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768913

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date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many suspected terrorists the Government has targeted in Yemen (a) on its own and (b) with the US since January 2017.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not involved in counter-terror operations in Yemen. It is a long-standing policy of the Ministry of Defence not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 107135 question first answered 19/10/2017 14:31:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768914

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Yemen: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions the Government has authorised the use of (a) UK personnel, (b) UK assets, including RAF bases located in the UK and (c) UK intelligence in support of US counter-terror operations in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is not involved in counter-terror operations in Yemen. It is a long-standing policy of the Ministry of Defence not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster grouped question UIN 107134 question first answered 19/10/2017 14:31:05 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768915

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	USA: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what guidance is provided to UK personnel in support of US counter-terror actions outside of war zones.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Any military support would only be provided to another State in accordance with our legal obligations and UK policy. UK military personnel providing such support would be appropriately briefed on those obligations and a military legal adviser would be available to advise.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2017 14:30:24 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768920

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Law of War
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on how many occasions since August 2015 the Government has authorised the use of lethal force in a non-military context under the legal basis of self-defence.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107179
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has not authorised the use of lethal force by UK Armed Forces under the legal basis of self-defence of the UK in the time period specified.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/10/2017 14:31:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768936

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will ensure that the UK Mission to the UN in New York makes representations on the situation of the Baha'i community in Iran during its statement at the Third Committee meetings of the UN General Assembly.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107176
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>I recently met representatives of the Baha'i faith to discuss the issue. The human rights situation in Iran remains deeply worrying and this includes Iran's approach to freedom of religion and belief. The treatment of the Baha'i community is of particular concern. The latest report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran sets out the repression and harassment that Baha'is suffer in Iran. This includes restrictions on the types of businesses and jobs Baha'is can have, unequal treatment of Baha'i employees, and seizures of Baha'i businesses and property. We hope to highlight the situation of the Baha'i with the UN General Assembly Third Committee in New York.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/10/2017 15:26:05 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768937

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government has investigated how Andargachew Tsege's itinerary was shared with the Ethiopian authorities in advance of his kidnap from an airport in a third country.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107177
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>Mr Tsege was detained in Yemen and taken to Ethiopia in June 2014. Following Foreign and Commonwealth Office inquiries the Ethiopian and Yemeni authorities have both stated that they have a bilateral treaty that permited Mr Tsege’s extradition to Ethiopia. The UK Government continues to take Mr Tsege’s case extremely seriously and is working to ensure his welfare and legal access. The Ethiopian government are in no doubt about the importance we place on Mr Tsege’s case: the Foreign and Commonwealth Office continues to raise this at the highest levels.​​</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/10/2017 15:32:57 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768938

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Iran: 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, whether the Government plans to co-sponsor a resolution on the situation of human rights in Iran at the current session of the UN General Assembly.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>The British Government has supported a resolution on the human rights situation in Iran in the past and will do so again co-sponsoring a resolution this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/10/2017 15:35:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768941

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
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	Iran: Baha'i Faith
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with the Special Rapporteur on Iran, Ms Asma Jahangir, or with the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion, Dr Ahmed Shaheed on the treatment of the Bahá'ís in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2017 answer text <p>At the Human Rights Council in March 2017, the UK strongly supported the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief. We look forward to engaging with the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran during the interactive dialogue in the UNGA Third Committee. The British Government supports the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran's assessment that discrimination against the Baha'i community is legally sanctioned by a lack of constitutional recognition and the absence of other legal protections for adherents of this faith.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/10/2017 15:23:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

769056

registered interest
date	11/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Police: Ethiopia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much of his Department's financial assistance to Ethiopia is dedicated to be passed on to Ethiopian (a) police or security forces and (b) organisations that have oversight over that country's police or security forces.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	107175
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade has not provided any financial assistance to Ethiopia that is dedicated to be passed on to Ethiopian (a) police or security forces and (b) organisations that have oversight over that country's police or security forces.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 20/10/2017 13:29:16 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

768104

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Equipment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment his Department has made of the potential effect on the supply of medical devices to NHS patients in the event that there is no transitional period prior to the UK leaving the EU during which to implement changes in EU law made before or during such a transitional period.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	106879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, the Office of Life Sciences, and the Department for Exiting the European Union are leading our work in this area.</p><p> </p><p>Medical devices are important for transforming health outcomes, and our top priority for the Life Sciences sector in the negotiations is to protect the safety of patients and ensure the integrity of cross-European public health systems.</p><p> </p><p>After the European Union referendum, the UK EU Life Sciences Steering Group was established to oversee a programme of work that is informing our departure from the EU. The group’s remit includes people and skills; research and grants; intellectual property; regulation and trade, manufacturing and supply - to organisations including the National Health Service.</p><p> </p><p>Regarding potential transposition of any changes in EU law, the general approach taken in the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill is that EU law which applies directly in the UK legal system immediately before exit will be converted into domestic law after exit. The purpose of the Bill is to provide a functioning statute book on the day we leave the EU, and it is designed to ensure that the United Kingdom exits the EU with certainty, continuity and control. After we leave the EU, Parliament will be free to change the law where it decides it is right to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In the negotiations the Government will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue to cooperate. We start from the position of having an aligned regulatory partnership and any changes should consider the impact on patient and public health. However, we appreciate that this is a negotiation, so we are prepared for all eventualities. Whatever the outcome we will protect the best interests of patients and the NHS.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 18/10/2017 14:30:42 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake