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147525

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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	Palestinians
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 his Department has made of reports of bomb attacks against Fatah officials in the Gaza strip.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	214085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office was concerned by reports of bomb attacks targeting Fatah officials in Gaza on 7 November. Investigations have been launched in Gaza into who was responsible.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/11/2014 14:42:24 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

114867

registered interest
date	05/11/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Riot Control Weapons
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects to take a decision on use of water cannon by the Metropolitan Police Service.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	213520
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2014 answer text <p>The Home Secretary is currently considering the police request for water cannon to be authorised for use in England and Wales. There are a number of scientific and medical issues which need to be properly considered. This testing is yet to be completed. The Home Secretary will evaluate the findings carefully before making a final decision. The Home Secretary's decision will be announced in due course.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hemel Hempstead answering member printed Mike Penning question first answered 11/11/2014 16:05:42 answering member 1528 label Biography information for Sir Mike Penning
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

101361

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Barnet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the requirement for secondary school places amongst religious denominations in the London Borough of Barnet in the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	212160
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of each local authority to balance the supply and demand for primary and secondary school places in their area and secure a place for every child of statutory age who wants one.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education collects information from local authorities on the number of school places (school capacity) in state-funded primary and secondary schools, (except special schools) and local authorities’ own pupil forecasts, as part of the annual School Capacity Collection. The most recent data available relates to the position at May 2013 and is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>Information on the requirement for secondary school places amongst religious denominations is not available. Local authorities are required to provide pupil forecasts at planning area level and broken down by year group, from Reception to Year 13. We do not collect forecasts of pupil numbers by religious denomination.</p><p>We continue to provide capital funding to local authorities to assist them in providing additional school places, and we monitor the situation regularly to ensure there are sufficient places to meet local need. Barnet has been allocated a total of £68.7m for the period 2011-2015 and a further £14.8m for 2015-17 to help create the additional school places that will be needed by September 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/11/2014 17:14:25 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

101362

registered interest
date	28/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Secondary Education: Barnet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the requirement for secondary school places in the London Borough of Barnet over the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	212161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2014 answer text <p>It is the responsibility of each local authority to balance the supply and demand for primary and secondary school places in their area and secure a place for every child of statutory age who wants one.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education collects information from local authorities on the number of school places in state-funded primary and secondary schools (except special schools) and local authorities’ own pupil forecasts, as part of the annual School Capacity Collection. The most recent data available relates to the position at May 2013 and is published online at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/school-capacity-academic-year-2012-to-2013</a></p><p> </p><p>The published data shows that Barnet Local Authority is anticipating an increase in the number of secondary pupils over the next five years. Updated pupil forecast data is currently being collected from local authorities and will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We continue to provide capital funding to local authorities to assist in providing additional school places, and we monitor the situation regularly to ensure there are sufficient places to meet local need. Barnet has been allocated a total of £68.7m for the period 2011-2015 and a further £14.8m for 2015-17 to help create the additional school places that will be needed by September 2017.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Mr Edward Timpson question first answered 03/11/2014 17:23:06 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

99841

registered interest
date	20/10/2014
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: South Korea
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 his Department has made of relations between North and South Korea after clashes on the 38th parallel.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	211090
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/10/2014 answer text <p>In recent weeks, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have exchanged fire across the Demilitarised Zone which separates both countries. On 10 October, DPRK troops fired at balloons containing leaflets sent by South Korean non-governmental organisation activists across the border resulting in the ROK military returning fire. On 19 October, the ROK fired warning shots at DPRK troops approaching the border resulting in another exchange of fire. No casualties were reported. <br><br>We call on both sides to exercise restraint. Both the DPRK and ROK have recently engaged in dialogue, including holding high-level military talks on 15 October. We welcome the news that a provisional agreement was reached for the resumption of inter-Korean high level dialogue and hope this leads to real progress, including on reunions of families separated during the Korean War.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 27/10/2014 14:20:19 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

93460

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Financial Services: Cayman Islands
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 evidential basis of the decision by the Financial Conduct Authority to list the Cayman Islands as a high-risk country for financial crime.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	210622
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>The Financial Conduct Authority is an independent non-governmental body, given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act (2000) as amended by the Financial Services Act (2012). As an independent body, the evidential basis of their decisions is a matter for the FCA.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HM Treasury is aware that the FCA has removed the list in question from its website, and is no longer using it.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Northamptonshire answering member printed Andrea Leadsom question first answered 22/10/2014 15:23:12 answering member 4117 label Biography information for Andrea Leadsom
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

93486

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
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	BBC: Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions he has had with the BBC Trust on its role in monitoring accusations of bias by the BBC in its reporting of events in Israel and the Occupied Territories.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	210621
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>No such discussions have taken place</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 22/10/2014 10:52:50 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

93542

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Relationships and Sex Education
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her policy is on the promotion of sexual education for Key Stage 3 pupils.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	210623
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p>Sex and relationship education (SRE) is compulsory in maintained secondary schools. When teaching SRE, all schools (including academies through their funding agreements) must have regard to the Secretary of State’s guidance.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The statutory guidance makes clear that all sex and relationship education should be age-appropriate and that schools should ensure that young people develop positive values and a moral framework that will guide their decisions, judgments and behaviour.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education also encourages schools to draw on resources produced by experts to inform their SRE teaching. For example, the PSHE Association, the Sex Education Forum and Brook have published ‘Sex and Relationships Education for the 21st century’, which helps schools to take into account recent changes in technology and legislation when teaching SRE.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Mr Nick Gibb question first answered 22/10/2014 11:24:36 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

93614

registered interest
date	15/10/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Racial Hatred
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to identify and implement future crime prevention measures in relation to race hate crime.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	210620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2014 answer text <p>The Coalition government takes all forms of hate crime very seriously. The Government’s hate crime action plan brings together the activities of government departments to: prevent hate crime by challenging the attitudes and behaviours that foster hatred; increase the reporting of hate crime by building victims’ confidence to come forward and seek justice, ensuring the right support is available when they do, and; work across the criminal justice system to improve the operational response to hate crime.<br><br>Police forces in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have recently been issued with new guidance for dealing with hate crimes, which includes advice for dealing with incidents and how to monitor and deal with community tensions. <br><br>Data published on 16 October showed a 5% increase in hate crime recorded by the police in the last year with increases across all five of the monitored hate crime strands. The government is encouraged that more victims are coming forward and that the police are improving the way they identify hate crime.<br><br>The government has also worked with organisations, including Show Racism the Red Card, the Anne Frank Trust and the Jewish Museum to raise awareness of prejudice with children and young people, in order to prevent hate crime from happening in the first place.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 24/10/2014 17:10:48 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

92891

registered interest
date	13/10/2014
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	Sri Lanka
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 his Department has made of the accuracy of reports that Tamils deported to Sri Lanka have been subjected to torture and sexual abuse.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	210112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2014 answer text <p>This Government fully complies with all of its international obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights. The Home Office assesses each asylum and human rights claim case carefully on its individual merits, taking full account of the latest available country information, case law and UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the Internal Protection Needs of Asylum Seekers. Individuals who face a risk of ill treatment, including torture, on return to Sri Lanka will be granted international protection, and would not be returned. The British Government is aware of cases of torture happens in Sri Lanka and we regularly raise it with the Sri Lankan authorities.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 20/10/2014 15:27:01 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord