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759792

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Burma: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what aid the Government is providing for refugees arriving in Bangladesh from Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	10020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Between 2014 and 2016, DFID has provided nearly £8 million to support humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees and the vulnerable host communities that support them.</p><p>Prior to this influx, DFID committed a further £5.9 million to meet the needs of the most vulnerable refugees and the host communities that support them.</p><p>The UK has been a leader in responding to the crisis – in speed and size – mobilising an additional £30 million to meet the urgent humanitarian needs of vulnerable men, women and children in both Bangladesh and Burma.</p><p>UK assistance in Bangladesh will continue to focus on the critical needs of the most vulnerable among new arrivals, and among existing refugees and host communities. We are supporting work inside and outside camps providing lifesaving assistance, including emergency shelter, food and nutrition assistance and safe water and sanitation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/09/2017 08:44:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

759705

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Abdulkareem al-Hawaj
	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 made to his Saudi Arabian counterpart on the case of Abdulkareem al-Hawaj.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	10181
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>We are aware of reports of Abdulkareem al-Hawaj's death sentence being upheld. We continue to raise our opposition to the death penalty in all circumstances and in every country, including Saudi Arabia, especially for crimes other than the most serious and for juveniles, in line with the minimum standards set out in the EU Guidelines on the Death Penalty of 2008 and the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the Arab Charter on Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/09/2017 13:45:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

759707

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Yemen: Joint Incidents Assessment Team
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many reports from the Joint Incident Assessment Team on operations in Yemen he has received in each of the last two months.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	10278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>​The Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) did not issue any reports in July or August. On 12 September, the JIAT issued 15 reports, bringing the total number of reports it has issued to 36. The British Government welcomes the release of these reports which demonstrate the Saudi-led Coalition's continued willingness to conduct thorough, transparent and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/09/2017 13:47:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

758367

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Ministers
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government who has held office since 1 January 2000 as (1) Home Secretary and (2) minister responsible for immigration; and what were the dates of their appointment.
	tabling member printed	Lord Green of Deddington
	uin	HL1371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Since 1st January 2000 there have been 8 Home Secretaries.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Appointment Began</p></td><td><p>Appointment End Date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Jack Straw</p></td><td><p>2nd May 1997</p></td><td><p>8th June 2001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon David Blunkett</p></td><td><p>8th June 2001</p></td><td><p>15th December 2004</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Charles Clarke</p></td><td><p>15th December 2004</p></td><td><p>5th May 2006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon John Reid</p></td><td><p>5th May 2006</p></td><td><p>27th June 2007</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Jacqui Smith</p></td><td><p>28th June 2007</p></td><td><p>5th June 2009</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Alan Johnson</p></td><td><p>5th June 2009</p></td><td><p>11th May 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Theresa May</p></td><td><p>12th May 2010</p></td><td><p>13th July 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rt Hon Amber Rudd</p></td><td><p>13th July 2016</p></td><td><p>Current</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since 1st January 2000 there have been 12 Ministers of State for Immigration.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Appointment Began</p></td><td><p>Appointment End Date</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbara Roche</p></td><td><p>28th July 1999</p></td><td><p>11th June 2001</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lord Rooker</p></td><td><p>11th June 2001</p></td><td><p>29th May 2002</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Beverley Hughes</p></td><td><p>29th May 2002</p></td><td><p>1st April 2004</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Des Browne</p></td><td><p>1st April 2004</p></td><td><p>6th May 2005</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tony McNulty</p></td><td><p>16th May 2005</p></td><td><p>23rd May 2006</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liam Byrne</p></td><td><p>23rd May 2006</p></td><td><p>3rd October 2008</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Phil Woolas</p></td><td><p>3rd October 2008</p></td><td><p>11th May 2010</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Damian Green</p></td><td><p>13th May 2010</p></td><td><p>4th September 2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mark Harper</p></td><td><p>4th September 2012</p></td><td><p>8th February 2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>James Brokenshire</p></td><td><p>8<sup>th</sup> February 2014</p></td><td><p>14<sup>th</sup> July 2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Robert Goodwill</p></td><td><p>16<sup>th</sup> July 2016</p></td><td><p>11<sup>th</sup> June 2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brandon Lewis</p></td><td><p>11<sup>th</sup> June 2017</p></td><td><p>Current</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2017 13:08:52 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4346 label Biography information for Lord Green of Deddington

758403

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Pedicabs: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers currently exist to prevent the operators of rickshaws and pedicabs playing loud music on London's highways.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Stowell of Beeston
	uin	HL1407
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 introduced a range of flexible powers to make it quicker and easier for police forces, local authorities and other partners to protect victims and communities from anti-social and nuisance behaviour. This includes Community Protection Notices, Public Spaces Protection Order and Dispersal Powers.</p><p> </p><p>It is also an offence under section 97 of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 for a person to use a motor vehicle on the road in such a manner as to cause any excessive noise. The police have the power to restrict noise from moving vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>The police also have the power under section 59 of the Police Reform Act 2002 to seize vehicles. This can be as a result of driving a vehicle in a careless and inconsiderate manner or driving a vehicle other than on a road, contrary to the Road Traffic Act 1988, or using a vehicle in a manner causing, or likely to cause, alarm, distress or annoyance to members of the public.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office has not issued any guidance on the use of these powers. How these powers are used is an operational matter for the police.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2017 13:38:41 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	4205 label Biography information for Baroness Stowell of Beeston

758570

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Biometrics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many facial images are held on the Police National Database.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL1441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>In July 2016 there were 19 million facial images on the Police National Database (PND), The information requested can be found in the &quot;Biometrics Commissioner Annual Report 2017 (attached) which is published on the gov.uk website:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644426/CCS207_Biometrics_Commissioner_ARA-print.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/644426/CCS207_Biometrics_Commissioner_ARA-print.pdf</a></p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2017 15:34:39 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name CCS207_Biometrics_Commissioner_ARA-print.pdf title Biometrics Commissioner Annual Report 2017
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

759148

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Europe
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether (1) the International Committee of the Red Cross, and (2) the Inter-Agency Standing Committee of the UN have been consulted about unaccompanied refugee children in Europe; if so, with what result; and if not, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1516
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK is working collaboratively with EU Member States, NGO’s and International organisations, including British Red Cross, UNHCR and Unicef to indentify and transfer eligible children and ensuring the timely and efficient operation of the Dublin Regulation. Last month, the British Red Cross met with UK officials in Greece to discuss the operation of the Dublin process. In addition our secondees in Italy and Greece also work with Member States and relevant partners to provide advice and support on the process for transferring eligible children under section 67 in the future.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2017 13:46:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

759566

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Slavery: Victims
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of how the 45 day reflection and recovery period for victims of trafficking and modern slavery, under the National Referral Mechanism, is working in practice; and whether that time limit is 45 working days, or 45 calendar days.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1536
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Potential victims of modern slavery in England and Wales are entitled to a reflection and recovery period for a minimum of 45 calendar days, or until a conclusive decision has been made on their victim status. This meets and exceeds obligations under the European Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, which requires a minimum of 30 days of support. In practice, many potential victims are in support for more than 90 days.</p><p>As part of the Government’s reform of the National Referral Mechanism, we are working with partners to assess how the current system works in practice and consider the support we provide to victims, to ensure that it enables them to begin to recover, rebuild their lives, and avoid future exploitation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2017 14:11:01 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

759567

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Radicalism
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Statement by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 12 July (HLWS40), what definition of political and social extremism they used in the Home Office Review; and whether that definition included religious conservatism.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>The review into the funding of Islamist extremist activity in the UK used the Government’s definition of extremism, set out in the Counter-Extremism Strategy published in October 2015. Extremism is the vocal or active opposition to our fundamental values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and the mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. We also regard calls for the death of members of our armed forces as extremist.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/09/2017 14:12:38 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

758902

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Metals: Industry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what representations he has received from the metals industries on the effect on that sector of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Loughborough
	tabling member printed	Nicky Morgan
	uin	9444
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have engaged extensively on EU exit with metals companies and representative bodies across the UK. Most recently, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy discussed the trade regime post-EU exit at a meeting of the Steel Council on 7th September. We want to achieve the best possible outcome and the strongest possible partnership - one that works for UK businesses. We plan to be ambitious in these negotiations and will secure the best possible access for firms to trade with and operate in the European market.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 20/09/2017 10:23:41 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4027 label Biography information for Baroness Morgan of Cotes