Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed grouped question UIN question first answered answering member label previous answer version answering member constituency answering member printed answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

450259

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what profit has been made by the three contractors and sub-contractors under the provision of contracts for asylum accommodation since the contract with Compass began in 2012-13.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25593
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office is unable to release details of the profit / loss made against specific contracts as this information is commercially sensitive.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/02/2016 13:33:15 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 44038 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

450260

registered interest
date	03/02/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Compass Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been accommodated in temporary dispersal accommodation under a contract with Compass for the provision of asylum accommodation in each Compass region in each month since April 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The Home Office does not centrally record the number of people accommodated in temporary dispersal accommodation each month and such information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 10/02/2016 13:30:47 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 44039 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449346

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in part or full-time training or employment aged between 19 and 21 in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum-seeking children looked after by the local authority.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	25016
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Care leaver activity [2]</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children [1]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Education other than higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Training or employment</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Information on the activity of all care leavers in England has been published in tables F1 of the Statistical First Release on looked after children[3].</p><p>[1] This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p><p>[2] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 24987 25017 question first answered 10/02/2016 12:09:22 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 43510 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

449348

registered interest
date	01/02/2016
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Care Leavers: Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many care leavers in full or part-time higher education aged between 19 and 21 in (a) 2014 and (b) 2015 were former unaccompanied asylum seeking children looked after by the local authority.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	24987
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is shown in the table below. This information is for England only.</p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Care leaver activity [2]</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Number of former unaccompanied asylum seeking children [1]</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Education other than higher education</strong></p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Training or employment</strong></p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>130</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: SSDA903</p><p>Information on the activity of all care leavers in England has been published in tables F1 of the Statistical First Release on looked after children[3].</p><p>[1] This includes young people who were unaccompanied asylum seeking children in their final period of care.</p><p>[2] Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.</p><p>[3] <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2014-to-2015</a></p> answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson grouped question UIN 25016 25017 question first answered 10/02/2016 12:09:22 answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson previous answer version 43508 answering member constituency Crewe and Nantwich answering member printed Edward Timpson answering member 1605 label Biography information for Edward Timpson
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

448329

registered interest
date	27/01/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Bread: Folic Acid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what his policy is on introducing fortification of bread with folic acid.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	24382
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>We are considering all aspects of preconception health as a priority, including the uptake of folic acid. We want children to have the best possible start in life and ensuring optimal maternal health is a key part of this.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 01/02/2016 12:15:25 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

447878

registered interest
date	26/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Migration: Mediterranean Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what coordination he is undertaking with other EU member states on the deployment of military assets to rescue migrants and refugees at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	24322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The Royal Navy is not currently involved in a Search and Rescue Mission in the Mediterranean. However, HMS Enterprise, which is currently deployed as part of the EU Naval Forces Operation in the Mediterranean, will coordinate with assets from other EU member states in order to respond to vessels in distress.</p><p>In addition, a Royal Marine force protection team is deployed on board the Border Force chartered vessel MV VOS GRACE currently in the Aegean Sea, supporting the EU's FRONTEX-led search and rescue operation.</p><p>In total, the UK has rescued over 12,500 people in the Mediterranean.</p><br /> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 29/01/2016 13:53:41 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

447210

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Rescue Services: Mediterranean Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2015 to Question 8772, how many people have been rescued from the Mediterranean Sea each week since then by (a) HMS Enterprise and (b) all Royal Navy vessels.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	23837
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2016 answer text <br /><p>The total number of migrants rescued each week by all Royal Navy vessels in the Mediterranean in support of the EU Naval Forces Operation tackling migrant smuggling and trafficking (EUNAVFOR Op SOPHIA) since 9 September 2015 are:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Week commencing</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Migrants Rescued by HMS ENTERPRISE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Migrants Rescued by HMS RICHMOND</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>07-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>377</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>220</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>28-September 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>05-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>639</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>12-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>19-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>26-October 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>439</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>102</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>02-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>134</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>09-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>16-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>23-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>54</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>30-November 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>414</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>07-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>14-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>21-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>28-December 2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>188</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>04-January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>11-January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>18-January 2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,331</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>236 Total 2,537</strong></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>HMS ENTERPRISE deployed to the Mediterranean on 3 July 2015 and is the current UK contribution to EUNAVFOR Op SOPHIA.</p><p>In addition, the UK contributed HMS RICHMOND to EUNAVFOR Op SOPHIA from 25 October 2015 to 21 November 2015.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 28/01/2016 16:23:59 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

447213

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
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	Armed Conflict: Schools
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether the Government plans to endorse the Safe Schools Declaration; and whether it plans to encourage other states to endorse that Declaration.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	23812
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The intention of the Safe Schools Declaration is for countries to support the Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military use During Armed Conflict.</p><p>While we welcome the spirit of the initiative, we have concerns that the Guidelines do not mirror the exact language and content of International Humanitarian Law. We consider that the full implementation of International Humanitarian Law provides the best protection for civilians in all situations of armed conflict. The UK, along with the US, France, Australia and other countries, were therefore not able to sign the Safe Schools Declaration in Oslo in May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 01/02/2016 15:08:21 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

447256

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: France
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Refugees of 6 January 2016, Official Report, column 190WH, which French NGO the Government has supported significantly.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	23830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary and French Interior Minister agreed in the UK-France Joint Declaration in August 2015 to set up a project aimed at protecting vulnerable people in the Calais migrant camp. The project is being delivered by the French NGO Terre D’Asile.</p><p>The UK has contributed €750,000 (£530,000) to fund the project which formally launched in December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 23838 question first answered 01/02/2016 18:01:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 41645 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

447259

registered interest
date	25/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Calais
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to implement the joint programme referred to in paragraph 21 of the joint ministerial declaration, Managing Migratory Flows in Calais, of 20 August 2015.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	23838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2016 answer text <p>The Home Secretary and French Interior Minister agreed in the UK-France Joint Declaration in August 2015 to set up a project aimed at protecting vulnerable people in the Calais migrant camp. The project is being delivered by the French NGO Terre D’Asile.</p><p>The UK has contributed €750,000 (£530,000) to fund the project which formally launched in December 2015.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 23830 question first answered 01/02/2016 18:01:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 41646 answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald