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707319

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 1 March 2017, Official Report, column 280, what further powers he expects to be exercised by the Scottish Parliament once the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	66407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish devolution settlement was created in the context of the UK’s membership of the EU. As we leave the EU, our priority will be ensuring the right powers are returned to Westminster and the right powers are passed to the devolved administrations. Our guiding principle will be ensuring that no new barriers to living and doing business are created within the United Kingdom. On this basis we will work with the devolved administrations to determine the level best placed to make new laws and policies on these issues. We have already committed that no decisions currently taken by the devolved administrations will be removed from them and we will use this opportunity to ensure more decisions are devolved.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 66408 66409 66410 question first answered 07/03/2017 11:58:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

707320

registered interest
date	02/03/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Devolution: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his oral contribution of 1 March 2017, Official Report, column 280, whether he intends to bring forward primary legislation to devolve further powers to the Scottish Parliament.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	66408
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2017 answer text <p>The Scottish devolution settlement was created in the context of the UK’s membership of the EU. As we leave the EU, our priority will be ensuring the right powers are returned to Westminster and the right powers are passed to the devolved administrations. Our guiding principle will be ensuring that no new barriers to living and doing business are created within the United Kingdom. On this basis we will work with the devolved administrations to determine the level best placed to make new laws and policies on these issues. We have already committed that no decisions currently taken by the devolved administrations will be removed from them and we will use this opportunity to ensure more decisions are devolved.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 66407 66409 66410 question first answered 07/03/2017 11:58:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

705675

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Gun Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, further to the published FOI House of Lords disclosure log entitled Parliamentary rifle range [FOI 988], what verification steps were taken to ensure firearms were held in locked cabinets in compliance with the Firearms Act 1968.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	65833
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>Routine external inspections were carried out by the Police, consistent with the practices applied to other private rifle clubs and ranges. <em>Ad hoc </em>internal checks were carried out by Black Rod and Black Rod staff.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 06/03/2017 11:51:42 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

705676

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Gun Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether representations were made by law enforcement agencies on the security of firearms held in the parliamentary rifle range at any time during the operation of that facility.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	65838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The Commission is not aware of any representations having been made.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 06/03/2017 11:51:56 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

705677

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Gun Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, between what dates a rifle club was allowed to use space on the parliamentary estate; and what discussions members and officials of the House of Commons and House of Lords had on safety at the parliamentary rifle range.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	65839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The range was opened in 1916 and the decision to close it was taken by the House of Lords Administration and Works Committee on 20 January 2015. Assurances were routinely notified to the House Authorities regarding the safety and security arrangements as inspected by the Police.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 06/03/2017 11:52:07 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

705678

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Palace of Westminster: Gun Sports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, on what date the parliamentary rifle range closed, and what the reasons were for that closure.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	65840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>The range and premises were vacated by the Rifle Club by 2 April 2015. The House of Lords Administration and Works Committee agreed the closure of the rifle range to provide a cost-effective location for fire safety equipment. A minute setting out the reasons for the decision was made publicly available: <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/admin-and-works/Minutes20Jan2015.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/admin-and-works/Minutes20Jan2015.pdf</a>.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 06/03/2017 11:52:17 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

705684

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi: Albinism
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 support the integration of people with albinism into Malawian society.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	65717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>According to the UN, there have been 115 attacks, including 20 murders, against people with albinism in Malawi since 2014. The trend has been decreasing but we remain concerned.</p><p>Following the peak in attacks last year, the British High Commissioner to Malawi raised the UK’s concern with Malawi’s Foreign Affairs Minister.</p><p>The President of Malawi has taken a strong public stance against these attacks. The Police have made over 80 arrests and trials are underway, with harsher sentences now in place for those convicted. In May 2016, the president appointed a national technical committee to oversee the implementation of a National Response Plan to address the threat to people with albinism, but resourcing remains a challenge.</p><p>The UK has increased funding to tackle this issue in support of the Government’s plan. UK Aid supports organisations to protect people with albinism and support their integration into society; has developed a handbook that collates all information about albinism in one place that helps investigators, prosecutors and magistrates bring cases to court and supports district counselling services to survivors of violence and their families.</p><p><em><br> </em></p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 65713 65716 question first answered 06/03/2017 18:11:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

705687

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi: Albinism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the capacity of the Malawian authorities to tackle albinism-related crimes in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	65716
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>According to the UN, there have been 115 attacks, including 20 murders, against people with albinism in Malawi since 2014. The trend has been decreasing but we remain concerned.</p><p>Following the peak in attacks last year, the British High Commissioner to Malawi raised the UK’s concern with Malawi’s Foreign Affairs Minister.</p><p>The President of Malawi has taken a strong public stance against these attacks. The Police have made over 80 arrests and trials are underway, with harsher sentences now in place for those convicted. In May 2016, the president appointed a national technical committee to oversee the implementation of a National Response Plan to address the threat to people with albinism, but resourcing remains a challenge.</p><p>The UK has increased funding to tackle this issue in support of the Government’s plan. UK Aid supports organisations to protect people with albinism and support their integration into society; has developed a handbook that collates all information about albinism in one place that helps investigators, prosecutors and magistrates bring cases to court and supports district counselling services to survivors of violence and their families.</p><p><em><br> </em></p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 65713 65717 question first answered 06/03/2017 18:11:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

705688

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Malawi: Albinism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department is providing to the Government of Malawi on tackling albinism-related crimes in that country.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	65713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2017 answer text <p>According to the UN, there have been 115 attacks, including 20 murders, against people with albinism in Malawi since 2014. The trend has been decreasing but we remain concerned.</p><p>Following the peak in attacks last year, the British High Commissioner to Malawi raised the UK’s concern with Malawi’s Foreign Affairs Minister.</p><p>The President of Malawi has taken a strong public stance against these attacks. The Police have made over 80 arrests and trials are underway, with harsher sentences now in place for those convicted. In May 2016, the president appointed a national technical committee to oversee the implementation of a National Response Plan to address the threat to people with albinism, but resourcing remains a challenge.</p><p>The UK has increased funding to tackle this issue in support of the Government’s plan. UK Aid supports organisations to protect people with albinism and support their integration into society; has developed a handbook that collates all information about albinism in one place that helps investigators, prosecutors and magistrates bring cases to court and supports district counselling services to survivors of violence and their families.</p><p><em><br> </em></p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton grouped question UIN 65716 65717 question first answered 06/03/2017 18:11:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

705701

registered interest
date	27/02/2017
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	Islamic State: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the oral contribution of his predecessor of 2 December 2015, Official Report, column 323, on what occasions the Government has met its commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House on military action against ISIL in Syria; and whether the Government plans to continue making such reports to the House on a quarterly basis.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	65626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2017 answer text <p>In the 14 months since the 2 December 2015 vote to support airstrikes against Daesh targets in Syria, the Government has updated the House on four occasions: 16 December 2015, 8 February 2016, 24 May 2016, 3 November 2016. The next update is due soon. It is the intention of this Government to continue to update the House regularly on the progress of the counter Daesh campaign in Iraq and Syria for the foreseeable future.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 02/03/2017 14:50:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady