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771490

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date	16/10/2017
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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Tunisia
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 visit Tunisia following the lifting of the travel ban.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>There was no ‘travel ban’ to Tunisia. The purpose of FCO Travel Advice is to give people the best information possible in making their own decisions about travelling overseas. The change in the Travel advice for Tunisia in July 2017, no longer advising against all but essential travel to most of the country, was based on a robust assessment of the evidence of the risks faced by British nationals and improvements in security.</p><p>I visited Tunisia in August. The Foreign Secretary has also visited Tunisia twice this year on official business, most recently in August, and looks forward to doing so again in the future.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/10/2017 15:47:18 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771492

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	al Qaeda
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contribution the UK is making to degrading Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in the Gulf.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>We are working with countries across the Arabian Peninsula and the Gulf to reduce the threat from Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups. Conflict, including that in Yemen, allows terrorist organisations to establish themselves and spread their message of violence and extremism. We continue to work with our partners, including those in the Gulf, to deny terrorist organisations the space in which to operate. We are also playing a major role in supporting a resolution of the conflict to further reduce risks to the UK.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 24/10/2017 15:49:12 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771494

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
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	USA: Foreign Relations
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 US counterpart in bilateral co-operation on foreign and security policy.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107841
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary regularly speaks to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to continue our strong bilateral co-operation on foreign and security policy. They last spoke on 9 October, when they discussed a range of issues including the Iran nuclear deal. The Foreign Secretary last met Secretary Tillerson on 14 September for a bilateral discussion during his visit to London.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/10/2017 14:42:44 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771570

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Counter-terrorism: Police
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the equipment available to police forces to deal with an extended period of a critical terror threat.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107839
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>Over recent years, the Home Office has worked with the police and other emergency services to develop a strong, capability to deal with a range of possible scenarios, which includes a change in the threat level to CRITICAL.</p><p>We have a constructive dialogue with policing to ensure that the right powers, capabilities and resources are in place.</p><p>Our emergency services are well practised in responding to a wide variety of threats. They regularly train and exercise together for a range of different scenarios.</p><p>The Home Secretary recently announced additional funding of up to £24m to help policing meet the immediate costs of the terrorist attacks in London and Manchester.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 24/10/2017 16:55:22 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771587

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Arms Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, whether she has made a recent assessment of the effect of arms sales to Saudi Arabia on development and humanitarian outcomes in Yemen; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107843
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>We welcome the recent judgment by the High Court in favour of the Government on UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia, which underscores the fact that the UK operates one of the most robust export control regimes in the world. We will continue to keep our defence exports under careful review to ensure they meet the rigorous standards of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria.</p><p>The UN assesses Yemen to be the world’s largest humanitarian crisis. Nearly 21 million people are in need of humanitarian aid. DFID’s support of £155 million for 2017-8 will feed 1.8 million people for at least a month, and provide 1.7 million people with nutrition support and an expected 1.2 million people with clean water and sanitation. We continue to strongly support the work of the UN’s Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, to end the conflict and bring about peace.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:32:42 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771588

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Department for International Development and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Departmental Coordination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans the Government has to improve coordination between her Department and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107845
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>Every day UK aid and UK diplomacy are working together to help millions of people and make a powerful and positive statement about Global Britain’s place in the world. The Department for International Development and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office each play their own vital role in Britain’s global leadership to build a safer, healthier, more prosperous world, which protects UK interests.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/10/2017 17:05:40 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771589

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that aid to Yemen reaches those people who need it most; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107785
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK is deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Yemen. This is why we have increased UK aid to Yemen to £155 million for 2017-18, and have stepped up our work with UN agencies and other partner organisations to make sure that our aid is delivered to people in dire need. We regularly monitor and review our programmes and use independent experts to monitor and verify that food and supplies reach those in need.</p><p>As pen-holder on Yemen at the UN Security Council, the UK proposed and coordinated a Presidential Statement earlier this year, calling for all parties to recognise the importance of unhindered humanitarian access. The UK is also funding the UN’s Verification and Inspection Mechanism with £1.3 million in 2017-18 to ensure the unimpeded flow of commercial and humanitarian shipments into Yemen, as well as the UN’s Humanitarian Air Service with £1 million this year to support regular humanitarian flights into Yemen.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 23/10/2017 16:35:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771593

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prison Officers: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many additional prison officers have been recruited since June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107842
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>As part of the Prison Safety and Reform White Paper published in November 2016, the Government committed to an increase of 2500 prison officers by the end of 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Between the end of June 2017 and the end of August 2017, there has been a net increase of 464 Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Band 3 to 5 prison officers. Between the end of October 2016 and the end of August 2017, there has been a net increase of 1264 FTE Band 3 to 5 prison officers. By the end of 2018 the Government plans to increase prison officer numbers by a further (net) 1236 FTE officers.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/10/2017 12:30:06 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771594

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Radicalism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to reduce levels of radicalisation in prisons.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2017 answer text <p>The Department takes the threat of radicalisation very seriously and tackling radicalisation is a key part of our work to improve safety in our prisons, and in the community for those under probation supervision. Front line staff are being given enhanced training to challenge extremist views and take action against them. A new joint HMPPS and Home Office Extremism Unit was created in April 2017 to drive closer working with policy and law enforcement partners. The first Separation Centre was opened at HMP Frankland in June 2017. Separation centres are facilities to hold the most subversive extremist prisoners, protecting those most vulnerable to radicalisation from their extremist ideology.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 24/10/2017 16:06:50 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

771665

registered interest
date	16/10/2017
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Retail Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what discussions he has had with representatives of the UK retail sector on the potential implications for that sector of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Leicester East
tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
uin	107840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2017 answer text <p>A responsible government should prepare for all potential outcomes, including the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached. Officials from my Department engage regularly with the UK retail sector to understand their trade and investment interests while we are a member of the EU and after we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Wyre Forest answering member printed Mark Garnier question first answered 23/10/2017 16:22:31 answering member 4074 label Biography information for Mark Garnier
tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz