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536680

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2016
	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	China: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2016 to Question 39875, when he plans to hold the next round of the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	42896
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text We continue to press the Chinese authorities for dates for the next round of the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue. We value the Dialogue to raise the full range of our human rights concerns, but in its absence we raise individual cases of human rights abuse in other meetings. The Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my noble Friend, the Rt Hon. the Baroness of Anelay of St Johns raised the importance of the Dialogue and two individual cases of concern relating to religious freedoms and minority rights with Fu Ying, chair of China’s National People’s Congress’ Foreign Affairs on 7 July. answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 25/07/2016 13:06:15 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

595713

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2016
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Migrant Workers
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of staff employed by his Department are non-UK nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	47415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2016 answer text The total Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) workforce as at 31 March 2016 was 12,563 comprising 4,295 FCO UK based staff and 8,268 FCO local staff. The Aliens' Employment Act 1955 makes it a requirement that all UK-based staff must be British nationals or dual nationals where one of those nationalities is British. We do not collect centrally details of the nationality of our staff employed locally overseas. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/10/2016 15:59:44 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

457620

	registered interest
	date	03/03/2016
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Road Traffic Offences: Mobile Phones
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people were prosecuted for using a mobile telephone while driving in each year since 2010; and how many such people were subject to the maximum fine.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	29787
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2016 answer text The number of people proceeded against and the maximum fine issued for using or causing to use a mobile phone whilst driving can be viewed on the Ministry of Justice website at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/criminal-justice-system-statistics-quarterly-december-2014 answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 14/03/2016 13:26:18 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

444199

	registered interest
	date	12/01/2016
	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	Saudi Arabia: 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, for what reasons his Department has decided not to include Saudi Arabia in its Strategy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	22222
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text The criteria used in 2010 to draw up the list of priority countries within the “HMG Strategy for the Abolition of the Death Penalty 2010-2015” are set out in that document. The previous Government decided that limited resources should focus on countries ready to engage in a dialogue about capital punishment likely to lead to reform. Many of the countries prioritised in 2010 have implemented reforms in the intervening five years. Saundi Arabia is included in the 2015 Annual Human Rights Report as a country of concern, primarily because of its use of the death penalty. We do not intend to publish a new strategy specific to the death penalty; but we will be publishing a strategy for the FCO’s Human Rights and Democracy Programme Fund on 18 January, which will show how work to abolish the death penalty is important under all three of the strategy’s new themes. The FCO’s death penalty-related work will also be covered in future instalments of the FCO’s Annual Human Rights Report. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/01/2016 16:02:15 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

223956

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2015
	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	Bahrain
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he and Ministers in his Department have made to their counterparts in Bahrain on the use of torture in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	225630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2015 answer text The UK regularly discusses issues of reform with the government of Bahrain. In January, My Rt Hon and noble Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Baroness Anelay met the Bahraini justice minister and discussed the importance of holding police officers accused of mistreatment to account. Our Ambassador to Bahrain has raised our concerns over allegations of torture and mistreatment with Bahraini ministers. In addition to voicing these concerns, the UK is providing practical assistance to the Government of Bahrain to prevent the use of torture and to address allegations of its use. In particular, the UK is providing support to the Ministry of Interior’s Ombudsman and the Special Investigations Unit, both of whom have responsibility for investigating allegations against security personnel. When allegations are made, we continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to investigate promptly, thoroughly and impartially and hold any person found guilty of such charges accountable. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 05/03/2015 14:32:17 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

536685

	registered interest
	date	15/07/2016
	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	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, pursuant to the Answer of 15 June 2016 to Question 40002, what support to the UN Special Envoys the £1.05 million will provide.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	42892
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2016 answer text The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson), has made clear that the Government continues to be fully supportive of the work of the work of the UN Special Envoy. The UK’s funding for the UN Special Envoy for Yemen’s office, alongside support from other donors, is assisting the UN-led peace process. It enables the UN to recruit technical experts on issues such as mediation, ceasefire design and monitoring, and disarmament and demobilisation. Our support is also helping the UN deliver the logistics of holding formal talks, shuttle diplomacy, and engaging with other political actors in Yemen. answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 25/07/2016 16:00:00 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

529291

	registered interest
	date	28/06/2016
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether he opposed the provisional implementation of the proposed EU-Canada trade agreement at the EU Council on 28 and 29 June 2016.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	41358
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2016 answer text No. The UK supports this EU-Canada agreement. The President of the European Commission updated the European Council on ongoing trade negotiations. A comprehensive discussion by the Council on trade will take place at the forthcoming October meeting as set out in the European Council Conclusions, copies of which are available in the Libraries of the House. answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Mr David Cameron question first answered 05/07/2016 15:59:50 answering member 1467 label Biography information for Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

171241

	registered interest
	date	17/12/2014
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Small Businesses: VAT
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment his Department has made of the potential of the changes which come into force on 1 January 2015 on VAT rules for small and micro businesses in the UK which sell digital products to other EU Member states.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	219235
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text I refer the honourable member to my reply to his question number 219172.<p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 06/01/2015 15:50:38 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

919237

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Civil Proceedings: Legal Aid Scheme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 26 April 2018 to Question 136774, how much money has been spent from the public purse on early legal advice in civil cases in each year since 2008.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	151043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Expenditure on ‘Legal Help’ and ‘Controlled Legal Representation’, which pays for legal advice covering the initial stages of a civil case, is shown below for each financial year from 2009 onwards (based upon the year the applicable claims were remunerated). A more detailed breakdown of this information can be found in the National Statistics on Legal aid in England and Wales, published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis. <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Financial Year</p></td><td><p><strong>Expenditure (£)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p><strong> 255,822,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p><strong> 255,597,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p><strong> 217,643,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p><strong> 188,646,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p><strong> 134,296,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p><strong> 106,945,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p><strong> 97,814,000 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p><strong> 98,279,000 </strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table></p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 15/06/2018 13:54:58 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

781432

	registered interest
	date	31/10/2017
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Child Rearing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the need for changes in the family courts system to address the issue of parental alienation.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
	tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
	uin	110599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2017 answer text <p>“Parental alienation” describes a situation where a parent knowingly (or unknowingly) manipulates a child’s wishes and feelings towards the other parent in an effort to undermine and interfere with their relationship. The Government is confident that the family justice system can robustly address such behaviour when it is alleged in child arrangements cases.</p><p>As the child’s welfare must be the court’s paramount concern, there is a statutory presumption that the involvement of a parent in the child’s life will further the child’s welfare, unless the contrary can be shown. The court must consider the child’s ascertainable wishes and feelings and how capable each of the parents are of meeting the child’s needs. These principles of the Children Act 1989 safeguard against orders being made because of implacable hostility by one parent.</p><p>Where Cafcass practitioners prepare a report into the child’s welfare, they are aware of the potential for children to be influenced or alienated by parental views. Any concerns of ‘parental alienation’ will be reported to the court.</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 08/11/2017 17:39:51 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
	tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe