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76347

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Zimbabwe
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 he has made relations with the government of Zimbabwe; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	204528
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>We remain committed to supporting the Zimbabwean people in achieving a prosperous and democratic future, including through engagement with the Government of Zimbabwe. The UK continues to hold regular high-level meetings with the government and others across the political spectrum to promote democracy and good governance and discuss a range of issues.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 14/07/2014 17:21:31 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

76511

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	Jamaica
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, when he last met the Prime Minister of Jamaica; and when he next plans to meet her.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	204495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>I last met Prime Minister Simpson Miller of Jamaica in July 2012 during HM The Queen's reception to mark the opening of the Olympic Games. I do not currently have plans for a future meeting. I met Caribbean Foreign Ministers at the UK-Caribbean Ministerial Forum hosted by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) on 16-17 June.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 14/07/2014 11:52:58 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

76515

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) funding and (b) ownership arrangements are for the 17 new trains to be introduced on the Essex Thameside line under the terms of the new franchise agreement with NXET Trains Ltd; and what the deadline is for the introduction into service of the new fleet.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	204534
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The procurement of new trains, comprising 68 new vehicles, is being carried out by NXET Trains Limited under European Union Procurement Regulations and has not yet begun. Decisions about this procurement are a commercial matter for the operator.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:54:24 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

76516

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London, Tilbury and Southend Line: Rolling Stock
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the rolling stock maintenance arrangements will be for the franchise agreement with NXET Trains Ltd for rail passenger services on the Essex Thameside line.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	204533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The standstill period for the Essex Thameside franchise competition has not yet concluded, as such the Department has not signed the new Franchise Agreement and we are not able to confirm this information at this time. An announcement will be made shortly once the Agreement has been signed. Rolling stock maintenance will be a matter for the franchisee.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:53:26 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

76522

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	London, Tilbury and Southend Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what proportion of the planned investment in stations on the Essex Thameside line during the new franchise agreement with NXET Trains Ltd will be funded by the (a) franchisee, (b) Network Rail and (c) the public sector in each case.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	204532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The standstill period for the Essex Thameside franchise competition has not yet concluded, as such the Department has not signed the new Franchise Agreement and we are not able to confirm this information at this time. An announcement will be made shortly once the Agreement has been signed.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:52:29 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

76525

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	c2c Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate his Department has made of the costs of planned investment in (a) Wi-Fi access on trains, (b) provision of customer information and (c) SMART ticketing technology during the new franchise agreement with NXET Trains Ltd for passenger services on the Essex Thameside line; what proportion of each category of funding will fall to (i) the franchisee, (ii) Network Rail and (iii) the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	204530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The standstill period for the Essex Thameside franchise competition has not yet concluded, as such the Department has not signed the new Franchise Agreement and we are not able to confirm this information at this time. An announcement will be made shortly once the Agreement has been signed.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:50:42 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

76527

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	c2c Rail Franchise
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total annual public sector payment will be in each year to 2029 under the new franchise agreement for rail passenger services on the Essex Thameside line.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	204531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The standstill period for the Essex Thameside franchise competition has not yet concluded, as such the Department has not signed the new Franchise Agreement and we are not able to confirm this information at this time. An announcement will be made shortly once the Agreement has been signed.</p> answering member constituency Wimbledon answering member printed Stephen Hammond question first answered 14/07/2014 15:51:38 answering member 1585 label Biography information for Stephen Hammond
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

63992

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	New Businesses: Hackney
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many start-up loans have been granted to businesses in Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	202501
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The Start-Up Loans programme commenced in September 2012, in that year there was 1 loan with a value of £5000 drawn down in Hackney North and Stoke Newington constituency. In 2013 there were 110 loans with a drawn value of £752,465 granted and 2014 to date there have been 53 loans with a drawn value of £259,065 granted.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 01/07/2014 14:25:10 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

64016

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Languages: Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and increase the uptake of foreign language training in schools; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	202499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>The new national curriculum introduces the teaching of a foreign language to key stage 2 (ages 7 to 11) from September 2014, which will increase the uptake of foreign languages in both primary and, over time, secondary schools. By starting languages earlier, pupils will have longer to develop their skills to a high level before continuing with language learning in secondary school. The English Baccalaureate is already encouraging more young people to take a language at GCSE level. Take up by key stage 4 pupils in England of a modern foreign language increased by over 20% between 2012 and 2013.</p><p>The Department for Education believes it is important to give teachers the flexibility to decide how to teach. We expect schools to identify the support that they need to prepare for the new curriculum, recognising that different schools will face different challenges.</p><p>We are allocating £350,000 this year to fund training on the new national curriculum for teachers of modern foreign languages in primary and secondary schools. We have also allocated some £1.9m to teaching schools to lead curriculum change across and within their teaching school alliances. 46 of the projects being supported involve languages.</p><p>The independent Expert Group, chaired by a leading primary headteacher, has published links to useful resources, which are hosted on the website of the Association for Language Learning. This is specifically to support the introduction of a compulsory foreign language at key stage 2. We are also making extensive use of social networking, including using high profile headteachers and others to raise the profile of the new curriculum, including for languages, through podcasts, webchats and blogs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 01/07/2014 13:19:38 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott

64037

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
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	Egypt
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he plans to make to his Egyptian counterparts on the seven year jail terms handed down to three Al-Jazeera journalists; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hackney North and Stoke Newington
tabling member printed	Ms Diane Abbott
uin	202537
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <table><tbody><tr><th> </th><td><table><tbody><tr><td>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) made a statement on 23 June expressing his concerns and urging the Egyptian Government to demonstrate its commitment to freedom of expression by reviewing this case as a matter of urgency. <br><br>The Egyptian Ambassador Ashraf el-Kholy was summoned to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on 23 June. FCO Political Director, Simon Gass told the Egyptian Ambassador that the British Government was deeply concerned by the verdicts, and with the procedural shortcomings of the trials. The British Ambassador to Egypt also raised this issue in Cairo with the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 June. We will continue to raise this case with the Egyptian authorities.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 30/06/2014 15:31:16 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	172 label Biography information for Ms Diane Abbott