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1010753

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Diplomatic Service: EU Countries
	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 he has made of whether UK citizens may continue to seek consular and diplomatic protection from EU member states in countries where the UK is not represented after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193410
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has significant expertise in crisis preparedness and consular affairs. Thanks to its extensive global footprint of <del class="ministerial">273</del> <ins class="ministerial">274</ins> posts in 169 countries and territories, and its network of Honorary Consuls, the UK is able to provide professional consular services worldwide. In addition to our network, people who need assistance can call any of our embassies, high commissions or consulates, or the FCO switchboard, 24/7 for advice or help. The UK is open to maintaining a close level of cooperation with the EU, if this is perceived to be of mutual benefit, on crisis preparedness and consular affairs, including the provision of consular assistance to unrepresented EU citizens in third countries on a reciprocal basis. Details of this offer have been published on gov.uk, most recently in a <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technical-note-on-coordination-of-external-security" target="_blank">technical note</a> on coordination on external security.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 26/11/2018 16:58:31 question first ministerially corrected 03/12/2018 12:32:53 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin previous answer version 87137 answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

837594

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Freezing of Assets: Democratic Republic of Congo
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) individuals, (b) corporations and (c) other entities had assets frozen (i) in the UK, (ii) in the British Overseas Territories and (c) by UK-based institutions as a result of the sanctions applied to the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2017, and what estimate he has made of the value of those assets.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	126713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The approximate aggregate value of funds frozen in the UK (under EU Regulation 1183/2005 Democratic Republic of Congo) was £ 580,000<del class="ministerial">,000</del> at the close of business on 30 September 2016. The figures for the 2017 round of UK frozen funds reporting are in the process of being finalised and as such are not currently available. The frozen funds continue to belong to the individuals and entities listed under the Regulation and are not seized or otherwise held by HM Government. The figure is provided on an aggregate basis so as not to indirectly disclose the value of funds held by particular individuals or entities.</p><p> </p><p>British Overseas Territories adopt all Sanctions listings that the UK do, to be in line with international standards. The specific information on the number of people or entities who have assets frozen in the overseas territories lies with the individual territories themselves.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/02/2018 15:34:32 question first ministerially corrected 15/02/2018 10:26:38 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen previous answer version 40880 answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

837598

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2018
	answering body	HM Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
	hansard heading	Sanctions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many suspected breaches of financial sanctions were reported to the Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) in 2017; what the value was of those breaches; and how many investigations into breaches, by sanctions regime, have (a) been opened and (b) are ongoing since new powers to impose penalties under the Policing and Crime Act entered into force.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	126717
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">A total of 118 suspected breach cases were reported to Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) during the calendar year of 2017. The approximate aggregate value of these suspected breaches was £117million. As of April 2017, a total of 84 suspected breaches have been reported to OFSI since OFSI gained the ability to impose monetary penalties under the Policing and Crime Act 2017- I am unable to comment further on ongoing assessments.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">A total of 133 suspected breach cases were reported to Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) during the calendar year of 2017. The approximate aggregate value of these suspected breaches as reported to OFSI was £1.4bn. As some of these cases are still under investigation this total may change as further information comes to light.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> As of April 2017, a total of 103 suspected breaches have been reported to OFSI since OFSI gained the ability to impose monetary penalties under the Policing and Crime Act 2017- I am unable to comment further on ongoing assessments.</ins></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 08/02/2018 17:31:45 question first ministerially corrected 21/02/2018 09:59:39 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen previous answer version 40485 answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1002541

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Sanctions and Anti-money Laundering Act 2018
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the money which will accrue to the public purse as a result of the coming into force of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018; and for what reason that estimate was not published in the Avoidance and Evasion section of Budget 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188751
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 created no new monetary penalties for financial sanctions or anti-money laundering breaches. Any monetary penalties for breaches of financial sanctions imposed using the powers established by the Act will be paid into the Consolidated fund. No estimates have been made of the value of such potential penalties, or any other consequential implications for the public finances.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/11/2018 17:37:52 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1002684

	registered interest
	date	06/11/2018
	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	Universal Credit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of claimants of universal credit that are paid every (a) four weeks, (b) two weeks and (c) every week.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	188752
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon Member to question <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-06-07/151086/" target="_blank">151086</a> anwered on 12 June 2018.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 12/11/2018 17:57:07 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1003779

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Literacy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to improve adult literacy rates.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189611
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>This government recognises the importance of English, both in work and everyday life. That is why we provide full funding for adult learners in England to secure English qualifications from entry level to level 2.</p><p>To raise standards of adult literacy, we are reforming English Functional Skills qualifications, which are accessed primarily by adults. This will make sure that these qualifications are more rigorous and better recognised by employers.</p><p>Through the Flexible Learning Fund, we are investing over £11 million to design and test ways of delivering learning to adults with low or intermediate skills more flexibly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Guildford answering member printed Anne Milton question first answered 14/11/2018 17:21:17 answering member 1523 label Biography information for Anne Milton
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1003814

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2018
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Taxis: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps are being taken to introduce mandatory disability awareness training for all taxi and minicab drivers.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	189612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2018 answer text <p>Taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) provide a vital service for many disabled people. However, as of March this year, only 38% of licensing authorities required drivers to complete disability awareness and equality training; I would urge the remainder to use their existing licensing powers to ensure that all taxi and PHV drivers have the knowledge and skills necessary to provide every passenger with the assistance they require.</p><p> </p><p>Ministers are considering the recommendations made in the report of the Chair of the Task and Finish Group on Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing, including those intended to improve accessibility. A Government response will be issued in due course.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/11/2018 10:44:42 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1010606

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Burma: International Criminal Court
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps are being taken to respond to the recommendations of the UN Fact Finding Mission on Myanmar on referrals to the International Criminal Court.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193392
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has made clear that referring the situation in Burma to the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an option the UN Security Council (UNSC) should consider. The UK ensured the Head of the UN Fact Finding Mission was able to brief the UNSC on 24 October to inform the Council's discussions. However, our assessment remains that there is insufficient support amongst Security Council members for an ICC referral at this time. It will not advance the cause of accountability for an ICC referral to fail to win Security Council support or to be vetoed; such a result would only give comfort to the Burmese military and reduce the pressure they currently face.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/11/2018 10:38:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1010607

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Burma: Sexual Offences
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to collect evidence of sexual violence in Kachin and Shan States in Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not collect evidence of sexual violence. The UK has a Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative (PSVI) Team of Experts, made up of independent experts who can be deployed to build the capacity of others, including governments and the UN to collect such evidence. In March 2017 the UK co-sponsored the UN Human Rights Council Resolution which set up a UN Fact Finding Mission (FFM) to establish the facts and circumstances of human rights violations by military and security forces, and abuses, in Burma. Despite repeated calls from the UK and international partners, the Burmese authorities refused to grant the FFM access to Burma.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/11/2018 10:41:11 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

1010608

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2018
	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	Burma: 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, what recent assessment he has made of progress of the peace process in Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	193394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p>Our Ambassador attended the most recent Panglong Peace Conference in July 2018 and met with a range of parties to the National Ceasefire Agreement. He discussed the peace process with Burma's Minister of the Office of State Counsellor on 9 August. Government, military and parliamentary leaders met the leaders of the ten Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement-signatory ethnic armed organizations on 15 and 16 October, ahead of the next Panglong Peace conference. The UK will sustain its support for negotiations towards a peace settlement whilst ensuring the Burmese military understand that their conduct will continue to come under international scrutiny.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/11/2018 11:08:48 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman