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765208

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date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Gulf War Syndrome
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on Gulf War Syndrome.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105529
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>No recent discussions have taken place with the Secretary of State for Health regarding Gulf War Syndrome.</p><p>We have already undertaken a substantial amount of research which has indicated there is no illness which is specific to 1990/91 Gulf Veterans.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) continues to keep a watching brief on Gulf Veterans illness but in line with the Medical Research Council review of 2003 has no plans to institute further research either on causation or clinical management.</p><p>However we have long accepted that some veterans from the 1990/91 Gulf conflict are ill and that some of this ill health is related to their Gulf service. Financial support is available to such veterans through the War Pensions Scheme administered by the MOD's Veterans UK organisation. In addition the Veterans Welfare Service provide a caseworker approach that offers advice and guidance.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/10/2017 16:53:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

765209

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2017 to Question 8059, on Yemen: military intervention, how many allegations of humanitarian law violations where civilians have reportedly been deliberately targeted by the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen his Department is investigating.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) monitors all alleged International Humanitarian Law (IHL) violations arising from airstrikes reportedly conducted by the Saudi-led Coalition in Yemen since March 2015. The UK is not party to the conflict and the MOD does not conduct investigations in to alleged IHL violations in Yemen. The UK continues to use diplomatic and military channels to engage with Saudi Arabia on IHL compliance. The Saudi-led coalition is best placed to investigate any alleged IHL violations through the Saudi-led coalition's Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) which the UK helped to establish.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 16/10/2017 16:36:24 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760924

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 7349 on visas: Malawi, when she will next meet with representatives of the Scotland Malawi Partnership.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105391
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office has an established dialogue with the Scotland Malawi Partnership, which includes discussion on visas for Malawian nationals.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Although the Home Office has received no recent request from the Scotland Malawi Partnership for a meeting we would consider any such request.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:11:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760926

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will review the (a) efficacy of procedures and (b) adequacy of the time taken to process visit visas for Malawians.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>UKVI continually reviews its global visa operation to improve performance and ensure value for money while maintaining excellent customer service.</p><p>UKVI’s published timescale for processing standard visa applications is three weeks (15 working days) for straightforward non-settlement applications and12 weeks (60 working days) for straightforward settlement applications.</p><p>If an application is not straightforward and expected to take longer than the standard processing timescale, UKVI will write to the customer within the standard processing time and explain what will happen next.</p><p>We also offer a Priority Visa Service for Malawi nationals who wish to pay to have a decision expedited.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:57:45 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760941

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Visas: Malawi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2017 to Question 7353 on visas: Malawi, if he will make representations to the Home Secretary to request that she review the (a) efficacy of procedures and (d) adequacy of the time taken to process Visit visas for Malawians who wish to travel to Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>As I stated in response to Question 7353, the Scotland-Malawi Partnership has raised the issue of visas for Malawians to the UK with officials in the Scotland Office, Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).</p><p> </p><p>Officials have explored with the Scotland-Malawi Partnership how to support the preparation of visa applications. I understand that provision has been made within the Home Office/UKVI to support the ongoing relationship with the Scotland-Malawi Partnership.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 09/10/2017 14:29:47 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760942

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Citizens Advice Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8081, on what date he will next meet with representatives of Citizens Advice Scotland.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>My Department receives a large number of requests for the ministerial team and officials to meet with stakeholders to discuss a variety of issues on a regular basis and each invitation is considered on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 105390 question first answered 09/10/2017 14:31:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760943

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Women against State Pension Inequality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8090, on what date he will next meet with representatives of the Women Against State Pension Inequality campaign.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>My Department receives a large number of requests for the ministerial team and officials to meet with stakeholders to discuss a variety of issues on a regular basis and each invitation is considered on a case by case basis.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell grouped question UIN 105392 question first answered 09/10/2017 14:31:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760954

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8092, on social security benefits: disqualification, if he will (a) collect the information requested and (b) analyse any information collected to determine whether there is a correlation between sanctions and food bank use; and if he will publish his findings.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>My Department has no plans to collect or publish these data.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 09/10/2017 17:21:28 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760957

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the (a) number and (b) average age was of state pension recipients in (i) Scotland, (ii) England, (iii) Wales and (iv) Northern Ireland in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	105262
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>Please find the response to your question in the table below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Caseload</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average Age</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,020,020</p></td><td><p>74.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>10,001,160</p></td><td><p>74.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>647,330</p></td><td><p>74.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Source: DWP Work and Pensions Longitudinal Study, February 2017.</em></p><p><em>Caseload figures have been rounded to the nearest 10.</em></p><p><em>Averages are means.</em></p><p> </p><p>There are additionally 430 persons resident in Great Britain whose location is unknown.</p><p>DWP does not administer State Pensions for Northern Ireland. The figures above relate solely to those that are administered by the DWP.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 09/10/2017 17:09:48 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

760126

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Biometrics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2017 to Question 8184, on immigration: biometrics, what the timetable is for that review to be completed; and if she will ensure the publication of a report setting out the findings of that review.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	10463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2017 answer text <p>As per answer of 11 September 2017, there is no specific review of the biometric process underway. UK Visas and Immigration is, however are committed to the principles of continuous improvement in all areas and to applying these to ensure processes are efficient and effective.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 10/10/2017 09:13:38 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden