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1671500

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date	20/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cyprus: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will take steps to seek renewed negotiations on a resolution in Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government remains committed to supporting UN efforts to reach a Cyprus Settlement within the UN parameters based on the model of a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation with political equality. We engage with all parties on this. The UK Government believes that, with flexibility, sufficient common ground to start formal negotiations can potentially be found. In the meantime, the UK continues to support confidence-building initiatives to build links between the communities to prepare for any future Settlement.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 27/11/2023 16:51:47 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1671501

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cyprus
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his policies of the expansion of illegal settlements in the occupied region of Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2564
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>Property is one of the most complex and sensitive subjects caught up in the Cyprus Problem. Ultimately, the most effective way to resolve the issues arising from the events of 1974, including property claims, is through the UN-facilitated talks aimed at reuniting Cyprus on the basis of a just and lasting settlement. The UK continues to support the UN-led process and encourage the two sides to return to negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 27/11/2023 16:49:36 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1671504

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cyprus: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make representations to his Turkish counterpart on the removal of military personnel in Northern Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>HMG regularly discusses the prospects for Cyprus Settlement with Turkish authorities at all levels. The Minister for Europe did so with his Ministerial counterparts on 16 November during his visit to Ankara. We continue to believe that a just and lasting settlement in Cyprus is the best means of resolving the difficulties caused by the division of the island.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 27/11/2023 16:51:08 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1671512

registered interest
date	20/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cyprus: Turkey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether his Department has made a recent estimate of the number of people that migrated from Turkey to the occupied region of Northern Cyprus since 1983.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	2566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>In accordance with the rest of the international community, with the sole exception of Turkey, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. The FCDO does not hold any information about the number of people that emigrated from Turkey to <del class="ministerial">the occupied region in the north of</del> Cyprus since 1983.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 27/11/2023 16:48:52 question first ministerially corrected 04/12/2023 13:29:45 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty previous answer version 3458 answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1668872

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Social Services: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to take steps to improve standards of social care.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator for health and social care in England. They monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety. The vast majority of care services provide high quality care and support, with 83% of all social care settings rated good or outstanding by the CQC in October 2023.</p><p>The Department is taking steps to further improve the standards of adult social care. We have made a landmark shift in how we understand local authorities are delivering adult social care against the Care Act 2014 and holding them to account for the standard of care they provide.</p><p>CQC assessment of local authorities and published ratings will tell us how local authorities are meeting their statutory duties and responsibilities under the Care Act 2014. The assessments focus on four themes linked to part 1 of the Care Act 2014, including; working with people, providing support, ensuring safety and leadership. These assessments will increase transparency and local accountability, meaning people will be able to hold their local authority to account and, ultimately, have access to the consistent, high-quality care and support they deserve – irrespective of where they live. They will help to raise standards of care by making good practice, positive outcomes, and outstanding quality easier to spot and share nationally.</p><p>The CQC will also identify where improvement and additional support is needed, and the Secretary of State has new powers to intervene to secure improvement in serious cases where a local authority has failed or is failing to discharge its Care Act duties to an acceptable standard. As part of this, the Department is working in collaboration with sector partners to deliver an annual programme of support to local authorities to drive performance. For 2023/2024, we are providing £16 million to make support available to local authorities and their partners.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Helen Whately question first answered 27/11/2023 14:18:10 answering member 4527 label Biography information for Helen Whately
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1668875

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Church of England: Gaza and Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Member for South West Bedfordshire, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Anglican diocese of Jerusalem is taking to help people impacted by the conflict in Israel and Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	1107
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2023 answer text <p>I am only able to answer on behalf of the National Church Institutions of the Church of England, and cannot on behalf of the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem.</p><p>One of the significant contributions the Anglican Church makes as a global body is in the provision of healthcare. The Church of England is supporting the Diocese of Jerusalem’s request to launch a financial appeal to support the work of the Al Ahli Hospital in Gaza. More information is here: <a href="https://j-diocese.org/wordpress/2023/10/24/joint-gaza-appeal-letter-from-the-most-revds-hosam-naoum-and-justin-welby-the-anglican-archbishop-in-jerusalem-and-the-archbishop-of-canterbury/" target="_blank">https://j-diocese.org/wordpress/2023/10/24/joint-gaza-appeal-letter-from-the-most-revds-hosam-naoum-and-justin-welby-the-anglican-archbishop-in-jerusalem-and-the-archbishop-of-canterbury/</a></p><p>Bishops in the House of Lords have committed to continuing to raise issues with His Majesty’s Government around the treatment of the Christian community in Israel, Gaza and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.</p><p>The Archbishop of Canterbury paid a pastoral visit to the Diocese of Jerusalem on the 19<sup>th</sup> of October where he met with Christian and Jewish leaders in both Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. He also met with families affected by the attacks on the 7<sup>th</sup> October. More details of the visit can be found here: <a href="https://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/news/news-and-statements/archbishop-canterbury-arrives-jerusalem-pastoral-visit-anglican-church#:~:text=The%20Archbishop%20of%20Canterbury%20has%20begun%20a%20pastoral,Archbishop%20in%20Jerusalem%2C%20the%20Most%20Revd%20Hosam%20Naoum." target="_blank">https://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/news/news-and-statements/archbishop-canterbury-arrives-jerusalem-pastoral-visit-anglican-church#:~:text=The%20Archbishop%20of%20Canterbury%20has%20begun%20a%20pastoral,Archbishop%20in%20Jerusalem%2C%20the%20Most%20Revd%20Hosam%20Naoum.</a></p><p>Subsequently, the Archbishop spoke in a special debate in the House of Lords, and the House of Bishops released a joint statement, which can be read here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/house-bishops-oct-30-nov-1-2023" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/house-bishops-oct-30-nov-1-2023</a></p><p>The Archbishop of Canterbury also addressed the conflict in his presidential address to the November meeting of the General Synod of the Church of England, which also included a pastoral message from the Archbishop of Jerusalem. You can read the presidential address here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/archbishops-presidential-address-synod" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/archbishops-presidential-address-synod</a> The Archbishop of Jerusalem’s speech is available here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/archbishop-jerusalem-addresses-synod-call-ceasefire-and-plea-peace" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/archbishop-jerusalem-addresses-synod-call-ceasefire-and-plea-peace</a></p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 27/11/2023 09:25:01 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord