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1309090

registered interest
date	14/04/2021
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	Fireworks: Sales
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 plans to bring forward proposals to amend the regulations on the purchase of fireworks.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	180926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2021 answer text <p>There is a comprehensive regulatory framework already in place for fireworks that controls who can purchase them, their availability and use, curfews and their safety as a product.</p><p> </p><p>We agree with the conclusion of the Petition Committee’s 2019 inquiry into fireworks, that any further restrictions on fireworks sold to the public by retail outlets could lead to more individuals buying products inappropriately, through online social media sources or from outside the UK. This could drive individuals to source fireworks from illegitimate or unsafe suppliers, where products may not meet the UK’s safety requirements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will continue to promote the safe and considerate use of fireworks.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 23/04/2021 13:30:56 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1308461

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	A400M Aircraft: Parachuting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the RAF's A400M is capable of supporting special forces parachute operations.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	180420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2021 answer text <p>It has been the longstanding position of successive Governments not to comment on the capabilities of the UK special forces, as to do so would put personnel and operations at risk.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 15/04/2021 10:18:16 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1308468

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Aircraft: Helicopters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of procuring Blackhawk helicopters from the US.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	180421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Blackhawk is a medium lift helicopter.</p><p> </p><p>The Defence Command Paper announced an investment in a new medium lift helicopter in the mid-2020s that will enable a consolidation of Defence's fleet of medium lift helicopters from four platform types to one.</p><p> </p><p>The programme is in the early stages, with requirements currently being refined and no decisions have yet been made on the procurement strategy.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 19/04/2021 11:37:33 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1308648

registered interest
date	13/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Patrol Craft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department classifies offshore patrol vessels as warships.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	180422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>Yes.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 16/04/2021 12:58:37 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1306872

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Indo-Pacific Region: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 5.22 on page 32 of his Department's report, Defence in a competitive age, CP411, published in March 2021, how the UK plans to make a bigger and more consistent contribution to the Five Power Defence Arrangements.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK takes its commitment to the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) very seriously. As part of our wider effort to strengthen the UK's defence cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, we will make a bigger and more consistent contribution to the Arrangements. This includes: our contribution to FPDA's programme of military exercises, our support for FPDA's HQ Integrated Area Defence System (HQ IADS), our participation in FPDA's governance structures, as well as our ongoing support for the evolution of the Arrangements to ensure they remain relevant.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 16/04/2021 12:43:07 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1306993

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Joint Biosecurity Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Joint Biosecurity Centre will be subject to oversight by the Intelligence and Security Committee.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) is not subject to oversight by the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC). The Justice and Security Act 2013 states that the ISC has the remit to oversee ‘the work of the Agencies and of those parts of Departments whose work is directly concerned with intelligence and security matters’. The JBC’s purpose is to collate data science, assessment and public health expertise and provide analysis and insight on the status of the COVID-19 epidemic in the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 19/04/2021 16:28:29 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1306994

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	Joint Biosecurity Centre
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 publish the list of bodies with whom the Joint Biosecurity Centre will be permitted to share data.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC) does not currently have any outward data sharing agreements itself. The JBC is a division of NHS Test and Trace. NHS Test and Trace’s overarching privacy notice sets out the bodies with which there are outward personal data sharing agreements with all its divisions, including the JBC. The privacy notice is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-test-and-trace-privacy-information/test-and-trace-overarching-privacy-notice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-test-and-trace-privacy-information/test-and-trace-overarching-privacy-notice</a></p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 27/04/2021 16:52:05 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1306999

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	UK Health Security Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK Health and Security Agency will be subject to accountability through the Intelligence and Security Committee.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178729
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>As an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care, the UK Health and Security Agency is accountable to the Department.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/04/2021 16:09:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1307000

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
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	UK Health Security Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the UK Health and Security Agency will receive data from the Joint Biosecurity Centre.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>The Joint Biosecurity Centre will become part of the UK Health and Security Agency. bringing its cutting-edge capabilities in data analysis.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 20/04/2021 16:11:43 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

1307053

registered interest
date	12/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the new initiatives set out in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy published on 23 March 2021, whether single source, non-competitive foreign military sales contracts with the US Administration will come under the regulation of the Single Source Regulations Office.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	178854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2021 answer text <p>Regulation 7 of the Single Source Contract Regulations excludes contracts to with Governments of any country other than the United Kingdom. This includes contracts made under foreign military sales agreements. The regulations do apply to contracts with other overseas suppliers, providing they meet the other criteria set out in the legislation.</p><p>The Regulations are currently being reviewed as part of the changes set out in the Defence and Security Industrial Strategy. Once completed, the conclusions of the review and proposed reforms to the Regulations will be published in a Command Paper.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/04/2021 09:12:35 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones