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638353

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date	17/11/2016
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	Dairy Farming
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 representations her Department has received from the dairy industry since the March 2016 publication of the revised Eatwell Guide.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	53565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>I hold a quarterly meeting with DairyUK, NFU and AHDB Dairy to discuss key issues and opportunities for the UK dairy sector.</p><p> </p><p>Further information on Ministerial meetings with organisations is available on Gov.UK, as part of the quarterly transparency information.</p><p> </p><p>The Eatwell Guide is produced by Public Health England.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 24/11/2016 17:38:47 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

638017

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the merits of allowing people to claim their state pension before reaching pensionable age if they have been forced to retire on the grounds of ill health.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	53327
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2016 answer text <p>The Pensions Act 2014, section 27, commits the Government to a structured review of the State Pension age. The first Government review of State Pension age is underway and must report by May 2017.</p><p> </p><p>The review will be informed by an independent report by John Cridland, which will comment on factors that the Secretary of State should take account of in the review. Mr. Cridland published an interim report on 13 October 2016, alongside a call for evidence, which will close on the 31 December 2016.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 22/11/2016 13:19:23 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

634088

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with the governments of home countries of international students who were detained or deported from the UK following allegations of committing fraud in English language tests.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	52523
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>Where governments make representations on behalf of their nationals, the Home Office will consider these and explain the UK government's wider response to instances of fraud identified in the English language testing process previously operated by Educational Testing Service.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/11/2016 16:37:21 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

634091

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
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	Turkey: British Nationals Abroad
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 he is taking to offer support to UK nationals who have been forced to leave their employment in Turkey in light of the political situation in that country.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	52542
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>​We provide consular support to British nationals in difficulty in Turkey, where appropriate. The assistance available to British nationals in Turkey is explained in our publication 'Support for British nationals abroad: A Guide'. We have also updated our travel advice for Turkey following restrictions imposed by the current state of emergency in Turkey that may affect British nationals, which includes advice to carry passports and a copy of visa or residence permit at all times.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/11/2016 17:10:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

634141

registered interest
date	11/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Overseas Students: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will introduce a right to appeal from the UK for international students alleged to have fraudulently obtained English language test certificates.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	52522
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>Following the changes introduced by the Immigration Act 2014 there is only a right of appeal where fundamental rights are engaged - where a protection claim is refused, where protection status is revoked or where a human rights claim is refused. There is also a right of appeal against decisions under the EEA Regulations and there is an appeal right against a decision to deprive someone of citizenship. For Tier 4 students, this came into effect for applications made on or after 20 October 2014.</p><p>For applications made prior to 20 October 2014, where the person had leave to remain in the UK and at the time of the decision to refuse would have no leave left, the right of appeal was exercised from within the UK. Where the decision appealed against was a removal decision, and human rights had not been raised, that right was exercised from overseas; the Court of Appeal has consistently upheld that the availability of an out of country appeal in respect of a relevant decision in an ETS case is an adequate remedy.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 21/11/2016 16:44:41 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

628170

registered interest
date	03/11/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of students who have taken the Test of English for International Communication tests administered by the Educational Testing Service; and how many such students have been detained or deported.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	51794
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>All published information relating to ETS is in the UKVI Transparency Data which was most recently updated on 25 August 2016. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/temporary-and-permanent-migration-data-august-2016</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 30/11/2016 16:52:23 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day