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829W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 830W 18 June 2010: Lunches for the President of the Republic of France and his Ministers hosted by my right hon. Friends the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. 23 June 2010: Dinner for Reconnaissance Visit from the Holy See hosted by my noble Friend the right hon. Lord Patten of Barnes CH PC (Chancellor of the University of Oxford). 28 June 2010: Lunch for the Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany hosted by my right hon. Friend Secretary of State for Defence. 28 June 2010: Dinner for the Five Country Conference hosted by my hon. Friend the Minister for Immigration. 5 July 2010: Lunch for the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan hosted by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. 7 July 2010: Dinner for the international energy forums hosted by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Energy and Climate Change. 8 July 2010: Lunch for the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey hosted by my hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. 20 July 2010: Reception for Indian Government/industry officials who attended the Farnborough International Air Show hosted by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Security Strategy. 28 July 2010: Lunch for the State Secretary of Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany hosted by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Employment. 5 August 2010: Dinner for the President of Pakistan hosted by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. 6 September 2010: Dinner for the capital markets climate initiative hosted by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change. 8 September 2010: Dinner for the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam hosted by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Commonwealth Affairs. 17 September 2010: Dinner for Pope Benedict XVI’s delegation hosted by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. 27 September 2010: Lunch for the Minister for Roads, Transport and Highways of the Republic of India hosted by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Transport. 27 September 2010: Lunch for the Reconnaissance Party for the state visit of the Emir of Qatar. 21 October 2010: Lunch for the UK/Mexico high level talks hosted by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. 21 October 2010: Lunch for the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland hosted by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. 25 October 2010: Lunch for the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi hosted by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. 25 October 2010: Lunch for the Finance Minister for the Swiss Confederation hosted by my hon. Friend the Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury. 26/27 October 2010: Lunch and state banquet for the state visit of the Emir of Qatar hosted by Her Majesty the Queen. 27 October 2010: Dinner for the Secretary for Policy, Strategy and International Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil hosted by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Security Strategy. 30/31 October 2010: Lunch and dinner for the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany hosted by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. 2 November 2010: Lunch for the UK-France summit hosted by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister. 8 November 2010: Dinner for the International Energy Forum hosted by my hon. Friend the Minister of State for Energy and Climate Change. 11 November 2010 Lunch for the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria hosted by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. Iraq: Christianity Mr MacNeil: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for the Wrekin of 15 November 2010, Official Report, column 631W, on Iraq: Christianity, what the outcomes were of his meeting with the Iraqi Foreign Minister; and if he will take further steps to seek to secure protection for institutions in Iraq. [27860] Alistair Burt: Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari confirmed to my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary on 10 November that the protection of minorities was the responsibility of the Iraqi Government. This responsibility has been recognised more widely by the Iraqi Prime Minister and the newly elected Speaker of the Council of Representatives Usamah Al-Nujaifi. The Speaker has requested that Christian MP Yonadam Kanna form a parliamentary committee to prepare recommendations for protecting Christians and follow up investigations into the recent attacks. The Iraqi Council of Representatives has also called for increased recruitment of Christians into the Iraq security forces. During my visit to Iraq from 22-25 November I raised the need to improve the protection of Christians and other minorities with all his interlocutors. The British Government will continue to press the Iraqi Government to ensure that Iraqi constitutional commitments to guarantee the rights and freedoms of citizens is respected and protected. We will also continue to urge the Iraqi Government to protect all communities, especially vulnerable minority groups and to deal appropriately with those who are found responsible for any acts of violence and intimidation because of political, ethnic or religious affiliation. Israel: OECD Mr Slaughter: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what the UK representation is on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (a) Committee of Statistics and (b) study team quantifying the effects on Israeli macro-economic statistics of the inclusion of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank. [25635] Mr Jeremy Browne: The UK Statistics Authority represents the UK on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Committee on Statistics. The authority will also represent the UK on the study team quantifying the effects on Israeli macro-economic statistics of the inclusion of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This work is expected to begin in early 2011. Palestinians: International Assistance Mr Offord: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how much funding his Department provided to non-governmental organisations within the Palestinian Authorities of the West Bank and Gaza in each financial year since 2003; and for what purposes such funds were allocated; [21986]
831W Written Answers 1 DECEMBER 2010 Written Answers 832W (2) how much funding his Department has provided to non-governmental organisations located in the Palestinian authorities of the West Bank and Gaza in each financial year since 2003; and for what purposes such payments were made. [25737] Alistair Burt: Between 2003-04 and 2009-10 financial years, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has provided £2,420,960 to non-governmental organisations within the West Bank and Gaza. The breakdown is as follows: 2003-04 1 — 2004-05 122,000 2005-06 104,482 2006-07 542,328 2007-08 484,113 2008-09 604,824 2009-10 563,213 1 No allocation The list of organisations and project funding for 2010-11 is an indicative list, as funding cannot be confirmed at this point of the financial year. The FCO utilises a number of funding programmes with the purpose of (a) strengthening the bilateral relationship (b) helping to manage or mitigate conflicts and (c) developing the capacity of non-state actors in the West Bank and Gaza to provide oversight of the Executive and its actions including monitoring of human rights, access to justice and social welfare. Piracy Mr Spellar: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on the development of policy to counter international piracy. [27107] Mr Lidington: There have been no recent meetings at North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at ministerial level specifically to discuss counter piracy. But, in the communiqué of its recent Lisbon summit, NATO renewed its commitment to counter piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean through its Operation Ocean Shield. NATO works closely alongside the EU’s Operation Atalanta and the Combined Maritime Forces so as to respond effectively and coherently to the threat of piracy, including on allocation of assets to the large area of operations. NATO is also a key partner in the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, working comprehensively to address operational, legal and regional capacity concerns to ensure that piracy is tackled on a sustainable basis, including at its roots. The UK continues to support the operation, which has recently has had its mandate extended until 2012. The Royal Navy currently has a frigate and auxiliary vessel allocated to Operation Ocean Shield. BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS Agriculture: Training Dr Poulter: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (1) how much funding from the public purse will be available for (a) apprenticeship schemes and (b) vocational courses in the agricultural £ sector (i) nationally and (ii) in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency in 2011-12. [26866] (2) how many places will be available for (a) apprenticeship schemes and (b) vocational courses in the agricultural sector (i) nationally and (ii) in the Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency in 2011-12. [26867] Mr Hayes: “Investing Skills for Sustainable Growth” was published on 16 November. In the 2011-12 financial year, we plan to invest £3.9 billion in FE skills for post 19 learners. This includes £3.7 billion for over three million adult training places funded through the Skills Funding Agency. In the 2011-12 financial year, £605 million is earmarked for adult apprenticeships. Spend on adult apprenticeships will increase by up to £250 million, relative to the previous Government, by the end of the spending review period, supporting an additional 75,000 people to start an apprenticeship by 2014-15. In support of the coalition Government’s principle of greater freedom, “Skills for Sustainable Growth and Investing in Skills for Sustainable Growth” set out the abolition of central targets and increased freedom and flexibility for further education colleges and training organisations to respond effectively to the needs of employers, learners and their communities. It will be for individual colleges and training organisations, working directly with their local partners, to determine the offer that best meets the needs of their communities. From the 2011/12 academic year, there will be a single adult skills budget, with earmarked delivery for apprenticeships. As part of its allocations process later this year, the Skills Funding Agency will set out a minimum expectation of apprenticeships delivery. Further Education colleges and training organisations will be able to use their single adult skills budget allocation to expand apprenticeships. However, any diversion of funding away from apprenticeships is to be agreed with the Agency. Information on learner participation and achievement in further education is published in a quarterly statistical first release (SFR). The latest SFR was published on 16 November and can be viewed at: http://www.thedataservice.org.uk/statistics/ statisticalfirstrelease/sfr_current Credit: Regulation Stella Creasy: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills whether his Department has made an estimate of the numbers of UK residents who have been refused access to credit through banks and building societies in the last 10 years. [26472] Mr Prisk [holding answer 30 November 2010]: The Government do not collect data on the number of UK residents refused credit by banks and building societies. The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills commissions a quarterly survey (carried out by YouGov), which monitors the latest consumer credit and debt trends. The following table has been produced from this survey, showing the proportion of the population who have applied for credit (broken down by credit type) in the last six months and the outcome of this application.
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