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1024045

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date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the recent integrated food security and classification (IPC) report on Yemen which showed 240,000 civilians are living in famine-like conditions; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	201673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The newly published Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Report highlights growing food insecurity in Yemen over the past year, with the overall number of food insecure people rising from 17 million to over 20 million (70% of the population). For the first time, there are people (238,000) in the most severe food security category, IPC 5 - at high risk of death.</p><p> </p><p>In response urgent action is needed to improve economic conditions and maintain food supply chains into and throughout the country, including Hodeidah and Saleef ports and routes out of the city. As we have consistently made clear, all parties must ensure that Hodeidah and Saleef ports and onward supply routes are kept open, and commercial and humanitarian flows are not disrupted.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is playing a leading role in combating hunger in Yemen through our £170 million in aid this financial year, which will help meet the food needs of four million Yemenis for one month. However, a political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and to address the worsening humanitarian crisis. We therefore welcome the positive outcomes of peace talks in Stockholm.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/12/2018 14:30:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1024046

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: 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 her Department is taking to ensure effective delivery of humanitarian aid (a) into and (b) throughout Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	201674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the positive outcomes of peace talks in Stockholm, with both sides agreeing a ceasefire in Hodeidah and committing to withdraw troops from the port and city. A political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and to address the worsening humanitarian crisis.</p><p> </p><p>Red Sea ports remain operational and continue to import most of the food and fuel on which Yemenis rely. The UK is providing £1.3 million to the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism to increase physical inspections of commercial ships, and ensure that weapons are not entering the country illegitimately.</p><p> </p><p>As we have consistently made clear, all parties must ensure that Hodeidah and Saleef ports and onward supply routes are kept open, and commercial and humanitarian flows are not disrupted.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/12/2018 14:32:37 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1024047

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Famine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to respond to the risk of famine in Yemen; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	201675
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The newly published Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) Report highlights growing food insecurity in Yemen over the past year, with the overall number of food insecure people rising from 17 million to over 20 million (70% of the population). In response urgent action is needed to improve economic conditions and maintain food supply chains into and throughout the country, including Hodeidah and Saleef ports and routes out of the city.</p><p> </p><p>To maintain confidence of commercial importers, the UK recently worked with the US, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to agree measures with the Central Bank of Yemen to issue letters of credit providing foreign currency so that importers can purchase food on international markets. This has resulted in an appreciation of the Yemeni Riyal, so that ordinary Yemenis are able to buy food that is in the markets.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is playing a leading role in combating hunger in Yemen through our £170 million in aid this financial year, which will help meet the food needs of four million Yemenis for one month. However, a political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and to address the worsening humanitarian crisis. We therefore welcome the positive outcomes of peace talks in Stockholm.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/12/2018 14:34:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1024048

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for her policies of the World Food Programme announcement that there has been a nearly 50 per cent decrease in operations at Hodeidah port in recent weeks.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	201676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Red Sea Ports are currently operational and continue to import most of the food and fuel on which Yemenis rely. For most of this year imports have been robust and in some cases exceeded pre-war levels. We are however concerned about recent reports of a reduction of imports into Yemen.</p><p> </p><p>To maintain confidence of commercial importers, the UK recently worked with the US, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates to agree measures with the Central Bank of Yemen to issue letters of credit to provide foreign currency so that importers can purchase food on international markets. This will help strengthen imports. It has also resulted in an appreciation of the Yemeni Riyal, increasing the purchasing power of ordinary Yemenis.</p><p> </p><p>It is imperative the Red Sea ports of Hodeidah and Saleef remain operational. Yemen relies on imports to meet 90% of its basic needs like food and fuel. We therefore welcome the positive outcomes of peace talks in Stockholm. A political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen and to address the worsening humanitarian crisis.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/12/2018 14:37:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1024049

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the effect of the continued military offensive on Hodeidah port on the delivery of humanitarian aid in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	201677
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the positive outcomes of peace talks in Stockholm. A pause in fighting around Hodeidah has been in place since 14 November.</p><p> </p><p>As we have consistently made clear, all parties must ensure that Hodeidah and Saleef ports and onward supply routes are kept open, and commercial and humanitarian flows are not disrupted.</p><p> </p><p>UK aid partners continue to deliver life-saving support in Hodeidah as part of our £170 million response in Yemen this year, including access to 75,000 litres of clean water a day, and cash transfers to 21,000 people displaced from Hodediah.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 17/12/2018 14:38:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1019828

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Digital and the Creative Industries of Thursday 15 November 2018, Official Report, column 545, what assessment he has made of the accuracy of the statement that using the term fibre in advertising for part-copper broadband is misleading advertising.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	198802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The 2017 Digital Strategy set out that Government would work with regulators and industry to ensure that the advertising of broadband reflects the speeds that consumers can expect to receive and accurately describes the technology used.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Digital Strategy was published, the ASA has implemented new guidance, which states that speed claims should be based on the download speeds available to at least 50% of customers at peak time, and no longer on 'up to' speeds available to at least 10% of customers. Ofcom has also updated its Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds.</p><p> </p><p>The ASA also reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband and concluded in November 2017 that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. In June, the Administrative Court granted CityFibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review (JR) of the ASA's decision. The next stage is for the Administrative Court to make a substantive decision on the JR.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to working with regulators and industry to ensure that consumers receive clear, concise and accurate information in order to make informed choices about their broadband, particularly as the rollout of new technologies like full fibre broadband increases.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 198722 198803 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:17:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1019830

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Digital and the Creative Industries of Thursday 15 November 2018, Official Report, column 545, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the misleading advertising of fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	198803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>The 2017 Digital Strategy set out that Government would work with regulators and industry to ensure that the advertising of broadband reflects the speeds that consumers can expect to receive and accurately describes the technology used.</p><p> </p><p>Since the Digital Strategy was published, the ASA has implemented new guidance, which states that speed claims should be based on the download speeds available to at least 50% of customers at peak time, and no longer on 'up to' speeds available to at least 10% of customers. Ofcom has also updated its Code of Practice on Broadband Speeds.</p><p> </p><p>The ASA also reviewed the use of the term ‘fibre’ to describe part-fibre and full-fibre broadband and concluded in November 2017 that the term 'fibre' is unlikely to mislead consumers as currently used in the advertising of part-fibre broadband services. In June, the Administrative Court granted CityFibre permission to proceed with its Judicial Review (JR) of the ASA's decision. The next stage is for the Administrative Court to make a substantive decision on the JR.</p><p> </p><p>The Government remains committed to working with regulators and industry to ensure that consumers receive clear, concise and accurate information in order to make informed choices about their broadband, particularly as the rollout of new technologies like full fibre broadband increases.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 198722 198802 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:17:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1019831

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Digital and the Creative Industries of Thursday 15 November 2018, Official Report, column 545, whether his Department’s proposed Statement of Strategic Priorities to Ofcom will include measures to tackle misleading advertising of fibre broadband.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	198804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>We are currently developing our Statement of Strategic Priorities (SSP) and will consult on it in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 198723 question first answered 10/12/2018 17:24:59 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1015178

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Government Assistance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, with reference to the recent decision by the European Court of Justice on state aid clearance for the capacity market, whether energy company payments arising from arrangements made and to be made within the five-year period previously approved by the European Commission will be stopped.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	195571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2018 answer text <p>The recent State aid judgment by the ECJ against the European Commission in the Tempus case was decided on procedural grounds, holding that the Commission should have consulted more fully before granting State aid approval in 2014. It did not challenge the nature of the Capacity Market mechanism itself. The judgment removed State aid approval for the Capacity Market, preventing the UK Government from making any further capacity payments under existing agreements until re-approval.</p><p> </p><p>We are already working closely with the Commission to aid their investigation and seek timely State aid approval for the Capacity Market as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Government and National Grid will ensure that market participants are kept updated.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 04/12/2018 10:05:27 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1010214

registered interest
date	19/11/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Department for International Trade: Overseas Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2018 to Question 189652 on Department for International Trade: Staff, how many of his Department's staff were employed in (a) non-EU countries, (b) EU countries, (c) Greece and (d) Italy in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	192839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p>The number of employees of the Department for International Trade in each of the last three years is shown in the table below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>31 October 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 October 2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>31 October 2018</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>a) Non-EU Countries</p></td><td><p>952</p></td><td><p>1,106</p></td><td><p>1,071</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>b) EU Countries</p></td><td><p>1,236</p></td><td><p>1,881</p></td><td><p>2,156</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c) Greece</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>d) Italy</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>22</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The table above includes all DIT employees who are paid via DIT payroll, UKEF employees paid via the UKEF payroll and staff who are working overseas and paid via the FCO payroll and then recharged to DIT at each of the reference dates.</p><p> </p><p>The number of employees included in the totals for EU Countries includes those based in the UK, Greece and Italy.</p> answering member constituency Meon Valley answering member printed George Hollingbery question first answered 22/11/2018 14:32:43 answering member 4016 label Biography information for Sir George Hollingbery
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray