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676047

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date	20/01/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Tobacco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the Tobacco Control Plan will be replaced.
tabling member constituency	Bermondsey and Old Southwark
tabling member printed	Neil Coyle
uin	61045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Government is developing a new tobacco control plan, which will be published shortly.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 24/01/2017 12:07:49 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4368 label Biography information for Neil Coyle

676060

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2016 to Question 49716, what further progress has been made by her Department in processing refugee family reunion applications for unaccompanied children in France with family ties in the UK; and how many family reunion applications (a) are still outstanding and (b) were closed without a decision being made because the applicant went missing.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>As part of the UK’s support for the Calais camp clearance, we welcomed more than 750 children to the UK. Many have been reunited with family members already in the UK, while others are being cared for by local authorities across the UK.</p><p>We supported the French in their efforts to move all children from the camp in Calais to safe alternative accommodation across France. Home Office staff, interpreters and social workers visited the specialist centres in France to carry out the necessary assessments and we inter-viewed all children who were present in the specialist centres at the time they visited. The phase of the Calais operation immediately following the dismantling of the camps has concluded, barring a few outstanding cases which are still being considered for transfer.</p><p>There is no application process under the Dublin Regulation, which determines the Member State responsible for processing an asylum claim. We will continue to meet our obligations under the Dublin Regulation and accept responsibility for processing asylum claims where the UK is determined to be the responsible Member State.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/01/2017 13:21:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

676063

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her oral contribution of 10 October 2016, Official Report, column 25, whether her Department transferred all the minors from the Calais camp within days of the demolition of that facility.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The Calais camp clearance was a French-led operation and the UK worked closely with the French authorities to support the process of transferring children out of the camp quickly and safely.</p><p> </p><p>Almost 200 minors were transferred from the Calais camp to the UK between 10 October and the start of the clearance operation on 24 October. The Home Office worked with the French Government to ensure that suitable accommodation was provided for all minors during the operation.</p><p> </p><p>Home Office officials worked at pace, whilst carrying out the proper safeguarding, age assessment and security checks, working closely with local authorities and social workers here in the UK to ensure that where it was in their best interests, eligible children were transferred to the UK as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Since 10 October 2016, more than 750 children have arrived. This is in line with the commitments made by the Home Secretary to Parliament on 24 October.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/01/2017 13:24:37 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

676065

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EEA Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to simplify the process for UK-resident EEA nationals and their families to apply for permanent residence status.
tabling member constituency	Bristol North West
tabling member printed	Charlotte Leslie
uin	61027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>We continue to make all applications quicker and easier. As part of the ongoing Home Office programme to digitise all applications for immigration routes, a service was launched in October 2016 to enable single EEA applicants to apply for permanent residence online.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 24/01/2017 13:26:57 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	3933 label Biography information for Charlotte Leslie

676100

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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	Personal Independence Payment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department takes in the event that people claiming personal independence payments say that they have not received correspondence sent from the Department relating to personal independence payment (a) assessments and (b) awards.
tabling member constituency	Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
tabling member printed	Phil Boswell
uin	61047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>Where a claimant reports that correspondence has not been received, a further communication is often issued, dependent on the individual circumstances of the case.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 24/01/2017 12:10:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4388 label Biography information for Philip Boswell

675451

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many submissions to the consultation on the Leveson Inquiry and its implementation (a) supported and (b) opposed Part 2 of that Inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	60749
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my reply to PQ 59669.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 24/01/2017 12:01:25 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

675476

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on universities in (a) England and (b) Scotland being able to recruit academic staff who are EU nationals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>We recognise that arrangements for EU academic staff coming to the UK after we leave the EU is a key issue for the Higher Education sector, and one that will need to be considered as part of wider discussions about the UK’s relationship with the EU. DfE officials meet regularly with Home Office officials to discuss this and other matters, and the two departments will continue to work closely as these issues progress. DfE officials also meet regularly with officials from the devolved administrations to discuss a range of issues regarding higher education after the UK leaves the EU, and will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/01/2017 08:36:07 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

675477

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with Ministers on the academic funding for Scottish universities after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Aberdeen South
tabling member printed	Callum McCaig
uin	60837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>University funding is a devolved matter, and Scottish university funding arrangements are therefore a matter for the Scottish Government to decide. However, DfE officials meet regularly with officials from the devolved administrations to discuss a range of issues regarding higher education after the UK leaves the EU, and will continue to do so as these issues progress.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 24/01/2017 08:51:50 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4364 label Biography information for Callum McCaig

675479

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	GCE A-level
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students achieved three or more A grade or higher A-levels in each national statistical social economic classification for each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Tottenham
tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
uin	60867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>The number of pupils that achieved three or more A grade or higher A-levels by national statistical social economic classification is not held by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 24/01/2017 08:55:37 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

675486

registered interest
date	19/01/2017
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	Animal Products: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2017 to Question 59331, how many applications for import permits relating to hunting trophies were (a) received, (b) approved and (c) refused by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Bridgend
tabling member printed	Mrs Madeleine Moon
uin	60831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2017 answer text <p>There has only been a requirement for Lion (Panthera leo) hunting trophies to have import permits since the beginning of 2015.</p><p> </p><p>APHA act as the Management Authority for CITES. JNCC act as our scientific advisors on the matter of CITES applications.</p><p> </p><p>Data for calendar year 2015 :</p><ol><li><p>Number of applications received: 11</p></li><li><p>Number of applications approved: 11</p></li><li><p>Total refused = 0</p><p> </p><p>Data for calendar year 2016</p></li></ol><ol><li><p>Number of applications received: 6</p></li><li><p>Number of applications approved: 6</p></li><li><p>Total refused = 0</p></li></ol> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/01/2017 12:52:14 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1490 label Biography information for Mrs Madeleine Moon