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445158

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2016
	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	Indonesia: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the Government plans to respond to the terrorist bombings in Jakarta in January 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	22705
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2016 answer text The UK and Indonesia are already working closely together on a broad range of issues, including counter-terrorism and counter-extremism. We continue to provide support and assistance to the Indonesian government as it works to defeat those who plan and perpetrate acts of terror. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 22/01/2016 13:53:55 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

452004

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	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: Guided Weapons
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he had made to his counterparts in (a) the US, (b) China, (c) France and (d) Russia on the recent ballistic missile launched by North Korea.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	26949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2016 answer text The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) strongly condemned the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s satellite launch of 7 February, which used ballistic missile technology in clear violation of a number of UN Security Council Resolutions. We are working closely with our international counterparts, including permanent members of the UN Security Council, to ensure significant and substantive measures are agreed in response to the DPRK’s repeated provocations. In addition, we continue to work with international partners to ensure existing Resolutions are implemented effectively. answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 25/02/2016 17:27:37 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

451919

	registered interest
	date	10/02/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Unmanned Air Vehicles
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 2 February 2016 to Question 25293, whether his Department distinguishes between the proposed use of deployed platforms with capabilities for (a) high value targeting and (b) intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	26842
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2016 answer text <p>With reference to the answer given by my predecessor to the hon. Member for West Bromwich East (Tom Watson) on 23 June 2014 (Official Report, column 99W) we do not distinguish between platforms with different capabilities.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 23/02/2016 15:07:03 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt attachment 1 file name Hansard Extract 23 Jun 2014 HOC 198710.docx title Unmanned Air Vehicles
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

349179

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many households who are not expected to work under benefit rules will be affected by the reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1552
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 1561 1624 1625 question first answered 16/06/2015 11:58:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

349180

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of children who live in households that will be affected by a reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000 per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1624
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 1552 1561 1625 question first answered 16/06/2015 11:58:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

349181

	registered interest
	date	09/06/2015
	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	Social Security Benefits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate he has made of the number of households with dependent children which will be affected by the reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000 per annum.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	1625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>We will publish a full Impact Assessment in due course.</p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson grouped question UIN 1552 1561 1624 question first answered 16/06/2015 11:58:21 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

423945

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	China: 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 assessment his Department has made of the extent of freedom of religion and belief in China.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	13265
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>We remain concerned by the human rights situation in China, including restrictions on freedom of religion or belief. Some of our concerns include restrictions on the celebration of Ramadan in Xinjiang, and reports of church demolition and cross removal in Zhejiang Province. Freedom of religion or belief remains one of the Government’s top priorities and we are dedicated to its promotion and protection around the world.</p><p>We raise this issue consistently with the Chinese authorities and continue to highlight a range of our concerns related to freedom of religion or belief in China in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy (<a href="http://www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk" target="_blank">www.hrdreport.fco.gov.uk</a>), and most recently in July 2015. We also did so in detail during the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue in April this year, and will continue to do so as part of our wider relationship.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 03/11/2015 12:42:32 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

423949

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2015
	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	Liu Xiaobo
	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 discussions his Department has had with the Chinese government on the imprisonment of Liu Xiaobo.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	13268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2015 answer text <p>We pay close attention to the human rights situation in China, and consistently raise the range of our concerns with the Chinese authorities. We did so in detail at the most recent UK-China Human Rights Dialogue, held in Beijing in April. We raised the case of Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia immediately prior to the Dialogue.</p><br /> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 03/11/2015 12:06:18 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

445938

	registered interest
	date	19/01/2016
	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	Larry Covington
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Law Enforcement Adviser, Larry Covington, declared any interests relevant to his employment by his Department.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	22995
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>We do not comment on individual staff matters. There are strict rules about staff declaring outside interests, such as accepting employment or engaging business activities to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 27/01/2016 14:59:28 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

350053

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to increase preparedness for extreme weather and flooding as a result of climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	2154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2015 answer text <p>We are preparing for the impacts of climate change, including the increased threat of extreme weather and flooding, primarily through the implementation of the first National Adaptation Programme report which Defra published in July 2013. This sets out more than 370 actions across key sectors involving government, business, councils, civil society and academia.</p><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p> </p><p>The second round of reporting under the Climate Change Act 2008 Adaptation Reporting Power is currently underway. The process encourages organisations, such as major infrastructure providers and public bodies, to identify current and future climate risks to their organisation and functions, and asks them to develop a plan to address them.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the next six years, £2.3 billion will be spent on more than 1,500 schemes to improve flood defences. This will better protect more than 300,000 homes, up to 420,000 acres of agricultural land, 205 miles of railway and 340 miles of roads. This represents an overall reduction in national flood risk of 5%, despite the increased underlying risk from climate change.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>National scenarios for flood and coastal risk management over the next 50 years are set out in our Long-Term Investment Scenarios (published December 2014).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/06/2015 11:01:04 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West