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76777

	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 staff of his Department have been seconded to (a) other Ministries of Foreign Affairs and (b) international organisations in each year since 2010; and to which (i) other Ministries of Foreign Affairs and (ii) international organisations such staff have been seconded.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204741
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) staff can be seconded to a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) or international organisations on agreement between the Directorate, Post and the MFA or international organisations. These secondments are a valuable tool for the FCO to meet objectives, increase ties with partner governments or international organisations and develop staff skills and experience.</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 11:10:07 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

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

76784

	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	Recruitment
	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 cost was of his Department's Black and Minority Ethnic campaign.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204743
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) spent £21,968 on the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Campaign in the financial year 2013-14, excluding staff costs. We expect to spend a further £20,000 in financial Year 2014-2015.</p><p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all its employees. Further diversity and equality information is available from the FCO's Diversity and Equality Report.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 09:01:05 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

76790

	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	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 individuals in his Department have participated in (a) Disability awareness and (b) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender training in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204738
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office's (FCO) Disability Policy and Support Team arrange disability awareness sessions for staff. Between September 2010 and June 2014 we held 205 sessions reaching an estimated 2,460 staff as follows:</p><p>Year Sessions/Staff <br>2010 12/ 144<br>2011 68/ 816<br>2012 61/ 732<br>2013 50/ 600<br>2014 14/ 168</p><p>The Civil Service Learning (CSL) Disability Awareness and their Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) awareness e-learning courses were made available from February 2013 and April 2013 respectively. Based on those staff completing evaluation records at least 142 staff have competed these so far as follows: <br>Disability Awareness e-learning: 2013 – 51; January to 10 July 2014 - 30.<br>LGBT Awareness e-learning: 2013 – 28; January to 10 July 2014 - 33.</p><p>FCO staff associations for people with disabilities (ENABLE) and LGBT staff (FLAGG) also hold regular awareness raising sessions and external speaker events each year, across a range of topics, that all staff are welcome to attend. Further information on FCO initiatives to promote diversity and equality information is available in the FCO's Diversity and Equality Report.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 08:17:47 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

76791

	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	Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what professional courses civil servants in his Department have attended since 2010; and how many officials attended each such course.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204739
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon member to the answer given by my rt hon friend, the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Hugh Robertson), Official Record 14 July 2014 : Column 483W.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 08:59:13 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

77140

	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	Bahrain
	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 assessment his Department has made of the human rights situation in Bahrain.
	tabling member constituency	The Wrekin
	tabling member printed	Mark Pritchard
	uin	205253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2014 answer text <p>I refer my hon. Friend to my answer of 26 June 2014, Official Report, column 253W.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 17/07/2014 09:23:01 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
	tabling member	1576 label Biography information for Mark Pritchard

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

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