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750414

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2017
	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	Commonwealth: Foreign Relations
	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 strengthen relations with Commonwealth partners.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	900355
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2017 answer text <p>Strengthening our relationship with the Commonwealth and all its members is a priority for the Government, as part of our vision for a Global Britain. We look forward to hosting an ambitious and dynamic Commonwealth Summit in 2018 and are working with Commonwealth partners to deliver it.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 11/07/2017 13:47:13 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1087300

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2019
	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	Commonwealth: Foreign Relations
	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 deepen ties with Commonwealth states after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	231382
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK has long standing ties with the Commonwealth through our shared history, language, values and legal system. As current Chair-in-Office we continue to work with the Commonwealth Secretariat, member states and the Commonwealth organisations and networks to ensure that the Commonwealth realises its full potential, by promoting democratic values and development, increasing trade, helping tackle global challenges such as extremism and climate change, and standing up for small states. As my Rt Hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary set out in his Written Ministerial Statement on 14 January, we are making concrete progress in delivering on commitments made at last year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting to enhance security, prosperity, fairness and sustainability.</p><p>As part of our commitment to the Commonwealth, the former Foreign Secretary announced last year our intention to open 9 new missions in Commonwealth countries (Lesotho, Eswatini, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu). We expect these missions to open this year. Opening missions in these countries will expand the UK's diplomatic network from 38 to 47 Commonwealth members – a practical demonstration of our ambition and intent to increase the resources which the Government is devoting to Commonwealth member states.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/03/2019 12:58:03 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

778192

	registered interest
	date	26/10/2017
	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	Commonwealth: Foreign Relations
	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 his Department has made of the effectiveness of private organisations in the (a) UK and (b) Commonwealth nations that campaign for improved political and economic relations between the UK and the Commonwealth nations.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	109835
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>The UK acknowledges the valuable role that the 86 Commonwealth accredited and associated organisations play in promoting Commonwealth values and principles and in fostering collaboration across the Commonwealth on a wide range of issues, including improved political and economic relations between member states. The Commonwealth Secretariat leads on the accreditation process for these organisations as well as evaluation of their activity.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 31/10/2017 15:39:26 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1111121

	registered interest
	date	10/04/2019
	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	Commonwealth: Foreign Relations
	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 his Department is taking to promote the Commonwealth; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	243490
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to promoting the Commonwealth within the United Kingdom, across the Commonwealth in partnership with its other 52 members, and in the wider international community.</p><p>A year ago, the Government hosted a highly successful Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which was attended by 46 Heads of Government. As current Chair-in-Office, the United Kingdom is driving the delivery of commitments which Heads made at that meeting. Progress in that effort was set out by my Right Honorable Friend the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Secretary in a Written Ministerial Statement on 14 January. The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office will shortly submit a more detailed update to the Foreign Affairs Committee.</p><p>Last September, in her speech to the UN General Assembly, the Prime Minister spoke about the Commonwealth's work and values, and she spoke explicitly as Chair-in-Office on behalf of all 53 Commonwealth members - the first time the Commonwealth's voice has been heard in the UN General Assembly in that way.</p><p>Also demonstrating our commitment to the Commonwealth, we are opening nine new diplomatic missions in Commonwealth countries: Lesotho, Eswatini, The Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. We will then be diplomatically represented in 47 Commonwealth countries.</p><p>On Commonwealth Day in March, UK diplomatic missions around the world organised events to celebrate the work and values of the Commonwealth. These ranged from a fashion show in Singapore focused on recycled materials, to an event in Brasilia exploring how the global Commonwealth community is working together to achieve the goals set out at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting last year, aimed at a more sustainable, more secure, more fair and more prosperous future. In the UK, the Commonwealth flag was flown from government buildings and by local councils across the United Kingdom.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 23/04/2019 14:00:50 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

885936

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	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	Commonwealth: Foreign Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether relations with the Commonwealth are an element of the Global Britain initiative; and if so, how significant an element.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL7022
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>The Commonwealth is an important element of Global Britain, as evidenced by the recent announcement of 9 new diplomatic posts in Commonwealth countries.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2018 16:18:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

885938

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2018
	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	Commonwealth: Foreign Relations
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of whether the geographical distance between the UK and the nations of the Commonwealth will have an impact on their intention to collaborate more closely with them.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL7023
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>We do not believe the geographical distance between the UK and other Commonwealth countries will prevent deeper collaboration on the important issues Commonwealth Heads of Government addressed at their meeting in London on 19-20 April. Forty-six Heads of Government travelled to London for the meeting. This demonstrates the importance member states attach to the Commonwealth and their desire to play a full and substantive role in it.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 30/04/2018 11:37:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick