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810578

registered interest
date	21/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which EU (a) Directives, (b) Regulations and (c) other legislation affecting his Department he is planning to propose the (i) revocation and (ii) amendment of after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Witham
tabling member printed	Priti Patel
uin	120923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer my Rt. Hon. Friend to PQ120894 answered on 8 th March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 09/03/2018 14:51:59 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4066 label Biography information for Priti Patel

816890

registered interest
date	09/01/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Teachers: Pensions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure equality in survivor benefits for widows and widowers in the Teachers’ pension scheme.
tabling member constituency	Crewe and Nantwich
tabling member printed	Laura Smith
uin	121317
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2018 answer text <p>Pensions for widows were introduced in 1972 to most public sector pension schemes, including the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS). Surviving partner pensions were extended in 1988 to cover widowers, in 2005 for civil partners and in 2014 for same sex marriage spouses. The Government has made it clear that it believes that it is right that married same sex couples and civil partners should be treated equally to married opposite sex couples. That is why TPS legislation ensures that survivor benefits, accrued since 1988, are built up equally for all legal relationships.</p><p> </p><p>The Supreme Court Case of Walker v Innospec, has confirmed that the surviving partner of a pension scheme member must not be treated differently based on their sexual orientation. HM Treasury is responsible for policy in this area and will soon provide instructions to departments on the implication of the Walker case. When the full extent of this ruling is understood, we will take all steps necessary to ensure the TPS complies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 15/01/2018 15:32:18 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4648 label Biography information for Laura Smith

817977

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Drugs: Organised Crime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to tackle county lines exploitation.
tabling member constituency	Enfield North
tabling member printed	Joan Ryan
uin	903125
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are taking a wide range of actions to tackle county lines and are working together closely across Government, with the police, the National Crime Agency, local authorities and voluntary sector partners. Most recently, in December we implemented the new Drug Dealing Telecommunications Restriction Orders to enable the police and NCA to close down phone numbers being used for county lines drugs dealing.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/01/2018 16:21:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	166 label Biography information for Joan Ryan

817986

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Trade: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps he is taking to ensure that UK trade and investment policies promote gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle
tabling member printed	Emma Hardy
uin	903215
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2018 answer text <p>The UK is committed to its role as a global champion of open and fair trade and the benefits that brings to all genders. As demonstrated by our support for the women’s economic empowerment declaration at the Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) in December 2017, we recognise the importance of gender equality and the need to ensure women and girls are empowered economically, especially through involvement in trade, both in the UK and internationally.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 11/01/2018 16:49:36 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
tabling member	4645 label Biography information for Emma Hardy

818014

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What guidance and support her Department is providing to EU citizens on registering for settled status before the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Cambridge
tabling member printed	Daniel Zeichner
uin	903117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>There will be a streamlined and digital process for EU citizens applying for settled status, that minimises the administrative burden and helps to ensure swift and successful applications. My Department is engaging frequently with representatives of EU citizens in the UK, so we can design a system that best addresses their needs. This includes guidance for the new scheme, which is being developed and will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 08/01/2018 16:47:55 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4382 label Biography information for Daniel Zeichner

818015

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to support refugees living in different regions of the UK.
tabling member constituency	Mid Dorset and North Poole
tabling member printed	Michael Tomlinson
uin	903119
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>We are committed to supporting refugees to integrate and rebuild their lives in the UK. This is why they are given the same access to the labour market and benefits as UK residents, as well as access to English language training. The most vulnerable refugees who arrive under one of our resettlement programmes also receive a comprehensive package of support.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 08/01/2018 16:49:13 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson

818016

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Direct Selling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What steps she is taking to tackle doorstep crime.
tabling member constituency	Witney
tabling member printed	Robert Courts
uin	903120
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government set up the Joint Fraud Taskforce through which police, banks and trading standards work together to help protect vulnerable people from the fraudulent approaches made by doorstep criminals. The Banking Protocol, which helps bank staff recognise signs of fraud, such as unusually high cash withdrawals, has stopped over £9 million pounds from getting into criminal hands and led to over 100 arrests.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 08/01/2018 16:50:10 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts

818017

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	How many applications for leave to remain are under consideration by her Department.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	903121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2018 answer text <p>At the end of September 2017, at the time of our last published data, 86,219 applications for limited leave to remain were under consideration by the Department.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 08/01/2018 16:52:17 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

818043

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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	China: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the protection of human rights in that country.
tabling member constituency	West Lancashire
tabling member printed	Rosie Cooper
uin	903145
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary issued a statement about the death of Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo in July 2017, and called on China to lift restrictions on his widow Liu Xia. I raised human rights, including the case of Liu Xia, in my meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao the following month.</p><p>At the most recent UK-China Strategic Dialogue in December 2016, the Foreign Secretary raised a range of human rights issues with his counterpart State Counsellor Yang Jiechi. The most recent UK-China Human Rights Dialogue, covering human rights issues in detail, took place in Beijing on 27 and 28 June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 09/01/2018 14:34:17 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1538 label Biography information for Rosie Cooper

818564

registered interest
date	08/01/2018
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: Crimes against Humanity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter published by the government of the Netherlands on 22 December 2017 stating that Daesh has, in all likelihood, committed genocide and crimes against humanity, and that, in the absence of any international determination of genocide, governments and Parliaments should determine its actions as such.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL4441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government condemns Daesh crimes. The Government maintains that genocide should be a matter for judicial authorities rather than a political decision, and agrees with the Netherlands Government which has stated its full support for the need to focus on prevention. The UK has led the international campaign to bring Daesh to justice through UN Security Council Resolution 2379, which mandates a special advisor to set up a team to investigate and collect evidence of Daesh crimes, starting in Iraq.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 17/01/2018 15:58:54 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool