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389536

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: Military Intervention
	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 his Department has made of the implications of its policies of the Human Rights Watch report on the airstrikes on Saada city in Northern Yemen published on 30 June 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	6867
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text Saudi Arabian-led military action followed the legitimate President Hadi’s request for support by ‘all means and measures to protect Yemen and deter Houthi aggression’. We have received repeated assurances from the Saudi Arabian-led coalition that they are complying with International Humanitarian Law and we continue to engage with them on those assurances. We are aware of reports of Coalition airstrikes targeting the city of Saada and have raised these reports with the Saudi Arabian authorities. We continue to urge all parties to the conflict to adhere to International Humanitarian Law. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2015 15:14:40 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

383798

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
	answering dept id	7
	answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
	answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
	hansard heading	Community Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local councils uphold their statutory duty to promote community cohesion.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	3050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2015 answer text <p>Whilst there is no specific duty on local authorities to promote community cohesion, they clearly must show due regard to the need to tackle discrimination and foster good relations between people.</p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 26/06/2015 13:22:39 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

223686

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2015
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railways
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of co-ordination of work by the train operating companies and Network Rail in order to ensure the smooth running of the railway.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	225413
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2015 answer text <p>While there will inevitably be occasions when things do not go to plan, Network Rail and the train operators generally work together well in ensuring the safe and reliable running of services. The effective co-ordination of their respective activities is also supported by the work of a number of cross-industry bodies such as the Rail Delivery Group and National Task Force.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 03/03/2015 17:12:48 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

389535

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Human Rights Act 1998: British Overseas Territories
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on British Overseas Territories of the repeal of the Human Rights Act 1998.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	6870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>We will consider the implications of our Human Rights reform on the British Overseas Territories as we develop our proposals, and we will fully consult on our proposals.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 20/07/2015 14:06:37 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

171668

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Kidnapping: Children
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many UK parents have applied for the return of their child from another country under the 1980 Hague Convention in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	219489
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>We take every case of international parental child abduction very seriously and the Government works with other countries to help resolve cases in the best interests of the children involved as quickly as possible.</p><p>The table below shows the number of applications for return received from parents by the Central Authorities for England and Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland in each of the last five years. The Central Authorities do not record the nationality of the applicant. Figures for 2014 have not yet been finalised.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Calendar year</p></td><td><p>England and Wales</p></td><td><p>Northern Ireland</p></td><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>214</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>150</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>200</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>214</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>220</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>222</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>243</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Central Authorities are the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit for England and Wales, the Central Business Unit of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service for Northern Ireland, and the Scottish Government for Scotland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bermondsey and Old Southwark answering member printed Simon Hughes question first answered 05/01/2015 13:55:33 answering member 194 label Biography information for Simon Hughes
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

389543

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2015
	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: Military Intervention
	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 his Department has made of whether Saudi Arabia is adhering to the laws of war in the context of its military action in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	6862
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>We support the Saudi Arabian-led military intervention in Yemen following the request of the legitimate President Hadi’s request for support by ‘all means and measures to protect Yemen and deter Houthi aggression’. We have received explicit assurances from the Saudi Arabian authorities that they are complying with International Humanitarian Law. We have not seen any credible evidence that suggests that the coalition has breached the law. We continue to engage with the Saudi Arabian authorities on their assurances and urge all parties to the conflict to adhere to international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 20/07/2015 15:14:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

224025

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Commonwealth
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to improve education in Commonwealth countries.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	225600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2015 answer text <p>We support education directly in 22 countries, of which 13 are Commonwealth countries. We are also a major funder of the Global Partnership for Education, which supports education in 60 countries of which 17 are Commonwealth. Globally, including support to Commonwealth countries, we have supported 10.2 million children in primary and lower-secondary school and have helped to train 123,000 teachers to improve the quality of learning since 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 04/03/2015 17:37:45 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

177508

	registered interest
	date	03/02/2015
	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	Cyprus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the Turkish government on locating people missing as a result of violence in Cyprus in 1974.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	223112
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2015 answer text <p>We share the concerns of both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities over the missing persons following the events of 1974. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not had any recent discussions with the Turkish government about this, but we take very seriously the issue of missing persons in Cyprus. We supported UN Security Council Resolution 2197 renewing the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), which called upon all parties to provide more expeditious, full access to all areas. The UK also contributes to the work of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which supervises the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights judgement in Cyprus v Turkey of 2001 on missing persons. We strongly support the humanitarian work of the Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) in Cyprus, in which bi-communal teams undertake painstaking and sensitive work. So far, the remains of 568 individuals have been identified and returned to their families. We have supported the work of the CMP financially, donating US$220,133 bilaterally, while EU funding of the CMP, to which the UK contributes, totalled US$16,289,719 from 2006-14. In addition to this financial support, the UK facilitates the CMP by enabling it to work from a British-owned site in the Buffer Zone, thus easing its administration costs. The British High Commission in Nicosia remains in regular contact with the CMP to establish how the UK may further support its work.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/02/2015 15:27:48 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

147592

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Asylum: Sri Lanka
	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 consults the Foreign and Commonwealth Office when determining the veracity of claims of torture by asylum applicants from Sri Lanka; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	214050
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>We recognise that there are credible reports of torture, ill-treatment and sexual violence perpetrated by the security forces in the aftermath of the <br>civil war. The Home Office's consultation with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office varies from case to case. However, we are in regular discussions about the human rights situation in Sri Lanka more generally and the information provided is reflected in the Home Office’s published country information and guidance report(s) which are publicly available. <br><br>All asylum claims made by those from Sri Lanka continue to be carefully considered on their individual merits in accordance with the 1951 Refugee Convention, the European Convention on Human Rights and against the background of the latest country information and relevant caselaw – including a Court of Appeal judgment from 18 June 2014 which found that not everyone, including all Tamils, are at risk on return to Sri Lanka.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 19/11/2014 16:05:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

166986

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Social Work
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when her Department plans to finalise its draft Knowledge and Skills Statement for child and family social work.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	216566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text <p>We published the statement of the knowledge and skills for child and family social work on 28 November 2014. The statement, along with the Government’s response to the consultation, can be accessed via the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/knowledge-and-skills-for-child-and-family-social-work</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 04/12/2014 18:17:13 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord