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1042357

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	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	Zimbabwe: Trade Unions
	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 has made to his Zimbabwean counterpart on that country's obligations under international human rights and international law in relation to the treatment of independent Trades Unions.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	209373
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>I summoned the Zimbabwean Ambassador on 17 January to highlight our concern at the ongoing situation in Zimbabwe.</p><p>I call on the Government of Zimbabwe to ensure its security forces act professionally, proportionately and at all times with respect for human life and constitutional rights. We further call on the Government of Zimbabwe to investigate all allegations of human rights violations and abuses. We also urge the reinstatement of full internet access, consistent with citizens' constitutional right to freedom of expression.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/01/2019 14:56:10 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1042358

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Shops: Closures
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department holds statistics on the number of stores that closed in each quarter in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	209374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy does not carry statistics on the number of stores closing in each quarter.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 22/01/2019 12:10:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst previous answer version 96531 answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1042359

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	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	Pension Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect on mixed-age couples of the changes to eligibility for pensions credit.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	209375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>This change means that the same work incentives apply to the younger partner as apply to other people of the same age, and that taxpayer support is directed where it is needed most. The difference between the levels of financial support in Universal Credit as compared to Pension Credit and pension-age Housing Benefit, will depend on individual circumstances. The differences reflect the role of Universal Credit in ensuring that work always pays, and of Pension Credit in providing long-term support to those who have permanently left the labour market because of retirement on top of the support also provided by the State Pension. It is for the same reason that the treatment of earned income in Universal Credit is more generous than in Pension Credit. The younger partner in a mixed-age couple receiving Universal Credit will have access to the tailored support provided by work coaches to help them find work or progress in work. No work-related requirements will be applied to the older partner.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman grouped question UIN 209365 question first answered 21/01/2019 17:04:14 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1042356

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	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	Omar al-Bashir
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of UK allies that have failed to comply with the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Omar al-Bashir as a result of him being allowed through their territory since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	209372
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government's policy remains to encourage states to comply with their international legal obligations to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC), in particular with respect to the execution of ICC arrest warrants. We pursue this policy through a range of fora, including the Security Council, but note that any action by the Security Council requires the agreement of its permanent members. We do not have an estimate of countries that have failed to comply with the ICC in the case of Omar al-Bashir.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 21/01/2019 14:54:50 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

1042355

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2019
	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	Laurent Gbagbo
	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 effect of the acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo on the efforts of the International Criminal Court to enforce human rights standards.
	tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
	tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
	uin	209371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>On 15 January, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber, by majority acquitted Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé of all charges. These judgments have been reached following an independent and impartial judicial process. Our thoughts are with the victims of violence in Cote d'Ivoire and their families. The UK government firmly believes that those who have perpetrated war crimes and crimes against humanity should be held fully accountable. The ICC can play an important role in ending impunity for the most serious international crimes. It has our full support in pursuing the mandate it was given under ICC Statute.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 21/01/2019 17:14:30 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens