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773243

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date	18/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many outstanding applications for asylum there were in each of the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	108520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes the number of pending applications for asylum in the quarterly <em>Immigration Statistics </em>release. The latest figures are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017</a></p><p>Table as_01_q contains the total number of applications, the total number of initial decisions (broken down by decision type), and the total number of cases where a decision is pending, in each quarter.</p><p>Further information on the outcomes of asylum applications raised in a given year is available in Table as_06.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 23/10/2017 11:43:57 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

773267

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	CDC: Grants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish projected disbursements by her Department to the Commonwealth Development Corporation in each of the next five years, setting out what percentage of her Department's budget that spending would represent in each case.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	108540
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>DFID’s projected investment in CDC to support the delivery of CDC’s five year strategy which runs from 2017 to 2021 is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2020/2021 - </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2021/22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Projected DFID investment in CDC (£m)</p></td><td><p>386</p></td><td><p>683</p></td><td><p>897</p></td><td><p>1,134</p></td><td><p>NIL</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The projected investment in CDC for 2020/21 is indicative. Departmental budgets have yet to be agreed for 2020/21 and 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>DFID’s projected investment as percentage of DFID’s budget is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Financial years</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2019/20</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Projected DFID budget (£m)</p></td><td><p>10,373</p></td><td><p>10,753</p></td><td><p>10,481</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Percentage share</p></td><td><p>4%</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>9%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>As set out in the business case, DFID’s funding to CDC is subject to market conditions and portfolio performance and will not be more than £3.515bn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:34:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

773304

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Taxis: Wales
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on that Government's review of taxi licensing laws and its implications for cross-border operations between England and Wales.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	108541
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Officials from the UK and Welsh Governments are in regular contact on a range of issues. The Welsh Government’s consultation on licensing of the taxi and private hire vehicles closed on 8 September. Once a response is issued an informed discussion of any cross-border implications issues can be held. There have been no recent Ministerial discussions between the Department for Transport and the Welsh Government regarding regulation of this sector, but I will be happy to engage fully with Welsh minster on these issues.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 23/10/2017 11:15:33 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

773336

registered interest
date	18/10/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Civil Nuclear Constabulary: Counter-terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, How many Civil Nuclear Constabulary personnel have been deployed on Operation Temperer in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	108637
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Operation Temperer was invoked for the first time following the terrorist incident at Manchester Arena in May this year, and then again in September following the terrorist incident at Parsons Green.</p><p> </p><p>Civil Nuclear Constabulary personnel were deployed on Operation Temperer on both occasions.</p><p> </p><p>The total number of CNC personnel deployed on Operation Temperer this year, including liaison officers, was 826. 432 officers were deployed in May, and 394 officers were deployed in September.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 23/10/2017 14:03:24 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

759654

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which facilities at UK training establishments have been closed (a) temporarily and (b) permanently as a result of non-use in each of the last 36 months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	10294
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/09/2017 14:18:44 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

759707

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
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	Yemen: Joint Incidents Assessment Team
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 reports from the Joint Incident Assessment Team on operations in Yemen he has received in each of the last two months.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	10278
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2017 answer text <p>​The Joint Incident Assessment Team (JIAT) did not issue any reports in July or August. On 12 September, the JIAT issued 15 reports, bringing the total number of reports it has issued to 36. The British Government welcomes the release of these reports which demonstrate the Saudi-led Coalition's continued willingness to conduct thorough, transparent and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/09/2017 13:47:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

759751

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Borders: Personal Records
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many exit checks were conducted at each UK border point of exit in each of the last 12 months; and how many of those checks resulted in (a) temporary and (b) permanent detention by police or other authorities.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	10280
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/10/2017 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since 8 April 2015 departure data has been collected on all scheduled commercial services departing the UK from air and sea ports and from international rail stations except those services not within the scope of the exit checks programme.</p><p> </p><p>Border Force hold data for outbound alerts issued by Border Force at the National Border Targeting Centre (NBTC) where feedback has been received, such as those which have been progressed for pre-departure intervention.</p><p> </p><p>A variety of agencies, including Border Force, undertake outbound interventions, as a result of this various activity there is no single record held on their respective outcomes.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 04/10/2017 13:26:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

759765

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from Syria have been granted indefinite leave to remain in each of the last 12 months; and how many are resident in each local authority area.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	10279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2017 answer text <p>Annual statistics on the number of Syrian nationals granted settlement (indefinite leave to enter or remain) are published in settlement table se_03 in the Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics, April - June 2017’ <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#settlement" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/immigration-statistics-april-to-june-2017/list-of-tables#settlement</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Information on how many Syrian nationals granted settlement are resident in each local authority area is not available.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 18/09/2017 15:31:55 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

759793

registered interest
date	12/09/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Developing Countries: HIV Infection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will publish a list of projects funded by her Department which have been tagged with the HIV/AIDS marker; and what the value of each project was in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	10256
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The UK is a global leader in tackling HIV and we are proud to be the second largest international investor in the response. The UK’s recent £1.1billion investment to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria makes us the second largest donor during the fifth replenishment period. This support will help provide enough lifesaving anti-retroviral therapy for 1.3million people living with HIV.</p><p>DFID tracks our spending on HIV/AIDS using sector codes recommended by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Development Assistance Committee (DAC) reporting system. This information is published on the Development Tracker website and in Statistics for International Development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 19/09/2017 13:05:23 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty

757597

registered interest
date	05/09/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces: Proscribed Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) investigations and (b) prosecutions of armed forces personnel for membership of proscribed or prohibited organisations there have been by service in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff South and Penarth
tabling member printed	Stephen Doughty
uin	8708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is aware that four members of the Army were recently arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism under Section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000; namely on suspicion of being a member of a proscribed organisation (National Action) contrary to Section 11 of the Terrorism Act.</p><p>Investigations into alleged acts of terrorism are normally dealt with by the Home Office Police Forces.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 11/09/2017 16:16:47 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4264 label Biography information for Stephen Doughty