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76783

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Secondment
	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 secondees from which other Ministries of Foreign Affairs his Department has received in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204742
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Foreign Service Officers from other Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) are seconded to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on agreement between the Directorate, Post and MFA. These secondments are a valuable tool for the FCO to meet objectives and increase ties with partner governments.</p><p>There is no centrally held record of each of these secondments since 2010 and to answer this question would incur disproportionate costs.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 11:12:41 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

77136

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Training
	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 awaydays his Department has held for (a) senior and (b) other civil servants in (i) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date; and how much each such awayday cost.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	205238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Away days are working days where staff get together to share best practices and experiences. Departments use away days to set objectives and decide how they will help the FCO achieve its priorities of protecting national security, creating jobs and economic growth and providing the best support for British people overseas. Details on costs are not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost, but departments are required keep costs to a minimum.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/07/2014 14:28:19 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77139

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Alcoholic Drinks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the consumption of alcohol during social occasions held in his private office.
	tabling member constituency	North Durham
	tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
	uin	205240
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Consumption of alcohol is permitted in FCO premises for social occasions amongst FCO staff. Staff are responsible for the cost of alcohol and refreshments for these events. The department has a zero tolerance policy on the misuse of alcohol by FCO employees.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 11:31:51 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones

77141

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Middle East
	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 decrease violence between Israel and Palestine.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Perry Barr
	tabling member printed	Mr Khalid Mahmood
	uin	205251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer to the statement made by the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) to the House on 14 July 2014, Official Report, columns 581 - 3.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 11:14:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1392 label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood

77142

	registered interest
	date	10/07/2014
	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	Middle East
	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 has had recent discussions with the UN Secretary General on measures by the UN to de-escalate the tension between Israel and Palestine.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Perry Barr
	tabling member printed	Mr Khalid Mahmood
	uin	205252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p>I look forward to working closely with the international community, including the UN Secretary General, to help secure a de-escalation in tensions between Israel and Palestine. I fully support his call on 10 July for both sides to show maximum restraint. On 12 July the UK joined the rest of the Security Council in calling for a restoration of calm and a return to the November 2012 ceasefire. The UK stands ready to consider further action in the Security Council if that can help secure the ceasefire.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/07/2014 14:38:31 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1392 label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood

77622

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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	Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policy of the report by the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs on the number of casualties among young people and other civilians during the recent Israeli military operation in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	205657
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Statement on Gaza made by the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) to the House on 14 July 2014, Official Report, columns 581-3.</p><p>This statement both underlines the terrible human cost of the conflict and outlines our policy objectives to end this cycle of violence and devastation once and for all. Our objectives are to secure a ceasefire, to alleviate humanitarian suffering and to keep alive the prospects for peace negotiations.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 11:19:33 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

77625

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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	Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received of the number of Palestinian civilian casualties during the recent Israeli military operation in Gaza.
	tabling member constituency	South Down
	tabling member printed	Ms Margaret Ritchie
	uin	205663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the Statement on Gaza made by the then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) to the House on 14 July 2014, Official Report, columns 581-3.</p><p>As of the morning of 16 July, it is reported that 197 Palestinian civilians have been killed in Gaza and up to 1,265 injured since Israel started Operation Protective Edge. The UN estimates that 77% of those killed are civilians.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 11:21:38 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	4130 label Biography information for Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick

77630

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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	Pay
	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 officials employed by his Department, of each grade, have remained at that grade since 2010 but received a pay rise; and how much of a rise each such person at each such grade has received.
	tabling member constituency	Exeter
	tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
	uin	205456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office entered a two year pay freeze with effect from 1 April 2011. Senior Civil Servants (SMS officers) pay was also frozen in 2010. During the pay freeze, the only staff who received pay increases were those whose salary was less than £21,000 who received a pay increase of at least £250 depending on their performance, in line with HM Treasury public sector pay policy. The FCO emerged from the pay freeze in 2013.</p><p>In 2013 and 2014, staff who performed their role to the required standards received an average 1% salary increase. The exception was staff earning less than £21,000, who continued to receive at least £250, depending on performance.</p><p>The numbers of staff that stayed in the same grade from 2010 to 2014 are set out below.</p><p>A1 7<br>A2 363<br>B3 345<br>C4 407<br>C5 138<br>D6 312<br>D7 159<br>All SMS 173<br>Grand Total 1904</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 18/07/2014 14:36:58 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

77629

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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	Middle East
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received on the number of (a) Palestinian children killed by Israeli military attacks on Gaza and (b) Israeli citizens killed by rockets launched into Israel from Gaza since 1 July 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
	uin	205494
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>As of noon on 21 July at least 436 Palestinians had been killed since the start of Operation Protective Edge, of which at least 83 were children. Twenty Israeli citizens were killed by rockets launched from Gaza during the same period.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/07/2014 18:42:57 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

77626

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	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	Afghanistan
	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 improve the lives of Christian people in Afghanistan who face difficulties as a result of publicly practising their faith.
	tabling member constituency	Preston
	tabling member printed	Mark Hendrick
	uin	205626
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>The UK strongly supports the universal human right to freedom of religion and belief. We continue to remind the Afghan Government of its duty to abide by its national and international commitments, and to respect the freedom of worship as enshrined in the Afghan Constitution. We use a variety of activities within Afghanistan to promote freedom of religion, including supporting human rights awareness training. We are also engaging with religious leaders and scholars, to discuss the role of religious leaders in promoting peace and tolerance at a local level.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 21/07/2014 14:36:08 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	473 label Biography information for Sir Mark Hendrick