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167996

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date	04/12/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Defence Medical Services
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of (a) Army, (b) Navy and (c) RAF medical personnel have been in breach of the single service harmony guidelines on each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	217205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Broxtowe answering member printed Anna Soubry question first answered 10/12/2014 17:28:20 answering member 3938 label Biography information for Anna Soubry
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

164111

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many Suspicious Activity Report intelligence packs relating to corruption in which countries the Serious Fraud Office has received from the National Crime Agency in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	215599
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency does not routinely disseminate Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to the Serious Fraud Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The SFO has direct access to the SARs database through a secure online portal which it regularly searches to assist any investigation into financial crime including corruption.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 27/11/2014 11:28:11 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

164112

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many requests the Serious Fraud Office has received for mutual legal assistance in relation to corruption from which countries in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	215609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) does not receive Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) requests directly, but in appropriate cases the United Kingdom Central Authority (UKCA) will refer an MLA request to the SFO for execution. the table below details the number of requests for mutual legal assistance in relation to corruption have been referred to the SFO by the UKCA in each of the past 4 years.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>2010 10</p><p> </p><p>2011 9</p><p> </p><p>2012 11</p><p> </p><p>2013 14</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A breakdown by country is not provided as it may lead to the identification of an individual MLA request and it is Government policy neither to confirm nor deny the existence, content or status of any individual MLA request.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 27/11/2014 11:37:23 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

164113

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Prosecutions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, on how many occasions the prosecuting authorities have offered a company the opportunity to enter into Deferred Prosecution Agreement negotiations in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	215607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs) became available to prosecutors on 24 February 2014. The DPA Code of Practice sets out the procedure to be followed. Letters of invitation to a company to enter into DPA negotiations are confidential.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 27/11/2014 11:35:36 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

164114

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Corruption
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many self-reports from companies relating to bribery the Serious Fraud Office has received since its submission to the OECD Phase 3 Report on Implementing the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, published in March 2012; and how many of those reports relate to (a) current and (b) closed investigations.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	215614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>I refer the Right Honourable gentleman to my answer of 4 September, Official Report, Column 290W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Mr Robert Buckland question first answered 27/11/2014 11:34:23 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

164154

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
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	GPT Special Project Management
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2014 to Question 210318, on what date the Embassy informed the Saudi government of the investigation; and by what means it did so.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	215613
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Riyadh informed the Saudi Arabian government of the Serious Fraud Office's investigation into GPT Special Project Management Ltd during a meeting on 8 August 2012.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 27/11/2014 14:29:06 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

164155

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
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	Turkey
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 representations he has made to the government of Turkey regarding their support for the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Kobane.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	215608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text We regularly discuss developments in Syria with the Turkish government, including on the status of the Democratic Union Party (PYD). The Turkish government regard PYD as an affiliate of the proscribed terrorist organisation, the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). Turkey has been clear with the PYD that they need to demonstrate that they are part of the moderate opposition and continue to urge them to co-operate with the National Coalition as the legitimate representative of the Syrian people. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/11/2014 12:56:13 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

164157

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
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	Turkey
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 representations he has made to the government of Turkey on combatting ISIL.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	215600
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>We maintain a regular dialogue at all levels with the Turkish government on the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right Hon Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed cooperation against ISIL with the Turkish Foreign Minister when they spoke on 9 October 2014. Since then, the Turkish President has made clear Turkey’s commitment to support international efforts to tackle the threat posed by ISIL. <br><br>Turkey is already making a valuable contribution to the international campaign against ISIL through use of its airspace and its airbases for reconnaissance and humanitarian support. We also value greatly Turkey’s generosity in hosting almost two million refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/11/2014 12:58:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

164158

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
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	Turkey
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 discussions he has had with the government of Turkey about (a) relations with Kurds in the region and (b) the Kurdistan Workers' Party; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	215601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>We maintain a regular dialogue with the Turkish government on relations with the Kurds in the region. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right Hon Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), discussed the situation in Kobane and the PKK with the Turkish Foreign Minister when they spoke on 9 October. <br><br>We value greatly Turkey’s generosity in hosting over 190,000 refugees that have fled the fighting in Kobane, in addition to the 1.6 million refugees from Syria and Iraq already residing in Turkey. The Department for International Development has already responded to the urgent needs of Syrian Kurdish refugees that have fled to Turkey, and remains ready to react swiftly to further developments. <br><br>We also welcome continued efforts by the Turkish government to take forward the Kurdish peace process, including through the introduction of legislation addressing minority rights and consultation with civil society. The UK stands ready to help in any way we can.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/11/2014 12:59:03 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem

164159

registered interest
date	21/11/2014
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	Russia
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 representations he has made to the government of Russia about reports of heavy weapons, ammunition and personnel entering Ukraine from Russia.
tabling member constituency	North East Fife
tabling member printed	Sir Menzies Campbell
uin	215602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2014 answer text <p>I met the Russian Ambassador on 11 September and called on Russia to take immediate steps to end the violence, particularly to stop its supply of armour, weapons and personnel across the border and to withdraw all personnel and military equipment it has already delivered.</p><p>At the G20 Summit in Brisbane, the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), joined other international leaders in calling on Russia to respect the Minsk agreements, including the requirement to withdraw illegal armed groups, military equipment and militants and mercenaries from Ukraine. The Prime Minister also made clear that if Russia did not, we remained ready to intensify sanctions.</p><p>At the EU Foreign Affairs Council on 17 November the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), and his EU counterparts urged all parties to fully implement the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum swiftly and without further delay, and once again underlined the Russian Federation's responsibility in this context.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 28/11/2014 12:59:56 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	627 label Biography information for Lord Campbell of Pittenweem