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416173

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date	04/09/2015
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Afghanistan: Opium
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much the UK spent on tackling opium production in Afghanistan in each year since 2005; and what the cultivation area of opium in that country was in each such year.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>Estimates of opium cultivation in each of the last 10 years in Afghanistan are based on the Opium Survey carried out on a yearly basis by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. The table below outlines the findings of the survey since 2005.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Area of country under cultivation (in hectares)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>104,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>165,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>193,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>157,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>123,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>123,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>131,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>154,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>209,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>224,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>Published in Autumn 2015</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Government works with the Afghan authorities and international partners to target action against opium trafficking networks, rather than provide funding for programmes specifically focussed on opium production. Figures specifically relating to funding to tackle opium production are therefore not available.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/09/2015 15:00:51 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416174

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Royal Archives
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues on allowing full public access to the Royal Archives.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8464
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2015 answer text <p>The Royal Archives are private archives which offer public access to historical papers for educational purposes and academic study, including via an online digitisation and public access programme, while protecting the personal private papers of The Queen and Members of the Royal Family. Access to the Archives is the responsibility of the Keeper of the Royal Archives.</p> answering member constituency Weston-super-Mare answering member printed John Penrose question first answered 11/09/2015 10:07:30 answering member 1584 label Biography information for John Penrose
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416178

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Nuclear Installations: Decommissioning
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, with reference to Box 3, page 81, of her Department's Annual Report and Account 2014-15, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department's policies of the increase in the estimated costs of nuclear decommissioning.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8545
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2015 answer text <p>My rt. hon Friend the Secretary of State keeps the costs of all DECC’s policies under review. Decisions on departmental budgets will be made as part of the current Spending Review, due to report in the Autumn.</p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 09/09/2015 13:53:47 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

416179

registered interest
date	04/09/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Unmanned Air Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the risks posed by unmanned drones to prison security; and what steps he is taking to protect against drones dropping contraband material into prisons.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8567
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2015 answer text <p /> <p>The National Offender Management Service continues to assess the developing risk posed by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or ‘drones’. All prisons have local contingency plans to respond to incidents including drones.</p><p>The previous Government introduced legislation which prohibits the “projection” of any item into prison by any means, including by a drone. Prisons work with law enforcement to investigate and prosecute perpetrators, where appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South West Bedfordshire answering member printed Andrew Selous question first answered 14/09/2015 11:07:05 answering member 1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391715

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Living Wage: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, for what reasons the new Living Wage does not apply to those under 25.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8275
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2015 answer text <p>The new National Living Wage (NLW) is an essential part of moving to a higher wage, lower tax, lower welfare society; it ensures that work pays, and reduces reliance on the State topping up wages through the benefits system.</p><p> </p><p>For younger workers, the priority is to secure work and gain experience - something that is already reflected in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate structure where the youth rate is currently £1.40 lower than the adult rate.</p><p> </p><p>Just as the Low Pay Commission will recommend the pace of increase for the NLW, they will continue to recommend the NMW rates for all workers under 25 at a level that maximises their earnings without damaging employment prospects by setting it too high.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 16/09/2015 10:19:14 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391740

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Middle East: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues, prior to receiving the Freedom of Information Act application by Reprieve, on whether a statement should be made to Parliament on British servicepeople embedded in allies' forces operating in the Middle East.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>None. It has been standard practice not to publicise the placing of embeds with other countries' forces, as they are their forces and their operations.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 07/09/2015 15:06:36 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391886

registered interest
date	21/07/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Sunday Trading
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, if he will allow a free vote on any division in the House on the Government's proposed changes to Sunday trading regulations.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2015 answer text <p>Whipping is a matter for individual political parties and not a matter that the Government can comment on.</p> answering member constituency Grantham and Stamford answering member printed Nick Boles question first answered 08/09/2015 15:50:08 answering member 3995 label Biography information for Nick Boles
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391387

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Intervention
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Written Statement on UK Embedded forces, Official Report, HCWS149, 20 July 2015, what provision he has made with the Syrian government for the repatriation of UK military personnel flying missions over Syrian territory in the event of an allied aircraft containing UK personnel being shot down.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>The coalition takes appropriate measures to reduce the risk to aircraft and personnel, including personnel recovery capabilities. The coalition does not work with Assad. Therefore the UK does not have any provisions in place with the Syrian government for the repatriation of UK military personnel.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 07/09/2015 15:05:37 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

391434

registered interest
date	20/07/2015
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	Islamic State
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the provision of financial assistance from Saudi Arabian citizens to support ISIS activities in Syria and Iraq; and what discussions he has held with foreign counterparts on tackling such assistance.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	8060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>We work closely with countries in the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia, to counter the threat from terrorists and extremists across the region. Saudi Arabia is a key partner on a broad range of counter terrorism questions. The Saudi government is acutely aware of the threat from terrorist groups such as Al Qaida and ISIL to their own and global security, and have been at the forefront of efforts to combat them. Saudi Arabia has a comprehensive set of laws in place to prevent terrorist financing, which we assess that it vigorously enforces.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 07/09/2015 14:41:30 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn