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1027270

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date	17/12/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Democratic Republic of Congo: Elections
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to the Congolese Government on reported concerns with the adequacy of electronic voting arrangements in the forthcoming elections.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>I visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in April 2018 and discussed electronic voting machines with the Electoral Commission (CENI). At their request, the UK funded a technical analysis of the machines to help identify and mitigate the challenges around their use in DRC’s elections.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has repeatedly encouraged CENI to adopt the recommendations from the analysis and address concerns of stakeholders with the electoral process, including most recently through a UN Security Council Statement on 21st November, and a meeting between senior officials and CENI on 11<sup>th</sup> December.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/12/2018 16:09:00 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1027422

registered interest
date	17/12/2018
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	Iran: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Iranian counterpart on the arrest of Christians for sharing their faith.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>​Despite constitutional recognition, the persecution of Christians has been continuous, systemic, and institutionalised. We regularly raise the treatment of Christians in Iran with the Iranian Government, and we continue to take action with the international community to press Iran to improve its poor record on all human rights issues.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/12/2018 16:10:41 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1024688

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Mental Health Services: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, in the absence of a devolved Administration in Northern Ireland, if she will hold discussions with mental health groups on the urgent introduction of a mental health strategy for Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The introduction of a mental health strategy in Northern Ireland, as a devolved matter, is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Department of Health.</p><p> </p><p>The Department is developing a five year plan for mental health with the focus on improving the general mental health of people in Northern Ireland. Whilst publication of any plan will be subject to future Ministerial approval, the plan will be fully co-produced with extensive engagement with the sector throughout each stage of the process. This will ensure that any future incoming Minister has an informed plan available for consideration on how mental health services should be developed going forward, in line with current strategic frameworks and policies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 18/12/2018 10:06:31 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1024697

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	EU Defence Policy: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Government plans to contribute any funding from the public purse to the EU Cooperative Financial Mechanism before 29 March 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202040
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>No.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 18/12/2018 11:52:13 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1024805

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Smoking: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has set a target for reducing the number of deaths due to smoking-related conditions in the lifetime of this Parliament.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202051
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government has not set a target for reducing the number of deaths due to smoking related conditions. Last year we published ‘Towards a smoke-free generation: a Tobacco Control Plan for England’, which committed the Government to achieve a smoke-free generation. Over the course of this Parliament the Government aims to reduce smoking prevalence from:</p><p>- 15.5% to 12% amongst adults;</p><p>- 10.7% to 6% amongst pregnant women; and</p><p>- 8% to 3% amongst 15-year olds who regularly smoke.</p><p> </p><p>The Government also aims to reduce the inequality gap in smoking prevalence between those in routine and manual occupations and the general population.</p><p> </p><p>Death rates due to smoking have been falling since 2006 and evidence suggests that quitting smoking will improve one’s life expectancy, even if quitting happens later in life.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 18/12/2018 17:01:16 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1024808

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Taxation: Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether all preparations for the introduction of the Making Tax Digital scheme in April 2019 are complete.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	202086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>Preparations for the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT in April 2019 are progressing well. MTD will make it easier for businesses to get their tax right, reducing the tax gap caused by avoidable errors and saving businesses time which can be devoted to maximising business opportunities, and helping foster good financial planning.</p><p> </p><p>In October, HMRC opened the pilot to over 500,000 customers who will be required to join the service from April, and they are on track to open up the service to the remainder of mandated customers early in the New Year.</p><p> </p><p>There has also been excellent progress with the software that businesses will use to keep their records and send HMRC their VAT information. A variety of products at different price points are available (including some that are free), and some can be used with a spreadsheet for those who prefer not to make the move to a fuller software product.</p><p> </p><p>Businesses will need to join the new service in time to send HMRC their VAT return information before their first deadline for a return period which starts after 1 April. For the majority who file quarterly that will be by 7 August 2019 at the earliest. HMRC is continuing to send letters to all businesses in scope, raising their awareness and inviting them to join early so that they can test the service before mandation.</p> answering member constituency Central Devon answering member printed Mel Stride question first answered 18/12/2018 14:45:14 answering member 3935 label Biography information for Mel Stride
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1023889

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Radicalism: Islam
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that funds from the public purse do not inadvertently assist or fund Islamist extremism.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The Home Office provides a wide range of funding and support to civil society groups to counter extremism and hate crime. The processes for assessment and delivery include checks on groups and individuals to highlight extremism related risk and inform decision making prior to support being awarded.</p><p>Checks are refreshed on a regular basis for those in receipt of support. In addition, grant agreements include a clause which enables the Home Office to withdraw funding from groups if they are found to be taking part in extremist or hateful activity.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 20/12/2018 17:39:32 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1023905

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Leader of the House
answering dept id	34
answering dept short name	Leader of the House
answering dept sort name	Leader of the House
hansard heading	Members: Allowances
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Leader of the House, what the cost to the House has been of payments made to hon. Members who have not taken their seats in the House in respect of their parliamentary duties in 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Short Money is a payment made available from the House of Commons to all opposition parties in the House of Commons that secured either two seats, or one seat and more than 150,000 votes, at the previous General Election. Short Money is not available to parties whose Members have not sworn the oath. Therefore a separate scheme, Representative Money, was introduced in 2006 for parties whose Members had not taken the oath.</p><p>The method of calculation is detailed in the comprehensive Library briefing note on the subject. <a href="https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663" target="_blank">https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN01663</a></p><p>The amount paid out under representative money in 2017/18 was £149,707.51.</p><p>All short money and representative money payments are published annually here: <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-finance-office/Short%20money/Short%20Money%20Jun%2017-Mar%2018.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-finance-office/Short%20money/Short%20Money%20Jun%2017-Mar%2018.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 17/12/2018 13:32:57 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1023906

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Armed Forces Day: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans his Department has to support Regional Armed Forces' Day events in Northern Ireland in June 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Armed Forces Day events provide opportunities for the nation to show their support for our Armed Forces. These events are community-led and can come in many different forms, from the national event through to events organised by councils, ex-Service organisations, community groups and schools. These events can be followed on Twitter using #SaluteOurForces.</p><p>The Ministry of Defence not only supports the National Event, which will be held next year in Salisbury on Saturday 29 June 2019, but also events throughout the United Kingdom. We invite local authorities and community organisations to consider hosting an event and to apply for funding from the Ministry of Defence on the dedicated Armed Forces Day website.</p><p>To date, no events in Northern Ireland have been registered. Based on the very many successful events of previous years, we anticipate that the Ministry of Defence will be supporting approximately 300 events.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/12/2018 16:51:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1023907

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Apprentices: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the amount of apprenticeship levy funding that will be allocated to Northern Ireland in 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>Northern Ireland will receive their agreed share of the apprenticeship levy of £82 million in 2019/20. Northern Ireland will also receive an additional £3.8 million for apprenticeships in 2019/20, as announced in this year’s budget.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 17/12/2018 15:12:54 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell