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99797

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any British nationals have been killed in airstrikes in his Department's operations in Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	211187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="5"> </td><td colspan="6" rowspan="5"><p>It is not our practice to comment in detail on specific operational targets as to do so would or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 29/10/2014 17:28:54 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 24038 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

99839

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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	North Korea: Iran
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of bilateral co-operation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran in the field of nuclear weapons technology.
tabling member constituency	The Cotswolds
tabling member printed	Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
uin	211074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The nuclear programmes of Iran and the DPRK are both of significant concern to the UK and to the international community. We continue to carefully monitor all developments, and to support and lead international efforts to prevent WMD proliferation, including the spread of related knowledge and technology.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2014 14:16:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	249 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

93602

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many flights into private airfields were unchecked by immigration officers in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Delyn
tabling member printed	Mr David Hanson
uin	210776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>In each year since 2010, checks have been carried out on all flights into private airfields that were notified to Border Force.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/10/2014 13:28:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint

93611

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Offenders: Deportation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders recommended by the courts for deportation in each of the last 10 years have not been deported; in which city each such offender lives; and for what reasons each such offender has not been deported.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	210710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Total cases where deportation not pursued</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>172</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>559</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>205</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>161</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>92</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>81</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes<br>Please note that the Home Office is not able to provide data on the city in which the offender lives or the reasons each offender has not been deported as the costs would be disproportionate.Deportation may not be pursued for a number of reasons, such as not meeting the deportation criteria, meeting a specific legal exemption or an appeal being allowed on human rights grounds. <br><br>(1) All figures quoted have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols.<br>(2) A Foreign National Offender (FNO) is defined as an individual with a criminal case, on the Home Office's Case Information Database, and may include individuals with asylum cases.<br>(3) Figures relate to Court Recommended Criminal Cases between the period 01 September 2006 and 30 September 2014.<br>(4) Figures relate to cases with a case outcome of Deportation Order (DO) not pursued. This refers to cases where deportation was not enforced but includes cases where the FNO has been administratively removed or voluntarily departed from the UK. <br>(5) Figures relate to main applicants only. <br>(6) Figures prior to 2010 procede the implementation of a later reporting application and as such were not subject to the same level of data assurance for data recorded after 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 29/10/2014 13:28:08 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

93204

registered interest
date	14/10/2014
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	US National Security Agency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the US has (a) sought permission from and (b) been granted permission by the UK for the National Security Agency to target second party persons or communications systems in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	210392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>It is the long-standing policy of successive governments not to comment in detail on matters of intelligence. This includes discussions with allies and liaison agencies.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2014 14:26:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

92160

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Qatar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what UK armed forces assets and personnel are currently based at al-Udeid.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	209757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>I am withholding the information as its disclosure would or would be likely to prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and another State.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 29/10/2014 17:28:07 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois previous answer version 22764 answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

92222

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Arctic Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many officials there were in the UK delegation to the 2013 Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in Kiruna, Sweden; and what the (a) title of position and (b) grade was of each such official.
tabling member constituency	Moray
tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
uin	209769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK continues to support the Nigerian authorities in trying to establish the location of the abducted schoolgirls. We provide surveillance assets, in the form of RAF Tornados, to assist in the search and expertise to assist in intelligence analysis. The resolve of Nigeria, the UK and international community to continue the search remains strong.</p><p>On 3 September I led the UK delegation to the ministerial meeting in Abuja on security in Nigeria, attended by Nigeria’s neighbours and international partners. I emphasised the crucial importance of regional coordination to locating the girls taken from Chibok and to defeating Boko Haram.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 29/10/2014 14:51:14 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

92231

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	South Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the authorities in South Sudan over the need for the NGO Bill in that country to ensure that citizens and civil society organisations can engage in humanitarian activity, enjoy freedom of association and use monitoring and accountability systems in accordance with the general assumptions of the New Deal.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North East
tabling member printed	Mr William Bain
uin	209554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>I raised concerns about the proposed NGO bill with South Sudan Foreign Minister Dr Barnaba Benjamin during a meeting in New York on 25 September. I have since written to Dr Benjamin to reinforce those concerns and provide more detail. The British Embassy in Juba has also made a number of representations to the South Sudanese authorities on this issue over the past year. In September, I met a wide selection of British NGOs operating in South Sudan, to discuss, amongst other topics, their concern about the possible impact of the NGO bill.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2014 14:48:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1610 label Biography information for Mr William Bain

92232

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Armed Conflict: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with African Union governments to end the recruitment of children into the national armed forces of countries where this practice takes place; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	209687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to helping countries end the recruitment and use of children in conflict. <br> <br>During the United Nations General Assembly in New York, I hosted a Ministerial roundtable, chaired by the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ms Leila Zerrougui. The event brought together Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Yemen and African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Mr Smail Chergui.</p><p>The meeting looked at ways to end the recruitment and use of children in conflict by government forces, particularly through the implementation of UN Action Plans. It allowed countries that have successfully ended this practice to share lessons with those who are working towards this goal.</p><p>The roundtable built on an event during the End Sexual Violence in Conflict Summit in London in June, led by my Honourable friend Mark Simmonds MP, where Ministers from Sierra Leone, Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia underlined their commitment to ending the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict.</p><p>The UK is also the majority funder of a Child Protection Adviser at the AU. This post is designed to ensure child protection policies are mainstreamed in AU peace enforcement operations on the continent.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2014 14:43:10 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

91170

registered interest
date	09/09/2014
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	Palestinians
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 discussions he has had with the Palestinian Authority about reconstruction in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Wrexham
tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
uin	208679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/10/2014 answer text Our Consulate-General in Jerusalem met with the Palestinian Prime Minister on 8 September to discuss the issue of reconstruction in Gaza. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 29/10/2014 14:36:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas