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418288

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date	10/09/2015
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	Afghanistan: Hazara
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 representations he has made to his Afghan counterpart on the treatment of the Hazara people in that country.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	9842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text Our Embassy in Kabul regularly meets Hazara representatives to discuss minority issues and Hazaran representation in the National Unity Government, including 2nd Vice President Danish in September; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Abdullah’s adviser, Dr Habibi Sorabi, in June; and 2nd Deputy to the CEO Abdullah, Mohammed Mohaqeq, in March, where concerns regarding the kidnaps of Hazaras were raised. We raised our concerns regarding minority rights with the Government of Afghanistan during Afghanistan’s Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council in 2014. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/09/2015 14:28:04 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

418289

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he uses to determine the viability of strikes against terrorist targets in states against whom the UK is not at war; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	9888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>The military action in Raqqa on 21 August 2015 was in response to armed attacks being planned and directed against the UK and was the only feasible way of disrupting them.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 18/09/2015 13:23:13 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

418290

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what rules of engagement his Department has developed for strikes using unmanned aerial vehicle systems against terrorist targets in states against which the UK is not at war other than Syria; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	9887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2015 answer text <p>The UK's Reaper Remotely Piloted Air Systems operate under the same Rules of Engagement (ROE) as manned aircraft. UK ROE comply with UK and International Law.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 17/09/2015 15:07:26 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

418291

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
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	Syria: Military Intervention
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 publish the UN's response to the letter from the UK Permanent Representative to the UN sent on 7 September on recent action taken in Syria.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	9944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2015 answer text <p>Matthew Rycroft, the UK’s Permanent Representative to the UN wrote to the President of the Security Council on 7 September. This was circulated to UNSC members and published as a document of the Security Council with reference S/2015/688. As is normal in these circumstances, there will be no response.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/09/2015 09:50:27 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

418292

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his policy is on the relocation to the UK of interpreters who have worked for the British Army in Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	9840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government has two policies under which locally employed civilians may be relocated to the UK.</p><p>Our Ex-Gratia redundancy scheme offers relocation to the UK to some 500 current and former local staff made redundant as a result of the drawdown of forces announced on 19 December 2012.</p><p>Our Intimidation Policy assists all current and former local staff members regardless of dates or length of employment, whose safety has been threatened because of their work with us. Staff may also be relocated either locally or to the UK, should this be required to ensure their safety in the face of employment-related intimidation. Thirty staff have been relocated locally under this policy and one person has been relocated to the UK.</p><p>These policies are kept under review to ensure their effectiveness.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/09/2015 16:24:04 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

418293

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many interpreters who have worked for the British Army in Afghanistan have been relocated to the UK in each of the last six months.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	9841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Over the last six months we relocated the following numbers of Locally Employed Staff (LES) including former interpreters and their immediate families.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LES</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Immediate Family</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>42</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>44</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>48</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>33</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>119</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>126</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>245</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Visas have been issued for a further 32 LES and 65 family members who we expect to be relocated shortly. Visa applications for the relocation of 80 LES and 160 family members are being processed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/09/2015 15:02:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

418294

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Legal Opinion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what legal support is provided by his Department to members of the British Army in cases related to military combat operations within the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	9866
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>Ministry of Defence Lawyers will be involved in the strategic elements of the initial preparation and deployment which includes the legal basis and parameters, through to the operation itself and the post operational legal issues including any resulting litigation against the department or its personnel</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/09/2015 15:04:15 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

418295

registered interest
date	10/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Army: Rules of Engagement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what statutory provisions provide for members of the British Army to conduct military combat operations in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	9867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The deployment of the British Army in combat operations in the UK is provided for under Royal Prerogative.</p><p>The legal authority to use Service personnel in operations under Military Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) is governed by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and the Emergency Powers Act 1964 (Section 2).</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 15/09/2015 15:04:52 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

417232

registered interest
date	07/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Interpreters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many locally-employed Afghan interpreters who worked alongside the British Army have (a) applied for relocation to the UK and (b) been resettled in the UK under his Department's resettlement package to date.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	9114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2015 answer text <p>Some 500 local staff are eligible to apply for relocation to the UK under the Ex Gratia Redundancy scheme, of which over 170 local staff are now residing in the UK along with their families. In addition to the redundancy scheme our intimidation policy supports all staff, regardless of role or employment duration, who may be facing security risks as a result of their work with British Forces.</p><p>The UK is the only nation with a permanent team including trained investigation officers in country to investigate claims of intimidation. These experts thoroughly and professionally investigate all claims of intimidation and have provided support to over 200 former local staff including bespoke security advice and financial support for some 30 relocations within Afghanistan. We have not found an intimidation case where the threat is such that we need to relocate the local staff to the UK to make them safe. This intimidation policy is open-ended, and applies to all local staff regardless of date or duration of service.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 10/09/2015 16:09:12 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker

390759

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Climate Change Convention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what progress has been made on (a) negotiation on and (b) preparations for the November 2015 climate change conference; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Gedling
tabling member printed	Vernon Coaker
uin	7679
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to securing an ambitious, legally binding, global deal on climate change at the Conference of the Parties (COP) 21 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in December.</p><p>With other countries we are making steady progress to secure an ambitious global deal in Paris. My rt. hon. Friends the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change are actively engaging in preparations for Paris. Alongside other G7 leaders, the Prime Minister called for priority to be given to delivering an ambitious climate agreement at this year’s COP. The G7 statement included strong language on the need for a deal in Paris, on climate finance and on future ambition. The endorsement by G7 leaders has provided further positive momentum. The Secretary of State has also met her international counterparts to discuss the key issues for the Conference in Paris on several occasions, including at the Petersburg Dialogue in Berlin, at the G7 Climate Ministers meeting, the EU Environment Council, and most recently at the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate Change in Luxembourg last week.</p><p>Intended Nationally Determined Contributions covering 46 countries have been received, including from the EU, US, China, South Korea, Mexico, Russia and Canada, covering over 58% of emissions. The UK is calling for the pace of negotiations to accelerate and actively encouraging other countries to come forward with ambitious INDCs as soon as possible.</p><p>There remains a lot of work to do. But my Ministerial colleagues and I will take every opportunity to press for an agreement which includes greenhouse gas reduction targets from all countries that together keep the global goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees within reach, a regular review of targets and a global long term goal, and a set of rules that ensure transparency and accountability of commitments and allows the world to track progress.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 21/07/2015 15:27:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	360 label Biography information for Lord Coaker