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822990

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Palestinians: Religious Freedom
	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 assessment he has made of the level of religious freedom in the Palestinian Territories; and what steps the Government is taking to promote and protect the right to freedom of religion or belief in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	122673
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text While we have not made a recent assessment of this issue, freedom of religion and belief remains a human rights priority for this Government. It is a fundamental freedom which underpins many other human rights. Our Consulate General in Jerusalem regularly meets a variety of religious leaders in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and has stressed to the Palestinian Authority the importance of protecting freedom of religion and belief. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/01/2018 14:37:54 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

819950

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	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	Libya: Elections
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on preparations for forthcoming Presidential elections in Libya.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	122022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text The UK fully supports the UN Action Plan for Libya set out at the UN General Assembly by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ghassan Salamé, and endorsed in the Security Council's Presidential Statement of 14 December 2017. The Action Plan envisages negotiations on limited amendments to the Libya Political Agreement, a National Conference, preparations for elections and the provision of humanitarian assistance where it is needed in Libya. The UK supports the Special Representative's emphasis on the importance of ensuring that elections, when they happen, are preceded by the necessary political, legislative and security preparations. answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 18/01/2018 14:42:32 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

822903

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Tunisia: Protest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Tunisia on the arrest and detention of participants in recent and ongoing protests in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	122586
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text The Tunisian Ministry of Interior has stated that several hundred people were arrested for instances of violence and looting of property during the protests, and that many of these people have since been released. The right to peaceful protest is enshrined in the Tunisian Constitution and, where arrests have been made, we encourage Tunisia to ensure that the response by security forces is proportionate and the subsequent judicial processes in line with the rule of law and international obligations. answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 15:36:29 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

822902

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Tunisia: Protest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications of recent and ongoing protests in Tunisia for the political stability of that country.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	122585
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text I have been closely following the situation in Tunisia. I am of course concerned at the reports of violence and looting that occurred at some protests last week. But the vast majority of protesters, thousands of ordinary Tunisians, demonstrated peacefully, including on the anniversary of the country’s 2011 revolution, on 14 January. Addressing the issues underlying the Tunisian people’s concerns - unemployment, economic opportunity and regional disparities - through investment and economic reform, is the best way to ensure stability. The UK will continue to support Tunisia in doing so. answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 15:10:14 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

822904

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	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	Tunisia: Protest
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the intimidation and harassment of journalists covering recent and ongoing protests in Tunisia.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	122587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text I am aware of reports that some journalists covering the protests there were questioned by police. I am concerned by such reports since ensuring freedom of the press is vital, especially for a young democracy like Tunisia. answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 18/01/2018 15:50:34 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

816830

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2018
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much funding has been allocated for universal support in 2016-17; how much funding for universal support has been allocated to each local authority in 2016-17; and how many people have accessed universal support.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield, Southgate
	tabling member printed	Bambos Charalambous
	uin	121257
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>£2.9m was allocated for Universal Support in 2016/17. The Department is unable to provide information on how much each Local Authority was allocated during that period. Individual payments to the 380 local authorities were made at varying times and have never been collated. To collate and reconcile all the data for budgeting and digital support in Universal Credit would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p>The information is not held for how many people have accessed universal support in 2016/17. The Department has started collating the relevant Management Information centrally from April 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 18/01/2018 13:30:36 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	4610 label Biography information for Bambos Charalambous

820032

	registered interest
	date	10/01/2018
	answering body	Northern Ireland Office
	answering dept id	21
	answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
	answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
	hansard heading	State Retirement Pensions: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans the new Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland has to meet women in Northern Ireland born in the 1950s and adversely affected by the equalisation of state pension entitlement; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Down
	tabling member printed	Lady Hermon
	uin	122104
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>While I would of course consider carefully any request received to meet stakeholders in Northern Ireland, this matter has been comprehensively debated on many occasions in Parliament and the UK Government will not be making changes to its policy on the state pension age for women born in the 1950s.</p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 18/01/2018 11:30:57 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
	tabling member	1437 label Biography information for Lady Hermon

821483

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Biometric Residence Permits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether holders of a biometric residence permit can have special characters such as an apostrophe in their name recorded in those documents as is already permitted with passports.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	122401
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>We will record apostrophes and hyphens in the names printed on biometric residence permits, but only if they are also included in the name printed on their foreign passport.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/01/2018 13:48:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

819327

	registered interest
	date	09/01/2018
	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	Ethiopia: Political Prisoners
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage the government of Ethiopia to free political prisoners.
	tabling member printed	Lord Ahmed
	uin	HL4532
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>We welcome the recent announcement by the Ethiopian Prime Minister on reforms to open up political dialogue, including the planned release of some imprisoned politicians. The British Government is in close contact with the Ethiopian authorities to seek more information on what this will mean in practice, including for British nationals currently imprisoned in Ethiopia. The UK has repeatedly raised human rights concerns with the Ethiopian government, including around the arrest and imprisonment of people for their political views.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/01/2018 12:31:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3470 label Biography information for Lord Ahmed

823124

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 14 December to Question 118739, on Pupil Premium, what steps his Department is taking to make the free school meal registration process more efficient.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley Central
	tabling member printed	Dan Jarvis
	uin	122807
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2018 answer text <p>We want to make it as simple as possible for schools and local authorities to determine eligibility for free school meals (FSM). We know that take up for FSM is already high – but we want to make sure that as many eligible children as possible are claiming their FSM.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the actions set out in answer to 118739, on 14 December 2017, we provide an electronic Eligibility Checking System. This allows local authorities to check quickly data held by the Department for Work and Pensions, the Home Office and HM Revenue and Customs to establish FSM eligibility.</p><p> </p><p>We have also recently consulted on eligibility for FSM under Universal Credit. In that consultation, we stated our intention to continue to look at what the most effective schools do to encourage FSM registration, and highlight and disseminate best practice from these schools and local authorities for other schools to use. We are currently analysing responses to this consultation and will publish our government response in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 18/01/2018 15:18:11 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	4243 label Biography information for Dan Jarvis