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969529

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date	07/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Schools
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 13 September 2017 to Question 8642, for what reasons her Department concluded that the IMPACT-SE report on the Palestinian Elementary School Curriculum 2016-17 was not objective in its findings.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	171640
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government was very concerned at some of the allegations outlined in the IMPACT-SE report. We are therefore working to commission a robust study into the new Palestinian textbooks. Our assessment is that the IMPACT-SE report was not objective in its findings and lacked methodological rigour. For example, some claims were made on the basis of a partial or subjective reading of the text, some findings are presented out of context, and there was limited information available about the sampling approach to select textbooks to analyse.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2018 16:42:08 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

969530

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment she has made of the Palestinian Authority's school curriculum compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed between her Department and the Palestinian Authority.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	171641
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>Our support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) is underpinned by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which requires the PA to commit to the principle of non-violence and address allegations of incitement to violence. In May 2018, we assessed the PA had adhered to the terms of the MoU. At the same time, we have discussed the issue of incitement in the education system with our counterparts in the Palestinian Authority, and are now working to commission a robust study into the new Palestinian textbooks.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 12/09/2018 16:43:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

969531

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the methodologies of the review of the Palestinian Authority's curriculum will include compliance with (a) Articles 1, 4.2 and 5 of the Declaration of principles on tolerance proclaimed and signed by the member states of UNESCO on 16 November 1995, (b) Principles 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the UN Declaration on the promotion among youth of the ideals of peace, mutual respect and understanding between peoples, signed in 1965, and (c) Articles 9 and 18 of the integrated framework for action on education for peace, human rights and democracy, approved by the general conference of UNESCO at the 28th session in Paris in November 1995.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	171642
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>We are in the process of commissioning the review and are considering the most robust methodology for conducting the textbook analysis. We will give consideration to relevant international agreements and previous high quality academic research when determining the final methodology. We will provide further detail on the methodology in due course.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/09/2018 15:47:30 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

969532

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Palestinians: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether the review of the Palestinian Authority's curriculum has been commissioned.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	171643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2018 answer text <p>We are in discussions with potential funding partners and research organisations and aim to commission the review as soon as possible, whilst ensuring value for money and a robust methodology. We will publish further information once the assessment has been commissioned.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 14/09/2018 15:48:22 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

969533

registered interest
date	07/09/2018
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	Internet
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 geo-blocking on (a) UK businesses and (b) digital subscribers and consumers in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	171644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2018 answer text <p>The EU Geo-Blocking Regulation will take effect in EU and UK law in December 2018. In the event of a “no deal” exit from the EU, and without specific action on the part of the Government, the Geo-Blocking Regulation would continue to exist on the UK statute book as “retained EU law”. The Government will release its plans for the Geo-Blocking Regulation in the event of a “no deal” exit from the EU in due course.</p><p> </p><p>Digital subscribers to ebooks, movies, video games and music sold electronically on sites elsewhere in the EU will not be affected by the Geo-Blocking Regulation, as it does not apply to wholly online services which are copyright protected.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 12/09/2018 16:53:21 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

968247

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
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	Broadband: Enfield
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment his Department has made of the economic effect of broadband blackspots in (a) the London Borough of Enfield and (b) the Enfield North constituency.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	170662
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>The Department has not conducted a specific analysis of the economic impact of poor broadband connectivity in either the London Borough of Enfield or the Enfield North constituency.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has analysed the impacts of superfast broadband, including the economic impact. Our 2013 UK Broadband Impact Study and an evaluation in 2015 of the UK's National Broadband Scheme are both available at www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-broadband-impact-study--2 and www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-national-broadband-scheme-an-independent-evaluation.</p><p> </p><p>We have published a further independent evaluation of the Department’s superfast programme, which has provided superfast broadband access to over 4.85 million homes and businesses across the UK, which can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of-the-economic-impact-and-public-value-of-the-superfast-broadband-programme.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 13/09/2018 16:32:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

968258

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the Government’s policy is on financial support for UK Fintech companies in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	170663
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/09/2018 answer text <p>UK FinTech companies can have confidence that the government is committed to leaving the EU in a way that underpins prosperity and avoids unnecessary disruption and costly cliff edges for businesses. We and the UK regulators are taking the necessary steps to ensure that Financial Services firms are prepared for the unlikely event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal. While there are no plans to provide financial support for UK Fintech companies in this instance, they will continue to benefit from existing government programmes, including a 10-year action plan intended to unlock over £20 billion of investment to finance growth in innovative firms that was announced at Autumn Budget in 2017.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 13/09/2018 09:30:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

968274

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Gangs: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from (a) Facebook, (b) Google, (c) YouTube, (d) Twitter, (e) WhatsApp, (f) Snapchat and (e) other social media companies on his Department’s social media hub to tackle gang-related online content; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	170664
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>As part of our work to deliver the Serious Violence Strategy, we have established a social media action group to bring together Government, social media companies, police, and community groups to tackle violent material available via social media. The social media companies represented include Google (YouTube), Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. The group meets regularly and has received updates on the development of the new police capability to tackle gang related content online, which was announced by the Home Secretary on 17 June.</p><p>The Home Secretary has not met social media companies to specifically discuss violent online material. However on 11 June 2018, representatives from Google and Facebook attended a meeting of the Serious Violence Taskforce chaired by the Home Secretary, to present the action being taken to tackle violent content online.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 170665 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:18:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

968399

registered interest
date	05/09/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Crime: Social Media
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 January 2018 to Question 124503 on Crime: Social Media, whether he has recently met with representatives of (a) Facebook, (b), Google, (c) YouTube, (d) Twitter, (e) Snapchat and (f) other social media platforms to discuss tackling the prevalence of videos and other social media content that glorifies gang and knife crime.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	170665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>As part of our work to deliver the Serious Violence Strategy, we have established a social media action group to bring together Government, social media companies, police, and community groups to tackle violent material available via social media. The social media companies represented include Google (YouTube), Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat. The group meets regularly and has received updates on the development of the new police capability to tackle gang related content online, which was announced by the Home Secretary on 17 June.</p><p>The Home Secretary has not met social media companies to specifically discuss violent online material. However on 11 June 2018, representatives from Google and Facebook attended a meeting of the Serious Violence Taskforce chaired by the Home Secretary, to present the action being taken to tackle violent content online.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 170664 question first answered 10/09/2018 16:18:31 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

944647

registered interest
date	19/07/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Aid: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to the Initial Assessment of the UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises of 15 June on a complaint against PwC, what assessment the Government has made reports of claims from PwC that it was not required to investigate whether Palestinian Authority funding was used to pay convicted terrorists.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	166052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The UK National Contact Point has published its Initial Assessment of the complaint made by a UK NGO. This concluded that the issues raised in the complaint merit further examination. The Initial Assessment is not an indication of any wrongdoing by the respondent. The UK National Contact Point is now working with both parties to facilitate mediation on the issues raised. In line with its procedures, the NCP will not be expected to publish further information on the case until this stage of the process is complete and a Final Statement has been prepared.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 25/07/2018 10:52:26 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery previous answer version 72056 answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan