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765764

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date	06/10/2017
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, what plans he has to review his Department's policy towards Saudi Arabia as a result of alleged war crimes in Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	105885
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK supports the Saudi-led Coalition military intervention, which came at the request of legitimate President Hadi, to deter aggression by the Houthis, and allow for the return of the legitimate Yemeni government. We are aware of reports of alleged violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and we take these very seriously. It is important that credible allegations of violations of IHL are investigated. We regularly press the need for the Saudi-led Coalition to conduct thorough and conclusive investigations into reports of alleged violations of IHL. Saudi Arabia has publicly stated that it is investigating reports of alleged violations of IHL, and that lessons will be acted upon. We welcome the reports issued by the Joint Incidents Assessment Team, including the 15 reports issued on 12 September (taking the total number to 36). We will continue to press the Saudi-led Coalition to demonstrate its commitment to IHL.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/10/2017 16:18:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765765

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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: Humanitarian Aid
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 he has had with his Saudi counterpart on the challenges faced by humanitarian agencies delivering aid to Yemen.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	106067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Addressing the humanitarian crisis in Yemen is a key priority for the UK and we continue to raise the issue in regular Ministerial-level conversations with our regional and international partners. The Foreign Secretary raised the humanitarian situation in his discussion with the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia on 25 August</p><p>The UK has also taken the lead in urging all parties to ensure rapid, safe and unhindered humanitarian access. This call was repeated by the UN Security Council Presidential Statement proposed and coordinated by the UK in June. This September at the UN General Assembly I hosted a Ministerial-level meeting with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the US and UN Special Envoy for Yemen. All recognized the dire humanitarian situation and agreed that more must be done to alleviate immediate need.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 16/10/2017 16:23:31 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765766

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he will conduct a new Strategic Defence and Security Review when the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	105935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>In the light of the rapidly changing international situation and the intensification of the threats identified in the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review, the Government is conducting a National Security Capability Review to ensure our capabilities are as effective and efficient as possible. Defence is playing a full role in this work - undertaken to look again at the specific capabilities available not just to the Ministry of Defence but across Government, to ensure that as threats intensify we continue to have the right capabilities in the right places to meet them.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Sir Michael Fallon question first answered 13/10/2017 13:03:34 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765767

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Public Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to protect public services against cyber attacks.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	105883
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government takes the threat of cyber attacks against public services very seriously. We support Health and Local Government sectors in improving their cyber resilience and encourage all organisations to implement the National Cyber Security Centre’s advice: to keep software patches up to date, to run antivirus and to back up their data.</p><p>In addition to this, the NCSC is developing Active Cyber Defence initiatives which will lead national efforts to block, disrupt and neutralise malicious cyber activity before it reaches our public services.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 16/10/2017 14:38:47 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765769

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Electronic Tagging: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he has taken to use contracts it has with G4S to improve the tagging performance of that company; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	106430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>G4S provide electronic monitoring hardware (tags and home monitoring units) under contract, to the Ministry of Justice, having ceased delivery of field services and monitoring operations in early 2014, when the contract was transferred to Capita. On 27 June 2017 G4S were awarded preferred bidder status for the next generation electronic monitoring hardware contract, with Capita continuing to provide the field services and monitoring operations. The contracts are subject to stringent specifications and the equipment has been rigorously tested to exacting performance standards. The Department has robust processes in place to monitor and manage contractors and will not hesitate to take action when standards fall short.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 18/10/2017 16:05:59 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765770

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applications were received by HM Passport Office in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	106335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Passport Office (HM Passport Office) received 6,398,160 UK passport applications in 2014. In 2015 HM Passport Office received 6,946,504 applications and in 2016, HM Passport Office received 7,091,695 applications.</p><p> </p><p>I refer the Rt Hon. Member to the information in the attached link where applications are shown by month of intake.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmpo-transparency-data-august-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmpo-transparency-data-august-2017</a></p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/10/2017 15:01:01 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765771

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time is for a visa to be issued for a visitor to the UK from a non-EU country in the latest period for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	106331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The specific data requested is not published by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p>Published data on visa processing times, including the percentage of visas processed within published service standards, is published online at the following address: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a> (then listed by publication date under ‘UK Visas &amp; Immigration’).</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 17/10/2017 15:31:39 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765772

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Airports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many e-gates there are at each UK airport; and how many such gates were operational on 21 July 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	106332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>Protecting the UK border is, and always has been, of paramount importance to this Government. It has never been government practice, for reasons of national security, to comment on operational issues relating to border security. This includes offering commentary on the performance of border systems and of eGates specifically.</p><p>There are currently 232 e-Passport gates operating across 12 UK airports.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/10/2017 15:16:58 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765773

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
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	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the country of origin was of EU citizens applying for passports in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	106333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This information is not available.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/10/2017 15:11:54 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

765774

registered interest
date	06/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Passports: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many passport applicants were EU citizens in (a) 2014, (b) 2015 and (c) 2016.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	106334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>HM Passport Office does not statistical information on dual citizenship therefore we cannot provide the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Great Yarmouth answering member printed Brandon Lewis question first answered 16/10/2017 15:04:18 answering member 4009 label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz