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1665018

registered interest
date	16/10/2023
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	Trade Agreements: Colombia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which civil society organisations she is consulting in the civil society dialogue meetings with Colombia under the UK-Andean countries trade agreement.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	202712
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2023 answer text <p>The Civil Society Dialogue between the UK and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru – held on 18 July 2023 - was attended by representatives from the domestic advisory groups of the parties and open to the public. The UK’s Trade and Sustainable Development Domestic Advisory Group consists of 12 member organisations, representing a broad range of labour and environmental stakeholders including businesses, trade unions and academia.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 23/10/2023 09:46:52 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1660410

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Community Ownership Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what progress his Department has made on the current round of the Community Ownership Fund; and when he plans to announce the successful applications.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	199278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>The £150 million Community Ownership Fund helps communities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to take ownership of assets at risk of closure.</p><p>Announcements will be made in the usual way.</p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 19/09/2023 14:41:41 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1660413

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	Meat: Antibiotics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to safeguard public health in connection with the supply of antibiotic-dosed meat to supermarkets.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	199295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>Responsible use of antibiotics is an essential part of veterinary medicine: these medicines are needed to treat bacterial disease in animals. The UK Government is committed to reducing unnecessary use of antibiotics in animals whilst safeguarding animal health and welfare and antibiotic use in animals has reduced by 55% since 2014.</p><p> </p><p>In the UK, antibiotics for animal use must be prescribed by a veterinary surgeon and we have strict maximum residue limits for food-producing animals. There is a comprehensive programme of statutory sampling and testing in place in the UK to look for residues of veterinary medicines, prohibited substances and contaminants in foodstuffs – this programme includes testing for a range of antibiotics, ensuring that they are being used in UK livestock in accordance with their authorisation. This activity is coordinated by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) in GB, and the results of testing and investigations are published on GOV.UK (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fcollections%2Fresidues-statutory-and-non-statutory-surveillance-results&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7Cba400f417c6e45f8e53c08dbb5c7e2ec%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638303642392797024%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=FWeQ1ECrsDC%2FtpcLaM%2F0dpU1dp2le3qe%2BBVwaXdl3IU%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">link</a>) on a quarterly and annual basis.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/09/2023 11:01:55 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1660414

registered interest
date	13/09/2023
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	Sierra Leone: Elections
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 assessment he has made of democratic standards at the June 2023 elections in Sierra Leone; and what representations the Government made on democratic standards to (a) President Bio and (b) electoral authorities in Sierra Leone (i) before and (ii) after those elections.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	199296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2023 answer text <p>We noted a number of discrepancies in the election process. These have been communicated to the Government of Sierra Leone and elections management bodies. It remains vital that political leaders engage with efforts to support Sierra Leone's democratic process.</p><p>We have engaged stakeholders including the government, opposition, election bodies and the international community, in the months leading up to, during and after the elections. We have given consistent messaging on good governance, the rule of law and the importance of free, fair and peaceful elections. The Foreign Secretary raised these issues during his visit to Sierra Leone in March and in a telephone call with President Bio on 7 August.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 19/09/2023 09:05:15 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1650282

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Care Workers
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 is taking to help tackle (a) the charging of illegal fees in the recruitment process and (b) exploitative working conditions for care workers recruited from overseas.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	192481
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office’s sponsor licence system places clear and binding requirements and obligations on employers looking to recruit and manage overseas employees. Should an employer be found to be in breach of these requirements we will take action and can remove their ability to recruit from overseas.</p><p> </p><p>The Department of Health and Social Care has published guidance on applying for jobs from abroad as part of wider efforts to address concerns about exploitative recruitment and employment practices. It aims to help prospective overseas candidates make informed decisions when seeking health or social care jobs in the UK and includes information on how to avoid exploitation and where to report concerns and/or access wider support or help in the UK. The guidance can be found here (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/applying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad/applying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad%22%20HYPERLINK%20%22https:/www.gov.uk/government/publications/applying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad/applying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/applying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad/applying-for-health-and-social-care-jobs-in-the-uk-from-abroad</a></p><p> </p><p>The recently updated Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Care Personnel also sets stronger ethical standards which providers and recruiters should ensure they meet when recruiting internationally. The Code of Practice can be found here (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-for-the-international-recruitment-of-health-and-social-care-personnel/code-of-practice-for-the-international-recruitment-of-health-and-social-care-personnel-in-england%22%20HYPERLINK%20%22https:/www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-for-the-international-recruitment-of-health-and-social-care-personnel/code-of-practice-for-the-international-recruitment-of-health-and-social-care-personnel-in-england" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/code-of-practice-for-the-international-recruitment-of-health-and-social-care-personnel/code-of-practice-for-the-international-recruitment-of-health-and-social-care-personnel-in-england</a></p><p> </p><p>Providers should only engage with agencies and other recruiting organisations that are on the Code of Practice Ethical Recruiters List organisations on this list have committed to adhering to the Code of Practice. The list can be found here ((<a href="https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/ethical-recruiters-list" target="_blank">www.nhsemployers.org/articles/ethical-recruiters-list</a>)</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 12/07/2023 08:09:38 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1650283

registered interest
date	05/07/2023
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	Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain Independent Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether (a) current and (b) former workers on the horticultural seasonal worker visa were given the opportunity to inform the independent review into labour shortages in the food supply chain, published on 30 June 2023.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	192482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2023 answer text <p>The Independent Review of Labour Shortages in the Food Supply Chain was published on June 30<sup>th</sup>, 2023. Since it was an independent review Defra is not responsible for commenting on the specific evidence used to shape the final report, but notes that the Review does contain a Methodology section with more information that may be of interest. However, Defra does undertake an annual survey of workers involved in the Seasonal Worker visa route and this information was made available to the review team.</p><p> </p><p>The Government will consider the Review’s recommendations and publish a Government response in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 12/07/2023 08:35:55 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1645666

registered interest
date	19/06/2023
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	Colombia: Peace Negotiations
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 is taking in its role as penholder for the Colombian peace process in the UN Security Council to maintain the international community’s support for implementation of that country’s peace accords.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	190041
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2023 answer text <p>The UK has been a leading international advocate of Colombia's peace process. Supporting the Colombian Government's commitment to implement the 2016 Peace Accords remains an important priority. We are the second largest UN Trust Fund donor, and work with fellow UN Security Council members to support the peace process in Colombia. During the most recent Security Council meeting on Colombia in April, Security Council members reiterated their unanimous and full support for the peace process in Colombia.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 26/06/2023 07:53:43 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1643645

registered interest
date	12/06/2023
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	Marine Animals: Fishing Catches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of compliance with the legal requirement for fishing vessels to report marine mammal bycatch.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	188846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2023 answer text <p>The Government recognises that accidental bycatch in fisheries is one of the greatest threats faced by sensitive marine species such as cetaceans, and we remain fully committed to tackling this issue.</p><p> </p><p>The UK introduced new rules in 2021 making it a mandatory requirement under fishing vessel licence conditions for fishers to report any marine mammal bycatch to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). On the introduction of this requirement, communications were sent out by Defra, the Devolved Administrations and the MMO to ensure that industry understood the new obligations. MMO is planning to communicate again with fishers this summer in order to ensure that rules are clear, and skippers comply with requirements. Responsibility for enforcing licence conditions in Scotland and Northern Ireland is a matter for the Devolved Administrations.</p> answering member constituency Sherwood answering member printed Mark Spencer question first answered 19/06/2023 09:44:18 answering member 4055 label Biography information for Sir Mark Spencer
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1641979

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186612 on Police: Workplace Pensions, if she will make it her policy to seek information on the number of serving police officers who opted out of the police pension scheme within the last ten years in each force.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	187597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>Each Chief Constable is responsible for the administration of the police pension scheme for their force. This includes collecting and holding any data relevant to the running of the scheme.</p><p>The Home Office works with the Police Pension Scheme Advisory Board and the National Police Chiefs’ Council to understand how forces are managing their pension scheme and how members and officers are using the scheme.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/06/2023 14:33:43 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd

1641991

registered interest
date	05/06/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Workplace Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 June 2023 to Question 186612 on Police: Workplace Pensions, what information she holds on the number of police officers by force who have left the police service for reasons other than retirement.
tabling member constituency	Rochdale
tabling member printed	Tony Lloyd
uin	187598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officers leaving the police service in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin. Data on the number of police officers who’ve left the police service, by leaver type, can be accessed in the ‘Police Workforce Leavers Open Data Table’ here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1093591/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-270722.ods" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1093591/open-data-table-police-workforce-leavers-270722.ods</a>. The latest data covers leavers in the year ending March 2022.</p><p>The next release of the ‘Police workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin, which will cover leavers in the year ending March 2023, is scheduled for release at 9.30am on Wednesday 26th July.</p><p>Across England and Wales, we now have 149,572 officers, more than at any time in history and 3,542 more than the previous peak in 2010.</p> answering member constituency Croydon South answering member printed Chris Philp question first answered 13/06/2023 14:32:05 answering member 4503 label Biography information for Chris Philp
tabling member	450 label Biography information for Tony Lloyd