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1715763

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when she plans to reply to the correspondence of (a) 26 January and (b) 26 March 2024 from the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran on concerns raised by a constituent about the conduct of Post Office Limited towards postmasters.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Patricia Gibson
uin	24783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The correspondence from the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran was responded to on 8 May 2024.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 09/05/2024 08:34:16 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4435 label Biography information for Patricia Gibson

1715796

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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	Georgia: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made recent representations to his counterpart in Georgia on the conduct of elections in that country.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	24744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting Georgia to hold elections that meet international standards. During his March 2023 visit to Georgia, the former Foreign Secretary pledged £500,000 to support election monitoring in Georgia including £70,000 to support the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe), Office for Democratic Institution and Human Rights' mission ahead of elections expected in October 2024. The former Minister for Europe discussed elections with then Georgian Prime Minister Gharibashvili during his visit to Tbilisi on 21 November 2023.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/05/2024 10:20:37 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1715797

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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	Georgia: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with his Georgian counterpart on the impact of the foreign agent bill on the treatment of (a) UK and (b) international non-governmental organisations during elections in that country.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	24745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting a vibrant civil society in Georgia, which is an essential attribute of a healthy democracy. I [Minister for Europe] discussed this and a range of other issues with the Georgian Ambassador on 17 April, and on 2 May I publicly raised my concerns regarding the apparent excessive use of force by police during demonstrations in Tbilisi. His Majesty's Ambassador to Georgia has consistently made our concerns about the proposed law on Transparency of Foreign Influence known to the Georgian Government, most recently to the Prime Minister on 22 April and President on 4 May.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 24747 question first answered 09/05/2024 10:24:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1715798

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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	Mikheil Saakashvili
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has made recent representations to his Georgian counterpart on the (a) release and (b) pardon of Mikhail Saakashvili.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	24746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>His Majesty's Ambassador to Georgia has discussed Mr Saakashvili's health and detention conditions with the Georgian Government and with Mr Saakashvili's supporters on several occasions. The former Foreign Secretary discussed Mr Saakashvili's detention with Georgian Foreign Minister Darchiashvili in January 2023. The UK is clear that Mr Saakashvili must receive treatment in line with international human rights standards, and that any further hearings regarding his case are in line with the rule of law and due process. We continue to follow the imprisonment of Mr Saakashvili's closely.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/05/2024 10:23:49 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1715801

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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	Georgia: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of Georgia's draft law on Transparency of Foreign Influence.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	24747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting a vibrant civil society in Georgia, which is an essential attribute of a healthy democracy. I [Minister for Europe] discussed this and a range of other issues with the Georgian Ambassador on 17 April, and on 2 May I publicly raised my concerns regarding the apparent excessive use of force by police during demonstrations in Tbilisi. His Majesty's Ambassador to Georgia has consistently made our concerns about the proposed law on Transparency of Foreign Influence known to the Georgian Government, most recently to the Prime Minister on 22 April and President on 4 May.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani grouped question UIN 24745 question first answered 09/05/2024 10:24:32 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1715804

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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	Georgia: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will hold discussions with his counterpart in Georgia on the conduct of Russia towards that country.
tabling member constituency	Gravesham
tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
uin	24748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>As a valued international security partner, the UK holds regular discussions with the Georgian Government regarding combatting Russian hybrid aggression and illegal presence in Georgian territories. In November, the former Minister for Europe discussed Georgia's sovereignty over the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia with then Prime Minister Gharibashvili and Foreign Minister Darchiashvili, and His Majesty's Ambassador to Georgia regularly discusses these matters with Georgian counterparts. Countering Russian aggression in the region is a priority for the UK.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 09/05/2024 10:22:14 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1715857

registered interest
date	03/05/2024
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	Ambulance Services: West Midlands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department are taking to reduce ambulance waiting times in (a) the West Midlands and (b) Birmingham, Erdington constituency.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Erdington
tabling member printed	Mrs Paulette Hamilton
uin	24844
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2024 answer text <p>Our Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services sets out the range of measures being taken to achieve our ambition of reducing average Category 2 ambulance response times to 30 minutes across 2024/25, including in the West Midlands and Birmingham. Information on the delivery plan is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B2034-delivery-plan-for-recovering-urgent-and-emergency-care-services.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/B2034-delivery-plan-for-recovering-urgent-and-emergency-care-services.pdf</a></p><p>Ambulance trusts received £200 million of additional funding in 2023/24, to increase deployed hours and reduce response times. We will maintain this additional capacity this year, alongside the 5,000 additional permanent hospital beds delivered last year to improve patient flow through hospitals, and reduce ambulance capacity lost to ambulance patient handover delays.</p><p>Since we published our plan, there have been significant improvements in ambulance response times, including in the West Midlands. In 2023/24, average Category 2 ambulance response times in the West Midlands were over twelve minutes faster compared to the previous year, a reduction of 25%.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 09/05/2024 07:37:53 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4938 label Biography information for Mrs Paulette Hamilton

1715538

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Local Government: Audit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2023 to Question 1227 on Local Government Finance: Audit, how many new professionals have qualified to audit local authority accounts from the Chartered Institute of Public Accountancy; and how that figure compares with expectations for 2024.
tabling member constituency	North Shropshire
tabling member printed	Helen Morgan
uin	24732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The Local Audit Qualification was launched by the Chartered Institute of Public Accountancy. The department does not hold the requested information.</p> answering member constituency North Dorset answering member printed Simon Hoare question first answered 08/05/2024 14:17:22 answering member 4494 label Biography information for Simon Hoare
tabling member	4934 label Biography information for Helen Morgan

1715541

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Gaza: Humanitarian Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will have discussions with the UN on steps that were taken to ensure (a) the independence of the processes for and (b) the accuracy of the findings of the Colonna report.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	24621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/05/2024 answer text <p>Allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the events that took place on 7 October in Israel are appalling, which is why we took decisive action to pause future funding to the organisation.</p><p>The Prime Minister has been clear that the UK will set out its position on future funding to UNRWA following careful consideration of Catherine Colonna's final report, UNRWA's response and the ongoing UN Office for Internal Oversight Services investigation into these allegations.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 07/05/2024 16:49:21 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1715545

registered interest
date	02/05/2024
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	Patient Choice Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2024 to Question 12829 on Patient Choice Schemes, how many patients were offered choice at the point of referral in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	24684
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2024 answer text <p>The NHS Constitution allows patients to be treated by any provider who holds a contract for the provision of National Health Services. This is a legal right, although there are certain circumstances in which a choice may not be possible. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-choice-framework" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-nhs-choice-framework</a></p><p>Last year, the Government set out how it will make it easier for patients to exercise their choice by improving the NHS App, increasing choice for patients already on waiting lists, and raising awareness of patients’ right to choose.</p><p>At the point of referral, for example at a general practice appointment, patients will be actively offered a list of providers which are clinically appropriate for their condition. This will be a minimum of five providers where possible. Patients will also be informed of their right to choose, and encouraged to raise this at the time of the referral.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 08/05/2024 15:47:36 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting