The resignation letter sent by Graham Stuart to Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, on 12 April 2024.
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Graham Stuart – 2023 Statement on Electric Vehicle Battery Production
The statement made by Graham Stuart, the Minister for Energy and Climate, in the House of Commons on 18 January 2023.
Britishvolt entering into administration is a regrettable situation, and our thoughts are with the company’s employees and their families at this time. The Government are entirely committed to the future of the automotive industry and promoting EV capability. As part of our efforts to see British companies succeed in the industry, we offered significant support to Britishvolt through the automotive transformation fund on the condition that key milestones, including private sector investment commitments, were met. Unfortunately, the company was unable to meet these conditions and as a result no ATF funds were paid out. Throughout the process, we have always remained hopeful that Britishvolt would find a suitable investor and we are disappointed that this has not been possible. We want to ensure the best outcome for the site, and we will work closely with the local authority and potential investors to achieve this.
The automotive industry is a vital part of the UK economy, and it is integral to delivering on levelling up, net zero and advancing global Britain. We will continue to take steps to champion the UK as the best location in the world for automotive manufacturing as we transition to electric and zero-emission vehicles.
Despite what the party opposite may claim, we are not giving up on the automotive industry: on the contrary, our ambition to scale up the electric vehicle industry on our shores is greater than ever. We are leveraging investment from industry by providing Government support for new plants and upgrades to ensure that the UK automotive industry thrives into the future. Companies continue to show confidence in the UK, announcing major investments across the country including: £1 billion from Nissan and Envision to create an EV manufacturing hub in Sunderland; £100 million from Stellantis for its site in Ellesmere Port; and £380 million from Ford to make Halewood its first EV components site in Europe. And we will continue to work through our automotive transformation fund to build a globally competitive electric vehicle supply chain in the UK, boosting home-grown EV battery production, levelling up and advancing towards a greener future.
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Graham Stuart – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stuart on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects her Department to have collated and put in a format ready to send all the information required by the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China following its inspections of UK pig trotter production plants in April 2015.
George Eustice
We are working with the UK pork industry to collate the necessary data and information required by the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China, which will be submitted by the end of June. The UK Agriculture, Food and Drink Counsellor, based in Beijing, has met with the Chinese authorities to raise the importance of this agreement and press for expeditious consideration of the UK application to allow exports of UK pigs’ trotters to commence as soon as possible.
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Graham Stuart – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stuart on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she expects to have obtained all the information required by the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China for the final response to the inspection report in connection with the export of pig trotters to China.
George Eustice
We are working with the UK pork industry to collate the necessary data and information required by the Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People’s Republic of China, which will be submitted by the end of June. The UK Agriculture, Food and Drink Counsellor, based in Beijing, has met with the Chinese authorities to raise the importance of this agreement and press for expeditious consideration of the UK application to allow exports of UK pigs’ trotters to commence as soon as possible.
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Graham Stuart – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stuart on 2016-06-13.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the British delegation to the G20 agriculture ministers’ meeting held on 3 June 2016 in China raised with its Chinese counterparts the matter of the continued delay to the implementation of the protocol allowing pig trotters to be exported from the UK to China.
George Eustice
The importance of reaching agreement for the export of UK pigs’ trotters to China has been raised at the highest levels. The UK Agriculture, Food and Drink Counsellor, based in Beijing, continues to meet with the Chinese authorities to raise the importance of this agreement and press for expeditious consideration of the UK application to allow exports of UK pigs’ trotters to commence as soon as possible.
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Graham Stuart – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stuart on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what trade missions to Latin America the Government has organised in the last 12 months; and what such trade missions are planned in the next 12 months.
Anna Soubry
In the last 12 months, UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) has organised the following trade missions to Latin America;
Multi-Sector Mission to Colombia and Peru – November 2014
Multi-Sector Mission to Mexico and Colombia – November/December 2014
Automotive Mission to Mexico – December 2014
Oil & Gas Mission to Colombia – March 2015
Trade Mission to Mexico – March 2015
Trade Mission to Brazil – March 2015
Global Sports Mission to Brazil – August 2015
Northern PowerHouse Mission to Mexico/Colombia – September/October 2015
Water Mission to Brazil (visiting FITABES Trade Show) – October 2015
MSB (Medium Size Business) to Brazil (led by Lord Maude) – November 2015
Broadcast Mission to Mexico – November 2015
Multi- Sector Mission to Colombia and Peru – November 2015
Information relating to planned missions from April 2016 onwards is not available at this time. UKTI is currently undertaking business planning for the period in question. The 2016-2017 Events Programme will be available by end of March 2016.
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Graham Stuart – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stuart on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many pupils took a GCSE in Spanish in each of the last 10 years.
Nick Gibb
Information on the total entries for GCSEs in Spanish is published at national level as part of the “GCSE and equivalent results in England” statistical first release [1],[2],[3],[4],[5]
[1] 2014/15 provisional table can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/467610/SFR37_2015_Subject_Timeseries.xls. (Years: 2009/10 – 2014/15)
[2] 2008/09 revised table 8 can be found at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00196306/ks4-results-in-england-2008-09-(revised). (Year: 2008/09)
[3] 2007/08 revised table 10 can be found at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00195931/gcse-and-equivalent-results-in-england. (Year: 2007/08)
[4] 2006/07 revised table 10 can be found at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00195692/dcsf-gcse-and-equivalent-examination-results-in-en. (Year: 2006/07)
[5] 2005/06 revised table 10 can be found at: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130401151655/http:/www.education.gov.uk/researchandstatistics/statistics/allstatistics/a00195387/gcse-and-equivalent-examination-results-in-england. (Year: 2005/06)
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Graham Stuart – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Education
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stuart on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans the Government has to increase the number of students studying Spanish in schools.
Nick Gibb
Since September 2014, maintained primary schools in England must teach a modern or ancient foreign language to pupils at key stage 2 (ages 7 to 11). According to the annual language trends surveys conducted by the Centre for British Teachers, 20 per cent of primary schools taught Spanish in 2014, up from 16 per cent in 2012. In order to support the new curriculum, the government is funding nine projects across the country providing continued professional development for primary and secondary teachers, including training and resources for the teaching of Spanish.
The government took action in 2010 to halt the decline in the number of school children taking language GCSEs by introducing the English Baccalaureate. This has had a positive effect on the take up of languages in schools. The proportion of the cohort in state funded schools entered for a modern foreign language has risen from 40 per cent in 2010 to 49 per cent in 2015. Over the same period, there has been a 46 per cent rise in the number of entries for Spanish GCSE in schools in England.
The government’s goal is that, in time, at least 90 per cent of pupils enter GCSEs in the EBacc subjects of English, maths, science, humanities and languages.
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Graham Stuart – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stuart on 2015-12-04.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK students attend universities in Latin America.
Joseph Johnson
The UNESCO Institute of Statistics estimates for every country the number of outbound tertiary students studying in different regions of the world. Their most recent figures refer to 2013 and are published at the link: http://data.uis.unesco.org/
The estimated number of UK students attending universities in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2013 was 234.
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Graham Stuart – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Graham Stuart on 2015-12-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she plans to take to make the certification process for the Basic Payment Scheme more efficient for farmers; and if she will include further accountability bodies who are able to certify active farmer status to improve efficiency of that scheme.
George Eustice
We are considering what changes are required to the administration of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) next year, taking into account the feedback we have received from farmers and experience from the first year of implementation.