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1150635

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with any international partners about political and economic reform in Zimbabwe, and bilateral and multilateral financing for that country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Oates
	uin	HL211
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK regularly discusses the economic situation in Zimbabwe with our international partners, including the EU, US and South Africa. In October, at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in New York, the UK met international partners including the USA, France and Germany to discuss economic and political reform in Zimbabwe. We have been clear that comprehensive political and economic reform must be delivered before the UK and our international partners will discuss arrears clearance with the Government of Zimbabwe.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL209 HL210 question first answered 24/10/2019 12:28:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1150632

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: Economic Situation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last met with the government of Zimbabwe at ministerial level to discuss the economic crisis in that country.
	tabling member printed	Lord Oates
	uin	HL208
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>​On 16 October, Department for International Development Director General Moazzam Malik met Finance Minister Ncube at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in New York to discuss the economic and humanitarian crisis in Zimbabwe. He stressed that comprehensive political and economic reform, and commitment to respect for human rights and the rule of law, are prerequisites for Zimbabwe’s reengagement with the international community. The UK Ambassador met Foreign Minister Moyo on 18 October and discussed the economic crisis facing the country, reinforcing the need for comprehensive political and economic reform and the protection of the poorest.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 24/10/2019 12:26:11 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1150633

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: Economic Situation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of South Africa about the economic crisis in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member printed	Lord Oates
	uin	HL209
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK regularly discusses the economic situation in Zimbabwe with our international partners, including the EU, US and South Africa. In October, at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in New York, the UK met international partners including the USA, France and Germany to discuss economic and political reform in Zimbabwe. We have been clear that comprehensive political and economic reform must be delivered before the UK and our international partners will discuss arrears clearance with the Government of Zimbabwe.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL210 HL211 question first answered 24/10/2019 12:28:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1150634

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: Economic Situation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the EU about the economic crisis in Zimbabwe.
	tabling member printed	Lord Oates
	uin	HL210
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK regularly discusses the economic situation in Zimbabwe with our international partners, including the EU, US and South Africa. In October, at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in New York, the UK met international partners including the USA, France and Germany to discuss economic and political reform in Zimbabwe. We have been clear that comprehensive political and economic reform must be delivered before the UK and our international partners will discuss arrears clearance with the Government of Zimbabwe.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon grouped question UIN HL209 HL211 question first answered 24/10/2019 12:28:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4549 label Biography information for Lord Oates

1150426

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	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	Yemen: Conflict Resolution
	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 diplomatic steps he has taken to help pursue a resolution to the conflict in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	1544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned by the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen. We fully support the peace process led by the UN Special Envoy, Martin Griffiths, and urge the parties to engage constructively with this process. On 26 September, the UK co-hosted a political event at the UN General Assembly to coordinate the international community’s support for the UN-led peace process and endorse the Special Envoy’s plan to begin wider political discussion. On 17 October, the UK Permanent Representative to the UN made a statement to the Security Council regarding the situation in Yemen, where she welcomed the reduction in violations of the Stockholm Agreement and called on all parties to immediately comply with Security Council Resolution 2451.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/10/2019 15:56:45 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1150340

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Workplace Pensions: Scunthorpe
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of people in Scunthorpe constituency have (a) opted out after being auto-enrolled into a workplace pension and (b) saved more than the auto-enrolment minimum contribution.
	tabling member constituency	Scunthorpe
	tabling member printed	Nic Dakin
	uin	1661
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Automatic enrolment has achieved a quiet revolution through getting employees into the habit of pension saving, and reversing the decline in workplace pension participation in the decade prior to these reforms. Since automatic enrolment started in 2012 participation rates have been transformed with 87% of eligible employees saving into a workplace pension in 2018, up from 55% in 2012.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not hold data for individual constituencies in relation to opt outs or the number of individuals who have saved above the automatic enrolment minimum contribution level. However, we do know that overall around 9% of automatically enrolled workers have chosen to opt out which is significantly below original estimates; and our latest evaluation report shows that, in April 2017, approximately 5.9 million eligible employees were already meeting the April 2019 minimum contribution rates<sup>1</sup>.</p><p> </p><p>I am providing the following information about the impact of automatic enrolment in your constituency, as at end of September 2019<sup>2</sup>:</p><p> </p><p>In the Scunthorpe constituency since 2012, approximately 9,000 eligible jobholders have been automatically enrolled and 1370 employers have met their duties.</p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>Automatic Enrolment Evaluation Report 2018, available via the following weblink: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/764964/Automatic_Enrolment_Evaluation_Report_2018.pdf</a>.</p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>The Pensions Regulator’s data on Automatic enrolment declaration of compliance by constituency, available via the following weblink:</p><p><a href="https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests" target="_blank">https://www.thepensionsregulator.gov.uk/en/document-library/research-and-analysis/data-requests</a></p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 21/10/2019 17:00:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4056 label Biography information for Nic Dakin

1150571

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much the Treasury received in wine duty receipts for the first quarter of (a) 2018-19 and (b) 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	1685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Total wine duty for the first quarter of 2018-19 and 2019-20 are £1086m and £1061m respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of excise duty collected on wine, is are routinely published online by HM Revenue &amp; Customs.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-bulletin" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-bulletin</a></p><p> </p><p>The Wine duty rates were increased on the 1st February 2019. An assessment of the impact of this measure on an annual basis was published at budget 2018 and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-uprating" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-uprating</a></p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 1686 question first answered 25/10/2019 07:40:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1150572

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Wines: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what comparative assessment he has made of wine duty receipts for the first quarters of 2018-19 and 2019-20.
	tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
	tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
	uin	1686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2019 answer text <p>Total wine duty for the first quarter of 2018-19 and 2019-20 are £1086m and £1061m respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Information on the amount of excise duty collected on wine, is are routinely published online by HM Revenue &amp; Customs.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-bulletin" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/alcohol-bulletin</a></p><p> </p><p>The Wine duty rates were increased on the 1st February 2019. An assessment of the impact of this measure on an annual basis was published at budget 2018 and can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-uprating" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/increase-in-alcohol-duty-rates/alcohol-duty-uprating</a></p> answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke grouped question UIN 1685 question first answered 25/10/2019 07:40:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

1150535

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Personation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of online sales of counterfeit military veteran ID cards; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
	tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
	uin	1594
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is not aware of a trade in the sale of counterfeit Veterans' ID Cards and has made no assessment of such sales' trends. If an individual becomes aware of a counterfeit Veterans' ID Card, they should inform their local police force.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 22/10/2019 15:05:04 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

1150446

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Veterans: Pensions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many veterans receive an armed forces occupational pension in (a) Mansfield and (b) Nottinghamshire.
	tabling member constituency	Mansfield
	tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
	uin	1783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2019 answer text <p>As at 1 April 2019 the number of veterans receiving an Armed Forces occupational pension under the Armed Forces Pension Schemes residing in Mansfield is 916 and Nottinghamshire, as a whole, is 10,850.</p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 24/10/2019 14:31:08 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley