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349782

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date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Culture Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what his policy is on UK ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	1800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2015 answer text <p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport places great importance on the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and will make the case to ministerial colleagues for introducing the necessary legislation to allow UK ratification at the earliest opportunity.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 23/06/2015 15:40:22 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

349783

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Regional Planning and Development: North of England
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what geographic area is covered by the Government's Northern Powerhouse initiative.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	1801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The exact extent of the North in the context of the Northern Powerhouse is not prescribed by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/06/2015 15:10:19 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

349785

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Local Enterprise Partnerships: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what progress the North East Local Enterprise Partnership has made on each of its principal functions since its formation.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	1803
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>Reporting on the progress made by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership on delivering their Strategic Economic Plan is a matter for the Local Enterprise Partnership and they published a review in March 2015 which is available at: <a href="http://nelep.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/North-East-LEP-Annual-Review-2014-to-2015lr.pdf" target="_blank">http://nelep.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/North-East-LEP-Annual-Review-2014-to-2015lr.pdf</a></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 17/06/2015 15:13:33 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

349787

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
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	EU Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his objectives are for negotiations with representatives of the EU and EU member state governments on EU reform.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	1805
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has already been clear about areas where he wants to see reform. These include: reforming welfare; increasing economic competitiveness to create jobs and growth; protecting Britain's interests outside the euro; and dealing with the idea of Ever Closer Union – which may be right for others but is not right for Britain.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/06/2015 14:03:39 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown

349814

registered interest
date	10/06/2015
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	European Convention on Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on the European Convention on Human Rights.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne East
tabling member printed	Mr Nicholas Brown
uin	1886
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2015 answer text <p>This Government was elected with a mandate to reform and modernise the UK human rights framework. A Bill of Rights will protect fundamental human rights, but also prevent their abuse and restore some common sense to the system.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has a proud tradition of respect for human rights which long predates the Human Rights Act 1998. The Human Rights Act opened the system to abuse, which has damaged the credibility of human rights.</p><p> </p><p>We will consult fully on our proposals before introducing legislation.</p><p>The Prime Minister told the House on 3 June: &quot;The plans that were set out in our manifesto do not involve us leaving the European convention on human rights, but let us be absolutely clear about our position if we cannot achieve what we need... I rule out absolutely nothing…”</p> answering member constituency Esher and Walton answering member printed Dominic Raab question first answered 18/06/2015 10:56:39 answering member 4007 label Biography information for Dominic Raab
tabling member	523 label Biography information for Mr Nicholas Brown