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1654622

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
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	Wagner Group: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to ensure that sanctions are imposed on (a) Saddam Haftar and (b) other individuals associated with the Wagner Group alleged to have committed war crimes and corruption.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	195332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting the UN-facilitated, Libyan-led and owned political process to secure peace, stability and prosperity in Libya. This offers the surest route to tackling challenges such as human rights violations and illegal migration.</p><p>We keep our sanctions under review but do not speculate on future designations as doing so could reduce their impact. We consistently demand full compliance with the UN arms embargo on Libya and have called for full implementation of the 2020 ceasefire agreement as set out in UN Security Council Resolution 2570, including the withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries, including the Russian Wagner Group.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 195333 195334 question first answered 04/09/2023 15:58:02 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1654623

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
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	Saddam Haftar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department plans to take to help prevent Saddam Haftar from (a) transferring funds to the Wagner Group, (b) facilitating illegal migration to Europe from eastern Libya and (c) overseeing the effort to send weapons and fuel to militiamen loyal to Hemedti in Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	195333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting the UN-facilitated, Libyan-led and owned political process to secure peace, stability and prosperity in Libya. This offers the surest route to tackling challenges such as human rights violations and illegal migration.</p><p>We keep our sanctions under review but do not speculate on future designations as doing so could reduce their impact. We consistently demand full compliance with the UN arms embargo on Libya and have called for full implementation of the 2020 ceasefire agreement as set out in UN Security Council Resolution 2570, including the withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries, including the Russian Wagner Group.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 195332 195334 question first answered 04/09/2023 15:58:02 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1654624

registered interest
date	20/07/2023
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	Saddam Haftar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Libya: we are your masters, published by Amnesty International in December 2022, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of imposing sanctions on Saddam Haftar for alleged war crimes committed by his personal militia.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	195334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting the UN-facilitated, Libyan-led and owned political process to secure peace, stability and prosperity in Libya. This offers the surest route to tackling challenges such as human rights violations and illegal migration.</p><p>We keep our sanctions under review but do not speculate on future designations as doing so could reduce their impact. We consistently demand full compliance with the UN arms embargo on Libya and have called for full implementation of the 2020 ceasefire agreement as set out in UN Security Council Resolution 2570, including the withdrawal of foreign forces and mercenaries, including the Russian Wagner Group.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 195332 195333 question first answered 04/09/2023 15:58:02 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1654253

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Probate: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average time was for Probate to be granted, as of 19 July 2023.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	195002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2023 answer text <p>As of 19 July 2023, the most up to date published official statistics relating to average waiting times for probate grants is for the period of January to March 2023. Average waiting times are routinely published on gov.uk via Family Court Statistics Quarterly and can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/family-court-statistics-quarterly-january-to-march-2023" target="_blank">Family Court Statistics Quarterly: January to March 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p> </p><p>HMCTS are focused on reducing overall timeliness on all types of applications and the average mean length of time taken for a grant of probate, following receipt of the documents required, is 9 weeks.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 04/09/2023 08:44:36 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1654259

registered interest
date	19/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate her Department has made of annual regulatory compliance costs for colleges.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	195003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>There are multiple areas of regulation applicable to colleges in addition to departmental requirements. These include Ofsted, Office for Students, Charity Commission, Companies Law Act and Health and Safety and Equalities Law. The department is therefore unable to make estimates of the annual regulatory compliance costs for colleges.</p><p>Throughout this Parliament, the department has increased overall funding for the sector, making an extra £125 million available in 2023/24 and an extra £1.6 billion in 2024/25 financial years for 16 to 19 education, which is the biggest increase in 16 to 19 funding in a decade.</p><p>On top of this, on 13 July 2023 the department announced a further investment of £185 million in the 2023/24 financial year and £285 million in the 2024/25 financial year to drive forward skills delivery in the further education sector. This funding will help colleges and other 16 to 19 providers to address key priorities as they see fit, including tackling recruitment and retention issues in high value technical, vocational and academic provision which are of critical importance to our national economic growth and prosperity.</p><p>The department is aware that the cost to colleges in staff time and associated expenditure of meeting regulatory requirements is an issue for colleges. The department is therefore undertaking work to reduce burdens on colleges, such as modernising and simplifying data returns and streamlining processes by, for example, using a single Development Fund to deliver funding for improvement and new investment purposes, moving to multi year and more flexible funding approaches and simplifying financial oversight mechanisms.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 06/09/2023 14:14:52 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1652807

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the level of airport drop-off fees.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	193864
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Drop off charges at airports are a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business to manage and justify. However, the Department for Transport expects car parking at airports to be managed appropriately and consumers treated fairly.</p><p> </p><p>Most airports’ websites contain information on the car parking and drop-off options available and recommendations of the best options depending on the length of stay. For example, Heathrow Airport’s website states that up to 30 minutes free parking is available at their Long Stay car parks where free shuttle buses operate to the terminals. Birmingham Airport’s website states that their “Drop Off” area, a short 5-10 minute walk to the airport, is free for up to 20 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers or visitors who are unsure of the options available should check the relevant airport’s website prior to travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 193865 193866 question first answered 21/07/2023 10:32:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1652809

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he is taking steps to help reduce airport drop-off fees.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	193865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Drop off charges at airports are a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business to manage and justify. However, the Department for Transport expects car parking at airports to be managed appropriately and consumers treated fairly.</p><p> </p><p>Most airports’ websites contain information on the car parking and drop-off options available and recommendations of the best options depending on the length of stay. For example, Heathrow Airport’s website states that up to 30 minutes free parking is available at their Long Stay car parks where free shuttle buses operate to the terminals. Birmingham Airport’s website states that their “Drop Off” area, a short 5-10 minute walk to the airport, is free for up to 20 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers or visitors who are unsure of the options available should check the relevant airport’s website prior to travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 193864 193866 question first answered 21/07/2023 10:32:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1652813

registered interest
date	13/07/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Airports: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for hhis policies of changes in the level of airport drop-off fees.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	193866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2023 answer text <p>Drop off charges at airports are a matter for the airport operator as a commercial business to manage and justify. However, the Department for Transport expects car parking at airports to be managed appropriately and consumers treated fairly.</p><p> </p><p>Most airports’ websites contain information on the car parking and drop-off options available and recommendations of the best options depending on the length of stay. For example, Heathrow Airport’s website states that up to 30 minutes free parking is available at their Long Stay car parks where free shuttle buses operate to the terminals. Birmingham Airport’s website states that their “Drop Off” area, a short 5-10 minute walk to the airport, is free for up to 20 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>Passengers or visitors who are unsure of the options available should check the relevant airport’s website prior to travel.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 193864 193865 question first answered 21/07/2023 10:32:21 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1652028

registered interest
date	11/07/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Further Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help reduce regulatory compliance costs for colleges.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	193341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2023 answer text <p>Reducing costs by minimising burdens on colleges is critical. The department want to see money spent on quality provision, rather than on back-office overheads.</p><p>Through our recent further education funding and accountability reforms, we have been simplifying the requirements we place on colleges, This has included streamlining funding pots and rules for apprenticeships. However, the department acknowledges that there is more to do. We are exploring how we can go further on funding simplification, as well as taking forward work to streamline our asks on data and audit.</p><p>The department will continue to work closely with the sector and key partners, such as the Mayoral Combined Authorities, National Audit Office, and Office for Students to reduce activity and costs where possible.</p> answering member constituency Harlow answering member printed Robert Halfon question first answered 18/07/2023 15:41:51 answering member 3985 label Biography information for Robert Halfon
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1648611

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Counselling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether funding is available for the employment of child counsellors in secondary schools.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	191546
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>School-based counsellors can play an important role in supporting pupil mental wellbeing, alongside wider pastoral support.</p><p>Schools are best placed to decide what pastoral support to offer to meet pupil need and they have the flexibility to use a number of funding streams to provide this support, which can include counselling. Funding streams include core schools funding, which is set to increase to the highest ever level in real terms per pupil in the 2024/25 financial year, following the additional investment of £2 billion in each of the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years, as announced in the Autumn Statement 2022.</p><p>Schools can also use pupil premium and recovery premium funding to support pupil wellbeing, including through employing counsellors, in line with an evidence-based menu of approaches. Pupil premium rates have increased by 5% for 2023/24, to a total of £2.9 billion, and recovery premium will provide a further £1 billion of funding across the 2023/24 and 2024/25 academic years, following over £300 million delivered in 2022/23.</p><p>To support the provision of counselling in schools, in addition to increasing the funding available, the department has published a blueprint for school counselling services, which can be accessed here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/counselling-in-schools</a>. This provides schools with practical, evidence-based advice on how to deliver high quality school-based counselling.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Claire Coutinho question first answered 07/07/2023 11:28:35 answering member 4806 label Biography information for Claire Coutinho
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski