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1222827

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	Diego Garcia: Military Bases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the financial arrangement is between the UK and the US in relation to the air base in Diego Garcia.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	72185
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2020 answer text <p>We receive no financial payment from the US in relation to the UK/US military facility on Diego Garcia.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/07/2020 13:59:03 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1222863

registered interest
date	10/07/2020
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	South China Sea
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the (a) frequency and (b) cost was of freedom of navigation exercises through the South China sea in (i) 2018 and (ii) 2019.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	72186
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/07/2020 answer text <p>As part of the Royal Navy's persistent presence in the region, five ships have transited the South China Sea since April 2018, most recently HMS Enterprise in late 2019 and early 2020. These deployments have involved a range of defence engagement with regional partners, multilateral exercises and maritime surveillance including support for enforcing UNSCR sanctions on DPRK. These deployments also serve to reinforce our commitment to regional security and to upholding the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The cost of this activity is met through the Defence budget. Wherever the Royal Navy operates, it does so in full compliance with international laws, norms and rights to freedom of navigation provided for by UNCLOS.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 16/07/2020 12:19:32 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 37573 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1203803

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: Public Statues
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 make it his policy to ensure the retention of the statue of Sir Clive of India in its location between his Department and HM Treasury.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	59395
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office does not have responsibility for the statue of Sir Robert Clive, which is in the care of the English Heritage Trust.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 18/06/2020 06:37:27 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1203804

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: Art Works and Public Statues
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 publish the criteria his Department plans to use to determine the retention of (a) statues and (b) other works of art depicting the UK’s colonial history that are held in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	59396
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government does not propose to remove statues or memorials on its property. We believe it is always legitimate to examine and debate Britain's history, but removing statues is not the right approach.</p><p>The FCO building in King Charles Street dates back to 1868. With such a long history there are elements that reflect artwork and individuals from a very different era. We are examining both what those elements are, and how best to address what they represent, while preserving history. This is under active consideration.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 18/06/2020 06:39:31 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1203805

registered interest
date	15/06/2020
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: Public Statues
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he authorised Sir Simon MacDonald to discuss with his counterparts in other Departments the potential removal of the statue of Sir Clive of India.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	59397
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2020 answer text <p>Sir Simon McDonald did not discuss with his counterparts in other Departments the potential removal of the statue of Sir Robert Clive.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 18/06/2020 06:41:12 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1177828

registered interest
date	11/02/2020
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	Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans the Government has to follow the US in imposing sanctions on any company involved in the construction of Nord Stream II pipeline in the Baltic.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2020 answer text <p>The UK remains concerned about the impact Nord Stream 2 will have on European energy security and on the interests of Ukraine. We continue to be supportive of initiatives that strengthen and diversify the supply of gas and competition across the European market. We engage regularly with our close allies and partners on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and European energy security more broadly.</p><p>There are currently no unilateral UK sanctions being imposed with respect to Nord Stream 2. ​During the transition period, the UK will continue to be bound by the EU sanctions regime.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 24/02/2020 09:32:37 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1149011

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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 Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to maintain sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>​The United Kingdom remains disappointed that Mauritius took its bilateral dispute with us over the sovereignty of BIOT (Chagos Archipelago) to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an Advisory Opinion (AO). This is an inappropriate use of the ICJ Advisory Opinion mechanism and sets a dangerous precedent for other bilateral disputes. However, an AO is not a legally binding judgment, it is advice provided to the UN General Assembly at its request. And while the British Government respects the ICJ and has considered the content of the AO carefully, it does not share the Court's approach. No international tribunal has ever found UK sovereignty to be in doubt. We stand by our long-standing commitment to cede sovereignty of the territory to Mauritius when it is no longer required for defence purposes, but strongly refute Mauritius' claim that BIOT is part of Mauritius. In the UN General Assembly we have been clear that any action that potentially compromises the current or future operations of the joint defence facility on BIOT should be of real concern to all States, given the important role it plays in regional and global peace and security.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/10/2019 15:57:17 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1149012

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Mauritius: Diplomatic Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the address to the Mauritian Prime Minister at the UN General Assembly on 22 May 2019, what steps he has taken to improve diplomatic relations with Mauritius.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>​Mauritius is a valued friend, trading partner and member of the Commonwealth. We are fully committed to our bilateral relationship. But we have been clear that Prime Minister Jugnauth's unjustified and incendiary remarks at the United Nations General Assembly in May were unacceptable. We have no doubt about our sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), which has been under continuous British sovereignty since 1814. Mauritius has never held sovereignty over BIOT and we do not recognise its claim. We have, however, made a long-standing commitment to cede sovereignty of BIOT to Mauritius when it is no longer required for defence purposes. We stand by that commitment.</p> answering member constituency Pendle answering member printed Andrew Stephenson question first answered 17/10/2019 13:40:40 answering member 4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1149013

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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 Indian Ocean Territory: Sovereignty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which international legally binding agreements enshrine UK sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	117
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>​We have no doubt about our sovereignty over the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), which has been under continuous British sovereignty since 1814. The 1965 United Kingdom – Mauritian Lancaster House Agreement was a freely negotiated package that expressed the consent of Mauritius to the detachment of the Chagos Archipelago in return for certain benefits, including a sum of £3 million and a United Kingdom commitment to cede the territory to Mauritius when it is no longer needed for defence purposes. Internationally, Mauritian Ministers reaffirmed the 1965 Agreement on several occasions, at the highest level. The 1965 agreement was held to be legally binding by a UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) arbitral tribunal in 2015.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/10/2019 16:02:50 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1149014

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Diego Garcia: Military Bases
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 make an assessment of the contribution made by the Diego Garcia military base towards US and UK operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	118
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2019 answer text <p>​The joint United Kingdom-US defence facility on BIOT contributes significantly to global security. In a region facing growing threats from state and non-state actors, the strategic location of BIOT enables the US and the United Kingdom to better some of the most challenging threats in modern times.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 17/10/2019 16:05:13 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski