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1719028

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hamas: Israel
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, what recent estimate he has made of the number of British (a) dual-nationals and (b) citizens that were killed during the terrorist attack on Israel by Hamas on 7 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	26925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office were informed of the deaths of 15 British nationals killed in the terrorist attacks in Israel on 7 October 2023.</p><p>We do not have details on how many of the victims were dual nationals.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/05/2024 08:27:50 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1719029

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Hamas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, whether he has had recent discussions with his Turkish counterpart on the reported granting of (a) citizenship and (b) passports to senior Hamas figures (i) Ismail Haniyeh and (ii) Saleh al-Arouri by that country.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	26926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>We have not recently engaged with the Turkish Government on the reported granting of citizenship and passports to senior Hamas figures. Turkey granted citizenship to Ismail Haniyey in 2020, and Saleh al-Arouri was killed in January this year.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/05/2024 08:26:17 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1719030

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Hamas: Qatar
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has had recent discussions with her Qatari counterpart on (a) businesses in that country having links to Hamas and (b) the potential impact of those links on the level of risk for British business partners.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	26927
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 23/05/2024 15:09:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1719031

registered interest
date	17/05/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hamas: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Deputy Foreign Secretary, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2024 to Question 20817 on Hamas: UNRWA, what assessment he has made of the threats faced by UNRWA staff members (a) John Ging and (b) Matthias Schmale.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	26928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>Neither John Ging nor Matthias Schmale currently work for UNRWA. John Ging left the organisation in 2011 and Matthias Schmale in 2021, We hold regular discussions with UNRWA about their operations in Gaza and across the region. We are not currently aware of any threats made to their senior operations staff.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 24/05/2024 08:24:39 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1717170

registered interest
date	10/05/2024
answering body	Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept id	216
answering dept short name	Science, Innovation and Technology
answering dept sort name	Science, Innovation and Technology
hansard heading	Social Media: Regulation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she has had recent discussions with (a) the Mental Health Foundation, (b) the Antisemitism Policy Trust and (c) other civil society organisations on the regulation of online forums that allow the sharing of (i) detailed instructional information about methods of suicide and (ii) other (A) dangerous and (B) hateful content; and whether she plans further such discussions.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	25724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The Secretary of State and department officials have regular meetings and discussions with a wide range of stakeholders, including civil society groups, on online safety issues. During the development and passage of the Online Safety Act, the department and Ministers met with relevant civil society organisations to discuss issues such as suicide prevention and countering online hate and violence, to ensure the legislation took into account as broad a range of views as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Following the Act gaining Royal Assent, there is ongoing engagement with relevant stakeholders as the legislation is implemented by Ofcom, the online safety regulator.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Saqib Bhatti question first answered 20/05/2024 08:43:53 answering member 4818 label Biography information for Saqib Bhatti
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1701955

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Local Government Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will publish the average mayoral precept in each mayoral authority.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	22434
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government publishes data on the average Band D council tax set by each individual authority - including mayoral combined authorities - in the annual council tax levels publication. Band D is used as the standard for comparing council tax levels between and across local authorities. Individual local authorities also publish further details about their council tax charges.</p><p>The average Band D council tax set by each local authority for 2024-25 are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average council tax for the authority (Band D) – general functions of the mayor £</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Average council tax for the Authority (Band D) – Police and Crime Commissioner functions of the mayor £</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Manchester</p></td><td><p>112.95 (Note 1)</p></td><td><p>256.30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Cambridgeshire and Peterborough</p></td><td><p>36.00</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Liverpool City Region</p></td><td><p>19.00</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North of Tyne</p></td><td><p>0.00 (Note 2)</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tees Valley</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Yorkshire</p></td><td><p>0.00</p></td><td><p>249.28</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater London Authority</p></td><td><p>166.27 (Note 3)</p></td><td><p>305.13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Note 1: Greater Manchester’s general functions includes the responsibility for Fire and Rescue provision. This is not the case for any other Authority and so the figure is not directly comparable.</em></p><p><em>Note 2: The North of Tyne Combined Authority will be replaced by the newly established North East Mayoral Combined Authority.</em></p><p><em>Note 3: Greater London Authority is not a Combined Authority and therefore the Mayor has different roles and responsibilities which are not directly comparable.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Redcar answering member printed Jacob Young question first answered 29/04/2024 14:37:29 answering member 4825 label Biography information for Jacob Young
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1699114

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hamas: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will hold discussions with UNRWA on alleged threats made to their senior operations staff by Hamas.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	20817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>We are not currently aware of any threats made to senior UNRWA operations staff by Hamas.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/04/2024 14:21:33 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1699115

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Hamas: UNRWA
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with the Director of Operations at UNRWA on (a) the precision of air strikes in Gaza and (b) whether Hamas tunnels ran near or under UNRWA schools.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	20818
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2024 answer text <p>The UK takes allegations of neutrality violations extremely seriously, including in relation to UN installations such as schools. The FCDO also monitors this closely through our annual assessment of UNRWA. When violations have been identified, UNRWA has taken action, including raising the issue with relevant parties.</p><p>We are aware that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services and Catherine Colonna have now provided their interim reports to the UN Secretary-General. Their independent investigations include assessment of the policies and systems UNRWA has in place to ensure neutrality.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 17/04/2024 12:41:12 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards

1699116

registered interest
date	26/03/2024
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Ukraine: Children
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure the return of Ukrainian children unlawfully deported by the Russian authorities.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Nicola Richards
uin	20819
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2024 answer text <p>We call upon Russia to cease these deportations immediately and return all Ukrainian children. In June 2022, we sanctioned the Russian Children's Rights Commissioner, Maria Lvova-Belova, and in June 2023, we announced new sanctions against 10 Russian officials and one entity involved. We have provided funding to the International Criminal Court and support to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. The UK is also now a member of the 'International Coalition for the Return of Ukrainian Children'. We are determined to hold to account those responsible for forcibly deporting and attempting to indoctrinate Ukrainian children.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 18/04/2024 15:59:13 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
tabling member	4868 label Biography information for Nicola Richards