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643015

registered interest
date	23/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of UK and NATO support for the EUNAVFOR MED operation Sophia in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	54550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>UK support to EU NAVFORMED Operation SOPHIA is making an important contribution to addressing migrant flows across the Mediterranean. Smugglers can no longer operate with impunity on the High Seas: SOPHIA has destroyed over 330 smuggling boats, apprehended nearly 100 suspected smugglers, and saved almost 30,000 lives - more than 9,000 of which were done so by HMS ENTERPRISE. And as part of a long-term solution, the UK is contributing to the training of the Libyan Coastguard to tackle migration from its shores.</p><p>At the Warsaw Summit in July, NATO Allies agreed to support SOPHIA's efforts to tackle irregular migration in the Mediterranean. This support will be delivered through NATO's newly launched maritime security framework, Operation SEA GUARDIAN, building on the swift and effective cooperation seen in joint efforts to cut lines of human trafficking in the Aegean Sea.</p><p>We are clear that SOPHIA is only one part of a comprehensive approach that addresses both the causes of migration and their consequences.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 30/11/2016 16:06:25 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

524962

registered interest
date	14/06/2016
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
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 assessment he has made of the potential role of the UK in reducing the number of people trying to cross the Mediterranean in dangerous circumstances; and what plans he has to tackle the issue of deaths in the Mediterranean of people attempting to make that crossing.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	40520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text The Government’s focus is on addressing the root causes of irregular migration so as to reduce the need for people to make perilous journeys to Europe. We have taken action to tackle smugglers and save lives at sea: HMS Enterprise is deployed as part of the EU’s counter migration operation, Operation Sophia. The UK has rescued almost 18,000 people, and disrupted suspected people smugglers, in the Mediterranean since 2015. At the G7 Summit in Japan on 27 May, the Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), announced that the UK will work on a plan to boost the capability of the Libyan coastguard to stem the flow of illegal migration across the Mediterranean into Europe. Following adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 2292 on 14 June, we are working with EU partners to ensure Op Sophia can begin its new taskings as soon as possible, including capacity building for the Libyan Coastguard. As the Prime Minister announced following the June European Council, RFA Mounts Bay will also be deployed to stop the flow of weapons to terrorists, particularly Daesh, in Libya. As the Prime Minister also said at the G7, the UK stands ready to deploy an additional naval vessel to the South Central Mediterranean. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 04/07/2016 14:36:19 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

524027

registered interest
date	08/06/2016
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what further steps the Government plans to take to reduce the incidence of drownings of refugees and migrants in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Dulwich and West Norwood
tabling member printed	Helen Hayes
uin	39929
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2016 answer text The Government’s focus is on addressing the root causes of irregular migration so as to reduce the need for people to make perilous journeys to Europe. We have taken action to tackle smugglers and save lives at sea: HMS Enterprise is deployed as part of the EU’s counter migration operation, Operation Sophia. The UK has rescued almost 18,000 people, and disrupted suspected people smugglers, in the Mediterranean since 2015. At the G7 Summit in Japan on 27 May, the Prime Minister announced that the UK will work on a plan to boost the capability of the Libyan coastguard to stem the flow of illegal migration across the Mediterranean into Europe. Once a detailed plan has been agreed with the Libyan authorities, the UK will send a training team to assist in its implementation, and as soon as the relevant permissions and UN Security Council Resolution are in place, we will deploy a naval vessel to the South Central Mediterranean. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/06/2016 12:47:20 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4510 label Biography information for Helen Hayes

515285

registered interest
date	25/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the country of origin was of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa who were intercepted by (a) NATO (b) EU and (c) UK maritime operations in each of the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	35361
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/04/2016 answer text <p>NATO is not conducting any operations in the South Central Mediterranean and has therefore not rescued any people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa.</p><p> </p><p>The main countries of origin of people attempting to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa and rescued by EU and UK maritime operations are the following:</p><p> </p><p>Algeria</p><p>Cameroon</p><p>Eritrea</p><p>Ethiopia</p><p>Ghana</p><p>Gambia</p><p>Guinea</p><p>Ivory Coast</p><p>Mali</p><p>Morocco</p><p>Nigeria</p><p>Senegal</p><p>Somalia</p><p>Sudan</p><p> </p><p>The only UK maritime operation over the last two years in the Central Mediterranean was conducted in May and June 2015, where HMS BULWARK rescued 4,747 persons from the following nationalities:</p><p> </p><p>Benin</p><p>Burkina Faso</p><p>Cameroon</p><p>Chad</p><p>Ethiopia</p><p>Eretria</p><p>The Gambia</p><p>Ghana</p><p>Guinea</p><p>Ivory Coast</p><p>Kenya</p><p>Libya</p><p>Mali</p><p>Morocco</p><p>Nigeria</p><p>Pakistan</p><p>Senegal</p><p>Sudan</p><p> </p><p>We do not centrally hold information on the nationalities of persons rescued by NATO or EU operations in the Central Mediterranean. The FRONTEX website does have information about numbers and nationalities of migrants attempting to cross the Central Mediterranean from North Africa.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/04/2016 15:19:24 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

513605

registered interest
date	18/04/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, to what extent the Royal Navy plans to increase naval patrols in the Mediterranean to respond to the increase in attempted illegal crossings by migrants from North Africa.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	34501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2016 answer text <p>We are encouraging the EU counter-migration mission, Operation SOPHIA, to increase its role in tackling irregular migration across the Central Mediterranean. Indeed, earlier this week the EU Foreign Affairs Council agreed on the need to evaluate options for increasing SOPHIA's impact on human trafficking networks. This may include broader security support to the legitimate Libyan authorities, for example through potential capacity building. The UK currently has HMS ENTERPRISE deployed in support of Operation SOPHIA, and although we have no immediate plans to increase naval patrols in the Mediterranean, we are keeping our contribution under review as the operation's requirements change.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 22/04/2016 13:08:38 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

431835

registered interest
date	18/11/2015
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
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 counterparts in the EU, Africa and the Middle East on diplomatic steps to tackle the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Aldridge-Brownhills
tabling member printed	Wendy Morton
uin	902321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Ministers discuss the current migration crisis with EU counterparts and those from other affected regions on a regular basis. Last night, The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) met with African and EU representatives as part of a British Chairmanship of the Khartoum Process.The UK is playing a leading role in taking forward joint efforts.</p><p>For example, countering people smuggling will be a priority for the UK in its engagement with a new Libyan Government resulting from the UN-led process.The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron)announced in Valletta £200 million of new UK money for projects in Africa to address the root causes of migration. 31 European nations and 36 African nations attended the Valletta Summit on Migration earlier this month.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/11/2015 14:55:49 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton

418697

registered interest
date	14/09/2015
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	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
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 his Department is taking to address the root causes of the migrant situation in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10164
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2015 answer text <p>The government believes that the root causes of migration must be addressed, and not just the symptoms. A comprehensive solution is needed that will reduce the pull and push factors causing people to leave their countries of origin. We must also address the transit routes being used, as well as disrupting the criminal elements who are smuggling and trafficking humans. We are working closely with EU and international partners to find such a solution.</p><p>Because it is the gateway to western Mediterranean irregular migration, the government is also working with other countries to bring about a functioning government in Libya.</p><p>The government has provided substantial development and humanitarian assistance to help refugees from the civil war in Syria. The Unted Kingdom has now committed more than £1 billion of aid to help people displaced by the conflict there, both within Syria and in neighbouring countries, and to encourage stability. This makes the UK the EU’s largest donor, and second largest donor (after the USA) overall.</p><p>United Kingdom support has helped to provide more than 20 million food rations, 2.5 million medical consultations, and given 1.6 million people access to clean water . The UK is providing education to a quarter of a million children in the area.</p><p>Additionally, the Prime Minister announced on 7 September that the UK will resettle 20,000 Syrian refugees from the region over the course of this parliament.</p><p>An EU/Africa Summit in Valletta in November offers the opportunity to develop a robust and comprehensive set of proposals to deal with the upstream cause of irregular migration. We are fully engaged in the preparations.</p><p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), The Secretary of State for International Development, my right hon. Friend the member for Putney (Ms Greening) and I have all discussed preparations for Valetta with other European governments and the European Commission.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 22/09/2015 15:27:53 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

416733

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 23 July 2015 to Question 7650, how many people HMS Enterprise has rescued from the Mediterranean sea in each week since 29 June 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart McDonald
uin	8772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>Since deploying to the Mediterranean on 3 July 2015 in support of the EU Naval Forces Operation tackling migrant smuggling and trafficking (EUNAVFOR Med), HMS ENTERPRISE has rescued 453 migrants. All of the 453 migrants were rescued over the weekend of 22-23 August.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 09/09/2015 16:09:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

391993

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what Ministry of Defence costs in respect of naval operations concerning migrants in the Mediterranean are currently being funded by the Department for International Development.
tabling member printed	Lord Moonie
uin	HL1756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/07/2015 answer text <p>The Department for International Development is not providing funding for current Ministry of Defence naval operations concerning migrants in the Mediterranean.</p> answering member printed Earl Howe question first answered 30/07/2015 13:44:16 answering member 2000 label Biography information for Earl Howe
tabling member	621 label Biography information for Lord Moonie

390732

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Mediterranean Sea: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many migrants his Department has rescued from the Mediterranean sea each week since (a) HMS Bulwark and (b) HMS Enterprise commenced operations in that area.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart McDonald
uin	7650
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/07/2015 answer text <p>The total number of migrants rescued each week by HMS BULWARK since she commenced search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean in May 2015 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Week commencing</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Migrants rescued</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>04-May 2015</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11-May 2015</p></td><td><p>617</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18-May 2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25-May 2015</p></td><td><p>739</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>01-June 2015</p></td><td><p>1,449</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>08-June 2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15-June 2015</p></td><td><p>915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22-June 2015</p></td><td><p>927</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>29-June 2015</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p>4,747</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The figure of 4,747 corrects the figure of 4,752 given in the answer I gave on 13 July 2015 to Question 6011 to the hon. Member for Kettering (Philip Hollobone). This was due to a counting error.</p><p>HMS ENTERPRISE has not rescued any migrants since deploying to the Mediterranean to support the Common Security Defence Policy operation EUNAVFOR Med.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/07/2015 15:45:35 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald