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1648458

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date	28/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Sudan: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what further steps he plans to take to protect UK nationals tin Sudan after a ceasefire.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK is supporting international efforts to secure a permanent cessation of hostilities and protection of civilians, including any remaining British nationals. However, the British Embassy in Khartoum is temporarily closed and there are no British consular staff in Sudan. Our ability to provide consular assistance is therefore severely limited. We advise all British nationals to monitor the Sudan Travel Advice which includes details of our 24/7 consular assistance helpline. We continue to work alongside our international counterparts from Africa, Quad (KSA, UAE, UK, US) and European countries, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the African Union and the UN, to bring an end to the ongoing violence taking place across Sudan, the single most important thing we can do to ensure the safety of all in Sudan.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 06/07/2023 10:33:18 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1648459

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Mortgages
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps the Government is taking to support people with increases in mortgage costs, in the context of increases in the cost of living.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191575
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2023 answer text <p>The pricing and availability of mortgages is a commercial decision for lenders in which the Government does not intervene.</p><p> </p><p>However, we recognise this will be a concerning time for all households with a mortgage. The Prime Minister has been clear, the best and most important way that we can keep costs and interest rates down for people is to halve inflation, and then return it to the 2% target.</p><p> </p><p>Following the commitments agreed to support borrowers in December, the Chancellor met with mortgage lenders, UK Finance and the Financial Conduct Authority on 23 June. At this meeting, lenders agreed to a new Mortgage Charter to support borrowers struggling with their mortgage payments, which was published on 26 June. This sets out the standards lenders will adopt when helping their customers, including new flexibilities to help customers manage their mortgage payments over a short period.</p><p> </p><p>This is in addition to the measures the Government has already taken aimed at helping people to avoid repossession, including Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loans, and protection in the courts through the Pre-Action Protocol.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 04/07/2023 11:09:52 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1648460

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Dental Services: Costs
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the cost of dentistry for people on low incomes.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191576
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>There are a range of exemptions to NHS dental patient charges and support through the low-income scheme for patients who meet the eligibility criteria. Further information is available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/dentists/dental-costs/get-help-with-dental-costs/" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/dentists/dental-costs/get-help-with-dental-costs/</a></p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 06/07/2023 09:05:08 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1648461

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Family Courts: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of allowing children to be present at family courts.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	191577
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government has not made an assessment of the merits of allowing children to be present in the family courts. In family proceedings the child’s welfare is of paramount consideration and as part of its considerations the court is required to take the wishes and feelings of children into account, in line with their age and level of understanding.</p><p>Cafcass ensure the child’s voice is heard at the heart of the family court setting, in both public and private law proceedings. In order to ensure a child is involved in proceedings, Cafcass may provide the child the opportunity to write a letter or draw a picture to the judge in the case, the child may also be provided with the opportunity to meet with the judge. A Cafcass family court advisor will submit their own analysis of the evidence and ensure that the child’s wishes and views are properly represented. We increased funding to the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) by £8.4 million in the last financial year.</p><p>Part 16(2) of the Family Procedure Rules details that a child may be made a party to family court proceedings if it is in their best interests to do so. Where a child is made party to proceedings, a guardian or litigation friend will be appointed to safeguard the child’s interests. Under part 16(6) of the rules the court may grant a child the right to conduct proceedings without a guardian or litigation friend so long as the court is satisfied the child has sufficient understanding to participate as a party.</p><p>In response to the Harm Panel report, the Government committed to exploring how to enhance the voice of the child in private law proceedings to ensure children’s wishes and views are central to proceedings concerning them. This includes the launch of the Integrated Domestic Abuse Court pilots in February 2022 where we are trialling a new model which in part aims to enhance the ‘voice of the child’ in proceedings. As part of the evaluation of the pilots we will be working with partners and stakeholders to assess methods of child engagement and understand more about how and when children want to be involved in the court process.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer question first answered 06/07/2023 09:06:23 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1648462

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Quad Bikes: Registration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 29 June 2022 to Question 24582 on Motorcycles: Registration, whether it remains the position of his Department that it does not support a mandatory registration scheme for off-road quad bikes.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
uin	191631
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2023 answer text <p>There are no plans to introduce a mandatory registration scheme for off-road quad bikes. Such a scheme would place a burden and cost on law abiding citizens who would be most impacted by the requirements. It is also unlikely to tackle dangerous or anti-social use.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North West Durham answering member printed Mr Richard Holden question first answered 03/07/2023 14:31:31 answering member 4813 label Biography information for Mr Richard Holden
tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill

1648463

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Israeli counterparts on the potential impact of the Israeli permit system on Palestinian mothers from Gaza with babies receiving treatment in East Jerusalem hospitals.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	191707
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>Israel must abide by its obligations under international humanitarian law. The British Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly raises the importance of regularised access to healthcare with the Israeli authorities. We recognise that under international humanitarian law, Israel, as the occupying power, has a duty of ensuring and maintaining public health to the fullest extent of the means available to it. The wounded and ill in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) should be able to access the urgent medical care they need.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 191709 question first answered 06/07/2023 14:56:58 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1648464

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	UNRWA: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to increase funding to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	191708
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>While the seismic impact of the pandemic on the UK economy has forced us to take tough but necessary decisions, the UK remains a longstanding supporter to the United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNRWA) and values its importance as a vital humanitarian and stabilising force in the region. In the financial year 2022/2023, the UK provided UNRWA with £18.7 million and in 2023/4 our funding is approximately £10 million. Our annual contribution to their programme budget helps UNRWA provide education to over 533,000 children a year (half of them girls), and access to health services for 3.5 million Palestinian refugees. We are aware of UNRWA's financial challenges and frequently raise this with MENA regional partners at ministerial level, most recently with the government of the United Arab Emirates. To that end, the UK Government is working with UNRWA and other international donors to help ensure its sustainability.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/07/2023 14:58:04 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1648465

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Israeli authorities on reports of the forced transfer of Palestinian patients from Palestinian to Israeli ambulances to enter occupied East Jerusalem.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	191709
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>Israel must abide by its obligations under international humanitarian law. The British Embassy in Tel Aviv regularly raises the importance of regularised access to healthcare with the Israeli authorities. We recognise that under international humanitarian law, Israel, as the occupying power, has a duty of ensuring and maintaining public health to the fullest extent of the means available to it. The wounded and ill in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs) should be able to access the urgent medical care they need.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 191707 question first answered 06/07/2023 14:56:58 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1648466

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israeli Settlements
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Israel's compliance with paragraph 4 of UN Security Council Resolution 2334.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	191710
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>We have long supported resolutions consistent with our policy, including United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334. The UK's position on settlements is clear: they are illegal under international law, present an obstacle to peace, threaten the physical viability of a two-state solution and indeed contribute to the negative trends that imperil the two-state solution. We urge Israel to halt settlement expansion immediately and we continue to monitor the changes to the settlement approval process instituted by the Government of Israel on June 18, which facilitate swifter approval of construction in settlements.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/07/2023 14:59:03 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar

1648467

registered interest
date	28/06/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli authorities on (a) recent and (b) possible future demolitions of Palestinian schools in the occupied territories.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Ms Anum Qaisar
uin	191711
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/07/2023 answer text <p>The UK is clear that in all but the most exceptional of circumstances, demolitions and evictions are contrary to international humanitarian law. Our opposition to the demolition of Palestinian property is long-standing. The practice causes unnecessary suffering and is harmful to efforts to promote peace. We repeatedly call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation. Most recently, on 7 May, The Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon wrote to the Israeli Ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, to express the government's opposition to the demolition of Jubbet Adh Dhib school. Lord Ahmad has also visited a school under threat of demolition in Masafer Yatta during his visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories in January.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 06/07/2023 14:59:55 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4917 label Biography information for Ms Anum Qaisar