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1605687

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK pensioners living overseas received a letter from his Department stating that their pensions had been stopped because of failing to return a completed life certificate form.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	169387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>This information is only available at disproportionate cost to The Department for Work &amp; Pensions as the Department does not have a business requirement for this information to be retained.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 28/03/2023 15:08:05 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1605688

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions were held with the (a) Canadian Government and (b) Canadian High Commission in the UK on UK pensioners in Canada who had their pensions stopped in 2022 because of problems with life certificate forms.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	169388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Work and Pensions confirmed in writing to the Canadian High Commission in London on 24 August 2022 that measures had been implemented to enable the clearing of life certificates by telephone and that pensioners who had been impacted were encouraged to contact the International Pension Centre. It was confirmed that suspended payments would be backdated and that the Department had extended the period in which Canadian customers could return life certificates because of issues with the Canadian Postal System.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 28/03/2023 13:42:43 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1605689

registered interest
date	20/03/2023
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	State Retirement Pensions: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many UK pensioners living overseas had their pensions stopped incorrectly in 2022 broken down by nation.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	169389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2023 answer text <p>Where payments are stopped and then reinstated, this is due to late return or non-return of a life certificate rather than from anything incorrect on the part of DWP. The number of payments stopped as a result of late return or non-return are:</p><p /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Andorra</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Anguilla</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Antigua</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Antilles (Netherlands)</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Armenia</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahamas</p></td><td><p>211</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>429</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Barbados</p></td><td><p>796</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Benin</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bermuda</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>348</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burkina Faso</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>19,061</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cayman Islands</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Central African Republic</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Costa Rica</p></td><td><p>55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>1,831</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>525</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Djibouti</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dominican Republic</p></td><td><p>38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>224</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Falkland Islands</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Fiji</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>1,690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Gambia</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greenland</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grenada</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guam</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Guyana</p></td><td><p>86</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>527</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>146</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>1,934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>246</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>426</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>2,847</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>234</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kyrgyzstan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liberia</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>33</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>74</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Maldive Islands</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>454</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Monaco</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Montserrat</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North Korea</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Panama</p></td><td><p>28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>1,564</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Puerto Rico</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Republic of the Congo</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia &amp; Montenegro</p></td><td><p>77</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seychelles</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>191</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Lucia</p></td><td><p>457</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>St Vincent/Grenadines</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Taiwan</p></td><td><p>17</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>34</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Trinidad &amp; Tobago</p></td><td><p>264</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turks &amp; Caicos Islands</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uruguay</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>88</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Virgin Islands (British)</p></td><td><p>29</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Virgin Islands (USA)</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p>47</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The Management Information used has been taken from the same operational source data systems as our published administrative data. However, as this Management Information is not a recognised National or Official Statistic, it has not been subjected to the same level of Quality Assurance. As a result, these figures should be treat with caution.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Laura Trott question first answered 23/03/2023 12:56:16 answering member 4780 label Biography information for Laura Trott
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

756240

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when his Department last carried out an assessment of (a) whether the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has been targeting civilians and (b) that coalition's level of respect for and compliance with international humanitarian law; and if he will place in the Library copies of the documentation used in those assessments.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	8058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>We continue to keep the situation in Yemen under close scrutiny based on the most up-to-date information and analysis available, providing regular advice to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to inform their ongoing assessment of Saudi Arabian compliance with international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 11/09/2017 15:28:03 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

756241

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many allegations of humanitarian law violations by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen his Department is investigating.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	8059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has monitored alleged International Humanitarian Law (IHL) violations arising from airstrikes reportedly conducted by the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen since March 2015. To date, the MOD has monitored 293 such incidents. The Saudi-led Coalition is best placed to investigate alleged IHL violations. It has publicly stated that it is doing so and that lessons will be acted upon.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 12/09/2017 13:52:26 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

680750

registered interest
date	24/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Trident Missiles: Testing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will establish an independent inquiry to carry out an official review of the test of a Trident II D5 missile fired by HMS Vengeance off the coast of Florida on 20 June 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	908459
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 30/01/2017 17:56:18 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

638326

registered interest
date	17/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: NATO
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions the Government has had with (a) President Obama and (b) President-elect Trump on NATO since 8 November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	53578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The Prime Minister has spoken to President-elect Trump and the Foreign Secretary has spoken to Vice President-elect Pence to send their congratulations for the election victory. We continue to work closely with the current administration to ensure implementation of the commitments Allies made at the July NATO Warsaw Summit. We will continue to emphasise that NATO remains the cornerstone of Euro-Atlantic defence and security.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 22/11/2016 16:30:50 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

535197

registered interest
date	11/07/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assistance his Department has provided to Kurdish forces in Syria in their fight against Daesh in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Natalie McGarry
uin	42379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2016 answer text <p>As part of the Global Coalition, the RAF has conducted airstrikes and surveillance in support of Syrian Democratic Forces offensives in the east of Syria and more recently around Manbij.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 15/07/2016 13:32:28 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4428 label Biography information for Natalie McGarry

46840

registered interest
date	03/04/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what support the First Minister of Scotland has received from UK Trade & Investment ahead of his upcoming visit to the US.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	Margaret Curran
uin	195257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2014 answer text <p>UK Trade &amp; Investment (UKTI) in New York and San Francisco have worked closely with the First Minister's team in planning arrangements for his visit.</p><p> </p><p>The Consul-General in New York hosted a lunch at his residence on 7 April 2014 in association with Scottish Development International (SDI) and Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) for the First Minister and 17 Scottish companies in the accompanying trade mission, to which key business figures in the US were invited.</p><p> </p><p>On 8 April 2014 SDI and mission delegates attended a UKTI briefing discussion on marketing in the US. Mission companies will have access to meeting rooms for one-to-one meetings throughout the week, as well as UKTI staff who will be available to discuss business opportunities in the US market. UKTI staff are also supporting a number of events during the week, including the US office launch on 5 April 2014, of Scottish based Smarter Grid Solutions and other events where mission delegates will be present.</p><p> </p><p>For the visit of the Scottish Government's External Affairs and International Development Minister, Huzma Yousaf, UKTI contributed to the guest list for Mr Yousaf's Scotland Week reception in San Francisco. UKTI also contributed to energy sector invitees for the World Trade Centre-Northern California breakfast event for the Minister, as requested by the World Trade Centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 09/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	3982 label Biography information for Margaret Curran