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423945

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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	China: Religious Freedom
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 his Department has made of the extent of freedom of religion and belief in China.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	13265
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the human rights situation in China, including restrictions on freedom of religion or belief. Some of our concerns include restrictions on the celebration of Ramadan in Xinjiang, and reports of church demolition and cross removal in Zhejiang Province. Freedom of religion or belief remains one of the Government’s top priorities and we are dedicated to its promotion and protection around the world.</p><p>We raise this issue consistently with the Chinese authorities and continue to highlight a range of our concerns related to freedom of religion or belief in China in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy (<a href="http://www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk</a>), and most recently in July 2015. We also did so in detail during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April this year, and will continue to do so as part of our wider relationship.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 03/11/2015 12:42:32 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

423946

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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	China: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of executions in China in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	13321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>The UK is against the use of the death penalty in all circumstances and we are committed to encouraging its global abolition. We welcomed China’s recent reduction in the number of crimes punishable by death from 55 to 46, but recognise that China is still believed to carry out the most executions with numbers estimated in the low thousands annually.</p><p>We continue to raise the issue with the Chinese authorities, and did so in detail during the last round of the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in Beijing in April.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 03/11/2015 12:18:38 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

423948

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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	Tibet: Human Rights
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 his Department has made of developments in the human rights situation in the Tibet Autonomous Region and ethnic Tibetan prefectures in China since March 2013.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	13267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>I most recently set out the Government’s position on the human rights situation in Tibet during a Westminster Hall Debate on Tibet on 18 June.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 03/11/2015 12:00:04 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

423949

registered interest
date	26/10/2015
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	Liu Xiaobo
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 his Department has had with the Chinese government on the imprisonment of Liu Xiaobo.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	13268
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>We pay close attention to the human rights situation in China, and consistently raise the range of our concerns with the Chinese authorities. We did so in detail at the most recent UK-China Human Rights Dialogue, held in Beijing in April. We raised the case of Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia immediately prior to the Dialogue.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 03/11/2015 12:06:18 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

422188

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Private Rented Housing: Electrical Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of mandatory electrical safety checks for dwellings in the private rented sector.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	12341
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2015 answer text <p>Landlords are already under a general legal duty to ensure that electrical installations in the property are safe and kept in good working order. The Government published the <em>How to Rent</em> guide which recommends that electrical installations are checked every 5 years. The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' <em>Code of Practice on the letting and management of property</em> makes clear that landlords must repair and keep in proper working order installations for the supply of electricity. In addition, local authorities already have strong powers to deal with unsafe property conditions and we expect them to be used.</p><p>The Government believes that the current regulatory framework, which puts a duty on landlords to ensure electrical installations in the property are safe, provides an adequate level of protection. We do not, therefore, have any plans to introduce a requirement for regular checks. However, we will keep the situation under review.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/10/2015 12:41:53 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

422020

registered interest
date	13/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many civilian casualties were recorded as a result of drone strikes in 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	901611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>There were no known incidents of civilian casualties from UK Remotely Piloted Air System strikes in 2014.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 19/10/2015 16:40:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

419783

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the full legal basis was for the RAF drone attack carried out in Syria on 21 August 2015; if he will arrange publication of the original legal guidance on which the decision to carry out the attack was made; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave to the questions from the Hon. Member for Brighton Pavilion on the 12<sup>th</sup> of October 2015: (<a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-16/10466/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2015-09-16/10466/</a></p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 15/10/2015 15:38:57 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

419917

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the legal basis was for the RAF drone attack carried out in Syria on 21 August 2015; and if he will publish the original legal guidance on which the decision to carry out the attack was made.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister made clear that the Attorney General had advised that the action we took would be lawful in self-defence of the UK. By long-standing convention, reflected in the Cabinet Manual, the content of the Law Officers' advice is not disclosed outside government without the consent of the Law Officers. As the Attorney General explained in his oral evidence to the Justice Select Committee on 15 September 2015, the convention should be adhered to in this case.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 19/10/2015 15:47:39 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

419918

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any individuals other than those expressly intended to be the target of the RAF drone attack carried out in Syria on 21 August 2015 were killed or injured; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Statement my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister (David Cameron) made in the House on 7 September 2015 (Official Report, columns 23 to 27).</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 19/10/2015 15:42:27 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon attachment 1 file name 20150907_Syria_Refugees_and_Counter_Terrorism.docx title 20150907 - PM Statement on Syria
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

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