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419804

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date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what the level of trade was between Israel and the UK in 2013-14; and what steps he is taking to increase bilateral trade with Israel.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Bilateral trade in goods and services between the UK and Israel was £4.6 billion in 2013 (Source: Pink Book 2014). Figures for 2014 covering trade in both goods and services will be published by the Office for National Statistics on 30 October in the 2015 edition of the Pink Book.</p><br /><p>UK Trade and Investment engage in promotion activities which focus on promoting the UK’s financial services, healthcare and food and drink sectors to the Israeli business community.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 15:53:35 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419805

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Spacecraft: Nuclear Engineering
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what collaboration is taking place between universities, space companies and the European Space Agency on developing nuclear engine technology for future spacecraft.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10980
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>European Space Agency has no active nuclear engine programme and we are not aware of any activities taking place with regards to such technology in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 19/10/2015 13:08:59 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419818

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Origin Marking: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what assessment he has made of the compatibility of the labelling of goods produced in Israeli settlements with World Trade Organisation law.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	11227
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring that the UK observes its obligations under the WTO Agreements. The UK’s laws and practices on designations of origin for products produced in Israeli settlements are compatible with those obligations.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 19/10/2015 15:52:47 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419828

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Government Departments: Smoking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will consult on implementing no smoking zones outside government buildings for people employed in those buildings.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government has no current plans to extend smokefree legislation to outside public areas.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 19/10/2015 14:46:56 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419902

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Internet: Classification Schemes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps the Government is taking to extend the BBFC's voluntary pilot project for the rating of online music videos to other online platforms, UK music labels and publishers and non-UK music labels; and what plans he has to review the voluntary nature of that scheme.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>Independent evaluation of the pilot shows that 78% of parents value age ratings for online music videos and 86% of parents would choose online channels with clear age ratings for their children’s viewing. We were pleased therefore to announce recently that the industry and the BBFC were putting their online music videos ratings scheme on a permanent footing and extending it to include videos produced in the UK by independent labels, as well as by major UK labels.</p><p>We welcome this voluntary action by industry and will now be looking at how the lessons learned in the UK could help international partners adopt a similar approach.Government is committed to working with labels and platforms towards seeing age rating on all online music videos.</p> answering member constituency Wantage answering member printed Mr Edward Vaizey question first answered 19/10/2015 16:35:43 answering member 1580 label Biography information for Lord Vaizey of Didcot
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

419907

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Arms Control: Kurds
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps with his EU partners and the US Department of Defense to improve the traceability and tracking of small arms and light weapons provided to the Kurdish Regional government for use in fighting against ISIS.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10981
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>All military equipment exported from the UK, including the gifting of small arms to the Kurdistan Regional Government is subject to stringent assessment against the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria. This includes assessment of the end-use and likelihood of the equipment being diverted. As part of the provision of small arms to the Kurdistan Regional Government, the UK also requested and received assurances on handling, secure storage and useage from the Ministry of Peshmerga as the responsible Government authority in charge of end-use.</p><p>The Government is committed to the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW). This is a core international instrument for tackling these issues and the Government is committed to its full implementation. The Government also supports the work carried out by the EU as part of its Small Arms and Light Weapons Strategy to combat the illicit accumulation and trafficking of SALW and their ammunition.</p> answering member constituency Sevenoaks answering member printed Michael Fallon question first answered 19/10/2015 16:21:50 answering member 88 label Biography information for Sir Michael Fallon
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420011

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Palestinian Authority on introducing legislation to abolish the death penalty.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10984
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government opposes all use of the death penalty as a matter of principle, including sentences imposed by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. I have asked that my officials in Jerusalem raise the issue of the death penalty with the Palestinian Authority in due course.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/10/2015 12:14:16 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420013

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what checks his Department carries out on non-governmental organisations and charities before allocating them funding to ensure that they do not have discriminatory policies against individual countries or states.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office conducts due diligence checks, for example background checks, on non-governmental organisations and charities before any offer of funding is made. However, the checks vary depending on the size, nature and operating environment of the proposed work.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/10/2015 12:57:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420014

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Arms Trade: Treaties
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 promote universalisation and implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK encourages States not party to the ATT to accede to it as soon as possible. A first step towards universalisation was enabling full participation by interested states in the ATT First Conference of States Parties (CSP1) in August 2015. To that end, the UK contributed £150,000 towards the sponsoring of developing States to attend CSP1.</p><p>We are also funding projects totalling approximately £276,000 which are focused on effective ATT implementation and universalisation. In addition, the UK supports efforts by the UN and EU to provide technical assistance to states looking to accede to or implement the ATT.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 15/10/2015 13:23:04 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

420015

registered interest
date	09/10/2015
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	Israel: Christianity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Israeli counterpart on reducing the number of attacks on Christian religious sites in Israel.
tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
uin	10976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2015 answer text <p>We condemn all extremist violence, including attacks against religious buildings. We are aware that on 18 June, the Benedictine Church of the Multiplication at Tabgha, on the Sea of Galilee, was set on fire and vandalised with graffiti. Officials from our Embassy in Tel Aviv raised this at the time with the Israeli Foreign Ministry and National Security Council. On 10 September the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), and the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised their concerns for peace in the region with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/10/2015 16:07:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard