Stephen Gethins MP: written questions
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Written questions
Trade: ScotlandScotland OfficeTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of the Office of Budget Responsibility's publication entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in October 2024, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the
Answer: In its latest economic outlook, the OBR expects the level of overall exports to recover in 2025 and return to growth over the period 2026 to 2029. The European Union is an important trade partner for the UK, with total trade in goods and services of £813 ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFiscal PolicyTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47251More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of the Office of Budget Responsibility's publication entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in October 2024, if she will make an estimate of the macro economic cost of the c
Answer: HM Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy and public finances, including assessments of potential impacts of policy changes. These are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) which confirmed its assessm...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFiscal PolicyTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47250More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of the Office of Budget Responsibility's publication entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in October 2024, what estimate she has made of the cost to the public purse of th
Answer: HM Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy and public finances, including assessments of potential impacts of policy changes. These are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) which confirmed its assessm...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordFiscal PolicyTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47249More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to paragraph 2.28 of the Office of Budget Responsibility's publication entitled Economic and fiscal outlook, published in October 2024, which sectors will be impacted by the change in overall trade in
Answer: HM Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy and public finances, including assessments of potential impacts of policy changes. These are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) which confirmed its assessm...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordExports and ImportsTreasuryTabled 23 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 47248More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for her policies of the Office for Budget Responsibility's analysis of the change in the volume of UK imports and exports compared to if the UK h
Answer: HM Treasury does not prepare forecasts for the UK economy and public finances, including assessments of potential impacts of policy changes. These are the responsibility of the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) which confirmed its assessm...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDriving Tests: Arbroath and DundeeDepartment for TransportTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to increase the availability of practical driving tests at (a) Arbroath Test Centre and (b) Dundee Test Centre.
Answer: The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s (DVSA) main priority is upholding road safety standards while it works hard to reduce car practical driving test waiting times.On the 18 December 2024, DVSA set out further plans to reduce driving test waiting tim...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Humanitarian AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to increase funding for international humanitarian organisations that provide aid in Sudan.
Answer: The UK has been a longstanding and major humanitarian donor to Sudan with £226.5 million allocated in financial year 2024/25 towards the crisis. In his statement to Parliament in February about defence and Official Development Assistance spend, the Prime ...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps through the UN Security Council to (a) protect Sudanese (i) women and children and (ii) other civilians and (b) hold people responsible
Answer: The conflict in Sudan is having a devastating impact on children. An estimated 17 million children are out of school. More than 50 per cent of Sudan's caseload of 8.8 million internally displaced persons are children. The UK is playing an active role at t...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: VaccinationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the prevention of vaccine-preventable diseases in hard-to-reach areas of Sudan.
Answer: The conflict in Sudan and the widespread destruction of sanitation and health services has caused devastating disease outbreaks across the country. Two-thirds of states in Sudan are now experiencing more than three different disease outbreaks, which are e...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Primary CareForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help improve primary health care in hard-to-reach areas of Sudan.
Answer: The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is the largest and most severe globally. Tens of millions of people require life-saving aid with almost 640,000 people projected to be experiencing catastrophic famine conditions. In the financial year ending 31 March 2025...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Food AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 1 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 43184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure access to nutritional treatment in areas (a) experiencing and (b) at risk of famine in Sudan.
Answer: The humanitarian crisis in Sudan is the largest and most severe globally. Tens of millions of people require life-saving aid with almost 640,000 people projected to be experiencing catastrophic famine conditions. In the financial year ending 31 March 2025...
Answered 8 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMembers: CorrespondenceTreasuryTabled 27 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 41875More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to reply to correspondence from the hon. Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry of 31 January and 25 February 2025, reference SG00234.
Answer: The correspondence from the hon. Member for Arbroath and Broughty Ferry was transferred to the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. This transfer was confirmed by email on 03 March 2025.
Answered 2 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordBosnia and Herzegovina: Politics and GovernmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Answer: As a witness to the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA) and member of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC)'s Steering Board, the UK condemns the unconstitutional and secessionist actions of the Republika Srpska leadership, which threatens Bosnia and Herzegovin...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBalkans: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39459More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what his Department’s policy priorities will be when the UK chairs the Berlin Process 2025.
Answer: We will use the Berlin Process to advance security and growth through strengthened partnerships with our Western Balkan and other European partners, including on tackling irregular migration. This will support the Prime Minister's domestic missions of nat...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBosnia and Herzegovina: Foreign RelationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterpart in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last two weeks.
Answer: The UK is committed to maintaining peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and condemns the recent and ongoing unconstitutional actions of the Republika Srpska leadership. Ireaffirmed these messages when he spoke to BiH's Foreign Minister on ...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Fire and Rescue ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December to Question 18869 on Palestinians: Fire and Rescue Services, what progress he has made on discussions with Israeli counterparts to ensur
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development (FCDO) Officials have raised the matter of this donation directly with the Israeli authorities and are working with colleagues in the Scottish Government to resolve the matter.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: ReconstructionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to work with European partners to support post-conflict stabilisation work in Syria.
Answer: The situation is Syria remains fluid and fragile. We want to see a more stable Syria and are working closely with international partners, including European partners, to this end. Following the Foreign Secretary's public statement on 9 March, I made clear...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: Civil SocietyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to support civil society in Syria.
Answer: The UK has long supported Syrian civil society, and we will continue to do so. We engage regularly with a wide range of Syrian civil society actors on issues such as political participation, accountability and human rights, and provide funding through our...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSyria: ReconstructionForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 6 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans his Department has to support post-conflict stabilisation work in Syria.
Answer: The situation is Syria remains fluid and fragile. We want to see a more stable Syria and are working closely with international partners, including European partners, to this end. Following the Foreign Secretary's public statement on 9 March, I made clear...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSeas and Oceans: SurveillanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35296More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to enhance its maritime surveillance capabilities, in the context of recent submarine activity in British waters.
Answer: Protecting the UK and responding to threats in our territorial waters is a critical component of the Defence mission to protect the nation, and we constantly monitor activity within UK waters to counter and deter threats. The Royal Navy (RN) seeks to expl...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Cables and Telecommunications Cables: Seas and OceansMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to protect (a) undersea cables and (b) critical maritime infrastructure.
Answer: We are committed to maintaining and enhancing the security and resilience of critical undersea infrastructure including subsea cables. We continue to co-ordinate with HMG partners, particularly DSIT and DESNZ who own critical undersea infrastructure polic...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: CybersecurityCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35294More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps Government is taking to enhance cyber resilience across critical (a) national infrastructure and (b) public institutions.
Answer: We are committed to strengthening cyber security across the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), and all aspects of the Government digital estate. The Government works closely with CNI operators in both the private and public sector to ensure resi...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEnergy: CybersecurityDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to engage with the energy sector on protecting itself from hostile state cyber attacks.
Answer: The Government takes the security and resilience of UK energy infrastructure extremely seriously, including the cyber security of its critical infrastructure and maintaining a secure energy supply is a key priority for the UK Government. The Department fo...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBrexit: TradeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 4 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 35292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK's departure from the European Union on trends in the level of UK trade.
Answer: The EU is a significant trading partner for both goods and services, but it is clear that the current deal is not working well enough. In the 12 months ending September 2024, the UK’s total trade with the EU was 5% below the level seen in 2018, after remo...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Higher EducationHome OfficeTabled 28 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34615More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what engagement she has had with the higher education sector ahead of the publication of the Legal Immigration White Paper.
Answer: We keep all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, consulting with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
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