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428290

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date	16/11/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will raise the issue of transport of assault rifles and semi-automatic machine guns into and across the EU at the next Home Affairs European Council; and whether she has raised the issue with Europol.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	16433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>It is vital that we tackle the threat from automatic and high powered semi-automatic firearms, including their movement across Europe. My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Home Secretary, attended an extraordinary meeting of the European Justice and Home Affairs Council on Friday, where she pressed for greater action on this issue. Since the terrorist attacks in Paris in January, the Home Secretary has consistently intervened at meetings of the Justice and Home Affairs Council urging EU partners to take prompt and effective action to reduce the threat from illegal firearms. My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Immigration Minister (James Brokenshire), has also highlighted the importance of action on firearms to Europol.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 24/11/2015 15:45:00 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

428329

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Gambling: Excise Duties
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the tax revenue that may be received from the Point of Consumption Tax on online betting and gaming.
tabling member constituency	Shipley
tabling member printed	Philip Davies
uin	16373
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2015 answer text <p>At Budget 2012, the Government announced it would move to taxing remote gambling on a place of consumption basis. This change came into force on 1<sup>st</sup> December 2014, and was expected to raise additional Exchequer revenues of £70 million in 2014-15, £240 million in 2015-16, and £270 million in 2016-17.</p><p>HMRC publish receipts from the three affected duties (general betting duty, pool betting duty and remote gaming duty). From April 2015, following the reforms, remote gaming duty receipts are published separately (they were previously combined with gaming duty). A breakdown of general betting duty and pools betting duty into remote and non-remote components is not available. The bulletin can be found here: <a href="https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.uktradeinfo.com/Statistics/Pages/TaxAndDutybulletins.aspx</a>.</p><p>As the OBR mentioned in their November 2015 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, no yield from the reform was received until the beginning of 2015-16 because of an extension to the first accounting period.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 08/12/2015 16:30:52 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	1565 label Biography information for Sir Philip Davies

428331

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	National Wildlife Crime Unit: Finance
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 plans her Department has to renew its funding for the National Wildlife Crime Unit after March 2016.
tabling member constituency	Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney
tabling member printed	Gerald Jones
uin	16385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2015 answer text <p>The Government has committed to providing funding to help secure the National Wildlife Crime Unit until at least the end of March next year. Decisions on funding beyond March will be made as part of the current Spending Review process.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/11/2015 12:41:49 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4501 label Biography information for Gerald Jones

428341

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Broadband
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Prime Minister's announcement of 7 November 2015 on broadband access, what public funding has been assigned for the delivery of the Universal Service Obligation for broadband; and whether he plans to publish this information as part of the comprehensive spending review.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	16511
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2015 answer text <p>Government will be consulting in early 2016 on the Universal Service Obligation (USO) for broadband. The USO will be designed to be as efficient as possible, and ensure value for money for the consumer and taxpayer.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 26/11/2015 17:19:27 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

428350

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Peatlands
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 progress her Department has made towards the targets for protecting peat set out in the Natural Environment White Paper of 2011 since the publication of the last implementation update report in October 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newbury
tabling member printed	Richard Benyon
uin	16344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Defra is currently carrying out a review of progress towards the targets for peat reduction in horticulture set out in the Natural Environment White Paper. Based on sales data from 2014, there has been a 24% reduction in peat sales for horticultural use in the UK since 2011.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 24/11/2015 15:38:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon

428359

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Burma: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the conduct of the recent elections in Burma.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	16398
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my Written Ministerial Statement titled, Update on Elections in Burma, of 20 November.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 24/11/2015 17:32:11 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

428367

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Sri Lanka: Political Prisoners
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 the British High Commission in Colombo has received from (a) the Tamil National Alliance and (b) Tamil civil society groups on the treatment of Tamil political prisoners in Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	16378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>Officials from the British High Commission regularly meet with political and civil society groups, including the Tamil National Alliance, to discuss political issues in Sri Lanka. We will continue to monitor the situation of detainees held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act closely and to raise issues of ongoing concern with the Sri Lankan government.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 24/11/2015 18:02:36 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

428368

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Sri Lanka: Terrorism
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 his Sri Lankan counterpart on the application of the Prevention of Terrorism Act 1978 in Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	16355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text We regularly raise matters of concern with the Sri Lankan government, including the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the detention of prisoners without trial. I met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, the Honourable Mangala Samaraweera MP, on 14 September in Geneva. I was encouraged by our discussion and by his speech to the UN Human Rights Council. Amongst other commitments, he told members of the UN Human Rights Council that the Sri Lankan government would review and repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act and replace it with anti-terrorism legislation in line with contemporary international best practices. We will continue to monitor closely the situation of detainees held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, and to raise issues of ongoing concern with the Sri Lankan government. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 24/11/2015 17:49:06 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

428369

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Sri Lanka: Political Prisoners
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 implications for his policies of reports that Tamil political prisoners have been on hunger strike in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	16356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text <p>We noted that on 17 November the hunger strike by Tamil detainees was temporarily suspended until 15 December. We regularly raise matters of concern with the Sri Lankan government, including the detention of prisoners without trial. Our policy is unchanged and we remain committed to working closely with the Sri Lankan government and international partners to support the implementation of the commitments made by Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council in September, and in the UN Human Rights Council resolution of 1 October.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 24/11/2015 17:54:41 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

428370

registered interest
date	16/11/2015
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	Sri Lanka: Political Prisoners
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 his Sri Lankan counterpart on the detention of Tamil political prisoners in Sri Lanka.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	16357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2015 answer text We regularly raise matters of concern with the Sri Lankan government, including the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the detention of Tamil political prisoners without trial. I met Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, the Honourable Mangala Samaraweera MP, on 14 September in Geneva. I was encouraged by our discussion and by his speech to the UN Human Rights Council. He told members of the UN Human Rights Council that the Sri Lankan government would review and repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act and replace it with anti-terrorism legislation in line with contemporary international best practices. I have also been encouraged by the recent announcements that bail has been granted to 39 prisoners being held under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 24/11/2015 17:58:17 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan