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1110670

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	09/04/2019
	date tabled	09/04/2019
	ddp created	09/04/2019 19:46:38
	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
	ddp modified	09/04/2019 20:00:06 25/04/2019 17:07:05
	hansard heading	Brunei: Legal Systems
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15134
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 16:16:20
	question first ministerially corrected	25/04/2019 16:35:00
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 8 April (HL14929), whether they have discussed the changes to Brunei’s laws with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth; and whether, while such laws remain in place, they will call for Brunei’s suspension from the Commonwealth due to those laws' incompatibility with Commonwealth values.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15134
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15134
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I</del> <ins class="ministerial">Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon </ins>spoke to the Secretary General of the Commonwealth about the situation in Brunei on 4 April. The Secretary General is in contact with the Government of Brunei and is working through Commonwealth channels.</p><p>​The UK encourages all Commonwealth partners to protect and promote the values in the Commonwealth Charter, including its opposition to all forms of discrimination. We have made clear that nobody should face persecution or discrimination because of who they are or whom they love.</p><p>Brunei is one of several Commonwealth countries that imposes corporal and capital punishments. It has now introduced new potential penalties under the Sharia Penal Code.</p><p>We have raised our concerns with the Government of Brunei. We will continue to encourage Brunei to remove corporal and capital punishment from its statutes, to pass laws that decriminalise same-sex relations and protect LGBT people from all forms of discrimination.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1110671

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	09/04/2019
	date tabled	09/04/2019
	ddp created	09/04/2019 19:46:39
	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
	ddp modified	09/04/2019 20:00:23 25/04/2019 17:00:03
	hansard heading	Hong Kong: Human Rights
	house id	2
	identifier	HL15135
	legislature	25277
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 16:29:01
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the charges (1) incitement to public nuisance, (2) incitement to incite public nuisance, and (3) conspiracy to public nuisance, used in Hong Kong; and what effect they anticipate such charges will have on Hong Kong’s freedoms and sustaining the “two systems, one country” model.
	session	2017/19 (57)
	session number	1
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	title	House of Lords Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 (57) HL15135
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	HL15135
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The British Government is aware that each of the nine key figures of the 'Occupy' Movement were found guilty of at least one public nuisance offence on 9 April. The Court found that the charges brought were constitutional. It also found that the offence of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance does not have the undesirable effect of curtailing or suppressing civil disobedience or supressing human rights.</p><p>Sentencing is due on 24 April, and the defendants have the right to appeal including on the legitimacy of the legal provisions under which they were charged. It would therefore not be appropriate to comment further or in detail on these ongoing legal cases. It would be deeply concerning if this or any other ruling discourages legitimate protest in the future, or discourages young people from engaging in politics.</p><p>Hong Kong citizens are guaranteed the right to freedom of assembly and demonstration under the Sino-British Joint Declaration and the Basic Law. Hong Kong's success and stability depend on its high degree of autonomy and respect for the fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law.</p>
	creator	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool
	publisher	25277
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1121735

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:56:50
	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
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:16:03 25/04/2019 16:49:01
	hansard heading	Colombia: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	identifier	245694
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 16:17:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Colombian counterpart on the need to pursue a negotiated settlement with the National Liberation Army of Colombia.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245694
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245694
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK has reaffirmed its unwavering support to the Colombian authorities as they seek to ensure sustainable peace in Colombia and has reiterated the importance of pressing ahead with work to implement the peace agreement in order to consolidate peace and build stability. At the same time, the UK, alongside international partners, has continued to urge a negotiated end to the conflict.</p>
	creator	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1121736

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:56:52
	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
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:16:06 25/04/2019 16:59:02
	hansard heading	Colombia: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	identifier	245695
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 16:26:56
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment of the refusal of the Colombian President Ivan Duque to sign the Statutory Law on the Special Jurisdiction for Peace on the political situation in that country; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245695
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245695
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The United Kingdom has expressed concern to the Colombian Government over delays to the transitional justice system, which is a critical part of the peace process. The Special Jurisdiction for Peace continues to function under existing legal provisions despite recent objections of President Duque to certain articles of the law. The law has now been returned to Congress. The UK believes that the delay risks undermining the system's authority and reducing cooperation with the FARC. We believe that the Transitional justice law must be approved swiftly to ensure continued confidence in the peace process. On 11 March, our Ambassador in Colombia informed President Duque of the UK position. On 15 March, the UK Permanent Representative to the UN urged Foreign Minister Holmes Trujillo to support the transitional justice system.</p>
	creator	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1121747

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:57:37
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:35:34 25/04/2019 17:23:05
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Self-employed
	house id	1
	identifier	245845
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 16:52:03
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason her Department classes the owners of small businesses as self-employed under universal credit while HMRC classes them as employed.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245845
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245845
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We look at a number of factors to establish whether someone is gainfully self-employed</p><p> </p><p>A claimant is considered to be in gainful self-employment where all of the following apply:</p><ul><li>the claimant is carrying on a trade, profession or vocation as their main employment</li><li>their earnings from that trade, profession or vocation are self-employed earnings</li><li>the trade, profession or vocation is organised, developed, regular and carried out in expectation of profit</li></ul><p>If any of these are not satisfied then the claimant is not considered gainfully self-employed.</p>
	creator	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows

1121762

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 14:58:35
	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
	ddp modified	25/04/2019 15:25:07 30/04/2019 16:45:04
	hansard heading	The Gambia: Corruption
	house id	1
	identifier	245744
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	30/04/2019 16:13:59
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of The Great Gambia Heist, an investigation into corruption in The Gambia including the involvement of UK financial firms published by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project on 27 March 2019.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245744
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245744
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Corruption undermines the rule of law and democracy and damages trust in government, the efficient use of public resources and national security. It corrodes the fabric of society and creates barriers to doing business. The UK is committed to tackling corruption both at home and overseas, as set out in the UK anti-corruption strategy 2017-2022.</p><p>Corruption in The Gambia was rife under the regime of former President Yahya Jammeh. A recent report by the Organized Crime and Corruption Project (OCCRP) highlighted that potentially up to US$1billion of state assets may have been stolen by Jammeh. The Gambia’s Commission of Inquiry, investigating assets stolen by Jammeh, has also recently submitted its report to the Government. We urge the Government of The Gambia to act on the findings of the reports, ensuring due process is followed.</p><p>Corruption remains a concern in The Gambia, however the new Government has shown a welcome commitment to trying to stamp it out. A draft Anti-Corruption Bill will include proposals for the establishment of an Anti-Corruption Commission and is awaiting Cabinet approval. The Bill will also seek to provide effective measures for the eradication, suppression and prevention of corruption and corrupt practices in both private and public life in The Gambia. The UK would welcome the establishment of an Anti-Corruption Commission.</p>
	creator	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1121786

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:04:57
	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
	ddp modified	23/04/2019 14:55:10 25/04/2019 16:54:02
	hansard heading	Syria: Islamic State
	house id	1
	identifier	245904
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 16:22:51
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of children of UK nationals associated with ISIS residing in north-east Syria.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245904
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245904
	version	2
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We are aware that some British nationals including children are currently in north-east Syria. Due to the circumstances on the ground, we are not in a position to make an accurate estimate of the number. The UK has no consular presence within Syria and has advised against all travel to Syria since 2012 because of the dangers associated with the conflict there.</p>
	creator	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1121792

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:05:11
	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
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:37:33 25/04/2019 16:53:02
	hansard heading	Sudan: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	identifier	245591
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 16:21:49
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect on the Khartoum Process of the Sudanese Government closing its borders.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245591
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245591
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Following the removal of President Bashir by the Sudanese military on 11 April there was a brief closure of Sudanese borders. The broader political events in Sudan will likely have an impact on the capacity of the Sudanese authorities to engage in a number of fora and mechanisms, including the Khartoum Process, however it is not yet clear what this impact will be. Tackling the root causes of irregular migration, combatting organised immigration crime and addressing the devastating effects of trafficking is a key UK priority. As a former Chair, the UK remains committed to playing our full part in the Khartoum Process; we are on the Steering Committee; the Khartoum Process is one of many ways the UK engages with East African partners to address these shared threats. We continue to monitor the situation.</p>
	creator	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

1121800

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:10:44
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:37:50 25/04/2019 17:00:08
	hansard heading	Arts: English Baccalaureate
	house id	1
	identifier	245581
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 16:28:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment his Department has made of the effect of the English Baccalaureate on the take-up of creative arts disciplines.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245581
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245581
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is clear that the EBaccalaureate (EBacc) should be studied as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. It has been designed to be limited in size in order to allow pupils to continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths, including arts subjects.</p><p>The attached table shows that the proportion of young people taking at least one arts GCSE since 2010 has fluctuated across years, but has remained broadly stable. According to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport’s Taking Part Survey, in 2017/18, 96% of children aged 5-15 had engaged with the arts in the past 12 months<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Arts covers music activities, theatre, drama, reading, writing, arts crafts and design, film/video/media/radio activities, dance activities, street arts/circus/carnival/festival activities.</p> attachment 1 file name 245581_245582_proportion_young_people_arts_subjects_table.pdf
	creator	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable

1121806

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	25/04/2019
	date	18/04/2019
	date tabled	18/04/2019
	ddp created	18/04/2019 15:11:03
	answering body	Department for Education
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	ddp modified	18/04/2019 15:38:06 25/04/2019 17:00:07
	hansard heading	Arts: Education
	house id	1
	identifier	245582
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	25/04/2019 16:28:22
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the take-up of creative arts disciplines has been in each year since 2014-15.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Twickenham
	tabling member printed	Sir Vince Cable
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 245582
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	245582
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government is clear that the EBaccalaureate (EBacc) should be studied as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. It has been designed to be limited in size in order to allow pupils to continue to study additional subjects that reflect their individual interests and strengths, including arts subjects.</p><p>The attached table shows that the proportion of young people taking at least one arts GCSE since 2010 has fluctuated across years, but has remained broadly stable. According to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport’s Taking Part Survey, in 2017/18, 96% of children aged 5-15 had engaged with the arts in the past 12 months<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1] Arts covers music activities, theatre, drama, reading, writing, arts crafts and design, film/video/media/radio activities, dance activities, street arts/circus/carnival/festival activities.</p> attachment 1 file name 245581_245582_proportion_young_people_arts_subjects_table.pdf
	creator	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	207 label Biography information for Sir Vince Cable