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838276

registered interest
date	07/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Young People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what plans she has to hold discussions with the South Sudan Leaders Forum to encourage better representation of young people in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	127173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>UK officials engage regularly with the South Sudan Young Leaders Forum. We continue to consider how the UK can best lend support to the youth of South Sudan, including the Forum, to contribute to long term peace and stability.</p><p>More widely, we have consistently called for the inclusion of a broad range of civil society actors in the High Level Revitalisation Forum (HLRF), including representatives of South Sudanese youth groups. We welcomed the involvement of South Sudanese civil society groups in the first round of the HLRF in December, and encourage their continued inclusion as the process progresses.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2018 13:44:33 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

837945

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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, what the Government’s policy is on the use of drones overseas outside of conflict zones.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>As the Government has stated previously there is no policy or guidance on the use of force outside of an armed conflict. Rather it has a policy to protect the UK and its citizens against both armed attacks and imminent threats of armed attack. In implementing this policy it may draw on a wide range of options including, in extremis, the use of lethal force. As such a decision to use lethal force outside of an armed conflict would be conducted on a case by case basis but always in accordance with applicable UK and International Law.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 20/02/2018 16:44:26 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

838083

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	South Sudan: Ceasefires
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 the potential for success of the latest cease-fire in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	127084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>​The UK strongly condemns the violations of the Agreement to a Cessation of Hostilities committed by all parties, including the Government, since it was signed on 21 December. We are working with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development to ensure that the Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism is able to access areas where potential violations of the Agreement to a Cessations of Hostilities may have taken place, and that they report on these in a timely manner.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2018 16:39:36 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

838089

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
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	South Sudan: Sanctions
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 with his international counterparts to ensure the maintenance of the (a) arms embargo and (b) sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council on South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	127086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>We strongly support the UN sanctions regime on South Sudan, and played a leading role in the recent implementation of EU sanctions, announced on 2 February, to discourage the obstruction of the peace process.</p><p>While the EU and the US both have arms embargoes in place, there is currently no UN arms embargo on South Sudan. The UK strongly supports the implemention of a UN arms embargo, and we are working towards this with our international partners.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 13/02/2018 16:37:42 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

838094

registered interest
date	06/02/2018
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	South Sudan: Civil Society
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to support civil society capacity-building programmes in South Sudan.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	127088
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p>Civil Society Organisations have an important role to play in South Sudan by holding the Government and other actors to account. The UK continues to support civil society peace-building initiatives in South Sudan, including by providing funding to the South Sudanese Council of Churches (SSCC). The SSCC, which comprises the seven main churches, have developed an Action Plan for Peace. This includes reconciliation and mediation efforts, and support for inclusive dialogue within and across communities. UK funding is enabling the SSCC to lead mediation and reconciliation efforts between national level leaders who have the power to stop the ongoing conflict in South Sudan.</p><p>More widely, the UK is working to empower non-armed actors in South Sudan to participate effectively in the High Level Revitalisation Forum (HLRF), including work with local peacebuilding organisations. We welcomed the involvement of representatives from South Sudanese civil society in the first round of the HLRF in December, and encourage their continued inclusion as the process progresses.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 20/02/2018 13:43:37 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

837413

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Housing, Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Parks
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has recently met with the Local Government Association to discuss (a) the maintenance of public parks and (b) new funding arrangements to preserve the network of parks.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Local Government Association is a member of the ‘Parks Action Group’ and works closely with officials in my Department to discuss activity to safeguard and enhance parks and green spaces for future generations. As the Minister with responsibility for parks and green spaces, I intend to meet with the ‘Parks Action Group’ early this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 126296 question first answered 12/02/2018 11:28:48 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

837530

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value was of the live export of animals to the EU in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2018 answer text <p>The value of live animal exports to the EU is estimated in the HMRC Overseas Trade statistics. The data for 2017 is not complete and only captures January to November.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> £</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong> 2013 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2014 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2015 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2016 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 2017 (Jan-Nov) </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Live Bovines</p></td><td><p>430,200</p></td><td><p>4,170,852</p></td><td><p>4,177,330</p></td><td><p>3,474,672</p></td><td><p>3,580,019</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Live Swine</p></td><td><p>81,973</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>-</p></td><td><p>3,360</p></td><td><p>19,418</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Live Sheep and Goats</p></td><td><p>7,008,540</p></td><td><p>17,107,733</p></td><td><p>17,073,492</p></td><td><p>17,825,461</p></td><td><p>14,345,500</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Live Horses</p></td><td><p>168,422,740</p></td><td><p>186,647,948</p></td><td><p>214,531,100</p></td><td><p>221,715,064</p></td><td><p>182,084,204</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Live Poultry</p></td><td><p>50,103,111</p></td><td><p>41,764,297</p></td><td><p>53,484,735</p></td><td><p>69,411,788</p></td><td><p>63,341,534</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Live Fish</p></td><td><p>5,911,064</p></td><td><p>5,400,239</p></td><td><p>4,075,328</p></td><td><p>6,711,044</p></td><td><p>8,639,103</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>Other live animals</p></td><td><p>17,166,674</p></td><td><p>16,093,367</p></td><td><p>15,805,511</p></td><td><p>17,824,004</p></td><td><p>18,076,036</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong> Total </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 249,124,302 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 271,184,436 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 309,147,496 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 336,965,393 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 290,085,814 </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 13/02/2018 11:00:22 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

837532

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Livestock: Transport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions there have been for (a) the illegal transportation of live farm animal exports and (b) consignments that failed to meet animal welfare standards in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and how many such prosecutions were successful.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126651
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>In England, Local Authorities are responsible for enforcing the Welfare of Animals (Transport) (England) Order 2006 (WATEO). Local Authorities will take prosecution action when serious welfare issues relating to the transport of live animals have been identified.</p><p> </p><p>As action is taken by individual Local Authorities, we do not hold specific data as to whether the action was taken against a transporter exporting live animals.</p><p> </p><p>We do have data on the number of successful convictions in England and Wales made under WATEO and the equivalent legislation in Wales each year, which is published in the “Return of expenditure incurred and prosecutions taken under the Animal Health Act 1981 and incidences of disease in imported animals” presented each year to Parliament. In the last five years there has been the following number of successful convictions under WATEO:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 08/02/2018 17:12:50 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

837587

registered interest
date	05/02/2018
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	North Korea: 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, what recent representations has he made to the Government of North Korea on human rights abuses in that country.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>​The UK has grave concerns about the human rights situation in North Korea. In our bilateral exchanges and in multilateral fora, we continue to call on the North Korean government to acknowledge and address the many reports of serious and wide-ranging human rights violations in the country. In his end of session statement at the UN General Assembly's Third Committee in November last year, my noble friend Lord Ahmad welcomed the adoption by consensus of a resolution on North Korea and the international community's resolute condemnation of the North Korean regime's human rights abuses. I made clear when I summoned the North Korean Ambassador last year in response to its ballistic missile tests that North Korea should prioritise the well-being of its people over the illegal pursuit of nuclear weapons.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 08/02/2018 16:34:23 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

835938

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	University Technical Colleges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the (a) annual budget of and (b) the cost of build or refurbishment of each University Technical College in the most recent financial year.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126293
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/02/2018 answer text <p>The Education and Skills Funding Agency and the Department accounts, which include capital expenditure on Free Schools, Studio Schools and University Technical Colleges (UTC), are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-funding-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2016-to-2017</a>.</p><p>For reasons of commercial confidentiality, we do not disclose the Department’s capital budgets for individual schools. The costs of individual schools, including land purchase costs are also not disclosed before completion and overall costs are finalised. Capital funding for open Free Schools, UTCs and Studio Schools, where costs have been finalised, are available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-funding-for-open-free-schools</a>.</p><p>Additional finalised capital data is due to be published in the coming months.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 12/02/2018 17:04:27 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew