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794252

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date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Animal Products: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2016 to Question 40644, what progress his Department has made on implementing the ban on lion trophy imports?
tabling member constituency	Ealing Central and Acton
tabling member printed	Dr Rupa Huq
uin	115225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Defra is looking carefully at the issue of lion hunting and associated imports. We take the conservation of lions seriously and imports are subject to strict controls. We already have import suspensions in place for countries where hunting is not considered sustainable.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 28/11/2017 18:08:54 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4511 label Biography information for Dr Rupa Huq

794275

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Disability
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 disabled refugees who have claimed asylum in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
tabling member printed	Dr Lisa Cameron
uin	115248
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>This data could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/11/2017 18:04:18 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4412 label Biography information for Dr Lisa Cameron

794287

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Sudan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, will she list how many Darfur asylum seekers have been (a) granted and (b) refused leave to remain for each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	115260
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Published data relating to the outcomes of asylum claims from each country (including Sudan) can be found in tab as_01 at volume 1 of the quarterly Immigration Statistics release:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/11/2017 17:43:46 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

794407

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Swaziland: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much aid she has provided to Swaziland since her Department was established.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	115380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The total amount of UK Net Official Development Assistance (ODA) spend to Swaziland since 1997, when my Department was established, was £6.8 million. This figure is sourced from the OECD DAC database and Statistics on International Development (DFID).</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 17:57:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane

794420

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has (a) recently had and (b) plans to have with her international counterparts on the percentage of gross national income each of their countries contributes towards global efforts to eradicate poverty.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	115393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>After taking office on 9 Nov, the Secretary of State is considering opportunities to engage with her international counterparts, including strategic dialogues on development with several of them in the New Year.</p><p>While it is for other governments to decide what percentage of gross national income (GNI) to allocate as Official Development Assistance (ODA), the Secretary of State will highlight the importance the UK Government places on meeting the international commitment to spend 0.7% of GNI as ODA. She will make clear the vital role that international development activity plays in tackling global challenges such as mass migration and disease, as well as helping the world’s poorest and most vulnerable.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 17:58:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

794443

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Small Businesses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to his Oral Answer on 23 November 2017, what criteria he used to locate staff from the Export Hub on Small Business Saturday.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	115416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Export Hub is invited to locations across the UK, and has so far visited 23<ins class="ministerial">1</ins><del class="ministerial">5</del> sites. Any Member of Parliament is able to request for the Export Hub to visit their constituency.</p><p>The logistics for managing the Export Hub is contracted through an external company.</p><p>Many cross-party MPs have spoken highly of the work of the Export Hub at the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) Monthly MPs Briefings which the DIT Ministerial team hosts.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 28/11/2017 17:55:44 question first ministerially corrected 30/11/2017 11:52:32 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier previous answer version 25634 answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

794481

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Financial Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to promote the UK as a global financial centre?
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	115454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is home to the world’s preeminent financial centre. In addition to our natural advantages, such as a central time zone and the English language, we have strengths across all the major sectors – banking, asset management, and insurance – alongside a globally respected regulatory system, and world-class legal and professional services.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to further enhancing this position, as well as strengthening the UK’s already world-leading positions in the markets of the future, whether in FinTech, green and sustainable finance, or rupee and renminbi products. In addition, the government maintains an open and constructive dialogue with the financial services sector. This includes through the Financial Services Trade and Investment Board, which is tasked with boosting and promoting the competitive position of UK financial services.</p><p> </p><p>The UK also holds a number of annual Economic and Financial Dialogues (EFD) with key emerging markets, such as the UK-Brazil EFD last held in July, the UK-China EFD taking place this December, and the UK-India EFD which will take place again next year. These EFDs are Chancellor led Treasury to Treasury dialogues, aimed at increasing financial cooperation and establishing the UK as the partner of choice for priority overseas markets.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 28/11/2017 17:50:46 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

794496

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Bangladesh: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure there are confidential spaces for Rohingya women and children refugees to report any abuse and sexual violence in Bangladesh
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	115469
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>We are committed to protecting vulnerable groups in the refugee camps in Bangladesh, and are providing support for survivors and addressing the risk of Gender Based Violence (GBV). DFID is supporting the establishment of Child Friendly Spaces and Women and Adolescent Friendly Spaces to provide protective services, and psychosocial and psychological support. Through UK funding to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), UK support will reach over 10,000 women suffering from trauma, and over 2000 survivors of sexual violence, as part of the larger response to the risks. We are now planning to scale-up our GBV response.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 17:59:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

794501

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to encourage coordination between the International Organisation for Migration, the UN and foreign governments in response to the Rohingya crisis.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
tabling member printed	Richard Burden
uin	115474
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development recently returned from Bangladesh where she met the UN Resident Coordinator, IOM’s Chief of Mission, UNHCR’s Emergency Coordinator and representatives from other UN agencies and NGOs to discuss coordination and the next phase of the response. DFID funds the IOM-managed Inter-Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) in Cox’s Bazar. At the start of the crisis DFID convened a donor group that has been meeting weekly to discuss coordination of aid flows. DFID will be part of a new Senior Executive Group of UN, NGO and donor leads in Dhaka to improve coordination with the field. DFID has made clear to UN and NGO partners that they should work with the existing coordination groups, align with the humanitarian response plan, and comply with Bangladesh regulations.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 28/11/2017 18:01:07 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

794520

registered interest
date	23/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 November 2017 to Question 113318, whether her Department collected data on the number of people aged 18 to 25 who applied for asylum as unaccompanied children and were then served with removal directions in previous years.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	115493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>Service of Removal Directions to adult failed asylum seekers does not take into consideration whether the individuals were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children.</p><p> </p><p>Published Stats on Returns (vol 2) includes returns by age, gender and nationality and can be found in the following table.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#returns" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#returns</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 28/11/2017 17:42:18 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne