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1015031

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Government: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 apply to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	195604
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>These draft regulations make minor and technical changes to correct any elements of the UK’s occupational and personal pensions legislation that will not work effectively after the UK departs the EU. They will not apply to the Local Government Pension Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 29/11/2018 15:24:22 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1015032

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Forensic Science: Misconduct
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the National Police Chiefs' Council's press release National operation to retest manipulated forensic samples is progressing at pace, published on 21 November 2018, how many of the 10,000 cases identified by the National Police Chiefs' Council as possibly being affected by manipulation at Randox Testing Services were discovered to have been manipulated following testing; and which categories of offences those cases related to.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	195605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) press release referred to in this Parliamentary Question was published on 21 November 2017, not 2018. This issue remains the subject of an ongoing police investigation to determine how many cases may have been manipulated.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 29/11/2018 15:27:30 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh

1015039

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans are in place to ensure that operators of critical national infrastructure are resourced with (a) an adequate number of and (b) adequately skilled employees to protect against cyber threats.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	195607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Developing a sustainable pipeline of cyber security talent to protect the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure is a priority for the government.</p><p>Our approach under the National Security Strategy 2016-2021 looks at the full skills pipeline, from schools and universities, apprenticeships and continuing professional development, to targeted interventions to retrain our existing workforce so we can deliver a step-change in the UK’s cyber security capabilities. The government will set out further details in the forthcoming National Cyber Security Skills Strategy.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 29/11/2018 14:29:10 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1015106

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Honours and Privy Council
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what (a) discussions he held and (b) advice he sought from Honours committees in advance of the (i) knighthood and (ii) Privy Council appointments announced by his office on 23 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	195644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>The Prime Minister made an honours recommendation to Her Majesty The Queen, following the completion of full probity checks, and in recognition of exceptional and longstanding Government service. Privy Councillors are members of The Queen's own Council and are not part of the honours process.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 29/11/2018 14:45:27 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1015124

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Philippines: Religious 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 recent discussions he has had with the Government of the Philippines on religious freedom in that country.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK is committed to the promotion of human rights, including freedom of religion and belief. Whilst we have not held specific discussions with the Philippine Government on religious freedoms, we have had regular discussions on human rights, including raising our concerns about the &quot;war on drugs&quot; and the treatment of human rights defenders. My officials most recently met with their Philippine counterparts at the UK/Philippines High Level talks that took place on 19th November, where these issues were raised.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 15:11:24 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1015126

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Mexico and USA: Migrants
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 with his counterparts in the (a) US Administration and (b) Mexican Government on the human rights of Central American migrants.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195552
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>We continue to monitor developments on migrants from Central America transiting Mexico and are in contact with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) which is providing support and funding. Officials in our Embassy in Mexico have also met with the local Mexican State Human Rights Commission on the border with Guatemala and discussed the protection of human rights for migrants.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/11/2018 15:05:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1015128

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	USA: Riot Control Weapons
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 with his counterpart in the US Administration on reports that tear gas has been used by US border officers to repel migrants at the US-Mexico border.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>There have been no specific FCO Ministerial discussions on the use of tear gas at the US border.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/11/2018 15:03:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1015129

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Central America: 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 recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in Central America on human rights.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	195554
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>Human rights is regularly on the agenda of bilateral meetings with Central American counterparts. Our Embassies across Central America monitor human rights situations closely and raise our concerns with respective Central American Governments, working closely with EU and like-minded partners. Our particular focus in recent months has been Nicaragua. I met the Nicaraguan Minister for National Policies on 3 July, urging the government to take responsibility for putting an end to the violence in the country, and issued a statement on 24 July; and on 19 October the Head of Latin America Department and the British Ambassador met the Foreign Minister &amp; Vice-Foreign Minister in Managua to express our concerns about human rights abuses in the country.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 29/11/2018 15:09:58 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1015148

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Natural England: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2018 to Question 191370 on Natural England: Finance, if he will make publicly available the UK Government Investments internal governance review of Natural England.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	195566
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>UK Government Investments’ internal governance review of Natural England is still under discussion with the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Natural England. There are no current plans to publish this review.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 29/11/2018 14:56:32 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1015176

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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: Finance
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 assessment he has made of the accuracy of the estimate made by the Campaign for Science and Engineering that R&D funding will require an additional £9 billion a year by 2027 to meet the target of 2.4 per cent of GDP investment across the economy by that year.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	195668
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government welcomes the contribution of organisations such as the Campaign for Science and Engineering to the public debate.</p><p>The CaSE estimates set out a possible scenario for moving towards the 2.4% R&amp;D ambition; though there are a number of assumptions and uncertainties in any such assessment.</p><p>The figures presented by CaSE also highlight the role that increased private sector investment will need to play in meeting this challenge, and we are working with industry on our roadmap to meet the target.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 29/11/2018 14:42:20 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah