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1167923

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date	05/11/2019
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	Abur Bakr Al-Baghdadi
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect on the work of the Global Coalition against Daesh of the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	900306
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The inglorious end of Daesh’s leader is certainly an important milestone in the fight against this death cult but as reports of a new leader emerge, it is becoming clear that it is not the end of Daesh. Daesh still poses a threat to the UK, our interests, values and people. We will continue to adapt and strengthen our efforts to prevent Daesh carrying out terrorist attacks, spreading its poisonous narrative, financing its wicked operations and recruiting supporters. We will continue to work with coalition partners to end Daesh once and for all.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 05/11/2019 14:47:56 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

1167924

registered interest
date	05/11/2019
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	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he has taken to strengthen UK relations with India.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	900307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s bilateral relationship with India is strong and growing. It is broad, covering trade and investment, people-to-people connections, and being a Force for Good in the world. The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Minister Jaishankar on his first overseas visit, to ASEAN on 1 August, and the Prime Minister met Prime Minister Modi at the G7 in August. They agreed that we should expand ambition of trade relationship as we leave the EU. The Prince of Wales will visit India in November to celebrate the depth and richness of the UK-India relationship.</p><p>New rules on post-study work visas announced in October will ensure we attract India’s best and brightest to mutual advantage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 05/11/2019 14:51:43 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1167925

registered interest
date	05/11/2019
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	Association of Southeast Asian Nations: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he is taking to strengthen UK relations with ASEAN member states.
tabling member constituency	Gloucester
tabling member printed	Richard Graham
uin	900308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>It is undoubtable that the ASEAN region’s political, economic and security importance is growing. As we leave the EU we are excited about deepening our relationship with all countries in Southeast Asia.</p><p>The importance we place on this region is demonstrated by the fact that the Foreign Secretary’s first overseas trip was to attend ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ 31 July - 1 August, where he met all of his ASEAN counterparts, and my first overseas trip was to Cambodia, Laos and Thailand in September. We are committed to strengthening our relationship with the region in all areas.</p><p>The first dedicated UK Ambassador to ASEAN was announced in October and our UK Mission to ASEAN will open in November.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 05/11/2019 14:54:28 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	3990 label Biography information for Richard Graham

1167926

registered interest
date	05/11/2019
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	Climate Change: International Cooperation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of international co-operation on tackling climate change.
tabling member constituency	Easington
tabling member printed	Grahame Morris
uin	900311
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face today, and no country alone can solve the problem. That is why we bid to host the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 26) in Glasgow next year in partnership with Italy. As the first G7 country to legislate for net zero by 2050, the UK is leading the world’s response, and other countries have been following our example.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 05/11/2019 14:56:02 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	3973 label Biography information for Grahame Morris

1167373

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of local authority capacity to support British children returning from North east Syria.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh South
tabling member printed	Ian Murray
uin	7689
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>Children returning from Syria are likely to have been exposed to the conflict, indoctrination, to have experienced severe trauma, and in some circumstances pose national security concerns that need to be carefully managed.</p><p>The Home Office has funded an NHS Foundation Trust to assist local authorities and local NHS trusts to conduct comprehensive mental health and emotional wellbeing assessments of all British children returning from the conflict in Syria; and to provide key worker support to assist in the safe reintegration of those children. Our support will be tailored to the needs of each individual child.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 05/11/2019 14:52:00 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	3966 label Biography information for Ian Murray

1167450

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Sussex Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the effect on community safety in Sussex of the change in the number of Sussex police officers between 2010 and 2019; what the difference is between 2010 levels and Government plans for additional officers; if he will make it his policy to restore Sussex Police numbers to at least 2010 levels; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to monitor crime levels and officer numbers. Many factors impact on crime levels. More reporting of ‘hidden’ crimes, recording improvements and some genuine increases in offending, have all contributed to recent increases in recorded crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to recruiting 20,000 additional police officers over the next three years. Sussex Police will be able to recruit 129 officers in the first tranche of up to 6,000 additional officers to be recruited across England and Wales by the end of March 2021.</p><p>The Government is also investing £100 million through the Serious Violence Fund. £63.4 million of this funding has been allocated to support an immediate surge in police operational activity. We have distributed this across the 18 police force areas experiencing the highest volumes of knife crime, of which Sussex Police is one. Using a tiered approach based on the rate of hospital admissions for injury with a sharp object, an assessment was made to determine the funding allocations required for each force.</p><p>Sussex Police have been allocated £1.34m for surge operational activity, alongside £880,000 for Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) which will serve local communities by acting as central hubs for multi-agency collaboration that will seek to address the root causes of serious violence and deliver sustainable and locally informed solutions.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 7718 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:48:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1167451

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Knives: Brighton
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the level of resources required by Sussex Police to effectively tackle knife crime in Brighton and Hove; if he will provide the resources required; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
uin	7718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office continues to monitor crime levels and officer numbers. Many factors impact on crime levels. More reporting of ‘hidden’ crimes, recording improvements and some genuine increases in offending, have all contributed to recent increases in recorded crime.</p><p>The Government is committed to recruiting 20,000 additional police officers over the next three years. Sussex Police will be able to recruit 129 officers in the first tranche of up to 6,000 additional officers to be recruited across England and Wales by the end of March 2021.</p><p>The Government is also investing £100 million through the Serious Violence Fund. £63.4 million of this funding has been allocated to support an immediate surge in police operational activity. We have distributed this across the 18 police force areas experiencing the highest volumes of knife crime, of which Sussex Police is one. Using a tiered approach based on the rate of hospital admissions for injury with a sharp object, an assessment was made to determine the funding allocations required for each force.</p><p>Sussex Police have been allocated £1.34m for surge operational activity, alongside £880,000 for Violence Reduction Units (VRUs) which will serve local communities by acting as central hubs for multi-agency collaboration that will seek to address the root causes of serious violence and deliver sustainable and locally informed solutions.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse grouped question UIN 7717 question first answered 05/11/2019 14:48:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1156602

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Universities: Intellectual Property
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance is given to UK universities about the risk of (1) hostile state actors, and (2) a reliance on funding from Chinese students and the theft of research and intellectual property from campuses.
tabling member printed	Lord West of Spithead
uin	HL482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The government has developed bespoke advice, as part of the Trusted Research campaign, which will help UK universities and research institutions make informed decisions about international collaboration and, in doing so, protect their intellectual property, sensitive research and personal information. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) continue to work closely with the academic sector to improve their security practices and help protect academic establishments from threats.</p><p> </p><p>The government welcomes international students to study in the UK. We recognise that they enhance our educational institutions both financially and culturally. They enrich the experience of domestic students and they become important ambassadors for the UK in later life. In the recently published ‘International Education Strategy’, the government set out its ambition to increase the number of international students in the UK to 600,000. This is underpinned by measures to support the sector to attract students from all over the globe, including the recently announced Graduate Route, which will enable institutions to recruit on a sustainable basis.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 05/11/2019 14:49:26 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	3834 label Biography information for Lord West of Spithead

1166609

registered interest
date	28/10/2019
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	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Brexit
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 plans he has to staff the Departmental Operations Centre in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Peterborough
tabling member printed	Ms Lisa Forbes
uin	6517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>A dedicated Departmental Operations Centre (DOC) will manage and lead preparations in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The DOC has been designed to operate on a two shift system if required and we anticipate this mode of operation would be sufficient to effectively manage a no deal exit in the majority of circumstances. In the event a no-deal exit occurs and has a highly disruptive impact we would introduce three shift working to effectively manage a reasonable worst case scenario. The current estimates are that two shift working arrangement in our DOC would require 389 people and a three shift working arrangement would require 621 people. The DOC would be resourced through a combination of MHCLG staff and staff provided by other government departments.</p> answering member constituency Rossendale and Darwen answering member printed Jake Berry question first answered 05/11/2019 14:51:06 answering member 4060 label Biography information for Sir Jake Berry
tabling member	4717 label Biography information for Ms Lisa Forbes

1151903

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Criminal Investigation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government collects data on the number of people released under investigation for each category of offence.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Heeley
tabling member printed	Louise Haigh
uin	4398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office collects data from forces on the number of individuals released on pre-charge bail. The most recent statistics were published on 24 October 2019 <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2019" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-powers-and-procedures-england-and-wales-year-ending-31-march-2019</a>. Due to data quality issues, these statistics can give an indicative picture only, and should be treated with caution. Figures suggest 86,600 individuals were released on pre-charge bail year ending 31 March 2019.</p><p>Work is ongoing to improve this data collection, and to explore a separate but complementary collection on released under investigation.</p> answering member constituency North West Hampshire answering member printed Kit Malthouse question first answered 05/11/2019 14:51:48 answering member 4495 label Biography information for Kit Malthouse
tabling member	4473 label Biography information for Louise Haigh