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1122201

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Brexit: Referendums
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what analysis did the Chancellor of the Exchequer used for the statement that it is unlikely, at a technical level, whether there would be enough time to legislate for a confirmatory referendum on the EU Withdrawal Agreement before the UK leaves the EU reported in the Guardian on 12 April 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	246007
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">The Government has no plans to hold another referendum on EU membership. The Government remains committed to delivering on the result of the 2016 EU referendum by leaving the EU.</del></p><p><br /><del class="ministerial">An Act of Parliament is required before any UK-wide referendum can be held, the terms of which are for Parliament to debate and agree, including provisions for setting the data, franchise and the question as well as incorpating adequate time to prepare for the poll and a minimum campaigning period.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government has no plans to hold another referendum on EU membership. The Government remains committed to delivering on the result of the 2016 EU referendum by leaving the EU.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> </ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">An Act of Parliament is required before any UK-wide referendum can be held, the terms of which are for Parliament to debate and agree, including provisions for setting the date, franchise and the question as well as incorporating adequate time to prepare for the poll and a minimum campaigning period.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 25/04/2019 15:54:57 question first ministerially corrected 14/05/2019 10:51:32 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington previous answer version 115134 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122126

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Ahmed Saddouma
	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 request that the Egyptian Government release Ahmed Saddouma from prison.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	245552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>It remains a long-standing policy of the United Kingdom to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We have regularly made our position clear to the Egyptian Government.</p><p>Our Embassy in Cairo has raised with the Egyptian authorities our concerns about Article 122 of the Child Law, which allows certain juveniles to be tried as adults, as well as the case of Ahmed Saddouma. The Egyptian authorities have told us they are looking into this and similar cases, in addition to our wider concerns about Article 122. We have also engaged with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on this issue; our Embassy arranged for Reprieve to brief representatives of other EU Member States in Cairo on this subject last year.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 245553 245554 246434 question first answered 30/04/2019 16:11:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122127

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Ahmed Saddouma
	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 Egyptian Government has (a) responded to any inquiries by his Department on Ahmed Saddouma, (b) indicated whether it considers Mr Saddouma a juvenile and (c) provided any guarantees that Ahmed Saddouma will not receive a death sentence.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	245553
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>It remains a long-standing policy of the United Kingdom to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We have regularly made our position clear to the Egyptian Government.</p><p>Our Embassy in Cairo has raised with the Egyptian authorities our concerns about Article 122 of the Child Law, which allows certain juveniles to be tried as adults, as well as the case of Ahmed Saddouma. The Egyptian authorities have told us they are looking into this and similar cases, in addition to our wider concerns about Article 122. We have also engaged with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on this issue; our Embassy arranged for Reprieve to brief representatives of other EU Member States in Cairo on this subject last year.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 245552 245554 246434 question first answered 30/04/2019 16:11:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122202

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: EU Defence Policy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect of leaving the EU (a) with a deal and (b) under a no-deal scenario on the legal status and chain of command for UK armed forces personnel serving on EU-led missions.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	246008
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>The Political Declaration on the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom sets out the basis for our future cooperation as a third country. This includes providing the legal framework, in the form of a Framework Participation Agreement, for the UK to contribute to EU crisis management operations and missions, on a case-by-case basis and when in the mutual interests. Such a partnership must respect the sovereignty of the UK, the UK will maintain control over its defence policy and decision making.</p><p>In a No Deal scenario, the UK would withdraw from Common Security and Defence Policy missions and operations - both military and civilian, and associated personnel seconded to the EU institutions. The UK would continue to act through other multilateral fora, including through the UN and NATO.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 30/04/2019 15:09:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122093

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Department for International Development: Staff
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answer of 9 April 2019 to Question 239838 on Department for International Development: Secondment, how many Departmental staff are currently based and working on projects and programmes in (a) Pakistan, (b) Ethiopia, (c) Nigeria, (d) South Sudan, (e) Yemen and (f) Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	245551
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>The below table outlines the number of HCS (Home Civil Servant) staff based in each country as at 31 March 2019. Information on the number of staff working on projects and programmes in these countries is not held centrally.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>No. of staff based in location</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>36</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Sudan</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>Nil</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 29/04/2019 16:50:26 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122128

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Egypt: Capital Punishment
	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 his Department has made of the implications for its policies of reports by the human rights group Reprieve that Egypt has issued preliminary death sentences to at least 10 juveniles since President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	245554
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>It remains a long-standing policy of the United Kingdom to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We have regularly made our position clear to the Egyptian Government.</p><p>Our Embassy in Cairo has raised with the Egyptian authorities our concerns about Article 122 of the Child Law, which allows certain juveniles to be tried as adults, as well as the case of Ahmed Saddouma. The Egyptian authorities have told us they are looking into this and similar cases, in addition to our wider concerns about Article 122. We have also engaged with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on this issue; our Embassy arranged for Reprieve to brief representatives of other EU Member States in Cairo on this subject last year.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field grouped question UIN 245552 245553 246434 question first answered 30/04/2019 16:11:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122092

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Electric Scooters
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions officials in his Department have had with representatives of providers of e-scooters.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	245550
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>No trials of this kind have taken place. The Department is presently determining the scope and timing of the regulatory review announced in the Future of Mobility: Urban Strategy.</p><p> </p><p>Officials have had introductory meetings with representatives from leading e-scooter hiring companies. However, active travel methods remain the best option for short urban journeys, and the Government is keen to stress the importance of these methods of travel.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman grouped question UIN 245549 question first answered 30/04/2019 09:42:27 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122059

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Electricity Interconnectors: France
	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 recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU (i) with and (ii) without a deal on the UK’s ability to receive gas and electricity flows from French interconnectors.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	245543
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>The UK does not have a gas interconnector to France so there will be no impact on gas flows.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU with a deal, the arrangements that govern electricity trading with France will be a matter for negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, we do not expect there to be any fundamental barriers to the UK’s ability to receive electricity flows from France. Alternative new rules setting out trading arrangements in the event of a ‘no deal’ have been developed by interconnection operators and were approved by national regulators on 15 March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 01/05/2019 16:05:37 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122062

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Electricity Interconnectors: France
	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 discussions he has had with the French Government on the effect of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal on the UK’s ability to receive gas and electricity flows from French interconnectors; and whether the Government received assurances from the French Government that there would be no disruption to energy flows from France as a result of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	245546
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>There is no gas interconnector between Great Britain and France. IFA, the electricity interconnector between Great Britain and France have engaged with the French Government, supported by BEIS officials. These discussions have provided mutual assurances on the continuity of the legal and regulatory framework for the interconnector if the UK were to leave the European Union without a deal and modified access rules for the electricity interconnector have been approved by both Ofgem and the French regulator.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 01/05/2019 16:06:03 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1122060

	registered interest
	date	18/04/2019
	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	Electricity Interconnectors: Netherlands
	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 effect of the UK leaving the EU (a) with and (b) without a deal on the UK’s ability to receive gas and electricity flows from Dutch interconnectors.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	245544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>If the UK were to leave the European Union without a deal, modified access rules for the electricity interconnector have been approved by both Ofgem and the Dutch regulator. Modified access rules are not required for the gas interconnector. The Political Declaration on the future relationship sets out the parameters for the UK and EU’s future discussions on electricity and gas.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 01/05/2019 16:05:49 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake