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458860

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date	09/03/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Legal Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the cost to the public purse of legal proceedings involving actions taken by the Government against (a) devolved administrations, (b) local government in England and (c) non-departmental public bodies has been in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30454
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The Government Legal Department (GLD) conducts litigation for most government departments. GLD charges its government department clients for the litigation services it provides on an hourly fee basis. The Solicitor’s Office of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) conduct litigation for HMRC.</p><p>(a) In the last 6 years there have been three cases where the Government has taken action against devolved administrations. The costs to the UK government in these cases was approximately £180,000.</p><p>(b) Neither GLD nor HMRC have centralised records that enable identification of the cost of litigation taken against Local Authorities. Carrying out a manual review of the stock of thousands of cases, would exceed the cost limit.</p><p>(c) Similarly, there is no central record which would enable the identification of cases against non – departmental public bodies.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 14/03/2016 10:50:04 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458873

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	VAT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the total value of VAT arrears that had been owed for more than 12 months was recovered by HM Revenue and Customs in (a) Cardiff South and Penarth constituency, (b) Wales and (c) the UK in last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30450
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>HM Revenue Customs does hold this information. However, dealing with the request would exceed the cost limit under section 12(1) FOIA.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 14/03/2016 15:28:50 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458879

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 February 2016 to Question 28855, how much of that spending in each of the last three years is subject to the provisions of the International Development Act 2002.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2016 answer text <p>We have not identified any Official Development Assistance monies spent to date by the Department under the powers provided by the International Development Act 2002.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 16/03/2016 12:25:04 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458885

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Intervention: Casualties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian casualties have resulted from direct UK military action in each theatre of operation in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>Defence records show there have been no civilian casualities as a result of UK military action in any operational theatre in the last 12 months.</p><p>We take very seriously our responsibility to protect innocent civilian life when planning UK military operations. Our targeting procedures are rigorous, and we take every possible precaution to ensure that no civilian lives are lost when conducting strike missions.</p><p>If we had any reason to believe - either from our own analysis or from other reports - that there might have been civilian casualties, a full investigation would be conducted.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/03/2016 16:04:26 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458886

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Mediterranean Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilians rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy in the last two years requested medical evacuation; and to what locations such people were transported for treatment.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>No civilians rescued from the Mediterranean Sea by the Royal Navy in the last two years were medically evacuated. Where Royal Navy vessels rescued migrants, medical treatment was administered on board if required. All those rescued were disembarked at agreed ports of safety in Italy.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 14/03/2016 16:03:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

458912

registered interest
date	09/03/2016
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	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
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 the government of Iran on the blocking by Hezbollah of humanitarian access to civilian areas in Syria in the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	30451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), has discussed the situation in Syria, including the humanitarian crisis, with the Iranian government on numerous occasions, including during Foreign Minister Zarif and President Rouhani’s Chief of Staff’s bilateral visits to London. The UK and Iran are part of the International Syria Support Group’s Humanitarian and Ceasefire Taskforces, which aim to tackle the issue of humanitarian access across all besieged and hard to reach locations in Syria. We continue to urge all parties in Syria to uphold their obligations under international humanitarian law.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 14/03/2016 17:51:52 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood previous answer version 51190 answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty