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851077

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Ukraine: Politics and Government
	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 policy is on future of the Minsk II agreement; what assessment he has made of the implications for UK foreign policy of the entry into force of the Ukrainian law on reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	130261
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text The UK has been clear that any solution to the conflict in the Donbas must be political not military and that the Minsk II Agreement provides a framework to resolve the conflict. Both sides need to be meeting their commitments under the Minsk agreements, but Russia remains fundamentally responsible for creating this conflict and continuing to maintain it through its political and material support for separatist forces. With respect to the recent law passed in Ukraine on Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories it is important to remember that Russia's territorial aggression in the Donbas and Crimea, and its broader efforts to undermine and destabilise Ukraine, represent a fundamental challenge to the rules-based international order and a threat to regional security. It is for the Ukrainian government to determine how it organises its response to this aggression. answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/03/2018 15:08:20 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

852579

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2018
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	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 representations he has made to the Government of India on the release of Jagtar Singh Johal.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	130575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>​We continue to make frequent representations on Mr Johal’s behalf. Most recently, our Deputy High Commissioner in New Delhi raised the case with the Ministry of External Affairs on 19 February. I continue to engage with the family and met the family and their MP, Martin Docherty-Hughes, on 1 February 2018. Our consular staff in India visit Mr Johal regularly.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/03/2018 10:59:32 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

850740

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Iraq: Aviation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Government of the Republic of Iraq on the opening to international passenger flights of the two airports in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North East
	tabling member printed	Fabian Hamilton
	uin	129978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>​We are urging the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government to resolve their differences at every opportunity. Officials at our Posts in Iraq are pressing this message, as are UK ministers. The Foreign Secretary spoke to Prime Minister Abadi on 6 February and emphasised the need for an agreement on the management of border security, thereby enabling international flights into the Kurdistan Region to re-start. The Prime Minister also raised this issue during her visit to Iraq in November 2017, as i did in my conversation with Prime Minister Abadi on 17th February.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 07/03/2018 14:15:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	415 label Biography information for Fabian Hamilton

851078

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Ukraine: Politics and Government
	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 in support of the Minsk II agreement.
	tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
	tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
	uin	130262
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>​The UK continues to support the French and German-led diplomatic efforts towards securing the implementation by all parties of the Minsk Agreements, including through our major commitment as the second largest contingency of monitors to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission. Key to implementing the Minsk II Agreement is Russia recognising that it has signed up to commitments including the removal of heavy weapons and its military personnel from Ukraine. We continue to call on Russia to abide by its obligations.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/03/2018 15:15:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

851553

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2018
	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	Burma: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what further steps the Government is taking to secure a UN resolution condemning persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar and calling for the return of refugees’ citizenship.
	tabling member constituency	Torfaen
	tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
	uin	130316
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>​The UK co-sponsored resolutions on Burma in both the UN General Assembly (November 2017) and UN Human Rights Council (December 2017). Both resolutions raised serious concerns about the situation in Rakhine and called for the safe, voluntary and dignified return of the displaced Rohingya. They also set out support for early implementation of the Rakhine Advisory Recommendations, including on citizenship.</p><p>The UN Security Council, in response to a UK led call, convened a further session on 13 February to discuss the Rohingya crisis. We will work to ensure the UN Security Council remains focused on the Rohingya crisis and will consider how best to use the various tools, including resolutions, at the Council’s disposal.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/03/2018 10:51:25 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

850829

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	Voting Rights: 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, whether UK embassies in EU 27 countries are making preparations to engage with British citizens overseas in the event that the Overseas Electors Bill is passed into law.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	130056
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>​The Foreign and Commonwealth Office stands ready to support the Electoral Commission in their statutory duty to promote electoral registration among British citizens overseas, including if the Overseas Electors Bill is passed into law.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 07/03/2018 14:59:39 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

850674

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether those NHS trusts which have created subsidiary companies have conducted an equalities impact assessment regarding that change.
	tabling member constituency	Stroud
	tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
	uin	129923
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Where trusts are in the process of setting up subsidiary companies, they are required under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010 to conduct an equalities impact assessment regarding that change.</p> answering member constituency North East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Stephen Barclay question first answered 07/03/2018 10:36:06 answering member 4095 label Biography information for Steve Barclay
	tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

805173

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2017
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Conditions of Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of assurance mechanisms operated by government bodies on the employment practices of contracted-out staff.
	tabling member constituency	Oxford East
	tabling member printed	Anneliese Dodds
	uin	118845
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>Where civil servants are working for a non civil service organisation, this is done under a secondment agreement and not as contracting out.</p><p> </p><p>In such situations, a secondment agreement is normally put in place between the two organisations setting out the responsibilities of both towards the secondee during the period of the secondment. Through this, the employing department is able to satisfy itself that the host organisation is aware of and able to discharge the relevant employment responsibilities.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in section 10.3 of the Civil Service Management Code, civil servants who are on secondment remain subject to their normal terms and conditions, including in relation to conduct, discipline and disclosure of information. Where a secondee has any concerns about the practices in the host organisation, they can raise that with their employing department, who is able to take action and, if necessary, end the secondment.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 07/03/2018 10:46:36 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4657 label Biography information for Anneliese Dodds

851021

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to increase the number of private prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds North West
	tabling member printed	Alex Sobel
	uin	130214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>We will modernise the prison estate, closing older prisons that are not fit for purpose and creating in their place high-quality, modern establishments.</p><p> </p><p>This will help deliver prisons that are more safe and secure, so our staff can work more closely with offenders to change their lives and turn their back on crime for good.</p><p> </p><p>Decisions have yet to be made about the future operation of any new prisons or existing privately managed prisons where contracts are due to expire in the next five years.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/03/2018 14:56:29 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4658 label Biography information for Alex Sobel

850812

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2018
	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	EU Countries: 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, what plans he has put in place to ensure that UK embassies in EU 27 countries provide adequate assistance to British citizens during the process of the UK leaving the EU; and whether he plans to allocate additional resources to those embassies for that purpose.
	tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
	tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
	uin	130041
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2018 answer text <p>We regularly review our overseas presence to ensure that we are well positioned to deliver the Government's objectives overseas, including providing assistance to British nationals.</p> answering member constituency West Worcestershire answering member printed Harriett Baldwin question first answered 07/03/2018 14:36:38 answering member 4107 label Biography information for Dame Harriett Baldwin
	tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter