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967849

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date	04/09/2018
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	Southern Africa: LGBT+ People
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 representations he has made to his counterparts in (a) Swaziland, (b) Namibia and (c) Botswana on LGBT+ rights in those countries.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	170425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Our High Commissions regularly raise LGBT rights with Eswatini, Namibia and Botswana as part of our human rights agenda. The Prime Minister championed LGBT rights at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) in April 2018, which was attended by Botswana, Namibia and Eswatini.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 10/09/2018 15:08:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

967850

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	Burma: Press Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Myanmar government regarding the imprisonment of Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	170426
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>​Government Ministers have repeatedly called for the immediate release of Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo since their arrest in December 2017. The Foreign Secretary called their conviction and sentencing on 3 September &quot;an unconscionable blow to press freedom&quot; and committed to raising their case with Burmese representatives. I called for their release in my conversation with Burma's Minister for International Cooperation on 17 August.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/09/2018 16:02:24 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

967851

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	USA: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the effect of the USA withdrawing funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency on the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	170427
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>Any disruption to the essential services delivered by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) undermines the stability and economy of Gaza, which worsens living conditions and increases humanitarian needs. My officials and I are working with UNRWA and our partners to ensure essential services are maintained in Gaza and UNRWA’s other fields of operation, despite the US withdrawal of funding. The UK has announced £17 million of funding over the past four months, in addition to our original budget of £28 million, to protect UNRWA’s vital services. The Government has also increased humanitarian support to Gaza this year in light of the deteriorating conditions.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 10/09/2018 16:59:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

967852

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	China: Uyghurs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Chinese Government on reports of political re-education camps housing up to one million Uighur Muslims in that country.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh West
tabling member printed	Christine Jardine
uin	170428
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang. We are aware of credible reports of thousands of Uighurs being held in political re-education camps. UK officials recently visited Xinjiang to see the latest situation at first-hand, and found a heavy security presence on the ground.</p><p>The Foriegn Secretary raised our concerns about Xinjiang, and specifically so called ‘re-education camps’, with Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to China in July 2018. I also raised our concerns about Xinjiang with Vice Minister Guo Yezhou during my visit to China on 22 July 2018. Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials will continue to monitor the situation in Xinjiang closely.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 10/09/2018 16:10:19 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4634 label Biography information for Christine Jardine

967853

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Research: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the (a) potential value of bilateral research between the UK and India in 2022 and (b) value of that research in 2010.
tabling member constituency	Mansfield
tabling member printed	Ben Bradley
uin	170446
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2018 answer text <p>We cannot estimate of the potential value of bilateral research between the UK and India in 2022 as this is outside the current spending review period.</p><p> </p><p>However, in 2021 we estimate that the potential value of bilateral research between the UK and India will be £22.3m from the UK, with equivalent match from India.</p><p> </p><p>In 2010 we estimate that the value of bilateral research between the UK and India was £4.76m from the UK, with equivalent match from India. This includes research conducted through the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI) and research funding committed by RCUK in 2010.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 17/09/2018 09:12:47 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4663 label Biography information for Ben Bradley

967854

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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: Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many universal credit claimants there are in the Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock constituency.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	170392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The latest available information on the number of people on Universal Credit by parliamentary constituency and local authority is published and can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p>Guidance on how to extract the information required can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html" target="_blank">https://sw.stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/Getting-Started.html</a></p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/09/2018 16:38:29 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

967855

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Members: Correspondence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the Minister of State for Immigration plans to respond to the letter from the hon. Member for Glasgow East of 2 August 2018, reference DL1598.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
tabling member printed	David Linden
uin	170431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>I apologise for the delay in responding to your letter of 2 August 2018. The Home Office is required to respond to correspondence within 20 working days. A response to your letter is in hand and a substantive reply will be sent within the week.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 16:33:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

967856

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what timetable he has in place for spending the £190 million allocated to the roll-out of full-fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	170393
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>The £190m Local Full Fibre Networks Programme’s Challenge Fund will be allocated directly to local bodies. As a condition of the grant agreement, all funding allocated to local bodies will need to be spent by the end of March 2021. Each local body will operate as the delivery lead for their project, so the timetable for spending their funding prior to this deadline will vary for each project according to their delivery schedule.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/09/2018 16:09:23 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant

967857

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Somalia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to ensure that Somali passport holders with the right to live in the UK are not refused entry as a result of the change from passport endorsement to a bio-metric residence permit system.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Ladywood
tabling member printed	Shabana Mahmood
uin	170296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK does not currently recognise Somali passports for travel to the UK. However, we have put in place measures to ensure that holders of Somali passports who are in possession of a valid UK biometric residence permit are able to return to the UK.</p><p>We have informed international carriers these arrangements and shared this information with representatives of the Somali community.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/09/2018 18:30:37 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3914 label Biography information for Shabana Mahmood

967858

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Local Growth Deals: Ayrshire
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what progress has been made on the Ayrshire Growth Deal.
tabling member constituency	Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
tabling member printed	Bill Grant
uin	170394
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2018 answer text <p>My officials continue to engage with the Ayrshire Partners to refine the Deal proposals and met with the Head of the Ayrshire Growth Deal Team in Kilmarnock on Thursday 6 September where progress with individual projects and the Deal timeline were discussed.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government began formal negotiations with the three Ayrshire Councils following an announcement by the Prime Minister on 29 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 11/09/2018 10:00:23 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4605 label Biography information for Bill Grant