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670738

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date	10/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Burma: Military Aid
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 9 January 2017 to Question 58251, whether the £236,668 spent on training the Burmese Army was funded through the ODA budget.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The figure of £235,668 provided in my answer of 9 January 2017 for total expenditure spent on providing educational training to the Burmese Army as at 21 December was given in error. The correct figure is £305,499.00; the original answer failed to include the costs of a single Defence Academy course delivered during the period. Of the total spend of £305,499 approximately 67% was ODA expenditure</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 16/01/2017 16:05:30 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670739

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Academy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total annual expenditure of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom was in each year from 2010 to 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The total annual expenditure of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom for the financial years (FY) 2010 to 2016 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>FY</p></td><td><p>Net Expenditure (£million)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>137.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>132.3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>130.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>137.4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>141.6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>142.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>135.5</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/01/2017 16:58:08 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670749

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Academy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of expenditure by the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom was classified as official development assistance between 2010 and 2016.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59485
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>Prior to 2013, the Department did not routinely collate details of Official Development Assistance (ODA) activity to enable a detailed breakdown of ODA spend; consolidated figures for 2016 are not yet available. ODA-eligible Defence Academy activity funded from the Conflict Security and Stabilisation Fund (CSSF) is included from 2014 onwards.</p><p>The proportion of Defence Academy expenditure classified as ODA for the period 2013 to 2015 is circa:</p><p>2013 - 1.7%</p><p>2014 - 2.3%</p><p>2015 - 2.5%</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 17/01/2017 16:56:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670784

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Israel: Palestinians
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 attend the Paris conference on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories in January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK decided to attend the Paris Conference only as an observer and, in that capacity, we did not sign up to the Communiqué. Britain welcomes France's efforts to promote peace but we have been clear for some time that a conference so close to the change of US administration, and without the attendance of the two main parties, would not be the best way to make real progress on this complex issue.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 15:56:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670786

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	South Sudan: Peace Negotiations
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 counterparts in the Troika on support for the peace process in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59276
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>We work very closely with the US and Norway (our Troika partners) and other key international actors in support of the peace process. The UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan is in contact with his US and Norwegian counterparts at least once a week to ensure that our efforts to support the peace process are coordinated effectively, as part of our extensive bilateral and multilateral engagement with international and regional partners at both ministerial and official level.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 15:47:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670787

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: South Sudan
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 the Minister for Africa and the Middle East had with opposition leaders during his recent visit to South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>​During my visit to Juba I met President Kiir, senior officials from the South Sudanese Government and civil society representatives, directly raising our concerns whilst also reiterating our support to the South Sudanese people. The majority of the South Sudanese opposition leaders are currently outside of the country; we maintain regular engagement with them through the UK Special Representative for Sudan and South Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 15:54:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670788

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
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	Egypt: Politics and Government
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 the Government has taken to address restrictions on civil society in Egypt.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and senior officials regularly raise human rights concerns with the Egyptian authorities, including the restrictions on civil society.</p><p>The Prime Minister raised the ongoing 'Foreign Funding' NGO case with President Sisi when they last met on 20 September. She stressed the importance of NGOs being able to operate in Egypt. I made a statement on the reopening of the case in March, and I and senior officials have raised it with the Egyptian authorities on several occasions.</p><p>Following the Egyptian Parliament's passing of the draft Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) Law on 29 November, I made a statement (available on the gov.uk website) on 1 December and 13 January expressing our concern with the draft law and the restrictions it will enforce on civil society. Senior officials and I have raised concerns about the NGO law with the Egyptian Government and Parliament in private on a number of occasions. Senior officials raised this most recently on 11 January.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/01/2017 15:52:36 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670846

registered interest
date	10/01/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the need for humanitarian aid in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2017 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in South Sudan remains dire, with over 3 million people displaced and 3.6 million people in emergency or crisis level food insecurity; without humanitarian assistance there is a very real risk of famine. As the second largest bilateral donor to South Sudan, the UK continually assesses the need for humanitarian aid using a variety of sources, including the annual South Sudan Humanitarian Response Plan. In addition, in-year assessments carried out by humanitarian partners such as those on food security are used to ensure the UK’s humanitarian response remains sufficient to meet emerging needs.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/01/2017 17:27:28 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670051

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Labour Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many civil servants in each unit of the Law Officers' Departments are in the redeployment pool.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>Within the Law Officer’s Departments, the Attorney General's Office, Government Legal Department and Her Majesty’s Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate do not have a redeployment pool. The Crown Prosecution Service has eight staff currently in the redeployment pool and the Serious Fraud Office has less than five staff.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 16/01/2017 16:15:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

670053

registered interest
date	09/01/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Labour Mobility
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants in each unit of his Department are in the redeployment pool.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	59138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office and is included in this reply.</p><p>The redeployment pool in the Cabinet Office ceased to exist in 2012 so there are no civil servants in a redeployment pool in this Department.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer grouped question UIN 59152 question first answered 16/01/2017 10:33:57 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake