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1124173

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date	01/05/2019
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	Fisheries
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 steps he is taking to support the fishing industry in (a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	249860
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>Leaving the EU will mean the UK will become an independent coastal state for the first time in 40 years. The UK will be able to control access to UK waters and secure a fairer share of fishing opportunities, for the benefit of the whole of the UK fishing industry, including Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Our vision for future fisheries policy is set out in the Fisheries White Paper: Sustainable Fisheries for Future Generations. The Fisheries Bill provides the powers necessary to manage our fisheries as an independent coastal state.</p><p> </p><p>On 10 December 2018, the Secretary of State announced £37.2 million of extra funding for the UK seafood sector for projects approved during 2019 and 2020 to boost the industry as we become an independent coastal state. In line with the existing allocation of European Maritime and Fisheries Fund funds, £3.6 million of this additional funding will be allocated to Northern Ireland.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 09/05/2019 15:25:20 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1124175

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	European Union: Treaties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many of the protocols or joint interpretive instruments annexed to EU treaties to which the UK is party have been the subject of specific parliamentary approval and have legally binding status equivalent to the relevant treaty.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	249861
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>The Protocols and Annexes to the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) (as amended) “form an integral part thereof” as set out in Article 51 of the TEU i.e. they have the same legal status as the Treaties.</p><p>Joint or unilateral interpretative statements annexed to treaties are relevant to the interpretation of those treaties in accordance with article 31 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and have binding legal force where they are accepted by the parties.</p><p>When Parliament approved the UK’s accession to the EU it approved accession to all existing EU Treaties as described in part 1 of Schedule 1 to the European Communities Act 1972. Thereafter, Parliament also approved all subsequent Treaties (including protocols or annexes thereto) amending the TEU or the TFEU as described in the definition of “the Treaties” or “the EU Treaties” set out in section 1(2) of the European Communities Act 1972.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 15/05/2019 14:28:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1124177

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Malaysia: Human Rights
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 has made to his Malaysian counterpart on respect for fundamental human rights including freedom of religion in that country.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	249862
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/05/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government is firmly committed to standing up for human rights around the world, including for freedom of religion or belief. These views are well known in Malaysia, and our longstanding relationship allows us to raise concerns at the highest level with the Malaysian government.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary discussed human rights in his meetings with Malaysian ministers during his visit in January 2019, as did I during my visit in October 2018. Our High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has raised the issue of freedom of religion or belief with the Malaysian Foreign Minister and Religious Affairs Minister.</p><p>We continue to support the Malaysian Government's ambitions to ratify UN instruments on human rights, reform security legislation and abolish the death penalty. We reiterated these points at Malaysia's Universal Periodic Review at UN Human Rights Council in November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/05/2019 13:29:22 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1124180

registered interest
date	01/05/2019
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	Utilities: Older People
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 discussions hisw Department has had with the Northern Ireland executive on ensuring the affordability of essential services such as energy and water for older people in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	249863
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2019 answer text <p>Energy policy is the responsibility of the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy.</p><p>Responsibility for water supply and charging is devolved to the Northern Ireland Executive. No discussions about the issue of affordability of water services for older people in Northern Ireland have therefore taken place.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/05/2019 10:31:02 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1122825

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Higher Education: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions she has had with officials in Northern Ireland on the criteria for admission into third-level education for students from a disadvantaged background.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	246946
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>Education is a devolved area in Northern Ireland and these matters are dealt with by the Higher Education Division at the Department for the Economy. Queries relating to participation in third-level education should be directed towards that department.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 02/05/2019 10:09:51 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1122826

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what preparations have been made to enhance passport checking systems at each of Northern Ireland's airports.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	246947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>Border Security is and will remain a departmental priority.</p><p>Border Force conducts 100% checks on people entering the UK on sched-uled services, together with risked-based intelligence-led interventions at smaller ports and airfields.</p><p>All passengers arriving in the UK at passport control are checked against police, security and immigration watch lists on arrival at the border. The majority of these are checked against our systems before they even travel, through the collection of advanced passenger information (API). API helps protect the UK against terrorist attacks, serious cross-border crime and abuses of the immigration system.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 29/04/2019 13:50:19 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1122827

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Somalia: Civil Liberties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations have been made to the authorities in Somalia on the protection of (a) the freedoms of association and religion and (b) other fundamental freedoms in that country.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	246948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>​Last year the UK attended the Somalia Partnership Forum where the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) strengthened its commitment to support the protection of human rights. Progress in implementing these commitments, in particular an independent National Human Rights Commission, forms a regular part of our dialogue with the FGS. The UK also provides a range of assistance that directly support human rights in Somalia such as working with Somali Security Forces to help provide protection for all civilians in accordance with international human rights standards.</p><p>Ultimately, a stable and inclusive political settlement is the most important aspect to ensure that Somalia is able to protect human rights for all its citizens, and to end impunity for perpetrators of abuse. This is why the UK is playing a leading role in supporting Somalia in working towards an inclusive constitution and to deliver one-person one-vote elections in 2021.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 01/05/2019 15:40:21 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1122828

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether an impact assessment was carried out in respect of the removal of the preliminary inquiry stage of court proceedings in serious crime cases in England and Wales; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	246949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2019 answer text <p>Section 6(1) of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 originally contained provisions which obliged a magistrates’ court inquiring into an offence as examining justices to commit a defendant charged with an indictable offence to the Crown Court for trial, if, after consideration of the evidence (including oral evidence), it was of the opinion that there was sufficient evidence to put the defendant on trial by jury. If the court was not of that opinion (and the defendant was in custody for no other reason than that offence), it was obliged to discharge the defendant. Pursuant to a recommendation from the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice in 1993, the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act 1996 amended the committal provisions (with effect from March 1997) to exclude the possibility of oral evidence. The effect was therefore that magistrates' courts could consider only documentary evidence tendered by the prosecution when determining whether there the defendant should be committed for trial. The resulting paper-based committal proceedings were subsequently replaced by the present procedure in May 2013 when section 6 was repealed, with the result that there is no preliminary examination of the evidence in the magistrates’ court and cases are sent to the Crown Court when it appears to the magistrates’ court that the case is more suitable to be tried there. There was no impact assessment.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 03/05/2019 13:10:16 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1122830

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
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	Pensioners: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent discussions she has had with officials in Northern Ireland on ensuring that older people in difficult financial circumstances are able to access the benefits to which they are entitled.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	246950
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/05/2019 answer text <p>There are regular discussions between officials in the Department for Work and Pensions and their counterparts in the Northern Ireland Department for Communities.</p><p> </p><p>The responsibility for ensuring that older people in Northern Ireland access the benefits to which they are entitled is a matter for the Northern Ireland Department for Communities, so DWP officials have not had specific discussions on this particular subject.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 02/05/2019 16:18:05 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1122831

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Rented Housing: Older People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what recent discussions he has had with officials in Northern Ireland on providing assistance to the Housing Executive to improve the situation for older renters.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
uin	246951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2019 answer text <p>Housing is a devolved matter in Northern Ireland and is the responsibility for the Department for Communities (Northern Ireland). Housing officials in my own Department speak to officials in the devolved administrations to share their thoughts on the best approach.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 30/04/2019 16:01:40 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn