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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of trafficking of people were reported to his Department in each of the last three years; how many cases of illegal trafficking of women from Moldova were reported to his Department (a) last year and (b) within...

Asked by

Keith Vaz (Labour)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

1 November 2004

For answer on

17 November 2004

Answered on

17 November 2004

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many cases of trafficking of people were reported to his Department in each of the last three years; [196008] (2) how many cases of illegal trafficking of women from Moldova were reported to his Department (a) last year and (b) within the last six months. [196009] Mr. Browne: Until the recent introduction of legislation specifically criminalising trafficking, prosecutions for trafficking have been for a variety of associated offences. These include amongst others facilitation of illegal entry, kidnap, false imprisonment and living off immoral earnings. The UK keeps detailed statistics on all court proceedings in a national database and publishes these on an annual basis. While information on convictions for all these offences is available, it is not possible to determine which of the prosecutions for associated offences related to cases of trafficking. We have recently introduced legislation to criminalise trafficking comprehensively. We introduced an offence of trafficking for prostitution in the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. This was replaced by more wide-ranging offences of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the Sexual Offences Act 2003. A new offence, of "trafficking for exploitation", which includes, for example, trafficking for forced labour and the removal of organs, has also been included in the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004. All these offences carry a tough 14 year maximum sentence. We are starting to see charges brought for the offences in the 2002 Act and 2003 Act but are not yet aware of any successful prosecutions. We are committed to supporting effective enforcement action against trafficking. Reflex, a multi- agency taskforce, was set up in 2000 to deal with organised immigration crime, including trafficking. Its remit is to co-ordinate the enforcement response to such issues, both nationally and internationally, and to develop the intelligence and strategic planning to underpin this. We are seeing successful disruptions and prosecutions of cases of human trafficking including cases which have involved women trafficked from Moldova. In February 2004 three people were convicted of offences relating to the trafficking of women from Moldova and Lithuania to work in the London vice trade. The principal defendant was convicted of controlling prostitutes and false imprisonment and sentenced to six years imprisonment. Another example is the case of Luan Plakici. Plakici was involved in the trafficking of women from Romania and Moldova into prostitution. He was convicted of facilitation of illegal entry, incitement to commit rape, false imprisonment and kidnapping in December 2003, and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. The Attorney General considered the sentence unduly lenient and appealed to the Court of Appeal. The court agreed and imposed a sentence of 23 years imprisonment.

Date

17 November 2004

Reference

426 c1592W;426 c1595-6W; 196008;196009

House

House of Commons

Written Statement on changes to European Union sanctions against Moldova

Written Statement on changes to European Union sanctions against Moldova.

Member

Bill Rammell (Labour)

Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written statements

Date

11 October 2004

Reference

425 c2WS

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on his recent efforts to find a peaceful solution to the problem of the region of Transnistria with reference to his actions within (a) the EU, (b) NATO and (c) the OSCE.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

6 September 2004

For answer on

9 September 2004

Answered on

9 September 2004

Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his recent efforts to find a peaceful solution to the problem of the region of Transnistria with reference to his actions within (a) the EU, (b) NATO and (c) the OSCE. [187740] Mr. MacShane: We remain concerned about the situation in Transnistria, and together with EU partners continue to call on the two parties in particular the Transnistrians, to negotiate constructively and in good faith, After Transnistrian moves to force the closure of Latin script schools in the region, which has raised tensions significantly, the EU imposed a travel ban on 26 August against ten individuals within the Transnistrian administration responsible for the measures. Along with our EU partners, we are supporting Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe mediation in the settlement talks, and continue to look for ways to bolster this support. We also regularly raise Transnistria with the other mediators, Russia and Ukraine, both bilaterally and through the EU. I raised our concerns with the Ukraine Defence Minister on 6 September. We want Russia to fulfil commitments made when signing the Adapted Conventional Forces in Europe (ACFE) Treaty at the OSCE Summit in Istanbul in 1999, including full withdrawal of arms and ammunition from Transnistria. or their destruction in situ, and the withdrawal of Russian forces. Together with NATO allies we have stated that we will not ratify the ACFE Treaty until the Russian Federation has met their commitments concerning Moldova and Georgia.

Date

9 September 2004

Reference

424 c1376-7W;424 c1384-5W; 187740

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent efforts he has made to assist Russia to withdraw its troops and ammunition from the Republic of Moldova.

Asked by

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

9 September 2004

Reference

424 c1373W;424 c1381W; 187739

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the latest position in respect of the adapted Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty; which countries have signed and ratified it; when he expects it to come into force; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Harry Cohen (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

22 July 2004

For answer on

9 September 2004

Answered on

9 September 2004

Harry Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the latest position in respect of the adapted Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty; which countries have signed and ratified it; when he expects it to come into force; and if he will make a statement. [187131] Mr. MacShane: The Adapted Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) was signed by the following 30 States Party at the OSCE Summit in Istanbul on 19 November 1999; Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus. Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Moldova. Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Slovak Republic. Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States. Of those States Party only Belarus, Kazakhstan and Ukraine have ratified the Adapted CFE Treaty. The Russian Duma voted to ratify the Adapted CFE Treaty on 25 June 2004, but to date documents of ratification have not been submitted by the Russian Federation to the Treaty Depository (the Netherlands). The Adapted CFE Treaty cannot come into force until all 30 signatories have ratified it. We, along with NATO allies, are fully committed to the entry into force of the Adapted CFE Treaty. But we will not ratify until the Russian Federation has met the commitments it made, when the Treaty was signed, concerning Russian armed forces in Georgia and Moldova. Once those commitments have been met we would hope for a speedy ratification and subsequent entry into force of the Adapted CFE Treaty.

Date

9 September 2004

Reference

424 c1367-8W;424 c1375W; 187131

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what relationship the Government has with the Government of Moldova; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Peter L Pike (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 September 2004

Reference

424 c1266W;424 c1274W; 187043

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received regarding the Russian forces based in Moldova.

Asked by

Peter L Pike (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 September 2004

Reference

424 c1267W;424 c1275W; 187045

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what support his Department is giving to (a) the economic progress of Moldova and (b) the development of democracy there. - Including figures.

Asked by

Peter L Pike (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

8 September 2004

Reference

424 c1266-7W;424 c1274-5W; 187044

House

House of Commons

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

That this House expresses its deep concern at the escalation of tension in the Republic of Moldova as a result of the human rights violations perpetrated by the self-proclaimed authorities of the Transnistrian region; notes that the Republic of Moldova is the last European country to have foreign troops on...

Primary sponsor

Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Early day motions

Date

7 September 2004

Reference

1603

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding the UK provided (a) directly, (b) through the EU and (c) through trade agreements to (i) Honduras, (ii) Kazakhstan, (iii) Macedonia, (iv) Moldova and (v) Mongolia in each of the last five years; and if he will make...

Asked by

Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 July 2004

For answer on

22 July 2004

Answered on

22 July 2004

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much funding the UK provided (a) directly, (b) through the EU and (c) through trade agreements to (i) Honduras, (ii) Kazakhstan, (iii) Macedonia, (iv) Moldova and (v) Mongolia in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [185652] Mr. Gareth Thomas: The following table shows how much funding DFID provided directly and through the EU for the relevant countries: UK aid £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 Honduras 3,351 2,097 1,371 1,220 1,075 Kazakhstan 1,359 1,077 896 699 720 Macedonia 530 12,326 2,185 8,066 1,837 Moldova 825 829 1,074 1,584 3,354 Mongolia 477 322 1,408 542 395 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. EU multilateral share £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Honduras 0.7 1.3 1.8 2.2 1.7 Kazakhstan 1.3 1.4 1.9 0.8 0.9 Macedonia 1.0 3.0 9.7 10.6 6.7 Moldova 0.8 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.6 Mongolia 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.4 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. There is no separate funding under trade agreements. Any funding relating to trade agreements is included in the figures.

Date

22 July 2004

Reference

424 c385-7W; 185652

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much (a) monetary aid and (b) aid in kind his Department has (i) pledged and (ii) delivered to (A) El Salvador, (B) Georgia, (C) Honduras, (D) Kazakhstan, (E) Macedonia, (F) Moldova, (G) Mongolia and (H) Nicaragua (1) in each financial...

Asked by

Angus Robertson (Scottish National Party)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

16 July 2004

For answer on

22 July 2004

Answered on

22 July 2004

Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how much (a) monetary aid and (b) aid in kind his Department has (i) pledged and (ii) delivered to (A) El Salvador, (B) Georgia, (C) Honduras, (D) Kazakhstan, (E) Macedonia, (F) Moldova, (G) Mongolia and (H) Nicaragua (1) in each financial year since 1997-98 and (2) in each month since January 2003; what new programmes his Department has (x) initiated and (y) funded in each country since January 2003; and if he will make a statement. [185715] Mr. Gareth Thomas: The following table shows how much monetary aid and aid in kind DFID has delivered in each financial year since 1997-98. Bilateral aid by country £000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Monetary aid Technical Aid and trade Grants and Humanitarian DFID debt Total DFID cooperation provision other aid in assistance1 relief2 programme3 kind El Salvador 1997-98 -- 25 -- 187 -- -- 211 1998-99 -- 8 -- 252 39 -- 299 1999-2000 -- 3 -- 315 -- -- 318 2000-01 -- -- -- 369 1,451 -- 1,820 2001-02 -- -- -- 271 160 -- 431 2002-03 -- 76 -- 235 27 -- 338 2003-044 -- 8 -- 99 -- -- 107 Honduras 1997-98 -- 627 -- 259 -- 280 1,166 1998-99 -- 444 -- 330 1,526 280 2,580 1999-2000 -- 579 -- 537 608 373 2,097 2000-01 -- 305 -- 691 2 373 1,371 2001-02 -- 430 -- 465 -- 324 1,220 2002-03 -- 231 -- 317 434 93 1,075 2003-044 -- 453 -- 251 -- 93 797 Kazakhstan 1997-98 -- 1,978 -- 118 50 -- 2,145 1998-99 -- 1,284 -- 58 -- -- 1,342 1999-2000 -- 993 -- 83 -- -- 1,077 2000-01 -- 821 -- 76 -- -- 896 2001-02 -- 674 -- 25 -- -- 699 2002-03 -- 688 -- 32 -- -- 720 2003-044 -- 1,212 -- 21 -- -- 1,233 Nicaragua 1997-98 -- 414 -- 511 50 36 1,011 1997-99 -- 204 -- 413 1,379 -- 1,996 1999-2000 -- 270 -- 549 334 -- 1,153 1999-01 -- 161 -- 464 11 -- 636 2000-02 -- 125 -- 338 150 -- 613 2001-03 -- 626 -- 417 -- -- 1,043 2003-044 255 241 -- 534 -- -- 1,029 Georgia 1997-98 -- 714 -- 72 317 -- 1,103 1998-99 -- 739 -- 45 488 -- 1,272 1999-2000 -- 582 -- 36 340 -- 958 2000-01 -- 827 -- 5 1,956 -- 2,789 2001-02 -- 1,947 -- 86 414 -- 2,447 2002-03 -- 1,679 -- 131 575 -- 2,386 2003-044 -- 1,701 -- 94 301 -- 2,096 Moldova 1997-98 -- 608 -- 38 -- -- 645 1998-99 -- 795 -- 30 -- -- 825 1999-2000 -- 754 -- 75 -- -- 829 2000-01 -- 1,034 -- 40 -- -- 1,074 2001-02 -- 1,582 -- 2 -- -- 1,584 2002-03 -- 3,352 -- 3 -- -- 3,354 2003-044 -- 2,383 -- 49 -- -- 2,433 Macedonia (FYR of) 1997-98 -- 666 -- 58 -- -- 725 1998-99 -- 481 -- 48 1 -- 530 1999-2000 -- 837 -- 50 11,409 -- 12,296 2000-01 -- 1,151 -- 98 936 -- 2,185 2001-02 3,000 1,564 -- 71 3,430 -- 8,066 2002-03 -- 1,620 -- 77 94 -- 1,791 2003-044 -- 1,255 -- 105 80 -- 1,440 Mongolia 1997-98 -- 81 -- 378 -- -- 458 1998-99 -- 89 -- 380 -- -- 470 1999-2000 -- 35 -- 255 32 -- 322 2000-01 -- 536 -- 275 597 -- 1,408 2001-02 -- 206 -- 247 89 -- 542 2002-03 -- 129 -- 166 100 -- 395 2003-044 -- 14 -- 253 -- -- 267 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Humanitarian assistance comprises food aid and other humanitarian assistance. 2 This comprises both interest and principal foregone under retrospective terms adjustment. Amounts reported are repayments which would have fallen due each year. 3 2001-02 is a unique year in that total DFID expenditure is understated by around £140 million due to move to resource accounting. 4 Figures for 2003-04 are provisional. DFID does not keep monthly records of pledges or expenditures specifically in terms of aid in kind or monetary aid. The following table shows new programmes DFID has initiated and funded in each country since January 2003. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Country Programme Commitment El Salvador Network to combat commercial sex 223,000 exploitation Georgia Poverty reduction and good governance 4,000 assessment Georgia Technical assistance to the Ministry of 5,220,000 Health to establish a sustainable and affordable system of primary healthcare Georgia Technical assistance to the Ministry of 165,000 Finance to enable the Government to utilise resources effectively Honduras Poverty reduction strategy 1,582,000 Honduras/ Nicaragua HIV/AIDS programme 1,900,000 Central America including Honduras/ Support to regional unit for technical 700,000 Nicaragua/ assistance (RUTA) to promote rural El Salvador development Macedonia Public administration reform phase 2 3,000,000 Moldova Support for the national rural development 9,000 strategy Moldova Support to the rural investment services 2,680,000 project Moldova Poverty synthesis study to strengthen 5,000 poverty reduction and improve programme effectiveness Moldova Contribution to the population census 200,000 Moldova Continuation of support to the Ministry of 500,000 Finance for the development of a medium term expenditure framework Moldova Work through the global conflict 440,000 prevention pool on a peace-building framework project to facilitate civil society engagement in conflict reduction (with the FCO) Nicaragua Civil society monitoring 434,000 Nicaragua DFID/Inter-American development bank (IDB) 1,669,250 cooperation to enhance social inclusion Nicaragua Maximising access to appropriate quality 500,000 adolescent reproductive health services Nicaragua Violence reduction 720,000 Nicaragua Promoting women's citizenship 179,000 Nicaragua Youth sexual and reproductive health 500,000 rights Nicaragua Promoting equity through economic growth 2,500,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. There have been no new programmes initiated in Kazakhstan or Mongolia since January 2003. DFID provides direct funding to these countries through the Small Grants Scheme (SGS) administered through the British Embassy. For 2004-05 the budget for the SGS is £45,000 and £200,000 respectively.

Date

22 July 2004

Reference

424 c390-4W; 185715

House

House of Commons

Home Office

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps are being taken to facilitate the processing of seasonal agricultural workers scheme visas from (a) Romania, (b) Bulgaria and (c) Moldova for May and June. - (Holding answer 28 April 2004).

Asked by

Hugh Robertson (Conservative)

Answering body

Home Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

28 June 2004

Reference

168379; 423 c27-8W

House

House of Commons

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

What compensation will be paid to farmers and growers who cannot harvest their crop owing to the suspension of visa services in Bulgaria, Moldova, Romania and China who cannot obtain alternative labour to pick crops in May and June. - Inc ref to 19 May 2004, 661 c31-3WS. [HL 2686].

Asked by

Lord Carter (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 June 2004

Reference

662 c59WA; HL 2686

House

House of Lords

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

What arrangements are being made to help farmers and growers find replacements for 1,200 students from Bulgaria, Moldova and Romania who have been issued work permits to harvest fruit and vegetables in May and June but who cannot now obtain visas owing to the suspension of visa services until further...

Asked by

Lord Carter (Labour)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 May 2004

Reference

HL 2684; 661 c63WA

House

House of Lords

Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Temporary Use in Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Temporary Use in Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations (SI 2004/462). Lords debate on a motion that an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the Order be annulled. Motion withdrawn.

Lead member

Lord Davies of Oldham

Answering member

Lord Bradshaw

Department

Department of Trade and Industry

Type

Parliamentary proceedings

Date

24 March 2004

Reference

659 c786-94

House

House of Lords

Lords debate on unstarred question on how the European Union is developing its policy towards Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus

Lords debate on unstarred question on how the European Union is developing its policy towards Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus.

Lead member

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

Answering member

Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean

Department

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Questions for short debate

Date

3 March 2004

Reference

658 c744-64

House

House of Lords

Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) (Temporary Use in Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

SI 2004/462 (Negative instrument). Coming into force 19 March 2004.

Department

Department for Transport

Type

Statutory instruments

Date

27 February 2004

Reference

SI 2004/462

House

House of Commons; House of Lords

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

What is their assessment of the recent Russian Memorandum for the resolution of constitutional and other issues in the Republic of Moldova. [HL 259].

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 January 2004

Reference

HL 259; 656 c98WA

House

House of Lords

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

When they expect that the removal of Russian forces and military equipment from Moldova and Transdneistria (agreed at the Istanbul Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Summit Meeting for the end of December 2003) will be achieved. [HL 212].

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

HL 212; 655 c99-100WA

House

House of Lords

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

To what extent the European Union has an agreed common policy as regards the Republic of Moldova. [HL 211].

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

15 December 2003

Reference

HL 211; 655 c99WA

House

House of Lords

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