Tag: Gregory Campbell

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-03-02.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will make representations to the Indian government on the incidence of attacks on Christian property and families in parts of that country.

Mr Desmond Swayne

India’s Constitution guarantees freedom of conscience and the right to freely profess, practice and propagate religion. The Indian government has a range of policies and programmes to support religious minorities. However, incidents of discrimination against minority communities in India, including Christians, do still occur.

Officials at the British High Commission continue to discuss minority issues, including religious tolerance of Christians, with civil society, the Indian National Commission for Minorities, with Indian ministers and ministries, and with relevant State-level authorities.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-05-03.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will raise the murder of the Korean-Chinese pastor Han Choong Yeol on 30 April 2016 in China with his Chinese counterpart; and if he will request that his Chinese counterpart investigate whether the North Korean security services were involved in that murder.

Mr Hugo Swire

I have no plans to raise this case with the Chinese Government. We have a regular dialogue with the Chinese about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which covers the effective implementation of UN sanctions to prevent North Korea from developing nuclear weapons, and encouraging China to confront human rights violations by the North Korean regime, most notably the important principle of non-refoulement. I raised both points with Chinese Vice Minister Chen Fengxiang in December.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-06-07.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he plans to launch the next Lloyds Bank share offer; and what incentives he plans to include in that offer to encourage small shareholders to retain shares that they purchase.

Harriett Baldwin

The government is committed to launching a retail sale of Lloyds Banking Group shares and to fully returning its stake to the private sector in 2016-17.

Those applying to invest less than £1,000 will be prioritised. Members of the public will be offered a discount on the market price and, to encourage long term share ownership, investors who hold their shares for more than a year will be entitled to bonus shares.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-09-13.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether public sector net debt will fall by the end of financial year 2016-17 in line with his Department’s published estimates.

Jane Ellison

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) publishes the official forecasts for the level of public sector net debt as a share of gross domestic product. The next OBR forecast will be published in November 2016 in its Economic and Fiscal Outlook document.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-10-19.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the number of people who miss the 31 January 2017 deadline for tax returns is significantly less than for previous years.

Jane Ellison

HM Revenue and Customs has a number of initiatives leading up to the filing deadline to support and encourage people to file on time. These include improvements to the accessibility of online services, a targeted media campaign running from the end of December, reminder emails and text messages in January to those who have yet to file and use of social media.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2015-11-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, on how many occasions patients were refused access to their mental health records in 2014.

Alistair Burt

This information is not held centrally.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2015-12-01.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps her Department is taking to consult people in Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies which will be affected by proposed changes in polling station locations.

Mr Ben Wallace

The design and publication of polling station schemes for elections in Northern Ireland is an operational matter for the Chief Electoral Officer for Northern Ireland.

The Chief Electoral Officer published a consultation on a proposed polling station scheme for use at the May 2016 Assembly elections on 19 November with a closing date of 11 February 2016. The Chief Electoral Officer intends to publish the final scheme in the first week of March. Details of the consultation may be found on the Electoral Office website at: http://www.eoni.org.uk/News/Publication-of-Proposed-Amendments-to-the-Poll-(1).

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The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2015-12-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many complaints his Department has received about the DVLA from people resident in Northern Ireland since 1 July 2014.

Andrew Jones

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency received 327 complaints from customers with a Northern Ireland postal address between 1 July 2014 and 16 December 2015.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-01-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 26 November 2014 to Question 215220, what information his Department holds on further research on the use of dogs to detect cancer.

George Freeman

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network is recruiting to a study of canine olfactory detection of human urological cancer from the odour of human urine samples. The study is funded by the charity Medical Detection Dogs.

The NIHR is funding a programme of systematic reviews to determine the accuracy of tests for the diagnosis and staging of skin cancer. The report from this programme is expected to be published in December 2017. One of the ongoing reviews funded within the programme is on canine odour detection for the diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma in adults.

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gregory Campbell on 2016-01-13.

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on compiling a definitive central list of all service personnel who lost their lives on operations in Northern Ireland between 1969 and 2007.

Penny Mordaunt

Work to produce a central list of Service personnel who lost their lives on operations in Northern Ireland between 1969 and 2007 has been a time consuming and detailed task. The process of finalising the details should appropriately consider the format of such a list and where such a list might be hosted in order to appropriately commemorate the loss of personnel during this operation. Publication will be made once due consideration of these issues has been completed.