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Information between 8th April 2024 - 18th April 2024

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Parliamentary Debates
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
213 speeches (48,358 words)
2nd reading
Tuesday 16th April 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
Mentions:
1: Daisy Cooper (LD - St Albans) I know from engagements in my constituency that a number of retailers already suffer attacks when challenging - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Written Evidence - Cabinet Office
VMW0005 - Veterinary medicines and the Windsor Framework

Veterinary medicines and the Windsor Framework - Windsor Framework Sub-Committee

Found: Indeed as a result of those engagements applications are currently being developed for another seven

Wednesday 17th April 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Petitioner Evidence Part 1 of 2

Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Committee

Found: , and may make such regulations for the admission of the public by payment, and enter into such engagements

Wednesday 17th April 2024
Scrutiny evidence - Promoter Evidence Part 2 of 4

Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] Committee

Found: Corporation, and may make such regulations for the admission of the public by payment, and enter into such engagements

Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Morecambe Town Council
HSC0048 - High streets in towns and small cities

High streets in towns and small cities - Built Environment Committee

Found: increasingly establishing businesses in smaller towns, leveraging occasional visits to cities for necessary engagements

Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Northern Ireland Department of Finance
DCW0022 - Devolution Capability in Whitehall

Devolution Capability in Whitehall - Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Found: This has been particularly apparent in our engagements with DLUHC.

Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office
MUL0014 - International relations within the multilateral system

International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Rome Statute, encouraging non-State Parties to accede, either through other relevant multilateral engagements

Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Hong Kong Watch
MUL0015 - International relations within the multilateral system

International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: People's Republic of China (PRC) embassy and consulates. 37.HKETOs use events, campaigns, and bilateral engagements

Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
MUL0016 - International relations within the multilateral system

International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: China strategically pursues a series of engagements which effectively facilitates multilateral ties

Tuesday 16th April 2024
Written Evidence - China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI)
MUL0005 - International relations within the multilateral system

International relations within the multilateral system - Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: observer status at the ECOSOC, UNFCCC, the ITU and the UNESCO. 18)The UK government should push for engagements

Monday 15th April 2024
Correspondence - Correspondence from Sir Matthew Rycroft KCMG CBE, Permanent Secretary, Home Office, re Home Office Sovereign Borders Programme: Summary Accounting Officer Assessment, dated 27 March 2024

Public Accounts Committee

Found: This is based on statistics that the Home Office routinely publishes; • regular engagements with

Monday 8th April 2024
Government Response - Government’s response to the Committee’s letter of 26 January 2024 to the Home Secretary about the use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) Technology by police forces in England and Wales.

Justice and Home Affairs Committee

Found: that:- a) information about the Deployment, including location, time, date, number o f Alert s, engagements



Written Answers
Iraq: Kurds
Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
Wednesday 17th April 2024

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to promote democracy in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK supports a thriving Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) within a peaceful and prosperous Iraq. Through our diplomatic engagements, we continue to encourage cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve outstanding issues, including around Kurdish representation in Iraqi politics.

Elections are essential for the people of the KRI to express their voice and for the future of the region. We are monitoring the situation with long-overdue KRI elections closely and we are seeking a solution that allows free and fair elections to take place as soon as possible.

Iraq: Kurds
Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
Wednesday 17th April 2024

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to promote free and fair elections in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK supports a thriving Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) within a peaceful and prosperous Iraq. Through our diplomatic engagements, we continue to encourage cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve outstanding issues, including around Kurdish representation in Iraqi politics.

Elections are essential for the people of the KRI to express their voice and for the future of the region. We are monitoring the situation with long-overdue KRI elections closely and we are seeking a solution that allows free and fair elections to take place as soon as possible.

Iraq: Kurds
Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
Wednesday 17th April 2024

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the Federal Government of Iraq to promote inclusion of Kurdish (a) political leaders and (b) Members of Parliament in the (i) Iraqi Council of Representatives in Baghdad and (ii) national political affairs of Iraq.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK supports a thriving Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) within a peaceful and prosperous Iraq. Through our diplomatic engagements, we continue to encourage cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve outstanding issues, including around Kurdish representation in Iraqi politics.

Elections are essential for the people of the KRI to express their voice and for the future of the region. We are monitoring the situation with long-overdue KRI elections closely and we are seeking a solution that allows free and fair elections to take place as soon as possible.

Iraq: Kurds
Asked by: Stephen Morgan (Labour - Portsmouth South)
Wednesday 17th April 2024

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps he is taking to help ensure the Federal Government of Iraq uphold the constitutional rights of the Kurdish population.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK supports a thriving Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) within a peaceful and prosperous Iraq. Through our diplomatic engagements, we continue to encourage cooperation between Baghdad and Erbil to resolve outstanding issues, including around Kurdish representation in Iraqi politics.

Elections are essential for the people of the KRI to express their voice and for the future of the region. We are monitoring the situation with long-overdue KRI elections closely and we are seeking a solution that allows free and fair elections to take place as soon as possible.

Official Visits
Asked by: Richard Burgon (Labour - Leeds East)
Tuesday 16th April 2024

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, how many foreign officials have been granted special mission status to visit the UK in each year since 2011; and if he will list the (a) names and (b) country of origin of those officials.

Answered by David Rutley - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

As set out in 2013 by the former Foreign Secretary William Hague, a special mission is a 'temporary mission, representing a state, which is sent by one state to another with the consent of the latter, in order to carry out official engagements on behalf of the sending state'. Since starting to issue special mission status (SMS) certificates in 2013, the FCDO has given consent for 57 special mission status visits to the UK for the following officials and their delegations:

2013

Israel

· Maj. Gen. (res) Amos Yadlin, Former Chief of Military Intelligence DMI; Deputy Commander of Air Force

· Maj. Gen. (res) Doron Almog Senior Adviser on Beduoin Issues (cancelled)

· Lt. Gen. Benjamin Gantz, Chief of Defence Staff, Israeli Defence Forces (IDF)

· Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Minister of International Affairs, Strategy and Intelligence

2014

Egypt

· Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud Abdul Nasr, Minister of Education (cancelled)

· Mr Mounir Faqhry Abdel Noor, Minister for Foreign Trade and Investment

· Ambassador Yasser Atef, Deputy Assistant Minister for European Affairs

· Dr Sherif Mohamed Ali Hammad, Minister of Scientific Research

· Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy, Chief of Staff of Egyptian Armed Forces

· Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister for Foreign Affairs

· Dr Mahamoud Aboel Nasr, Minister of Education

Israel

· Ms Tzipi Livni, Minister for Justice

· Ms Tzipi Livni, Minister for Justice

Iran

· Mr Ebrahim Rahimpour, Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania

2015

Egypt

· Dr Mahmoud Abdoul Nasr, Minister of Education

· Mr Ashraf Salman, Minister of Investment

· Mr Ashraf Salman, Minister of Investment

· Dr Hany Kadry Demain, Minister of Finance

· Prof. Dr SHerif Hammad, Minister of Scientific Research

· Sheikh Dr Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, Grand Imam

· Mr Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Foreign Minister

· Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Hegazy, Chief of Defence Staff

· Mr Tarek Kabil, Minister of Trade and Industry

· Mj. Gen. Mohamed Elkeshky, Assistant to the Minister of Defence for International Relations

· Mr Khaled Fawzy, Chief of General Intelligence

· Dr Ahmed Emad Eldin Rady, Minister for Health

· President Sisi's Advance Delegation

· President Sisi's Delegation

· Major General Mohammad Farag Elshahat, Head of Military Intelligence

Israel

· Ms Tzipi Livni, Member of the Israeli Knessett

· Delegation of Former Security Officials

· Mr Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister

· Maj. Gen. Herzi Halevi, Chief of Military Intelligence

Qatar

· H.E, Dr. Ali bin Fetais Almarri, Attorney General

2016

Egypt

· Mr Ashraf El Sheihy, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research

· Mr Saad Elgyoushi, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research

· Mr Sameh Hassan Shoukry, Foreign Minister

Qatar

· H.E, Dr. Ali bin Fetais Almarri, Attorney General.

Israel

· Ms Tzipi Livni, Member of the Israeli Knessett

· Maj. Gen. (ret) Amos Yadlin, Director, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)

· Mr Shaul Mofaz, Former CDS and Minister of Defence

· Mr Avi Dichter, Member of the Israeli Knessett

Rwanda

· Mr James Kararebe, Minister of Defence

2017

Egypt

· Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Ibrahum Mahmoud Hegazy, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces.

· Eng. Sherif Ismail, Prime Minister

· Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs

2018

Saudi Arabia

· Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia

2019

Egypt

· Mr Mahmoud Sharawy, Minister of Local Development

· Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport

2020

Egypt

· Mr Abdel Fattah Alsisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt

· Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport

Saudi Arabia

· Colonal Turki Al Maliki, Coalition Spokesman and Joint Head of Delegation

2021

Egypt

· Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport

2022

Egypt

· Mr Kamel El-Wazer, Minister of Transport

· Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Saudi Arabia

· Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. (cancelled)

2024

Israel

· Mr Benny Gantz, Minister of the State of Israel

Large Goods Vehicles: Import Controls
Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow)
Monday 15th April 2024

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that hauliers comply with requirements of the Border Target Operating Model to subject consignments to (a) physical and (b) documentary checks.

Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government has been promoting the key benefits and changes by sector and timeframe that traders in the EU and EFTA will need to be aware of and ready for. The Government has been hosting a series of events and engagements, as well as promoting translated communications assets to businesses across the EU to increase business readiness for these changes. We would encourage all traders within the supply chain to work together to be as ready as possible for these upcoming changes. We are monitoring sentiment across key trading partners to measure readiness and understanding, and are seeing positive trends.

Veterans: Radiation Exposure
Asked by: Lord Watson of Wyre Forest (Labour - Life peer)
Monday 8th April 2024

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by The Earl of Minto on 19 March (HL3052), to what extent they take into account (1) the age of nuclear test veterans, and (2) the public interest, when prioritising ministerial diary engagements.

Answered by Earl of Minto - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

We are grateful to all Service personnel who participated in the British nuclear testing programme and contributed to keeping our nation secure. Ministerial diaries are prioritised across a broad range of issues in accordance with departmental need and parliamentary engagements.



Bill Documents
Apr. 16 2024
Promoter Evidence Part 2 [Pages 106 to 232]
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] 2022-23
Written evidence

Found: Corporation, and may make such regulations for the admission of the public by payment, and enter into such engagements

Apr. 16 2024
Petitioner Evidence Part 1 [Pages 1 to 113]
Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] 2022-23
Written evidence

Found: , and may make such regulations for the admission of the public by payment, and enter into such engagements



Department Publications - Guidance
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 11 March 2024 to 3 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: “Consecutive engagements” means where: 14 (a) the applicant is being sponsored for more than one

Friday 12th April 2024
Cabinet Office
Source Page: Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents
Document: Guidance: Preliminary Market Engagement (PDF) (PDF)

Found: For example, some preliminary market engagements may require time for participants to read background

Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: in the UK as a Creative Worker regardless of whether the applicant has engagements outside the UK

Friday 12th April 2024
Home Office
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 4 April 2024 to 9 April 2024 (PDF)

Found: in the UK as a Creative Worker regardless of whether the applicant has engagements outside the UK that



Department Publications - News and Communications
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Source Page: UK Government to tackle global financial corruption
Document: https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/aldcafrica2020_en.pdf (PDF)

Found: engagement between African countries and investors in extractive industries and in most international engagements



Department Publications - Consultations
Tuesday 16th April 2024
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Source Page: Delivering a smart and secure electricity system: implementation
Document: Energy smart appliances: proposals for their appropriate regulation - consultation paper (PDF)

Found: architecture work will not be complete at the time this consultation is published, and therefore further engagements



Department Publications - Transparency
Thursday 11th April 2024
Department for Transport
Source Page: Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation annual report 2022
Document: Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation annual report 2022 (print version) (PDF)

Found: transport fuel supplied under RTFO, in accordance with International Standards on Assurance Engagements

Thursday 11th April 2024
Department for Transport
Source Page: Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation annual report 2022
Document: Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation annual report 2022 (web version) (PDF)

Found: transport fuel supplied under RTFO, in accordance with International Standards on Assurance Engagements

Thursday 11th April 2024
Department for Transport
Source Page: Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation annual report 2022
Document: Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation annual report 2022 (large print version) (PDF)

Found: (UK) 3000 , Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information



Department Publications - Statistics
Wednesday 10th April 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Source Page: Partnerships for People and Place: learning and evaluation report
Document: Partnerships for People and Place Programme: learning and evaluation report (PDF)

Found: central and local government to improve outcomes for local communities, early experiences of initial engagements



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Apr. 15 2024
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS v RALC CONSULTING LIMITED [2024] UKUT 00099 (TCC)
Document: RALC Consulting final decision (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: The agency for the engagements with Accenture was Networkers Recruitment Services Limited (“Networkers

Apr. 12 2024
Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations (RFCA)
Source Page: 14 people recognised by His Majesty’s Lord- Lieutenant of Gwent
Document: 14 people recognised by His Majesty’s Lord- Lieutenant of Gwent (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: includes attendance with the Brigadier (who acts as the King’s representative) at a number of official engagements

Apr. 05 2024
Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber)
Source Page: McCANN MEDIA LIMITED v THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HIS MAJESTY’S REVENUE AND CUSTOMS [2024] UKUT 00094 (TCC)
Document: McCann Media Ltd Final for publication (002) (PDF)
News and Communications

Found: place weight on the fact that the Appellant (through Mr M cCann) was able to undertake co extensive engagements



Non-Departmental Publications - Guidance and Regulation
Apr. 12 2024
UK Visas and Immigration
Source Page: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024
Document: Immigration Rules archive: 10 April 2024 to 10 April 2024 (PDF)
Guidance and Regulation

Found: in the UK as a Creative Worker regardless of whether the applicant has engagements outside the UK




Engagements mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Government Publications
Wednesday 17th April 2024
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024: Equality Impact Assessment
Document: The Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024: Equality Impact Assessment (PDF)

Found: Experience Panel engagements with people who use English as a second language also showed that there

Wednesday 17th April 2024
Social Security Directorate
Source Page: Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024: Equality Impact Assessment
Document: Disability Assistance for Older People (Scotland) Regulations 2024: Equality Impact Assessment (webpage)

Found: Experience Panel engagements with people who use English as a second language also showed that there

Monday 15th April 2024
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Source Page: Meetings the First Minister has attended between and including - 1st October 2023 and 31st January 2024: FOI release
Document: Meetings the First Minister has attended between and including - 1st October 2023 and 31st January 2024: FOI release (webpage)

Found: and 31st October 2023 – is available via the Scottish Government’s regular publication of Ministerial engagements

Monday 15th April 2024
Mental Health Directorate
Source Page: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) meetings: FOI release
Document: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) meetings: FOI release (webpage)

Found: general list of Ministerial meetings is available on the ScottishGovernment website at Ministerial engagements

Thursday 11th April 2024
Local Government and Housing Directorate
Source Page: Housing Development and Planning Policy: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400399227 - Information Released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Please note that all engagements accepted by the Minister are subject to Parliamentary business which