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1010443

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Lithium: Cornwall
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What assessment he has made of the potential contribution of lithium extraction in Cornwall to achieving the aims of the Industrial Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	St Austell and Newquay
	tabling member printed	Steve Double
	uin	907713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>I am very aware of Cornwall’s contribution to the UK economy and I welcome any responsible exploitation of its natural resources including lithium which as my hon Friend knows is a key element in battery technology. That technology has great potential, which we are backing with £246m through a Faraday Challenge to boost expertise in the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 20/11/2018 15:22:05 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4452 label Biography information for Steve Double

459388

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Syria: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who will represent the Government at the UNHCR conference on the Syrian refugee crisis on 30 March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
	tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
	uin	30780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2016 answer text <p>I will represent the Government at the UNHCR conference on the Syrian refugee crisis on 30 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 15/03/2016 14:25:26 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

453317

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which providers are expected to provide accommodation for the estimated 20,000 Syrian nationals to be resettled under the Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme by 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	27502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2016 answer text <p>The UK has been operating resettlement schemes for many years and we already have established and effective networks to accommodate and support resettled people.</p><p>This is a voluntary scheme whereby local authorities sign up to accept refugees on a voluntary basis. It is up to each individual local authority to decide how best to manage the resettlement of refugees in their area, and they are therefore free to choose their own delivery partners.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 29/02/2016 17:09:54 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

447412

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have contacted their local regional strategic migration partnerships to provide support for Syrian refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	24053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not routinely disclose which local authorities participate in the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme.</p><p>Participation in this scheme is voluntary and it is often the case that local authorities do not wish to have their participation published. The relocation of refugees can be a sensitive issue for some local areas who have agreed to participate. It is a matter for each local authority to decide whether they want to publish the fact of their participation and the numbers of refugees they take.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 28/01/2016 16:05:37 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 41648 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

437942

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities have agreed to take refugees under the Syrian Refugee resettlement scheme.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
	uin	20019
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 answer text <p>Over 50 local authorities from across the UK have offered places to resettle refugees under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) scheme. It is at the discretion of local authorities to disclose whether or not they are involved with the VPR scheme.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 21/12/2015 15:16:42 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

446846

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the number of Syrian refugees brought to the UK under the Private Sponsorship Scheme will be in addition to the Government's commitment to take 50,000 refugees over the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Stockton North
	tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
	uin	23577
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/01/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced on 7 September 2015 that the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement (VPR) scheme would be expanded to resettle 20,000 Syrians in need of protection during this Parliament.</p><p>We will build on offers of support to develop a community sponsorship scheme to allow individuals, charities, faith groups, churches and businesses to support refugees directly.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 26/01/2016 16:26:54 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

523215

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is on target to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by the end of the current Parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	39522
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2016 answer text <p>We are continuing to work productively with local authorities and International Partners to deliver the Government’s commitment to resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees by the end of this Parliament. We are on track to do this.</p><p>The number resettled in a particular period will depend on a range of factors. This includes the number of referrals we have received from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the number of confirmed places we have received from local authorities that are suitable for the specific needs of those who have been accepted for resettlement. Progress on resettlement will be indicated in quarterly immigration statistics.</p><p>The last set of statistics, published on 26 May 2016 showed that 1,602 Syrians were relocated to the UK under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme between October 2015 and March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 09/06/2016 12:05:02 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

456185

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether a Minister of her Department plans to attend the UNHRC high-level meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees in Geneva on 30 March 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Mr David Burrowes
	uin	28826
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2016 answer text <p>I am currently planning to attend the UNHCR high level meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees in Geneva on 30 March 2016.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 03/03/2016 13:53:17 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1518 label Biography information for Mr David Burrowes

522660

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
	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) mean, (b) maximum and (c) median value was of refugee integration loans in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	39222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Years</p></td><td><p>Mean value</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£461</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£382</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£388</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>£483</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>£482</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>This is taken from local records and not from officially published statistics</em> <em>and it is therefore provisional and subject to change. It has not been assured under Office for National Statistics standards.</em></p><p>For the above years, the maximum loan amount has been varied between £500 and £400. The current maximum amount payable is £500. It is not possible to provide a median value given the large volume of loans paid.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/06/2016 16:39:01 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 2498 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

522662

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Refugees: Loans
	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) mean, (b) maximum and (c) median length of time has been for a decision to be made on an application for a refugee integration loan in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	39223
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2016 answer text <p>There is no information held on decision making times over the last five years. It is the departments aim to respond to all applications as quickly as possible.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 08/06/2016 16:32:46 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford previous answer version 2499 answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire