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422202

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Military Attaches
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, in which countries UK defence attachés are posted.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	12325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <br /><p>There are resident Defence Attachés in the following countries:</p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Afghanistan - Kabul</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Algeria - Algiers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Argentina - Buenos Aires</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia - Canberra</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Austria - Vienna</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bahrain - Manama</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia - Tallinn</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh - Dhaka</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina - Sarajevo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brazil - Brasilia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Brunei - Bandar Seri Begawan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma - Rangoon</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Canada - Ottawa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chile - Santiago</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China - Beijing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia - Bogota</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia - Zagreb</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cyprus - Nicosia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic - Prague</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark - Copenhagen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Egypt - Cairo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ethiopia - Addis Ababa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>France - Paris</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Georgia - Tbilisi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany - Berlin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana - Accra</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece - Athens</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>India - New Delhi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia - Jakarta</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq - Baghdad</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland - Dublin</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Israel - Tel Aviv</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Italy - Rome</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jamaica - Kingston</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan - Tokyo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan - Amman</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kazakhstan - Astana</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kenya - Nairobi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Korea - Seoul</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait - Kuwait City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lebanon - Beirut</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Libya - Tripoli</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Skopje</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico - Mexico City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Morocco - Rabat</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal - Kathmandu</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Netherlands - The Hague</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>New Zealand - Wellington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria - Abuja</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Norway - Oslo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman - Muscat</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pakistan - Islamabad</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland - Warsaw</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Qatar - Doha</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Romania - Bucharest</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia - Moscow</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia - Riyadh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Serbia - Belgrade</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sierra Leone - Freetown</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore - Singapore City</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Somalia - Mogadishu</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Africa - Pretoria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Sudan - Juba</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain - Madrid</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan - Khartoum</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden - Stockholm</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand - Bangkok</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey - Ankara</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda - Kampala</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine - Kyiv</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States of America - UK Mission to UN</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>United States of America - Washington</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uzbekistan - Tashkent</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vietnam - Hanoi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen - Sana'a</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe - Harare</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>There is Non-Resident Accreditation for a further 82 countries.</p><br /><br /> <br /> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 22/10/2015 15:25:19 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

422269

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sugar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects Public Health England's Evidence into Action review of the evidence on reducing sugar consumption to be published.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	12288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. However all taxes are kept under review, with decisions being a matter for the Chancellor as part of the Budget process.</p><br /><p>Public Health England's (PHE) report <em>Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action</em> was published on the GOV.UK website on 22 October. We continue to work very closely with PHE and this evidence is integral to our ongoing policy development. We will publish our childhood obesity strategy in the new year.</p><br /><p><em>Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action</em> is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470179/Sugar_reduction_The_evidence_for_action.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470179/Sugar_reduction_The_evidence_for_action.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 12287 question first answered 27/10/2015 15:42:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

422270

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Sugar: Taxation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential of introducing tax on sugar-sweetened drinks to improve liver disease health outcomes in England.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	12287
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. However all taxes are kept under review, with decisions being a matter for the Chancellor as part of the Budget process.</p><br /><p>Public Health England's (PHE) report <em>Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action</em> was published on the GOV.UK website on 22 October. We continue to work very closely with PHE and this evidence is integral to our ongoing policy development. We will publish our childhood obesity strategy in the new year.</p><br /><p><em>Sugar Reduction: The evidence for action</em> is available at:</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470179/Sugar_reduction_The_evidence_for_action.pdf" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/470179/Sugar_reduction_The_evidence_for_action.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 12288 question first answered 27/10/2015 15:42:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

422271

registered interest
date	19/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Liver Diseases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential of minimum unit pricing of 50 pence per unit of alcohol to improve liver disease health outcomes in England.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	12286
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2015 answer text <p>The 2015-16 remit letter from the Department of Health asked Public Health England to review the evidence and provide advice on the public health impacts of alcohol and possible evidence-based solutions.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 27/10/2015 15:47:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

421304

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
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	Overseas Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what (a) advice and (b) guidance his Department gives on the risks of (i) investment in and (ii) business with Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian territory.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2015 answer text <p>Advice and guidance on business risk is provided via the online Overseas Business Risks guides.</p><p>These are a joint UK Trade &amp; Investment and FCO resource and provide information for businesses on the potential risks of trading in specific countries. Guides cover political and economic risks, human rights issues, bribery, terrorism, criminal activity, and intellectual property.</p><p>The information for the Occupied Palestinian Territories can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-palestinian-territories" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-palestinian-territories</a></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 28/10/2015 14:52:46 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

421327

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
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	Occupied Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what (a) advice and (b) guidance his Department gives on the risks of (i) investment in and (ii) business with Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian territory.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>The Department for Communties and Local Government does not provide advice or guidance on the risks of investment and business with Israeli settlements in Occupied Palestinian territory.</p><p>Advice and guidance on business risk is provided via the online Overseas Business Risks guides. These are a joint UK Trade &amp; Investment and Foreign and Commonwealth Office resource and provide information for businesses on the potential risks of trading in specific countries. Guides cover political and economic risks, human rights issues, bribery, terrorism, criminal activity, and intellectual property. The information for the Occupied Palestinian Territories can be found at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-palestinian-territories" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-palestinian-territories</a></p> answering member constituency Nuneaton answering member printed Mr Marcus Jones question first answered 21/10/2015 13:58:28 answering member 4024 label Biography information for Mr Marcus Jones
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

421452

registered interest
date	14/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Community Rehabilitation Companies: Charities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps Community Rehabilitation Companies are taking to engage with local charities to prevent prisoners from reoffending.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11973
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2015 answer text <p>Charities and the voluntary sector have long played an important role in rehabilitating offenders and continue to do so under the Government’s reforms to rehabilitation services. Under the Transforming Rehabilitation reforms, we opened up the market in order to get the best out of the public, private and third sectors. 19 out of the 21 CRCs are being run with assistance from staff mutual or VCSE, and all contracted probation providers have included VCSE organisations in their supply chains.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 21/10/2015 09:38:35 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

419809

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, whether any arms export licences have been (a) suspended, (b) revoked or (c) refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>No export licences have been suspended, revoked or refused in relation to Saudi Arabia in 2015.</p><br /><p>However, Saudi Arabia was “Rejected” on 3 multiple destination Open Individual Export licences (OIELs), with a recommendation in each case for the exporter to submit an application for a Standard Individual Export Licence (SIEL) for consideration on its own merits on a case by case basis.</p><br /> <br /><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 15:31:59 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

419819

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Arms Trade: Saudi Arabia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 1 July 2015 to Question 3711, how many arms export licences the Government has granted to Saudi Arabia subsequent to the information provided in that Answer; and what items were so licensed.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11231
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Licensing data shows 67 licences were granted to Saudi Arabia.</p><br /><p>Please note that data from licensing decisions made between 1 April and 30 June 2015 is scheduled to be published as Official Statistics at 9.30am on Tuesday 20 October 2015; and data from licensing decisions made between 1 July and 30 September 2015 is scheduled to be published as Official Statistics at 9.30am on 19 January 2016.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 14:18:13 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith

419820

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Arms Trade: Yemen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what steps he is taking to ensure that arms exports from the UN to Yemen are not being used in breach of export control policy and provisions of the Arms Trade Treaty.
tabling member constituency	Oxford East
tabling member printed	Mr Andrew Smith
uin	11263
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government takes its export responsibilities very seriously and aims to operate one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. We rigorously examine every application on a case-by-case basis against all of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, which includes; ensuing exports are consistent with the UK’s obligations under the United Nations arms trade treaty.</p><p>We undertake appropriate checks using both open and other sources when considering licence applications. To ensure a comprehensive and consistent approach, this will involve Desk and Post in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and relevant experts from other Departments.</p><p><strong></strong></p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 15/10/2015 15:46:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	95 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Smith