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619054

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Overseas Students
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number of student visas that have been obtained fraudulently in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Ilford North
tabling member printed	Wes Streeting
uin	49819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the specific information in the format requested. To obtain it would involve interrogating individual case records, at disproportionate cost.</p><p>All out of country entry clearance applications are subject to an extensive range of mandatory and discretionary checks. These include, but are not limited to, identity, travel document verification, searches against national and international police records, and against previous immigration history.</p><p>All applicants applying for student visas are required to meet the Immigration Rules. In the event that any fraudulent activity has been used to apply for a visa, the applicant may be refused under the Immigration Rules.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 31/10/2016 17:18:10 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4504 label Biography information for Wes Streeting

619055

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her Department's policy not to employ people who have recently resided at an address covered by the British Forces Post Office.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Margaret Ferrier
uin	49817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not have a policy that precludes employing people who have recently resided at an address covered by the British Forces Post Office.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 31/10/2016 16:54:09 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4386 label Biography information for Margaret Ferrier

619831

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Royal Prerogative
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether a decision to use the Royal Prerogative to trigger Article 50 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU will be subject to judicial review.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	50009
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>There are now legal proceedings underway and it would not be appropriate for the Government to comment further on these at this time.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 31/10/2016 10:13:07 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

619835

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Non-domestic Rates: Rural Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what his policy is on extending Small Business Rate Relief to businesses that claim Rural Rate Relief.
tabling member constituency	Gainsborough
tabling member printed	Sir Edward Leigh
uin	49976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Rural Rate Relief provides 50% mandatory relief from business rates. The hierarchy of reliefs requires that a ratepayer must be given Rural Rate Relief over Small Business Rate Relief. The government keeps all taxes under review.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 31/10/2016 15:10:49 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	345 label Biography information for Sir Edward Leigh

619862

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Iraq: Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has held with (a) the Iraqi government and (b) other governments in that region on blocking the route between Mosul and the Syrian border which Daesh forces could use to escape Mosul.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	49918
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Defence has met his Iraqi counterpart and Coalition partners, and has discussed the operations to defeat Daesh. The Iraqi-led operation to recapture Mosul is a vital part of the overall campaign against Daesh in the region. Coalition partners are aware of the importance of a comprehensive operation that will take all action necessary to degrade and defeat Daesh.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/10/2016 17:07:29 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

619865

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Warships
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department considers to be the standard composition of the maritime task group outlined in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	49920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Maritime Task Group will be tailored for each task. While the precise number and mix of vessels deployed would be dictated by the prevailing operational circumstances, we could draw from a range of modern and highly capable vessels including the Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, with embarked F-35B Lightning II and helicopters, surface combatants, submarines and logistic support shipping.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/10/2016 17:07:03 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

619866

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Gold and Foreign Exchange Reserves
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department holds any foreign currency reserves.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	49921
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has a forward purchase programme for foreign currency, using services provided by the Bank of England as agent for HM Treasury's Exchange Equalisation Account. This provides the Department with a degree of price stability that is currently mitigating the effect of the sterling rate on the Department's costs.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 31/10/2016 17:06:38 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

619868

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Coroners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will publish the protocol between the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Defence, the Scottish Government and the Chief Coroner on dealing with military deaths in Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Dunfermline and West Fife
tabling member printed	Douglas Chapman
uin	49923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence officials will consult the organisations who are a party to the protocol for liaison on Fatal Accident Inquiries and I will write to the hon. Member once that consultation on publication has taken place.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 31/10/2016 16:57:09 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4402 label Biography information for Douglas Chapman

619870

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Cost Effectiveness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page three of the National Audit Office report, Departmental Overview 2015-16, Ministry of Defence, published on 21 October 2016, from which budget headings the £9.2 billion of planned savings referred to in that report will be made.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	49886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The £9.2 billion planned savings will be delivered from: military and civilian pay restraint, reductions to the civilian headcount, the ending of military commitment bonuses, reductions in travel expenditure and professional fees, re-prioritisation of £2 billion of existing funding and further efficiencies within the Equipment Programme.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 31/10/2016 17:05:39 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

619877

registered interest
date	24/10/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training assistance his Department has provided to (a) Saudi Arabia, (b) the United Arab Emirates, (c) Qatar, (d) Kuwait and (e) Oman in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Calder Valley
tabling member printed	Craig Whittaker
uin	49869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>Over the past five years, UK Armed Forces have provided support to the armed forces of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Oman both in-country and in the UK and continue to do so. These States have attended international defence training courses in the UK such as the advanced command and staff course, Royal College of Defence Studies and Initial Officer Training.</p><p>UK Armed Forces have also provided training in-country through the delivery of tactical level Short Term Training Teams in the maritime, land and air domains. The Defence Academy has also delivered the Strategic Leadership Programme and Managing Defence in the Wider Security Context courses to Gulf States along with the Royal Navy's Exclusive Economic Zone Protection Officer course.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 31/10/2016 17:06:11 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	3940 label Biography information for Craig Whittaker