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768095

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	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	Israel: Palestinians
	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 discussions his Department has had with the Israeli Government on that government's legal obligation towards the people of the Gaza Strip and the Occupied Palestinian Territories under international law.
	tabling member constituency	Burnley
	tabling member printed	Julie Cooper
	uin	106846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>It has long been the Government's view that Israel's presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories is governed by the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, to which Israel is a state party. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/10/2017 16:09:16 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2017 16:23:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt previous answer version 15987 answering member constituency Glasgow Central answering member printed Alison Thewliss answering member 4430
	tabling member	4405 label Biography information for Julie Cooper

768192

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Exports: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the (a) value and (b) proportion of manufactured (i) goods and (ii) services exported to other EU countries was by each nation and region of the UK in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	107077
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The information asked for is available from the sources listed below. Data is made available by value (£, current prices<ins class="ministerial">, not constant prices</ins>) of which proportions can be calculated.</p><p> </p><p>i) Data on the value of UK goods exports to EU countries are available from the ‘Build Your Own Tables’ tool in HMRC’s Overseas Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8. <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>ii) Data on the value of UK services exports to selected EU countries and the EU as a bloc, by type of service, are available from the ONS Pink Book 2014, 2015 and 2016 publications</p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/006656balanceofpaymentsannualgeographicaldatatables/2015updateddetailedgeographictradedata.xls" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/adhocs/006656balanceofpaymentsannualgeographicaldatatables/2015updateddetailedgeographictradedata.xls</a> (Table 9 - Data for 2015)</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016/thepinkbook/pinkbook2016chapter9.xls" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/file?uri=/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/9geographicalbreakdownofthecurrentaccountthepinkbook2016/thepinkbook/pinkbook2016chapter9.xls</a> (Table 9.10 - Data for 2014)</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160106022154/http:/www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bop/united-kingdom-balance-of-payments/2015/rft-chapter-09.xls" target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20160106022154/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/bop/united-kingdom-balance-of-payments/2015/rft-chapter-09.xls</a> (Table 9.10 - Data for 2013)</p><p>iii) Data on the value of goods exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries are available from the ‘Build Your Own Tables’ tool in HMRC’s Regional Trade Statistics database. Manufacturing goods are defined as Standard Industrial Trade Classification (SITC) codes 5-8 <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/BuildYourOwnTables/Pages/Table.aspx</a></p><p> </p><p>iv) Data on the value of services exports from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the English regions to EU countries, by type of service, are available from the ONS’s International Trade in Services (ITIS) experimental statistics release. This covers all services sectors, except banking, travel and transport: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2015</a> For previous years’ data please see the following: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2015" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/businessindustryandtrade/internationaltrade/articles/estimatingthevalueofserviceexportsabroadfromdifferentpartsoftheuk/2011to2015</a></p><p> </p><p>Note: HMRC and ONS data are not directly comparable, as HMRC trade in goods data are calculated on the basis of goods crossing the customs border, whereas ONS trade in services data are based on a change in ownership.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 18/10/2017 17:01:00 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2017 18:58:21 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier previous answer version 16028 answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

768188

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Anti-slavery Task Force
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings of the anti-slavery task force there have been since that task force was established; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Gedling
	tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
	uin	106910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">Data on the number of correspondence to the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), which was responded to within 20 days is published quarterly as part of UKVI transparency data.</del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial"><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/customer-service-operations-data-august-2017</a></del></p><p> </p><p><del class="ministerial">UKVI does not publish data in the 10 day and 30 day format requested.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Prime Minister has held a number of meetings on modern slavery, including with the Task Force, to bring the collective weight of Government to bear against this terrible crime.</ins></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 18/10/2017 14:55:36 question first ministerially corrected 18/10/2017 16:24:50 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton previous answer version 15919 answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis answering member 4009
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

756402

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Brexit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of new arms-length bodies his Department plans to establish once the UK has left the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8236
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK’s relationship with the EU's agencies upon exit will be evaluated in light of<br>delivering the twelve objectives outlined by the Prime Minister to achieve a deep and<br>special partnership between the UK and the EU. The UK’s future relationship with the EU's<br>decentralised bodies after leaving the EU is a matter for the negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/10/2017 14:28:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756403

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to figure 7 on page 24 of the National Audit Office's report, Progress on the government estate strategy (HC 1131), published on 25 April 2017, what the evidential basis is for the number of jobs created.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Projects delivered under the One Public Estate programme deliver a range of benefits, including the creation of jobs. To attribute a benefit to the programme, an OPE partnership must submit evidence that a benefit has been delivered. For example, the evidence base for the creation of jobs can include:</p><p>1) an economic impact assessment supporting a planning application</p><p>2) a construction plan</p><p>3) an extract from the tender for a building contract</p><p>This is not an exhaustive list of suitable evidence. One Public Estate works with OPE partnerships to use the most suitable means of determining jobs created, dependent on the nature of individual projects.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/10/2017 13:17:12 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756435

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Buildings
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 44 of the National Audit Office's report, Progress on the government estate strategy, HC1131, published on 25 April 2017, what the range of smaller initiatives is that is intended to bring financial benefits in the New Property Model by the Government Property Unit; and what the estimated financial benefit is of each such initiative.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	8274
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p><strong>A full business case which contains the financial benefits is currently being developed and has yet to be agreed.</strong></p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/10/2017 13:19:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756674

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Local Government: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the grounds for the requirement for council candidates to publish their home address on ballot papers.
	tabling member constituency	Lancaster and Fleetwood
	tabling member printed	Cat Smith
	uin	7722
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises that the existing requirements in relation to the publication or<br>otherwise of candidates’ home addresses vary across different polls</p><p>In their report just published on the General Election 2017, the AEA recommends that the<br>option for candidates to restrict publication of their home address be extended to all polls</p><p>We will respond to this report in due course</p><p>I also refer the member to my answer made in debate, on 14 September 2017, Volume<br>628, Column 1083.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/10/2017 14:37:10 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4436 label Biography information for Cat Smith

758611

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Voting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing proposals for secure online voting for elections.
	tabling member constituency	Easington
	tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
	uin	9559
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p><strong>The selection of elected representatives for Parliament is regarded as requiring the highest possible level of integrity. At present, there are concerns that e-Voting may not be suitably rigorous and secure and could be vulnerable to attack or fraud. The Conservative Party stated in its manifesto a commitment to paper voting. There are no plans to introduce proposals for online voting for elections. </strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/10/2017 14:35:29 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

758644

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Grenfell Tower: Fires
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 25 July 2017 to Question 5177, how many case workers have been allocated to work with (a) Grenfell Tower survivors and (b) members of the local community affected by that fire.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	9513
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>As of 12 October 2017, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has 168 caseworkers supporting 457 cases, of which 133 cases are survivors from Grenfell Tower. Some families may have more than one caseworker<em>.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/10/2017 13:51:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

759605

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electoral Registration Officers: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of funding for electoral registration officers.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	10117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The majority of electoral registration activity is funded by local authorities across England,<br>Scotland and Wales. Since 2014 the Cabinet Office has provided funding to LAs to cover<br>the additional costs generated by the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration,<br>including a second bidding round after the canvass if initial funding is insufficient to cover<br>costs incurred over the year.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/10/2017 14:32:18 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham