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1671512

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Turkey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the number of people that migrated from Turkey to the occupied region of Northern Cyprus since 1983.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	2566
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. The FCDO does not hold any information about the number of people that emigrated from Turkey to <del class="ministerial">the occupied region in the north of</del> Cyprus since 1983.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 27/11/2023 16:48:52 question first ministerially corrected 04/12/2023 13:29:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 3458 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1125160

	registered interest
	date	07/05/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	Department for Exiting the European Union: Bullying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the number of cases of bullying and harassment that have been recorded against managers in his Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	251311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to being an inclusive workplace where people can bring their whole selves to work. We care about the wellbeing of our staff and have committed to taking a zero tolerance approach to bullying and harassment.</p><p>We fully investigate all claims of bullying and harassment and take action in line with Departmental policies as appropriate. We have also introduced fair treatment ambassadors to provide another avenue for staff to receive support and signposting, as well as initiatives to help individuals, especially managers, recognise and resolve instances of bullying and harassment.</p><p>As the Department was created within the last 5 years, we only have records from 2017:</p><p> </p><p>2015: 0</p><p>2016: 0</p><p>2017:<ins class="ministerial"> less than 5</ins><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p>2018:<ins class="ministerial"> less than 5</ins><ins class="ministerial"></ins></p><p>2019: 0</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng question first answered 14/05/2019 14:24:29 question first ministerially corrected 15/05/2019 09:34:53 answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng previous answer version 117884 answering member constituency Spelthorne answering member printed Kwasi Kwarteng answering member 4134 label Biography information for Kwasi Kwarteng
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1471683

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Economic Situation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of the amount of foreign exchange from UK tourism and migrant workers on the economy of Sri Lanka in the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	21169
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are closely monitoring the economic situation in Sri Lanka, including foreign exchange data reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan authorities. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism was a key export sector for Sri Lanka, making up almost 30% of total export revenues. However, Sri Lanka's tourism receipts declined by almost 80% in 2020 and fell by a further 60% in 2021. The UK is a key contributor to Sri Lanka's tourism sector. It has been among the top three source markets in the past three years, placed as the second major country of origin for tourists in Sri Lanka in 2019 and 2020, and third in 2021. Remittances from overseas workers have also been an important contributor to Sri Lanka's economy in the past three years, worth around 8% and 9% of Sri Lanka's total GDP in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Despite initially remaining constant in 2020, remittances fell by over 20% in 2021, down to their lowest levels since 2011.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK recognises the difficult economic situation and welcomes the start in-depth discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reforms needed to bring the economy back to a sustainable path. The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on 30 May, and underlined the UK's continued support for the people of Sri Lanka during their current economic difficulties.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are closely monitoring the economic situation in Sri Lanka, including foreign exchange data reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan authorities. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism was a key export sector for Sri Lanka, making up almost 30% of total export revenues. However, Sri Lanka's tourism receipts declined by almost 80% in 2020 and fell by a further 60% in 2021. The UK is a key contributor to Sri Lanka's tourism sector. Remittances from overseas workers have also been an important contributor to Sri Lanka's economy in the past three years, worth around 8% and 9% of Sri Lanka's total GDP in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Despite initially remaining constant in 2020, remittances fell by over 20% in 2021, down to their lowest levels since 2011.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK recognises the difficult economic situation and welcomes the start in-depth discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reforms needed to bring the economy back to a sustainable path. The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on 30 May, and underlined the UK's continued support for the people of Sri Lanka during their current economic difficulties.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 28/06/2022 13:49:21 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2022 08:37:13 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford previous answer version 9471 answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1129731

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Yemen: Internally Displaced People
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support his Department is providing to internally displaced people in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	259950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The UK is providing a range of support to displaced people in Yemen in response to the displacement of 3.3 million people since the conflict began in 2015. Last financial year (2018/19), for example, we <del class="ministerial">provided</del> <ins class="ministerial">contributed to the provision of </ins>food assistance to over 490,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) and since June 2017 we have helped over 40,000 IDPs receive psychosocial support and provided over 35,000 with life-saving health care.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has also supported the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to provide primary healthcare and mental health services, legal assistance, child protection and support to survivors of gender-based violence. We are supporting IOM and UNHCR with £9 million this financial year (2019/20) to allow them to continue providing these vital services.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 11/06/2019 16:43:41 question first ministerially corrected 19/06/2019 10:00:52 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 121913 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379045

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A27: Arundel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has undertaken a cost benefit analysis of the A27 Arundel bypass.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	75872
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The most recent benefit to cost ratio for the A27 Arundel bypass is 1.37 and this will be refined further once more detailed design and associated modelling and assessments have been undertaken.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/11/2021 13:42:04 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1379046

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2021
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A27: Arundel
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the number of road traffic accidents that have occurred on the stretch of road proposed for the A27 Arundel bypass in each of the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	75873
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The Department does not hold historical information on reported road accidents on proposed stretches of road. Information on the number of reported road accidents on the existing A27 between where the proposed Arundel bypass will start and end from 2011 to 2020 can be found in the table below.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="9"><p>Reported road accidents on the existing A27 between where the proposed Arundel bypass will start and end, 2011 to 2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Accidents</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: DfT, STATS19</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Copeland answering member printed Trudy Harrison question first answered 23/11/2021 13:36:24 answering member 4593 label Biography information for Trudy Harrison
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1490118

	registered interest
	date	18/07/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	ABN AMRO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to publish any assessment his Department made of (a) TCI interactions with ABN Amro in 2007 and (b) the subsequent takeover by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	38638
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2022 answer text <p>HM Treasury does not routinely monitor the shareholdings of private-sector firms, and has not made an estimate of the amount of shares held by the TCI hedge fund in NatWest Group (previously the Royal Bank of Scotland). I am also not aware of any HM Treasury assessments of TCI interactions with ABN Amro or the subsequent takeover by RBS.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Richard Fuller grouped question UIN 38639 question first answered 25/07/2022 15:17:49 answering member 3912 label Biography information for Richard Fuller
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1483473

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	AUKUS
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the progress achieved with AUKUS counterparts on improving joint security.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	25836
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2022 answer text <p>Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific security are indivisible: we need both. The AUKUS partnership is a strategic opportunity for global security and for stability in the Indo-Pacific. The Foreign Secretary discusses AUKUS with her Australian and American counterparts frequently and they remain fully committed to the partnership.</p><p>We have commenced work in the four original areas of advanced capabilities under AUKUS and, as announced by the Prime Minister, the then-Prime Minister of Australia, and the President of the United States in April in their statement on progress, are also scoping opportunities for trilateral cooperation in other areas.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 04/07/2022 15:25:16 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1625236

	registered interest
	date	02/05/2023
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Abu Hussein al-Qurashi
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of reports that Abu Hussein al-Qurashi, the Daesh leader in North Syria, has been assassinated by Turkish forces.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	183399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2023 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments that we do not comment on intelligence matters.</p><p>We continue to work with our international partners, notably through the Global Coalition Against Daesh, to tackle the insurgencies in Iraq and Syria, prevent Daesh's resurgence and further degrade its network. We continue to monitor developments in the region very closely.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 15/05/2023 15:39:43 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1168289

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Academic Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he will take to promote (a) diversity of thought and (b) freedom of expression on university campuses.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	87
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2020 answer text <p>This government will ensure that our universities are places where free speech can thrive, and will strengthen academic freedoms.</p><p>The freedom to express views openly, challenge ideas and engage in robust debate is crucial to the student experience and to democracy. Individuals should never be in a position where they can be stopped from, or are made to feel inhibited in, expressing an opinion perfectly lawfully. Similarly, universities should be places where students are exposed to a range of views, including those which may be controversial, and are encouraged to debate and challenge them.</p><p>Free speech is protected in universities by law and is embedded in the Office for Students’ Regulatory Framework. Under the Education (No 2) Act 1986, universities have a specific duty to take reasonably practicable steps to secure freedom of speech within the law for staff, students and visiting speakers. The government worked with the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, who published new guidance in February 2019 on freedom of speech in higher education to support higher education providers and students’ unions in delivering their duties.</p><p>The government will be looking closely at how well higher education providers are meeting these obligations and will consider whether further action is needed, working with a range of partners.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 07/01/2020 16:24:03 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord