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817977

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to tackle county lines exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	903125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are taking a wide range of actions to tackle county lines and are working together closely across Government, with the police, the National Crime Agency, local authorities and voluntary sector partners. Most recently, in December we implemented the new Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders to enable the police and NCA to close down phone numbers being used for county lines drugs dealing.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/01/2018 16:21:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

818014

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What guidance and support her Department is providing to EU citizens on registering for settled status before the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	903117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>There will be a streamlined and digital process for EU citizens applying for settled status, that minimises the administrative burden and helps to ensure swift and successful applications. My Department is engaging frequently with representatives of EU citizens in the UK, so we can design a system that best addresses their needs. This includes guidance for the new scheme, which is being developed and will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 08/01/2018 16:47:55 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

818015

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support refugees living in different regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	903119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting refugees to integrate and rebuild their lives in the UK. This is why they are given the same access to the labour market and benefits as UK residents, as well as access to English language training. The most vulnerable refugees who arrive under one of our resettlement programmes also receive a comprehensive package of support.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/01/2018 16:49:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

818016

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Direct Selling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to tackle doorstep crime.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	903120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government set up the Joint Fraud Taskforce through which police, banks and trading standards work together to help protect vulnerable people from the fraudulent approaches made by doorstep criminals. The Banking Protocol, which helps bank staff recognise signs of fraud, such as unusually high cash withdrawals, has stopped over £9 million pounds from getting into criminal hands and led to over 100 arrests.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/01/2018 16:50:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

818017

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How many applications for leave to remain are under consideration by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	903121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>At the end of September 2017, at the time of our last published data, 86,219 applications for limited leave to remain were under consideration by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 08/01/2018 16:52:17 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	318 label Biography information for Lord Spellar

810162

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Aviation: Carbon Emissions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which measures in addition to those set out in the Clean Growth Strategy will be required to keep aviation emissions to 37.5 MegaTonnes.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Zac Goldsmith
uin	120628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government remains open to considering all feasible measures to ensure that the aviation sector contributes fairly to UK emissions reductions, and is committed to meeting its emissions reduction targets under the Climate Change Act.</p><p> </p><p>There are a range of measures available to reduce carbon emissions from aviation, including biofuels, airspace reform and improvements in technology.</p><p> </p><p>As mentioned in the Clean Growth Strategy, the Government will set out its strategic approach to the aviation sector in a series of consultations leading to the publication of a new Aviation Strategy for the UK.</p><p> </p><p>The Strategy will consider what the best approach and combination of policy measures are to ensure we effectively address carbon emissions from aviation.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 08/01/2018 16:56:52 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park

810400

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Technology: Industry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on the digital and tech industries of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	903087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK digital sector currently is worth over £116 billion a year. Ensuring the sector remains strong and at the forefront of innovation is a priority for us. We published the UK Digital Strategyin March 2017, with further investment of over £500m into emerging tech announced in the November 2017 Budget and Industrial Strategy. These put in place the conditions for the UK’s digital sectors to remain world-leading, while also ensuring that the benefits of digital are felt by every business and every individual across the country.</p><p> </p><p>The UK will remain open for business, and will strengthen trading ties with both Europe and the rest of the world.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 08/01/2018 13:35:00 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

810422

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	India: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of statistics published by Aid to the Church in Need showing that there were 316 attacks on Christians in the first five months of 2017 compared to 365 incidents in the whole of 2016; what representations they have made to the government of India regarding the rise in violence towards religious minorities; and what assessment they have made of the situation of religious minorities in India.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL4390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government condemns all instances of discrimination and violence against individuals or groups because of their religion, regardless of the country or faith concerned.</p><p>We regularly engage with Indian counterparts on a range of human rights issues, including minority rights. The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of Deputy High Commissions maintain a continuous assessment of the human rights situation across India. We are aware of reported incidents against religious minorities in India and continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/01/2018 15:16:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

810423

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
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	Nigeria: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current levels of violence between religious groups in Nigeria, and of an estimate by the 2017 Global Terrorism Index which states that 60,000 people have been killed in clashes between predominantly Muslim Fulani Herders and predominantly Christian farmers; and what representations have been made to the government of Nigeria about the levels of religious violence in that country.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL4391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are concerned by recurrent clashes involving pastoralists and local farmers over land, farming rights, grazing routes and access to water. They have a serious impact on lives and communities of all faiths and are a major barrier to Nigeria's economic development. We discuss the issue with Federal and State Governments and encourage them to work with the affected populations on all sides of the conflict to develop a solution. We welcome President Buhari's commitment to focus on assisting the affected communities, bringing perpetrators to justice and examining longer term peaceful solutions to the conflict.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/01/2018 15:20:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge

810424

registered interest
date	21/12/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Burma
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many UK visas have been issued to persons living in Myanmar in each visa category since January 2016; and how many they estimate were to (1) Christians, and (2) Muslims.
tabling member printed	Baroness Berridge
uin	HL4392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not published by the Home Office.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 08/01/2018 17:53:02 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge