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1197291

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Coronavirus: Edinburgh
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the outbreak of covid-19 at the international Nike conference in Edinburgh in February 2020.
tabling member constituency	Canterbury
tabling member printed	Rosie Duffield
uin	902840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>It was agreed by the 4 Chief Medical Officers ahead of the first confirmed cases of COVID-19 that each administration would announce their own cases and take their own decisions about what is appropriate to release, so this was a matter for the Scottish Government.</p> answering member constituency Moray answering member printed Douglas Ross question first answered 20/05/2020 13:54:52 answering member 4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross
tabling member	4616 label Biography information for Rosie Duffield

1197292

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Trade: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the value of trade between Scotland and the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Guildford
tabling member printed	Angela Richardson
uin	902842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>Scottish exports to the rest of the UK increased in 2018 by £1.2 billion to £51.2 billion.</p><p>The official Scottish Government figures show that more than 60 per cent of all Scottish exports go to England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.</p><p>As a result, the rest of the UK continues to be Scotland’s largest market for exports and accounting for three times the value of exports to EU countries.</p> answering member constituency Moray answering member printed Douglas Ross question first answered 20/05/2020 13:56:00 answering member 4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross
tabling member	4840 label Biography information for Angela Richardson

1197293

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Defence: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support the defence sector in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Burnley
tabling member printed	Antony Higginbotham
uin	902850
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The Scotland Office, the Secretary of State for Scotland, and I are all in frequent contact with stakeholders across the Scottish defence sector to ensure their valuable perspective is heard and understood.</p><p> </p><p>In my Moray constituency, Kinloss Barracks and RAF Lossiemouth have remained busy supporting the efforts to fight COVID-19 and to continue to protect our country. So I place on record our thanks to them for all their efforts.</p> answering member constituency Moray answering member printed Douglas Ross question first answered 20/05/2020 13:58:29 answering member 4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross
tabling member	4833 label Biography information for Antony Higginbotham

1197294

registered interest
date	20/05/2020
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	United Kingdom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to strengthen the Union.
tabling member constituency	Milton Keynes North
tabling member printed	Ben Everitt
uin	902851
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>This Government has always stressed the importance of the Union. The current crisis demonstrates how valuable it is to have a collective ability to respond.</p><p> </p><p>We have world leading expertise and the economic strength to protect jobs and businesses with generous support packages.</p><p> </p><p>It is the strength of our Union which will enable us to defeat the Covid-19 virus and rebuild our economy quickly and fairly.</p> answering member constituency Moray answering member printed Douglas Ross question first answered 20/05/2020 13:59:46 answering member 4627 label Biography information for Douglas Ross
tabling member	4836 label Biography information for Ben Everitt

1196966

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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	Agricultural Products: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	Whether he plans to provide support to the devolved Administrations to help local (a) dairy and (b) beef producers that are facing reductions in farmgate prices.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	Carla Lockhart
uin	902735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>This is a devolved matter and so will be for the Northern Ireland Executive to decide what support they provide to their sectors. I meet with Minister Poots regularly and we are working closely to share information and intentions to help develop coherent approaches, for example, a UK-wide campaign has recently been launched to encourage consumers to increase dairy purchases.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/05/2020 17:11:26 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4857 label Biography information for Carla Lockhart

1196967

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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	Dairy Farming: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support the dairy industry during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Morecambe and Lunesdale
tabling member printed	David Morris
uin	902736
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Dairy farmers are crucial in ensuring that food supplies remain resilient during this difficult period. In addition to the various HM Treasury COVID-19 support packages, Defra has introduced specific measures to support the dairy industry during the COVID-19 outbreak, particularly those impacted by the loss of the food service sector. These include a dairy support scheme, easements to competition law, support for an AHDB milk promotion campaign and the opening of various intervention and storage aid schemes.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/05/2020 17:12:07 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4135 label Biography information for David Morris

1196968

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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	Food Supply: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to maintain food supplies for vulnerable people during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Wirral West
tabling member printed	Margaret Greenwood
uin	902737
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Shielded individuals can opt to receive deliveries of food and essential supplies if they are without a support network of friends and family while self-isolating at home.</p><p>We have been working with food retailers, delivery organisations and volunteer groups to help support the non-shielded vulnerable, who are avoiding going to the shops if possible. A range of options are available for those people, including asking for an NHS Volunteer Responder to do their shopping for them – 100,000 people have had help with community tasks like shopping from NHS responders so far. Many charities and community organisations are also providing voluntary shop and drop services, as are neighbours and other community volunteers. If the situation is urgent, local authorities can also offer support and services, and we are working with them to help make sure that they have a range of ways to help those who contact them.</p><p>We are also working to help those having difficulty affording food. The Government has announced up to £16 million to provide food for those who are struggling as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The programme will provide millions of meals over the next 12 weeks and be delivered through charities including FareShare and WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme). At least 5,000 frontline charities in England will benefit, including refuges, homeless shelters and rehabilitation services. It will cover rural areas as well as cities, targeting those who are struggling to get food.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 902741 902759 question first answered 19/05/2020 17:15:18 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4400 label Biography information for Margaret Greenwood

1196969

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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	Food Supply: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to maintain food supplies for vulnerable people during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Zarah Sultana
uin	902741
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Shielded individuals can opt to receive deliveries of food and essential supplies if they are without a support network of friends and family while self-isolating at home.</p><p>We have been working with food retailers, delivery organisations and volunteer groups to help support the non-shielded vulnerable, who are avoiding going to the shops if possible. A range of options are available for those people, including asking for an NHS Volunteer Responder to do their shopping for them – 100,000 people have had help with community tasks like shopping from NHS responders so far. Many charities and community organisations are also providing voluntary shop and drop services, as are neighbours and other community volunteers. If the situation is urgent, local authorities can also offer support and services, and we are working with them to help make sure that they have a range of ways to help those who contact them.</p><p>We are also working to help those having difficulty affording food. The Government has announced up to £16 million to provide food for those who are struggling as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The programme will provide millions of meals over the next 12 weeks and be delivered through charities including FareShare and WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme). At least 5,000 frontline charities in England will benefit, including refuges, homeless shelters and rehabilitation services. It will cover rural areas as well as cities, targeting those who are struggling to get food.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 902737 902759 question first answered 19/05/2020 17:15:19 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4786 label Biography information for Zarah Sultana

1196970

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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	Farmers: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to support farmers during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	South Basildon and East Thurrock
tabling member printed	Stephen Metcalfe
uin	902745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Defra took early steps to support farmers, by designating them as key workers and temporarily relaxing drivers’ hours rules. We have worked with banks to help farmers access financial support measures outline by the Chancellor, including the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme. <br> <br>We have supported dairy farmers by announcing a fund in England to help those affected by the loss of the food service sector. We have also temporarily relaxed competition law rules. We are working with AHDB and Diary UK, who have launched a new £1 million campaign to drive consumption of milk. A similar campaign is promoting beef. We are also ensuring that farmers and growers are able to recruit the workers that they require as we approach the busy harvest months.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis question first answered 19/05/2020 17:10:25 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4092 label Biography information for Stephen Metcalfe

1196971

registered interest
date	19/05/2020
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	Food Supply: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to maintain food supplies for vulnerable people during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	902759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/05/2020 answer text <p>Shielded individuals can opt to receive deliveries of food and essential supplies if they are without a support network of friends and family while self-isolating at home.</p><p>We have been working with food retailers, delivery organisations and volunteer groups to help support the non-shielded vulnerable, who are avoiding going to the shops if possible. A range of options are available for those people, including asking for an NHS Volunteer Responder to do their shopping for them – 100,000 people have had help with community tasks like shopping from NHS responders so far. Many charities and community organisations are also providing voluntary shop and drop services, as are neighbours and other community volunteers. If the situation is urgent, local authorities can also offer support and services, and we are working with them to help make sure that they have a range of ways to help those who contact them.</p><p>We are also working to help those having difficulty affording food. The Government has announced up to £16 million to provide food for those who are struggling as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The programme will provide millions of meals over the next 12 weeks and be delivered through charities including FareShare and WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme). At least 5,000 frontline charities in England will benefit, including refuges, homeless shelters and rehabilitation services. It will cover rural areas as well as cities, targeting those who are struggling to get food.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 902737 902741 question first answered 19/05/2020 17:15:19 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan