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78638

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2014
	date	17/07/2014
	date tabled	17/07/2014
	ddp created	17/07/2014 18:50:32
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:24:40
	answering body	Attorney General
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	identifier	206532
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/07/2014 10:10:37
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish the advice the Law Officers' Department gave to Lady Hallett on the lawfulness of the administrative scheme operated for the benefit of on-the-runs.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206532
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206532
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>The then Attorney General, Dominic Grieve, and a member of the Attorney General’s Office gave evidence to the Hallett Inquiry but did so as witnesses rather than legal advisers. Lady Justice Hallett reached her own view on the lawfulness of the administrative scheme.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/07/2014 10:10:37 answering member 4106
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90103

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 23:52:02
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 20:48:01
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Libya
	house id	1
	identifier	207801
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/09/2014 13:51:07
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to secure the stockpiles of weaponry in Libya which are left over from the 2011 revolution, including surface-to-air rocket launchers; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 207801
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207801
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The vast unsecured stockpiles of Qadhafi-era weapons and ammunition are a threat to the political transition in Libya, endangering its stability and security, as well as that of the region.</p><p>The British Government has been working closely with international partners, including the UN, to help the Libyan authorities secure and dismantle the weapons stockpiles. We have committed £9 million of our £62.5 million Security, Justice and Defence Programme, plus a further £1 million contribution to the UN Mine Action Service Trust Fund, to fund projects in this area. We have also funded a Senior Disarmament Advisor to work with the Libyan Ministry of Defence on disarmament issues. However, following our Embassy’s withdrawal from Tripoli on 5 August, this work has been temporarily suspended. We hope to be able to return to Libya at the earliest opportunity to continue this important work.</p> question first answered 08/09/2014 13:51:07 answering member 1487
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90104

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 23:52:03
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 20:48:09
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Islamic State
	house id	1
	identifier	207799
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/09/2014 14:50:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the sources of supply to Islamic State (IS) militants of their weapons and training; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 207799
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207799
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the ability of terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria to acquire weapons and commit atrocities.<br> <br>The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has obtained its weaponry from a variety of sources, including by capturing them from Iraqi and Syrian security forces, and others. Many of ISIL's supply needs are financed by its sale of oil and by money stolen during its advances in recent months.</p><p>We have emphasised the need to intensify efforts to stem the flow of weapons and fighters to extremist groups, including ISIL. Hundreds of foreigners are fighting with ISIL, gaining combat experience and potentially forging connections with other extremists. Since ISIL is a successor to Al Qaida in Iraq, it also has many members with experience of fighting Coalition forces in Iraq after 2003. As part of its strategy to combat ISIL, the UK led work on UN Security Council Resolution 2170, adopted on 15 August, which condemns ISIL, Al-Nusra Front (ANF) and other terrorist groups listed under AQ sanctions. The resolution urges members to take measures to choke off recruitment and to target the growing phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters and ISIL's sources of finance.</p> question first answered 08/09/2014 14:50:24 answering member 1487
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90105

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 23:52:03
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 20:48:15
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Syria
	house id	1
	identifier	207800
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	08/09/2014 15:00:39
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether chemical weapons have been used by the Syrian government since August 2013; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 207800
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207800
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>There is credible evidence of repeated chemical weapon attacks perpetrated by the Syrian regime since August 2013. The UK was among the first countries to call for the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to investigate these allegations. The OPCW Fact Finding Mission was subsequently established in April 2014 and its work is ongoing. Despite the difficulty of investigating these allegations in a conflict environment, the Mission’s May 2014 interim report stated that the available information “lends credence to the view that toxic chemicals, most likely pulmonary irritating agents such as chlorine, have been used in a systematic manner in a number of attacks”.</p><p>The August 2014 UN Commission of Inquiry report further stated that “Reasonable grounds exist to believe that chemical agents, likely chlorine, were used...[and that]... those agents were dropped in barrel bombs from government helicopters flying overhead”. Any use of chemical agents in warfare contravenes the Chemical Weapon Convention, to which Syria acceded in September 2013. We will press for all those who use chemical weapons to be held to account for these war crimes.</p> question first answered 08/09/2014 15:00:39 answering member 1487
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90107

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 23:52:04
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 20:48:26
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	Spain: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	identifier	207802
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	05/09/2014 10:49:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that relatives of Ashya King other than his parents are being facilitated to accompany him (a) whilst in hospital in Spain and (b) on his return journey to the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 207802
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207802
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office Consular officials in Spain have been in regular contact with Ashya’s family since he was located and supported his elder brothers in securing daily access to Ashya while in hospital from 0900 to 2200.</p> question first answered 05/09/2014 10:49:15 answering member 15
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

78636

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2014
	date	17/07/2014
	date tabled	17/07/2014
	ddp created	17/07/2014 18:50:31
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:24:29
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	identifier	206530
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/07/2014 16:46:14
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, with reference to paragraph 10.52 of the Report of the Hallett Review, if she will publish the names of the 13 on-the-runs who have benefited from the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206530
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206530
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Lady Justice Hallett concluded that she should not publish the names of OTRs (with the exception of John Downey) because she had been provided with this information on a confidential basis.</p><p>I do not propose to release the names of those whose cases were considered under the OTR administrative scheme. This is partly because of legal issues around data protection, etc, but also because publication of names might have a prejudicial effect on possible future criminal trials.</p><p>The assessment of my Department is that to release the names of individuals granted the RPM years ago would not be appropriate, given the time that has passed since the RPM was last used and the potential legal issues this would raise. There are of course means by which names of RPM recipients become public, including in the course of legal proceedings, which is a matter for the courts.</p><p> </p> question first answered 22/07/2014 16:46:14 answering member 1500
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

78637

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	22/07/2014
	date	17/07/2014
	date tabled	17/07/2014
	ddp created	17/07/2014 18:50:32
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 18:24:36
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	identifier	206531
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	22/07/2014 16:53:12
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, following the publication of the Hallett Report, if she will now publish the names of the 228 on-the-runs who received comfort letters.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 206531
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	206531
	version	3
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>Lady Justice Hallett did not publish the names of OTRs in her report, with the exception of John Downey. She was clear that her decision not to do so was not “a result of any ‘whitewash’” but rather, “as a matter of law” she “was not entitled to do so”. Indeed, she has been “scrupulously careful not to reveal details of offences in which any OTR was a suspect… so as not to prejudice any future criminal trials”.</p><p>In the same way, and as I made clear in answering questions following my statement on 17 July about the report, I will not release the personal information of those involved in the scheme nor any other information which might prejudice any future trials. As Lady Justice Hallett has said, people “would not thank me if I inadvertently contributed to another successful abuse of process investigation”.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> question first answered 22/07/2014 16:53:12 answering member 1500
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90191

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	03/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 23:52:50
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 20:56:38
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	identifier	207794
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:21:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment she has made of the progress being made by the Police Service of Northern Ireland's Operation Red Field to review the 228 on-the-runs who received administrative comfort letters; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 207794
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207794
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>As I said in my statement of 17 July following publication of the Hallett Report, the Government accepts the report and all its recommendations in full.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has set up an OTR Policy Oversight Board, chaired by the NIO Permanent Secretary, to ensure that follow-up action is taken to implement the recommendations in full. The Board brings together representatives from all interested parties to ensure that the response to the Hallett report is fully co-ordinated.</p><p>I will keep Parliament abreast of developments as appropriate.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:21:15 answering member 1500
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90192

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 23:52:50
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 20:56:43
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	identifier	207798
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:21:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent steps her Department has taken in response to the Hallett Report, published on 17 July 2014, into the on-the-runs administrative scheme; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 207798
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207798
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>As I said in my statement of 17 July following publication of the Hallett Report, the Government accepts the report and all its recommendations in full.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has set up an OTR Policy Oversight Board, chaired by the NIO Permanent Secretary, to ensure that follow-up action is taken to implement the recommendations in full. The Board brings together representatives from all interested parties to ensure that the response to the Hallett report is fully co-ordinated.</p><p>I will keep Parliament abreast of developments as appropriate.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:21:15 answering member 1500
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

90193

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	04/09/2014
	date	01/09/2014
	date tabled	01/09/2014
	ddp created	01/09/2014 23:52:51
	ddp modified	07/02/2015 20:56:49
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Administrative Scheme for the "On the Runs" Independent Review
	house id	1
	identifier	207797
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	55
	question first answered	04/09/2014 15:21:15
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, which recommendations of the Hallett Report, published on 17th July 2014, into the on-the-runs administrative scheme she plans to implement; and if she will make a statement.
	session	2014/15
	session number	4
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2014/15 207797
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	207797
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p> </p><p>As I said in my statement of 17 July following publication of the Hallett Report, the Government accepts the report and all its recommendations in full.</p><p>The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has set up an OTR Policy Oversight Board, chaired by the NIO Permanent Secretary, to ensure that follow-up action is taken to implement the recommendations in full. The Board brings together representatives from all interested parties to ensure that the response to the Hallett report is fully co-ordinated.</p><p>I will keep Parliament abreast of developments as appropriate.</p><p> </p> question first answered 04/09/2014 15:21:15 answering member 1500
	creator	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon