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1087294

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date	12/03/2019
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	British Indian Ocean Territory: Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to use the Outer Islands of the Chagos Archipelago for defence purposes.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231378
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The British Indian Ocean Territory contributes significantly to regional and global security, principally through the joint UK-US defence facility on Diego Garcia. The whole of the Territory is available for defence purposes, including the outer islands.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2019 16:44:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087297

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Coinage: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department plans to design and mint a £1 coin celebrating the heritage of the Falklands as part of the new pound coin roll-out to British overseas territories.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231379
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>On 6<sup>th</sup> January 2019 we announced Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, such as the Falklands, are now able to design and mint their own versions of the iconic new £1 coin. The decision to do so is for the government of the Falkland Islands to take.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 19/03/2019 11:35:15 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087298

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: English Language
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to review the UK Visas and Immigration guidelines on English language testing for English-speaking Commonwealth countries.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>There are a number of ways individuals seeking to come to the UK for work study, or to join family can prove their level of English. National of the following countries do not need to prove their level of English:<br>• Antigua and Barbuda<br>• Australia<br>• the Bahamas<br>• Barbados<br>• Belize<br>• Canada<br>• Dominica<br>• Grenada<br>• Guyana<br>• Jamaica<br>• New Zealand<br>• St Kitts and Nevis<br>• St Lucia<br>• St Vincent and the Grenadines<br>• Trinidad and Tobago<br>• USA<br>Alternatively, individuals who have obtained a degree which is equivalent to a UK bachelor’s or master’s degree or a PhD which was taught or researched in English to a required level would also be considered to have proved their level of English. <br>Under the family Immigration Rules, a person is exempt from proving their level of English if the applicant is over the age of 65 at the time of making the application or the person has a disability – a physical or mental condition – or there are exceptional circumstances which prevent them from meeting the requirement. <br>The Government keeps all of its guidelines under regular review.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 19/03/2019 17:04:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087299

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	North Korea: Nuclear Disarmament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his counterpart in the US Administration on the denuclearisation of North Korea.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>​I refer my Right Honourable Friend to the answer given by my Right Honourable Friend the Minister for Asia and the Pacific to the Right Honourable Member for Islington South and Finsbury on 11 March 2019, <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2019-03-05/228597/" target="_blank">UIN 228597</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/03/2019 16:45:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087300

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
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	Commonwealth: 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 steps he is taking to deepen ties with Commonwealth states after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has long standing ties with the Commonwealth through our shared history, language, values and legal system. As current Chair-in-Office we continue to work with the Commonwealth Secretariat, member states and the Commonwealth organisations and networks to ensure that the Commonwealth realises its full potential, by promoting democratic values and development, increasing trade, helping tackle global challenges such as extremism and climate change, and standing up for small states. As my Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary set out in his Written Ministerial Statement on 14 January, we are making concrete progress in delivering on commitments made at last year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to enhance security, prosperity, fairness and sustainability.</p><p>As part of our commitment to the Commonwealth, the former Foreign Secretary announced last year our intention to open 9 new missions in Commonwealth countries (Lesotho, Eswatini, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu). We expect these missions to open this year. Opening missions in these countries will expand the UK's diplomatic network from 38 to 47 Commonwealth members – a practical demonstration of our ambition and intent to increase the resources which the Government is devoting to Commonwealth member states.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2019 12:58:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087302

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Brexit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what estimate he has made of the amount the UK would pay to the EU in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231383
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>As part of the Withdrawal Agreement, we have reached a fair financial settlement with the EU, honouring commitments we made during our period of membership, and ensuring a fair deal for UK taxpayers. In the event that we leave the EU without a deal, the financial settlement as set out in the Withdrawal Agreement would no longer apply. The Government recognises that the UK has obligations to the EU, and the EU obligations to the UK, that will survive the UK’s withdrawal—and that these need to be resolved. But in a no deal scenario we would need to determine how to do so.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 21/03/2019 17:11:18 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087303

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Police: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions he has had with the Metropolitan Police on the effect on police performance of the tri-borough merger in Havering.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231384
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Decisions on the operational structures of police forces are taken at a local level by Chief Constables and directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), or Mayors with PCC functions.</p><p>The Government believes that the police should be accountable to the communities they serve. Chief officers, PCCs and Mayors are best placed to make these decisions based on their knowledge, experience and local democratic mandate.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/03/2019 15:05:35 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087304

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Tanzania: Refugees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to help the Government of Tanzania to host 335,000 refugees.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231385
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>DFID is one of the largest donors to humanitarian work in Tanzania. We have provided support such as food, shelter and protection to over 328,000 Burundian and Congolese refugees and asylum seekers since 2015, and funded reintegration assistance for over 3,600 refugees who chose to return to Burundi, as well as providing additional support to host communities.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 18/03/2019 17:33:12 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087306

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Firearms: Havering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information his Department holds on the number of incidents involving firearms in the London Borough of Havering in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>Information about the number of firearms offences in each London Borough is not held centrally by the Home Office</p><p>Information about the number of incidents involving armed burglary is not available but the number of offences of aggravated burglary (which includes offences where a burglar enters and at the time has with him a firearm, imitation firearm, weapon of offence, or any explosive) is available. Published data for the Havering Community Safety Partnership area can be found here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/police-recorded-crime-open-data-tables</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 19/03/2019 15:03:47 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1087308

registered interest
date	12/03/2019
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Capita
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his department has made of the benefit to the public purse of the outsourcing deal with Capita for military recruiting and associated IT systems.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	231388
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2019 answer text <p>The Army expect the Recruitment Partnering Project to deliver around £180 million of benefits over the ten-year period of the contract.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 19/03/2019 14:13:32 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell