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443579

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date	11/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many unaccompanied child refugees have been received in the UK in each of the last five years.
tabling member printed	Lord Roberts of Llandudno
uin	HL4863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Refugee status is conferred following a grant of asylum. An asylum seeker only becomes a refugee once asylum has been granted. Not all asylum seekers are deemed to be refugees and not all refugees claim asylum. Figures on asylum applications for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC) are published quarterly by the Home Office in the Immigration Statistics release. The attached table shows total applications of asylum for UASC from 2010 to quarter 3 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="11"><strong>Asylum applications received from Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children<sup>1</sup>, excluding dependants, 2010 to Q3 2015</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Year</strong></td><td><strong>Total applications</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2010</strong></td><td><strong> 1,515 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2011</strong></td><td><strong> 1,248 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2012</strong></td><td><strong> 1,125 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2013</strong></td><td><strong> 1,265 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2014</strong></td><td><strong> 1,945 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>2015 Q1 - Q3</strong></td><td><strong> 1,963 </strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table Notes</strong></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" rowspan="2">(1) An Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child (UASC) is a person under 18, or who, in the absence of documentary evidence establishing age, appears to be under that age, is applying for asylum on his or her own right and has no relative or guardian in the United Kingdom.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A copy of the latest release, Immigration Statistics July to September 2015, is available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/home-office/series/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release.</p> answering member printed Lord Bates question first answered 13/01/2016 12:54:17 answering member 1091 label Biography information for Lord Bates
tabling member	3691 label Biography information for Lord Roberts of Llandudno

443842

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the maximum permitted spending by each campaign will be during the final weeks of campaigning on the referendum on EU membership; and what steps the Electoral Commission plans to take to ensure that spending by each campaign is subject to the same limit.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	21704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) sets out the spending limits that apply during the regulated referendum period at UK-wide referendums. The duration of the referendum period for the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union will be set out in secondary legislation.</p><p>PPERA does not set total spending limits for each of the referendum outcomes; rather it applies spending limits to individual campaigners that take part in the debate.</p><p>The Commission is already monitoring the campaigning activities of potential referendum campaigners so that it can identify any emerging issues and offer advice and guidance to those that intend to campaign at the referendum. Once the rules come into force, the Commission’s campaign monitoring will inform the use, if necessary and appropriate, of its enforcement and sanctioning powers where the rules are not followed.</p><p>For the EU Referendum, Parliament increased the limits set out in PPERA to take account of inflation. The limits for political parties that register to campaign in support of a particular outcome are allocated according to the party’s share of the vote at the last UK Parliamentary general election. Campaigners that do not register with the Commission are limited to spending £10,000. The new limits are set out in the table below:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><strong>EU Referendum Bill spending limits for a referendum held before 31 December 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015 UK general election vote share</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Limits for designated lead campaigners</strong></p></td><td><p>£7,000,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Limits for political parties with:</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;30% share of the vote</p></td><td><p>£7,000,000</p></td><td><p>Conservative (36.8%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;20-30% share of the vote</p></td><td><p>£5,500,000</p></td><td><p>Labour (29%[1])</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;10-20% share of the vote</p></td><td><p>£4,000,000</p></td><td><p>UKIP (12.6%)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&gt;5-10% share of the vote</p></td><td><p>£3,000,000</p></td><td><p>Liberal Democrat (7.9%)</p></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td><td><p>SNP (4.7%) Green (3.8%) DUP (0.6%) Plaid Cymru (0.6%) Sinn Fein (0.6%) SDLP (0.3%) UUP (0.4%) Plus all other parties that stood at least one candidate at 2015 UKPGE</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Limits for other registered campaigners</strong></p></td><td><p>£700,000</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>[1] Labour Party share of the vote is adjusted because votes cast for joint candidates are divided by the number of parties the candidate is standing for i.e. Labour / Co-op candidates (PPERA Sch14, para 1(4))</p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 13/01/2016 11:47:51 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

443442

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to ensure aid is delivered to the Syrian town of Madaya.
tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
tabling member printed	Greg Mulholland
uin	21690
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The UK has pledged over £1.1 billion in response to the crisis in Syria and the region, making us the second largest bilateral donor after the US. The UK co-sponsored and lobbied hard for the passage of UN Security Council Resolutions 2165, 2191 and 2258 which call on the parties to allow rapid, safe and unhindered access for humanitarian aid to besieged and hard to reach places. An estimated £275 million (49%) of humanitarian assistance funded by the UK for inside Syria has been allocated for cross-border operations.</p><br /><p>We have provided support to the UN and international NGOs (INGOs) since the start of the conflict to deliver aid in hard to reach and besieged areas of Syria, including Madaya.</p><br /><p>On 11 January 2016, the UN, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the Syrian Arab Red Crescent confirmed that aid convoys of humanitarian assistance had arrived in the hard to reach the town of Madaya, and the besieged areas of Foah and Kefraya. Further convoys are anticipated over the next couple of days. The convoy is expected to meet survival needs of the 40,000 persons inside Madaya, and 20,000 people inside Foah and Kefraya.</p><br /><p>DFID funding to UN agencies is directly supporting the current convoy with food parcels, nutritional supplements, essential drugs and non-food items including winterisation kits.</p><br /><p>The UK worked with partners in the UN Security Council to put humanitarian access in Madaya, and across Syria, on the Security Council’s agenda on Monday 11 January.</p><br /> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/01/2016 12:16:36 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	1540 label Biography information for Greg Mulholland

443443

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
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: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people of each gender work in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	21614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>As at 31st December 2015, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office had 1874 female and 2444 male paid employees.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 13/01/2016 15:13:15 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

443451

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Department of Health: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people of each gender work in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Leicester West
tabling member printed	Liz Kendall
uin	21613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>As at 31 December 2015, of the civil servants employed by the Department 1,180 were women and 838 were men. Their full-time equivalent numbers were 1,110 and 822 respectively.</p><br /><p>The Office for National Statistics produce annual and quarterly statistics for the whole of the Civil Service. The published figures include a gender distribution and a number of other demographics, for each Government Department and Executive Agency. These can be found at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pse/civil-service-statistics/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/pse/civil-service-statistics/index.html</a></p><br /> <br /> <br /> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/01/2016 14:30:22 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4026 label Biography information for Liz Kendall

443452

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how his Department defines the pay envelope in its work on considering the junior doctor contract.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	21702
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>The pay envelope for junior doctor contract reform is as agreed by the hon. Member in his previous capacity as a Minister for Health in 2013 when he approved the “Heads of Terms” for the junior doctor contract. The basis of the agreement is that the cost of the new junior doctor contract will not exceed the cost of the current contract, (expressed on a per full time equivalent basis). Subsequently, the current Government has made it clear that savings are not being sought and that junior doctors’ average earnings would not reduce as a result of the changes proposed.</p><br /> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 13/01/2016 14:35:41 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

443454

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Junior Doctors: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 December 2015 to Question 17889, whether all current junior doctors will receive an 11 per cent pay rise after (a) basic pay and (b) all other rates of pay have been taken into consideration under the proposed new contract.
tabling member constituency	Central Suffolk and North Ipswich
tabling member printed	Dr Poulter
uin	21676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>Under the terms of the November 2015 offer, the current system where junior doctors are paid broad banding supplements to cover extra hours worked, unsocial hours and on call would be replaced by a contract paying doctors for all hours worked with premium rates for unsocial hours and supplements for on call. As part of this, basic pay would increase by 11%. With the addition of transition protection, the offer is an improvement on the pay structure developed whilst the hon. Gentleman was a Minister.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 13/01/2016 14:27:44 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	3932 label Biography information for Dr Dan Poulter

443469

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Infrastructure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to encourage investment in infrastructure in the north and east of Sri Lanka; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	21695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p>DFID does not have a bilateral programme with Sri Lanka. However, the UK continues to provide assistance through a share of its contributions to multilaterals working in Sri Lanka, such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Inclusive growth is a major thrust of the ADB’s Sri Lanka strategy, with projects that support investment in infrastructure in the north and east of the country, as well as elsewhere.</p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne question first answered 13/01/2016 13:07:24 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

443482

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff at HS2 Ltd and his Department have gone through or are going through disciplinary or employment tribunal process since HS2 Ltd was formed.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	21682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p><strong>Part A</strong></p><p>Within HS2 Ltd, 4 staff have gone through a disciplinary process since March 2013. Only one of these cases has proceeded to an Employment Tribunal. There are no central records prior to this date.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Part B</strong></p><p>Within the Department for Transport (excluding its Agencies), there have been 49 disciplinary cases and 12 Employment Tribunals since April 2013. Information prior to this date is not readily available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/01/2016 14:07:45 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan

443483

registered interest
date	08/01/2016
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	High Speed Two: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many members of staff have left HS2 Ltd or his Department and been re-engaged on a self-employed or consultancy basis by either organisation in each year since the formation of HS2 Ltd.
tabling member constituency	Chesham and Amersham
tabling member printed	Mrs Cheryl Gillan
uin	21680
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2016 answer text <p><strong>Part A</strong></p><p>HS2 Ltd do not have any staff who have been re-engaged on a self-employed or consultancy basis.</p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Part B</strong></p><p>The Department for Transport (excluding its Agencies) has 3 staff that have been re engaged on a self-employed or consultancy basis during this time period.</p><br /> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 13/01/2016 13:53:39 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	18 label Biography information for Dame Cheryl Gillan