Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) destination, (b) departure time and (c) landing time was of the Royal Air Force flight which took Arlene Foster back to Northern Ireland after the completion of the negotiations between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party.
Answered by Damian Green
The destination of the flight was Belfast International Airport, it departed Northolt at 1305 and arrived in Belfast at 1440.
Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any Government Ministers were on board the Royal Air Force flight which took Arlene Foster back to Northern Ireland after the completion of the negotiations between the Government and the Democratic Unionist Party.
Answered by Damian Green
There were no Government Ministers on this flight.
Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, whether she discussed UK funding of Israeli and Palestinian non-governmental organisations with the Prime Minister of Israel during his visit to the UK on 6 February 2017.
Answered by Theresa May
I refer the right hon. Member to the statement issued on 6 February following my meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel and which is available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-6-february-2017.
Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, whether in her meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel on 6 February 2017 she discussed the work of Israeli and Palestinian civil society organisations that report and document human rights.
Answered by Theresa May
I refer the right hon. Member to the statement issued on 6 February following my meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel and which is available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-6-february-2017.
Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, whether in her meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel she discussed (a) freedom of expression and assembly and (b) her Government's policy on the work and civil society organisations raising human rights concerns in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Answered by Theresa May
I refer the right hon. Member to the statement issued on 6 February following my meeting with the Prime Minister of Israel and which is available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-israeli-prime-minister-netanyahu-6-february-2017.
Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have declined to disclose information to the Intelligence and Security Committee under Schedule 1 to the Justice and Security Act 2013; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Cabinet Office is unable to find any record of having declined to disclose information to the Intelligence and Security Committee under Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013.
The Cabinet Office is unable to find any record of having unreasonably delayed providing information to the Intelligence and Security Committee in order to make a determination as to whether to share that information, as set out in Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013.
Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have delayed providing information to the Intelligence and Security Committee in order to make a determination as to whether to share that information as set out in Schedule 1 to the Justice and Security Act 2013.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The Cabinet Office is unable to find any record of having declined to disclose information to the Intelligence and Security Committee under Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013.
The Cabinet Office is unable to find any record of having unreasonably delayed providing information to the Intelligence and Security Committee in order to make a determination as to whether to share that information, as set out in Schedule 1 of the Justice and Security Act 2013.
Asked by: Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions his Department has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on Operation Lydd.
Answered by Ben Gummer
No discussions were had between the Cabinet Office and the CPS concerning Operation Lydd. The CPS is an independent organisation, superintended by the Attorney General. Operational decisions are a matter for the Director of Public Prosecutions.