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1279008

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Fisheries: Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to promote sustainable fisheries.
tabling member constituency	North Devon
tabling member printed	Selaine Saxby
uin	911176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Fisheries Act sets out clear objectives on sustainability with detailed policies published in the Joint Fisheries Statement. We will publish our Fisheries Management Plans to meet our commitment to fishing within sustainable limits. As an independent coastal state, we are committed to working with our international partners to manage our shared stocks sustainably.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2021 15:35:01 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4863 label Biography information for Selaine Saxby

1279009

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Oilseed Rape: Pesticides
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps his Department is taking to promote the development of environmentally friendly pesticides to help support the domestic farming of rapeseed.
tabling member constituency	Don Valley
tabling member printed	Nick Fletcher
uin	911177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The consultation on the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides outlines how the Government will support the development of nature-based solutions, low toxicity methods, and biopesticides, in line with the principles of Integrated Pest Management.</p><p> </p><p>In partnership with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, Defra is funding field trials for Integrated Pest Management in oilseed rape.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also supports research on the genetic improvement of rapeseed to increase resilience to pests.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2021 15:36:32 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4832 label Biography information for Nick Fletcher

1279010

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Fisheries: Quotas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he has plans to reallocate (a) new and (b) existing UK fishing quota to small boat fishers.
tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
tabling member printed	Cat Smith
uin	911179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>We recently consulted on how to apportion additional quota between the UK administrations. We also consulted on how we allocate England’s share. We will publish the Government’s response and our English allocation policy after annual negotiations conclude. It is for the devolved administrations to decide how to allocate their share.</p><p> </p><p>We have been clear since the 2018 White Paper that we would allocate our existing quota using the current method.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2021 15:38:08 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

1279011

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When he plans to bring forward legislative proposals on animal sentience.
tabling member constituency	Crawley
tabling member printed	Henry Smith
uin	911180
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>We have committed to bringing in new laws on animal sentience. Any necessary changes required to domestic legislation will be made in an effective and credible way and will be brought forward when parliamentary time allows.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 21/01/2021 15:39:19 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1279012

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Environment Protection: Job Creation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the creation of green jobs.
tabling member constituency	South Northamptonshire
tabling member printed	Andrea Leadsom
uin	911182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>Green jobs form a key element of the Government’s approach to our economic recovery, in which this department is closely involved. The Government’s Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution will support up to 250,000 jobs. As part of this, Defra will support thousands of nature jobs through the £80 million Green Recovery Challenge Fund; and deliver up to 20,000 jobs through our investment in flood defences to support 2,000 flood schemes across England.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 21/01/2021 16:27:27 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom

1279134

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Musicians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing (a) a two year multi-entry touring visa, (b) a temporary cultural exemption for the transportation of instruments and equipment and (c) an expansion of the list of CITES-designated points of entry and exit to support the music industry's recovery after the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	141503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>Currently, artists, entertainers and musicians visiting the UK can perform at events, take part in competitions and auditions, make personal appearances and take part in promotional activities for up to 6 months without the need for formal sponsorship or a work visa. They can also receive payment for appearances at permit free festivals for up to 6 months, or for up to one month for specific engagements, under the Visitor route.</p><p>HMRC advise ATA carnets are available for commercial goods, professional equipment or goods going to trade fairs or exhibitions in participating countries, which are moved on a temporary basis to a new customs territory.</p><p>In addition to using carnets, alternative options for transporting equipment on a temporary basis between the EU and the UK (without having to pay customs duties and VAT) are Temporary Admission and Returned Goods Relief.</p><p>The UK Government will keep the list of CITES Ports of Entry and Exit (PoEs), managed by DEFRA, under review and look to make additional designations where it is feasible and advantageous to do so.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 29/01/2021 14:32:33 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1279135

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
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	Music: 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 financial support he is providing to the music industry to help that industry recover from the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
tabling member printed	Mhairi Black
uin	141504
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Government acknowledges the importance of the music industry to the UK economy and that it has been significantly affected by the impacts of COVID-19.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund will benefit the music sector by providing support to venues and many other organisations. Over £1 billion of the fund has now been allocated to over 3,000 arts and culture organisations across the country, including over £54 million to over 300 music venues. A contingency element of £400 million of the Culture Recovery Fund was held back so that it could be most effectively used dependent on the state of the pandemic, with grant applications closing on 26 January 2021. This fund will support cultural organisations facing financial distress as a result of closure, as well as helping them transition back to fuller opening.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government’s broader economic measures have also supported the music industry. This support includes business rates relief; £1.1 billion existing discretionary funding for Local Authorities; the furlough scheme and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme, which have been extended to April; and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme and Bounce Back Loan Scheme, which have been extended until March. In addition, the Treasury announced a temporary reduction in VAT for concert tickets from 20% to 5% to take effect from 15 July 2020 for ticket sales until 31 March.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/01/2021 17:34:33 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4421 label Biography information for Mhairi Black

1279136

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the implications of the covid-19 outbreak for the implementation of the Prevent strategy.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	141479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The Prevent programme has continued to be delivered effectively throughout Covid-19. Prevent referrals are continuing to be assessed and managed by Local Authorities and Police, and individuals are continuing to be supported through the Channel early intervention programme. Engagement and training are being delivered to Prevent practitioners and Prevent Duty statutory partners to ensure they remain well-equipped to identify and support those vulnerable to radicalisation.</p><p>The increased use of the internet as a result of Covid-19 has brought into sharp focus the need to remain vigilant of terrorists and their supporters seeking to exploit the situation. We are working closely with tech companies, international partners and civil society organisations to ensure preventing terrorist use of their platforms continues to be a priority and that tech companies are effectively responding quickly to any emerging threats.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/01/2021 14:22:16 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1279137

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has undertaken due diligence checks on projects that receive Prevent strategy funding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	141480
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>For projects that receive Prevent strategy funding, due diligence checks are undertaken by the relevant Local Authority before entering into any agreement with a Project Provider. The due diligence requirement is set out in the terms and conditions agreement between the Home Office and the relevant Local Authority which has been awarded funds for Prevent delivery.</p><p>The terms and conditions require the relevant Local Authority to “ensure that it carries out a thorough and proportionate documented due diligence process to understand an organisations’ financial status, viability and capability; technical skills and capacity; operational and commercial processes and procedures; background and history”.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/01/2021 14:20:36 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips

1279138

registered interest
date	21/01/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she takes to assess the (a) potential effectiveness and (b) effectiveness of projects that receive Prevent strategy funding.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Yardley
tabling member printed	Jess Phillips
uin	141481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2021 answer text <p>The Home Office funds dedicated Prevent posts and locally commissioned projects in local authorities where the risk of radicalisation is most acute, to reduce the threat from terrorism.</p><p>Evaluating the effectiveness of projects that receive Prevent funding and learning what is working is an integral part of the Prevent programme. Regular assessments are conducted by the Home Office, and we commission independent evaluation of a selection of projects that receive funding each year. In addition, local authorities commission and undertake their own evaluation of the projects that they fund.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 29/01/2021 14:18:46 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4370 label Biography information for Jess Phillips