Tag: Mark Williams

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2016-01-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2015 to Question 1543, on Western Sahara: referendum, whether any referendum would put forward a choice between independence for Western Sahara and integration of that region with Morocco.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The terms and choices of a referendum on the status of Western Sahara are for Morocco and the Polisario Front to agree as the two parties to the dispute. The UK fully supports UN-led efforts to encourage both parties to agree a lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for emergency authorisation for the use of neonicotinoids have been received in 2016; and how many of those applications have been granted.

George Eustice

No applications have been received in 2016 for the emergency authorisation of neonicotinoids.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2016-02-24.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for emergency authorisation for the use of neonicotinoids have been received in 2016; and how many of those applications have been granted.

George Eustice

No applications have been received in 2016 for the emergency authorisation of neonicotinoids.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2016-03-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what value of dairy produce was imported from each country of origin in each of the last five years.

George Eustice

The HMRC data has been provided on a ‘country of despatch’ basis, rather than the requested ‘country of origin’ basis, as ‘country of despatch’ trade data is considered a more accurate representation of actual levels of trade.

The table below shows the value of dairy produce imported into the UK, for the last five years, according to HMRC trade statistics:

£/million
Country	2011	2012	2013	2014	*2015
Irish Republic	689.1	662.6	767.3	702.6	594.1
France	484.2	510.0	559.5	568.4	392.0
Germany	286.3	283.5	336.5	345.1	241.4
Netherlands	169.2	237.2	277.2	252.1	187.3
Belgium	216.3	209.5	239.4	196.0	142.0
Italy	174.1	162.4	168.5	174.5	111.9
Denmark	214.1	195.1	153.1	160.0	70.7
Greece	44.8	44.9	53.7	60.7	70.2
Poland	28.4	31.9	42.0	43.4	41.2
Spain	31.8	36.8	44.3	39.6	31.9
Cyprus	16.3	17.2	20.4	26.6	22.2
Others	96.8	95.9	102.6	134.7	91.9
Grand Total	2,451.4	2,487.0	2,764.4	2,703.6	1,996.9

Source: HM Revenue and Customs. Data prepared by the Food & Trade Statistics team, Great British Food Unit, Defra.

*2015 data are subject to amendments. Totals may not add up to the sum of their components due to rounding.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2016-04-20.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will raise with the Moroccan ambassador to the UK the death of Brahim Saika in Gulemin police station on 15 April 2016.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The British Embassy in Rabat raised the case of Mr Brahim Saika with Morocco’s National Human Rights Commission, CNDH, on 18 April 2016. The Commission had been following the case closely and is preparing its report on his detention and death. We will consider any further action in the light of the Commission’s report.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2016-05-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what her Department’s policy is on restricting the import of cheap, inferior-quality coal to the UK.

Andrea Leadsom

The decision of where to source coal is a commercial decision for companies. Through our efforts to decarbonise our electricity system, we are increasing the diversity of our energy mix and reducing our reliance on unabated coal.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will (a) discuss with the Moroccan Ambassador to the UK and (b) instruct the British Ambassador to Morocco to investigate the condition and treatment of Ali Aarrass who is on hunger strike in Sale prison.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

Non-Government Organisations reported on 10 November that Ali Aarrass suspended his hunger strike after 72 days. We monitor the human rights situation in Morocco closely.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2016-07-18.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations at the meeting of the UN Security Council on 26 July 2016 that MINURSO must be enabled to fulfil its original mandate.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

We continue to make clear our expectation that MINURSO be returned to full functionality in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2285.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2015-11-09.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the options that were agreed by the UK, Morocco and the Saharawi under the 1990-91 ceasefire agreement for a referendum on self-determination in Western Sahara have changed.

Mr Tobias Ellwood

The options for a referendum on the self-determination of Western Sahara, as set out in the UN Secretary General’s 1990 report and the 1991 MINURSO mandate, have not changed. The UK fully supports UN-led efforts to encourage Morocco and the Polisario Front to agree a lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Mark Williams on 2016-09-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether his Department is undertaking sectoral analyses of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on different sectors of the economy.

Mr David Jones

The Secretary of State’s oral statement on 5 September 2016 explained that his officials, supported by officials across Government, are carrying out a programme of sectoral and regulatory analysis, which will identify the key factors for British businesses and the labour force that will affect our negotiations with the EU. They are looking in detail at over 50 sectors and cross-cutting regulatory issues.