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1016245

registered interest
date	28/11/2018
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	Torture
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the appointment of Gina Haspel as director of the CIA, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the UK does not become complicit in facilitating or aiding the use of torture by any third party state cooperating in joint operations.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	196654
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government stands firmly against torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment. We do not participate in, solicit, encourage or condone the use of torture for any purpose. The Consolidated Guidance sets out the principles, consistent with UK and international law, which govern the interviewing of detainees overseas and the passing and receipt of intelligence relating to detainees.</p><p>The UK-US relationship is grounded in our history and shared traditions. In both countries, intelligence work takes place within a strong legal framework.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 03/12/2018 17:52:49 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1015017

registered interest
date	26/11/2018
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	Circuses: 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, when the Government plans to bring forth legislation to ban the use of wild animals in circuses.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	195458
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the honourable member to the answer I gave to the honourable member for Oxford West and Abingdon on 16 October 2018 to Question 176633.</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-08/176633/" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-10-08/176633/</a></p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 03/12/2018 14:09:12 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011604

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Rendition and Torture: Inquiries
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether officials of his Department have had discussions with the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency on whether to launch an independent, judge-led inquiry into UK complicity in torture and rendition.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	193997
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2018 answer text <p>It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 27/11/2018 12:27:34 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011605

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Thailand: Detainees
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will publish an assessment of past UK intelligence cooperation relating to the US detention facility in Thailand which was formerly overseen by Gina Haspal, Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	194001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>​It is the longstanding policy of successive British Governments not to comment on intelligence matters.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 26/11/2018 16:37:25 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011606

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Burma: Rohingya
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 9 November to Question 186916, how much time he plans to give the Burmese Commission of Inquiry into Rakhine State to deliberate and report before he makes a judgement on whether it is independent and credible.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	194002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has set out to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi his expectations that the Commission of Inquiry must be independent, credible and result in a judicial process. As the Commission of Inquiry proceeds through its mandated period of operation of one year, we will be assessing whether it is meeting these expectations in consultation with international partners. At the same time the UK will be working to maximise international support and Burmese engagement with the collect and preserve mechanism established by the UK-supported UN Human Rights Council Resolution of 27 September, and other accountability mechanisms.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 29/11/2018 14:30:09 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011607

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	INTERPOL: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to prevent Russia abusing Interpol notices and rules for internal political aims.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	194003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>The Government considers very seriously any misuse of INTERPOL notices and strongly supports INTERPOL’s efforts to ensure systems are in place that protect individuals’ human rights in line with Article 3 of INTERPOL's Constitution which strictly forbids any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character.</p><p>The Home Office is continuing to work with INTERPOL and the National Crime Agency (NCA), which acts as the UK’s National Central Bureau for INTERPOL, on this matter.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/11/2018 15:38:09 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011609

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	INTERPOL
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 help maintain the integrity and independence of Interpol.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	194004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2018 answer text <p>INTERPOL is a crucial organisation for police to police cooperation between 194 Member Countries.</p><p>Article 3 of INTERPOL’s constitution forbids the organisation from undertaking any intervention or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character. Furthermore, INTERPOL’s Commission for the Control of Files provides independent oversight to ensure that INTERPOL processes personal data in accordance with INTERPOL’s rules and Constitution.</p><p>The Government is working with INTERPOL to ensure the right systems are in place to protect individuals’ rights to maintain the integrity and independence of the organisation.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 26/11/2018 17:38:55 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011610

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Lumacaftor/ivacaftor
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that cystic fibrosis sufferers have access to Orkambi.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	194005
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and NHS England are in dialogue with Vertex Pharmaceuticals around access to their portfolio of cystic fibrosis medicines. It is critical that Vertex now re-engages fully with the NICE appraisal process and gives serious consideration to the portfolio deal offer that NHS England made at the end of July. This deal would provide immediate access for patients to all Vertex licensed medicines and future pipeline products once licensed and in advance of the individual NICE appraisals concluding.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/11/2018 16:56:46 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011611

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Cancer
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will introduce a new 5-year survival target of 28 per cent by 2029 for (a) lung, (b) liver, (c) brain, (d) oesophageal, (e) pancreatic and (f) stomach cancer.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	194006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2018 answer text <p>The Prime Minister announced ambitions for the National Health Service Long Term Plan that will see 55,000 more people surviving cancer for five years in England each year from 2028 and three quarters of all cancers detected at an early stage by 2028. To achieve these ambitions, we will need to make signification progress on survival across all cancers, including lung, liver, brain, oesophageal, pancreatic and stomach cancers.</p> answering member constituency Winchester answering member printed Steve Brine question first answered 29/11/2018 17:24:18 answering member 4067 label Biography information for Steve Brine
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

1011612

registered interest
date	21/11/2018
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	Bovine Tuberculosis Strategy Review
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Godfray Review into the Government's Bovine TB Policy, published on 13 November 2018, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the findings of that Review.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	194007
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <p>As set out in my written statement of 13 November 2018 (HCWS1077), the Government will consider the Review recommendations carefully and a formal response will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 28/11/2018 14:46:56 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake