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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

444287

registered interest
date	12/01/2016
answering body	Scotland Office
answering dept id	2
answering dept short name	Scotland
answering dept sort name	Scotland
hansard heading	Higher Education: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to the Written Statement of 11 January 2016, HCWS458, what steps his Government has taken to implement the Smith Commission's recommendation to explore the possibility of introducing formal schemes to allow international higher education students graduating from Scottish further and higher education institutions to remain in Scotland and contribute to economic activity for a defined period of time; whether he has consulted with Scottish further and higher education institutions on this matter; and (c) for what reasons his Department has not discussed this matter with the Scottish Government.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	22102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Scottish Government’s Deputy First Minister on all aspects of the Smith Commission Agreement, the UK and Scottish Governments have had a number of meetings to discuss this issue and my written ministerial statement was shared with the Scottish Government in advance of publication. Scotland Office Ministers and officials also have regular discussions with further and higher education institutions and representative organisations such as Universities Scotland.</p> answering member constituency Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale answering member printed David Mundell question first answered 18/01/2016 15:35:06 answering member 1512 label Biography information for David Mundell
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

443933

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum: Scotland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refused asylum seekers were granted, continued on, or were reinstated onto support under section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in Scotland after lodging an appeal with the First-tier Tribunal (Asylum Support) in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) 2014-15.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	21769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2016 answer text <p>This information is not recorded centrally and is not readily available. It could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 18/01/2016 17:38:05 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 38849 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

443934

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum decisions identified as critically flawed in her Department's Quality Audit in the last 12 months were (a) reconsidered by officials as a consequence of that finding, (b) overturned as a result of that reconsideration and (c) overturned on appeal.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	21770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>In the twelve months to September 2015 a total of 29,246 asylum decisions were made. Over the same period, 4 asylum decisions were identified as critically flawed by the Department’s Quality Audit team of which;</p><p>a) all were reviewed as a result of the assessment,</p><p>b) 3 were overturned as a result of that reconsideration and;</p><p>c) none have to date been overturned at appeal.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/01/2016 13:16:54 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 38850 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

443935

registered interest
date	11/01/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum decisions identified as seriously flawed in her Department's Quality Audit in the last 12 months were (a) reconsidered by officials as a consequence of that finding, (b) overturned as a result of that reconsideration and (c) overturned on appeal.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C. McDonald
uin	21771
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2016 answer text <p>In the twelve months to September 2015, a total of 29,246 asylum decisions were made. Over the same period, 344 asylum decisions were identified as containing serious errors by the Department’s Quality Audit team. Those cases which are identified as containing Serious Errors before the decision is served are required to be put right before service. The detailed breakdown requested for ‘b’ and ‘c’ is not available and to obtain this data is not economically viable.</p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire question first answered 20/01/2016 13:12:26 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire previous answer version 38851 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