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To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the conduct of recent elections in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
[126125]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the conduct of recent elections in Ukraine; and if he will make a statement.
[126125]
As I said in my statement to the House on 30 October 2012, Official Report, column 160, the preliminary report from the international election observers indicates a number of shortcomings the way in which the elections were conducted. We hope that in the remaining stages of the electoral process, in any appeals that follow, and, crucially, in how the Ukrainian Government conduct themselves after the elections, we will not see the wholesale democratic backsliding that we fear and that would set back Ukraine's relationship with Europe.
The UK remains a strong supporter of Ukraine's European aspirations. We will urge the new Ukrainian Government, when it is formed, to address what needs to be done to bring new vigour to the process of building and sustaining healthy and robust democratic institutions.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons she banned extremist marches and rallies in Walthamstow for 30 days in October 2012; and if she will make a statement.
[126126]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reasons she banned extremist marches and rallies in Walthamstow for 30 days in October 2012; and if she will make a statement.
[126126]
The Secretary of State has consented to a police request for a ban on all marches in Waltham Forest and three neighbouring boroughs for 30 days from 27 October 2012. This decision was based on the statutory tests set out in section 13 of the Public Order Act 1986 and was necessary to manage the risk of serious disorder.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects local councils to begin reducing benefits to council home tenants who have spare bedrooms.
[125944]
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions when he expects local councils to begin reducing benefits to council home tenants who have spare bedrooms.
[125944]
The measure introducing a reduction from housing benefit for working age social sector tenants who under occupy their home comes into force from 1 April 2013, both for those already receiving benefit and those making a new claim.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of human rights in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement.
[125226]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent assessment he has made of human rights in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement.
[125226]
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), and I discussed human rights with the Crown Prince of Bahrain on 12 October. We support the reforms already under way and are offering our assistance but we are clear that more rapid progress needs to be made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what instructions he is giving to councils who do not have enough smaller properties to offer council tenants who seek to move from council dwellings with spare bedrooms in order to maintain benefit eligibility.
[125945]
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what instructions he is giving to councils who do not have enough smaller properties to offer council tenants who seek to move from council dwellings with spare bedrooms in order to maintain benefit eligibility.
[125945]
We have issued new statutory social housing allocations guidance for councils which highlights the importance of ensuring that under-occupying tenants are given appropriate priority for a transfer, and which encourages councils to identify and remove or revise any provisions in their allocation policy which might make it more difficult for tenants to downsize.
If tenants wish to move to a smaller property, provisions in the Localism Act—which remove transferring tenants who are not in housing need from the allocation rules—together with the introduction of “HomeSwap” Direct, will make it easier for them to do so.
This Department has allocated £13 million over four years (2011-15) to help councils support under-occupying tenants who wish to move, as well as funding an action team within the Chartered Institute of Housing to work with all social landlords to help them promote moves.
To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the Leveson inquiry.
To ask the Prime Minister, what recent discussions he has had with his Cabinet colleagues on the Leveson inquiry.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make it her policy to require the police to consult with elected representatives of local communities on the route of marches and location of rallies of organisations promoting race hate.
[124403]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will make it her policy to require the police to consult with elected representatives of local communities on the route of marches and location of rallies of organisations promoting race hate.
[124403]
The policing of marches and demonstrations is an operational matter for chief officers. The Association of Chief Police Officers' guidance "Manual of Guidance on Keeping the Peace" (2010) makes clear that police forces should engage with all key stakeholders and affected communities to build trust and confidence in the policing plan.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries in Latin America he has visited since taking office.
[124400]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs which countries in Latin America he has visited since taking office.
[124400]
Since May 2010, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), has visited Brazil and Panama. In addition to this, the former and current Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the hon. Member for Taunton Deane (Mr Browne) and my right hon. Friend the Member for East Devon (Mr Swire), have visited the following countries: Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Panama, Guatemala, Brazil, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Costa Rica.
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) if he will estimate the economic effect on (a) shopkeepers in Rotherham, (b) Rotherham metropolitan borough council and (c) the wider Rotherham community as a result of the English Defence League march and rally in Rotherham on 13...
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) if he will estimate the economic effect on (a) shopkeepers in Rotherham, (b) Rotherham metropolitan borough council and (c) the wider Rotherham community as a result of the English Defence League march and rally in Rotherham on 13...
The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect data or make estimates or assessments on the economic effects or the effects on community cohesion of marches and rallies. Managing protest activity is the responsibility of local partners and we trust them to put in place suitable measures to minimise the impact on their communities.
To help local partners do this we have recently provided £200,000 to Luton borough council and Blackburn with Darwen borough council for them to jointly establish and lead a national Special Interest Group on the far right to tackle and challenge extremism. This will help local areas share their best ideas and come up with innovative solutions—including those that will help minimise the economic effects and the effects on community cohesion of marches and rallies.
(2) what assessment he has made of the effect on community cohesion of marches and rallies organised by the English Defence League in towns where British Muslim citizens live.
[124401]
Mr MacShane:
(2) what assessment he has made of the effect on community cohesion of marches and rallies organised by the English Defence League in towns where British Muslim citizens live.
[124401]
Mr MacShane:
The Department for Communities and Local Government does not collect data or make estimates or assessments on the economic effects or the effects on community cohesion of marches and rallies. Managing protest activity is the responsibility of local partners and we trust them to put in place suitable measures to minimise the impact on their communities.
To help local partners do this we have recently provided £200,000 to Luton borough council and Blackburn with Darwen borough council for them to jointly establish and lead a national Special Interest Group on the far right to tackle and challenge extremism. This will help local areas share their best ideas and come up with innovative solutions—including those that will help minimise the economic effects and the effects on community cohesion of marches and rallies.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of policing the English Defence League march and rally in Rotherham on 13 October 2012.
[124402]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the cost was of policing the English Defence League march and rally in Rotherham on 13 October 2012.
[124402]
We have not received an application from South Yorkshire Police Authority for assistance with the cost of policing the recent English Defence League march and rally in Rotherham. As such, we do not have this information.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding has been given to the proposers of the Rotherham Free School at all stages of its application process to date.
[122596]
To ask the Secretary of State for Education how much funding has been given to the proposers of the Rotherham Free School at all stages of its application process to date.
[122596]
The Rotherham Central Free School proposal's approval to proceed was withdrawn in February 2012. No funding has been given to the proposers at any point.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criteria were applied in bestowing a KBE on Bernard Arnault.
[122898]
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criteria were applied in bestowing a KBE on Bernard Arnault.
[122898]
The criteria for considering nominations that the FCO uses in all its honours committees are achievement and service to the United Kingdom. The decision to recommend an award is based on merit
in order to reward excellence in achievement and service and these would have been the criteria used in the consideration of the award for Bernard Arnault. Due to the confidential nature of the honours process, we do not comment on why or how a decision to recommend any particular individual for an honour is made.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has any plans to provide funding for a dual carriageway between Newcastle and the border with Scotland.
[122597]
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he has any plans to provide funding for a dual carriageway between Newcastle and the border with Scotland.
[122597]
The Department has no current plans to develop or fund dual carriageway proposals between Newcastle and the border with Scotland within this spending review period.
In preparing for future investment decisions, the Department will be considering the current and future forecast performance of the strategic road network to identify and prioritise the scale of identified problems.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to commemorate Anti-Slavery Day 2012.
[122224]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to commemorate Anti-Slavery Day 2012.
[122224]
10 members of the Inter-Department Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking are undertaking a range of activities, on or around Anti-Slavery Day, to commemorate this important occasion.
On Saturday morning, Rotherham was the scene of alcohol-related antisocial behaviour, when members of the English Defence League arrived in a pub, tanked themselves up and held a march to spew their anti-Muslim hate. The police handled that brilliantly and I thanked them on the spot, including all the policemen who came into the area from outside. The choice of route meant that Rotherham’s economy lost an amount of six figures or
more. Will the new Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice meet me to discuss how the police can route these horrible EDL marches so that they do not cause so much economic damage to our communities?
On Saturday morning, Rotherham was the scene of alcohol-related antisocial behaviour, when members of the English Defence League arrived in a pub, tanked themselves up and held a march to spew their anti-Muslim hate. The police handled that brilliantly and I thanked them on the spot, including all the policemen who came into the area from outside. The choice of route meant that Rotherham’s economy lost an amount of six figures or
more. Will the new Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice meet me to discuss how the police can route these horrible EDL marches so that they do not cause so much economic damage to our communities?
The right hon. Gentleman may wish to talk to his local police and crime commissioner when that person is elected in a month’s time. I will leave it up to the Minister for Policing and Criminal Justice to decide whether he wishes to meet the right hon. Gentleman. Where criminal activity is taking place it should be prevented, but I would not wish people’s ability to express their views to be restricted, however unpleasant those views may be for many Members of this House.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will place in the Library the letter she has sent to the Russian authorities in connection with the death of Sergei Magnitsky.
[119488]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will place in the Library the letter she has sent to the Russian authorities in connection with the death of Sergei Magnitsky.
[119488]
[holding answer 6 September 2012]: The Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), has not written to the Russian authorities about the death of Sergei Magnitsky.
Urgent question on the security of UK soldiers in Afghanistan.
Urgent question on the security of UK soldiers in Afghanistan.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to mark Anti-Slavery Day on 18 October 2012.
[120584]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans she has to mark Anti-Slavery Day on 18 October 2012.
[120584]
The Home Office is currently finalising a range of co-ordinated activities for members of the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on human trafficking to mark Anti-Slavery Day and to raise awareness.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish the names of the 60 Russian officials she has sent to the Russian authorities in connection with the death of Sergei Magnitsky.
[119487]
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish the names of the 60 Russian officials she has sent to the Russian authorities in connection with the death of Sergei Magnitsky.
[119487]
[holding answer 6 September 2012]: The Secretary of State for the Home Department, my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May), has sent no information to the Russian authorities about any individual who may or may not be connected to the death of Sergei Magnitsky.