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647121

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date	28/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of 28 November 2016, on the risks to RAF personnel of air drops of aid to Aleppo, what assessment he has made of the capacity of drones to undertake such air drops.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	55238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>Whilst UK military Unmanned Aerial Vehicles do not have a cargo capability, the Ministry of Defence is keeping all options under review.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/12/2016 16:06:15 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

647122

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Humanitarian Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) feasibility and (b) risks of the RAF delivering aid through air drops to Aleppo; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	55239
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to work with allies and partners to develop flexible and credible options to alleviate the humanitarian suffering in Aleppo.</p><p>The use of military aircraft to deliver aid presents high risks, not only to RAF personnel and aircraft, but to those on the ground in a dense urban area like Aleppo.</p><p>If it were possible to obtain the relevant permissions from the Syrian regime, then the World Food Programme would be able to use those permissions to get a safe route for the land delivery of the aid that is so desperately needed.</p><p>For air drops to be feasible, there is a need to identify clear drop zones, ensure safe access for the intended recipients, and to co-ordinate with authorities on the ground. Without this, air drops could result in civilian casualties. Flying RAF transport aircraft into hostile terrain and through the airspace around Aleppo would expose UK personnel to a severe risk of attack.</p><p>Nonetheless, this Government continues to keep all our options under review.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 01/12/2016 16:07:13 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

647238

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Syria: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian aid needs of people in Aleppo.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	55240
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The UN estimates that over 36,000 Syrians across Aleppo have been displaced in recent weeks. In besieged eastern Aleppo, where up to 275,000 people live, intensified attacks by the Assad regime and its allies has led to severe food and water shortages, near exhaustion of medical supplies and high numbers of people requiring urgent medical evacuation. In western Aleppo, the UN reports that indiscriminate attacks have also killed and injured civilians.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 01/12/2016 17:27:17 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

647327

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2016 to Question 47680, if he will list the consultancy firms that his Department has utilised the services of on a pro bono or nominal (£1) basis to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	55210
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>To date, the Department for Exiting the European Union has utilised the services of eight consultancy firms on a pro bono or nominal basis.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Consultancy Service Provider</p></td><td><p>Services provided</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accenture</p></td><td><p>Policy support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frontier Economics</p></td><td><p>Market analysis</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KPMG</p></td><td><p>Support Programme Management Office and departmental set-up</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oliver Wyman</p></td><td><p>Policy support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>McKinsey</p></td><td><p>Organisational design and assurance consultancy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte</p></td><td><p>Internal financial planning</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PWC</p></td><td><p>Departmental set-up and Programme Management support</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The department has also utilised the services of two paid secondees from the Boston Consulting Group on civil service salary levels supporting policy development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 55211 question first answered 01/12/2016 15:30:21 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

647328

registered interest
date	28/11/2016
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: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answers of 15 September and 13 October 2016 to Questions 45944 and 47680, if he will list the consultancy firms that his Department has utilised the services of not on a pro bono or nominal (£1) basis to date.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	55211
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>To date, the Department for Exiting the European Union has utilised the services of eight consultancy firms on a pro bono or nominal basis.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Consultancy Service Provider</p></td><td><p>Services provided</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accenture</p></td><td><p>Policy support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Frontier Economics</p></td><td><p>Market analysis</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>KPMG</p></td><td><p>Support Programme Management Office and departmental set-up</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oliver Wyman</p></td><td><p>Policy support</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>McKinsey</p></td><td><p>Organisational design and assurance consultancy</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deloitte</p></td><td><p>Internal financial planning</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PWC</p></td><td><p>Departmental set-up and Programme Management support</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The department has also utilised the services of two paid secondees from the Boston Consulting Group on civil service salary levels supporting policy development.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Clwyd West answering member printed Mr David Jones grouped question UIN 55210 question first answered 01/12/2016 15:30:21 answering member 1502 label Biography information for Mr David Jones
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

638080

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Islamic State: War Crimes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13 October 2016 to Question 47678, what steps the Government is taking with (a) other countries and (b) the UN to gather and preserve evidence of genocide and other war crimes committed by Daesh.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	53422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text This Government believes Daesh must be held accountable for its crimes in Syria and Iraq, as well as those committed in the wider region, in Europe and across the world. We are currently funding efforts to gather and preserve evidence of crimes committed by Daesh in Iraq, and continue to support the UN Commission of Inquiry's investigations in Syria. On 19 September, the Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), along with his Iraqi and Belgian colleagues, launched a global campaign to bring Daesh to justice. We intend this to include additional, UN-led action to gather and preserve evidence in Iraq. We are working with the Government of Iraq on a proposal to bring to the UN. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/11/2016 16:41:34 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

638081

registered interest
date	16/11/2016
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	Yemen: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2016 to Question 45062 on Yemen: military intervention when he plans to place the information requested under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on his Department's website.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	53423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>This will be placed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website in due course. I would also be happy to place this in the Library.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/11/2016 16:44:56 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn