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668951

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	Israeli Settlements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department provided in the drafting process for UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016).
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	58876
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>​The resolution was an Egyptian draft and not UK co-sponsored. The UK engaged with the text, as we do all Security Council products. Where we did engage, we worked to secure a balanced text that includes calls to end incitement and terrorism We would not have voted for any text without those balancing elements.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/01/2017 14:09:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

668950

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	Israeli Settlements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what formal and informal discussions his Department had with the US administration before the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) vote was taken.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	58875
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>​The resolution was an Egyptian draft and not UK co-sponsored. The UK engaged with security council members before the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) vote, as we do with all Security Council products. Where we did engage we worked to secure a balanced text that includes calls to end incitement and terrorism .</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/01/2017 14:07:48 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

668952

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	Israeli Settlements
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether Ministers of his Department were made aware of the final text of UN Security Council Resolution 2334 (2016) before the vote on that resolution took place.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	58877
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>​The relevant UK ministers were aware of the text of the resolution before the vote took place. The UK voted for UN Security Council Resolution 2334 because of our support for the two state solution and commitment to Israel as the Jewish homeland.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/01/2017 14:12:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

668954

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2017
	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	Israeli Settlements
	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 his Department held with 10 Downing Street before the UN Security Council Resolution 2334 vote took place in December 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	58870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office discussed the UK’s voting position on UNSCR 2334 with 10 Downing Street prior to the vote in the UN Security Council. The UK’s support for UNSCR 2334 is consistent with our long held position that Israeli settlement activity is illegal and undermines the viability of two states for two peoples. As the Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) stated in her speech to the Conservative Friends of Israel in December, the UK remains one of Israel’s strongest friends, but it is important as a true friend to stress that settlements are illegal.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 16/01/2017 14:05:20 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

637949

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Hezbollah
	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 proscribe the political wing of Hezbollah under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	53381
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>Whilst we keep list of proscribed groups under review, we do not routinely comment on whether an organisation is or is not under consideration for proscription.</p> answering member constituency Wyre and Preston North answering member printed Mr Ben Wallace question first answered 23/11/2016 17:11:55 answering member 1539 label Biography information for Mr Ben Wallace
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

637905

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	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	Cyprus: Politics and Government
	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 progress in the Cyprus peace talks in Mont Pelerin; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	53382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2016 answer text <p>We welcome the courageous leadership of President Anastasiades and Mr Akıncı on the Cyprus Settlement negotiations, and the efforts of the two sides in their recent talks in Mont Pelerin. As the UN has commented, despite their best efforts, the Leaders were not at this stage able to reach the necessary further convergences on the criteria for territorial adjustment while in Switzerland. We continue to believe that with courage and compromise on both sides a deal is achievable. The UK will continue its steadfast support for a just and lasting settlement, and we stand ready to help bring the process to a successful conclusion.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 24/11/2016 16:13:39 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

642396

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will assess the potential benefits of allowing road users to turn left on red traffic signals at junctions.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	54272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>We believe it is unnecessary in the UK because, unlike other countries that use this system, such as the US, most UK traffic lights use traffic responsive systems to reduce delays and improve traffic flow. This proposal could seriously compromise pedestrian safety by allowing traffic to turn through pedestrian signals. In the UK the majority of signal junctions are provided with pedestrian facilities, which only give a green signal when conflicting traffic is stopped.</p> answering member constituency Harrogate and Knaresborough answering member printed Andrew Jones question first answered 30/11/2016 12:51:55 answering member 3996 label Biography information for Andrew Jones
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

643150

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2016
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Railway Stations: Repairs and Maintenance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many programmes have received disbursements from the Station Commercial Project Facility.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	54542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2016 answer text <p>The Station Commercial Project Facility was launched in April 2011 and has contributed £92m to the delivery of enhancement projects at 46 stations. To build on that success we have allocated a further £16m towards a further eight projects which need to be completed by 31 March 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Blackpool North and Cleveleys answering member printed Paul Maynard question first answered 01/12/2016 10:55:17 answering member 3926 label Biography information for Paul Maynard
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

636203

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Cyprus: Military Bases
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the illegal hunting of wildlife on the Akrotiri and Dhekelia British Sovereign Bases Areas in Cyprus.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	52801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>The Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) Administration has enacted legislation for the protection and management of nature and wildlife[1], which protects wild fauna, such as marine turtles, seals, dolphins and bats. Legislation also exists to protect, and regulate the hunting of, game and wild birds[2], which includes provisions making it an offence to use certain indiscriminate methods such as lime sticks or mist-nests to hunt game or birds. All fenced military areas are protected from poaching, and in the wider territory game reserves and special protected areas no hunting is allowed. Hot spots for illegal hunting of protected species and hunting out of season have been identified and are patrolled on a frequent basis by SBA police and environmental wardens. In addition to normal patrolling activity the SBA Police conduct extensive seasonal Police anti trapping campaigns, joint patrols with Republic of Cyprus Game Wardens, operations to remove paraphernalia used for trapping and educational programmes with local farmers.</p><p>The specific threat of illegal trapping of migratory birds is one of the SBA Administration's priorities. Since November 2014, the SBA has removed 61 acres of invasive acacia bushes, which are planted and used by illegal bird trappers at a cost in excess of €400,000. As part of their enforcement activity the SBA Police continues to work closely with non-government bodies such as the RSPB and BirdLife of Cyprus to tackle bird trapping. The SBA Administration has also participated with non-governmental organisations to endorse a Strategic Action Plan to counter illegal bird trapping, which brings various measures together to tackle the problem. This plan is currently being considered by the Republic of Cyprus. In the last two years, the SBA Police have arrested 62 poachers and conducted 55 major bird trapping equipment clearance operations, resulting in the seizure of 1,330 mist-nets and 857 lime sticks.</p><p>[1] The Protection and Management of Nature and Wildlife Ordinance 2007.</p><p>[2] The Game and Wild Birds Ordinance 2008.</p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 21/11/2016 17:11:57 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

642319

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Health Lottery
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much his Department has received from the Health Lottery ELM Limited in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Hendon
	tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
	uin	54273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/11/2016 answer text <p>The Health Lottery ELM Limited is not a customer of the Department and central records indicate that the Department has not received any funds from the Health Lottery ELM Limited within the last five years.</p><p> </p><p>The Department also receives funds which are not allocated to a customer. Whilst central records indicate that no funds have been received from Health Lottery ELM Limited to review local records for five years to provide additional confirmation could only be performed at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 30/11/2016 14:46:18 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
	tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord