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155468

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he takes to emphasise the persecution of Christians and other religious minorities in Iran during discussions with his Iranian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214358
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text We remain deeply concerned by the ongoing discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran. We have called for the Iranian government to protect the rights of all minority groups and end the persecution of individuals on the basis of their faith. We last raised these issues with the Iranian government during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:26:03 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155469

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on tackling the persecution of Christians in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214359
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>Conflict and instability in the Middle East has made the plight of Christians and other religious minorities a significant concern. In many cases religious minorities are facing extremely difficult circumstances. Many communities are suffering, and indeed some countries risk seeing the disappearance of communities that have existed there peacefully for centuries.</p><p>We deplore all discrimination against religious minorities and constraints on their freedom to practise their faith. We regularly urge all governments in the Middle East to ensure the protection of all religious minorities. We encourage them to develop inclusive political systems that represent all of their citizens.</p><p>We work proactively in countries where we can to tackle these issues. For example, in Yemen the Middle East and North Africa Conflict Pool is delivering a grassroots community reconciliation initiative to ease tensions between different communities. In Syria a number of British Government funded projects have brought together religious leaders from all denominations (including Alawi, Christians, Kurds, Druze and Sunnis) to foster greater understanding between faiths and support reconciliation. In Tunisia, our Arab Partnership Initiative funds a project run by the Centre for the Study of Islam and Democracy which considers, amongst other things, the protection of religious minorities under the new constitution.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:29:25 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155472

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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
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 he has made to his Iranian counterpart on Behnam Irani.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised this individual case with the Iranian government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:13:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155473

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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
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 he has made to his Iranian counterpart on Abdolreza Ali Haghnejad and Silas Rabbani, sentenced to prison because of their religious beliefs.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised these individual cases with the Iranian Government. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:24:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155474

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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
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 he has made to his Iranian counterpart on Farshid Fathi, Homayoun Shokouhi, Alireza Seyyedian and other Christians imprisoned in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214387
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised these individual cases with the Iranian Government.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:31:19 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

155475

registered interest
date	11/11/2014
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
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 he has made to his Iranian counterpart on (a) Vahid Hakkani, (b) Mojtaba Seyyed Alaedin Hossein and (c) other Christians imprisoned for their faith in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	214355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>We last raised with the Iranian government our ongoing concerns over the detention of prisoners of conscience and discrimination against Christians and other minority religious groups in Iran during our interventions at the Universal Periodic Review of Iran’s Human Rights at the UN on 31 October. We have not raised these individual cases with the Iranian Government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:11:54 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

78023

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many repeat abortions were performed on women aged (a) 25 to 30, (b) 30 to 35, (c) 35 to 40, (d) 40 to 45 and (e) 45 years and over by gestation in weeks; and how many abortions those women had previously undergone.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	205990
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>The following tables show repeat abortions for women aged 25 to 29, 30 to 34, 35 to 39, 40 to 44 and 44 years and over by gestation in weeks and the number of previous abortions, 2013. The age groups presented are in line with published data. This allows the number of previous abortions to be presented in as much detail as possible without the need for further grouping to protect patient confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Repeat abortions to women aged 25 - 29 by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Gestation (weeks)</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of previous abortions</p></td><td><p>Under 10</p></td><td><p>10-12</p></td><td><p>13-19</p></td><td><p>20 and over</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>10,877</p></td><td><p>1,636</p></td><td><p>822</p></td><td><p>121</p></td><td><p>13,456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>3,427</p></td><td><p>536</p></td><td><p>275</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>4,280</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>880</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>70</p></td><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>1,089</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 or more</p></td><td><p>358</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>30</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>447</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>: The number of abortions for women who have had four or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Repeat abortions to women aged 30 - 34 by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Gestation (weeks)</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of previous abortions</p></td><td><p>Under 10</p></td><td><p>10-12</p></td><td><p>13-19</p></td><td><p>20 and over</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>8,283</p></td><td><p>1,083</p></td><td><p>548</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>9,993</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2,723</p></td><td><p>428</p></td><td><p>201</p></td><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>3,378</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>729</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>58</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>924</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4 or more</p></td><td><p>335</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>426</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>: The number of abortions for women who have had four or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>Table 3: Repeat abortions to women aged 35 - 39 by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Gestation (weeks)</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of previous abortions</p></td><td><p>Under 10</p></td><td><p>10-12</p></td><td><p>13-19</p></td><td><p>20 and over</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>4,922</p></td><td><p>639</p></td><td><p>325</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>5,939</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>1,558</p></td><td><p>232</p></td><td><p>118</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>1,921</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 or more</p></td><td><p>635</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>779</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>: The number of abortions for women who have had 3 or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>Table 4: Repeat abortions to women aged 40 - 44 by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Gestation (weeks)</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of previous abortions</p></td><td><p>Under 10</p></td><td><p>10-12</p></td><td><p>13-19</p></td><td><p>20 and over</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1,956</p></td><td><p>234</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>2,377</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>615</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>744</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3 or more</p></td><td><p>228</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>283</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>: The number of abortions for women who have had three or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.</p><p> </p><p>Table 5: Repeat abortions to women aged 44 and over by gestation, residents of England and Wales, 2013</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td colspan="4"><p>Gestation (weeks)</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>Number of previous abortions</p></td><td><p>Under 10</p></td><td><p>10-12</p></td><td><p>13-19</p></td><td><p>20 and over</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1 or more</p></td><td><p>256</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>291</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em>Note</em>: The number of abortions for women who have had one or more previous abortions have been grouped to protect patient confidentiality.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/07/2014 13:54:42 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

78025

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to his Department's publication, Abortion Statistics, England and Wales: 2013, published in June 2014, which method of stopping the fetal heart besides feticide is referred to in paragraph 2.25.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	205991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>No other such method is referred to or required as the publication refers to cases where the procedure is undertaken under general anaesthesia i.e. patient and fetus are anaesthetised.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/07/2014 16:06:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

78026

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women who underwent an abortion in 2013 had previously had an ectopic pregnancy.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	205992
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Information on women who had an abortion and had previously had an ectopic pregnancy is not available.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 21/07/2014 14:16:53 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton

78089

registered interest
date	15/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Abortion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, With reference to the findings of his Department's Abortion Statistics 2013, published in June 2014, paragraph 2.4, that 81 per cent of abortions in that year were carried out for single women, if he will take steps to reduce the abortion rate by encouraging couples to stay together.
tabling member constituency	Bootle
tabling member printed	Mr Joe Benton
uin	205993
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2014 answer text <p>51% of the women classified as “single” in Abortion Statistics 2013 were in a relationship but not married or in a civil partnership.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, the Government’s <em>Framework for Sexual Health Improvement in England </em>(March 2013) highlights the importance of building knowledge and resilience amongst young people so they have the confidence and emotional resilience to understand the benefits of loving, healthy relationships and delaying sex.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 22/07/2014 16:05:35 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	479 label Biography information for Mr Joe Benton