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1679085

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date	19/12/2023
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	Gaza: British Nationals Abroad
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 issue guidance for individuals considering travelling to (a) Israel and (b) Palestine with the intention of fighting in Gaza.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	7598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>The UK recognises the right of British nationals with more than one nationality to serve in the armed forces of their additional nationalities. The Israel Defence Force is a recognised armed force and British nationals can volunteer for service with them. FCDO Travel Advice provides British nationals with information on the risks of travelling or living abroad, including in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories This guidance can be found on Gov.uk. Anyone who travels to conflict zones to engage in unlawful activity should expect to be investigated upon their return to the UK. Decisions on prosecutions are taken independently by the police and Crown Prosecution Service on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 11/01/2024 10:15:54 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1173138

registered interest
date	24/01/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Asylum and Visas: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for (a) visas and (b) asylum took (i) three to six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 24 months and (iv) over 24 months to be completed in each of the last four financial years.
tabling member constituency	Worsley and Eccles South
tabling member printed	Barbara Keeley
uin	7598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2020 answer text <p>The Home Office does not publish data on how many applications for (a) visas and (b) asylum took (i) three to six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 24 months and (iv) over 24 months in each of the last four financial years.</p><p>However, the Home Office does publish data on:</p><ul><li>the percentage of visa applications processed within published service standards, at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data</a>. Information on UKVI’s service standards is available at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about-our-services#service-standards" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration/about-our-services#service-standards</a>. In cases where we are unable to meet these service standards, we write to inform the customer.</li><li>the percentage of asylum applications processed within 6 months. This data can be found at Asy_10 of the published Asylum Transparency Data August 2019: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/publications/asylum-transparency-data-august-2019</a>.</li></ul><p>The Home Office does not publish data on how many applications for (a) visas and (b) asylum from individuals resident in Worsley and Eccles South constituency took (i) three to six months, (ii) six to 12 months, (iii) 12 to 24 months and (iv) over 24 months in each of the last four financial years as this information is not held centrally and to obtain it would exceed the disproportionate cost threshold.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster grouped question UIN 7599 question first answered 29/01/2020 16:56:18 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	1588 label Biography information for Barbara Keeley

756710

registered interest
date	04/09/2017
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	Animal Welfare: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the feasibility of raising the maximum sanction to five years in prison for animal cruelty sentences in England and Wales to align sentences with Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Chippenham
tabling member printed	Michelle Donelan
uin	7598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>Anyone who is cruel to an animal or does not provide for its welfare needs may be banned from owning animals, given an unlimited fine or sent to prison. We are aware of the penalties which apply in other parts of the United Kingdom. As the Secretary of State told the House on 20 July, we are actively reviewing penalties in England.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 12/09/2017 15:50:48 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	4530 label Biography information for Michelle Donelan

390778

registered interest
date	16/07/2015
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	Armed Conflict: Sexual Offences
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 assessment he has made of the compliance of signatories to the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict with the terms of that declaration.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	7598
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2015 answer text <p>To date, 155 countries have endorsed the Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. Some of these governments made subsequent commitments at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. Others have reformed their legislation, introduced new army codes or improved their military training. We have not formally assessed each endorsing government’s compliance. But through our Embassies and High Commissions we seek regular updates on their progress in tackling sexual violence including the implementation of relevant commitments.</p> answering member constituency Welwyn Hatfield answering member printed Grant Shapps question first answered 21/07/2015 12:58:39 answering member 1582 label Biography information for Grant Shapps
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy