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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 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

767597

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Undocumented Migrants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to collect data on the ethnicity or race and religion of people recorded as encountered in immigration enforcement operations.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	106755
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has no plans to routinely collect data on the ethnicity, race or religion of people encountered on Immigration Enforcement operations. This data is not recorded as it is not relevant to the determination of a person’s immigration status at that point.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 12:16:49 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

767599

	registered interest
	date	09/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	UK Visas and Immigration: Correspondence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of correspondence to UK Visas and Immigration was responded to within (a) 10 days, (b) 20 days, (c) 30 days and (d) in the latest period for which figures are available; and what proportion of that correspondence received a response.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	106758
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>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.</p><p> </p><p><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></p><p> </p><p>UKVI does not publish data in the 10 day and 30 day format requested.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 15:06:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769007

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the terms of reference for the follow-up review of welfare in immigration detention to be undertaken by Stephen Shaw will include the decision-making process and criteria for detention.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	107300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The follow up to the independent review by Stephen Shaw CBE into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons started on 4 September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The final report is a matter for Mr Shaw, but the findings of his earlier review included recommendations relating to the use of detention and legal safeguards against excessive use of detention.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 107295 107299 question first answered 18/10/2017 11:52:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769014

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the terms of reference for Stephen Shaw's follow-up review of the welfare of vulnerable people in immigration detention centres.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	107295
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The follow up to the independent review by Stephen Shaw CBE into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons started on 4 September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The final report is a matter for Mr Shaw, but the findings of his earlier review included recommendations relating to the use of detention and legal safeguards against excessive use of detention.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 107299 107300 question first answered 18/10/2017 11:52:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769015

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the review of welfare in immigration detention conducted by Stephen Shaw will include an assessment of the potential benefits of a time limit on detention.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	107299
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The follow up to the independent review by Stephen Shaw CBE into the welfare in detention of vulnerable persons started on 4 September 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The final report is a matter for Mr Shaw, but the findings of his earlier review included recommendations relating to the use of detention and legal safeguards against excessive use of detention.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 107295 107300 question first answered 18/10/2017 11:52:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769024

	registered interest
	date	11/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisoners: Discrimination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of incidents of discrimination on grounds of race or religion reported by prisoners.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	107193
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>Our current policies allow for prisons to review and analyse trends at a local level. We are looking at our prisoner complaint processes including those relating to equality or discrimination issues in light of the recommendations of the Lammy Review into Race in the Criminal Justice System.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/10/2017 16:18:09 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

769732

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2017
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time was for non-straightforward Tier 2 visa applications in each quarter of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	107408
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The published information on processing times for visa applications is published as part of the Migration Transparency data, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/international-operations-transparency-data-august-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/10/2017 14:19:02 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan