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874454

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Board of Trade
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What the work programme of the Board of Trade is.
tabling member constituency	Ochil and South Perthshire
tabling member printed	Luke Graham
uin	904665
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>Not only has the Board of Trade met for the first time in 150 years, delivered its first overseas mission, and been out across the country meeting businesses, but later today, I will be travelling to Preston for the second meeting of the Board of Trade where I will be announcing a new National Trade Academy programme and the winners of the inaugural Board of Trade Awards - the BOFTAS.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 29/03/2018 10:52:49 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4622 label Biography information for Luke Graham

874455

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for International Trade
answering dept id	202
answering dept short name	International Trade
answering dept sort name	International Trade
hansard heading	Import Duties: USA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What assessment he has made of the effect of the decision by the US Administration to impose tariffs on steel on securing an early trade deal with the US.
tabling member constituency	Manchester, Withington
tabling member printed	Jeff Smith
uin	904666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/03/2018 answer text <p>The decision by the US to impose tariffs under Section 232 relates to national security concerns, and therefore does not impact on any potential free trade agreement with the United States.</p><p>I had constructive discussions with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer when I was in the United States earlier this month on liberalising the UK-US trading relationship.</p> answering member constituency North Somerset answering member printed Dr Liam Fox question first answered 29/03/2018 11:04:12 answering member 223 label Biography information for Sir Liam Fox
tabling member	4456 label Biography information for Jeff Smith

874566

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Nguyen Van Dai
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Vietnam about the detention of human rights lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, ahead of his trial on 5 April.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Hanoi has discussed the case of Ngunyen Van Dai with Vietnamese officials and continues to monitor his case closely. The UK regularly discusses human rights issues with the government of Vietnam and encourages Vietnam to enable free speech and protect the rights of its citizens. Most recently, my Rt. Hon Friend Mark Field, Minister for Asia and the Pacific, raised these issues as part of the UK-Vietnam Strategic Dialogue in January this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:34:53 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

874567

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Vietnam: Human Rights
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the upcoming trials of Vietnamese human rights activists, (1) lawyer Nguyen Van Dai, (2) Pastor Nguyen Trung Ton, and (3) activist Nguyen Bac Truyen, who face prison sentences of between 12 and 20 years, life imprisonment or capital punishment if convicted.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6787
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The Minister of State, Harriett Baldwin MP, has issued a public statement to underline that we are deeply concerned by the conviction of the six members of the Brotherhood for Democracy and the draconian sentences they received. We do not accept that the peaceful expression of views on Vietnam’s own political system, or promotion of basic and universal human rights, should constitute a criminal offence.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:27:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

874568

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Conflict, Stability and Security Fund
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following their contribution of £1.2 billion in the 2017–18 financial year to the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund, they have commissioned any analysis of the social, economic, political and cultural factors fuelling extremist Islamist jihadism in Nigeria and other beneficiary countries.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6788
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Department for International Development commissioned a Joint Analysis of Conflict and Stability (JACS) in North East Nigeria. A JACS is a strategic assessment used to strengthen cross-government approaches to tackling conflict and instability overseas. <br> <br>All Conflict, Stability and Security Fund programmes use a wide range of analysis to inform their design.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:46:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

874569

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
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	Nigeria: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their policy toward extremist Islamist groups such as Boko Haram that make public an intention to ethnically cleanse the Christian population in Nigeria.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL6789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2018 answer text <p>The UK remains committed to supporting Nigeria and its neighbours in the fight against Boko Haram. Boko Haram attacks Nigerians of all faiths who do not subscribe to its extremist views, causing immense suffering in both Christian and Muslim communities. We are providing a substantial and increasing package of security, intelligence, humanitarian and development support to Nigeria. This includes training and advice for Nigerian armed forces deploying in the North East and funding in support of the regional Multinational Joint Task Force fighting Boko Haram.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 11/04/2018 15:47:00 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

874570

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Press: Regulation
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether Special Advisers from No. 10 Downing Street or the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have been briefing that Lords amendments 147 and 148 to the Data Protection Bill provide for state regulation of the press.
tabling member printed	Earl Attlee
uin	HL6790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>As the Secretary of State said at the second reading of the Data Protection Bill on the 5th March, The Government is clear that these amendments would undermine high-quality journalism and our free press and risks causing serious damage to local newspapers, who play such a vital role in our democracy.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 16/04/2018 15:06:50 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
tabling member	3425 label Biography information for Earl Attlee

872602

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much money his Department spent (a) on each website and (b) in total on those websites on which apprenticeship advertisements aimed at people aged between 16–19 years-old in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	134416
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 134417 question first answered 16/04/2018 16:11:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

872603

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's total spend was on advertisements for apprenticeship schemes aimed at people between 16 and 19 years-old was on (a) Facebook and (b) Twitter in each of the last three financial years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	134417
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood grouped question UIN 134416 question first answered 16/04/2018 16:11:14 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

873474

registered interest
date	28/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electoral Register
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet office, what steps he is taking to increase voter registration among under-registered groups.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	904624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>Our inaugural National Democracy Week in July is going to be a UK-wide event, intended to increase democratic engagement among a wide range of under-registered groups. Last Wednesday we launched its website and a youth engagement toolkit for parliamentarians and later this year will recruit and train youth Democracy Ambassadors.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 28/03/2018 16:07:22 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft