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1055791

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date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Overseas Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether he is taking steps to support a global initiative of Governments and businesses to ensure that workers in (a) cocoa and (b) other supply chains receive a living income; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
uin	217632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>One of the keys to driving poverty reduction is enabling workers in global supply chains to be paid a living wage. The UK works with Governments, businesses and other actors to advance this agenda. For example, the Department for International Development (DFID) supports the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), which works with companies such as the Body Shop, Co-op and Tesco, as well as trade unions. The UK also supports initiatives such as the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest business sustainability initiative, which focuses partly on labour rights and has over 12,000 signatories from over 160 countries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 14/02/2019 16:12:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1055833

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Alternative Arrangements Working Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, under which section of the Civil Service Code is civil service support to the Alternative Arrangements Working Group permissible.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	217471
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Ministers, including myself, have been meeting a wide range of MPs in various groups and other stakeholders to discuss the Government’s approach to EU Exit. This has included discussion of alternative arrangements to the backstop, following Parliament’s indication of support for such a position.</p><p>The Civil Service supports the Government in developing and implementing its policies. In this context, it is proper for civil servants to support Ministers in conducting these meetings. No support has been extended to backbench MPs, or other individuals or groups outwith Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 14/02/2019 13:11:22 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

1058713

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of files held by his Department in relation to Sri Lanka dating from the 1970s and 1980s that (a) have been and (b) are planned to be destroyed.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	219553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>​The FCO is unable to collate these estimates of file destruction within the timescale provided without incurring disproportionate cost.</p><p>The FCO, as with all government departments, reviews all its files in line with the requirements of the Public Records Act before making a decision on permanent preservation. This applies to all files from the 1970s and 1980s relating to Sri Lanka which the FCO has already reviewed under the Act.</p><p>Selection of such records for permanent preservation took place under the guidance and supervision of The National Archives.</p><p>The Public Records Act does not require departments to preserve files if they are of no long-term historical value. For instance, the FCO may destroy a file if it only contains administrative or ephemeral content or because it only contains information which is already in the public domain.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 14/02/2019 16:36:27 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1058729

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what decisions his Department has taken on the next Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	219532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The Department has started considering the future of the Thameslink, Southern, and Great Northern franchise (TSGN). We are working closely with the Williams Rail Review, which is examining the most appropriate organisational and commercial models for the future of the rail industry. As a result, a decision will not be made regarding the future of TSGN before the Review findings are published in Autumn 2019.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 14/02/2019 14:54:14 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1058730

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Home Office: Official Engagements
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 list his engagements for Monday 4 February 2019.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	219277
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>It is not Home Office policy to release detailed accounts of the Home Secretary’s diary. We do however release quarterly transparency data that details their external meetings, which can be found here:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-ministers-hospitality-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/home-office-ministers-hospitality-data</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 14/02/2019 17:25:06 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1058732

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Turkey: Kurds
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 his Turkish counterparts on the detention and imprisonment of Kurdish politicians.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	219361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>​We have raised the detention of People's Democratic Party (HDP) Members of Parliament, most recently in January regarding the case of Ms Leyla Guven MP. We regularly discuss these issues with the HDP itself. We expect Turkey, as a modern democracy, to undertake legal processes against MPs fairly, transparently and with full respect for the rule of law. We will continue to monitor both the imprisionment of HDP MPs, and the wider Kurdish issue closely.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/02/2019 16:26:51 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1058733

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Abdullah Öcalan
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 his Turkish counterpart on Kurdish people on hunger strike throughout the world in protest to the isolation of Abdullah Ocalan in that country.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	219362
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Our Embassy in Ankara raised the issue of hunger strikers with the Turkish authorities in mid-January, specifically highlighting our concerns over the case of Ms Leyla Guven MP, who we are pleased to note was recently released from prison. We urge Turkey to uphold the human rights of hunger striking prisoners, including ensuring they have access to medical treatment.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/02/2019 16:30:37 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1058734

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
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	Abdullah Öcalan
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 his Turkish counterpart on the prison conditions and isolation of Abdullah Ocalan in Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Newport East
tabling member printed	Jessica Morden
uin	219363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>British Embassy officials discussed Mr Öcalan’s case and the prison conditions with Turkish officials in mid-January. We note the concerns about isolation expressed by the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture in their report following their visit in 2016 to the prison where Mr Öcalan is held.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 14/02/2019 16:34:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1548 label Biography information for Jessica Morden

1058747

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Birmingham Prison: Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Annex A of the written evidence of the Chief Executive of the HM Prison and Probation Service of 21 December 2018 to the Justice Committee inquiry on HMP Birmingham, what the ratio of operational capacity to full-time equivalent band three prison officers at HMP Birmingham was in (a) December 2016, (b) August 2018 and (c) November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	219509
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The operational capacity of all prisons in England and Wales is provided monthly as part of the regularly published Prison Population statistics. A breakdown of staffing at various grades by establishment is provided as part of the Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce statistics which are published quarterly. This information can be found at the following links;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Privately-run prisons have different grading systems from public sector establishments. The table below displays the number of Prison Custody Officers (PCOs) at HMP Birmingham and HMP Forest Bank that were included as part of the written evidence of the Chief Executive of HMPPS of 21 December 2018. The other figures in the table represent the number of funded PCO posts at HMP Peterborough and for HMP Birmingham. HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics are not published for privately managed prisons. The Ministry of Justice does not hold staffing numbers or specific points in time, and it is the responsibility of the Contractor to determine and maintain the number of staff necessary to discharge the requirements of the contract and ensure that staff are sufficiently trained to undertake their duties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>292.47</p></td><td><p>277.87</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>296.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>333.50</p></td><td><p>333.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows full-time equivalent band three prison officers for November 2016 at the comparator listed prisons from the written evidence of the Chief Executive of the HM Prison and Probation Service of 21 December 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Bullingdon</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hewell</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leeds</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Liverpool</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nottingham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pentonville</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wandsworth</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wormwood Scrubs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following table shows the operational capacity at the requested prisons.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>1,475</p></td><td><p>917</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>1,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Bullingdon</strong></p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Hewell</strong></p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Leeds</strong></p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Liverpool</strong></p></td><td><p>1,246</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Pentonville</strong></p></td><td><p>1,310</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>1,312</p></td><td><p>1,312</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Wandsworth</strong></p></td><td><p>1,628</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Wormwood Scrubs</strong></p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 219510 219511 question first answered 19/02/2019 15:46:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1058748

registered interest
date	11/02/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Annex A of the written evidence of the Chief Executive of the HM Prison and Probation Service of 21 December 2018 to the Justice Committee inquiry on HMP Birmingham, what the ratio of operational capacity to full-time equivalent band three prison officers at (a) HMP Birmingham and (b) all listed comparator prisons was in November 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	219510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>The operational capacity of all prisons in England and Wales is provided monthly as part of the regularly published Prison Population statistics. A breakdown of staffing at various grades by establishment is provided as part of the Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service workforce statistics which are published quarterly. This information can be found at the following links;</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/prison-population-statistics</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-offender-management-service-workforce-statistics</a></p><p> </p><p>Privately-run prisons have different grading systems from public sector establishments. The table below displays the number of Prison Custody Officers (PCOs) at HMP Birmingham and HMP Forest Bank that were included as part of the written evidence of the Chief Executive of HMPPS of 21 December 2018. The other figures in the table represent the number of funded PCO posts at HMP Peterborough and for HMP Birmingham. HM Prison and Probation workforce statistics are not published for privately managed prisons. The Ministry of Justice does not hold staffing numbers or specific points in time, and it is the responsibility of the Contractor to determine and maintain the number of staff necessary to discharge the requirements of the contract and ensure that staff are sufficiently trained to undertake their duties.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>292.47</p></td><td><p>277.87</p></td><td><p>329</p></td><td><p>296.89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>333.50</p></td><td><p>333.50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>211</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table below shows full-time equivalent band three prison officers for November 2016 at the comparator listed prisons from the written evidence of the Chief Executive of the HM Prison and Probation Service of 21 December 2018.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Bullingdon</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hewell</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leeds</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Liverpool</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>149</p></td><td><p>169</p></td><td><p>175</p></td><td><p>188</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Nottingham</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Pentonville</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wandsworth</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Wormwood Scrubs</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>160</p></td><td><p>224</p></td><td><p>219</p></td><td><p>209</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The following table shows the operational capacity at the requested prisons.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Prison</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Dec 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Aug 2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Birmingham</strong></p></td><td><p>1,475</p></td><td><p>917</p></td><td><p>1,250</p></td><td><p>1,028</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Bullingdon</strong></p></td><td><p>1,114</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Forest Bank</strong></p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Hewell</strong></p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Leeds</strong></p></td><td><p>1,212</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Liverpool</strong></p></td><td><p>1,246</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Pentonville</strong></p></td><td><p>1,310</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Peterborough</strong></p></td><td><p>1,312</p></td><td><p>1,312</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td><td><p>1,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Wandsworth</strong></p></td><td><p>1,628</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> Wormwood Scrubs</strong></p></td><td><p>1,279</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Operators of privately managed prisons are required to deliver sufficient recruitment and training of staff to ensure they maintain a safe, decent and secure prison as per their contractual obligation. The performance of all providers continues to be robustly managed. We will not hesitate to take action if and when standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 219509 219511 question first answered 19/02/2019 15:46:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon