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1126657

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	14/05/2019
	date tabled	14/05/2019
	ddp created	14/05/2019 19:19:29
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 19:27:56 20/05/2019 13:49:01
	hansard heading	Turkey: Guided Weapons
	house id	1
	identifier	254055
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/05/2019 13:17:21
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what representations she has made to the Government of Turkey on its potential acquisition of a Russian S-400 missile.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254055
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254055
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>My right hon. Friend the Defence Secretary has not yet had the opportunity to speak with her Turkish counterpart, but we have repeatedly raised our concerns about the proposed Turkish purchase of the Russian S-400 air and missile defence system, at Ministerial and official level. Turkey is a valued NATO ally, on the front line of some of the UK and the Alliance's most difficult security challenges. Defence equipment procurement decisions are for nations, but all NATO Allies have committed to reducing their dependence on Russian-sourced military equipment. The proposed purchase would pose real challenges for the interoperability of NATO systems.</p> question first answered 20/05/2019 13:17:21 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1126663

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	14/05/2019
	date tabled	14/05/2019
	ddp created	14/05/2019 19:19:52
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 19:28:10 20/05/2019 13:21:01
	hansard heading	Turkey: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	identifier	254056
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/05/2019 12:49:05
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the objectives of the Government's diplomatic and political policy on Turkey are for 2019; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254056
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254056
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>​The Government will continue to strengthen our partnership with Turkey in order to make both countries safer and more prosperous. This includes working together to support regional stability, partnering on counter terrorism, growing bilateral trade and investment, and upholding the full protection of fundamental rights domestically and internationally.</p> question first answered 20/05/2019 12:49:05 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1126679

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	14/05/2019
	date tabled	14/05/2019
	ddp created	14/05/2019 19:20:50
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 19:28:48 20/05/2019 16:31:10
	hansard heading	Trade Barriers: China and USA
	house id	1
	identifier	254057
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/05/2019 15:59:11
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the effect on the (a) UK and (b) global economy of a US-China trade war.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254057
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254057
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>HM Government continuously monitors the global economy, and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) produces the Government’s official economic forecasts. The OBR’s most recent forecast was published in March 2019 and can be accessed at https://obr.uk/efo/economic-fiscal-outlook-march-2019/. The UK economy remains resilient, growing for the ninth consecutive year in 2018. The employment rate is currently at a record high, unemployment is currently at its lowest rate since 1974, and real wages are rising.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2018 the IMF estimated the impact of a trade tensions escalation. They estimated the impact would be global real GDP 0.2% lower in 2019 and 0.21% lower in the long term. The analysis also highlighted that the near term negative impact could be exacerbated by a decline in confidence and market reaction.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has consistently stressed the importance of de-escalating trade tensions, which are in no one’s interest.</p> question first answered 20/05/2019 15:59:11 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1126680

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	14/05/2019
	date tabled	14/05/2019
	ddp created	14/05/2019 19:20:54
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	14/05/2019 19:28:50 20/05/2019 16:28:01
	hansard heading	Trade Barriers: China and USA
	house id	1
	identifier	254058
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	20/05/2019 15:56:06
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has made to the (a) US Administration and (b) Government of China on the potential effect on the UK economy of a US-China trade war.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254058
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254058
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Chancellor engages regularly with international counterparts on issues relating to the global economy. The UK has consistently stressed the importance of de-escalating trade tensions, which are in no one’s interest. We have been clear in our opposition to escalating tariffs which could result in fundamental disruption to global trade flows. This would clearly have a negative effect on the global economy. We will continue to work with our partners to support the rules-based international trading system.</p><p> </p> question first answered 20/05/2019 15:56:06 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1128415

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:04:06
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:24:45 05/06/2019 17:20:10
	hansard heading	Iran: Iraq
	house id	1
	identifier	257386
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 16:49:43
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he make an assessment of the effectiveness of paragraph 8 of UN Security Council Resolution 598 in relation to consultations with Iran on current disputes.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257386
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257386
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We assess that ongoing dialogue with all Middle East countries and partners remains critical for protecting security and stability in the region. We welcome any measures that serve to improve that dialogue and reduce tensions. We are concerned by the general risks of unintended escalation, which would not be in any party’s interests. We are in touch with our key partners and advising Iran not to take any escalatory steps.</p> question first answered 05/06/2019 16:49:43 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1128416

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:04:09
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:24:47 05/06/2019 12:57:01
	hansard heading	Natural England: Licensing
	house id	1
	identifier	257393
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 12:25:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether before Natural England’s announcement of the end of its general licences in April 2019, it offered the group Wild Justice a review of those licences as an alternative to their immediate removal.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257393
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257393
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Natural England wrote to Wild Justice on 13 March 2019 confirming its intention to undertake a planned review of its general licences during 2019, and that Wild Justice and other stakeholders would be able to participate in that review. Natural England argued that, in this context, it would be premature for Wild Justice to commence legal proceedings.</p> question first answered 05/06/2019 12:25:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1128418

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	05/06/2019
	date	22/05/2019
	date tabled	22/05/2019
	ddp created	24/05/2019 09:04:14
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	24/05/2019 09:24:51 05/06/2019 12:50:03
	hansard heading	Birds: Conservation
	house id	1
	identifier	257394
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	05/06/2019 12:18:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the cost to the Government was of cases CO1673/2018 and CO1683/2018 brought against Natural England including (a) administration costs and (b) legal expenditure; and how much of those costs the court allowed the Government to recover from (a) the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and (b) Mark Avery.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 257394
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	257394
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The legal costs to Natural England of defending cases CO1673/2018 and CO1683/2018, and the related appeal of those cases, were £106,000. Natural England was awarded costs for successfully defending the challenge in the High Court though these costs were capped at £10,000 for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and £5,000 from Mark Avery in accordance with cost protection rules for Aarhus Convention claims.</p> question first answered 05/06/2019 12:18:27 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1129602

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 20:55:30
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	ddp modified	04/06/2019 21:07:47 10/06/2019 10:58:01
	hansard heading	Birds: Pest Control
	house id	1
	identifier	259813
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 10:26:19
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to announce the new rules on General Licences.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259813
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259813
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>We intend to make an announcement on the Secretary of State’s decision on general licences shortly.</p> question first answered 10/06/2019 10:26:19 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1129603

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 20:55:34
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	04/06/2019 21:07:51 10/06/2019 16:26:03
	hansard heading	Belarus: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	identifier	259814
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 15:54:27
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the UK's policy is toward Belarus.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259814
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259814
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>UK engagement in Europe's Eastern Neighbourhood is focused on building regional stability, encouraging reform and promoting prosperity. For Belarus, this means encouraging economic reform, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and more responsible participation in the international rules-based system.</p> question first answered 10/06/2019 15:54:27 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching

1129604

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/06/2019
	date	04/06/2019
	date tabled	04/06/2019
	ddp created	04/06/2019 20:55:37
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	ddp modified	04/06/2019 21:07:54 10/06/2019 16:28:01
	hansard heading	Belarus: Diplomatic Relations
	house id	1
	identifier	259815
	legislature	25259
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	10/06/2019 15:56:40
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent diplomatic activity there has been with Belarus.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Mid Sussex
	tabling member printed	Sir Nicholas Soames
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 259815
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	259815
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The UK has steadily increased its engagement with Belarus since the release of political prisoners in August 2015 and consequent lifting of the majority of EU Restrictive Measures in February 2016. I met President Lukashenka and Foreign Minister Makei in October 2017 in Minsk and FM Makei again in London in March 2018. I last met the Belarusian Ambassador on 30 April. Our officials maintain regular discussions with their Belarusian counterparts, via our Embassy in Minsk, and through multilateral fora, such as the EU, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and UN.</p> question first answered 10/06/2019 15:56:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	creator	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching
	publisher	25259
	tabling member	116 label Biography information for Lord Soames of Fletching