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796682

registered interest
date	29/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to promote technology for development purposes.
tabling member constituency	North East Derbyshire
tabling member printed	Lee Rowley
uin	902631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2017 answer text <p>DFID is committed to harnessing the power of technologies to reduce poverty. Our investments in technologies are saving and changing lives all over the world. DFID invests more than 45% of its research budget in the development, testing and large-scale delivery of technologies in health, agriculture, climate, energy, water, education, and humanitarian response.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/11/2017 13:43:54 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4652 label Biography information for Lee Rowley

795433

registered interest
date	28/11/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Commuters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what further steps are being taken to assist employers in encouraging employees to cycle to work.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	115854
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government’s Cycle to Work scheme allows employers to loan bicycle and bicycle safety equipment to employees as a tax-free benefit. The Department has produced guidelines to encourage employers to take advantage of this scheme.</p><p>The Government’s Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, published in April 2017, sets out the other steps the Government is taking to support cycling, and the funding available to improve local cycling provisions, provide safer cycle routes and increase cycle parking facilities.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 115856 question first answered 04/12/2017 15:26:50 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

795125

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Planning Authorities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will consider the findings of the Place Alliance survey Design Skills in English Planning Authorities; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wantage
tabling member printed	Mr Edward Vaizey
uin	115658
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>In a Written Ministerial Statement on 4 December (HCWS308), I set out provisions to support design skills, capacity and capability through the Planning Delivery Fund. This £25 million fund will help to support a step change in design quality of new development, as well as design advice and support to local authorities delivering growth.</p><p>The Planning Delivery Fund prospectus is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-delivery-fund-prospectus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/planning-delivery-fund-prospectus</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 04/12/2017 17:21:10 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot

795246

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Electoral Register: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of voter registration in Northern Ireland in the period for which data is most recently available; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	115667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>Voter registration in Northern Ireland is an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer and details of annual registration activity for Northern Ireland are contained in the annual Report of the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland. The report for 2016/17 was laid before Parliament on 19 October 2017 and can be accessed at:</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-of-the-chief-electoral-officer-for-northern-ireland-2016-17" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/report-of-the-chief-electoral-officer-for-northern-ireland-2016-17</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 05/12/2017 12:56:20 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

795247

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2017 to Question 10233, when the Government plans to publish the democratic engagement strategy.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	115668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2017 answer text <p>The Government is working towards publishing its Democratic Engagement Plan before Christmas.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 30/11/2017 11:30:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

795248

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Drugs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Home Department, what advice her Department gives to people travelling abroad on the legality of possessing (a) melanin pills and (b) other medications in other countries.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	115669
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>Melanin is not controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 so no advice is given by the Home Office to people travelling abroad with this substance.</p><p> </p><p>For other medicines, which contain controlled drugs and have been prescribed to them personally, travellers are always advised to check with the relevant foreign embassy or high commission before travel to ascertain the legality of the product in the destination country and any applicable licensing requirements. An import/export licence may be issued by the Home Office in certain circumstances to cover the crossing of UK borders.</p><p> </p><p>More information is available on the Home Office website:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/controlled-drugs-licences-fees-and-returns#applying-for-a-licence-travellers" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/controlled-drugs-licences-fees-and-returns#applying-for-a-licence-travellers</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 04/12/2017 17:39:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

795249

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Falkland Islands: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps to ensure that memorial sites and places that commemorate the Falklands War are looked after by the Commonwealth Graves Commission.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	115670
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) maintains a number of graves and memorials on the Falkland Islands from the conflict in 1982. The 14 graves from the Falklands War within the San Carlos Military Cemetery, and the memorial on the same site, are currently maintained to a very high standard by the CWGC. They also maintain a further two isolated graves at Port Howard and Goose Green.</p><p>Within the UK, beyond the official commemoration to mark and maintain a Service person's final resting place, it has been long standing Government policy that the responsibility for erecting memorials and associated projects lies with their owners and the costs are not met from public funds, but from private donations or public subscription. There are currently no plans to change this.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 05/12/2017 16:46:40 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

795250

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Huntington's Disease
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people have been diagnosed with Huntington's Disease in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	115671
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>‘Finished Admission Episodes’ data show that in the financial year of 2012-13 221 patients received a primary diagnosis of Huntington disease. In the following years 261 (2013-14), 285 (2014-15), 264 (2015-16) and 249 (2016-17) patients, respectively, received a primary diagnosis of Huntington disease.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 05/12/2017 14:40:15 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

795251

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Pakistan: Non-Governmental Organisations
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 steps the Government has taken to facilitate dialogue between the Government of Pakistan and NGOs in that country as a result of the Concluding Observations of the ICCPR and the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	115672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2017 answer text <p>We are concerned by some of the restrictions placed on NGOs in Pakistan.</p><p>We are actively lobbying the Government of Pakistan to ensure that their new system of regulation is implemented swiftly, and allows INGOs and NGOs to continue their important development and humanitarian work.</p><p>The review by the UN Human Rights Council of Pakistan's implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights held in July this year, noted its concern about the Government of Pakistan's regulation of INGOs. We raised our concerns over the limits on freedom of expression in Pakistan during Pakistan's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in November.​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/12/2017 17:08:38 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

795256

registered interest
date	27/11/2017
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	Syria: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on Turkey's involvement in the funding of Salafist anti-government forces in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Derby North
tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
uin	115677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>As members of NATO and the Global Coalition, the UK regularly discusses the situation in Syria with our Turkish Allies. We welcome Turkey’s support for the moderate opposition, and their commitment to the Geneva political process led by the UN to find a resolution in Syria.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/12/2017 17:23:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson