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852635

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Cyprus: Territorial Waters
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 assessment he has made of the naval security situation in the territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	130631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We are aware that Italian oil company ENI has been prevented from carrying out licensed drilling in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) following Navtex issued by Turkey warning of naval exercises in the same area. We support the Republic of Cyprus’ sovereign right to exploit natural resources in its EEZ, and want to see exploration go ahead. We believe Cyprus’ hydrocarbons should be developed for the benefit of all Cypriots, and urge all parties to look for ways by which the development of hydrocarbons can support the search for a settlement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/03/2018 08:44:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 45422 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

852636

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Cyprus: Territorial Waters
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 he has had with his counterpart in Turkey regarding Turkish Navy ships operating in proximity to the territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	130632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office has raised recent developments in Cyprus's maritime Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) with Turkey. We support the Republic of Cyprus' sovereign right to exploit natural resources in its EEZ, and want to see exploration go ahead. We believe Cyprus' hydrocarbons should be developed for the benefit of all Cypriots, and urge all parties to look for ways by which the development of hydrocarbons can support the search for a settlement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/03/2018 08:48:12 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan previous answer version 45424 answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

852637

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Cyprus: Airspace
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has recently received reports of Cypriot airspace being entered by Turkish aircraft.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	130633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are aware of the Republic of Cyprus's recent reports to the UN about Turkish violations of its airspace over the northern part of the island. In line with UN Security Council Resolution 550, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. The UK recognises only one Cypriot state – the Republic of Cyprus – and only one government as the sole legitimate government. We are aware of the Republic of Cyprus's recent reports to the UN about Turkish violations of its airspace over the northern part of the island. In line with UN Security Council Resolution 550, the UK does not recognise the self-declared &quot;Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus&quot; as an independent state. The UK recognises only one Cypriot state – the Republic of Cyprus – and only one government as the sole legitimate government.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/03/2018 17:37:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

852686

registered interest
date	01/03/2018
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	Syria: Armed Conflict
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 discussions he has had with (a) the British Ambassador to NATO and (b) the Turkish Ambassador to NATO on the Turkish military operation in Afrin.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	130682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has been in regular contact with his Turkish counterpart regarding the military operation in Afrin. We have been following the progress of the operation carefully, and have urged de-escalation and the protection of civilians, while recognising Turkey's legitimate security interests. Turkey has briefed NATO allies on the progress of the operation throughout.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/03/2018 17:39:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

846954

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
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	Brexit: Greater London
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with (a) The Mayor of London and (b) Members of the GLA on the effect on London of the Greater London Authority report, Preparing for Brexit, published in January 2018.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	129128
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has met with the Mayor of London several times since the Referendum. At their last meeting on the 11 September 2017 they discussed key issues relevant to London with regard to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is committed to positive and productive engagement with the Mayor of London and will continue to work closely with him to understand the potential impact and opportunities presented by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Fareham answering member printed Suella Fernandes question first answered 27/02/2018 15:45:07 answering member 4475 label Biography information for Suella Braverman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

847143

registered interest
date	22/02/2018
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Cycling: Accidents
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many cyclists have died or suffered serious injuries where the cause has been attributed to poorly-maintained roads by (a) local councils, (b) Highways England, (c) Transport Scotland and (d) the Welsh Government in each year since 2007.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	129317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of reported cyclist fatalities and serious injuries that have been recorded in Great Britain for each year since 2007 where poorly maintained roads could be considered to be a contributory factor is provided in the table. A breakdown for all the road networks specified is not available centrally.</p><p><ins class="ministerial">The heading “Poor or defective road surface” cover columns 2 and 3 of the table. Whilst, the heading “Inadequate or masked signs or road markings” cover column 4 and 5.</ins></p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Reported cyclist serious and fatal injuries in GB where poorly maintained roads is reported as a contributory factor<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Poor or defective road surface </strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Inadequate or masked signs or road markings</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Fatilities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Fatilities</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Reported Cyclist Serious Injuries</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong><em>Source: DfT STATS19 reported road casualties</em></strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1 </sup>Includes only casualties where a police officer attended the scene and in which a contributory factor was reported. In 2016, this related to 73% of reported accidents.</p><p> </p><p>By way of context, cycling in Great Britain has increased over the time period in question, rising from 4 billion kilometres in 2007 to 6 billion kilometres in 2016.</p><p> </p><p>It should be that noted that contributory factors assigned by police officers do not assign blame for the accident to any specific road user, however they do provide some insight into why and how road accidents occur. They give an indication of which factors the attending officer thought contributed to the accident. Officers do not need to carry out a full investigation of the incident before allocating contributory factors; they usually use professional judgement about what they can see at the scene.</p><p> </p><p>Not all accidents are included in the contributory factor data; only accidents where the police attended the scene and reported at least one contributory factor are included. A total of 73% of accidents reported to the police in 2016 met these criteria although each accident can have multiple contributory factors attributed to them.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 27/02/2018 16:45:50 question first ministerially corrected 15/03/2018 15:22:13 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman previous answer version 43590 answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

846217

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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 Research Group
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 times he or ministers of his Department have met the with the European Research Group since taking office.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	128898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers regularly engage with MPs to discuss a wide range of topics, however, as the European Research Group does not have a published list of members, the Department does not hold information pertaining to the group. Details of Ministerial and senior official meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are made publicly available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 128899 question first answered 27/02/2018 16:53:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

846218

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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 Research Group
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether he has discussed the letter of 16 February to the Prime Minister from the European Research Group with any of the officers of the European Research Group.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	128899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers regularly engage with MPs to discuss a wide range of topics, however, as the European Research Group does not have a published list of members, the Department does not hold information pertaining to the group. Details of Ministerial and senior official meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which are made publicly available on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 128898 question first answered 27/02/2018 16:53:13 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

846219

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Department for Exiting the European Union: Overtime
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 hours of overtime have been worked by staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	128900
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Exiting the European Union is committed to ensuring staff maintain a work-life balance. The Department has a range of flexible working policies in place to avoid excess working hours. On occasion staff are required to work above their conditioned hours but all overtime is pre-agreed with line managers.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Please note the below data relates to the month in which the claims were logged, they may not necessarily be the months when the overtime hours were worked.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month</p></td><td><p>Overtime Hours logged</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>497.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>486</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2017</p></td><td><p>831.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2017</p></td><td><p>439.06</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2017</p></td><td><p>700.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2017</p></td><td><p>555.5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2017</p></td><td><p>1307.05</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2017</p></td><td><p>1102.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2017</p></td><td><p>1009.7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2017</p></td><td><p>398</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2017</p></td><td><p>855.45</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2018</p></td><td><p>835.04</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2018</p></td><td><p>562.2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 01/03/2018 17:12:28 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

846220

registered interest
date	21/02/2018
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Overtime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many hours of overtime have been worked by staff in his Department in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	128901
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/03/2018 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office UK based staff claimed a total of 63,930 hours of overtime between 1 February 2017 and 31 January 2018 (staff may submit an overtime claim form up to three months from when the overtime was worked). The monthly breakdown is set out below:-</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Month (Year)</p></td><td><p>Hours of Overtime</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February (17)</p></td><td><p>4490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March (17)</p></td><td><p>4780</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April (17)</p></td><td><p>5410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May (17)</p></td><td><p>4510</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June (17)</p></td><td><p>5770</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July (17)</p></td><td><p>4450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August (17)</p></td><td><p>4950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September (17)</p></td><td><p>3350</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October (17)</p></td><td><p>8230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November (17)</p></td><td><p>8840</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December (17)</p></td><td><p>6360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January (18)</p></td><td><p>2790</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Overtime is claimed by officers when they have worked above their conditioned hours with pre authorised Line Manager/Budget Holder approval to claim overtime. Staff may take time off in lieu instead of payment for overtime - these hours are not processed through payroll. ​</p><p>The higher figures in October, November and December reflect increased claims due to crisis work (Monarch Airlines and Hurricanes).</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/03/2018 12:40:55 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West