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1060472

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date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sustainable Development
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to encourage people to contribute to the Voluntary National Review of the Sustainable Development Goals.
tabling member constituency	Wells
tabling member printed	James Heappey
uin	909197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>I am committed to an inclusive Voluntary National Review that showcases activity across the UK. Almost 200 organisations and individuals have submitted case studies highlighting activity to support delivery of the Goals. We continue to welcome contributions which can be submitted via our gov.uk VNR website.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:10:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4528 label Biography information for James Heappey

1060473

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
tabling member printed	Scott Mann
uin	909199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:12:13 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

1060474

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to ensure that new investments made by the CDC Group contribute to poverty reduction.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	909200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>CDC invests to create jobs and reduce poverty. The five year Strategic Framework published in 2017 sets out steps CDC is taking to maximise the development impact of its investments. Almost 750,000 people are directly employed by companies supported by CDC in the poorest countries in Africa and South Asia.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:13:11 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1060476

registered interest
date	13/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: Developing Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps her Department is taking to promote the Government's trade for development programme.
tabling member constituency	Stafford
tabling member printed	Jeremy Lefroy
uin	909204
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK remains a world leader in trade for development. We are prioritising our trading partners for the future, for example through our commitments on gender, the new Commonwealth Standards Network and our ambition for the UK to be the largest G7 investor in Africa by 2022.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/02/2019 15:11:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4109 label Biography information for Jeremy Lefroy

1058960

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Food Banks: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, whether he plans to visit a food bank in March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	219559
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>I currently have no plans to visit a food bank in my capacity as Secretary of State for Scotland in March 2019.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 13/02/2019 10:54:22 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

1057016

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Papua: Armed Conflict
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 he has made to his counterpart in Indonesia on the actions of Indonesian military and police forces in West Papua following the attack by the West Papua Liberation Army in the Nduga Region on 1 December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The British Government is following the situation in Papua with close interest. Officials at the Embassy in Jakarta, including the Ambassador, visit Papua regularly. Our Ambassdor discussed the violence in December 2018 with senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and officials raised the issue with Papua police and military representatives during a visit to the region in February. Officials press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate human rights concerns, including upholding the right of all citizens to peacefully protest, and support the sustainable and equitable development of the province, through political dialogue.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/02/2019 12:47:37 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1057019

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Papua: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if his Department will make representations to the (a) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and (b) other international organisations on undertaking an independent international investigation into the alleged use of white phosphorous on civilian targets in West Papua in December 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The British Government condemns the attack on construction workers by an armed group on 2 December in Nduga district in Papua. We have called on the Indonesian authorities to ensure that the security response is proportionate. Our Ambassador has discussed this with senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We are aware of a media claim about the possible use of white phosphorus. This has been strongly denied by the Indonesian authorities. We have been in touch with NGOs and others who have looked into the allegation; they have not found any evidence to support it.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/02/2019 12:49:41 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1057022

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
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	Papua: United Nations High Commissioner for 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, what diplomatic steps he is taking to ensure that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is granted full and unimpeded access by the Indonesian Government to West Papua.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	218771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The British Government is following the situation in Papua with close interest. Officials press the Indonesian authorities to address legitimate human rights concerns, including upholding the right of all citizens to peacefully protest, and to support the sustainable and equitable development of the province through political dialogue. Officials have discussed the proposed visit by OHCHR officials with Indonesian officials and stated UK support for an OHCHR visit to Papua.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/02/2019 12:51:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1057024

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he had with representatives of UK air carriers prior to his letter to industry on 7 January 2019 on the European Commission’s proposed draft regulation on air connectivity.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	218848
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has proposed a Regulation which, if adopted, would allow for the continuation of flights from the UK to the EU for a period of 12 months. Nothing has yet been agreed, and the Regulation still needs to be approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. The Government continues to engage with our European partners regarding the continuation of air connectivity and the Regulation remains under close review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders across the aviation industry. It is important to note that these measures would only apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement. The Government’s priority is to leave the EU with a Withdrawal Agreement in place, and then to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive air transport agreement with the EU, which not only maintains connectivity, but also enables the aviation industry to evolve and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 218849 218850 question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

1057025

registered interest
date	08/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Air Routes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure UK airlines are able to expand their (a) networks and (b) destinations after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
uin	218849
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>The European Commission has proposed a Regulation which, if adopted, would allow for the continuation of flights from the UK to the EU for a period of 12 months. Nothing has yet been agreed, and the Regulation still needs to be approved by the European Council and the European Parliament. The Government continues to engage with our European partners regarding the continuation of air connectivity and the Regulation remains under close review.</p><p> </p><p>The Department will continue to engage with stakeholders across the aviation industry. It is important to note that these measures would only apply in the event that the UK leaves the EU without having concluded a Withdrawal Agreement. The Government’s priority is to leave the EU with a Withdrawal Agreement in place, and then to negotiate an ambitious and comprehensive air transport agreement with the EU, which not only maintains connectivity, but also enables the aviation industry to evolve and innovate.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 218848 218850 question first answered 13/02/2019 15:07:39 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel