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1050104

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Personal Income: Leicester
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average annual earnings were of the bottom five deciles in Leicester in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	213221
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 31/01/2019 16:21:46 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ 213221.pdf title UKSA Response
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1121506

	registered interest
	date	11/04/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Gulf States: Military Aid
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) Saudi Arabian and (b) UAE nationals have trained at the (i) Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and (ii) Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	244021
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The information requested for the period 1 January 2015 to 15 April 2019 is as follows:</p><p> </p><p><strong>Royal Military Academy Sandhurst</strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Army Initial Officer Training</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Lower Tier Courses</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><strong>Britannia Royal Naval College </strong></p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of Personnel</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Royal Navy Initial Officer Training</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Other Lower Tier Courses</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>UAE</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 23/04/2019 15:43:02 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1132789

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate she has made of the number of cross-border rocket strikes from Yemen in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	266081
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>Whilst we judge that the level of cross-border activity is declining, given the nature of rocket attacks, which are of varying calibres, it is not possible to provide any reliable estimate.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/06/2019 14:35:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1132790

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Terrorism
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate she has made of the number of casualties as a result of strikes on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on 12 June 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	266082
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2019 answer text <p>The media have reported there being 26 casualties as a result of strikes on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport on 12 June 2019, and we have no reason to dispute this figure.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 25/06/2019 14:35:58 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1138404

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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, how many Black Hornet drones the British Army (a) possesses and (b) has deployed in active service.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	276153
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Army first purchased 160 Black Hornet 1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in 2011 as part of a £20 million contract with FLIR UAS (formerly Prox Dynamics). The systems were used on operations in Afghanistan, but that capability has since been phased out. In 2019 the Army purchased 90 of the upgraded Black Hornet 3 UAS at a contract value of £1.7 million. There is no intention to deploy the capability on operations at this time.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 276154 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:06:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1138405

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2019
	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, how much her Department has spent on the acquisition of Black Hornet drones.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	276154
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The Army first purchased 160 Black Hornet 1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in 2011 as part of a £20 million contract with FLIR UAS (formerly Prox Dynamics). The systems were used on operations in Afghanistan, but that capability has since been phased out. In 2019 the Army purchased 90 of the upgraded Black Hornet 3 UAS at a contract value of £1.7 million. There is no intention to deploy the capability on operations at this time.</p> answering member constituency Pudsey answering member printed Stuart Andrew grouped question UIN 276153 question first answered 17/07/2019 15:06:39 answering member 4032 label Biography information for Stuart Andrew
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1107798

	registered interest
	date	29/03/2019
	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	Art Works
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he will publish a list of the art, cultural and folk artefacts that overseas Governments have requested be returned to their country of origin and which are currently held in (a) public institutions and (b) private collections in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	238596
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2019 answer text <p>We do not hold the information requested. Decisions about items in collections are a matter for institutions themselves - and in the case of national museums, statutory duty lies with the board of trustees who operate independently from government at arm’s length. In addition, the government has no locus over private collections.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 08/04/2019 11:02:38 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109476

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	Thai Boxing
	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 discussions he has had with the International Olympic Committee on the introduction of kickboxing into the Olympics.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	240500
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>We have had no such discussions. Decisions on which sports are to be included at the Olympic Games are matters for the International Olympic Committee.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 11:20:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109477

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	Thai Boxing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he provide an estimate of the number of people who participated in kickboxing in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	240501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The government does not collect data on the number of people who participate in kickboxing as part of Sport England’s Active Lives Adult or Children Surveys as it is not a sport that is recognised by the Home Countries Sports Councils.</p><p> </p><p>The Active Lives Adult and Children Surveys provide data on the number of people who have participated in sport and physical activity over the past 12 months. The government does not maintain an estimate of the number of people that are expected to participate in kickboxing in future years. Further details of which sports are covered by the Active Lives Adult and Children’s Surveys can be found in the respective Technical Reports here: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Sport England has not provided any direct funding to kickboxing projects in the past, however, it has previously provided funding to multi-sport projects which may have included a kick-boxing component.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 240502 240504 question first answered 11/04/2019 11:24:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109478

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	Thai Boxing
	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 he has made for the number of people expected to participate in kickboxing in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	240502
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The government does not collect data on the number of people who participate in kickboxing as part of Sport England’s Active Lives Adult or Children Surveys as it is not a sport that is recognised by the Home Countries Sports Councils.</p><p> </p><p>The Active Lives Adult and Children Surveys provide data on the number of people who have participated in sport and physical activity over the past 12 months. The government does not maintain an estimate of the number of people that are expected to participate in kickboxing in future years. Further details of which sports are covered by the Active Lives Adult and Children’s Surveys can be found in the respective Technical Reports here: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Sport England has not provided any direct funding to kickboxing projects in the past, however, it has previously provided funding to multi-sport projects which may have included a kick-boxing component.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 240501 240504 question first answered 11/04/2019 11:24:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109479

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	Boxing: Females
	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 he has made of changes in the number of women participating in female boxing since that sport was introduced into the Olympic programme in 2012.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	240503
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The figures for women who report having taken part in boxing since 2015 are detailed in the table below (data from the Active Lives Survey). I welcome the growth in women taking part in the sport, we are determined to get more girls and women playing sport, something we set out in our sport strategy, <em>Sporting Future</em>.</p><p> </p><p>The predecessor to the Active Lives Survey, the Active People Survey, collected data from October 2005 to September 2016 - data is available online:<a href="https://www.sportengland.org/research/about-our-research/active-people-survey/" target="_blank"> https://www.sportengland.org/research/about-our-research/active-people-survey/</a>. Owing to the different methodologies employed, the data sets from the two surveys are not directly comparable.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 15/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 16/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Nov 16/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>May 17/18</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Boxing (includes boxing fitness classes)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p>356,500</p></td><td><p>380,200</p></td><td><p>401,400</p></td><td><p>410,400</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Boxing (traditional)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Number</strong></p></td><td><p>119,900</p></td><td><p>109,900</p></td><td><p>121,700</p></td><td><p>122,900</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 11/04/2019 11:26:56 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1109480

	registered interest
	date	03/04/2019
	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	Thai Boxing
	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 financial support his Department has provided for kickboxing in (a) 2016, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	240504
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The government does not collect data on the number of people who participate in kickboxing as part of Sport England’s Active Lives Adult or Children Surveys as it is not a sport that is recognised by the Home Countries Sports Councils.</p><p> </p><p>The Active Lives Adult and Children Surveys provide data on the number of people who have participated in sport and physical activity over the past 12 months. The government does not maintain an estimate of the number of people that are expected to participate in kickboxing in future years. Further details of which sports are covered by the Active Lives Adult and Children’s Surveys can be found in the respective Technical Reports here: <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/12455/technical-summary-may-16-17-report.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sportengland.org/media/13670/active-lives-cyp-technical-note-2017-18.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p>Sport England has not provided any direct funding to kickboxing projects in the past, however, it has previously provided funding to multi-sport projects which may have included a kick-boxing component.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 240501 240502 question first answered 11/04/2019 11:24:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1151804

	registered interest
	date	23/10/2019
	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	Culture, Practices and Ethics of the Press Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, when the second part of the Leveson inquiry into regulation of the press will be commenced; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	4266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The government announced in 2018 that it would not be taking forward Part 2 of the Leveson Inquiry. The Inquiry and subsequent police investigations were comprehensive. More than 300 people gave evidence to the Inquiry, and over 40 people were convicted during the three major investigations. The media landscape has changed significantly since Part 1 of the Inquiry. Reopening the Inquiry would cost millions, and we believe it is no longer appropriate, proportionate, or in the public interest to do so. There have been extensive reforms to policing practices, as well as significant changes to press self-regulation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/11/2019 14:12:38 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1056012

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: China and India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what support for funding is available to international students from (a) India and (b) China to study at UK universities.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	217461
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Overseas students and staff make an important contribution to our universities and it is testament to our system that so many international students choose to come and study here.</p><p> </p><p>The government welcomes international students and we actively promote study in the UK through the GREAT Campaign and to over 100 countries through the British Council. The government also announced on 21 January that the Department for Education and the Department for International Trade will produce an international education strategy in early 2019. The strategy will set out the government’s ambition for international education, in which international students play a key role.</p><p> </p><p>Chevening is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s flagship international scholarship programme offering fully funded post-graduate study to exceptional future leaders from around the world. This year we have 1790 scholars from across 140 countries, including 75 from China and 57 from India. There are also various scholarships offered by a number of UK institutions.</p><p> </p><p>The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (CSC) in the UK awards scholarships and fellowships to Commonwealth citizens for postgraduate study and professional development. In 2018/19, the CSC is supporting some 798 students to study in the UK, of which 83 are from India.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/02/2019 16:24:27 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1056013

	registered interest
	date	06/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: China and India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate his Department has made of the number of students studying at overseas campuses of UK universities in (a) India and (b) China in the latest period for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	217462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>In the academic year 2017/18 the number of students studying in India and China, for awards or courses of UK universities overseas, without coming to the UK, was 17,135 students and 75,995 respectively.</p><p>Further information can be found at: ​<a href="https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-from" target="_blank">https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-from</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/02/2019 16:17:41 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1056657

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Overseas Students: China and India
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many international students in higher education from (a) India and (b) China went on to (i) post-graduate education, (ii) employment and (iii) left the UK at the end of their studies in (A) 2015, (B) 2016, (C) 2017 and (D) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	218178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The department has published employment/further study outcomes for international students based on Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data in the publication, ‘Graduate outcomes (LEO): 2015 to 2016’, at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/graduate-outcomes-2015-to-2016" target="_blank"> https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/graduate-outcomes-2015-to-2016</a>.</p><p>The employment outcomes categories are grouped as follows:</p><ul><li><strong>Unmatched/Activity not captured -</strong> we have no tax/benefits/further study records for these graduates in the tax year in question.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>No sustained destination - </strong>we have a tax and/or benefits record but it does not fulfil the definition of ‘sustained employment’.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Sustained employment only </strong>- graduates are considered to be in sustained employment if they were employed for at least one day for 5 out of the 6 months between October and March of the tax year in question or if they had a self-employment record in that tax year. To be in the sustained employment only category, graduates must not have a record of further study in the tax year in question.</li></ul><ul><li><strong>Sustained employment, further study or both</strong> - includes all graduates with a record of sustained employment and/or further study. A graduate is defined as being in further study if they have a valid higher education study record at any UK Higher Education Institution on the Higher Education Statistics Agency database in the relevant tax year. The further study does not have to be at postgraduate level to be counted.</li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 14/02/2019 12:52:42 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1056649

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
	answering dept id	203
	answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
	answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
	hansard heading	British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, if his Department will estimate the number of UK citizens residing in EU countries who will return to the UK after 29 March in (a) 2019 and (b) 2020, in the event of the UK leaving the EU (i) with a Withdrawal Agreement and (ii) without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	218177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2019 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Agreement includes protections for the rights of citizens including UK nationals currently living in the EU, which will allow them to continue living their lives broadly as they do now in the countries where they currently live.</p><p>The Government has been clear that we do not want or expect a no deal scenario. However, we will continue to do the responsible thing and prepare for all eventualities. This includes the potential impact of a no deal scenario on UK nationals currently resident in the EU.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics calculates there are approximately 780,000 UK nationals who currently live in the EU, excluding Ireland. Some of them could decide to return to the UK depending on a range of factors including action by EU member states and personal circumstances.</p><p>On 19 December, the European Commission reconfirmed their commitment to putting citizens’ rights first and called on Member States to take a generous approach to the rights of UK nationals in the EU. The majority of Member States, including France, Spain and the Netherlands, have set out their no deal plans and provided reassurances that the rights of UK nationals will be protected. The Government hopes that other Member States will set out the detail of their plans to protect the rights of UK nationals, in line with our assurances to EU citizens living in the UK, so there should be no need for them to leave.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 15/02/2019 15:10:28 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1059773

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Yemen: Capital Punishment
	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 people sentenced to death in Yemen in (a) 2015, (b) 2016, (c) 2017 and (d) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	220070
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Our lack of access and presence on the ground make it difficult to assess the number of people sentenced to death in Yemen. The UK's position on the use of the death penalty is longstanding and clear; we oppose its use in all circumstances and countries.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2019 15:33:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1059774

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	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 he has had with his Moroccan counterparts on the conflict in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	220071
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK has taken the lead in urging the international community to support the efforts to achieve an inclusive political settlement in Yemen. However, I have not spoken directly about this issue with my Moroccan counterparts.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2019 15:34:59 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1059776

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Yemen: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances he has sought from the United Arab Emirates Government that UK-produced weapons have not reached rebel factions in the conflict in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	220072
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>Export licence applications to all countries, including the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are assessed on a case-by-case basis against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria, including Criterion 7 – the risk that exports might be diverted. We engage regularly with UAE authorities on the conflict in Yemen and we will keep the situation under constant review.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2019 15:39:48 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1059777

	registered interest
	date	12/02/2019
	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	Yemen: Judiciary
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances he has sought from authorities in Yemen on the independent functioning of the judiciary in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	220073
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>​The UK has been active in encouraging parties to the conflict to preserve state institutions and service provisions. We also engage closely with UN agencies on plans to revive basic functions of rule of law, which enfolds support to the judiciary. We have earmarked funding to support these efforts as soon as the operational context is permissible.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2019 15:40:58 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1061291

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates he plans to meet the Yemen Quad.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	221588
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary most recently chaired a Yemen Quad meeting on 14 February. Although dates have not yet been fixed for future meetings, the UK is committed to supporting the UN-led political process, a desire shared by Quad partners.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/02/2019 14:41:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1061294

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	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	Yemen: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on what dates the Yemen Quad of the US, UK, Saudi Arabia and UAE have met since 2015.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	221647
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The Yemen ‘Quad’ meetings have taken place on the following dates:</p><p>14 February 2019</p><p>27 September 2018</p><p>10 December 2017</p><p>18 December 2016</p><p>19 July 2016</p><p>Ambassadors and senior officials from the US, UK, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have also met regularly throughout this period in the Quad format, and will continue to do so, to find a political solution to end the Yemeni conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 22/02/2019 14:49:46 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1077237

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	Yemen: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Prime Minister met with Yemen President Hadi at the EU-Arab Summit in Sharm El Sheikh on 24 to 25 February 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	225392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>While Ministers did not meet President Hadi during the EU-Arab Summit on 24 February 2019, I did meet him on 19 February. I also met Yemen's Foreign Minister, al-Yamani, at the Summit.</p><p>The UK is playing a leading role in efforts to promote peace and implement the confidence building measures agreed in Stockholm in December. We remain in close contact with all the key parties, including the Government of Yemen, to work together towards a diplomatic solution to the conflict.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 05/03/2019 16:37:01 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

1077242

	registered interest
	date	25/02/2019
	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	Bangladesh: Diplomatic Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met with the Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Court of St. James.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	225394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>I most recently met the Bangladesh High Commissioner on 10 January 2019 in London.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 04/03/2019 15:31:13 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz