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751310

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date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Technology: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the future role of technology in classrooms; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Education conducted an internal review in 2016 on educational technology (EdTech), looking at the role of Government in supporting teachers and leaders to realise the benefits of technology.</p><p> </p><p>Since this time, the Department has been engaging with both educators and the EdTech sector to identify good practice, opportunities and challenges.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also held an event with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy challenger programme team, bringing together education leaders and industry to help identify key barriers to embedding technology within educational practice.</p><p><br>We are currently building on this work through a further series of stakeholder events to identify potential solutions to these barriers and plan to make an announcement once this work is complete.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/07/2017 17:47:11 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

751318

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Sea Level: Environment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department last conducted an assessment of the implications of a rise in sea levels for the environment.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4735
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>The second UK Climate Change Risk Assessment was published in January 2017, and can be found at:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017</a>. This was underpinned by the second Climate Change Risk Assessment Evidence Report, published in June 2016, by the Adaptation Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change. The assessment considers the future risks and opportunities of sea level rise across the UK. Further information can be found at: <a href="https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/preparing-for-climate-change/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017/" target="_blank">https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/preparing-for-climate-change/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017/</a>.</p><p><em>In 2009, the Government published the UK Climate Projections,</em> which include projections of sea level rise in waters surrounding the UK. Work is currently under way to complete an update of these projections for publication in 2018. The UK Climate Projections can be viewed at: <a href="http://ukclimateprojections.metoffice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://ukclimateprojections.metoffice.gov.uk</a>.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/07/2017 15:25:16 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

751334

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Qatar: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Government of Qatar on its partnering with other Gulf states to tackle the financing of, and support for (a) Hamas, (b) the Muslim Brotherhood and (c) other terrorist and extremist groups; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4742
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The UK regularly raises a range of issues with Qatar. Most recently, the Foreign Secretary raised the issue of terrorist financing with the Emir of Qatar, and the Qatari Foreign Minister, during his visit to Doha on 8 July.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/07/2017 16:35:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

751358

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the introduction of standardised packaging of cigarettes on levels of smoking in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department published an impact assessment of standardised packaging in February 2015. It is too early to make a further assessment of the impact of these changes on levels of smoking in the United Kingdom. The Department has a statutory duty to review the impact of standardised packaging within five years of its introduction.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 17/07/2017 13:02:31 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

751410

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of illegal immigrants who have entered the UK through ports in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold this information in a format that can be published.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/07/2017 15:38:48 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

751411

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Ports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of border control enforcement at ports across the UK.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>Border Force has an established second line assurance function in the Operational Assurance Directorate (OAD). OAD has implemented a nationwide system of frontline assurance including a dedicated port inspection capability which tests compliance with operational policy, guidance and legislation and identifies cross Border Force risks and vulnerabilities.</p><p>Border Force is also regularly inspected on a systematic basis by external review bodies. Reports are published online by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, The Independent Management Board, The Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/07/2017 16:47:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

751422

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Parasitic Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what progress her Department has made on eliminating nematode infections in (a) Africa and (b) the rest of the world.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID supports the global elimination of the nematode infection Lymphatic Filariasis. DFID funding has meant that the population at risk from this disease in the 10 African countries and 2 Asian countries supported has fallen by over 85% since 2013. The aim is to achieve full elimination in these 12 countries by 2025.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/07/2017 16:09:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

751487

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Fossil Fuels
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential opportunities for the hydrocarbon industry in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Falkland Islands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2017 answer text <p>The Falklands oil &amp; gas industry is managed by the Falkland Islands Government. Any assessment of the opportunities, therefore, is the responsibility of the Falkland Islands Government.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/07/2017 16:13:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

751498

registered interest
date	12/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Gibraltar: Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has met jointly with representatives of Gibraltar and Spain to discuss the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	4734
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2017 answer text <p>We have not met jointly. We are committed to full engagement with the Government of Gibraltar through the Joint Ministerial Council (Gibraltar EU Negotiations) which has met three times including most recently on Monday 17 July. We have been clear in our conversations with Spain that Gibraltar is covered by our exit negotiations and we will have full regard for their interests.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/07/2017 10:21:44 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell