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EU External Affairs Sub-Committee: latest update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to EU External Affairs Sub-Committee for The United Kingdom Parliament. EU Naval Force – Mediterranean (Operation Sophia) inquiry 23-02-2016 01:00 PM GMT The EU External Affairs Sub-Committee investigates the effectiveness of EU Naval Force - Mediterranean (Operation Sophia) Leading charities questioned on refugee routes through Mediterranean 22-02-2016 04:46 PM GMT EU External Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence on Thursday 25 February at 10.05am The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. DFIDs Supplementary Estimate 2015/16 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to International Development Sub-Committee for the United Kingdom Parliament DFIDs Supplementary Estimate 2015/16 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT Memorandum the International Development Committee Latest committee inquiries 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the latest committee inquiries for the United Kingdom Parliament Inquiry into Government accounts 23-02-2016 05:00 PM GMT Inquiry into the format and utility of Government accounts EU Naval Force – Mediterranean (Operation Sophia) inquiry 23-02-2016 01:00 PM GMT The EU External Affairs Sub-Committee investigates the effectiveness of EU Naval Force - Mediterranean (Operation Sophia) United Kingdom Parliament International Development Committee Update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the International Development Committee email alerts for The United Kingdom Parliament. This information has recently been updated. DFIDs Supplementary Estimate 2015/16 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT Memorandum the International Development Committee The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. Energy and Climate Change Committee: latest update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the Energy and Climate Change Committee email alerts for the United Kingdom Parliament. Chair's letter to NAO regarding review of the levy control framework 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT Chair's letter to the National Audit Office re review of the Levy Control Framework NAO's response regarding review of the levy control framework 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT National Audit Office response to the Chair's letter regarding the review of the levy control framework The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. Communications Committee: latest update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the Select Committee for Communications for The United Kingdom Parliament. No need to change BBC's mission to 'inform, educate and entertain' 24-02-2016 12:01 AM GMT Communications Committee report on BBC Charter Review published 1st Report - BBC Charter Review: Reith not revolution 24-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT The following links will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee Update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee email alerts for The United Kingdom Parliament. This information has recently been updated. Inquiry into Government accounts launched 23-02-2016 05:32 PM GMT Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee launch inquiry into Government accounts Inquiry into Government accounts 23-02-2016 05:00 PM GMT Inquiry into the format and utility of Government accounts The following link will allow you to view the Committee homepage. Summary Agendas and Orders of Business Update (UK Parliament) 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Summary Agendas and Orders of Business (House of Commons) for The United Kingdom Parliament. This information has recently been updated.   Wednesday 24 February 2016 Summary Agenda | PDF version Get an overview of what is going on in the House of Commons Chamber and in Westminster Hall Business Today | PDF version Read the agenda for business in the House of Commons, Westminster Hall and Commons Committees Future Business | PDF version Find out what business is scheduled for the Commons Chamber and Westminster Hall Order Paper - linked version Read the agenda for business in the House of Commons, Westminster Hall and Commons Committees   The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. Read yesterday's House of Commons debates 24-02-2016     Tuesday 23 February 2016 Debates and Oral Answers Follow Commons debates on bills, oral statements made by Ministers and find out what issues were raised during ministerial question times Westminster Hall Learn more about the range of subjects raised by MPs in adjournment debates and during consideration Written Statements Read written statements on policy or government Ministerial Corrections Ministers can publish corrections to information previously given to the House of Commons   Written questions and answers and Written statements are available to view on the Written questions and answers and Written statements pages. The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. Latest news from Parliament 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the latest news from the United Kingdom Parliament Prime Minister's Questions: 24 February 2016 24-02-2016 08:00 AM GMT Watch today's PMQs live from the Commons from 12 noon No need to change BBC's mission to 'inform, educate and entertain' 24-02-2016 12:01 AM GMT Communications Committee report on BBC Charter Review published   The following link will allow you to view a copy of the latest news items. 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High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Commons): latest update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Commons) for the United Kingdom Parliament Publication: Bill 137 2015-16 [as amended in the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Select Committee] 24-02-2016 08:57 AM GMT High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Bill 137 2015-16 [as amended in the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Select Committee] High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill 2013-14 to 2015-16: latest update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill 2013-14 to 2015-16 for the United Kingdom Parliament Publication: Bill 137 2015-16 [as amended in the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Select Committee] 24-02-2016 08:57 AM GMT High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Bill 137 2015-16 [as amended in the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Select Committee] Questions for Oral or Written Answer - House of Commons 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Questions for Oral or Written Answer (The "Question Book" - House of Commons) Written Questions for Answer 24-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT Browse part 1 of the Question Book for details of written questions The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. Latest Early Day Motions 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Early Day Motions for the United Kingdom Parliament LASER PENS AND PILOT SAFETY 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT EDM number: 1128 RAF CADETS 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT EDM number: 1127 CARED AND EATING DISORDER AWARENESS 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT EDM number: 1126 BRITISH COAL MINE INDUSTRY AND REGENERATION 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT EDM number: 1125 SLATE INDUSTRY OF THE NORTH OF WALES AND UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE STATUS 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT EDM number: 1124 TAX CREDITS OVERPAYMENTS 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT EDM number: 1123 SYRIAN AIRSTRIKES 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT EDM number: 1122 USE OF UK AIRBASES FOR US AIRSTRIKES IN LIBYA 23-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT EDM number: 1121 The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. Today's Written Statements Update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Today's Written Statements for The United Kingdom Parliament. Written statements are published on the internet as soon as possible after Parliament receives them and are also published in the next day’s edition of Hansard. Links to the PDFs work until the written statements are published in Hansard at www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/, or you may wish to save the links as favourites. February Agriculture and Fisheries Council George Eustice - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs I represented the UK at the Agriculture and Fisheries Council on 15 February in Brussels. The chair of the Council, Netherlands Minister for Agriculture, presented their work programme for the duration of the Dutch Presidency. It focused on the key areas of food security, the future of the Common Agriculture Policy, plant breeders' rights and patent rights, antimicrobial resistance, market situations, and sustainable fisheries. Commissioner Vella introduced the first agenda item on the Commission's proposal to amend rules for the control and management of EU fishing vessels operating outside of EU waters. All Member States, including the UK supported the general aims of the proposals. However, we and a number of others had concerns about increased administrative burdens and coherence of EU rules with relevant regional fisheries management organisations. Concerns were also raised about the overlap of Member State and Commission responsibility for issuing authorisations, on the grounds of subsidiarity. The Presidency noted it hopes to agree a Council General Approach in May or June 2016. The second agenda item was on establishing an animal welfare platform - a paper which was put forward by Germany, Sweden, Denmark and the Netherlands. The Council broadly supported this, which would allow experts to further exchange best practice and harmonise data and animal welfare across all Member States. France stressed the need to include animal welfare standards in future international trade negotiations. Before lunch, a brief overview was given by the Presidency on the Antimicrobial Resistance Conference which took place in Amsterdam on 9-10 February. The UK, Denmark and Slovenia supported making this issue a priority. After lunch, Commissioner Hogan updated the Council on EU trade and ongoing negotiations. He highlighted that EU exports were 6% higher than the previous year and was continuing to support sectors by increasing export promotions funding, diversifying and increasing EU trade partners and capitalising on opportunities in emerging economies. The Commissioner set out his ambitions to diversify and increase EU trade with a number of countries including China, Japan and the USA and updated the Council on his recent visits to Colombia and Mexico. He also highlighted the recent success at the World Trade Organisation Conference in Nairobi. I supported the Commissioner in calling for ambitious trade and pushed further consideration of animal welfare in Free Trade Agreements. This was echoed by a number of other Member States. Lastly, Commissioner Hogan summarised the conference on agricultural research held in Brussels on 26-28 January 2016. Many Member States intervened welcoming the development and direction of the strategy. The following were AOB items on the agenda; - Poland tabled a non-paper detailing their concerns on the extension of the restricted area for African Swine Fever, and called for additional support to the Ukraine to manage the spread of the disease. This was supported by nine other Member States. - Poland and Spain led the discussion on agricultural markets highlighting the challenges in the pigmeat, dairy, fruit and vegetable sectors. This led in to a closed Ministerial lunch discussion.   Today's Written Statements Update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Today's Written Statements for The United Kingdom Parliament. Written statements are published on the internet as soon as possible after Parliament receives them and are also published in the next day’s edition of Hansard. Links to the PDFs work until the written statements are published in Hansard at www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/, or you may wish to save the links as favourites. Justice and Home Affairs pre-Council statement Mrs Theresa May - Home Office A meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council will be held on 25th February, which I will attend on behalf of the UK. The Council will begin with a discussion of the proposed draft Regulation regarding the reinforcement of checks against relevant databases at external borders, including a policy debate and agreement to a general approach. Where systematic checks against databases would cause a disproportionate delay at the border, there is an option in the proposal to instead make checks on a targeted basis at land and sea borders only. Some Member States would like air borders to be included in this option. While the UK does not participate in the border control elements of Schengen, we have a strong interest in improving the security of the EU's external border, and I will stress the need for the measure to cover systematic checks at airports and push for Schengen and non-Schengen states to be able to exchange immigration information. This will be followed by a debate on the proposed draft Regulation on the European Border and Coast Guard Agency. Given the UK's position in relation to Schengen, we will not participate in this measure, but I will again stress the need to improve the management of the external border. Finally, there will be a substantive discussion on migration, where EU Member States will evaluate the current situation as regards the implementation of measures taken by the EU to address the migration crisis. The discussion will also consider what future action the EU should take. This discussion is likely to be informed by the Commission Communication on the state of play on the implementation of the European Agenda on Migration (published 10 February). I will intervene to reinforce key messages on securing the external EU border, effective implementation of 'hotspots' in Greece and Italy, and minimising pull factors: if the EU is to avoid a repeat of last year, we must take decisive action now.   High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Commons): latest update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Commons) for the United Kingdom Parliament Summary of Issues raised by comments on the Supplementary Environmental Statement 4 and AP5 Environmental Statement 24-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT This Report forms the comments of the Independent Assessor on the issues raised by comments on the Supplementary Environmental Statement 4 and Additional Provision 5 Environmental Statement, which together constitute the Supplementary Environmental Information which accompanied the Petition for further Additional Provision ("AP5") to the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill. Transport for London Bill [HL] 2010-12 to 2015-16: latest update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Transport for London Bill [HL] 2010-12 to 2015-16 for the United Kingdom Parliament Publication: Amendments to be proposed by the promoter at consideration stage 24-02-2016 10:59 AM GMT Transport for London Bill [HL]: Amendments to be proposed by the promoter at consideration stage United Kingdom Parliament Public Accounts Committee (Commons) Update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the Public Accounts Committee email alerts for The United Kingdom Parliament. This information has recently been updated. 25th Report - Corporate tax settlements 24-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. Communities and Local Government Committee Update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the Communities and Local Government Committee email alerts for The United Kingdom Parliament. This information has recently been updated. Litter and fly-tipping debate led by Committee Chair 24-02-2016 10:04 AM GMT Chair of Communities and Local Government Committee leads Parliament debate on litter and fly-tipping The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. United Kingdom Parliament Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Commons) Update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee email alerts for The United Kingdom Parliament. This information has recently been updated. The following link will allow you to view a copy of the updated information. Gordon Brown's letter to the Chair re: support for victims of Libyan Semtex, 12 February 2016 24-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT Today's Written Statements Update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Today's Written Statements for The United Kingdom Parliament. Written statements are published on the internet as soon as possible after Parliament receives them and are also published in the next day’s edition of Hansard. Links to the PDFs work until the written statements are published in Hansard at www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/, or you may wish to save the links as favourites. Assessment of December 2015 electoral registers in Great Britain Mr Gary Streeter - Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission The Electoral Commission has today published a report on its analysis of the December 2015 electoral registers in Great Britain and its assessment of the Individual Electoral Registration (IER) activities carried out by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) during the annual canvass. EROs were required by law to publish their revised register by 1 December 2015 except in cases where there was a by-election in their area during the period of the canvass (1 July – 1 December 2015), in which case the publication of the register could have been postponed until up to 1 February 2016. The size of the parliamentary electorate in Great Britain on 1 December 2015 was 43,478,635. This represents a decrease of approximately 1% since December 2014/March 2015, and of 3% since February/March 2014, when the last revised registers compiled under the old system were published. It is important to note that the 1 December publication date represents a snapshot of the registers at that time, and that 1.3 million applications to register have been made since this date following significant registration activity across the UK in advance of the elections in May 2016. The Electoral Commission will also run a national public awareness campaign, supported by a range of partners. In June 2015, the Commission reported that 1.9 million entries on the May 2015 electoral registers had been retained from the previous household registers. Following a significant amount of work by EROs and their staff since then, including a comprehensive household canvass, the number removed from the registers at the end of the transition period was reduced to approximately 770,000, though the Commission notes that this does not include data from the London Borough of Hackney as they were unable to provide an accurate figure. This represented 1.7% of the electorate overall, although this varies considerably by local authority. The Commission's report analyses this in more detail. It is not possible to estimate the total number of eligible electors, still resident at the same address, who were removed from the registers. However, it is likely that some of the entries that were removed related to electors that were eligible to remain registered to vote. Although there was no legal requirement for EROs to write to those removed from the revised register, the Commission's guidance to EROs has previously recommended that EROs do so given the important elections taking place across Great Britain in May 2016. The Commission notes that a small number of EROs may have left unconfirmed electors on their registers when published on 1 December and that these are being looked into further by the Commission and the Cabinet Office. The Commission reports that there remains an issue with the number of registered attainers in particular. There were 276,185 attainers on the December 2015 parliamentary registers, which represents a fall of 40% in the number of registered attainers since February/March 2014. This decline would indicate that the requirement for attainers to register individually under IER, rather than be registered by a parent or guardian, is having a negative impact on the number registered. The Commission sets out a number of options for reversing this decline in the report. The Commission's view is that considerable challenges remain that will continue to have a significant impact on the accuracy and completeness of electoral registers in the future. The report published today outlines the most significant of these and highlights the opportunities the Commission thinks can be taken to ensure they are appropriately addressed in the future. These include measures to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of EROs' activities and to modernise the registration process in support of the vision recently set out by the Government. The Commission notes that it has encountered several issues in obtaining accurate register data and key headline statistics from Cabinet Office and Electoral Management Software (EMS) suppliers. The Commission specifically identified errors in the headline electorate figures for 1 December 2015 that were reported to Cabinet Office by customers of two of the software suppliers. As a result, when quoting national electorate figures, the Commission has used the electorate statistics collected by the national statistical agencies as part of their official electoral statistics collection. For the other data presented in this report the Commission has used the data supplied to Cabinet Office and confirmed the figures with the relevant EROs. The Commission is confident that the national-level aggregated data provide an accurate picture of the overall state of the December 2015 registers in Great Britain. However, given the late receipt of much of the data requested, the remaining problems with some data and concerns raised by some EROs, there are significant limitations on the analysis of specific data and at a local authority level in general. The transition to IER is now complete, but being able to collect accurate and useful registration data from EROs will be an ongoing requirement for the Commission, and it is also important for each individual ERO to be able to call on this data to assess their own activities. The Commission intends to continue working closely with Cabinet Office and the EMS suppliers in the future in order to help improve the data produced by their systems. Overall, the transition to IER in Great Britain has been managed well by EROs. Assessments against Performance Standard 2, which requires that EROs deliver their strategies and use available data to monitor progress and make amendments to their plans where necessary to ensure they remain appropriate, have been impacted by the late receipt of data and therefore, the process has not yet concluded. However, the Commission has reached an assessment that one ERO, for the London Borough of Hackney, did not meet Performance Standard 2. The final set of performance assessments will be made available in the summer. At the same time, the Commission will release its final report on the transition to IER when it publishes a full accuracy and completeness of the December 2015 registers. The findings from the study will be assessed against comparable data on the last revised registers compiled under household registration in February/March 2014, when the Commission estimated the Great Britain registers to be 87% accurate and 85% complete. Copies of the Commission's report have been placed in the library and it is also available on the Commission's website: www.electoralcommission.org.uk.   Latest news from Parliament 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the latest news from the United Kingdom Parliament Statement on Scotland's fiscal framework: 24 February 2016 24-02-2016 09:04 AM GMT Statement in the Commons expected at 12.30pm MPs debate transitional state pension arrangements, and police funding and crime 24-02-2016 09:00 AM GMT Subjects for debate chosen by the Opposition   The following link will allow you to view a copy of the latest news items. Prime Minister's Questions 24-02-2016 Watch the latest Prime Minister's Questions  Prime Minister's Questions: 24 February 2016 24-02-2016 08:00 AM GMT David Cameron answers questions from MPs in the Commons Commons Library Debate Packs: latest update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Commons Library Debate Packs for the United Kingdom Parliament Reliability of Southeastern train services Wednesday, February 24, 2016 This is a debate pack for Clive Efford's Westminster Hall debate on the reliability of Southeastern train services. It explains what Southeastern is and how it operates, the performance measures that apply to it and customer satisfaction levels. Commons Library Briefing Papers: latest update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Commons Library Briefing Papers for the United Kingdom Parliament Badgers: Controlled Shooting Culls in England Wednesday, February 24, 2016 The Government is committed to eradicating bovine TB and takes the view that badger culling in areas with high incidence of TB in cattle is an effective part of this strategy. Controlled shooting of badgers was trialed in Gloucestershire and Somerset in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, a badger cull continued in these two areas and was extended to a third area in Dorset. The Government intends to enable badger control to take place over a wider number of areas in 2016. However, badger culling as a means of controlling TB in cattle remains a contentious policy. Women around the world: International Women's Day 2016 Monday, February 22, 2016 This briefing gives an introduction to International Women's Day, celebrated on the 8th of March. It examines a variety of indicators for women's equality both in the UK and internationally. Recent Select Committee publications (UK Parliament) 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Recent Select Committee publications for The United Kingdom Parliament. This information has recently been updated. 25th Report - Corporate tax settlements 24-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT House of Commons. Public Accounts. HC 788 1st Report - BBC Charter Review: Reith not revolution 24-02-2016 12:00 AM GMT House of Lords. Communications Committee. HL Paper 96 View recent committee publications. 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Read the latest Committee news 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to Committee news for the United Kingdom Parliament Engineers and policy chiefs discuss infrastructure resilience to flooding 24-02-2016 02:17 PM GMT Environmental Audit Committee holds roundtable discussion on Government's work on flood resilience HMRC should lead way in reform of International tax rules 24-02-2016 11:00 AM GMT Public Accounts Committee publishes report following Google's tax settlement with HMRC Private Members' Bills examined with senior Parliamentary staff 22-02-2016 09:34 AM GMT Procedure Committee questions Clerk of the House of Commons on private Members' Bills Minister for Housing and Planning questioned on National Planning Policy 18-02-2016 04:03 PM GMT Communities and Local Government Committee questions Brandon Lewis on Planning Policy consultation United Kingdom Parliament Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (Commons) Update 24-02-2016 You are subscribed to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee email alerts for The United Kingdom Parliament. 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Links to the PDFs work until the written statements are published in Hansard at www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/, or you may wish to save the links as favourites. Operation of the UK's Counter-Terrorist Asset Freezing Regime: 1 October 2015 to 31 December 2015 Harriett Baldwin - HM Treasury Under the Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010 (TAFA 2010), the Treasury is required to report to Parliament, quarterly, on its operation of the UK's asset freezing regime mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1373. This is the seventeenth report under the Act and it covers the period from 1 October 2015 to 31 December 2015.[1] This report also covers the UK implementation of the UN Al-Qaida asset freezing regime and the operation of the EU asset freezing regime in the UK under EU Regulation (EC) 2580/2001 which implements UNSCR 1373 against external terrorist threats to the EU. Under the UN Al-Qaida asset freezing regime, the UN has responsibility for designations and the Treasury has responsibility for licensing and compliance with the regime in the UK under the Al-Qaida (Asset-Freezing) Regulations 2011. Under EU Regulation 2580/2001, the EU has responsibility for designations and the Treasury has responsibility for licensing and compliance with the regime in the UK under Part 1 of TAFA 2010. Annexes A and B to this statement provide a breakdown, by name, of all those designated by the UK and the EU in pursuance of UN Security Council Resolution 1373. The two individuals subject to designations, which have been notified on a restricted and confidential basis, under Sections 3 and 10 of TAFA 2010 are denoted by A and B. The following table sets out the key asset-freezing activity in the UK during the quarter ending 31 December 2015: TAFA 2010 EU Reg(EC) 2580/2001 Al-Qaida regime UNSCR 1989 Assets frozen (as at 31/12/2015) £15,000 £11,000[2] £60,000[3] Number of accounts frozen in UK (at 31/12/2015) 36 10 33 New accounts frozen (during Q4 2015) 2 0 14 Accounts unfrozen(during Q4 2015) 10 0 0 Total number of designations (including restricted designations at 31/12/2015) 25 0 322 (i) New designations (during Q4 2015, including confidential designations) 0 0 25 (ii) Number of designations that were confidential (During Q4 2015) 0 N/A N/A (iii) Delistings (during Q4 2015) 5 0 7 (iv) Individuals in custody in UK (at 31/12/2015) 2 0 0 (v) Individuals in UK, not in custody (at 31/12/2015) 1 0 2 (vi) Individuals overseas (at 31/12/2015) 15 10 239 (vii) Groups 7 23 74 Individuals by Nationality (i) UK Nationals[4] (ii) Non UK Nationals 4 14 N/A N/A Renewal of designation (during Q4 2015) 5 N/A N/A General Licences (i) Issued in Q4 (ii) Amended (iii) Revoked (i) 0 (ii) 0 (iii) 0 Specific Licences: (i) Issued in Q4 (ii) Amended (iii) Expired (iv) Revoked/Redundant (v) Refused 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Legal Proceedings Moazzem BEGG, who was previously designated under TAFA 2010, lodged an appeal on 3rd November 2014, challenging the Treasury's decision to revoke rather than quash his designation. These proceedings were on-going during the reporting period. One individual, C, designated under TAFA 2010 lodged an appeal against their designation on 21 May 2015. These proceedings were on-going during the reporting period. They lodged their witness statement on the 11 September 2015. Additional evidence was filed on 9 November and the Special Advocate filed a series of questions for HMT in December. HMT responded to these points of disclosure on 15 January. There were no criminal proceedings in respect of breaches of asset freezes made under TAFA 2010, during the reporting period. Annex A: Designated persons under TAFA 2010 by name[5] INDIVIDUALS 1. Hamed ABDOLLAHI 2. Imad Khalil AL-ALAMI 3. Abdelkarim Hussein AL-NASSER 4. Ibrahim Salih AL-YACOUB 5. Manssor ARBABSIAR 6. Usama HAMDAN 7. Nur Idiris HASSAN NUR 8. Nabeel HUSSAIN 9. Hasan IZZ-AL-DIN 10. Mohammed KHALED 11. Parviz KHAN 12. Musa Abu MARZOUK 13. Khalid MISHAAL 14. Khalid Shaikh MOHAMMED 15. Abdul Reza SHAHLAI 16. Ali Gholam SHAKURI 17. Qasem SOLEIMANI 18. A (restricted designation) ENTITIES 1. BASQUE FATHERLAND AND LIBERTY (ETA) 2. EJERCITO DE LIBERACION NACIONAL (ELN) 3. FUERZAS ARMADAS REVOLUCIONARIAS DE COLOMBIA (FARC) 4. HIZBALLAH MILITARY WING, INCLUDING EXTERNAL SECURITY ORGANISATION 5. POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE - GENERAL COMMAND (PFLP-GC) 6. POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE (PFLP) 7. SENDERO LUMINOSO (SL) Annex B: Persons designated by the EU under Council Regulation (EC)2580/2001[6] PERSONS 1. Hamed ABDOLLAHI* 2. Abdelkarim Hussein AL-NASSER* 3. Ibrahim Salih AL YACOUB* 4. Manssor ARBABSIAR* 5. Mohammed BOUYERI 6. Hasan IZZ-AL-DIN* 7. Khalid Shaikh MOHAMMED* 8. Abdul Reza SHAHLAI* 9. Ali Gholam SHAKURI* 10. Qasem SOLEIMANI* GROUPS AND ENTITIES 1. BU NIDAL ORGANISATION (ANO) 2. AL-AQSA E.V. 3. AL-AQSA MARTYRS' BRIGADE 4. BABBAR KHALSA 5. COMMUNIST PARTY OF THE PHILIPPINES, INCLUDING NEW PEOPLE'S ARMY (NPA), PHILIPPINES 6. DEVRIMCI HALK KURTULU PARTISI-CEPHESI — DHKP/C (REVOLUTIONARY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY/FRONT/PARTY) 7. EJÉRCITO DE LIBERACIÓN NACIONAL (NATIONAL LIBERATION ARMY)* 8. FUERZAS ARMADAS REVOLUCIONARIAS DE COLOMBIA (FARC)* 9. GAMA'A AL-ISLAMIYYA (A.K.A. AL-GAMA'A AL-ISLAMIYYA) (ISLAMIC GROUP — IG) 10. HAMAS, INCLUDING HAMAS-IZZ AL-DIN AL-QASSEM 11. HIZBALLAH MILITARY WING, INCLUDING EXTERNAL SECURITY ORGANISATION 12. HIZBUL MUJAHIDEEN (HM) 13. HOFSTADGROEP 14. INTERNATIONAL SIKH YOUTH FEDERATION (ISYF) 15. SLAMI BÜYÜK DOĞU AKINCILAR CEPHESI (IBDA-C) (GREAT ISLAMIC EASTERN WARRIORS FRONT) 16. KHALISTAN ZINDABAD FORCE (KZF) 17. KURDISTAN WORKERS PARTY (PKK) (A.K.A. KONGRA-GEL) 18. LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE) 19. PALESTINIAN ISLAMIC JIHAD (PIJ) 20. POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE — GENERAL COMMAND (PFLP-GC)* 21. POPULAR FRONT FOR THE LIBERATION OF PALESTINE (PFLP)* 22. SENDERO LUMINOSO (SL) (SHINING PATH)* 23. TEYRBAZEN AZADIYA KURDISTAN (TAK) [1] These figures are correct as at 30 September 2015 [2] This does not duplicate funds frozen under TAFA. [3] This figure reflects the most up-to-date account balances available and includes approximately $64,000 of funds frozen in the UK. This has been converted using exchange rates as of 31/12/2015. Additionally the figures reflect an updating of balances of accounts for certain individuals during the quarter, depleted through licensed activity. [4] Based on information held by the Treasury, some of these individuals hold dual nationality. 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