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155385

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date	11/11/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Welfare State: Northern Ireland
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 11 November (HL2678), whether they intend to legislate to provide for welfare reform in Northern Ireland.
tabling member printed	Lord Empey
uin	HL2843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Welfare reform is a devolved matter, and it is for the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive to find a resolution on these issues. The UK Government continues to strongly encourage the parties to implement welfare reform.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Randerson question first answered 18/11/2014 13:39:01 answering member 4230 label Biography information for Baroness Randerson
tabling member	4216 label Biography information for Lord Empey

155434

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Direct Marketing: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to tackle the sending of unsolicited SMS messages which seek to advance illegal money-making scams; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	214346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Tackling nuisance calls and SMS text messages is a priority for the Department.</p><p>In May 2011, the Government provided the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) with a monetary penalty power of £500,000, under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) 2003 to enforce the PECR more effectively.</p><p>The ICO has issued monetary penalties totaling £315,000 for SMS text messages. Details about enforcement action taken to date by them can be viewed at: <a href="http://ico.org.uk/enforcement/action/texts" target="_blank">http://ico.org.uk/enforcement/action/texts</a>.</p><p>On 15<sup>th</sup> July 2014, we amended Section 393 of the Communications Act 2003, which has enabled Ofcom to disclose information to ICO about organisations sending unsolicited texts.</p><p>On 25 October 2014, the Government published a consultation, which proposes to make it easier for ICO to take enforcement action against organisations, by lowering, or removing the legal threshold.</p><p>Additionally, the National Trading Standards Board (NTSB) and Trading Standards Scotland continue to support the fight against illegal money lenders. As well as arresting and prosecuting loan sharks, the teams work with community partners to provide access to advice and support for victims. Between April 2012 and June 2014, their Illegal Money Lending Team (IMLT) specialist work has resulted in 43 custodial sentences being handed down. In the same period, support has been provided to over 2800 victims. The IMLT works together with the new consumer credit regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), to police the market, and can prosecute those who are found to be lending illegally.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 18/11/2014 10:29:05 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

155435

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how often his Department reviews its processes regarding the logging of emails, letters and other correspondence received; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	214246
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>DCMS aims to reply to all correspondence within twenty working days of receipt. Correspondence processes are reviewed regularly to ensure DCMS delivers the best possible service in this area of work. The last review took place in August 2014.</p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 18/11/2014 14:03:10 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby

155436

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Travel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what total amount his Department spent on ministerial travel by (a) the Government Car and Despatch Agency and (b) other car hire in (i) 2007-08, (ii) 2008-09 and (iii) 2009-10.
tabling member constituency	Salisbury
tabling member printed	John Glen
uin	214270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The amounts spent on the services relating to the question, as derived from Integra (DCMS’ Finance Information System), are:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2007/08</p></td><td><p>2008/09</p></td><td><p>2009/10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Govt Car Services</p></td><td><p>320,874</p></td><td><p>303,486</p></td><td><p>336,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other Car Services</p></td><td><p>16,914</p></td><td><p>10,823</p></td><td><p>4,837</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidstone and The Weald answering member printed Mrs Helen Grant question first answered 18/11/2014 14:33:42 answering member 4018 label Biography information for Mrs Helen Grant
tabling member	4051 label Biography information for John Glen

155468

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	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 steps he takes to emphasise the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Iran during discussions with his Iranian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text We remain deeply concerned by the ongoing discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran. We have called for the Iranian government to protect the rights of all minority groups and end the persecution of individuals on the basis of their faith. We last raised these issues with the Iranian government during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:26:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155469

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on tackling the persecution of Christians in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Conflict and instability in the Middle East has made the plight of Christians and other religious minorities a significant concern. In many cases religious minorities are facing extremely difficult circumstances. Many communities are suffering, and indeed some countries risk seeing the disappearance of communities that have existed there peacefully for centuries.</p><p>We deplore all discrimination against religious minorities and constraints on their freedom to practise their faith. We regularly urge all governments in the Middle East to ensure the protection of all religious minorities. We encourage them to develop inclusive political systems that represent all of their citizens.</p><p>We work proactively in countries where we can to tackle these issues. For example, in Yemen the Middle East and North Africa Conflict Pool is delivering a grassroots community reconciliation initiative to ease tensions between different communities. In Syria a number of British Government funded projects have brought together religious leaders from all denominations (including Alawi, Christians, Kurds, Druze and Sunnis) to foster greater understanding between faiths and support reconciliation. In Tunisia, our Arab Partnership Initiative funds a project run by the Centre for the Study of Islam and Democracy which considers, amongst other things, the protection of religious minorities under the new constitution.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:29:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155472

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	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 recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on Behnam Irani.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised this individual case with the Iranian government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:13:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155473

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	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 recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on Abdolreza Ali Haghnejad and Silas Rabbani, sentenced to prison because of their religious beliefs.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised these individual cases with the Iranian Government. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:24:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155474

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	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 recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on Farshid Fathi, Homayoun Shokouhi, Alireza Seyyedian and other Christians imprisoned in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised these individual cases with the Iranian Government.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:31:19 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155475

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	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 recent representations he has made to his Iranian counterpart on (a) Vahid Hakkani, (b) Mojtaba Seyyed Alaedin Hossein and (c) other Christians imprisoned for their faith in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised these individual cases with the Iranian Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:11:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton