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1141829

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Tobacco
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what information his Department (a) collects and (b) publishes on (i) tobacco sales, (ii) profits, (iii) marketing and (iv) research.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	281814
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text HM Treasury does not collect data on tobacco sales, profits, marketing or research. HM Revenue & Customs does collect those financial records necessary to establish tax liabilities of individual tobacco companies and retailers. Any financial data collected for this purpose is subject to taxpayer confidentiality and not published by HMRC. answering member constituency Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland answering member printed Mr Simon Clarke question first answered 03/09/2019 07:51:36 answering member 4655 label Biography information for Sir Simon Clarke
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1141610

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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	Yemen: 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 assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including people and organisations in breach of international law in Yemen in the UN Secretary General's 2020 report on Children and Armed Conflict.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	281724
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>​We are firmly committed to protecting all children affected by armed conflict, including ending the recruitment and use of child soldiers.</p><p>The UK is an active member of the UN Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC), which leads the international response to the issue of child soldiers and child protection. This includes pressing those parties to conflicts listed in the UN Secretary-General's annual report on CAAC, including Yemen, to enter into concrete action plans with the UN to verify and release child soldiers.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 03/09/2019 10:46:13 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141809

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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	Burma: Rohingya
	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 an assessment of the implications for his policies of the claims in the July 2019 report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute entitled Mapping Conditions in Rakhine State that (a) minimal preparations have been made for any return of Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh, (b) 320 of the settlements damaged or destroyed during the genocide of 2017 show no signs of reconstruction, (c) 58 remaining settlements were damaged or destroyed after the crisis during 2018 and (d) six suspected military facilities have been built on the sites of destroyed settlements.
	tabling member constituency	West Ham
	tabling member printed	Lyn Brown
	uin	281685
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>​We are aware of the findings of the report published in July 2019 by Australian Strategic Policy Institute. To the best of our knowledge, we agree that destroyed settlements have not been rebuilt. While there may have been some minimal reconstruction, it is not on the original sites. We are also aware of the Myanmar military's use of land previously occupied by the Rohingya. We support the view that conditions on the ground are not yet in place to support repatriation of refugees in Rakhine. We are clear that safe and sustainable returns will not be possible until conditions in Rakhine are significantly improved. It is essential that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is given unfettered access to assess conditions.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 03/09/2019 10:24:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	1583 label Biography information for Ms Lyn Brown

1141833

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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	Sino-British Joint Declaration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy to fulfil the UK's obligations under the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	281731
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government takes extremely seriously our longstanding duty to uphold the implementation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. It is a legally binding treaty, registered with the UN, and remains in force until 2047. We will continue to monitor closely events in Hong Kong, speaking publicly on issues of concern. We regularly raise our concerns directly with the Chinese and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Governments. The Foreign Secretary raised Hong Kong, and the importance of the Joint Declaration, with Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi on 31 July. He also spoke to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on 9 August, when he noted our support for Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy, and our commitment to 'One Country, Two Systems'.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 03/09/2019 10:30:09 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1141727

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Children: Disadvantaged
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make an assessment of the implications for his Department's policies of the findings of the Children’s Commissioner’s 2019 childhood vulnerability report published in July 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Croydon North
	tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
	uin	281791
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>We welcome this report and the level of analysis which contributes to our understanding of the barriers that some children face.</p><p>Across the government, we are acting on mental health, taking forward the Timpson Review recommendations to make sure that excluded pupils still get the best opportunities in life. We are tackling the root causes of violent crime and making sure that children with special educational needs and disabilities get the support they need by investing £6.3 billion into the high needs budget this year alone.</p><p>We also understand that local authority budgets are under pressure. This is why more money is going into the system: £410 million is being invested to help local authorities deliver social care. Core funding for schools and high needs is rising from almost £41 billion in 2017-18 to £43.5 billion this year. We are providing local authorities with access to £46.4 billion this year, including extra funding to support some of our most vulnerable groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Saffron Walden answering member printed Mrs Kemi Badenoch question first answered 03/09/2019 08:08:20 answering member 4597 label Biography information for Kemi Badenoch
	tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1141757

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Billing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure Government (a) suppliers and (b) subcontractors are paid on time.
	tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
	tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
	uin	281592
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>We are committed to paying 90% of undisputed and valid invoices from SMEs within 5 days and 100% of all undisputed and valid invoices within 30 days. Government departments must report their payment performance on a quarterly basis on GOV.UK.</p><p>Through the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, public sector buyers must include 30-day payment terms in public sector contracts; and require that this payment term be passed down the supply chain. Where this is not happening, businesses are encouraged to raise this with the Public Procurement Review Service in the Cabinet Office, who will investigate.</p><p>From September, any supplier who bids for a Government contract above £5m per annum will be expected to pay 95% of invoices in 60 days across all their business. Any supplier who is unable to demonstrate a fair and responsible approach to the payment of their supply chain may be excluded from bidding.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 03/09/2019 08:48:46 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1141876

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	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	Internet: Cryptography
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 June 2019 to Question 261159 on Internet: Cryptography, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to ensure that the switch to DNS from HTTP protocol does not weaken (a) existing child online safety provisions and (b) ISP blocking.
	tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
	tabling member printed	Tom Watson
	uin	281658
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of ongoing developments relating to the DNS and HTTPS protocol and are working with industry and other relevant stakeholders to address any unintended consequences. Work to understand the potential implications on existing child online safety protections, in particular the effect on existing ISP blocking, is ongoing and we are committed to ensuring that online protections are maintained. Officials are advising Ministers on any necessary mitigation actions as this work progresses.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 03/09/2019 12:32:22 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
	tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

1141836

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	Tourism Ireland: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2019 to Question 278925 and with reference to the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive, how much funding was allocated to Tourism Ireland in each of the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	281649
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>Tourism is a devolved matter falling under the competency of the Department for Economy. Any funding decisions in relation to Tourism Ireland are a matter for DFE and requests for such information should be directed to DFE.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 03/09/2019 10:30:37 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

1141893

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Older Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the physical ability of prison officers to work in front-line roles above the age of 60.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	281834
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>To become a prison officer you must attend an Area Recruitment Centre (ARC) and pass all elements consisting of literacy and numeracy tests, situational judgment tests and physical and medical tests. These determine a candidate’s suitability for the role and do not take into account a candidate’s age or gender, which prevents any unlawful discrimination. There are four elements of the fitness test including grip, agility, bleep test and holding a shield. All of these elements need to be passed for the candidate to pass the fitness part of the assessment.</p><p> </p><p>All prison officers who joined the service after April 2001 must pass an annual fitness test in order to remain a prison officer. Staff who do not meet the annual fitness test standard will be provided with advice and support by a fitness assessor on achieving and maintaining the required fitness level.</p><p> </p><p>There are many factors which determine a person’s ability to pass a fitness test which could not be determined by their age alone.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/09/2019 14:19:29 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1141867

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Former Ministers: Redundancy Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish in table format (a) a list of the ministerial redundancy payments issued since August 2010 and (b) which former ministers accepted those payments.
	tabling member constituency	Hyndburn
	tabling member printed	Graham P Jones
	uin	281716
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally. Section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991 sets out Ministers’ entitlement to severance payments. Payments to individuals are processed by the relevant departments. Any such payments are published in each department’s audited annual accounts, and these accounts can be found on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 03/09/2019 08:44:23 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	3999 label Biography information for Graham P Jones