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170613

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	eBay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that all online retailers trading on eBay in the UK display VAT numbers.
	tabling member constituency	Chesterfield
	tabling member printed	Toby Perkins
	uin	218935
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>There is no requirement in tax legislation for a VAT-registered person to declare to a customer that they are registered or to provide a VAT registration number, unless they make a supply to another VAT-registered person, in which case they are obliged to issue a VAT invoice including their VAT number. However businesses are required to comply with the Electronic Commerce Regulations 2002 concerning the provision of this information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 05/01/2015 17:38:51 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	3952 label Biography information for Mr Toby Perkins

170683

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Zimbabwe
	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 effectiveness of restrictive measures against the regime in Zimbabwe imposed by the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Sleaford and North Hykeham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Phillips
	uin	218977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The EU Restrictive Measures have been an important tool in the EU’s efforts to promoting democracy and reform in Zimbabwe. The EU will be reviewing all Restrictive Measures on Zimbabwe in February 2015. Their future will be a decision for all member states</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 05/01/2015 10:49:00 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4054 label Biography information for Stephen Phillips

170792

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Work Programme: Lone Parents
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many lone parents were referred to the Work Programme between June 2011 and June 2014; and how many such parents achieved a sustained job outcome.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	218962
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p /> <p>Information in relation to the Work Programme referrals and job outcomes by lone parent status, up to June 2014, is published and can be found at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html" target="_blank">http://tabulation-tool.dwp.gov.uk/WorkProg/tabtool.html</a></p><p> </p><p>Guidance for users is available at:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-tabulation-tool-guidance</a></p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 05/01/2015 13:42:34 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

170756

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Wildlife: Smuggling
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to incorporate into the Serious Organised Crime Strategy the conclusions of the document, UK commitment to action on illegal wildlife trade, published in February 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
	tabling member printed	Jim Fitzpatrick
	uin	218936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to work with other departments to ensure that the Government delivers on the UK Commitment to Action on the Illegal Wildlife Trade. The Government will review its progress against the UK’s commitments <br>early next year.<br><br>The Serious and Organised Crime Strategy applies the successful framework we use to counter terrorism to drive and coordinate our response to serious and organised crime, which encompasses illegal wildlife trade. The National Crime <br>Agency and its law enforcement partners focus on disrupting those serious and organised criminals that present the highest risk to the UK and its communities, including in areas such as child sexual exploitation and modern <br>slavery. Where high-risk organised criminals are engaged in illegal wildlife trade, the Agency will lead, support or coordinate an appropriate level of response.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornsey and Wood Green answering member printed Lynne Featherstone question first answered 05/01/2015 16:41:35 answering member 1531 label Biography information for Baroness Featherstone
	tabling member	197 label Biography information for Jim Fitzpatrick

170611

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Welfare Tax Credits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much was overpaid in child and working tax credit because of error by officials in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, (c) England, (d) Wales and (e) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years for which records are available.
	tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
	tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
	uin	218880
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2015 answer text <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMRC" target="_blank">HMRC</a> tax credit overpayment figures are available in the Finalised Child and Working Tax Credits statistics annual award supplement on payments located here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-main-stats/cwtc-awards-sup.xls" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-main-stats/cwtc-awards-sup.xls</a> on the ‘Main Aggregates’ table. HMRC total tax credit expenditure figures are available in the Finalised Child and Working Tax Credits statistics located here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-main-stats/cwtc-awards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/statistics/fin-main-stats/cwtc-awards.xls</a> in Table 1.1.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 08/01/2015 11:52:49 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
	tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash

170836

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voting Rights: Young People
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what examination they are giving to granting 16 and 17 year-olds votes in United Kingdom elections in the event of the Scottish Government reducing the voting age in Scotland to 16.
	tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
	uin	HL3783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>There is no consensus within Government on the question of lowering the voting age for Westminster elections and therefore no plans to do so in this Parliament. However the Government welcomes the ongoing discussions and debates on this issue.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 07/01/2015 14:05:44 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
	tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

170751

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Vetting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the expected processing time is for a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
	tabling member constituency	Islington North
	tabling member printed	Jeremy Corbyn
	uin	218890
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The current Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) service standard is to issue 88% of all Disclosures within 40 working days. Latest figures, relating to November 2014, show that the average time taken to process a DBS Disclosure application was 10.55 working days.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 05/01/2015 16:51:54 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	185 label Biography information for Jeremy Corbyn

170786

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Vehicle Certification Agency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Statement of 8 December 2014, on Motoring Services Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to his Department of the competition process.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Northfield
	tabling member printed	Richard Burden
	uin	218951
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The project has incurred costs of £2.74 million.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 05/01/2015 11:40:01 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
	tabling member	301 label Biography information for Richard Burden

170852

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how long it will take to procure an armed long-range anti-submarine warfare system and maritime surveillance capability, based on an unmanned aircraft, following the completion of the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review.
	tabling member printed	Lord Chidgey
	uin	HL3799
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/12/2014 answer text <p>Analysis conducted to date suggests that unmanned systems will not be able to provide an armed, long-range, anti-submarine warfare capability in the near to medium term.</p> answering member printed Lord Astor of Hever question first answered 23/12/2014 15:01:56 answering member 3428 label Biography information for Lord Astor of Hever
	tabling member	50 label Biography information for Lord Chidgey

170789

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Universal Credit: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many instances of fraud have been recorded in the universal credit programme since April 2013.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	218946
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>Officials are currently working on defining what Universal Credit official statistics will be published in the future. We are recording any instances of fraud on UC but these figures are not yet available.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 05/01/2015 17:51:30 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

170643

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of his Department's document entitled Combined Seapower: A Shared Vision for Royal Navy-United States Cooperation.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	219040
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The strategy document &quot;Combined Seapower: A Shared Vision for Royal Navy-United States Navy Cooperation&quot; was signed by the First Sea Lord and the United States' Chief of Naval Operations on 10 December 2014. A copy of this document will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>This vision ensures that, building on the strong relationships and joint cooperation already in place, our Navies will continue to maintain a balanced mix of capabilities and activities to complement one another's mutual priorities, and will be able to exploit beneficial options for co-operation and interoperability.</p><p> </p><p>UK pilots are already training with their American counterparts to maintain our capability for carrier strike and, as the UK's capability comes on line, the framework will allow both Navies to capitalise on the opportunities presented for combined US-UK carrier operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 219041 question first answered 06/01/2015 17:09:29 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20141210-Combined_Seapower_A_Shared_Vision_for_Royal_Navy-United_States_Navy_Cooperation.pdf title Combined Seapower
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

170644

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's document Combined Seapower: A Shared Vision for Royal Navy-United States Cooperation, how the Royal Navy and the United States Navy will conduct (a) combined aircraft carrier operations and (b) force and capability planning.
	tabling member constituency	Moray
	tabling member printed	Angus Robertson
	uin	219041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The strategy document &quot;Combined Seapower: A Shared Vision for Royal Navy-United States Navy Cooperation&quot; was signed by the First Sea Lord and the United States' Chief of Naval Operations on 10 December 2014. A copy of this document will be placed in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>This vision ensures that, building on the strong relationships and joint cooperation already in place, our Navies will continue to maintain a balanced mix of capabilities and activities to complement one another's mutual priorities, and will be able to exploit beneficial options for co-operation and interoperability.</p><p> </p><p>UK pilots are already training with their American counterparts to maintain our capability for carrier strike and, as the UK's capability comes on line, the framework will allow both Navies to capitalise on the opportunities presented for combined US-UK carrier operations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois grouped question UIN 219040 question first answered 06/01/2015 17:09:29 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name 20141210-Combined_Seapower_A_Shared_Vision_for_Royal_Navy-United_States_Navy_Cooperation.pdf title Combined Seapower
	tabling member	1433 label Biography information for Angus Robertson

170750

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether any officials of her Department, British officials acting on behalf of the Government, or British diplomats in the US requested that the US Senate Committee on Intelligence redact any part of its report on the US Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program that potentially could compromise UK national security interests.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	219033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The US authorities provided our Security and Intelligence Agencies with limited sight of some sections of the executive summary prior to its publication.<br><br>Our Agencies highlighted a small number of issues in the proposed text where changes would be necessary solely to protect UK national security and intelligence operations. None of these redactions related to allegations of UK <br>involvement in detainee mistreatment.<br><br>I am advised that we did not lobby, at any level, to have information removed or redacted in relation to UK involvement in rendition or mistreatment of detainees. The UK government did not receive a copy of the report before publication</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 06/01/2015 14:56:27 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

170782

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government communicated with the US (a) Senate Committee on Intelligence or people contributing to that Committee and (b) Administration about that Committee's study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program and UK involvement in (i) torture and (ii) rendition; whether any information in earlier drafts or unpublished versions of that study relating to (A) direct or (B) indirect UK involvement in that programme were (1) redacted or (2) not published following representations from the Government; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	219031
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The US gave our intelligence Agencies limited sight of some sections of the executive summary prior to its publication.</p><p> </p><p>Our Agencies highlighted a small number of issues in the proposed text where changes would be necessary to protect UK national security and intelligence operations. None of these redactions related to allegations of UK involvement in detainee mistreatment.</p><p> </p><p>We did not lobby, at any level, to have information removed or redacted in relation to UK involvement in rendition or mistreatment of detainees. The British Government did not receive an advance copy of the summary before publication, and has not seen a copy of the full report.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/01/2015 17:40:26 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

170760

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	UNRWA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to continue to fund UNRWA when the current funding programme ends in 2015; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Mr Gareth Thomas
	uin	218915
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>UNRWA has a unique mandate to provide essential support for some five million registered Palestinian refugees. Until a lasting political settlement has been reached, UNRWA’s role will remain central to ensuring that Palestinian refugees can access basic services. The UK is the third largest donor to UNRWA, providing long term, predictable support to deliver essential services and supporting UNRWA to make necessary reforms to get the Agency on to a more sustainable financial footing.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 05/01/2015 14:16:02 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

170694

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Turkey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on Turkish membership of the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Tewkesbury
	tabling member printed	Mr Laurence Robertson
	uin	218909
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The UK remains a strong supporter of Turkey’s EU accession process. Turkish accession would benefit the UK and the EU and contribute to our shared prosperity and security. The accession process recognises that Turkey needs to do more to meet EU standards through continuing reforms. Active and credible accession negotiations remain the best way for Turkey to make further progress, particularly in the areas of fundamental rights and rule of law. We and our EU partners will continue to support Turkey with their ongoing reform agenda.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 05/01/2015 14:54:48 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	253 label Biography information for Mr Laurence Robertson

170764

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment the Department has made of the prevalence of the use of pre-emptive injunctions to protect land from unauthorised encampments.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	219045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the cost and disruption that can be caused by unauthorised encampments. In August 2013, we sent all council leaders in England updated guidance <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments-a-summary-of-available-powers" target="_blank">(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments-a-summary-of-available-powers</a>) reminding them to act swiftly and setting out the strong powers councils and landowners have to deal with illegal and unauthorised encampments, including the use of pre-emptive injunctions. There are concerns about reports that, at times, the police and local authorities, have not been willing to use powers available to them. The Department will therefore be looking to have discussions with Ministerial colleagues to look at what more we can do to help councils and the police deal effectively with unauthorised encampments.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 219043 question first answered 06/01/2015 17:27:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

170765

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Travellers: Caravan Sites
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department issues to local authorities to ensure they understand their powers to remove unauthorised encampments.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	219043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>The Government is concerned about the cost and disruption that can be caused by unauthorised encampments. In August 2013, we sent all council leaders in England updated guidance <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments-a-summary-of-available-powers" target="_blank">(https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dealing-with-illegal-and-unauthorised-encampments-a-summary-of-available-powers</a>) reminding them to act swiftly and setting out the strong powers councils and landowners have to deal with illegal and unauthorised encampments, including the use of pre-emptive injunctions. There are concerns about reports that, at times, the police and local authorities, have not been willing to use powers available to them. The Department will therefore be looking to have discussions with Ministerial colleagues to look at what more we can do to help councils and the police deal effectively with unauthorised encampments.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis grouped question UIN 219045 question first answered 06/01/2015 17:27:52 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

170706

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library copies of all correspondence between him, Ministers of his Department, officials of his Department and the European Commission on the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations, as notified by the UK Government to the Commission on 29 August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
	uin	218952
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>As the Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, the Department currently has no plans to place this information into the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 218953 question first answered 05/01/2015 17:07:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	403 label Biography information for Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

170710

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent discussions he, Ministers or officials of his Department have had with the European Commission on the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Product Regulations, as notified by the Government to the Commission on 29 August 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
	uin	218953
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>As the Government continues to consider carefully all issues relevant to the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products, the Department currently has no plans to place this information into the Library.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 218952 question first answered 05/01/2015 17:07:03 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	403 label Biography information for Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

170711

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Tobacco: Packaging
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether any EU member state has objected to the European Commission about the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Product Regulations, as notified by the Government to the Commission on 29 August 2014; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bradford South
	tabling member printed	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
	uin	218954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>The following Member States provided detailed opinions; Romania, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain. Ireland provided a comment.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Further information about member states respondes can be found at:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&amp;year=2014&amp;num=427" target="_blank">http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tris/en/search/?trisaction=search.detail&amp;year=2014&amp;num=427</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 05/01/2015 15:26:29 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
	tabling member	403 label Biography information for Mr Gerry Sutcliffe

170681

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Tibet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had on the human rights situation in Tibet.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	219015
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>We continue to have concerns about the human rights situation in Tibet. We raise these regularly with Chinese counterparts, including a number of Tibetan cases during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in May 2014. We highlight broader concerns in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy. We also raise concerns multilaterally, such as during China’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in October 2013. On 10 December, I took part in a Westminster Hall Adjournment Debate on Tibet where I outlined a range of our concerns.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 05/01/2015 15:07:51 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

170682

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Tibet
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken to improve the human rights situation in Tibet.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	219016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>We have concerns about the human rights situation in Tibet which we continue to raise with the Chinese government. Through bilateral dialogue, the UN Human Rights Council, and the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy, we press the Chinese to exercise restraint, respect religious and cultural freedoms, and lift restrictions on access to Tibetan areas for international journalists, non-governmental organisations and diplomats. Our UK-China Human Rights Dialogue also provides for detailed, expert, engagement on human rights issues, including Tibet.</p><p> </p><p>We believe that meaningful dialogue is the best way to address and resolve the underlying differences between the Tibetan overseas communities and the Chinese government, and encourage all sides to restart talks as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 05/01/2015 15:19:56 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

170684

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	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	Tibet
	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 human rights situation in Tibet; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	219017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>We have serious concerns about the human rights situation in Tibet, particularly in regards to freedom of expression and ethnic minority rights. We regularly raise our concerns with the Chinese authorities, and highlight them in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy. On 10 December, I took part in a Westminster Hall Adjournment Debate on Tibet where I outlined a range of our concerns.</p><p>We believe that meaningful dialogue is the best way to address and resolve the underlying differences between the Tibetan overseas communities and the Chinese government, and encourage all sides to restart talks as soon as possible.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 05/01/2015 15:24:18 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

170735

	registered interest
	date	16/12/2014
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Thalidomide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 25 November 2014 to Questions 214952 and 214953, whether his letter to the German Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth made representations urging the German government to make appropriate financial contributions to British victims of Thalidomide.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	219059
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2015 answer text <p>I wrote to Manuela Schwesig, Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, asking if she would meet with the Trust but did not address the issue of financial contributions.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Norfolk answering member printed Norman Lamb question first answered 05/01/2015 15:19:23 answering member 1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon