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759870

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Sellafield: Pay Settlements
	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 discussions he has had with the (a) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, (b) Sellafield Ltd and (c) trade unions on the pay dispute at the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing site.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	10182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The Sellafield pay dispute is a matter to be resolved between the management at Sellafield Limited and its workforce. Officials are in daily contact with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in respect of this issue, but there have been no direct discussions with the other two parties.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:43:15 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Richard Harrington
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

759871

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Sellafield: Industrial Relations
	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 meetings (a) he, (b) Ministers of his Department and (c) Departmental officials have had with members of the management at Sellafield Ltd in West Cumbria in the last 18 months on industrial relations at Sellafield.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	10185
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Sellafield industrial relations, including the current discussions on pay, are a matter to be resolved between the management at Sellafield Limited and its workforce. No meetings have taken place between the Sellafield management and Departmental Ministers on the matter of industrial relations in the last 18 months. Departmental officials engage with key stakeholders when developing policy proposals, and industrial relations have been a raised at meetings with the management of Sellafield Limited over the last 18 months, particularly whilst negotiating pension reform proposals.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:41:11 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Richard Harrington
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

759872

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2017
	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	Sellafield: Pay Settlements
	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 steps he is taking to support a resolution to the pay dispute at Sellafield Ltd in West Cumbria.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	10186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>The pay dispute on the Sellafield site is a matter to be resolved between the management at Sellafield Limited and its workforce. Officials are in daily contact with the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority in respect of this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 18/09/2017 09:39:21 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Richard Harrington
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

419144

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is giving to strengthen democracy and parliamentary oversight in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	10439
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>DFID does not have a bilateral aid programme with Sri Lanka. We do support work in Sri Lanka through a Programme Partnership Arrangement with The Asia Foundation. This strengthens and expands locally-accepted informal justice systems that deal with around 9000 cases per year in the North and East of the country.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 12/10/2015 15:57:41 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

419101

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	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	Sri Lanka: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is giving to strengthen democracy and parliamentary oversight in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	10440
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2015 answer text <p>Through our bilateral support to Sri Lanka, we are seeking to strengthen democracy, improve good governance and the rule of law. We funded a programme of voter education and support to domestic election observers during the January and August elections at a cost of £120,000. Staff from the British High Commission in Colombo were involved in the EU Election Observer Mission both in the run up to and on the day of the 17 August parliamentary elections.</p><p>We are working closely with others, including the Westminster Foundation for Democracy and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, on building the capacity of the new Parliament and on strengthening political parties. We welcome the involvement of UK Parliamentarians, including the recent visit of my hon. Friend, in supporting this work.</p><p>Our spending on democracy related projects this year will be around £200,000. We are also supporting a project to provide training to local media in investigative journalism techniques, which should help strengthen freedom of expression in Sri Lanka.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 12/10/2015 14:51:04 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Sir Hugo Swire
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

419030

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Overseas Investment: Sri Lanka
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support UKTI is giving to British firms wishing to invest in Sri Lanka.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	10441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>UK Trade and Investment’s (UKTI) team in the High Commission in Colombo (who cover Sri Lanka and the Maldives) provide advice to and support actual and potential UK investors. This can include advice on market opportunities, local partners and legal and regulatory requirements. They also offer the full range of UKTI services and support to British companies selling or looking for opportunities to sell goods and services in Sri Lanka. The High Commissioner regularly supports British companies, including by hosting and speaking at events and lobbying for them. The High Commission team works closely with the independent Council for Business with Britain, a trade grouping that many British investors in Sri Lanka are members of, to encourage and support continuing growth in business relations between the UK and Sri Lanka.</p><p>The UK is consistently a top ten investor in Sri Lanka, ranking 7th in 2013, the latest year for which official figures are available. These investments range widely, from financial services to education, from traditional industries to cutting edge IT development.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:55:05 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

419031

	registered interest
	date	16/09/2015
	answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept id	26
	answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
	hansard heading	Trade Missions: South Asia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many official trade delegations have been to (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Bangladesh and (d) Sri Lanka in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	10442
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>The following is a list of official trade missions that have been organised by UK Trade &amp; Investment over the past three years to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.</p><p><strong>2013/14 </strong></p><ul><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to India = 10</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions Pakistan = 1</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Bangladesh = 0</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Sri Lanka = 3</li></ul><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p><ul><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to India = 9</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions Pakistan = 1</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Bangladesh = 1</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Sri Lanka = 1</li></ul><p><strong>2015/16 </strong></p><ul><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to India = 0 (2 planned)</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions Pakistan = 0</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Bangladesh = 0 (1 planned)</li><li>Number of Outward Trade Missions to Sri Lanka = 0 (1 planned)</li></ul> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 16/10/2015 13:57:02 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

419546

	registered interest
	date	17/09/2015
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Pharmacy: Health
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the role of community pharmacies in keeping people healthy.
	tabling member constituency	Rother Valley
	tabling member printed	Kevin Barron
	uin	10674
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2015 answer text <p>We have long recognised that community pharmacy teams play a vital role in improving people’s health, preventing ill-health and helping to reduce health inequalities. Informed by a growing evidence base, we have enabled community pharmacy to deliver a wide range of public health services. We have actively supported the implementation of Healthy Living Pharmacies, with qualified health champions on site reaching out to, and improving the health of, people in their communities.</p><p>Public Health England (PHE) keeps under review the progress that pharmacy is making on keeping people healthy and is providing system leadership for pharmacy’s public health role and strategic leadership for the acceleration and spread of Healthy Living Pharmacies across the country. PHE’s vision for pharmacy is one in which community pharmacy teams are fully integrated into the local primary care networks, playing an appropriate and pivotal role in improving the health of people in England. PHE has built a strong relationship with the sector, seeking to utilise its unique offering of access, location and an informal environment, with trusted staff that reflect the background of the communities that they serve. PHE is embedding pharmacy in its priority public health programmes such as prevention, early detection and management of blood pressure, NHS Health Checks and smoking cessation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 13/10/2015 16:11:15 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	392 label Biography information for Sir Kevin Barron

420035

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	Spain: Politics and Government
	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 meetings he and other Ministers of his Department have had with Miguel Ángel Moratinos.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	10939
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Neither the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) or I have had any recent meetings with Miguel Angel Moratinos.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/10/2015 15:07:42 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

420008

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2015
	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	Gibraltar: Politics and Government
	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 job description for the Governor of Gibraltar includes a requirement that the post-holder be a serving or retired military officer.
	tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
	tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
	uin	10940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2015 answer text <p>In the case of the recent recruitment of the Governor of Gibraltar, the position was open to serving and former senior civil servants and military officers. The successful candidate was then selected on merit.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/10/2015 13:39:52 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne