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1052437

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2019
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Iraq: Yazidis
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will take steps to ensure that his Department's country guidance on Iraq recognises that Yazidis face persecution across that country.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	215587
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2019 answer text <p>Our position on handling claims made by religious minorities in Iraq, including Yazidis, is set out in the Home Office’s country information and guidance document of August 2016 published on gov.uk website.</p><p>Each case is considered on its individual facts against relevant country information and relevant caselaw. The country information is taken from a range of reliable sources, including reputable media outlets; local, national and international organisations, including human rights organisations; and information from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Consideration of an individual’s personal circumstances, including their ability to relocate, would be considered as part of an assessment.</p><p>Our conclusions are that, in general religious minorities, including Yazidis, are not at risk of persecution or serious harm from the state authorities in Iraq. However, a person from a religious minority is likely to be a risk of persecution from Daesh in the ‘contested’ areas (Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Ninewah and Salah al-Din), and from armed groups, including the Shia militia, in Baghdad. <br> <br>A person from a religious minority may not be able to obtain protection from the state in areas outside the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). However, decision makers would consider whether there are any circumstances, including family, tribal or political links, in which a person can obtain effective protection.</p><p>A person from a religious minority at risk can relocate to the southern governorates (including Basra), and the KRI, if not unduly harsh for them based on their individual circumstances.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 215588 question first answered 11/02/2019 16:45:35 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

598442

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Malawi: Diplomatic Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take immediate steps to reopen consular facilities in Malawi to enable Malawian nationals to obtain UK visas in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	47858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2016 answer text <p>UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), an operational command of the Home Office, has responsibility for running the UK’s visa service.</p><p>In Malawi, UK visa applications can be made through the Visa Application Centre in Lilongwe, which is open five days a week. UKVI has no plans to change its current operating model.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 18/10/2016 13:00:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

647749

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying different immigration rules to Scotland and other constituent parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	55417
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2016 answer text <p>Immigration remains a reserved matter and we will consider the needs of the UK as a whole.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 06/12/2016 16:42:31 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

649512

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Immigration Controls: Scotland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of applying different immigration rules to Scotland and other constituent parts of the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	907634
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>Immigration remains a reserved matter and we will consider the needs of the UK as a whole.</p><p>Applying different immigration rules to different parts of the UK would complicate the immigration system, harming its integrity, and cause difficulties for employers who need the flexibility to deploy their staff to other parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/12/2016 11:57:30 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

843599

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Services Network: Argyll And Bute
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) number and (b) location of new mobile sites under the Emergency Services Network contract which will be located in Argyll and Bute constituency are; how many sites in that same area have gained planning approval; how many sites in that same area have entered the build phase; how many sites in that same area were live as of 1 January 2018; how many sites in that same area are being built with the capacity for multi-occupancy; and how many sites in that same area have a confirmed second tenant.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	127940
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm there will be c.75 new EE sites and 17 Extended Area Service (EAS) sites located in the constituency of Argyll and Bute.</p><p> </p><p>All new EE sites are being built and delivered to agreed Home Office timeframes and where possible will go live earlier to support commercial coverage. Of the 75 sites, 59 have planning permission. 7 of the new sites are commercially available.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of EAS sites I can confirm that there are currently 17 sites proposed in Islay, Jura, Mull and the Kintyre Peninsula and 3 have planning permission approved (or 3 HoTs signed – as none have yet entered the build phase).</p><p> </p><p>Of the c.500 new sites EE is building, 291 will transfer over to the Home Office at the end of the contract term. EE is making available details of all shareable new sites to other mobile network operators proactively both directly and through an existing website used by the industry to arrange site sharing. EE has made available the details of 350 sites. EE is confident that the 291 sites will transfer to the Home Office will be selected from this portfolio, and the Home Office and EE have now agreed 104 of these sites (and are working on confirming on which of the remainder will make up the rest of the 291). These will be shareable in accordance with the terms of the EC Decision in relation to State aid for this Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Separately the Home Office, through the EAS project are delivering circa 292 individual sites. I would also like to reassure you that the Home Office has been proactive in seeking to build masts that support multi-operator use where practicable.</p><p> </p><p>Finally I thought it helpful to remind you that the Emergency Services Network is designed to, first and foremost, deliver a ‘blue-light’ communications service.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 127944 question first answered 27/02/2018 11:59:07 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

843603

	registered interest
	date	19/02/2018
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Services Network: Argyll And Bute
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the (a) number and (b) location of mobile sites for the Emergency Services Network contract in Argyll and Bute constituency which are being built using state aid; how many such sites have gained planning approval; how many such sites have entered the build phase; how many such sites were live as of 1 January 2018; how many such sites are being built with the capacity for multi-occupancy; how many such sites have a confirmed second tenant; and how much money from the public purse has been allocated to each such site.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	127944
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>I can confirm there will be c.75 new EE sites and 17 Extended Area Service (EAS) sites located in the constituency of Argyll and Bute.</p><p> </p><p>All new EE sites are being built and delivered to agreed Home Office timeframes and where possible will go live earlier to support commercial coverage. Of the 75 sites, 59 have planning permission. 7 of the new sites are commercially available.</p><p> </p><p>In respect of EAS sites I can confirm that there are currently 17 sites proposed in Islay, Jura, Mull and the Kintyre Peninsula and 3 have planning permission approved (or 3 HoTs signed – as none have yet entered the build phase).</p><p> </p><p>Of the c.500 new sites EE is building, 291 will transfer over to the Home Office at the end of the contract term. EE is making available details of all shareable new sites to other mobile network operators proactively both directly and through an existing website used by the industry to arrange site sharing. EE has made available the details of 350 sites. EE is confident that the 291 sites will transfer to the Home Office will be selected from this portfolio, and the Home Office and EE have now agreed 104 of these sites (and are working on confirming on which of the remainder will make up the rest of the 291). These will be shareable in accordance with the terms of the EC Decision in relation to State aid for this Programme.</p><p> </p><p>Separately the Home Office, through the EAS project are delivering circa 292 individual sites. I would also like to reassure you that the Home Office has been proactive in seeking to build masts that support multi-operator use where practicable.</p><p> </p><p>Finally I thought it helpful to remind you that the Emergency Services Network is designed to, first and foremost, deliver a ‘blue-light’ communications service.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd grouped question UIN 127940 question first answered 27/02/2018 11:59:08 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

772022

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadcasting
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the contribution of the UK's programme making and special events sector to the economy.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of the Programme Makers and Special Events industry to the entertainment sector and the wider UK economy. We will be providing Government funded support to the PMSE industry through the 700MHz spectrum clearance programme, aimed at mitigating the impacts on the industry and enabling them to continue to provide high quality services to the entertainment industry after spectrum clearance.</p><p> </p><p>Following Ofcom advice to Government, Ofcom consulted on a Help Scheme to provide support to the industry. We are awaiting Ofcom’s assessment of responses to this consultation and a decision on the level of support will be made once this has been taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>To further mitigate impacts on the industry, and provide the possibility for future growth, Ofcom has also decided to allocate frequencies in the 960-1164MHz band for PMSE.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108233 108356 question first answered 25/10/2017 15:04:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

772026

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Radio Frequencies: Auctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the revenue that will be generated through the auction of the 700 MHz band of radio spectrum.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We do not make any estimation on revenue from any spectrum auction.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 25/10/2017 10:05:47 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

772037

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department has estimated the economic cost to the entertainment sector after programme making and special events sector users no longer have access to the 700 MHz radio spectrum accounting for the funding proposed for that sector by Ofcom.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108356
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>We recognise the importance of the Programme Makers and Special Events industry to the entertainment sector and the wider UK economy. We will be providing Government funded support to the PMSE industry through the 700MHz spectrum clearance programme, aimed at mitigating the impacts on the industry and enabling them to continue to provide high quality services to the entertainment industry after spectrum clearance.</p><p> </p><p>Following Ofcom advice to Government, Ofcom consulted on a Help Scheme to provide support to the industry. We are awaiting Ofcom’s assessment of responses to this consultation and a decision on the level of support will be made once this has been taken into account.</p><p> </p><p>To further mitigate impacts on the industry, and provide the possibility for future growth, Ofcom has also decided to allocate frequencies in the 960-1164MHz band for PMSE.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108228 108233 question first answered 25/10/2017 15:04:41 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara

772078

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2017
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	hansard heading	Broadcasting: Radio Frequencies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the reason was for the decision to restrict the Programme Making and Special Events funding scheme to the residual value of equipment.
	tabling member constituency	Argyll and Bute
	tabling member printed	Brendan O'Hara
	uin	108229
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2017 answer text <p>Ofcom consulted on a Help Scheme for Programme Makers and Special Events earlier this year. Government is awaiting Ofcom’s assessment of responses to that consultation, with a final decision on the Help scheme yet to be taken.</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 108230 question first answered 25/10/2017 10:07:35 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
	tabling member	4371 label Biography information for Brendan O'Hara