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794406

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Turkey: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will condemn the Turkish Government for imprisoning almost 100 elected representatives and more than 5,000 activists from the Peoples' Democratic Party.
	tabling member constituency	Derby North
	tabling member printed	Chris Williamson
	uin	115379
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>​Following the failed coup in 2016 and the subsequent imposition of a State of Emergency, we expect Turkey, as a modern democracy, to undertake any legal processes against elected representatives and activists fairly, transparently and with full respect for the rule of law. It is important that legal measures under the State of Emergency be proportionate, justified and in line with Turkey's democratic principles and its international human rights obligations. We have made these points consistently with Turkish Ministers, as has the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/11/2017 16:22:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	3976 label Biography information for Chris Williamson

801070

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2017
	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	Anguilla: Hurricanes and Tornadoes
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what funds the Government has made available to Anguilla following Hurricane Irma.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
	tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
	uin	117629
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2017 answer text <p>The Government committed £57 million to meet the immediate humanitarian needs of the Overseas Territories affected. This funding supported the response across the territories of Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands, and accordingly, it is not possible to break the figure down between the three. A further £15 million for early recovery activity was subsequently committed, of which £6.5 million was allocated to Anguilla.</p><p>On 28 November the Prime Minister announced an additional and final £70 million package of recovery and reconstruction support for the affected three Territories. We anticipate a significant proportion of this will be made available to Anguilla. This will be supplemented by up to £300 million of UK loan guarantees for Territories that need support to access finance.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/12/2017 15:21:21 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

794337

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Myanmar counterparts on the Bangladesh-Myanmar deal to return Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	115310
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK has been clear that an agreement on returning the Rohingya refugees to their homes in Burma must provide for voluntary, safe and dignified return. I made these points to the Bangladesh High Commissioner Nazmul Quaunine and Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque when they met on 2 November. The Foreign Secretary has spoken to Aung San Suu Kyi three times since this crisis began, most recently on 21 October, when he urged her to implement her commitment to ensure the return of refugees. At ASEM (20-21 November) I met with Minister of Defence U Sein Win, the Chief of Staff to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, U Kyaw Tin Swe and the Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Tin and in each meeting raised the need for early returns. The principle of non-refoulement is also detailed in the United Nations Security Council Presidential Statement made on 6 November – a statement the UK was instrumental in achieving.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/11/2017 16:51:12 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

794338

	registered interest
	date	23/11/2017
	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	Burma: Rohingya
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, what discussions he has had with his Bangladeshi counterparts on the Bangladesh-Myanmar agreement to return Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar?
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	115311
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2017 answer text <p>​The UK has been clear that an agreement on returning the Rohingya refugees to their homes in Burma must provide for voluntary, safe and dignified return. I made these points to the Bangladesh High Commissioner Nazmul Quaunine and Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque when they met on 2 November. The Foreign Secretary has spoken to Aung San Suu Kyi three times since this crisis began, most recently on 21 October, when he urged her to implement her commitment to ensure the return of refugees. At ASEM (20-21 November) I met with Minister of Defence U Sein Win, the Chief of Staff to State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, U Kyaw Tin Swe and the Deputy Foreign Minister U Kyaw Tin and in each meeting raised the need for early returns. The principle of non-refoulement is also detailed in the United Nations Security Council Presidential Statement made on 6 November – a statement the UK was instrumental in achieving.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 28/11/2017 16:53:45 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

791014

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	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	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign Affairs, whether he has had discussions with her US counterpart on that country's decision to add the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorist groupings.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	113669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>In addition to US sanctions, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is already subject to EU sanctions in its entirety. Furthermore, a large number of individuals and entities are also designated because of their support for, or links to, the IRGC. Listings fall under the EU's proliferation and human rights sanctions regimes relating to Iran, as well as under the EU Syria sanctions regime.</p><p>The UK – including during the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Washington – regularly talks to the US about a variety of issues related to Iran, including our commitment to keeping the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and our concerns about Iran’s destabilising activities in the region.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/11/2017 16:12:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

800550

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2017
	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: Travel
	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 transparency document entitled FCO ministers: travel - April to June 2017, which tickets relating to which journeys were (a) first, (b) business, (c) economy and (d) any other class; and what the cost of each such ticket was.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	117171
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office publishes details of all ministerial travel on a quarterly basis in full accordance with the Cabinet Office requirements and processes.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/12/2017 17:13:15 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

797460

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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	USA: State Visits
	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 retweet of 29 November 2017 from the @realDonaldTrump twitter account of the tweet from the @JaydaBF twitter account, whether it remains the Government's policy to proceed with President Trump's forthcoming official visit to the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Dewsbury
	tabling member printed	Paula Sherriff
	uin	116423
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2017 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister made very clear on 30 November, retweeting videos from Britain First was wrong.</p><p>As the Prime Minister stated on 30 November, an invitation for a State Visit has been extended and has been accepted. A date has yet to be set.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 04/12/2017 17:25:26 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4426 label Biography information for Paula Sherriff

797505

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2017
	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: Brexit
	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 oral contribution of the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union to the House of Lords European Union Committee on 31 October, how many civil servants his Department (a) has recruited and (b) expects to recruit to work on leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	116468
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/12/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) keeps its staff numbers under regular review in response to Ministerial priorities. Furthermore, the FCO works closely with the Department for Exiting the European Union and other Government Departments to prepare for EU Exit. Staff within the FCO's Europe Directorate lead on providing advice to Ministers on EU Exit and exit-related issues. However, staff across the Department leading on other issues also provide advice and analysis as required. It is therefore not possible to give an accurate figure for the number of officials working on issues related to the UK leaving the EU, given the interactions between EU Exit work and the FCO's other priorities.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/12/2017 17:14:02 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

790959

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	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	Iran: British Nationals Abroad
	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 his Department's publication entitled Foreign Office Consular Data 2017, last updated on 15 November 2017, how many of the greater than five items of assistance in Tehran labelled as welfare pertained to the welfare or case status of detained British dual nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	113622
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office records &quot;welfare&quot; as a separate category of case in its published data. All items of assistance pertaining to detained British nationals are included in data on &quot;arrest/detention&quot;. Welfare cases typically cover issues such as homelessness, immigration issues and health issues that do not involve hospitalisation or detention.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 16:54:44 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

790960

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	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	Iran: British Nationals Abroad
	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 his Department's publication entitled Foreign Office Consular Data 2017, last updated on 15 November 2017, how many of the 157 items of assistance in Tehran labelled as consular enquiries pertained to the welfare or case status of detained British dual nationals.
	tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
	tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
	uin	113625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2017 answer text <p>Our Consular Contact Centres (in Hong Kong, Malaga and Ottawa) are the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office's first line of response for enquiries. If an enquiry is related to an ongoing case from an individual known to the officer managing the case it is at the enquirer’s discretion whether to disclose the subject of the enquiry to the member of staff handling the first line enquiry. From January to October 2017 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has received 157 enquiries relating to assistance, six of which the subject was disclosed as relating to detentions in Iran. Our contact centre data does not capture whether the subject of the enquiry is a dual national.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 27/11/2017 17:00:56 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq