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655671

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what processes are required before the UK ratifies the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	56889
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government fully supports ratification and implementation of the Illicit Trade Protocol, and the UK played a leading role in negotiating and agreeing the text.</p><p> </p><p>It is UK policy to have all necessary implementing legislation in place before ratifying any international agreement. While many of the requirements of the Protocol are already in place in the UK, the requirement for licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery is still outstanding. The Government published draft legislation to implement this provision on 5 December 2016 as part of the draft Finance Bill 2017. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the text of the Protocol can be laid before Parliament as a Command Paper with an Explanatory Memorandum. Providing Parliament does not resolve against ratification then the UK can begin the formal ratification process.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs has received a number of representations from MPs, MEPs and health lobbyist supporting early implementation and ratification of the Protocol. No discussions have been held with the tobacco industry on ratification, beyond those conducted as part of the recent consultation on implementation of licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 56890 56891 question first answered 19/12/2016 14:46:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

655672

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations the Government has received on the ratification of the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	56890
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government fully supports ratification and implementation of the Illicit Trade Protocol, and the UK played a leading role in negotiating and agreeing the text.</p><p> </p><p>It is UK policy to have all necessary implementing legislation in place before ratifying any international agreement. While many of the requirements of the Protocol are already in place in the UK, the requirement for licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery is still outstanding. The Government published draft legislation to implement this provision on 5 December 2016 as part of the draft Finance Bill 2017. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the text of the Protocol can be laid before Parliament as a Command Paper with an Explanatory Memorandum. Providing Parliament does not resolve against ratification then the UK can begin the formal ratification process.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs has received a number of representations from MPs, MEPs and health lobbyist supporting early implementation and ratification of the Protocol. No discussions have been held with the tobacco industry on ratification, beyond those conducted as part of the recent consultation on implementation of licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 56889 56891 question first answered 19/12/2016 14:46:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

655673

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Tobacco: Smuggling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions the Government has had with the tobacco industry on the ratification of the World Health Organisation Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	56891
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government fully supports ratification and implementation of the Illicit Trade Protocol, and the UK played a leading role in negotiating and agreeing the text.</p><p> </p><p>It is UK policy to have all necessary implementing legislation in place before ratifying any international agreement. While many of the requirements of the Protocol are already in place in the UK, the requirement for licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery is still outstanding. The Government published draft legislation to implement this provision on 5 December 2016 as part of the draft Finance Bill 2017. Subject to Parliamentary approval, the text of the Protocol can be laid before Parliament as a Command Paper with an Explanatory Memorandum. Providing Parliament does not resolve against ratification then the UK can begin the formal ratification process.</p><p> </p><p>HM Revenue and Customs has received a number of representations from MPs, MEPs and health lobbyist supporting early implementation and ratification of the Protocol. No discussions have been held with the tobacco industry on ratification, beyond those conducted as part of the recent consultation on implementation of licensing of tobacco manufacturing machinery.</p> answering member constituency Battersea answering member printed Jane Ellison grouped question UIN 56889 56890 question first answered 19/12/2016 14:46:46 answering member 3918 label Biography information for Jane Ellison
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

655704

registered interest
date	09/12/2016
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Schools: Undocumented Migrants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions the Government had with the Scottish Government on proposals to require schools to carry out immigration checks and to propose changes to the prioritisation of illegal migrants in the school admissions process before the introduction of the Immigration Bill 2015-16.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	56897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Government did not have any discussions with the Scottish Government about requiring schools to carry out immigration checks or changes to the prioritisation of illegal migrants in the school admissions process before the introduction of the Immigration Bill 2015-16. It is not the policy of this Government to require schools to carry out immigration checks or de-prioritise the children of illegal migrants in the admissions process.</p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 19/12/2016 17:23:53 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

654932

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of the (a) Jobseeker's Allowance (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations 2013 and (b) three month rule provisions of those regulations on UK nationals who have returned to the UK after undertaking short-term contracts abroad.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	56744
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>An analysis of the impact of the Jobseekers Allowance (Habitual Residence) Amendment Regulations was published in August 2016.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548225/analysis-of-eea-migrants-access-to-income-related-benefits-measures.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/548225/analysis-of-eea-migrants-access-to-income-related-benefits-measures.pdf</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The information requested for UK nationals who have returned to the UK after undertaking short-term contracts abroad is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/12/2016 17:31:15 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

654935

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will bring forward proposals to ensure that jobseeker's allowance claimants who have worked abroad for more than 13 weeks but are normally resident in the UK are exempted from the three-month rule.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	56745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>It has always been the case that any UK national who returns to this country after an extended period must demonstrate they are habitually resident to be eligible for income-related benefits. Since 1 January 2014, most jobseekers must also have been living in the UK for three months before any consideration can be given to whether they are habitually resident to be eligible to receive income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance.</p><p>Regulations were amended from 9 November 2014 to exempt from the three month residence requirement members of the Armed Forces and Crown servants who were serving abroad and others who had paid certain types of UK national insurance contributions at some point during their absence abroad. We have no plans to introduce further exemptions from the three month requirement.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/12/2016 17:22:04 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

654936

registered interest
date	08/12/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Jobseeker's Allowance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants have been refused jobseeker's allowance upon returning to the UK after working abroad for more than 13 weeks but less than six months since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	56746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2016 answer text <p>The information requested is not available and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds question first answered 15/12/2016 17:25:38 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

656597

registered interest
date	06/12/2016
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Syria: Military Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what support his Department is providing to the UN and other aid agencies to deliver humanitarian aid to people in Aleppo.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	907789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2016 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence continues to work with partners across Government and the United Nations to explore options to get aid into Aleppo. The Government also used its contacts with Armed Opposition Groups to persuade them to accept the UN’s 4-point plan unconditionally. The regime needs to do likewise but is refusing to do so because they are using starvation and siege as weapons of war.</p> answering member constituency Milton Keynes North answering member printed Mark Lancaster question first answered 12/12/2016 16:40:50 answering member 1544 label Biography information for Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

654619

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Criminal Proceedings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what discussions he has had with the devolved administrations on the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the ability to prosecute criminals.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	907743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office regularly engage and cooperate with the Crown Office, Scotland’s Prosecution Service, and the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland.</p><p>The Government recognizes the importance of retaining good co-operation with European countries on prosecutions, and will continue to engage with the devolved Administrations to seek the best arrangement possible on leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 08/12/2016 12:10:05 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

654622

registered interest
date	05/12/2016
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Welfare State: Disability
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment the Government has made of the effect of its welfare policies on equality for disabled people.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	907770
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2016 answer text <p>The UK is a recognised world leader in disabled rights and equality, and the Government continues to spend around £50 billion a year to support sick and disabled people. According to OECD figures, the UK spends a higher proportion of its GDP on incapacity than any other G7 country except Germany.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 08/12/2016 17:19:06 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day