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964863

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date	03/09/2018
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the implications are for his policies of the recommendation by the UN Human Rights Council Group of Eminent Experts Report on Yemen that the international community should refrain from providing arms that could be used in the conflict; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>We assess all export licensing applications for Saudi Arabia and other members of the Saudi-led Coalition on a case by case basis against the Consolidated EU&amp; National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. Our assessments take into account evidence from a wide range of sources including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office network, other government departments, international organisations, national and international media, and Non-Government Organisations. We consider reports by UN bodies as part of the process, and will look carefully at the recent report by the UN Human Rights Council Group of Eminent Experts. We keep all licensing decisions under careful review. ​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:20:50 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964864

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Yemen: Human Rights
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 merits of the UN Human Rights Council group of eminent experts report on Yemen; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The recent report from the Group of Eminent Experts further underlines the deeply concerning human rights situation in Yemen and the importance of reaching a political solution to this conflict. We are carefully considering the contents of the report ahead of the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:03:27 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964865

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Yemen: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will discuss the findings and recommendations of the UN Human Rights Council group of eminent experts report on Yemen with his counterparts in Saudi Arabi, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The recent report from the Group of Eminent Experts further underlines the deeply concerning human rights situation in Yemen and the importance of reaching a political solution to this conflict. We are carefully considering the contents of the report ahead of the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council and will discuss this with our allies</p><p>As we have consistently done we will continue to emphasise to all parties the vital importance of compliance with international humanitarian law, press for action to address the humanitarian crisis, and encourage all parties to engage in the UN-led political process in good faith.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:04:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964866

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Yemen: Human Rights
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 UK plans to support the renewal of the mandate of the UN Human Rights Council Group of Eminent Experts to investigate violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169616
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>​The recent report from the Group of Eminent Experts further underlines the deeply concerning human rights situation in Yemen and the importance of reaching a political solution to this conflict. We are carefully considering the contents of the report ahead of the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council.</p><p>As we have consistently, we will emphasise to all parties the vital importance of compliance with international humanitarian law, press for action to address the humanitarian crisis, and encourage all parties to engage in the UN-led political process in good faith.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:05:49 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964867

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
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	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Attorney General on the legality of UK arm sales to the Saudi and Emirati-led coalition.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government's legal advice is subject to legal professional privilege. The High Court’s judgment of July 2017 confirmed that we have in place a robust and rigorous process for assessing export licensing decisions for Saudi Arabia. We assess all export licensing decisions for Saudi Arabia on a case by case basis against the Consolidated Criteria. Our assessments take into account evidence from a range of sources including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, other government departments, the media and NGO reports. ​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/09/2018 15:16:53 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964874

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the target time is for processing a leave to remain application that is made on human rights grounds.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office does not currently have a published service standard for family and private life applications but endeavours to determine what are often complex applications as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/09/2018 15:35:51 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964875

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the current average waiting time is for the processing of a leave to remain case that is made on human rights grounds.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169619
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>Data on processing times for in-country leave to remain human rights applications is available within published In-Country Migration Data:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2018</a></p><p>Refer to tab InC_05: ‘Non-Straightforward Workable’</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/09/2018 15:32:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964876

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for leave to remain on human rights grounds have been processed in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>Data on the volume of in-country leave to remain human rights applications is available within published In-Country Migration Data:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-august-2018</a></p><p>Refer to tab InC_05: ‘Non-Straightforward Workable’</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 06/09/2018 15:34:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964945

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Economic Analysis
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if he will publish the Government's full economic analysis of the effect on the UK of leaving the EU without a deal in advance of the vote in Parliament on the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2018 answer text <p>The Government has confirmed that when we bring forward the vote on the final deal, we will ensure that Parliament is presented with the appropriate analysis to make an informed decision. This will be the right time for the government to present its work. It will allow parliament to scrutinise analysis based on the most accurate assessment we can make.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 06/09/2018 16:51:05 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

964970

registered interest
date	03/09/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Dedicated Schools Grant
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the amount paid to local authorities as dedicated school grants in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	169622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>Dedicated Schools Grant allocations for the last 5 years are published in full on GOV.UK, and can be accessed at the following links:</p><p> </p><p>Information for 2018-19 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2018-to-2019</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information for 2017-18 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information for 2016-17 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information for 2015-16 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-dsg-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information for 2014-15 can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dedicated-schools-grant-2014-to-2015</a>.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 11/09/2018 15:59:22 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West