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753459

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Hong Kong and Macao: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Consul General of Hong Kong and Macao.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>​I held a meeting with our Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao, Mr Andrew Heyn OBE, on 12 July. We discussed the latest situation in Hong Kong, as well as my plans to visit Hong Kong later this year.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:20:56 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

753460

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Hong Kong: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) the Minister for Asia has met with any members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong since 8 June 2017.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5910
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>​I plan to visit Hong Kong later this year and while there will look to meet with Legislative Council members from a range of parties.</p><p>As part of his normal duties, our Consul General to Hong Kong and Macao, Mr Andrew Heyn OBE, meets with members of the Legislative Council. I have, however, not met any members of the Legislative Council since my appointment and nor has the Foreign Secretary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/07/2017 16:34:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

753635

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
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	Solar Power: Feed-in Tariffs
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 his policy is on feed-in tariffs for solar energy.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2017 answer text <p>The Feed-in Tariff scheme remains open and provides an incentive for small scale solar PV generators to invest in generating renewable electricity.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 05/09/2017 15:23:05 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

753654

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the future of the UK's participation in the Erasmus scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Department has regular conversations with officials and Ministers from other governmental departments about a range of policy issues arising from EU exit. With regards to the Erasmus+ programme, the Government recognises the value of international exchange and collaboration in education as part of our vision for the UK as a global nation.</p><p>There may be European programmes in which we wish to continue to participate after we exit. This will be considered as part of ongoing negotiations with the European Union.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/07/2017 12:07:14 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

753655

registered interest
date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Erasmus+ Programme
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what discussions he has had with his counterparts on the future of the UK's participation in the Erasmus scheme.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5907
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government recognises the value of international exchange and collaboration in education as part of our vision for the UK as a global nation. There may be European programmes in which we wish to continue to participate after we exit. This will be considered as part of ongoing negotiations with the European Union.</p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 26/07/2017 09:34:06 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

752527

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with (a) the Secretary of State for Transport, (b) Ministers at the Department for Transport and (c) officials from the Department for Transport on Crossrail 2; and when he plans to make a decision on that project's business case.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5331
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>As with all transport scheme proposals, a thorough analysis of the Crossrail 2 strategic outline business case is being carried out by the Department for Transport, to ensure it is a robust scheme and to assess its potential economic effects. This includes examining whether the National Infrastructure Commission’s detailed recommendations on the scheme — including those on costs, funding and housing — have been met.</p><p> </p><p>These considerations are part of a normal ongoing process, and the next steps and timescales for the project will be decided as part of this analysis.</p><p> </p><p>Regular discussions between government departments continue in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 5099 5332 question first answered 20/07/2017 13:35:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

752528

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the business case for Crossrail 2 meets the recommendations of the National Infrastructure Commission on costs, funding and housing.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>As with all transport scheme proposals, a thorough analysis of the Crossrail 2 strategic outline business case is being carried out by the Department for Transport, to ensure it is a robust scheme and to assess its potential economic effects. This includes examining whether the National Infrastructure Commission’s detailed recommendations on the scheme — including those on costs, funding and housing — have been met.</p><p> </p><p>These considerations are part of a normal ongoing process, and the next steps and timescales for the project will be decided as part of this analysis.</p><p> </p><p>Regular discussions between government departments continue in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 5099 5331 question first answered 20/07/2017 13:35:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

752533

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Crossrail 2 Line: Haringey
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the economic benefits of Crossrail 2 to Haringey; and what role this assessment will play in his decision on allocating funding to the project.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>As with all transport scheme proposals, a thorough analysis of the Crossrail 2 strategic outline business case is being carried out by the Department for Transport, to ensure it is a robust scheme and to assess its potential economic effects. This includes examining whether the National Infrastructure Commission’s detailed recommendations on the scheme — including those on costs, funding and housing — have been met.</p><p> </p><p>These considerations are part of a normal ongoing process, and the next steps and timescales for the project will be decided as part of this analysis.</p><p> </p><p>Regular discussions between government departments continue in the usual way.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 5331 5332 question first answered 20/07/2017 13:35:20 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

752751

registered interest
date	17/07/2017
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps her Department is taking to tackle (a) barriers to economic development, (b) preventable diseases and (c) malaria in developing countries.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/07/2017 answer text <p>DFID is taking major steps to tackle the barriers to economic development. In January the Secretary of State launched DFID’s Economic Development Strategy which sets out how the UK is stimulating growth that transforms economies and how we are helping the poorest countries to attract investment, trade more, and create millions of jobs. This will help create prosperous economies that lift people out of poverty, help countries overcome the need for aid, and accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals whilst also benefiting Britain. The Strategy can be found at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587374/DFID-Economic-Development-Strategy-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/587374/DFID-Economic-Development-Strategy-2017.pdf</a></p><p>DFID is a leading global actor on preventable diseases, including malaria, TB, HIV/Aids, providing significant funding to the World Health Organisation, the Global Fund on Aids, TB and Malaria, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and running programmes across regions and from country offices.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/07/2017 16:28:47 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

752149

registered interest
date	14/07/2017
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	Montserrat: Companies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Montserrat Government on a public register of beneficial ownership; and what the timetable is for that territory's public register of beneficial ownership to be set up.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	5039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has not held discussions with the Government of Montserrat on its public register of beneficial ownership.</p><p>FCO officials remain in regular contact with the Government of Montserrat over its plans for the register. Montserrat officials are finalising for the consideration of the Montserrat Cabinet draft legislation which will underpin the establishment of a public register. It will then be for the Cabinet to determine the timetable for introducing the Bill to the Legislative Assembly.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/07/2017 14:16:59 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West