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1038974

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date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Emigration: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, in which European Union member states do British citizens have to register their details with the Government upon moving to that country.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	207280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Each Member State implements the permanent residence requirements of the Free Movement Directive (2004/38/EC) differently and information is not held centrally on the fees charged for equivalent documents. For example, the Netherlands currently charge €51 for permanent residency, and this charge will remain the same for obtaining a status under the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>Country-specific information, where available, is detailed in the ‘Living in Guides’ which you can find at:</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/2PJAHjx" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2PJAHjx</a></p><p>The Free Movement Directive sets out the registration requirements and the rules of charging for permanent residence that Member States must follow in their processes.</p><p>Under this Directive, a Member State can require a person living there for more than three months to register within a time frame, which should be no less than three months from the date of their arrival. The Directive also states that a citizen’s possession of such registration documents cannot be a precondition for exercising their Treaty rights. It provides that all documents, including registration certificates and permanent residence documents, shall be issued free of charge or for a charge that is no more than that which nationals of the Member State pay for a similar documents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 207281 question first answered 16/01/2019 16:24:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1038975

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Emigration: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what the financial costs are for a British citizen to acquire a permanent resident permit or the equivalent of such document in each European Union member state.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	207281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Each Member State implements the permanent residence requirements of the Free Movement Directive (2004/38/EC) differently and information is not held centrally on the fees charged for equivalent documents. For example, the Netherlands currently charge €51 for permanent residency, and this charge will remain the same for obtaining a status under the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>Country-specific information, where available, is detailed in the ‘Living in Guides’ which you can find at:</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/2PJAHjx" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2PJAHjx</a></p><p>The Free Movement Directive sets out the registration requirements and the rules of charging for permanent residence that Member States must follow in their processes.</p><p>Under this Directive, a Member State can require a person living there for more than three months to register within a time frame, which should be no less than three months from the date of their arrival. The Directive also states that a citizen’s possession of such registration documents cannot be a precondition for exercising their Treaty rights. It provides that all documents, including registration certificates and permanent residence documents, shall be issued free of charge or for a charge that is no more than that which nationals of the Member State pay for a similar documents.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 207280 question first answered 16/01/2019 16:24:15 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1038976

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Emigration: EU Countries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what are the financial costs for a British citizen to become a citizen of each European Union member state.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	207282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2019 answer text <p>Rules surrounding the acquisition of citizenship in each European Union Member State, including cost, is a matter for that Member State’s authorities. Country-specific information on the cost of citizenship, where available, is given via the ‘Living in Guides’ which you can find at: <a href="https://bit.ly/2PJAHjx" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2PJAHjx</a>. For instance, currently the cost of citizenship in Germany is €255 per person or, for children who are naturalised together with their parents, it is €51 per child.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 18/01/2019 10:46:00 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1039017

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Places for Growth Programme: Southampton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Places for Growth Programme in identifying the potential for relocating government offices to Southampton.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	207295
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The Places for Growth programme seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England. This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities for relocation of roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. This will boost local economic growth and impact on the economic growth of wider city regions, and the United Kingdom as a whole, as well as ensure the administration of central government is distributed more evenly across the United Kingdom.</p><p>All locations remain under active consideration as potential relocation destinations. The programme will be looking to consult with a number of additional cities over the coming months and we would be happy for Southampton to be involved in this process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 16/01/2019 13:26:02 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1039018

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Places for Growth Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on implementing the Places for Growth programme.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	207296
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>The Places for Growth programme seeks to deliver the Government’s commitment to move Civil Service roles and public bodies out of London and the South East of England. This commitment was set out in the Conservative Party Manifesto of 2017 and then restated in the Industrial Strategy White Paper and the Government Estates Strategy (July 2018).</p><p> </p><p>The Cabinet Office is supporting departments and public bodies to identify opportunities for relocation of roles to cities across the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Programme is providing support and coordination across Whitehall to move roles and organisations to locations that have the skills and capacity to enable organisations and cities to flourish.</p><p> </p><p>The Programme is also engaging with city leaders across the UK to understand the local economic and industrial priorities which will inform the decision-making process.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/01/2019 11:29:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1039019

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Ammonia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to his Department’s report entitled, Air quality: explaining air pollution – at a glance, published on 22 May 2018, for what reason emissions of ammonia have increased since 2013.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	207297
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>Agriculture is the dominant source of ammonia emissions, with the sector accounting for around 88% of total UK emissions in 2016. The main emission sources are livestock manures and slurries and mineral fertilisers.</p><p> </p><p>Emissions of ammonia increased by 10% between 2013 and 2016 (the most recent year for which data are available). The increase was largely due to increased use of urea-based fertilisers, which typically produce more ammonia than alternative fertilisers. As a result, emissions from inorganic fertilisers increased by 41% during this period. Smaller increases in emissions were attributed to a range of factors including increased numbers of poultry and cattle</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/01/2019 16:37:00 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1039020

registered interest
date	10/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Tyres: Snow and Ice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the use of winter tyres on roads on air quality.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	207298
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2019 answer text <p>Defra has not made an assessment of the effect of the use of winter tyres on roads on air quality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In 2018, Defra carried out a joint call for evidence with the Department for Transport on particulate emissions from brakes, tyres and road. We are now considering the evidence submitted.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 15/01/2019 17:40:45 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1038353

registered interest
date	09/01/2019
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	Libya: 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 information his Department holds on the (a) timing, (b) UK representation and (c) UK objectives for the UN-led national conference on Libya.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	206846
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>​We fully support the next steps in the UN Action Plan for Libya, as set out by the Special Representative of the Secretary General, including plans to convene a wide range of Libyan stakeholders at a National Conference in early 2019. We continue to engage with UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on preparatory work for the National Conference and support the objective of ensuring that a broad spectrum of Libyan society is represented. It is not yet clear whether international participation will be appropriate.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/01/2019 14:16:39 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1037904

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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	Turkey: Freedom of Expression
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to reports of a warrant for the re-arrest of the journalist Eren Erdem, what assessment his Department has made of the level of (a) freedom of speech and (b) press freedom in Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	206415
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>We are aware of the re-arrest of Eren Erdem and are following his case closely, including attendance at his most recent hearing. We have long encouraged Turkey to work towards the full protection of fundamental rights, particularly in the area of freedom of expression and of the media. We will continue to engage the Turkish Government on these issues and to urge respect for media freedom, which is essential to the long-term health of Turkish democracy.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/01/2019 15:06:38 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

1037905

registered interest
date	08/01/2019
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 assessment the Government has made of the merits of the EU decision to extend Operation Sophia for three more months until the end of March 2019.
tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
tabling member printed	Royston Smith
uin	206416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>This mandate extension allows the Operation to continue for a further three months and authorises the continuation of the Crime Information Cell, which allows better coordination between the Operation and law enforcement agencies, for the duration of the mandate. As EU Member States have yet to agree long-term arrangements for disembarking migrants rescued by vessels attached to the Operation, a technical extension to the mandate was necessary to allow time for Member States to find a solution.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 16/01/2019 15:08:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith