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1312377

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Modern Slavery Act 2015
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 plans he has to amend the Modern Slavery Act 2015 to ensure that UK companies are not using forced Uyghur labour in their supply chains.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	188149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/04/2021 12:48:01 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1312378

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	China: Detainees
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 he is taking to make an assessment of the role of Chinese companies operating in the UK in the construction of detention camps in China.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	188150
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/04/2021 12:48:21 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1312379

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	China: Uyghurs
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 he is taking with the Home Secretary to ensure that Uyghurs who have been persecuted in China are able to find refuge in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	188151
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the Hon Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/04/2021 12:50:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1312382

registered interest
date	27/04/2021
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	Jerusalem: Palestinians
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 the recent violent clashes in Jerusalem and reports of the use of violence by Israeli security forces against Palestinians.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	188152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>We are watching developments in Jerusalem closely, and call on all sides to reduce tensions, restore calm and avoid provocation. Israeli police and security forces must ensure that any and all use of force against civilians is proportionate and does not serve to further enflame the situation. We urge Israel to investigate any accusations of excess use of force.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 29/04/2021 12:05:18 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1311833

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department plans to bring a commencement order for Section 1 Public Sector Duty on Socio-economic Inequalities of the Equality Act 2010.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	186244
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to commence Section 1 of the Equality Act 2010 in England. We have stated on many occasions that this duty, which requires a public body, in taking strategic decisions, to have due regard to the desirability of exercising them in a way that is designed to reduce the inequalities of outcome which result from socio-economic disadvantage, would be ineffectual. As merely a “due regard” duty, it requires no specific action from the public body concerned, and risks becoming a tick-box exercise, complied with to minimise the risk of litigation rather than to promote real change in society. The duty is also wrongly focussed on equalising socio-economic outcomes rather than opportunities.</p><p>The Government’s preferred approach is to progress specific policies and practical actions that will deliver real change. We are promoting social mobility and tackling inequality through a range of initiatives – for example in education, through reforms to the welfare system, and by giving greater developmental devolution in England and rebalancing the economy through schemes such as the Towns Fund.</p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Kemi Badenoch grouped question UIN 187196 question first answered 29/04/2021 09:31:15 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1311872

registered interest
date	23/04/2021
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	Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review
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 Answer of 16 March 2021 to Question 166465, on Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review, if he will provide a timeframe for the further responses to that review.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	186245
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Mid Bedfordshire answering member printed Ms Nadine Dorries question first answered 29/04/2021 12:00:46 answering member 1481 label Biography information for Ms Nadine Dorries
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1311517

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have not received their second dose of the (a) Pfizer/BioNTech and (b) Oxford/AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccination within 12 weeks of receiving their first dose.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	186026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2021 answer text <p>The information is not currently held in the format requested.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 27/04/2021 15:36:04 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1311607

registered interest
date	22/04/2021
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Travel: Coronavirus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing foreign travel for people separated from their partners regardless of marital status during the covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	186027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>There are a range of border measures in place to protect the UK from the importation of coronavirus and variants of concern (VoCs), including self-isolation, managed quarantine and testing. These measures are kept under regular review.</p><p> </p><p>Restrictions for England introduced on 29 March 2021 remain in place meaning everyone must “Stay in the UK” unless travelling for a very limited set of reasons. The limited number of exemptions from enhanced border measures for travellers are kept under regular review to ensure they are only in place while absolutely necessary.</p><p> </p><p>The government unveiled a roadmap by which international travel restrictions could be lifted no earlier than 17 May 2020. The Global Travel Taskforce (GTT) developed a framework for a safe, sustainable and robust return to non-essential travel, that is risk based and does not compromise UK public health. The government will confirm by early May whether non-essential international travel can resume from 17 May.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 28/04/2021 10:56:51 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1310994

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what support he is providing to the English language teaching sector to mitigate the effect of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	185471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made substantial business support available throughout the Covid-19 pandemic including grants, loans, reliefs and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p> </p><p>Although English Language Schools are not eligible for the government’s Restart Grant programme – which is aimed at the non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym sectors – they may be eligible for support via the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). ARG provides Local Authorities with funding to put in place discretionary support that suits their local area.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 28/04/2021 16:57:59 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1310995

registered interest
date	21/04/2021
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	English Language: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what support he is providing to the English language teaching sector to mitigate the effect of the covid-19 pandemic.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
uin	185472
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text <p>The Government has made substantial business support available throughout the COVID-19 pandemic including grants, loans, reliefs and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme.</p><p>Specifically on grants, although English Language Schools are not eligible for the Government’s Restart Grant programme – which is aimed at the non-essential retail, hospitality, accommodation, leisure, personal care and gym sectors – they may be eligible for support via the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG). ARG provides local authorities with funding to put in place discretionary support that suits their local area.</p> answering member constituency Thornbury and Yate answering member printed Luke Hall question first answered 29/04/2021 10:51:56 answering member 4450 label Biography information for Luke Hall
tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan