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registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	British Overseas Territories: Biodiversity
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 he is taking to protect and enhance biodiversity in the United Kingdom’s Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	54033
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2020 answer text <p>Environmental policy is a devolved responsibility, however there are a number of funding streams available to the British Overseas Territories to support the protection and management of their natural resources. The Government has awarded £5.2 million which will be given to 21 projects through the Darwin Plus Scheme for conservation of the unique and globally significant plants and animals that reside in UK Overseas Territories.</p><p>Darwin Plus (also known as The Overseas Territories Environment and Climate Fund) is an environmental funding stream with an annual budget of £10 million from 2021. Funding from the Conflict, Stability and Security Fund has also provided funding from 2016-2021 for a number of environmental projects including the Blue Belt of marine protection around the OTs, assessing Natural Capital, implementing actions plans to protect fragile coral reefs and non-native species/biosecurity measures to prevent the introduction and spread of harmful species to new environments.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 11/06/2020 13:48:31 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1189065

registered interest
date	21/04/2020
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	Key Workers: Repatriation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will allow non-British nationals on repatriation flights to allow for key workers with visas to return to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	38432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2020 answer text <p>Repatriation flights are for UK travellers who normally reside in the UK and their direct dependants. Stranded British travellers and their families are our priority but where seats have been available, we have been able to help other nationals resident in the UK to return to their homes, including key workers.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 27/04/2020 08:00:36 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1187147

registered interest
date	23/03/2020
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	Egypt: Coronavirus
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 provide emergency flights to repatriate British nationals that are stranded in Egypt as a result of covid-19.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	33441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2020 answer text <p><strong>As Parliament rose earlier than planned and the first day for answer of </strong><strong>this PQ was after the Easter recess, due to the pace of developments during the COVID-19 crisis, I submitted a response by email on 27 March, with the following response. The Table Office have agreed this approach.</strong></p><p>On 19 March, Egyptian authorities announced the suspension of international flights. The global response to the coronavirus is evolving fast, and travel restrictions may change. Our teams around the world are working urgently to ensure that governments have sensible plans to enable the return of British and other travellers, and, crucially, to keep borders open for a sufficient period of time to enable returns to take place on commercial flights, wherever possible.</p><p>The British Embassy Cairo is issuing updates on Facebook and on Twitter. Please follow social media for the latest available information on possible flight departures for British nationals needing to leave Egypt.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/04/2020 11:16:50 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1173075

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	International Seabed Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on how many occasions Ministers in his Department have met with Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority in the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	7148
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>​The Minister for the Commonwealth, UN and South Asia [Lord Ahmad] met Michael Lodge at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for an introductory call about the work of the International Seabed Authority in 2018. He also met him briefly in the margins of a workshop co-sponsored by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Royal Society in the same year.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2020 09:34:47 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1173076

registered interest
date	23/01/2020
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	International Seabed Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) spent on promotional materials for the re-election of Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	7149
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2020 answer text <p>​<em>No funding has been specifically allocated to the re-election of Michael Lodge, Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority. </em></p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 04/02/2020 09:36:25 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1135974

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Guatemala: Indigenous Peoples
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 representations to his counterpart in the Guatemalan Government in response to reports of threats against human rights defender Domingo Vasquez and other members of the Nuevo Dia Ch'orti Indigenous Association in Guatemala.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	271432
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>The UK is concerned by reports of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) facing frequent intimidation and violence in Guatemala. Officials at our Embassy in Guatemala met with Peace Brigades International (PBI) in April to discuss the threats against Mr Vasquez and the Nuevo Dia Ch'orti Indigenous Association (CCCND). Since then the Embassy has been following the issue and continues to engage with non-governmental organisations like PBI, with the Guatemalan Government and the private sector, bilaterally and through like-minded groups of donors, to promote consultation with indigenous populations and better protection for HRDs.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/07/2019 06:59:30 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy