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169894

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many staff are employed in her Department's headquarter buildings.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	218314
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>My Department operates from two main offices – one in Belfast and one in London.</p><p>There are a total of 135 staff employed by my Department:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Staff</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belfast</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/12/2014 12:30:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

169895

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Travel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much her Department has spent on (a) taxis, (b) first class train tickets and (c) business class air travel in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	218481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>Because of the devolution of policing and justice functions on 12 April 2010, and subsequent re-configuration of the Northern Ireland Office, my Department does not hold figures for the periods prior to 2010; attempting to obtain this information would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p>My Department has spent the following amounts on taxis, first class train travel and business class air travel:</p><p> </p><p>(a) Taxis</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><strong> 2010-11</strong></td><td><p>£16,262.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>£26,811.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><strong> 2012-13</strong></td><td><p>£10,503.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£6017.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(b) First Class Rail Travel</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>£311.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>£1,729.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>£770.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£72.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>(c) Business Class Air Travel</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010-11</strong></p></td><td><p>£65,825.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p>£44,898.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p>£29,092.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p>£33,088.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/12/2014 16:17:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

170526

	registered interest
	date	15/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the resources of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to maintain security and police terrorism.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	218735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is in regular contact with the Chief Constable and the Minister of Justice in Northern Ireland to ensure that we understand the impact of funding reductions imposed by the Northern Ireland Executive on the PSNI’s ability to police the terrorist threat. The Chief Constable has stated that he will need to re-prioritise resources to minimise the effect of these budget reductions. This matter is kept under constant review.</p><p>This Government has provided additional security funding of £231m to support PSNI in their efforts to tackle the threat from Northern Ireland Related Terrorism. This funding is not affected by the budget reductions imposed by the Northern Ireland Executive.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/12/2014 12:23:02 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

170014

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate she has made of the cost of (a) fraud and (b) financial error in (i) her Department and (ii) its non-departmental public bodies in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester Central
	tabling member printed	Lucy Powell
	uin	218510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>(i) My Department has had no instances of fraud or financial error in the period since the devolution of policing and justice functions on 12 April 2010, and the subsequent reconfiguration of the Northern Ireland Office. My Department does not hold figures for the periods prior to 2010; attempting to obtain this information would incur disproportionate cost. The Departmental Annual Report and Accounts for the NIO is available on gov.uk, and includes a governance statement, and a statement on risk.</p><p>(ii) My Department has two executive non-departmental public bodies; Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Parades Commission for Northern Ireland. As these bodies are independent of Government, the hon Member may wish to write directly to them on this matter. Contact details are provided below:</p><p> </p><p>Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission</p><p>Contact: information@nihrc.org</p><p> </p><p>Parades Commission for Northern Ireland</p><p>Contact: info@paradescommission.org</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 17/12/2014 12:37:26 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4263 label Biography information for Lucy Powell

226504

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with the First Minister on early intervention policies in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham North
	tabling member printed	Mr Graham Allen
	uin	907946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Getting Early Intervention right is crucial to breaking the inter-generational cycle of many social problems. By improving outcomes for children who have had a difficult start in life we can help them to meet their hopes and ambitions.</p><p>Early Intervention policies are a devolved issue in Northern Ireland.</p><p>The First Minister has not asked to discuss early intervention polices with my Rt hon Friend the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland or me.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/03/2015 13:29:00 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	364 label Biography information for Mr Graham Allen

226505

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2015
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Unemployment: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps the Government is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	Oldham East and Saddleworth
	tabling member printed	Debbie Abrahams
	uin	907945
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2015 answer text <p>Recent figures show youth unemployment in Northern Ireland has fallen 5.3% over the year. We have more to do. But the Government’s policy of reducing the structural deficit is helping deliver a sustainable economic recovery and directly assisting young people into employment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/03/2015 13:26:53 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4212 label Biography information for Debbie Abrahams

1142198

	registered interest
	date	25/07/2019
	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: Abortion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how he will ensure that funding allocated to NGOs is not used to enforce the US government’s anti-abortion policies under the expanded Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance rule.
	tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
	tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
	uin	282275
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The UK government will continue to lead the world in our long-term support for comprehensive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), and to help women and girls get the information and services they need to give them control over their own lives and bodies. This is essential to achieving the Global Goals.</p><p> </p><p>Following the reintroduction and expansion of the Mexico City Policy in January 2017, we have kept in close contact with partners including UK NGOs to ensure the policy does not compromise UK-supported evidence-based comprehensive SRHR programming.</p><p> </p><p>The full implications of the further expansion of the Mexico City Policy in May 2019 are still emerging and we are closely monitoring developments. DFID is considering the implications, including with our partners, civil society and other donors.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will continue to defend SRHR through our programmes and our voice on the world stage.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison grouped question UIN 282273 282274 question first answered 03/09/2019 16:20:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1140425

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Ethnic Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many BAME staff are employed at (a) grade 7, (b) grade 5 and (c) grade 3 in his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	279053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2019 answer text <p>The below table shows the number of BAME staff, at Grade 7, Grade 5 and Grade 3, employed by DFID as at 30 June 2019.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Grade</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of BAME Employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 7 (A2)</p></td><td><p>101</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 5 (SCS-G5)</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grade 3 (SCS-G3)</p></td><td><p>Less than 5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grand Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>108</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 23/07/2019 14:17:46 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1143839

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many FTE staff in his Department are working on preparations for the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	285408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Around 100 staff from across the Department for International Development are working to support both DFID’s preparations and preparations across Government for the UK leaving the EU, both with and without a deal.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/09/2019 16:22:40 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1138394

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: International Assistance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how many aid trucks have been prevented from accessing areas in need of humanitarian assistance in Yemen since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	276145
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains extremely concerned by constrained humanitarian access within Yemen. We do not hold comprehensive data on the exact number of aid trucks being prevented from accessing areas in need of humanitarian assistance, however the UN has reported that four million Yemenis in need of humanitarian assistance were affected by the interruption of services or delays in delivery in April and May this year.</p><p> </p><p>Administrative restrictions imposed on humanitarian agencies by both parties remain a principal driver of access constraints. This includes recent delays enforced by Houthi authorities on aid trucks at the border between Government of Yemen and Houthi controlled areas.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly raise obstructions to humanitarian access with all parties, including at the highest levels. The UK also calls on all parties to comply with the UN Security Council Resolution 2451 and support the unhindered flow of humanitarian supplies across Yemen.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 18/07/2019 16:53:05 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz