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1684017

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Armenia: Azerbaijan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his counterpart in Azerbaijan on its proposal for a corridor through Armenia.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	10695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the sovereignty and territorial integrity of both Azerbaijan and Armenia. Addressing challenges in regional connectivity and resolving any remaining border disputes between Armenia and Azerbaijan are matters to be resolved between the two countries as part of peace negotiations; I [Minister Docherty] discussed these matters with the Governments of both countries during my visit to Baku and Yerevan in November 2023. Direct dialogue is the only way to both secure stability and security for the region, and promote peaceful co-operation between both countries in the future.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 30/01/2024 17:17:46 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1682864

registered interest
date	17/01/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Somaliland: Recognition of States
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will publish conditions for contact with the Government of the Republic of Somaliland on the formal recognition of that state.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	9980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK's position on Somaliland's independence is clear; the settlement of Somaliland's status is an issue for Somalia and Somaliland to resolve through dialogue, in which we encourage both sides to engage. It is not for the UK to pre-empt that process or determine its outcome.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 25/01/2024 14:57:57 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1678240

registered interest
date	14/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Families
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many family reunion applications have not been processed as of 14 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s refugee family reunion policy provides a safe and legal route to bring families together.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information regarding processing times and nationality of applicants is not routinely published and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p><p>We are committed to improving and speeding up processing times for family reunion applications. We are reviewing processes to streamline decision making to enable us to provide a better service to our customers.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 6953 question first answered 20/12/2023 10:58:54 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1677692

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when a Minister in her Department last met representatives of the national working group on child abuse linked to faith.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2023 answer text <p>My hon. Friend, the former Minister for Children and Families, Vicky Ford, met with senior representatives of the national working group on child abuse linked to faith in February 2021. The department has not provided any funding to the national working group.</p><p>​Faith-based abuse, or 'child abuse linked to faith or belief' relates to situations in which a child is abused (physically, emotionally, sexually or by neglect) because of a belief that the child is possessed by evil spirits. Any form of child abuse is abhorrent and cannot be justified. The government is determined to protect children from this abuse, as with any other form of abuse. Where there are concerns that any child is at risk of, or has suffered significant harm, these should be reported to the police or to the local authority children’s social care who should take action. This is outlined in the ‘Working together to safeguard children’ statutory guidance<em>.</em></p><p>The government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, published on 2 February 2023, and backed by £200 million investment, set out plans to reform children’s social care, including a commitment to deliver a decisive, multi-agency child protection system for all children.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 6696 question first answered 27/12/2023 15:30:36 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1677693

registered interest
date	13/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Offences against Children: Religion
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much funding the national working group on child abuse linked to faith has received from her Department in each year since 2011.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2023 answer text <p>My hon. Friend, the former Minister for Children and Families, Vicky Ford, met with senior representatives of the national working group on child abuse linked to faith in February 2021. The department has not provided any funding to the national working group.</p><p>​Faith-based abuse, or 'child abuse linked to faith or belief' relates to situations in which a child is abused (physically, emotionally, sexually or by neglect) because of a belief that the child is possessed by evil spirits. Any form of child abuse is abhorrent and cannot be justified. The government is determined to protect children from this abuse, as with any other form of abuse. Where there are concerns that any child is at risk of, or has suffered significant harm, these should be reported to the police or to the local authority children’s social care who should take action. This is outlined in the ‘Working together to safeguard children’ statutory guidance<em>.</em></p><p>The government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, published on 2 February 2023, and backed by £200 million investment, set out plans to reform children’s social care, including a commitment to deliver a decisive, multi-agency child protection system for all children.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 6695 question first answered 27/12/2023 15:30:36 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1676949

registered interest
date	11/12/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Children: Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the trends in the level of reports of spiritual and ritualistic abuse against children since 2017.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	6058
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2023 answer text <p>The National Working Group on Child Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief has been renamed as the National Working Group on Abuse Linked to Accusations of Witchcraft and Spirit Possession. It is independent and the department is invited as an observer.</p><p>The government is determined to protect children from this abuse, as from any other form of abuse. Where there are concerns that any child is at risk of, or has suffered significant harm, these should be reported to the police or to local authority children’s social care who should take action to safeguard and promote their welfare, following the actions outlined in the ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ guidance<em>.</em></p><p>In the Children in Need statistics for the year ending 31 March 2023 published in October 2023, faith-based abuse was identified as an assessment factor in 2,140 episodes of need. Episodes of need are when a child is referred to children’s social care services and is assessed as being in need of children’s social care services. It should be noted that not all episodes of need have assessment factors recorded, but this has improved over time. Nonetheless, there can be differences in the recording practices between local authorities. Therefore, this data should be treated with caution and should not be taken to represent the national prevalence of particular issues. <br> <br> The government’s ‘Stable Homes, Built on Love’ strategy, published on 2 February 2023, set out plans to reform children’s social care, including a commitment to deliver a decisive, multi-agency child protection system for all children.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed David Johnston grouped question UIN 6057 question first answered 18/12/2023 16:34:08 answering member 4761 label Biography information for David Johnston
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1669394

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
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	Department of Health and Social Care: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether senior officials from her Department have travelled to China since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	1420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>No senior members of the Department have booked travel to China via the Departments central travel contract between January 2019 and October 2023.</p><p>We have assumed that by Senior Officials you mean those that are above the grade SCS1.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 21/11/2023 15:25:54 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1669395

registered interest
date	13/11/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Department for Work and Pensions: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether senior officials from his Department have travelled to China since January 2019.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	1421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/11/2023 answer text <p>The information required is not retained by Grade. However, the total number of DWP staff that have travelled to China and/or Hong Kong from January 2019 to present is 151, with 2 of these being official business trips.</p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 16/11/2023 13:57:45 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1658835

registered interest
date	06/09/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Burlington House: Tenancy Agreements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what account his Department takes of the constraints placed upon the Learned Societies by the Charity Commission in its discussions on securing their retention at New Burlington House.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	197983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The department has been engaging with the Learned Societies at New Burlington House for several years in efforts to find a viable solution that will enable them to deliver public value and remain in situ in their historic home. Discussions with the Learned Societies are ongoing, and the department is taking relevant factors into consideration in line with Green Book, appraisal guidance.</p><p>Details of ministerial meetings with external organisations are published on Gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Bishop Auckland answering member printed Dehenna Davison grouped question UIN 197981 197982 question first answered 11/09/2023 14:27:56 answering member 4737 label Biography information for Dehenna Davison
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton

1655800

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
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	Midwives: Disciplinary Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many midwives have been referred to the Nursing and Midwifery Council for (a) disciplinary and (b) competency assessment in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	East Worthing and Shoreham
tabling member printed	Tim Loughton
uin	195618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2023 answer text <p>The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom and nursing associates in England. It sets the standards that registrants must meet to demonstrate that they are capable of practising safely and effectively in those professions.</p><p>The NMC does not break down its data into categories of “disciplinary” and “competency” at the point of referral. Although the Department does not collect information on the number of midwives referred to the NMC, the NMC has informed the Department that 175 new concerns regarding midwives were raised with it between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023.</p><p>Further information on the number of referrals received by the NMC regarding midwives during 2022/23 is available at the following link:</p><p><br> <a href="https://www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/reports-and-accounts/fitness-to-practise-annual-report/" target="_blank">https://www.nmc.org.uk/about-us/reports-and-accounts/fitness-to-practise-annual-report/</a></p> answering member constituency Colchester answering member printed Will Quince question first answered 06/09/2023 15:58:50 answering member 4423 label Biography information for Will Quince
tabling member	114 label Biography information for Tim Loughton