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1717687

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Treasury: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he is taking to ensure the adequacy of response times for ministerial correspondence.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	26024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence. Ministers and officials are committed to providing the highest level of service. The <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers" target="_blank">Cabinet Office</a> publishes correspondence performance data on GOV.UK on a regular basis, detailing departmental performance in handling correspondence.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Gareth Davies question first answered 16/05/2024 13:58:59 answering member 4850 label Biography information for Gareth Davies
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1717688

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Highway Code
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has made an assessment of the level of public awareness of changes to the highway code made in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	26025
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2024 answer text <p>The January 2022 changes to The Highway Code to help improve road safety for people walking, cycling and horse riding have been communicated via a factual awareness raising campaign and broader behaviour change campaigns.</p><p> </p><p>Over £2.4million has been spent on media across the campaign, utilising channels such as radio, digital audio, video on demand and social media advertising.</p><p> </p><p>Results from the most recent campaign activity in August 2023 include:</p><ul><li><p>Awareness: The percentage of road users reporting to know either a little or a lot about the Highway Code changes in September 2023 was at 70% among all road users (82% amongst drivers), with 86% of road users having heard of the changes by September 2023.</p></li><li><p>Understanding: In September 2023 86% of drivers correctly identified that you should leave at least 1.5 metres of space when passing cyclists. Pedestrian priority at junctions was correctly identified by 77% of drivers.</p></li><li><p>Empathy: Drivers agreeing that it is their responsibility to respect and give space to vulnerable road users remains consistently high and was at 93% in September 2023.</p></li><li><p>Action: In September 2023 81% of drivers claim to leave a gap of 1.5M when passing a cyclist all or most of the time.</p></li></ul><p> </p><p>We will continue to promote The Highway Code changes on THINK! and DfT social media channels and via our partner organisations.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 16/05/2024 07:12:34 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1714799

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
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	Armed Conflict: Food Supply
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of trends in the level of conflicts resulting from global food insecurity.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	902581
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Hunger has many causes, but conflict is a major driver and amplifier behind ten of the largest food crises in the past year. In turn, competition for resources such as land, food and water contribute to instability. Our Development White Paper sets out our vision, combining efforts in development, diplomacy and security, to both reduce food insecurity and tackle conflict.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 30/04/2024 12:53:35 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1701478

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
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	UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, with reference to the oral contribution of 15 April 2024 by the Prime Minister, Official Report, column 37, whether he plans to publish the interim findings of the UN review into UNRWA .
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	22205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and Catherine Colonna have now provided their interim reports to the UN Secretary-General.</p><p>The UN Secretary-General has not published these interim reports.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/04/2024 16:13:33 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1696149

registered interest
date	14/03/2024
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	Vladimir Kara-Murza
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2023 to Question 1784 on Vladimir Kara-Murza, what progress his Department has made on securing the release of Vladimir Kara-Murza; and what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the sanctions on the 13 individuals related to this case.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	18823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government has consistently condemned Vladimir Kara-Murza's politically motivated conviction and called for his release since his arrest. The Foreign Secretary met Mr Kara-Murza's wife and mother on 1 March to discuss our approach. We continue to raise his case with the Russian authorities at every available opportunity in London and Moscow, and call for his immediate release on humanitarian grounds for urgent medical treatment, including at ambassadorial-level, and in multilateral fora, most recently at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and UN Human Rights Council. Our sanctions are targeted, based on information from a range of sources and we continue to keep them under review.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 19/03/2024 17:58:50 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1695851

registered interest
date	13/03/2024
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	Hamas: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what recent discussions he has had with the (a) UN Office of Internal Oversight and (b) Catherine Colonna of the independent Review Group appointed by the UN Secretary-General on when the rapid interim report will be made available.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	18626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services has released an interim report to the UN Secretary-General. We are pressing Catherine Colonna to produce a rapid interim report on the investigation into UNRWA's neutrality.</p><p>We are working with allies to try to bring this situation to a rapid conclusion not least because UNRWA have a vital role to play in providing aid and services in Gaza and the wider region.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/03/2024 10:41:58 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1695533

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether the contents of the interim report of the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services' review of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) will be shared with Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	18335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services has released an interim report to the UN Secretary-General.</p><p>We are pressing Catherine Colonna to produce a rapid interim report on the investigation into UNRWA's neutrality. The UN has said that her final report will be made public.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 20/03/2024 17:37:48 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1695536

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	UNRWA: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his (a) Swedish and (b) Canadian counterpart on the decision of those countries to resume funding for UNRWA.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	18336
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>We are appalled by allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel, a heinous act of terrorism that the UK Government has repeatedly condemned.</p><p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services has released an interim report to the UN Secretary-General. We are pressing Catherine Colonna to produce a rapid interim report on the investigation into UNRWA's neutrality.</p><p>We are working with allies, including Sweden and Canada, to try and bring this situation to a rapid conclusion, not least because UNRWA have a vital role to play in providing aid and services in Gaza, and the wider region.</p><p>We want UNRWA to give detailed undertakings about changes in personnel, policy and precedents to ensure this can never happen again.</p><p>Any future funding decisions will be taken after UNRWA's review has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 18337 question first answered 20/03/2024 10:43:39 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1695537

registered interest
date	12/03/2024
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	UNRWA: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when he plans to decide whether to reinstate funding for UNRWA.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	18337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2024 answer text <p>We are appalled by allegations that UNRWA staff were involved in the 7 October attack against Israel, a heinous act of terrorism that the UK Government has repeatedly condemned.</p><p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services has released an interim report to the UN Secretary-General. We are pressing Catherine Colonna to produce a rapid interim report on the investigation into UNRWA's neutrality.</p><p>We are working with allies, including Sweden and Canada, to try and bring this situation to a rapid conclusion, not least because UNRWA have a vital role to play in providing aid and services in Gaza, and the wider region.</p><p>We want UNRWA to give detailed undertakings about changes in personnel, policy and precedents to ensure this can never happen again.</p><p>Any future funding decisions will be taken after UNRWA's review has concluded.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell grouped question UIN 18336 question first answered 20/03/2024 10:43:39 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks

1691237

registered interest
date	22/02/2024
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	Horizon IT System: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Written Statement of 22 February 2024 on Post Office Update, UIN HCWS283, what discussions she has had with the Scottish Government on legislation to overturn the wrongful convictions of postmasters.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Michael Shanks
uin	15394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government has engaged regularly with the Scottish Government concerning the legislation to overturn the wrongful convictions of postmasters, including at the Inter-Ministerial Group for Justice on 25 January and a regular official-level working group. I discussed the UK Government's approach to overturning convictions with the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Justice on 22 February. The UK Government will continue to work closely with the Scottish Government to enable them to progress their own approach for overturning convictions in their legal jurisdiction.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake question first answered 27/02/2024 17:51:56 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	4998 label Biography information for Michael Shanks