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658502

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date	14/12/2016
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	Uganda: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Uganda on the recent arrest of King Charles Mumbere of Rwenzururu and violence in West Uganda.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57704
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government is concerned by the violence that occurred in Kasese district in Uganda in November 2016, which resulted in the reported deaths of over 100 civilians and members of the security forces. We have raised the matter with the Government of Uganda and the Uganda Human Rights Commission. We support the EU local statement of 16 December relating to these matters.</p><p>We have urged the Government of Uganda to complete a timely and transparent investigation into these incidents, in accordance with due process, rule of law, international legal obligation and in line with the Commonwealth charter.</p><p>I visited Uganda in August 2016 and have followed this case. We continue to believe that a human rights compliant approach is the most effective way to secure long-term peace and stability. The British High Commission work closely with the Government of Uganda, civil society and human rights defenders to ensure human rights are respected in the country. The UK made recommendations to Uganda at the Universal Periodic Review at the UN in November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 22/12/2016 16:21:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658504

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Uganda: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department has made an assessment of whether the arrest of King Charles Mumbere of Rwenzururu by the Ugandan government breaches the membership criteria of the Commonwealth of Nations.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57706
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government is concerned by the violence that occurred in Kasese district in Uganda in November 2016, which resulted in the reported deaths of over 100 civilians and members of the security forces. We have raised the matter with the Government of Uganda and the Uganda Human Rights Commission. We support the EU local statement of 16 December relating to these matters.</p><p>We have urged the Government of Uganda to complete a timely and transparent investigation into these incidents, in accordance with due process, rule of law, international legal obligation and in line with the commonwealth charter.</p><p>I visited Uganda in August 2016 and have followed this case. We continue to believe that a human rights compliant approach is the most effective way to secure long-term peace and stability. The British High Commission work closely with the Government of Uganda, civil society and human rights defenders to ensure human rights are respected in the country. The UK made recommendations to Uganda at the Universal Periodic Review at the UN in November.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2016 17:53:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658508

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Uganda
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 assessment his Department has made of the stability of the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57701
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2016 answer text <p>We continue to follow developments on the border between the DRC and Uganda. As with many borders in the world there are periods of tension between peoples, particularly on porous border such as this. At present we do not assess the border to be unstable.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/12/2016 13:57:22 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658517

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
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	Uganda: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the (a) arrest of King Charles Mumbere of Rwenzururu in Uganda, (b) implementation of human rights laws in that country and (c) effectiveness of democratic institutions in that country.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>Her Majesty’s Government is concerned by the violence that occurred in Kasese district in Uganda in November 2016, which resulted in the reported deaths of over 100 civilians and members of the security forces. We have raised the matter with the Government of Uganda and the Uganda Human Rights Commission. We support the EU local statement of 16 December relating to these matters.</p><p>We have urged the Government of Uganda to complete a timely and transparent investigation into these incidents, in accordance with due process, rule of law, international legal obligation and in line with the commonwealth charter.</p><p>I visited Uganda in August 2016 and have followed this case. We continue to believe that a human rights compliant approach is the most effective way to secure long-term peace and stability. The British High Commission work closely with the Government of Uganda, civil society and human rights defenders to ensure human rights are respected in the country. The UK made recommendations to Uganda at the Universal Periodic Review at the UN in November.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 19/12/2016 17:40:55 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

658573

registered interest
date	14/12/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Uganda: Overseas Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what organisations received UK Aid Direct International Development funding for projects in Uganda in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	57563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The following organisations received UK Aid Direct funding to support projects in Uganda in each of the last 3 years (2014 – 2016): AbleChildAfrica; Lively Minds; Living Earth Foundation (LEF); International Rescue Committee UK; Act4Africa UK; Hospice Africa Ltd; War on Want NI; KwaAfrica (Africare); and Signal (Sensory Impairment Globally Nationally and Locally).</p><p>In addition:</p><ul><li>PONT - Partnerships Overseas Networking Trust and Build Africa received funding for a project in Uganda just in 2014;</li><li>All We Can (Methodist Relief and Development Fund); Samaritan’s Purse UK; APT Action on Poverty; The Motivation Charitable Trust; Target Tuberculosis and; Send a Cow Uganda received funding in 2014 and 2015; and</li><li>Protecting Families Against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) received funding in 2015 and 2016.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 19/12/2016 16:47:12 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

654793

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
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	Chagos Islands
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 the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Europe and the Americas of 17 November 2016, Official Report, column 387, what proportion of the 837 Chagossian people surveyed indicated that they wished to reside on the Chagos islands before they were asked to take into consideration what life would be like on those islands.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	56763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>98% of the 832 Chagossians that responded to the public consultation indicated that they were in favour of resettlement.</p><p>After being asked to take into consideration the level of health, education and facilities that could be reasonably provided, 25% of the 832 Chagossians were in favour of resettlement.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 13/12/2016 17:56:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

654874

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	General Practitioners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps his Department is taking to tackle inappropriate use of the GP appointment request process.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	56752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The Department recognises that missed or inappropriate appointments in general practices are a waste of National Health Service resources. General practices are responsible for managing their own appointments and they set criteria for different appointment slots.</p><p> </p><p>On 21 April 2016, NHS England published the GP Forward View, a package of support to help get general practice back on its feet, improve patient care and access, and invest in new ways of providing primary care. As part of this, there will be a major £30 million ‘Releasing Time for Patients’ development programme to help release capacity within general practice.</p><p> </p><p>The ‘Releasing Time for Patients’ plan will share high impact actions, including reducing missed appointments by redesigning the appointment system, encouraging patients to write appointment cards themselves, issuing appointment reminders by text message, and making it quick for patients to cancel or rearrange an appointment.</p> answering member constituency Warrington South answering member printed David Mowat question first answered 15/12/2016 10:01:18 answering member 4080 label Biography information for David Mowat
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

654381

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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	Fisheries: North Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of future levels of fish stocks in the North Sea.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	56465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2016 answer text <p>The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) assess the state of EU fish stocks annually, including future stock status (levels). The most recent ICES’ advice for the majority of fish stocks in the UK and European waters, including the North Sea, was released in June 2016 with updates released in November 2016. Their advice can be found on the ICES website.</p><p> </p><p>This advice informs decisions on 2017 fishing opportunities taken at the December 2016 EU Fisheries Council, and supports the UK’s objectives of bringing fish stocks to their Maximum Sustainable Yield by 2020 at the latest.</p><p> </p><p>Some commercial stocks in the North Sea have recovered (e.g. plaice, saithe) or are in the process of recovering. While the North Sea cod stock is still rebuilding we are now close to fishing it sustainably and able to bring it under the landing obligation as from next year.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 14/12/2016 17:34:28 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

652588

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Income Tax
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of income tax is estimated to come from the top one per cent of earners in the UK in 2020.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	56250
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2016 answer text <p>The latest statistics published by HM Revenue and Customs project that the top one per cent of income taxpayers will pay 26.9% of all income tax receipts this year, higher than in any year prior to 2010-11. The Government will continue to keep the taxation of high earners under review to ensure it is fair, incentivises hard work and contributes towards the long-term sustainability of the tax system.</p><p>The percentage share of income tax liabilities in 2020-21 (27.0%) is estimated from the published information for the 2013-14 Survey of Personal Incomes. This data has been projected using the economic assumptions consistent with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2016 Economic and fiscal outlook.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 13/12/2016 15:37:02 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

652590

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Economic Policy: Channel Islands
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 30 November 2016 to Question 54118, what assessment his Department has made of the net benefit to the UK economy of Jersey and Guernsey setting independent economic and taxation policies.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	56258
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government values the strong relationship between the UK and Jersey and Guernsey. HM Treasury officials meet with their counterparts from Jersey and Guernsey regularly to discuss issues of mutual interest, including the need for strong regulation and tax transparency.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 12/12/2016 14:36:41 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell