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1078551

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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: Minority Groups
	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 representations he has his Turkish counterpart on (a) the treatment of Alevis in the Turkish prison system and (b) those people's access to Dedes.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	226492
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text We have not made specific representations to Turkey on these issues. We expect Turkey to treat all prisoners, regardless of faith or ethnicity, fairly and in line with internationally recognised standards. answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/03/2019 17:39:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1121810

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Hamas
	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 assessment his Department has made of the extent of involvement of Hamas in terrorist activities.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	245560
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>​We continue to strongly condemn all acts of terrorism by Hamas and call upon them to permanently end their incitement and rocket fire against Israel. Our policy on Hamas is clear: Hamas must renounce violence, recognise Israel and accept previously signed agreements. Hamas' military wing has been proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the UK since 2001. The UK retains a policy of no contact with Hamas in its entirety.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 25/04/2019 14:22:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1002627

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Palestinians: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, with reference to her Department's Memorandum of Understanding with the Palestinian Authority (PA), what assessment she has made of President Abbas's remarks to the Palestinian Central Council on 28/10/18 that the salaries of our martyrs, prisoners, and wounded are a red line and the martyrs and their families are sacred. We will continue to pay to the wounded and the prisoners. Even if we have one plaster left, it will be for them, and not for the living.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	188701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Whilst prisoners and their families have a right to support in line with their social needs as they would in the UK, we want the system to be more transparent, affordable and needs based to make sure the payments cover only prisoners’ and their families’ needs. We continue to use our strong partnership with the Palestinian Authority (PA) to press for reform of the prisoner payment system.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/11/2018 15:39:36 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1078550

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	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: Minority Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the Turkish Government’s treatment of (a) members of the Alevi community and (b) other religious minorities.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	226491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>We strongly support all minority groups in Turkey, including the Alevi community, and encourage the Turkish authorities to safeguard their welfare and respect their human rights as enshrined in the Turkish constitution. Through our Embassy in Ankara we are currently funding a range of projects covering issues including LGBTI rights, freedom of expression, women's rights and workers' rights.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/03/2019 17:37:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

988663

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent meetings his Department has had with representatives of (a) Uber and (b) Airbnb on the county lines drug trade.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	180089
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the value and opportunity presented by workers in those services used by county lines drug dealers to identify perpetrators and potential victims who are being used to move, store or deal drugs. This includes those in the transport and accommodation sectors.</p><p>Home Office officials have ongoing engagement with both representatives of Über and Airbnb in order to highlight county lines exploitation to their drivers and hosts respectively. We are also delivering a communications campaign to raise awareness within the wider transport sector and community.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 22/10/2018 16:25:30 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

982844

	registered interest
	date	08/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent meetings (a) he, (b) other Ministers and (c) staff of his Department have had with (i) the British Transport Police, (ii) taxi firms and (iii) private hire vehicle (minicab) firms on tackling the county lines drug trade.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	175837
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the value and opportunity presented by those working in the transport sector to identify perpetrators and potential victims of county lines who are being exploited to move drugs. The Home Office has therefore been working with Crimestoppers to deliver an awareness raising campaign with these sectors about county lines.</p><p>The Home Office has met with representatives of the British Transport Police, local authority taxi licensing managers, Licensed Private Hire Car Association and Über and officials continue to engage with the transport sector in tackling county lines.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 16/10/2018 15:14:22 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

999405

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Serious Violence Taskforce: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 184345 on Serious Violence Taskforce: Social Media, what assessment he has made of the suitability of the content hosted by (a) Kik Messenger, (b) Snapchat, (c) Telegram, (d) Viber, (e) Wickr and (f) Whatsapp on their encrypted messaging apps in relation to county lines activity.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	186159
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the role online messaging platforms can play in facilitating gang violence and county lines activity and in June this year the Home Secretary announced a new £1.4m police capability to take action against violent content hosted on social media and disrupt gang activity online.</p><p>Our Serious Violence Strategy also sets out the role of social media in driving serious violence and we are working with a range of social media companies, the police and partners to consider what actions to take in tackling online violent content and will broaden our engagement with online platforms and companies if needed as our understanding of the issue grows.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 186160 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:30:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

999409

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Serious Violence Taskforce: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2018 to Question 184345 on Serious Violence Taskforce: Social Media, how he plans to develop engagement with (a) Kik Messenger, (b) Snapchat, (c) Telegram, (d) Viber, (e) Wickr and (f) WhatsApp in relation to the use of encrypted messaging apps for county lines activity.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	186160
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>We recognise the role online messaging platforms can play in facilitating gang violence and county lines activity and in June this year the Home Secretary announced a new £1.4m police capability to take action against violent content hosted on social media and disrupt gang activity online.</p><p>Our Serious Violence Strategy also sets out the role of social media in driving serious violence and we are working with a range of social media companies, the police and partners to consider what actions to take in tackling online violent content and will broaden our engagement with online platforms and companies if needed as our understanding of the issue grows.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 186159 question first answered 05/11/2018 17:30:49 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

900512

	registered interest
	date	09/05/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Knives: Crime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of compulsory knife crime education and prevention in the Personal, Social, Health and Economic or Citizenship curriculum of (a) primary and (b) secondary schools; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	142312
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2018 answer text <p>We know how important it is that young people understand the dangers of knife crime. Schools can currently choose to include lessons on weapons awareness and gangs as part of their school curriculum.</p><p> </p><p>Through the Children and Social Work Act 2017, the Government is making the subjects of Relationships Education compulsory in primary schools, and Relationships and Sex Education compulsory in secondary schools. These subjects will help young people understand safe, respectful and positive relationships and appropriate ways of resolving conflict. The Act also provides a power for the Secretary of State to make Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education (or elements therein) mandatory in all schools.</p><p> </p><p>The Department recently conducted a wide-ranging engagement process, including a public call for evidence, on the scope of the subjects, and on the status of PSHE. Departmental officials are assessing the evidence gathered during the engagement process, to support decisions on subject content and on the status of PSHE. The Department plans to publish the results of the engagement process shortly, alongside a consultation on draft regulations and accompanying statutory guidance, before laying the regulations in the House for debate.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 14/05/2018 16:51:29 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

1054852

	registered interest
	date	04/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Video Recordings: Disinformation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on the effect on democracy of the prevalence of deepfake videos.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
	uin	216117
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/02/2019 answer text <p>We have seen no evidence that deepfakes, or other, techniques have been used to successfully interfere in the UK’s democratic processes. We actively engage with international partners, civil society, and industry to tackle disinformation and propaganda. This includes identifying and promoting technical solutions that can be used to detect false content, including deepfakes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 07/02/2019 15:49:51 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan