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523050

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much was spent on non-payroll staff in his Department in 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	39470
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is unable to confirm the amount spent on non-payroll staff in 2015-16 until the 2015-16 Accounts have been signed off and the National Audit Office has completed its audit. This information should be available after 6 July 2016 at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications </a>.</p><p>In 2014-15 the FCO spent £5.9m on non payroll staff – a 24% reduction from the previous year.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/06/2016 14:26:23 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

523062

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to implement the recommendation in the report by Human Rights Watch and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy, The Blood of People Who Don't Co-operate, published in November 2015, that the Government should suspend support for security service reform until the other recommendations of that report are complied with.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	39304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>We believe that UK support to Bahrain’s reform programme is the most constructive way to achieve long-lasting and sustainable reform in Bahrain. While it will take time to see the full results, UK support is having a direct, positive impact on areas of concern. We continue to work with the Government of Bahrain to ensure momentum and progress on its reforms, for the benefit of all Bahrainis. All Foreign and Commonwealth Office programmes that support security reform are carefully considered in line with HMG’s Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Guidance in order to assess and mitigate human rights risks. Our assistance is specially designed to improve human rights standards and strengthen the rule of law in partner countries. These programmes are routinely monitored and evaluated on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are on track for delivery.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/06/2016 13:45:46 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

523065

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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	Bahrain: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the report, The Blood of People Who Don't Cooperate, published by Human Rights Watch in November 2015, if he will review his Department's policy of providing funding for the training of prison and security officers in Bahrain.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	39356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>We believe that UK support to Bahrain’s reform programme is the most constructive way to achieve long-lasting and sustainable reform in Bahrain. While it will take time to see the full results, UK support is having a direct, positive impact on areas of concern. We continue to work with the Government of Bahrain to ensure momentum and progress on its reforms, for the benefit of all Bahrainis. All Foreign and Commonwealth Office programmes that support security reform are carefully considered in line with HMG’s Overseas Security and Justice Assistance Guidance in order to assess and mitigate human rights risks. Our assistance is specially designed to improve human rights standards and strengthen the rule of law in partner countries. These programmes are routinely monitored and evaluated on a quarterly basis to ensure that they are on track for delivery.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/06/2016 14:24:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

523189

registered interest
date	06/06/2016
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: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to UN Security Council Resolution 1460, on child soldiers, if he will encourage Saudi Arabia and other states in the Coalition to develop and implement a time-bound action plan to end and prevent violations against children.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	39553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>We are aware of the UN Secretary General’s annual report on Children in Armed Conflict which was published on 2 June, which includes a section outlining the impact of the conflict in Yemen on children. The conflict in Yemen has had a significant impact on children, in terms of the numbers of child casualties, the recruitment of children as soldiers, and attacks on hospitals and schools. We consider all these reports very carefully. We note the announcement by the UN Secretary General on 6 June that removed the listing of the Saudi Arabian-led Coalition from the report’s annex, pending the conclusion of a joint review by the UN and the Coalition on the cases and numbers cited in the text. We welcome co-operation between the UN and Saudi Arabia to look in to this matter.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 10/06/2016 14:27:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

522444

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Equal Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many complaints relating to equal pay were made by (a) male and (b) female employees of government departments in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	39236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/06/2016 13:32:27 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

522445

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Companies: Ownership
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on requiring companies bidding for government contracts to declare their ultimate beneficial ownership before a decision to award such contracts is made.
tabling member constituency	Wythenshawe and Sale East
tabling member printed	Mike Kane
uin	39208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>At the Anti-Corruption Summit held in London on 12 May we announced our intention to require foreign companies to provide ‘beneficial ownership’ information to a new, publicly accessible register prior to being able to buy or sell UK property or bid for UK central government procurement contracts. We will be consulting on proposals later this year.</p><p>The UK will be first country in the world to require this.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/06/2016 13:35:51 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4316 label Biography information for Mike Kane

522448

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Redundancy Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the Government expects to complete its analysis of responses to the consultation on reform of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	39163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government is giving very careful consideration to the responses it received to the consultation. In particular we are looking closely to see if there is any scope to find a set of reforms that will deliver the Government’s objectives and which will be agreeable to the unions. I expect that we will be able to publish our analysis within the 12 week target set out in the consultation document.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/06/2016 13:27:17 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

522449

registered interest
date	03/06/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Anti-corruption Summit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the British Virgin Islands were not invited to the UK Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May 2016.
tabling member constituency	Fylde
tabling member printed	Mark Menzies
uin	39135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>The Government invited leaders from those Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories that had agreed to the recent initiative on automatic exchange of beneficial ownership information.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 10/06/2016 13:29:43 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	3998 label Biography information for Mark Menzies

522022

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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	Help to Buy Scheme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to improve access to the Help to Buy scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	38926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text <p>Help to Buy covers a range of different schemes, offering home ownership options for a wide range of people. We are continuing to expand and improve access to Help to Buy, as shown by the development of London Help to Buy which offers equity loans of up to 40%, in recognition of affordability issues resulting from higher house prices in the capital.</p><p>On top of this, Help to Buy: Equity Loan enables people to buy a new-build home, with a deposit of as little as 5%; Help to Buy: ISA gives first-time buyers a 25% bonus on savings; and Help to Buy: Shared Ownership enables people to buy 25% to 75% of their home's value and pay rent on the rest.</p><p>The Department promotes Help to Buy through dedicated websites and other media, to ensure people are aware of all these options.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/06/2016 13:27:31 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

522103

registered interest
date	26/05/2016
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	European Union
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he expects negotiations on the new EU treaty to incorporate the new settlement for the UK in the EU to begin in the event of the UK voting to stay in the EU.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	John Redwood
uin	38603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2016 answer text The central element of the deal that the Government has secured is an International Law Decision agreed by all the Heads of State or Government of the Member States of the EU. It is legally-binding under international law and will take effect if the British people vote to remain in the EU. The Decision also includes a legally binding and irreversible commitment that the Member States will at the next opportunity, and subject to compliance with their respective constitutional requirements and the procedures in the EU Treaties, amend the EU Treaties to address key UK concerns. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/06/2016 13:47:40 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood