Stephen Gethins MP: written questions
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Money Laundering: RussiaTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18563More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will provide guidance for businesses on the money laundering risks of transactions (a) directly and (b) indirectly linked to Russia.
Answer: The Treasury and the Home Office hold joint responsibility for publishing a periodic national risk assessment which sets out the money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the UK. The national risk assessment provides guidance to regulated firms by...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMoney LaunderingTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18562More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department is taking steps to strengthen anti-money laundering regulations.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring the UK’s anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime is both effective and proportionate. To that end, a consultation on improving the effectiveness of the Money Laundering Regulations closed in June 2024 and ...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMoney Laundering: RussiaTreasuryTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18561More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of placing Russia on a domestic money laundering watchlist.
Answer: The UK’s list of high-risk third countries aligns with those countries identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as having strategic deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regimes, which ensures that the ide...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFisheries: EU CountriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the future of EU fishing rights in the UK's exclusive economic zone.
Answer: We have not held discussions with the EU on future access arrangements but have signalled willingness to listen to their proposals.
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnvironment Protection: BusinessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of existing environmental adaptation measures in helping businesses build resilience to climate-related disasters.
Answer: The Climate Change Act 2008 requires the Secretary of State to produce a National Adaptation Programme in response to the Government’s most recent Climate Change Risk Assessment, on a five-yearly cycle. The third National Adaptation Programme, published i...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Renewable EnergyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18558More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help to low-income countries pursue green industrialisation pathways.
Answer: The UK Government is committed to helping low income countries pursue green industrialisation pathways by promoting inclusive and sustainable economic development, and supporting industrial decarbonisation.Examples include raising over £470 million of inv...
Answered 13 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDeveloping Countries: Climate ChangeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his department is taking to help countries disproportionately impacted by climate change implement (a) social and (b) economic adaptation measures.
Answer: Since 2011, the UK has supported over 110 million people to adapt to climate change. We support countries to produce and implement whole-of-society national adaptation plans, have several regional programmes supporting climate-resilient economies, and fu...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordState Retirement Pensions: WomenDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what her planned timetable is for responding to the recommendations of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman report into changes to women's State Pension age, published on 21 March 2024.
Answer: We are actively considering this complex matter and aim to resolve it as soon as possible.
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordFuel Oil: PricesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his international counterparts on global price fluctuations in heating oil resulting from conflict in the Middle East.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary and I have had no discussions with our international counterparts on global oil price fluctuations caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPalestinians: Fire and Rescue ServicesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September to Question 3985 on Palestinians: Fire and Rescue Services, if he will take steps to help ensure the delivery of that donation.
Answer: The UK continues to call on Israel to increase humanitarian and commercial access into the Occupied Palestinian Territories by ensuring all aid crossings are fully operational, including the port of Ashdod. The Foreign Secretary recently spoke to Israeli ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2024 to Question 15757 on Agricultural Products: UK Trade with EU, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential financial impact
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given on 4 December 2024, UIN 15757. Although the Trade and Cooperation Agreement allows zero tariffs and zero quota trade, leaving the EU single market and customs union had an impact on the export of agri-...
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordUK Relations with EUTreasuryTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17820More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to oral contribution of 3 December 2024 by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, if she will make an overall estimate of the impact of the UK’s exit from the EU.
Answer: No. The Government is focussed on resetting the relationship with the EU, which will support economic growth, the central mission of the Government.
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language: AssessmentsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of proposed changes to Home Office English Language Testing services on the British Council’s (a) finances and (b) abili
Answer: My officials will follow up with the British Council on these points. The British Council is operationally independent from Government; its priorities, programmes and operations are approved by its Board of Trustees.
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordBritish Council: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that the British Council has adequate funding to effectively promote (a) Scottish and (b) wider UK (i) education and (ii) arts.
Answer: As an Arms Length Body, the British Council is operationally independent. They set out their plans in their Annual Corporate Plan. The Government is committed to a successful British Council that is financially stable. Our funding to the British Council u...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSudan: Internally Displaced PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports of the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan being shelled by Rapid Support Forces.
Answer: The UK is appalled by recent reports of the Rapid Support Forces' indiscriminate shelling of Zamzam camp, the largest camp for internally displaced persons (IDP) in Sudan. There are an estimated 500,000 people living in Zamzam camp, where famine was decla...
Answered 6 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPublic Finance: UK Relations with EUTreasuryTabled 27 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901599More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer,what recent assessment her Department has made of the impact of leaving the EU on public finances.
Answer: I refer the Hon. member to my answer to his question on this issue during the Topical Questions section of HMT orals today.
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordEmbassies: St Andrew's DayForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 16234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what events to mark St Andrew's day are taking place in UK embassies.
Answer: UK missions facilitate St Andrews's Day celebrations in a range of innovative ways, tailoring their support to both host-nation and Scottish diaspora interests. 2024 examples include: the Paris Embassy hosting a Reception, attended by the Deputy First Min...
Answered 29 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgricultural Products: UK Trade with EUDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15757More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU (a) Single Market and (b) Customs Union on the export of agri-food products from the UK to the EU.
Answer: This Government cares deeply about the trading relationship with the European Union; The Withdrawal Agreement, including the Windsor Framework, and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) underpin relations between the UK and the EU. Although the TCA al...
Answered 4 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordMusicians: EU CountriesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK leaving the EU on touring musicians.
Answer: We fully recognise the scale of challenges facing professionals wishing to tour in Europe. Many have concluded it is simply not economically viable or logistically possible to tour in Europe. That denies European audiences the opportunity to hear British ...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordGeorgia: ElectionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's publication entitled Georgia, Parliam
Answer: I fully endorse the findings of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights report. I made this clear in my statement of 27 October, and our Embassy in Tbilisi reiterated our concerns...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordMoldova: DisinformationForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help counter disinformation in Moldova.
Answer: As the Foreign Secretary made clear during his visit to Moldova on 20 November, the UK is committed to supporting Moldova's democratic resilience in the face of Russian hybrid aggression. During my visit to Chisinau on 16-17 September, I met President San...
Answered 28 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordExports: UkraineDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress his Department has made on assessing the export application for Ukraine with ECO reference SIE2024/004708 and SPIRE document reference 4388747, submitted on 14 May 2024; and whethe
Answer: We rigorously assess every application on a case-by-case basis against strict assessment criteria, the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria (the SELC). We are reviewing this case with other government departments and we will conclude our assessment once we...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpace TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps the UK Space Agency to help develop high-skilled jobs in the space sector; and whether the agency supports (a) apprenticeships and (b) development programmes.
Answer: The UK Space Agency Education and Future Workforce programme aims to build and strengthen a diverse workforce. This includes formal and informal educational activities, as well as specific support for developing a skilled workforce. Development programmes...
Answered 15 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordSpace TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to support the Scottish space sector; and whether his Department provides support for UK entities bidding for European Space Agency contracts.
Answer: From 2018-2025, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) will have enabled and invested ~£126 million in Scotland through national programmes and European Space Agency (ESA) funding, including funding to establish launch services, co-funding for Space Scotland, and fun...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: Dispute ResolutionDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 6 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 12968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the UK's commitments under investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms on (a) environmental and (b) human rights protections in partner countri
Answer: The UK is party to 83 Bilateral Investment Treaties and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership that contain Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS). ISDS provides an independent means to resolve disputes with states whe...
Answered 12 Nov 2024
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