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1050497

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Education: Exports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if the Government will make an assessment of the potential merits of an international graduate and alumni strategy to support international students’ employment opportunities in their home country to boost UK soft power, research, trade and engagement with alumni by universities, business and government.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	214020
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The government fully recognises the important economic and cultural contribution that EU and international students make to the UK’s higher education sector. We want that contribution to continue and we are confident – given the world class quality of our higher education sector – that it will.</p><p> </p><p>The UK remains a highly attractive destination for non-EU students, with their numbers remaining at record highs – over 170,000 non-EU entrants to UK higher education institutions for the seventh year running. The UK is a world-leading destination for study, with four universities in the world’s top 10 and 16 in the top 100 – second only to the USA. We actively promote study in the UK through the GREAT Campaign and to over 100 countries through the British Council.</p><p> </p><p>The government announced on 21 January that the Department for Education and the Department for International Trade will produce an international education strategy in early 2019. The strategy will set out the government’s ambition for international education, and plans to support the sector in driving growth in education exports. This will include making sure we optimise our position in the market for international students.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 04/02/2019 16:26:17 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1051280

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Sick Leave
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many days of sick leave have been taken by staff in his Department due to (a) stress and (b) mental ill-health in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	214549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Departmental information systems do not record sickness absence relating to stress as a distinct category, but rather includes them in figures related to mental health disorders which are shown in the following table.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Category</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total days lost due to mental illness</p></td><td><p>2,397</p></td><td><p>2,194</p></td><td><p>1,852</p></td><td><p>1,832</p></td><td><p>1,419</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>Data as at 31 December for each year, except for 2018. 2018 is a rolling year figure from 1 October 2017 to 30 September 2018.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 04/02/2019 16:19:46 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1051282

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Suicide: Bereavement Counselling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's timescale is for rolling out bereavement services for families bereaved by suicide.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Wavertree
tabling member printed	Luciana Berger
uin	214538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Funding for mental health will increase by at least £2.3 billion a year by 2023/24, which includes funding to ensure bereavement support in every part of the country by 2023/24. The implementation programme noted in the Long Term Plan will contain further details on the roll-out of these services.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 04/02/2019 15:09:35 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4036 label Biography information for Luciana Berger

1051285

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	General Electric: Rugby
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for national security of the proposed relocation of some GE operations from Rugby to France.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	214614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the hon.Member to the answer I gave on 24 January 2019 to Question 210541 to the hon.Member for Llanelli (Ms Nia Griffith).</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 214057 question first answered 04/02/2019 16:41:42 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract- Thursday 24 January 2019, UIN 210541.docx title General Electric: Rugby
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1051303

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Russia: Human Rights and Journalism
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 make representations to his Russian counterpart on conducting prompt and effective investigations into (a) threats and (b) incidents of violence against (i) human rights activists and (ii) journalists.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	214531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Impunity for attacks on journalists and human rights defenders in Russia remains deeply concerning. We continue to urge the Russian authorities to fully investigate these cases, and ensure the safety of all human rights activists and journalists.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/02/2019 17:47:34 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1051304

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Russia: 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 make representations to his Russian counterpart on granting access to (a) prisons and (b) detention centres in that country to (i) the International Committee of the Red Cross and (ii) other international human rights monitors.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	214532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>We are concerned about recent reports of human rights violations in Russian prisons and detention centres, particularly reported incidents of torture. We continue to prioritise the promotion and protection of human rights, and will continue to make our concerns clear in bilateral interactions at all levels, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/02/2019 17:48:03 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1051306

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	House of Commons: Prayer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, if she will publish a response to EDM 1967 entitled, Parliamentary Prayers.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	214582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The provision of Parliamentary Prayers is a matter for the House. However, many Members of all faiths appreciate the opportunity for quiet reflection before making important decisions during debates and the course of the Parliamentary day. Over recent years Parliament has made many inclusive reforms, including the creation of a multi-faith prayer room.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 04/02/2019 16:42:00 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1051307

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will expedite visa applications for Russian (a) human rights activists, (b) journalists and (c) civil society activists to visit the UK to enable them to hold discussions with Government representatives on the human rights situation in Russia; and whether it is his Department's policy to provide (i) temporary visas for sanctuary and (ii) asylum to Russian (A) human rights activists and (B) journalists that need to leave Russia for their safety.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	214533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>All visa applications are considered on their individual merits and in line with UK immigration rules and guidance.</p><p>As a signatory to the Refugee Convention, the UK fully considers all asylum claims lodged in the UK. We do not consider asylum claims lodged outside UK territory and there is no provision in the Immigration Rules to allow someone to travel to the UK for temporary protection or to claim. We recognise the continuing concerns of key partners domestically and internationally around the human rights situation in Russia, and we remain committed to continuing engagement with them on this issue.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 04/02/2019 16:54:50 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1051308

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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	Russia: Journalism
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 raise the matter of (a) press freedom, (b) the unconditional release of journalists and bloggers and (c) violence against journalists at his next (i) meeting and (ii) discussions with his Russian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Congleton
tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
uin	214534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>We continue to call on Russia to respect freedom of speech and expression, which are enshrined in the Russian constitution. This includes releasing those who are imprisoned for their journalism. We remain deeply concerned by the state of impunity for perpetrators of attacks on journalists in Russia.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/02/2019 17:48:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

1051309

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Venezuela: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has held with the (a) Government of Venezuela, (b) President of the National Assembly of Venezuela and (c) Governments of neighbouring states on the (i) humanitarian situation in Venezuela and (b) level of humanitarian aid required for Venezuelan refugees in neighbouring countries.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	214464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK is closely in touch with partners in the region to discuss the humanitarian situation in Venezuela and neighbouring countries, including through two DFID advisers deployed to the region. Our Embassies in the region meet regularly with neighbouring governments to discuss the crisis and the level of humanitarian aid required to meet growing needs.</p><p> </p><p>The Foreign Secretary spoke to the President of the National Assembly of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, on 30 January. Their call included discussion on the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela and the number of Venezuelans fleeing their homes.</p><p> </p><p>DFID continues to work closely with – and provide significant core funding to – the UN and Red Cross movement to alleviate the worsening humanitarian situation.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 04/02/2019 17:11:25 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham