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533408

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans the Government has to review the level of funding it provides to NGOs and charities that support EU nationals in making applications for right to remain or other forms of residency visa as a result of the outcome of the EU referendum.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
	tabling member printed	Ian Murray
	uin	42063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>EU nationals do not need to apply for an entry visa, residence card or a permanent residence card in order to enjoy their free movement rights and responsibilities.</p><p>As a result, the Home Office does not provide funding to NGOs in order to assist EU nationals to obtain such residency documentation.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 11/07/2016 14:19:45 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
	tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

533440

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Pool Re
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 27 June (HL649), how many unaccompanied refugee children have reached the UK so far this year from (1) Europe, (2) the Middle East, and (3) elsewhere, for family reunion or otherwise for resettlement.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL1021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2016 answer text <p>In the year ending March 2016 the UK received 3,206 asylum applications from unaccompanied children who had reached the UK.</p><p>We continue to fulfil our obligations under the Dublin Regulation to unaccompanied children who qualify for transfer to the UK under family reunification provisions. Since January 2016 our records show that over 60 children have been transferred from other EU countries to the UK.</p><p>In addtion, the government continues to implement the Immigration Act 2016, including the provision to transfer unaccompained refugee children to the UK from elswhere in Europe. We are consulting local authorities as required and are also working closely with relevant Member States and other partners such as UNHCR, UNICEF and Save the Children.</p><p>We are working with UNHCR on our Children at Risk Resettlement Scheme to resettle vulnerable children, both unaccompanied and with their family members from the Middle East and North Africa region. We have committed to resettling several hundred individuals in the first year.</p><p>Information on the number of unaccompanied children granted under refugee family reunion provisions in the Immigration Rules is not captured in our data and would require a manual review. This information cannot therefore be provided without exceeding proportionate costs.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/07/2016 13:05:55 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

533346

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether new arrangements are to be introduced for delivering the Nuclear Warhead Capability Sustainment Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
	tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
	uin	42068
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2016 answer text <p>As announced in the Written Ministerial Statement on 21 April 2016 (HCWS689), the contract between the Ministry of Defence and AWE Management Limited (AWEML) has been reviewed and now falls under the Single Source Procurement Framework which is overseen by the Single Source Regulations Office.</p><p>As a result of the review, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) has greater control over the programme, while ensuring that AWE continues to deliver value for money for the taxpayer. The contract between MOD and AWEML also provides the opportunity for higher performance incentives, as well as reductions if targets are not met.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon grouped question UIN 41924 question first answered 12/07/2016 15:16:55 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 21 April 2016, HCWS689.docx title Atomic Weapons Establishment Contract
	tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

533344

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Royal Fleet Auxiliary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the number of (a) women and (b) men employed as (i) merchant navy (A) officers and (B) ratings or (ii) merchant seafarers by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Gateshead
	tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
	uin	42048
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>The number of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Personnel as of 1 April for each of the last 10 years by Officer/Ratings and Male/Female is as follows:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p>RFA Officers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>820</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>750</p></td><td><p>730</p></td><td><p>620</p></td><td><p>600</p></td><td><p>570</p></td><td><p>630</p></td><td><p>680</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>920</p></td><td><p>850</p></td><td><p>810</p></td><td><p>790</p></td><td><p>770</p></td><td><p>660</p></td><td><p>640</p></td><td><p>610</p></td><td><p>680</p></td><td><p>740</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><p>RFA Ratings</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Male</p></td><td><p>1,360</p></td><td><p>1,330</p></td><td><p>1,390</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>1,470</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>1,180</p></td><td><p>1,130</p></td><td><p>1,140</p></td><td><p>1,140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Female</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>90</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>80</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>1,430</p></td><td><p>1,390</p></td><td><p>1,470</p></td><td><p>1,510</p></td><td><p>1,560</p></td><td><p>1,320</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>1,210</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td><td><p>1,220</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>All figures are rounded in accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy. Due to rounding the total is not always the sum of the rounded parts.</p><p> </p><p>These totals may also differ slightly from the total RFA personnel given in the answer of 14 June 2016 to question 39903 for years prior to 2013, as the gender and rank breakdowns are taken from a different source.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Defence does not hold information on those employed in the merchant navy.</p><p> </p><p>In compiling the answer to this question an error has been identified in the answer to question 39903 given on 14 June 2016.</p><p> </p><p>The number of RFA employees on 1 April for each of the years 2008 to 2016 should have been as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="10"><p>Total RFA Personnel</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>2,270</p></td><td><p>2,300</p></td><td><p>2,330</p></td><td><p>2,360</p></td><td><p>2,000</p></td><td><p>1,900</p></td><td><p>1,820</p></td><td><p>1,890</p></td><td><p>1,950</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The original figures given were extracted from the RFA’s live Human Resources system. These can differ from the Official Statistics published in the Ministry of Defence Quarterly Civilian Personnel Statistics Report:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-civilian-personnel-quarterly-report-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-civilian-personnel-quarterly-report-2016</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 13/07/2016 15:16:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

533347

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	RAF Akrotiri
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his long-term plans are for the operation and use of RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	42072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>RAF Akrotiri has performed a vital strategic function in support of operations over many years and continues to fulfil that function today including in support of operations in Iraq and Syria. We expect RAF Akrotiri to remain an essential element of the UK's overseas presence for years to come.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 11/07/2016 15:24:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

533367

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Bovine Tuberculosis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 June 2016 to Question 40362, (a) for what reason the Government has concentrated gamma interferon testing outside the high risk areas and (b) what assessment she has made of the effect of the reduced number of gamma interferon tests in high risk areas on the incidence and spread of bovine TB.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	42073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Supplementary interferon gamma blood testing improves the detection of infected cattle in TB affected herds in the Low Risk and Edge Areas of England reducing the risk of TB taking hold in parts of the country where the disease is not yet endemic.</p><p> </p><p>Information published by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) on gov.uk shows more supplementary interferon gamma tests in the High Risk Area in each of the years 2012 to 2015 than in 2009. We continue to explore options for wider deployment of this test in the High Risk Area.</p><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/532709/ATIC0882.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/532709/ATIC0882.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2016 13:05:17 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

533371

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Agriculture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she plans to publish her Department's 25 year plan on food and farming.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol East
	tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
	uin	42061
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Work on the 25 Year Food and Farming Plan is currently on hold following the result of the EU Referendum. We now have an opportunity to consider our long term vision for food and farming outside of the EU. We look forward to continuing to work with a wide range of interests to develop that vision and to work together to deliver it.</p><p> </p><p>It remains essential that the UK has a thriving food and farming industry with high animal welfare and environmental standards, access to international markets and a long term commitment to boosting productivity through innovation and skills. We are now focused on taking forward the actions that support these objectives, and continuing to develop our long term vision, in a different context.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 11/07/2016 16:23:29 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

533369

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Ash Dieback Disease
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the threat of ash dieback disease to biodiversity across the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Coventry South
	tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
	uin	42035
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>A series of research projects, jointly funded by Defra, has looked into the ecological impacts of ash dieback and investigated possible woodland management options which might ameliorate the problems caused by ash dieback. The results from this work have been published<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>. The research found that there are tree species that share ecological traits or support some of the species associated with ash trees. However, there is no single tree species that would be able to fill the niche provided by ash in terms of both its ecosystem characteristics and biodiversity contribution.</p><p> </p><p>The Forestry Commission provides advice to woodland managers about how best to manage and adapt to ash dieback, for example, by planting a variety of tree species as diversity brings resilience to pests and diseases.</p><p> </p><p>[1] <a href="http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5273931279761408" target="_blank">http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/5273931279761408</a></p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 13/07/2016 11:28:48 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

533370

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Floods: Lancashire
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to reduce the likelihood of future flooding in Whalley, Ribchester and surrounding areas.
	tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
	tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
	uin	42058
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) has spent approximately £750,000 on flood defence schemes in the villages of Slaidburn and Bolton by Bowland over the last decade.</p><p> </p><p>Since the December 2015 flooding, the EA has given one-to-one help and advice to over 100 residents. As part of the works to repair bank erosion at Whalley Bridge, the EA is contributing £20,000 to reduce flood risk by removing gravel from the river channel.</p><p> </p><p>Currently there is a review of flood risk in the Lower Calder which will develop options and predicted costs to address the Main River flooding. The EA aims to report at the end of the year. In 2017, a review of flood risk in Ribchester will commence.</p><p> </p><p>Lancashire County Council is currently bidding for £2 million in Grant in Aid to address surface water flooding in Whalley and Billington. The Environment Agency’s flood and coastal erosion risk management investment programme is refreshed annually to accommodate change, maximise opportunities and integrate new projects. The Regional Flood and Coastal Committee will endorse changes and new additions to the programme, which are then prioritised nationally according to the partnership funding process.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/07/2016 15:49:52 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

533373

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2016
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Nature Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the effect of the vote to leave the EU on her policy on the EU nature directives; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Bridgend
	tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	uin	42020
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2016 answer text <p>Until we leave the EU, current arrangements for farming, fisheries, food and drink, rural affairs and our environment remain in place.</p><p> </p><p>Defra will continue to ensure the right policies are in place for a cleaner, healthier environment for everyone.</p><p> </p><p>The priorities for negotiating our exit from the EU will be a matter for the new Prime Minister and their Cabinet.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 11/07/2016 16:13:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon