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759319

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	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 the Government has had with the Government of Qatar to reduce terrorism and potential conflict in the Middle East.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK Government regularly raises a range of issues with Qatar. This includes terrorism and regional conflicts, notably Syria, Libya, and Yemen. Discussions on these topics are conducted at all levels – by our officials in Doha and the UK, and in ministerial meetings – including the Sharaka bilateral forum.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 10:41:04 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759339

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Egypt: Saudi Arabia
	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 Egyptian Government on the transfer of Tiran and Sanafir Islands to Saudi Arabia.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	10009
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The transfer of the islands of Tiran and Sanafir is a sovereign matter between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The UK Government has not had any substantive discussions on the matter with the Egyptian Government.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 10:38:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

759793

	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	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish a list of projects funded by her Department which have been tagged with the HIV/AIDS marker; and what the value of each project was in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
	tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
	uin	10256
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a global leader in tackling HIV and we are proud to be the second largest international investor in the response. The UK’s recent £1.1billion investment to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria makes us the second largest donor during the fifth replenishment period. This support will help provide enough lifesaving anti-retroviral therapy for 1.3million people living with HIV.</p><p>DFID tracks our spending on HIV/AIDS using sector codes recommended by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) reporting system. This information is published on the Development Tracker website and in Statistics for International Development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 13:05:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

759425

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Commonwealth: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government was appointed as a member of the new Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Task Force following the 9th Commonwealth Youth Minister meeting in Uganda, as outlined in point 20 of the Final Communiqué.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	9738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>​The UK is not currently on the new Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Task Force. The Task Force is made up of 10 members representing the Commonwealth's regions; this includes Malta as the representative for Europe.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 09:33:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

759426

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting: Young People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that young people are represented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	9739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>In April 2018, the UK will host the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London and Windsor. The summit will involve three days of forums and the two day Heads of Government Meeting. The Commonwealth Youth Forum is a key part of this, providing an opportunity for the young people of the Commonwealth to debate the challenges they face and develop proposals that will be put to decision makers, ensuring they have a voice in the Commonwealth's future.</p><p>The agenda for the Commonwealth Youth Forum is developed by an International Taskforce, made up of young leaders from across the Commonwealth and the UK as Host country, working in partnership with the Commonwealth Youth Council.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 09:57:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

759837

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	South Wales Main Line: Electrification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on the electrification of the Cardiff-Swansea railway line.
	tabling member constituency	Ogmore
	tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
	uin	10023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>I hold regular discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss Wales’ rail infrastructure. From this Autumn, passengers travelling on the Great Western Main Line to and from Swansea will benefit from new, innovative bi-mode Intercity Express trains, experience faster journeys, with each train having an additional capacity of 130 seats. This will improve the travel experience of commuters and passengers and boost businesses in Swansea and South Wales.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/09/2017 09:12:03 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

759838

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Meat: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the Welsh red meat sector of the UK leaving the European (a) single market and (b) customs union.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	10177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges and opportunities facing businesses across the UK, including in the red meat sector in Wales, and we’re committed to getting a deal that works for all parts of the UK.</p><p>We do not seek membership of the Single Market after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. We start from a unique position with regulatory frameworks and standards that match. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world. We want to ensure that UK companies have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and to let European businesses do the same in the UK.</p><p>Last month we published <em>Future customs arrangements: a future partnership paper</em>, which sets out very clearly the Government’s objectives for a new customs arrangement with the EU, and our proposals to achieve them. As we leave the Customs Union, the Government will seek a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the EU that facilitates as frictionless trade as possible in goods between the UK and EU and allows us to forge new trade relationships with our partners in Europe and around the world.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/09/2017 09:13:18 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

759840

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Wales Office
	answering dept id	28
	answering dept short name	Wales
	answering dept sort name	Wales
	hansard heading	Food: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on the Welsh food processing sector of access to labour of the UK leaving the European (a) single market and (b) customs union.
	tabling member constituency	Ceredigion
	tabling member printed	Ben Lake
	uin	10179
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the challenges and opportunities facing businesses across the UK, including in the food processing sector in Wales, and we’re committed to getting a deal that works for all parts of the UK.</p><p>We do not seek membership of the Single Market after we leave the EU, but a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement as part of a new, deep and special partnership. We start from a unique position with regulatory frameworks and standards that match. We want to have the greatest possible tariff- and barrier-free trade with our European neighbours, as well as to negotiate our own trade agreements around the world. We want to ensure that UK companies have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and to let European businesses do the same in the UK.</p><p>Last month we published <em>Future customs arrangements: a future partnership paper</em>, which sets out very clearly the Government’s objectives for a new customs arrangement with the EU, and our proposals to achieve them. As we leave the Customs Union, the Government will seek a new and ambitious customs arrangement with the EU that facilitates as frictionless trade as possible in goods between the UK and EU and allows us to forge new trade relationships with our partners in Europe and around the world.</p><p>We will always welcome those with the skills, the drive and the expertise to make our nation better still. We will be setting out initial proposals for a new immigration system later in the autumn.</p> answering member constituency Vale of Glamorgan answering member printed Alun Cairns question first answered 19/09/2017 09:14:20 answering member 4086 label Biography information for Alun Cairns
	tabling member	4630 label Biography information for Ben Lake

757249

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	European Medicines Agency: Greater London
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date, and by whom, was the European Medicines Agency lease at Canary Wharf agreed; and what problems have been reported to them as to the terms of the lease.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1234
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The Government understands that the ​original ​lease agreement was signed by the European Medicines Agency in 2011. The contract is between the EMA and the landlord, and as such we would not expect to be alerted to any problems as to the terms of the lease.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/09/2017 12:39:31 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours

757250

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2017
	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	Brexit
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a record of the comments made by Michel Barnier at the Ambrosetti Forum held in Italy on 2 September and if so, whether they will publish them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Campbell-Savours
	uin	HL1235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government did not attend the Ambrosetti Forum and therefore we do not hold a record of the comments made. The comments have however been widely reported in the media.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 19/09/2017 12:42:40 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
	tabling member	499 label Biography information for Lord Campbell-Savours