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457101

	registered interest
	date	02/03/2016
	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	Afghanistan: Children
	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 the use of child soldiers by the Afghan local police.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	29391
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2016 answer text <p>Afghanistan is one of seven countries included in the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan’s campaign “Children, Not Soldiers” which aims to end the recruitment and use of children by Afghan Government security forces.</p><p>We share the concerns of the UN Special Representative on the continued recruitment of children in the Afghan security forces, and the lack of oversight of recruitment for the local police forces. While Afghanistan has made some progress, including the adoption of a presidential decree criminalizing child recruitment by Government security forces in 2015, significant efforts are needed to fully implement the Action Plan.</p><p>The UK welcomes the creation of six child protection units in recruitment centres and is encouraging Afghanistan to expand this to all provinces. We urge the Government of Afghanistan to hold to account the perpetrators of child recruitment.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 09/03/2016 15:58:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

663005

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Africa: Poverty
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to ensure changes to the bilateral aid budgets for (a) Rwanda, (b) Kenya and (c) Ghana do not affect poverty reduction in those countries.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	58525
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2017 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to supporting poverty reduction in Rwanda, Kenya and Ghana. Kenya and Ghana are now lower-middle income countries and as such are starting to transition from aid.</p><p>Our assistance in all three countries strengthens health and education and supports inclusive economic growth and job creation, which are essential to sustainably reduce poverty and allow a managed transition from aid. Our bilateral assistance is complemented by funding through DFID’s centrally-managed programmes and support through multilaterals and other Government Departments.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 09/01/2017 17:14:55 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

532919

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2016
	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	Agriculture: Subsidies
	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 assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving EU on financial support for the farming industry.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	41959
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>Until we leave the EU, current arrangements for farming, fisheries, food and drink and our environment remain in place.</p><p>The priorities for negotiating our exit from the EU will be a matter for the new Prime Minister and their Cabinet.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/07/2016 16:20:42 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

637964

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2016
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	Aid Financed Trade
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will take steps to ensure that her Department does not link trade deals to aid projects; and what her policy is on her Department's use of aid to encourage trade deals.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	53293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>We champion economic development, which is the only way to lift huge numbers of people in poor countries out of poverty. Trade is an important part of economic development. Our economic development work will include support for countries to take advantage of trading opportunities and will not be tied.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 23/11/2016 17:19:24 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

459333

	registered interest
	date	10/03/2016
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will estimate the proportion of total duty paid on alcohol in the EU that is paid by people in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	30713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2016 answer text <p>HM Treasury has made no such estimate.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 17/03/2016 16:13:49 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

455361

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2016
	answering body	Department of Health
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health
	answering dept sort name	Health
	hansard heading	Ambulance Services: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make an assessment of the potential effect on the number of people employed by ambulance services who are from non-EU countries of the salary threshold increase for Tier 2 visa applications to £35,000.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	28453
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2016 answer text <p>Data from the Home Office shows that no visas were issued to people employed by ambulance services in the last five years for roles other than paramedics. Paramedics were placed on the United Kingdom’s shortage occupation list in April 2015 and are therefore exempt from the requirement to earn £35,000 whilst the role is on the shortage occupation list.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 02/03/2016 12:36:17 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

391437

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2015
	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	Andargachew Tsege
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the case of Mr Tsege with the US administration before President Obama's visit to Ethiopia.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	8079
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 answer text <p>President Obama was not asked to raise the case of Andargachew Tsege with the Government of Ethiopia during his visit. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) and the Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Witney (David Cameron MP) have frequently raised the case directly and at the highest levels of the Ethiopian government, most recently on 8th and 17th August, and will continue to do so. Following an HMG request Mr Tsege has been transferred to a federal prison, and HMA Addis visited him there on 13 August.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 07/09/2015 13:55:12 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

506503

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2016
	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	Andargachew Tsege
	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 legality of the death sentence handed down to Andrew Tsege in Ethiopia.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	33222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We have serious concerns about the process by which Mr Andargachew Tsege was transferred from Yemen and his ongoing lack of access to a lawyer. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) has raised Mr Tsege's case 21 times with his Ethiopian counterpart. I have also raised this case, most recently on 8 January. We continue to lobby for Mr Tsege to be granted access to a lawyer.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 13/04/2016 14:02:29 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

511372

	registered interest
	date	12/04/2016
	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	Andargachew Tsege
	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 compliance of the in absentia death sentence handed down to Andy Tsege in Ethiopia with international human rights standards.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	33663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2016 answer text <p>The UK Government is opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances as a matter of principle. We remain deeply concerned about the process by which Mr Andargachew Tsege was detained and his ongoing lack of access to legal counsel. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond) and I have raised this case repeatedly with our Ethiopian counterparts, which has resulted in frequent consular access to Mr Tsege. We continue to press the Ethiopian government to provide a legal process through which Mr Tsege can challenge his detention, that is consistent with domestic and international law. We will continue to lobby the Ethiopian government until our concerns have been fully addressed.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 18/04/2016 13:24:13 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

525570

	registered interest
	date	15/06/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Resignations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel handed in a formal notice of resignation in each month between January 2010 and January 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
	tabling member printed	Tom Brake
	uin	40777
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2016 answer text <p>Details of the number of trained Armed Forces personnel who handed in a formal notice of resignation during the period requested are given in the tables below. The information provided is an estimate of the number of applications made by Service personnel to leave before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period. It relates to those who have an application to leave recorded on their personnel record on the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system.</p><p> </p><p>Voluntary Outflow is defined as all exits from trained personnel which are voluntarily generated by the individual before the end of their agreed engagement or commission period.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that the figures for the Royal Navy/Royal Marines (RN/RM) and Army do not include people who requested to leave but had their application refused.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Navy/Royal Marines</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Voluntary Outflow applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2010</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2010</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2010</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2010</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2010</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2010</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2010</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2010</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2011</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2011</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>210</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2011</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2012</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2012</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2012</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Army</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Voluntary Outflow applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2010</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2010</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2010</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>430</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2010</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2010</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2010</p></td><td><p>370</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2010</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2010</p></td><td><p>220</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>720</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2011</p></td><td><p>490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2011</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011</p></td><td><p>600</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>470</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2011</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>230</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2012</p></td><td><p>710</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2012</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2012</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>500</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>450</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>360</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>540</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2012</p></td><td><p>460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>520</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>380</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>330</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>580</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>560</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>610</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>440</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>200</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Air Force</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Month</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Voluntary Outflow applications</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2010</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2010</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2010</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2010</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2010</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2010</p></td><td><p>70</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2010</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2010</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2010</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2010</p></td><td><p>60</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2010</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2010</p></td><td><p>50</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2011</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2011</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2011</p></td><td><p>90</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2011</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2011</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2011</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2011</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2011</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2011</p></td><td><p>80</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2012</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2012</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2012</p></td><td><p>120</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2012</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2012</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2012</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2012</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2012</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2012</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2012</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January 2013</p></td><td><p>190</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2013</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2013</p></td><td><p>160</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May 2013</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July 2013</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2013</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September 2013</p></td><td><p>170</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2013</p></td><td><p>150</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November 2013</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2013</p></td><td><p>110</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>In accordance with the Defence Statistics rounding policy, all figures are rounded to the nearest 10, and numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to avoid systematic bias.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 27/06/2016 15:47:31 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake