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1015206

registered interest
date	27/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	British Students Abroad: Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions the Prime Minister has had with the President of the Republic of Ireland on the undergraduates from England studying at Irish universities; and whether the current financial arrangements will be made available to (a) them and (b) EU citizens after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Devon
tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
uin	195518
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK government is firmly committed to maintaining the Common Travel Area (CTA) and to protecting the rights enjoyed by UK and Irish nationals when in each other’s states.</p><p> </p><p>Article 5 of the Northern Ireland Protocol to the draft Withdrawal Agreement builds on December’s joint report and confirms that the UK and Ireland can continue to make arrangements between themselves concerning the CTA.</p><p> </p><p>This means that rights to enter, reside, work, study and access social security and public services will be preserved on a reciprocal basis for UK and Irish nationals in the other’s state.</p><p> </p><p>Arrangements on access to student finance support for other EU nationals starting a course in England after the transition period ends are under consideration.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 30/11/2018 16:43:35 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

1015011

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: Life Expectancy
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 increase the life expectancy of people in deprived regions throughout the world.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	195598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>Ensuring access for all to quality essential health and nutrition services is critical to increasing life expectancy and leaving no one behind. DFID assists countries to strengthen their health systems to ensure access to quality health services, medicines, and other essential commodities; save lives and improve women’s and children’s health, including sexual and reproductive health and rights; protect communities from health threats such as disease outbreaks and antimicrobial resistance; prevent and treat malnutrition; and tackle diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria that cause death and disability. As the second largest donor to the Global Fund, our funding contributed to the distribution of 197 million mosquito nets and the treatment of 108 million cases of malaria in 2017. Our investment to Gavi between 2016 and 2020 will vaccinate 76m children and save 1.4m lives.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/11/2018 16:33:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015059

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Dairy Farming: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to launch his consultation on the regulation of dairy contracts.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	195617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to improving supply chain fairness and intends to introduce regulation in the dairy sector to improve contractual practice. We will be launching a formal consultation to gather views from all interested stakeholders. We are planning to do this as soon as possible and will provide a definite date in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 30/11/2018 14:16:16 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1015062

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Animal Experiments: Animal Breeding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the statement in the document entitled Additional Statistics on Breeding and Genotyping of Animals for Scientific Procedures, Great Britain 2017, published on 8 November 2018, that 1.81 million non–genetically altered animals were bred for but not used in regulated procedures, if the Government will bring forward plans to achieve a significant reduction in such breeding.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	195537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office will publish a framework for the efficient breeding of animals shortly. The framework has been piloted and used for at least the last year by both the Home Office Inspectorate and scientific establishments to drive best practice for efficient breeding. The framework is <br>focussed on the efficient breeding of genetically altered animals, yet also applies to non genetically altered animals.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 30/11/2018 12:55:25 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1015077

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fireworks: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps are being taken to ensure that fireworks are not accessible to people under the age of 18.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	195624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>Under the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 there is a ban on the supply of categories F2 and F3 fireworks to people under the age of 18.</p><p>All premises supplying these fireworks are required by the Fireworks Regulations 2004 to display a notice highlighting that it is illegal to sell fireworks to people who are underage and for underage people to possess them in public. There is also a ban on the possession of these fireworks in public places by people under 18.</p><p>Local Authority Trading Standards have powers to enforce the law and work with businesses to help them comply with the law through practical advice and toolkits. The maximum penalty for supplying category F2 or category F3 fireworks to a person under 18 is a fine or three months imprisonment.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/11/2018 13:31:38 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

1015081

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Fireworks: Animal Welfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps are being taken to protect animals from the effects of fireworks.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Danielle Rowley
uin	195626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government encourages users of fireworks to follow safety guidance, including keeping pets safe. We also advise users to be considerate of neighbours by giving plenty of notice.</p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards’ recent firework safety campaign, delivered with partners including the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents reached over a million consumers.</p><p>Further guidance on how to avoid or reduce stress to animals from fireworks has been published by animal charities, including Blue Cross, and can be accessed from gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 30/11/2018 13:33:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4628 label Biography information for Danielle Rowley

1015175

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: Baha'i Faith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Iranian Government on the alleged persecution of the Baha'i community.
tabling member constituency	Cheltenham
tabling member printed	Alex Chalk
uin	195667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>We most recently called upon Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities, including the Baha’is, at the UN interactive dialogue on human rights on 24 October, and at the UN General Assembly Third Committee on 15 November. We continue to urge Iran to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief, and to allow the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran access to the country to conduct research and investigations into concerns reported there.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/11/2018 14:09:43 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk

1015196

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Tunisia: Official Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has plans to visit Tunisia in the next six months.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	195675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt, Lord Ahmad and I have visited Tunisia this year. The Foreign Secretary does not currently have plans to do so in the next six months. I look forward to hosting my Tunisian colleagues in London next summer for our annual UK-Tunisia Bilateral Forum.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/11/2018 14:10:51 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

1015210

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Department for Education: Old Admiralty Building
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the cancelled move of the Department for Education to the old Admiralty buildings.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	195681
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>As the move to Old Admiralty Building has not taken place, there have been no costs to the taxpayer for the moves programme. Work on the project to date has focussed on the refurbishment of the building itself.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 30/11/2018 14:16:09 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1015212

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what comparative assessment she has made of the trends in the level of aid to Tunisia and other similar countries.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	195683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2018 answer text <p>In 2018/19 the UK is providing £10m to support Tunisia through the North Africa Good Governance Fund (NAGGF). This money supports projects across priority sectors including the economy, education, governance and security.</p><p>For comparative purposes, at the start of the financial year, the UK allocated the following amounts from the NAGGF to support economic and political reform in the other countries of North Africa:</p><ul><li><p>Algeria: £6.5 million</p></li><li><p>Egypt: £9.5 million</p></li><li><p>Libya: £12 million</p></li><li><p>Morocco: £4 million</p></li></ul><p>Through the NAGGF, the UK also allocated £8 million for the provision of technical assistance to North African governments as well as for projects with a focus on regional co-operation.</p><p>This represents a substantial increase in the UK’s development investment in the region relative to previous years. The region also benefits from several DFID centrally-managed programmes as well as the UK’s significant contributions to multilateral organisations and international financial institutions.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 30/11/2018 16:36:16 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley