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760676

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which departments contributed to the £32 million allocated to relief and support following Hurricane Irma; and how much each such Department contributed to that sum.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	105158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>​The £32million came from the Conflict, Security, &amp; Stability Fund, a cross Whitehall fund. The Government subsequently contributed a further £25million: this was comprised of £15million from Her Majesty's Treasury reserves and £10million from the Department for International Development's budget.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:38:25 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

760677

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of further financial support which will be required in the current financial year by British Overseas Territories following Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	105157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government has allocated £57 million to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of the three Overseas Territories affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. We are assisting the Overseas Territory Governments with their impact and needs assessments, which will inform their future requirements.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:37:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

760678

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Venezuela: Sanctions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what EU sanctions the UK is applying to (a) Venezuela or (b) Venezuelan citizens.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	105163
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>No EU sanctions are currently in force against Venezuela. We will continue to work with like-minded partners, including the EU, to consider a wide range of options, including sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:45:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

760679

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Africa: World War I
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2017 to Question 4381, what events his Department is supporting in Africa to commemorate contribution of African soldiers to the First World War.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	105161
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>​A number of our diplomatic posts in Africa take part in commemorating African soldiers' contributions to the First World War through annual Remembrance Day services as well as specific commemorations to mark other anniversaries.</p><p>One of the most important events so far this year has been the commemoration of the sacrifice of Nigerians in the First World War (and the Second World War) through the dedication of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission-funded Abuja Memorial on 31 August, in the presence of the Foreign Secretary and our High Commissioner in Nigeria.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:31:40 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

760680

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the £32 million allocated to relief and support following Hurricane Irma will be spent.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	105172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>​The £57 million allocated to the Hurricane Irma response is helping to meet the immediate needs of the Territories and to contribute towards early recovery. This includes the distribution of vital humanitarian supplies; the deployment of the UK military to service the relief operation; the provision of prison and police officers to meet basic security needs; and support to the public health system.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:47:25 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

760681

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Arms Length Bodies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2017 to Question 8242, on Foreign and Commonwealth Office: arms length external organisations, what the timetable is for the estimate of the number of arms-lengths bodies that will be established after the UK leaves the EU to be made and published.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	105200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>​The UK's future relationship with the EU's decentralised bodies after leaving the EU is a matter for the negotiations. As such, it is, at the present time, too early to say when any such projection would be made.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:50:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

760682

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings (a) he and (b) Ministers of his Department have had with the Chief Scientific Adviser in his Department in the last three months.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	105205
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>Neither the Foreign Secretary nor I held meetings with the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser over this period.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/10/2017 12:40:03 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

760683

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Caribbean: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will undertake an assessment of the effectiveness of the Government's response to Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	105089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>In line with our usual procedures, we will conduct an internal review to identify lessons learned in the Government’s response to Hurricane Irma. These will be incorporated into future crisis responses.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:33:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

760684

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	British Overseas Territories: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he plans to publish an assessment of the reconstruction needs of British Overseas Territories affected by Hurricane Irma.
tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
uin	105092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2017 answer text <p>A team of technical experts will start discussions with the Overseas Territory Governments this week, to help them identify their future reconstruction needs. Given the levels of devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, it is not possible to be precise about when those needs will be fully assessed and prioritised.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 11/10/2017 16:34:44 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

760685

registered interest
date	14/09/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Malaysia: Religious Freedom
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the Government of Malaysia on that government's treatment of atheists and apostates.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	105105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2017 answer text <p>​The UK remains committed to standing up for the freedom of all individuals, both religious and non-religious, so that they may practice their beliefs free from fear. We are aware of, and concerned by, the recent response to a meeting of the Atheist Republic in Malaysia, which included death threats being made on social media. We regularly discuss human rights with the Malaysian government, including at Ministerial level. Officials from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London meet periodically with representatives of Malaysian Civil Society to hear their concerns. We will continue to monitor human rights issues and internal developments in Malaysia, working with the EU and other foreign missions in Kuala Lumpur, raising our concerns as appropriate. We actively promote Freedom of Religion or Belief at the UN Human Rights Council, where we support resolutions designed to foster greater tolerance.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 13/10/2017 12:33:28 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock