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78923

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date	18/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Common Travel Area: Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have had with their Irish counterparts on the Common Travel Area since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	206665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>Home Office Ministers and officials have regular discussions with their Irish counterparts on a range of subjects, including the Common Travel Area.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/08/2014 15:37:40 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

78925

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the detailed implementation of the proposed British-Irish visa scheme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	206666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>On 16 June 2014 the Home Secretary announced the introduction of the British-Irish Visa Scheme. From Autumn 2014, Chinese and Indian nationals with a visit visa issued in China and India respectively will be able to use an Irish visa to travel to the UK and a British visa to travel to Ireland without the need for a separate visa. This is underpinned by a range of detailed implementation activity.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/08/2014 15:39:51 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

78929

registered interest
date	18/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Entry Clearances: Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) primary and (b) secondary legislative provision is required for the implementation of the proposed British-Irish visa scheme; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	206667
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/08/2014 answer text <p>No changes to primary legislation are required. Amendments will be made to the Immigration (Control of Entry through Republic of Ireland) Order 1972.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 04/08/2014 15:39:19 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

76843

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Kincora Children's Home
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will include Kincora Boys Home in East Belfast in the scope of the Butler-Sloss child abuse inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	204811
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2014 answer text <p>On 7 July the Home Secretary announced an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse. The inquiry will consider whether public bodies – and other non-state institutions – have taken seriously their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse. The Inquiry will co-operate fully with Devolved Administrations. However all relevant issues in Scotland and Northern Ireland are now devolved and will be a matter for those administrations to consider. In Wales the inquiry will cover those institutions which concern non-devolved matters. The Home Secretary has made clear that the Home Office will talk to the Devolved Administrations and work with them on this Inquiry.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker question first answered 25/07/2014 13:31:27 answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker previous answer version 9747 answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Norman Baker answering member 28 label Biography information for Norman Baker
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

65330

registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Ovarian Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what measures his Department has put in place to ensure that people with ovarian cancer and their families are aware of the right to request BRCA1/2 testing at the point of diagnosis; and what steps his Department is taking to encourage greater uptake of BRCA1/2 gene testing.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	203562
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>Current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines recommend offering genetic testing to people with a 10% likelihood of carrying a BRCA1/2 mutation.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England is seeking the advice of its specialised gynaecology Clinical Reference Group in order to inform its policy on this matter.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison question first answered 09/07/2014 14:52:38 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

64515

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
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	Burma
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 an assessment of the implications for his policy towards Burma of the recently published brief by the Chin Human Rights Organisation entitled The state of freedom of religion or belief for Chin in Burma, 2013.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	202954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2014 answer text <p>We are aware of the Chin Human Rights Organisation and their report on freedom of religion and belief in Chin State. We are currently implementing some of the recommendations that the report makes to the international community, including regularly raising the importance of Freedom of Religion and Belief in discussions with the Burmese government.</p><p>During my visit to Burma in January, I raised the full range of our human rights concerns with senior members of the Burmese government and called for religious tolerance and interfaith dialogue in a speech in Rangoon. Freedom of Religion and Belief was also discussed during the first EU/Burma Human Rights Dialogue in May 2014.</p><p>Our Ambassador and Embassy officials meet regularly with representatives of all faith communities, both in Rangoon and in the wider country, including in Chin State. The UK has provided funding for interfaith dialogue to help build trust between communities – for example a project promoting peace building among youths from different faith groups.</p> answering member constituency East Devon answering member printed Mr Hugo Swire question first answered 03/07/2014 10:44:11 answering member 1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

64545

registered interest
date	27/06/2014
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Burma
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, which community-based women's organisations in Burma receive funding from her Department to assist victims of sexual violence by the Burmese army.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	202920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>DFID is providing £500,000 through the United Nation's Population Fund (UNFPA) to strengthen the network and capacity of agencies working on gender-based violence in Rakhine and Kachin those areas.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Mr Alan Duncan question first answered 07/07/2014 16:41:23 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

63959

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if she will commission an independent assessment of the effect of changes to funding levels of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and its compliance with the Paris Principles.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	202284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to her question of 26 June 2014, Official Report, Column 260W. My officials will study the Commission's impact statement closely and work with it to ensure it is able to continue to meet its statutory and international obligations.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Chipping Barnet answering member printed Mrs Theresa Villiers question first answered 02/07/2014 14:03:13 answering member 1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

63234

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Meat Products: China
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 his Department's priorities are in the negotiations with China concerning the export of meat products other than pork.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	201774
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>Securing access to Chinese markets for a range of UK products is a key priority in the Government and industry's Export Action Plan. In addition to our interests on pork, we are working closely with industry and the Chinese authorities to advance negotiations on the export conditions for poultry meat. This trade could be worth up to £70 million a year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Over the longer term, we are working to secure market access for beef and lamb exports to China estimated to be worth up to £120 million a year. We have recently agreed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese authorities and this formally initiates the detailed technical negotiations. This development has been widely welcomed by industry, and whilst the negotiations are likely to take some time we will seek to conclude them as quickly as we can.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also pressing for early agreement on exports of UK poultry meat and have invited the Chinese authorities to conduct an inward inspection visit as soon as possible. I would encourage any plant interested in exporting to China to ensure it complies fully with Chinese requirements before any inspection visit.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State intends to visit China again this year to advance these and other UK market access interests.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice grouped question UIN 201773 question first answered 30/06/2014 15:24:03 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long

63235

registered interest
date	23/06/2014
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	Horses: Animal Welfare
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 steps his Department plans to take to address the problem of horse abandonment.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Naomi Long
uin	201775
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>There are many underlying issues which result in horses being abandoned and neglected. In some cases it seems owners are struggling to cope with the costs involved in keeping a horse. In other cases, irresponsible breeders and horse traders are deliberately placing horses on land to secure grazing for their animals at no cost to themselves. In the Government's view the way to address these problems is to tackle the perpetrators directly. Anti-social behaviour orders have been successfully used in Wales and in Bristol to address fly grazing, and there is likely to be an offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 where a horse is abandoned. The Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 brings forward new streamlined measures to tackle anti-social behaviour, of which the practice of fly-grazing of horses is a prime example. Where fly grazing is a particular problem, we encourage the local authorities and police to work together with landowners, farmers and welfare charities to identify the culprits and address their behaviour directly using these powers. In a number of cases and to encourage joined up working, protocols have been drawn up by some local authorities to summarise the action that can be taken under existing legislation. Defra is supplementing that guidance with advice on the new measures in the 2014 Act which come into force later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 26/06/2014 10:25:31 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	3920 label Biography information for Naomi Long