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166263

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date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Domestic Visits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which parliamentary constituencies he has visited in an official capacity in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Corby
tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
uin	216176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Edinburgh East (Sheila Gilmore) on 24 February, Question 208006.</p> answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins question first answered 23/03/2015 14:29:14 answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins previous answer version 31011 answering member constituency Keighley answering member printed Kris Hopkins answering member 4043 label Biography information for Kris Hopkins
tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

166321

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Business: 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 steps he plans to take to review the Government's Business and Human Rights Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	216002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text We are committed to reviewing our Action Plan in 2015. We will use a cross-Government approach, as we did when developing the National Action Plan, to reflect the fact that business and human rights runs across a broad range of Government activities and responsibilities. A cross-Government Steering Group, led by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the department for Business Innovation and Skills, and including around 10 other government departments, oversees delivery of the Action Plan. A detailed implementation plan sets out the action needed to deliver against each of the Action Plan commitments, and the departments responsible for taking this forward. This provides a mechanism for ensuring that all Whitehall departments understand their roles in delivering the Action Plan, and for monitoring progress and holding departments to account. We are committed to reporting on progress in the FCO’s Annual Human Rights and Democracy Report. We are working with business and civil society to ensure that the Action Plan delivers real impacts and contributes to preventing human rights abuses by companies wherever they operate, or providing remedy when they occur. We will continue to consult and collaborate with key stakeholders in monitoring delivery of this plan and helping to refresh and update it in future. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 03/12/2014 16:11:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

166322

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assistance is being given by the UK to the effort to discover what happended to Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	216194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>We continue to work with the Dutch Public Prosecutors Office (OM) on their report into war crimes, terrorism, murder and the destruction of MH17. Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) are providing advice and support to the Dutch-led Joint Investigation Team (JIT) which operates under the mandate of UNSCR 2166, and we have placed two UK police Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) specialists into the DVI Team in the Netherlands.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 03/12/2014 17:46:53 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

166323

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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
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 the Burmese government on its decision not to change the constitution of that country until after the general election in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	216157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Changing Burma's 2008 constitution to enshrine equal rights for all will be crucial for Burma's future stability. The UK is one of the leading international proponents of such change. Changes to many parts of the constitution are ultimately a matter for the people of Burma to decide directly by referendum. Ministers regularly raise the issue of constitutional change with their Burmese counterparts. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) discussed Burma's constitution with President Thein Sein when they met at the G20 Summit in Brisbane.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 01/12/2014 17:54:45 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

166324

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Take-away Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on take-away food for staff since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2014 answer text It is not possible to answer this question without incurring disproportionate cost. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 04/12/2014 14:19:31 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

166325

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Middle East
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 the new High Representative for the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Palestinian statehood and the EU's position on encouraging a two-state solution in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	216195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt hon. Friend the Member for Runnymead and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) spoke to the new High Representative for the EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Federica Mogherini) about the Middle East Peace Process on 11 November. She updated the Foreign Secretary on her trip to the Middle East and discussions with the US Secretary of State John Kerry. There were further discussions at the Foreign Affairs Council on 17 November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 03/12/2014 12:55:04 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

166326

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much his Department has spent on catering and hospitality since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The net amount spent on hospitality and catering with the contracted caterer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the UK during the period May 2010 to November 2014 is £818,259. The equivalent figure for spend with the contracted caterer for the period 2005-2010 is £1,599,274.</p><p> </p><p>The FCO provides hospitality for a wide range of Government events to support the UK's national interests, promote British business and attract foreign investment. All spending is rigorously scrutinised to ensure that it represents good value for money for British taxpayers.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure by overseas posts is not held centrally and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 03/12/2014 15:08:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

166327

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
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	Christianity
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 international counterparts at the UN about the persecution of Christians in other countries; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lagan Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
uin	216225
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>Freedom of religion or belief, including the right of christians to profess their faith freely, is a key human rights priority for this Government. We work actively on it through the UN, encouraging all member states to implement in their own countries the commitments they have made in endorsing UN resolutions on this subject.</p><p>During the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week, UN Member States adopted resolutions on freedom of religion or belief and combating intolerance.</p><p>My right hon and noble Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Baroness Anelay of St. Johns has called upon all UN Member States to ensure that they translate these resolutions into practice and create a climate where no-one is persecuted or discriminated against on the grounds of their religion or belief.</p><p>The subject is also raised by means of country specific resolutions. One example is the UN Special Session on Iraq on 1 September when the UK requested a UN investigation into the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) abuses, which would include those directed at Christians, as well as Yazidis and other religious and ethnic minorities.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 01/12/2014 16:50:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	650 label Biography information for Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson

166328

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Clinical Commissioning Groups
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether additional funding for running costs is provided to clinical commissioning groups given additional responsibilities for the commissioning or co-commissioning of specialised services.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	216233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2014 answer text <p>NHS England is responsible for the commissioning of specialised services. It is for Ministers to decide, with independent advice, the conditions that should be on the specialised commissioning list.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>During 2015-16 there will be monitoring of all specialised commissioning expenditure against nominal clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) budgets. This information will enable both NHS England commissioners and CCG commissioners to better understand the financial position and any pressures on all specialised services. NHS England will also be engaging with CCGs through co-commissioning to carry out work to redesign pathways and invest in upstream interventions. In this context there will be no additional funding for CCG running costs for 2015-16 but this may be revisited in 2016-17.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>For services that have been recommended for transfer, a new Task and Finish group is being established by NHS England through the NHS Commissioning Assembly. This group will look specifically at what support CCGs would require to be able to safely and effectively commission services devolved to them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>NHS England is committed to issuing commissioning guidance for the safe transfer of services from national NHS England responsibility to local CCG responsibility.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 216131 question first answered 01/12/2014 17:26:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

166329

registered interest
date	26/11/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Catering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has spent on catering and hospitality since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	216187
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department has spent the following on hospitality in each financial year:</p><p> </p><p>Financial year £</p><p> </p><p>2009-10 937,578.56</p><p> </p><p>2010-11 629,478.02</p><p> </p><p>2011-12 452,893.27</p><p> </p><p>2012-13 385,998.40</p><p> </p><p>2013-14 193,591.20</p><p> </p><p>2014-15 (to 27/10/14) 95,621.56</p><p> </p><p>For 2013-14, the most recent annual data, this represented £743,987.36 reduction on 20019-10, the last full year of data for the previous Government.</p><p> </p><p>These costs include the provision of refreshments for external meetings and visitors hosted in the Department's buildings. Departmental policy is not to provide refreshments for internal meetings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Central Suffolk and North Ipswich answering member printed Dr Daniel Poulter question first answered 03/12/2014 17:47:49 answering member 3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth