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64873

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date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps his Department has taken to create synergies with the European Alliance for Apprenticeships in improving work opportunities for young people.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	203397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK recognises the value of learning from others by keeping abreast of developments in Europe and internationally. However, we believe that this can be achieved through less bureaucratic routes than a European Alliance for Apprenticeships. In England, we do not propose to participate but the devolved administrations are free to do so if they believe that the Alliance is the appropriate framework for sharing best practice.</p><p>We are already taking strong action to improve opportunities for young people by funding record numbers of apprenticeships, new traineeships and improved maths and English training. These actions, along with the record number of jobs, have contributed to the 32.8% fall in youth unemployment over the past year.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 08/07/2014 15:51:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

64904

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what contact his officials have had with the European Parliament Working Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	203396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>My Department's Integration Team has not had any contact with the European Parliament Working Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief, although we recognise the important role of the Group in raising awareness about the issue. My noble Friend, (the rt. hon. Baroness Warsi), the Senior Minister for Faith and Communities, who is also a Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, has made Freedom of Religion or Belief a priority and the government works in multilateral fora to ensure that it is afforded the international legal protection that it deserves. My noble Friend has also convened meetings of international leaders to generate practical steps to promote freedom of religion or belief and to fight religious intolerance within our societies. In the UK she chairs a Sub Group on Freedom of Religion or Belief, made up of human rights advocates, academics and civil society leaders, ensuring that government takes a well informed and inclusive approach to promoting and protecting this human right.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bristol West answering member printed Stephen Williams question first answered 09/07/2014 16:31:03 answering member 1492 label Biography information for Stephen Williams
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

64991

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
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	EU Working Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the value for public money of the European Commission Work Programme 2014.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	203398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>The Government submitted an Explanatory Memorandum on the Commission Work Programme 2014 to Parliament on 15 November 2013. This outlined the most significant initiatives in the Work Programme and the Government's initial views on them. <br><br>The financial implications of initiatives outlined in the Work Programme will be contained in the Explanatory Memoranda of individual proposals, which will be deposited for scrutiny in the usual way. <br><br>The annual Commission Work Programme provides a useful, early opportunity for Parliament to scrutinise and debate upcoming EU legislative and non-legislative proposals.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 08/07/2014 16:27:49 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

65036

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Nigeria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much UK aid has been provided to Nigeria to stem the escalation of Islamic extremist terrorism in the last five years, (a) in the North and Middle Belt and (b) elsewhere in that country; to whom such aid was provided; and in what form in each such case.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	203395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>UK aid to Nigeria is delivered through civil society organisations, technical assistance and UN agencies. DFID does not finance the Government of Nigeria directly. As most UKAID programmes are national in scope, it is not possible to provide regional breakdowns, however since 2011 at least 60% of our funds are focussed on Northern Nigeria. The figures for UK Aid to Nigeria for the last 5 years are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>£117.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>£131.1m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>£171.6m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>£196.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>£ 265.9m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In 2011, DFID launched a £39m Nigeria Stability and Reconciliation Programme, which supports Federal and State Governments and civil society organisations to tackle the causes of violent conflict and to improve coordination within and between state agencies and local populations. The programme operates a grants fund for civil society organisations in priority states in the North, Middle Belt and the Delta.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Putney answering member printed Justine Greening question first answered 08/07/2014 16:10:52 answering member 1555 label Biography information for Justine Greening
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

65090

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	SESAR
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department has taken to oppose the recent decision of the European Parliament to exclude Gibraltar from the Single European Sky project.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	203394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The Government is disappointed that the European Parliament voted to suspend Gibraltar from the Single European Skies dossier. This position is inconsistent with the EU treaties – which are clear that Gibraltar is part of the EU – and inconsistent with the approach taken earlier this year on Air Passenger Rights, where the European Parliament correctly amended the legislation so it applied to Gibraltar.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The UK cannot accept a return to the pre-2006 practice of suspending Gibraltar Airport from EU aviation measures. Gibraltarians, and other EU citizens who pass through Gibraltar airport, should benefit fully from the rights accorded elsewhere in the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The proposed measure needs to be agreed by both the Council and the European Parliament. The Council is currently discussing text proposed by the European Commission on the amended Single European Sky legislation (known as SES II+), which does not exclude Gibraltar. The UK will continue to oppose any proposals to exclude Gibraltar from the scope of this legislation.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 08/07/2014 13:48:16 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn