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636257

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date	14/11/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Ukraine: Internally Displaced People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in Ukraine on assistance for internally displaced people in that country.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	52738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>DFID officials and staff of the British Embassy in Kyiv are in regular contact with the Government of Ukraine and international partners regarding assistance for internally displaced people in Ukraine. My predecessor, Sir Desmond Swayne, met the current Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced People during his visit to Ukraine in November 2015.</p><p>Since 2014, the UK has played a key role in supporting the humanitarian response in eastern Ukraine. For internally displaced people, this has included support to meet basic living requirements, providing training in business skills and help for those who have survived sexual and gender-based violence to access medical and legal services.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/11/2016 17:17:54 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

636265

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Police Service of Northern Ireland: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate he has made of the potential effect on funding for the Police Service of Northern Ireland to 2023 of the Northern Ireland Executive's plan to remove all peace walls in Northern Ireland by that date.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	52740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Police Service of Northern Ireland is funded by the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland. Allocation of the PSNI’s budget is a matter for the Chief Constable.</p><p> </p><p>As the Government’s Northern Ireland manifesto at the General Election set out, we will always give our fullest possible backing to the men and women of the PSNI who do such a superb job. That is partly why this Government has provided specific Additional Security Funding totalling £230 million in the last parliament and £160 million in the current parliament.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Government has also provided specific funding to the NI Executive to contribute to conditions that will allow the removal of peace walls.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, I refer the hon Gentleman to the answer I gave to question UIN 52739 today.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2016 16:26:49 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

636268

registered interest
date	14/11/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Peace Lines
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on its plans to remove all peace walls in Northern Ireland by 2023.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	52739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2016 answer text <p>The Northern Ireland Executive’s plan to remove peace walls in Northern Ireland by 2023 formed part of its wider ‘Together: Building a United Community’ Strategy which set out proposals for tackling the entrenched sectarian divisions in Northern Ireland and for building a shared society.</p><p> </p><p>In 2013, the UK Government announced an economic pact ‘Building a Prosperous and United Community’ which specifically provided for a £100m extension of Executive borrowing powers to help rebalance the economy and to assist in the delivery of their plans to build a shared future. Subsequent to this, as part of the Fresh Start Agreement, the UK Government provided additional funding of £60m over five years to ensure the Executive expedited its commitments under the ‘Together: Building a United Community’ Strategy, including those relating to peace walls.</p><p> </p><p>I have had a number of discussions with members of the Northern Ireland Executive in relation to the implementation of both the Stormont House and Fresh Start Agreements, and I will continue to do so.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 17/11/2016 16:24:39 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

631057

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Exit and Trade Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings of the EU Exit and Trade Cabinet Committee have been (a) held and (b) attended by the Secretary of State for (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales and (iii) Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	52055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>Information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including how often they have met and which Ministers have attended, is generally not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candour of internal discussion.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 14/11/2016 14:13:44 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

631229

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Belfast Agreement: Bill of Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the proposal for a British Bill of Rights and its potential implications for the Good Friday Agreement.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	52054
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I am aware of the importance of human rights in the Belfast Agreement and the Government remains committed to that Agreement.</p><p>My officials continue to work closely with colleagues in the Ministry of Justice on these issues and we will engage fully with the devolved administrations in advance of any reforms.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/11/2016 17:54:11 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

631230

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Politics and Government: Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions he has had with (a) the government of the Republic of Ireland and (b) Northern Irish political parties since the All Island Civic Dialogue meeting in Dublin on 2 November 2016 on the outcomes of that meeting.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	52053
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>I have met and will continue to meet both the Northern Ireland political parties and counterparts in the Irish Government to discuss a range of issues related to EU Exit.</p><p>Since 2 November, I have spoken to the First and deputy First Ministers of Northern Ireland, and with the Tánaiste, Frances Fitzgerald.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 14/11/2016 11:32:00 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

631231

registered interest
date	07/11/2016
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	EU Exit and Trade Committee
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, if she will make the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a permanent member of the EU Exit and Trade Cabinet Committee.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	52056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/11/2016 answer text <p>A list of members of the European Union Exit and Trade Cabinet Committee is available in the Library of the House.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Maidenhead answering member printed Mrs Theresa May question first answered 14/11/2016 13:26:06 answering member 8 label Biography information for Mrs Theresa May
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

623472

registered interest
date	28/10/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Energy: Imports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what steps he is taking to ensure energy imported from the EU is not subject to tariffs after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	50888
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2016 answer text <p>The current EU applied tariff rate on imports of crude oil, natural gas and coal is zero.</p><p>The decision on whether energy imported into the UK should be subject to tariffs once the UK has left the EU will be for the UK only to make. For reasons of economic competitiveness and energy security and consistent with our support for an open trade policy regime, it is unlikely that the Government would wish to impose tariffs on energy imports.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 03/11/2016 14:33:43 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

622121

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans unilaterally to grant China market economy status in the event of the UK leaving the EU and its single market.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	50493
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The UK remains a full member of the EU until we formally exit and all rights and obligations under the EU, including trade defence measures, still apply. We will continue to support the EU’s trade agenda and we look forward to the Commission’s proposals on Market Economy Status later in the Autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 31/10/2016 16:41:03 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop

622122

registered interest
date	26/10/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Migrant Workers: Trade Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what information his Department holds on the number of employers who have prevented migrant workers from joining a union during their time working in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
tabling member printed	Tom Blenkinsop
uin	50494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2016 answer text <p>The Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy does not hold this information.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 31/10/2016 15:07:05 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4037 label Biography information for Tom Blenkinsop