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167026

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	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	Burma
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Burmese government on the implications for that country's international legal obligations of the internment of Rohingya people who do not meet that country's citizenship criteria.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford East
	tabling member printed	Mr David Ward
	uin	216502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text We have raised our concern at the issues surrounding the Rohingya community in all of our recent Ministerial contacts with the Burmese government. Most recently, I discussed this with the Minister for Immigration and the Rakhine Chief Minister during their visit to the UK in October. We have been clear in our communications with the Burmese government that we expect them to adhere to their international human rights obligations regarding the treatment and welfare of those that do not meet the country’s citizenship criteria. While we welcome the limited citizenship verification in Taungpaw for internally displaced people that has seen some individuals from the Rohingya community granted citizenship status, we continue to urge the Burmese authorities to follow a transparent, inclusive and consistent process in establishing the status of inhabitants of Rakhine State. We are also clear that, regardless of citizenship status, the human rights of all individuals in Rakhine must be fully respected. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 04/12/2014 17:09:35 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	3923 label Biography information for Mr David Ward

166772

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	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	United Nations
	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 police officers are currently seconded to UN peacekeeping missions.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	216437
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The UK has eight police officers working for UN Police Division, most in UN Peacekeeping missions. Four UK officers are seconded to the UN Mission in South Sudan, where they are working on community policing and protection of civilians; a fifth UK officer is contracted to the mission in South Sudan. The other three officers are working in UN contracted positions in UN Police Division, New York; the UN’s Standing Police Capacity in Brindisi; and the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (a UN political mission, where a UK officer holds the Senior Police Adviser position). answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 04/12/2014 15:00:05 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

167032

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	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	Nuclear Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his Answer of 25 November 2014 to the hon. Member for Moray, Official Report, column 776, whether the UK will attend the international conference on the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons in Vienna; and what the reasons are for the decision on attendance.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	216630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) announced in the House on 2 December that the UK has accepted the Austrian Government’s invitation to attend the Vienna Conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons. It is clear that a large number of states wish to discuss this issue. We are willing to attend the Vienna conference to do so. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/12/2014 14:46:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

166777

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Police: Interpreters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department issues to police forces on their obligation to provide interpreter services.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Nick de Bois
	uin	216365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 Code of Practice C (on the Detention, Treatment and Questioning of Persons by Police Officers) sets out the obligations of chief officers in respect of interpretation and translation services. Please refer to Section 13 of PACE in particular. answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 04/12/2014 16:40:26 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4002 label Biography information for Nick de Bois

166324

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2014
	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	Take-away Food
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on take-away food for staff since May 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester South
	tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
	uin	216095
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text It is not possible to answer this question without incurring disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 04/12/2014 14:19:31 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

166961

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Gaming Machines
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if he will commission research on the effects on consumers of fixed odds betting terminals which is based on analysis of the operation of a live terminal.
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham Jones
	uin	216509
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>The government is committed to following an evidence based approach towards gambling legislation. The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) ​has recently carried out ​a significant programme of research into gaming machine usage​, which was published on Monday 1st December​. We now want to consider carefully the depth of findings and are taking advice from key organisations such as the Gambling Commission before thinking about next steps. I look forward to seeing the industry taking full advantage of the information provided by this research to bear down hard on the harm that gambling can cause.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 04/12/2014 11:34:11 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones

166970

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Broadband: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the report of the National Audit Office entitled 4G radio spectrum auction: lessons learned, published on 12 March 2014, HC 968, what discussions he has had with Ofcom on the recommendation that pre-auction reviews of competition be conducted in future spectrum releases.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Simon Hart
	uin	216681
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Ofcom, in performing its statutory duties in relation to award of rights to use spectrum, conducts impact assessments of each award. This includes assessing how an award would further the interests of consumers in relevant markets, where appropriate by promoting competition. It is for Ofcom in the first instance to consider whether a pre-auction review of competition is necessary or justified. Ofcom, properly, consults on how they propose to design spectrum awards and on their impact assessments.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 216562 question first answered 04/12/2014 16:58:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

166960

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Competition
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans his Department has to direct Ofcom to conduct a pre-auction review of mobile sector competition before the sale of the 1400MHz and 700 MHz spectrum bands.
	tabling member constituency	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Simon Hart
	uin	216562
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>Ofcom, in performing its statutory duties in relation to award of rights to use spectrum, conducts impact assessments of each award. This includes assessing how an award would further the interests of consumers in relevant markets, where appropriate by promoting competition. It is for Ofcom in the first instance to consider whether a pre-auction review of competition is necessary or justified. Ofcom, properly, consults on how they propose to design spectrum awards and on their impact assessments.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey grouped question UIN 216681 question first answered 04/12/2014 16:58:58 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
	tabling member	3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart

166986

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Social Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to finalise its draft Knowledge and Skills Statement for child and family social work.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	216566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>We published the statement of the knowledge and skills for child and family social work on 28 November 2014. The statement, along with the Government’s response to the consultation, can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 04/12/2014 18:17:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

166744

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2014
	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	Turkey
	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 Turkish authorities on preventing the smuggling of oil produced in territories controlled by ISIL.
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	uin	216461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>We maintain a close and regular dialogue with Turkey about matters connected with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), including preventing the smuggling of oil. I visited Turkey 29-30 November and discussed issues related to ISIL with President Erdoğan.</p><p>On 10 November the UK convened a meeting of the Core Group of the Friends of Syria which includes Turkey. We reaffirmed our commitment to a genuine political transition in co-operation with the UN Special Envoy; supporting the National Coalition to deliver services and protect the Syrian people; and strengthening measures against the Syrian regime including restricting its access to oil and military hardware.</p><p>In New York on 23 September, President Erdoğan reaffirmed Turkey’s commitment to fulfilling its obligations in the fight against terror. Together we have endorsed recent action at the UN to tighten the net around ISIL’s finance and recruitment operations (UNSCRs 2170 and 2178).</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 04/12/2014 14:59:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching