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417710

registered interest
date	08/09/2015
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Yemen: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment her Department has made of the humanitarian situation in Aden.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	9419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/09/2015 answer text <p>The humanitarian situation in Yemen is now one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. According to the UN, 21 million Yemenis - more than 80% of the population - are in need of humanitarian assistance. Of those, over 6 million people are facing severe food shortages, with households struggling to meet their daily needs. In particular, 1.8 million children require access to life-saving nutrition services. In Hodeidah city alone, UNICEF has warned that 96,000 severely malnourished children are at risk of dying.</p><p> </p><p>According to the UN, the total population of Aden is in need of humanitarian assistance, with one of the highest numbers of populations displaced as a result of the conflict. The people of Aden have been affected by reduced access to basic services, including healthcare, food, and clean drinking water in recent months due to the impact of ongoing conflict and food insecurity and malnutrition.</p><p> </p><p>The UK is one of the largest donors to the crisis and has so far announced £55 million to help vulnerable people across Yemen. This is providing vital medical supplies, water, food and emergency shelter.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency New Forest West answering member printed Mr Desmond Swayne grouped question UIN 9561 question first answered 15/09/2015 15:22:46 answering member 55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

390785

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reasons the offence provisions in schedules 1 and 2 of the European Referendum Bill provide for the same custodial penalty whether an accused person is convicted on indictment or on summary complaint.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	7703
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The offences in Schedules 1 and 2 to the EU Referendum Bill follow precedents set by existing electoral and wider law in relation to sentencing.</p><p>Where a custodial sentence can be imposed, until section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is commenced, the maximum custodial sentence on summary conviction in England and Wales is 6 months compared to 12 months for conviction on indictment. In Northern Ireland the maximum custodial sentence on summary conviction is 6 months compared to 12 months for conviction on indictment. In Scotland, the maximum custodial sentence is 12 months on summary conviction or for conviction on indictment.</p><p>The maximum custodial sentences on summary conviction reflect existing differences in sentencing powers of the courts that try cases summarily in different parts of the UK.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/07/2015 12:43:38 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

390301

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to schedules 1 and 2 to the European Referendum Bill, for what reason the maximum custodial sentence for a person who contravenes the Offence Provisions is six months in Northern Ireland and 12 months in other parts of the UK.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	7392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2015 answer text <p>The offences in Schedules 1 and 2 to the EU Referendum Bill follow precedents set by existing law in relation to sentencing.</p><p>For these offences the maximum penalties in each part of the UK are the same on conviction on indictment. Where there are differences in the maximum custodial sentence on summary conviction, this reflects existing differences in sentencing powers of the courts that try cases summarily in different parts of the UK.</p><p>For summary convictions in England and Wales, the Bill provides that references to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months should be read as 6 months for offences committed before section 154(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 is commenced.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/07/2015 11:39:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

390306

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	Common Fisheries Policy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed the future of the Common Fisheries Policy as part of the negotiations on the terms of the UK's membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	7499
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has set out the four areas where we seek to address the concerns of the British public: sovereignty, fairness, competitiveness and immigration. The Government has welcomed reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, as an example of power being passed back to Member States where it can more effectively be exercised.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/07/2015 16:16:44 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

390307

registered interest
date	15/07/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Exports
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 effect of the planned EU referendum on the level of UK exports to the EU.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	7517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2015 answer text <p>The Government will not speculate on post referendum scenarios. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), I and the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) are focused on success: we believe we can and will succeed in reforming and renegotiating our relationship with the EU and campaigning to keep the UK in the EU on that basis.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 20/07/2015 16:16:17 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

388914

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chad: Armed Forces
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether UK military personnel have been deployed in Chad since October 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	6420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>Three Tornado GR4 aircraft were deployed to Chad, from late August to mid October 2014 as part of the international effort to locate and retrieve the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in North East Nigeria. Up to ninety-one UK military personnel were in Chad supporting the Tornado aircraft, and those personnel had all returned to the UK by 17 October.</p><p>We learned a range of lessons from the Tornado GR4 deployment in Chad in 2014, not least in terms of the challenges associated with deploying fast jet aircraft to a new and austere location.</p><p>Since October, four UK military personnel have deployed to Chad in support of French counter-extremist activity in the region.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 6418 6419 question first answered 17/07/2015 13:21:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

388917

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chad: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the lessons learnt were from the deployment of the RAF in Chad in 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	6418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>Three Tornado GR4 aircraft were deployed to Chad, from late August to mid October 2014 as part of the international effort to locate and retrieve the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in North East Nigeria. Up to ninety-one UK military personnel were in Chad supporting the Tornado aircraft, and those personnel had all returned to the UK by 17 October.</p><p>We learned a range of lessons from the Tornado GR4 deployment in Chad in 2014, not least in terms of the challenges associated with deploying fast jet aircraft to a new and austere location.</p><p>Since October, four UK military personnel have deployed to Chad in support of French counter-extremist activity in the region.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 6419 6420 question first answered 17/07/2015 13:21:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

388918

registered interest
date	09/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Chad: Military Aircraft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many aircraft were deployed in Chad in 2014.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	6419
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2015 answer text <p>Three Tornado GR4 aircraft were deployed to Chad, from late August to mid October 2014 as part of the international effort to locate and retrieve the abducted Chibok schoolgirls in North East Nigeria. Up to ninety-one UK military personnel were in Chad supporting the Tornado aircraft, and those personnel had all returned to the UK by 17 October.</p><p>We learned a range of lessons from the Tornado GR4 deployment in Chad in 2014, not least in terms of the challenges associated with deploying fast jet aircraft to a new and austere location.</p><p>Since October, four UK military personnel have deployed to Chad in support of French counter-extremist activity in the region.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 6418 6420 question first answered 17/07/2015 13:21:22 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

387826

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Andargachew Tsege
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances he has requested from the government of Ethiopia on the treatment of Andargachew Tsige while he is in custody; and what steps he plans to take to monitor whether his detention is lawful and humane.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	5747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>I remain deeply concerned by the continued detention of British national Andargachew Tsege in Ethiopia and about his welfare. The Secretary of State for Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon friend, the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Philip Hammond MP) last spoke to the Ethiopian Foreign Minister about this case on 30 June and made a public statement on 25 June. He made clear that Ethiopia’s failure to grant our repeated requests for access was unacceptable, and informed Dr Tedros that the lack of progress risked undermining the UK’s much valued relationship with Ethiopia. We will continue to press the Ethiopian government for regular consular access, for our concerns regarding Mr Andargachew’s welfare to be addressed, and for a clear and transparent legal process through which Mr Andargachew can challenge his detention. We have also asked the Ethiopian authorities to facilitate a visit by Mr Andargachew’s family.</p> answering member constituency Kingston and Surbiton answering member printed James Berry question first answered 13/07/2015 14:00:58 answering member 4489 label Biography information for James Berry
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins

387001

registered interest
date	01/07/2015
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Leuchars Station
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effect on the local economy of the departure of RAF personnel from Leuchars.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Stephen Gethins
uin	5095
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>RAF personnel based at Leuchars will be replaced by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards from summer 2015. This decision is based on the interests of the defence of the whole of the United Kingdom, rather than on the basis of the impact on a specific region.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 09/07/2015 15:25:41 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4434 label Biography information for Stephen Gethins