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582388

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
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 prospects of talks on North Korea under the Six Party talks format.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The UK is not a member of the Six Party talks, but we maintain a close dialogue with all participants, including the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Through our bilateral engagement with DPRK we have made clear to the regime that their nuclear and ballistic missile programmes are in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions and that the DPRK should return to credible and authentic multilateral talks on denuclearisation. We assess that the resumption of Six Party talks is unlikely given the current situation and only if the DPRK agrees to discuss denuclearisation.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2016 15:00:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

582389

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
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 the NATO Secretary General on North Korea's nuclear tests in 2016.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson) has not discussed this issue directly with the NATO Secretary General. At the NATO Warsaw Summit in July 2016, Heads of Government called on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) to immediately cease its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner. The Secretary General issued a statement on 9 September condemning the DPRK’s fifth nuclear test and called on it to fully respect its international obligations and commitments, including UN Security Council Resolutions.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2016 14:56:09 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

582390

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	North Korea: Nuclear Weapons
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 effectiveness of the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2270 (2016) on North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>Since the unanimous adoption of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2270 in March 2016, which the UK strongly supported, the Government has been focused on ensuring that the Resolution is implemented fully and effectively by all UN Member States. We continue to have discussions with partners in the region to ensure that UNSCR 2270 and all previous sanctions measures are enforced in order to limit the ability of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to fund its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. The UK operates one of the toughest export control and counter-proliferation systems in the world and looks to share British expertise on sanctions wherever possible. Following the DPRK’s fifth nuclear test on 9 September, the UK is working with the UN Security Council and key partners to ensure there is a robust multilateral response to this violation of successive UN resolutions.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 21/09/2016 14:52:17 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

582391

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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: Nuclear Power
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 his Department has had with the International Atomic Energy Agency on Iran's compliance with its obligations under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>As a member of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a member of the Joint Commission established under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), the UK continues to be in a close and continuous dialogue with the IAEA, Iran and our E3+3 partners concerning implementation of the JCPoA. The IAEA reports regularly on Iran’s implementation of its commitments under the JCPoA. The next meeting of the IAEA’s Board of Governors will take place from 19 September 2016.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/09/2016 10:34:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

582427

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on tackling radicalisation of young people by Islamist extremists.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2016 answer text <p>Tackling the radicalisation of young people is a key priority for this Government. Prevent is a key part of our counter – terrorism strategy (CONTEST). It safeguards vulnerable individuals by building resilience to extremist ideologies, countering the ideology that terrorists espouse, and removing access to terrorist propaganda online.</p><p>Many of the issues dealt with under the CONTEST strategy and the principles it sets out are relevant to the threat in Northern Ireland. We work closely with the Northern Ireland Executive, the PSNI and other partners as they respond to those who would seek to undermine peace and prosperity.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 21/09/2016 11:57:28 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

582428

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on the counter extremism strategy.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland agreed prior to publication of the Counter-Extremism Strategy (October 2015) that the strategy would not extend to Northern Ireland at this stage.</p><p>Home Office officials have engaged colleagues in the Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Office, including during visits to Belfast. We remain keen to maintain this engagement to share ideas and discuss all aspects of the strategy.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/09/2016 11:30:41 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

582503

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
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	Territorial Waters: Security
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 EU counterparts on co-operation with NATO over maritime security.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2016 answer text <p>Cooperation between NATO and the EU in maritime security, as well as in other areas of security policy, is a key priority for HMG, and one which we raise regularly in discussions with EU and NATO counterparts.</p><p>The UK strongly supported the tasking from the NATO Warsaw Summit in July for improving such cooperation, where we believe NATO and the EU have complementary roles to play. In the current operations, this mean cooperation in the Aegean Sea, to tackle irregular migrant flows between Greece and Turkey, and co-ordination in respect of Operation Sophia in the Mediterranean Sea, and anti-piracy activities in the Indian Ocean.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/09/2016 15:02:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

582549

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religious Freedom
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 have been granted asylum in the UK on the grounds of a well-founded fear of persecution on account of religion in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46188
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2016 answer text <p>When an individual makes an asylum claim on religious grounds it is recorded in the interview records and any written representations they provide. Data on asylum claims on religious grounds is not systematically recorded on the Casework Information Database (CID) and therefore it is not possible to provide a breakdown of information in this way without individual analysis of thousands of casework files at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 15/09/2016 16:16:52 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

582550

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Syria
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions she has had with the devolved administrations on the implementation of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46189
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/09/2016 answer text <p>Officials from the UK Government’s Resettlement Programme are in regular dialogue with the devolved administrations in relation to the delivery of the Syrian Vulnerable Person’s Resettlement scheme.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 22/09/2016 16:03:40 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

582551

registered interest
date	13/09/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of training of assessors for asylum applications where religious persecution is the reason for the application.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	46190
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office carefully considers all asylum claims on their individual merits, including claims based on religious persecution. We grant protection to those who genuinely need it in accordance with our international obligations under the Refugee Convention and the European Convention on Human Rights.</p><p>Published guidance on the interviewing and consideration of asylum claims is regularly reviewed and takes into consideration the views of stakeholders, including religious groups. The current training and support available for asylum caseworkers includes a the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees endorsed Foundation Training Programme. This, and follow-on courses, covers all aspects of the asylum interview and decision making process, including the assessment of credibility and country information in religious based claims. Real-life case studies and role-play are used throughout the training programme to reinforce knowledge and understanding of the issues.</p><p>We are carefully considering the report and recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief published in June 2016 and will provide a response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 16/09/2016 09:32:51 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn