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657093

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date	12/12/2016
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	Seas and Oceans: British Overseas Territories
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 the Government is taking to protect ocean habitats around Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	57115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2016 answer text <p>The Ascension Island Government has agreed a scientific plan to determine the exact location of an evidence-based Marine Protected Area, covering at least 50% of its waters, by 2019. The Government of Tristan da Cunha is currently considering options to develop a regime to deliver marine protection across its entire Maritime Zone, which will be underpinned by science and will meet both local economic and community needs. Through implementation of its commitment to establish a Blue Belt around the UK’s Overseas Territories, the UK Government has committed £19.3m, over four years, to support the management, surveillance and enforcement across those Territories with very large-scale Marine Protected Areas or other large-scale marine protection regimes (including both Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha), and the enhancement of existing marine protection measures in all the Territories.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/12/2016 12:04:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

657095

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
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	Biodiversity: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to match EU funding for biodiversity projects in the UK Overseas Territories after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	57100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK will continue to have all the rights, obligations and benefits that membership brings, including receiving EU funding, until the UK leaves the EU. This includes funding for OTs.</p><p> </p><p>The UK has committed to fully involving Gibraltar and the Overseas Territories as we prepare for negotiations to leave the EU, to ensure their priorities are taken into account. Leaving the EU means we will want to take our own decisions about how to deliver the policy objectives previously targeted by EU funding. Over the coming months, we will consult closely with stakeholders, including the governments of the Overseas Territories, to review all EU funding schemes in the round and ensure that any ongoing funding commitments best serve the UK‘s national interest, while ensuring appropriate investor certainty.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 16/12/2016 11:22:42 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

657097

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
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	Biodiversity: British Overseas Territories
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to match EU funding for biodiversity projects in the UK after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	57101
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Funding for biodiversity is a key priority for agri-environment schemes under our Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). The Government has guaranteed funding for new RDPE projects, including agri-environment ones, agreed before we leave the EU, provided they are good value for money and are in line with domestic strategic priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Funding is also guaranteed for EU LIFE projects even when those projects continue beyond the UK’s departure from the EU. EU LIFE plays an important role in supporting projects which help protect and conserve the natural environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 19/12/2016 11:25:17 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

658055

registered interest
date	12/12/2016
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	EU Internal Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether it is his policy to retain preferential access to the EU single market by continuing to make financial contributions to the EU after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	907892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>We are focussed on securing the best possible deal for the United Kingdom as we leave the European Union. Once we have left, it will be for the United Kingdom to decide how taxpayers' money is spent. We will seek the best access to and ability to trade within the single market for all UK companies.</p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker grouped question UIN 907900 question first answered 15/12/2016 15:31:02 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

655688

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
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	Papua New Guinea: 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 steps his Department is taking to support the peace process in Papua New Guinea.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	56887
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>We are supporting the peace process in Papua New Guinea through our contribution to the UN Development Programme's peace-building and with post-conflict work in support of the Bougainville Peace Agreement. We are also encouraging dialogue between the parties, including through arranging visits to London, Northern Ireland and Scotland to share the United Kingdom's experiences of conflict resolution and referenda. The most recent visit happened in September.</p> answering member constituency Reading West answering member printed Alok Sharma question first answered 19/12/2016 15:56:31 answering member 4014 label Biography information for Sir Alok Sharma
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

655689

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
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	Trans-Dniestr
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 his Department is taking to help resolve the frozen conflict in Trans-Dneister.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	56878
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to supporting a comprehensive, peaceful settlement of the Transnistria conflict based on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova with a special status for the Transnistria region.</p><p>Under the Conflict Security and Stability Fund (CSSF), the British Embassy in Chisinau has supported, and is continuing to support, a range of projects-including by drawing on our experience of conflict resolution in Northern Ireland and of devolution encouraging dialogue and understanding between young leaders and junior officials from Moldova and the Transnistria Region.</p><p>UK-supported activities also played a key part in complementing EU Commission-led work in ensuring the application of the EU-Moldova Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) agreement to the Transnistria Region.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/12/2016 15:38:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

655690

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
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	West Africa: 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 assistance his Department provides towards helping the peace process in the Mano River region.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	56879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>My Department plays a leading role in a cross-Government effort to strengthen governance, development, prosperity and security across the four countries of the Mano River Union: Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Her Majesty's Government also pays United Nations assessed contributions to peacekeeping missions in the region. The UK is also the largest bilateral donor in the post-Ebola recovery programme in Sierra Leone. As a result of UK support considerable progress has been achieved. Sierra Leone's armed forces now participate in peacekeeping deployments in other African countries. The UN peacekeeping missions in Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia have been successful. The mission in the former will close in June 2017 and the Security Council will decide on the latter's future this month.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2016 16:16:35 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

655709

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Moldova
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help improve trade with Moldova.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	56876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Ambassador, and her staff, responds positively to British businesses seeking meetings to discuss the market and potential business opportunities.</p><p>The total value of UK exports to Moldova in 2015 was £109m.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/12/2016 15:53:52 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

655710

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Ukraine
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help improve trade with Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	56877
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department for International Trade (DIT) helps British companies enter the Ukrainian market and increase their competitiveness through overseas trade. We also offer professional and personalised assistance to help companies in Ukraine locate and expand in the UK. So far this year DIT has helped British companies deliver more than £40m of export wins in Ukraine. At the same time we ensure that UK companies are aware of the specific business risks which they might encounter when operating in Ukraine. More details are on our website <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/uk-trade-investment-ukraine" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/uk-trade-investment-ukraine</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-ukraine" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overseas-business-risk-ukraine</a>.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 19/12/2016 16:03:08 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

658118

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to ensure adequate civil service support for new government departments.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	907865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office is responsible for the majority of cross-cutting government services that make corporate changes easier, including supporting new departments to build their capability. For the two most recently established departments (the Department for Exiting the European Union and the Department for International Trade) we provided practical guidance, and for the Department for Exiting the European Union in particular, interim Estates, IT, HR, finance, security and telephony services.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/12/2016 15:44:59 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins