02/2019 13:47:55 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

1052170

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
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	Iraq Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information the Government holds on discussions between GCHQ and the US National Security Agency on surveillance of delegates to the UN in 2003.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	215228
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/02/2019 10:15:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts