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687983

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date	09/02/2017
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	Colombia: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his Colombian counterpart on the conditions in which former FARC guerrillas are being required to camp under the terms of the peace agreement; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63879
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>We welcome reports that the majority of FARC members have now moved to assembly zones and started to lay down their arms under the terms of the peace agreement.</p><p>During our meeting on 14 February, the Colombian Labour Minister, Clara Lopez reassured me that this process would be completed by June this year. In response to concerns I raised about the logistical challenges faced at some of the 26 assembly zones, Minister Lopez explained that some of the locations are very remote and require the construction of new roads for supplies to reach them. We also discussed the importance of developing areas affected by the conflict. I will continue to raise this issue during meetings with Colombian Ministers. Our Embassy in Bogota is in regular contact with the UN and the Colombian Ministry for Post Conflict.</p><p>I welcome recent assistance provided by the UN to the host communities surrounding the assembly zones. Over the last two years, the UK has provided over £10m to the UN Trust Fund for support to the implementation of the peace as well as technical assistance.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/02/2017 14:03:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

688032

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings she has had with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government on the financial, legal and logistical implications for local authorities of the Immigration Act.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63899
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from the Home Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government meet regularly to discuss matters relating to local authorities, including the Immigration Act 2016.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/02/2017 14:53:24 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

688033

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what meetings she or the Minister of State for Immigration have had with Lord Dubs to discuss implementation of the Immigration Act.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63898
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister of State at the Home Office, has regular ongoing meetings with Lord Dubs to discuss implementation of section 67 of the Immigration Act. The Minister of State for Immigration met with Lord Dubs in September last year to discuss the same issues.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/02/2017 15:15:00 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

688052

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Jeff Sessions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what communications she has had with President Trump's nominee for Attorney General since his formal nomination.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63942
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Justice wrote a congratulatory letter to Jeff Sessions, Attorney General of the United States, on 14 February 2017.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/02/2017 17:44:54 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

688080

registered interest
date	09/02/2017
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	EU Exit, Universities, Research and Innovation Stakeholder Working Group
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 the names are of the members of the High Level Stakeholder Working Group on EU Exit, Universities, Research and Innovation; how regularly that group meets; and what that group's terms of reference are.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63880
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>The Stakeholder Working Group on EU Exit, Universities, Research and Innovation had its first meeting on 14 December 2016. Membership of the Group includes representatives from Higher Education, Research and Innovation funders, National Academies, Learned Societies and Business. The full membership and the terms of reference will be published on Gov.uk shortly.</p> answering member constituency Orpington answering member printed Joseph Johnson question first answered 20/02/2017 14:23:42 answering member 4039 label Biography information for Lord Johnson of Marylebone
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

687003

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	STEM Subjects: Females
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent steps her Department has taken to encourage the uptake of STEM subjects by female students.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63715
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>12,000 more girls took STEM A levels in 2016 compared to 2010, and the Government is committed to doing more to encourage girls to study STEM subjects.</p><p>Improving the quality of teaching is vital to encourage pupils of both genders to study STEM subjects. We are investing up to £67m over the term of this Parliament to recruit and train more mathematics and physics teachers, and offering bursaries and scholarships to attract top graduates into mathematics and science teaching. We are also providing support to schools to raise the quality of mathematics and science teaching through programmes such as the network of Maths Hubs and Science Learning Partnerships, and the Network of Teaching Excellence in Computer Science. Two of these programmes, the Stimulating Physics Network and the Further Maths Support Programme, have a particular focusing on engaging more girls in mathematics and physics.</p><p>The Government also supports STEM Ambassadors, a nationwide network of over 30,000 volunteers from a wide range of STEM employers and businesses. STEM Ambassadors engage with pupils to provide stimulating and inspirational activities to increase their interest in STEM subjects and to raise awareness of the range of careers that STEM qualifications offer.</p> answering member constituency Bognor Regis and Littlehampton answering member printed Nick Gibb question first answered 20/02/2017 11:39:03 answering member 111 label Biography information for Nick Gibb
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

687016

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
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	Pitcairn Islands: Taxation
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 tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion with the Government of the Pitcairn Islands since the last Joint Ministerial Council.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>​It is difficult to hold any discussions on tax avoidance and evasion with the Pitcairn Islands as they do not have a financial centre.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/02/2017 14:10:28 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

687017

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
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	Tristan da Cunha: Taxation
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 tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion with the Government of Tristan da Cunha since the last Joint Ministerial Council.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63563
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>It is difficult to hold any discussions on tax avoidance and evasion with Tristan da Cunha as they do not have a financial centre.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/02/2017 14:41:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

687018

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
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	St Helena: Taxation
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 tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion with the Government of St Helena since the last Joint Ministerial Council.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63560
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>It is difficult to hold any discussions on tax avoidance and evasion with St Helena as they do not have a financial centre.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 20/02/2017 14:06:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

687100

registered interest
date	08/02/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Written Statement of 8 February 2017, HCWS467, on immigration, on what date she decided to change the number of unaccompanied child refugees taken by the UK under the Dubs amendment.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	63727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2017 answer text <p>There is no change to the number of unaccompanied children to be transferred to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act. Under the Immigration Act we made a commitment to transfer a specified number of unaccompanied refugee children to the UK, following consultation with local authorities on capacity.</p><p>On 8 February, the Government announced that we will transfer the specified number of 350 children to the UK under section 67 of the Immigration Act. This includes the more than 200 children already transferred from France as part of the UK’s support for the Calais camp clearance.</p><p>The UK has contributed significantly to hosting, supporting and protecting the most vulnerable children affected by the migration crisis. In the year ending September 2016, the UK granted asylum or another form of leave to over 8,000 children. By the end of this Parliament, we will have resettled 20,000 Syrian nationals through our Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and a further 3,000 of the most vulnerable children and their families from the Middle East and North Africa region under the Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 20/02/2017 14:50:05 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West