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177160

	registered interest
	date	02/02/2015
	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	Saudi Arabia
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2015, Official Report, column 79, whether he met the Saudi Arabia Deputy Foreign Minister; and with whom he has discussed the case of Raif Badawi.
	tabling member constituency	Paisley and Renfrewshire South
	tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Alexander
	uin	222907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2015 answer text <p>Due to the late King’s ill health at the time, the <del class="ministerial">Deputy</del> <ins class="ministerial">Vice</ins> Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia did not attend the Counter ISIL meeting in London as had been planned. Instead, I raised the case of Raif Badawi with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to London, as the most senior member of the Saudi delegation, at the inaugural meeting of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, on 22 January.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 05/02/2015 11:13:30 question first ministerially corrected 05/02/2015 13:43:29 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 43055 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	632 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Alexander

520965

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2016
	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	UK Membership of EU
	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 potential effect on the UK's influence in the world of the UK leaving the EU.
	tabling member constituency	York Central
	tabling member printed	Rachael Maskell
	uin	905057
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2016 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">I refer the Honourable Lady to my earlier answer in response to Question 16 (PQ905054.)</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The Government believes that the UK will be stronger, safer and better off remaining in a reformed EU. That way, the UK can play a leading role in one of the world’s largest organisations. Membership of the EU, like our membership of NATO and the UN, amplifies, not diminishes, the UK’s influence in the world.</ins></p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 24/05/2016 15:52:18 question first ministerially corrected 26/05/2016 10:14:53 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 404 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	4471 label Biography information for Rachael Maskell

347027

	registered interest
	date	27/05/2015
	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	FIFA: Corruption
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the (a) US and (b) Swiss authorities about allegations of corruption in FIFA.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2015 answer text <p>We are deeply concerned about the allegations of corruption in FIFA, a view that is shared by many international partners. There is a clear need for reform within FIFA. The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, my right hon. Friend the Member for Malden (Mr Whittingdale) updated the House on 1 June and today on the Government’s position.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 04/06/2015 16:43:42 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 2082 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

348542

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	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	European Commission: British Nationality
	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 UK nationals were (a) permanent officials and (b) temporary agents on the staff of the European Commission (i) in each of the last 10 years and (ii) on the latest date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	1205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The European Commission does not provide staffing numbers by nationality broken down between permanent and temporary agents. In total the numbers of UK nationals employed by the European Commission for each of the last ten years is as follows:</p><p>October 2005: 1453</p><p>April 2006: 1449</p><p>April 2007: 1410</p><p>April 2008: 1360</p><p>April 2009: 1337</p><p>April 2010: 1284</p><p>April 2011: 1162</p><p>April 2012: 1134</p><p>April 2013: 1079</p><p>April 2014: 1053</p><p>The latest figure available is for April 2015 and is 1008.</p><p>In relation to its share of the EU population, the UK has, for many years, been under-represented among the staff of the major EU institutions. In recent years the numbers have decreased as some British officials who were recruited when the UK joined the EEC have retired.</p><p>Increasing the number of British officials is a priority for the Government. The EU Staffing Unit, established in April 2013, is working to promote EU careers across the UK and support candidates with their application. In the short term, the Unit has increased secondments in positions of strategic importance to the UK. The European Fast Stream within the Civil Service has also been re-launched.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 16/06/2015 09:07:43 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 3457 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

348543

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	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: Staff
	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 full-time equivalent staff in his Department are currently working on renegotiating the UK's relationship with the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	1206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron) will lead the negotiations with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, my right hon. Friend the Member for Tatton (Mr Osborne), myself, and the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Aylesbury (Mr Lidington) all playing an important role. Departments, including the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, are staffing this appropriately. It is not possible to identify full time equivalent staff numbers because of the wide range of staff who are contributing on an ad-hoc basis.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 16/06/2015 09:11:20 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 3458 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

348544

	registered interest
	date	04/06/2015
	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: Staff
	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 full-time equivalent staff were employed at the UK Permanent Representation to the EU (a) in each of the last 10 years and (b) on the latest date for which figures are available.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	1207
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2015 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has provided details of staffing at posts, including in Brussels, in the Annual Accounts and Reports for 2012/13 and 2013/2014. The latter can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-and-commonwealth-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-14--2" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/foreign-and-commonwealth-office-annual-report-and-accounts-2013-14--2</a>. The FCO Annual Accounts and Reports for 2014/2015 will be published later this year.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 16/06/2015 09:14:15 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 3459 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

420696

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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	Syria: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he is holding at the UN on a possible Security Council resolution authorising the use of force against ISIL/Daesh in Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	11277
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The UK regularly discusses the threat of ISIL both within the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and at the UN more widely, most recently at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the end of September. The UK has supported UNSC Resolutions 2170 and 2199, which condemn ISIL and restrict its financial, trade and recruitment networks, as well as UNGA Resolution A/RES/69/281. However, we currently judge that there is no prospect of a resolution authorising the use of force against ISIL in Syria that wouldn’t be vetoed by Russia.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 20/10/2015 11:23:24 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 23606 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

420697

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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 State
	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 effect of coalition air strikes on (a) the extent of the territory held by ISIL/Daesh and (b) that group's capacity to advance in (i) Iraq and (ii) Syria.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	11279
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text The Coalition has carried out more than 8,000 airstrikes in Iraq and Syria. Coupled with Iraqi ground troops’ operations, these have meant ISIL’s advances have been halted and 30% of the territory ISIL held in Iraq after its advance last summer has been regained. In Syria, Coalition airpower helped Kurdish forces retake Kobane and push ISIL back towards Raqqa. US Central Command, which coordinates Coalition airstrikes against ISIL, assesses that as of 8 Oct 2015, Coalition military action had destroyed or damaged over 13,500 ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria, including nearly 4,000 fighting positions. These are significant blows for an organisation whose strength prior to the launch of Coalition action emanated from its continued expansion and a false aura of invincibility. answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 20/10/2015 11:18:58 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 23608 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

420703

	registered interest
	date	12/10/2015
	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	Israel: Export Controls
	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 pages three and four of the United Kingdom Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2014, whether the policy regarding Israel as of the end of 2014 remains in place.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	11421
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2015 answer text <p>The Government announced the outcome of the review of export control policy towards Israel since the end of Operation Protective Edge on 14 July 2015: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-of-export-licensing-procedures-for-israel" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/news/review-of-export-licensing-procedures-for-israel</a>).</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 20/10/2015 11:15:02 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 23676 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

421923

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2015
	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	Israel
	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 discussions he has had with the Israeli government on the use of force by Israeli security personnel in response to protests.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
	tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
	uin	12182
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2015 answer text <p>On 15 October, the Charge d'Affaires at our Embassy in Israel raised our concerns with Israel’s Deputy National Security Adviser, including specific discussions around punitive demolitions and the security at the Temple Mount/Haram al Sharif. On 16 October the National Security Adviser, Mark Lyall Grant, spoke with Israel’s National Security Adviser, Yossi Cohen, about the violence in Jerusalem and called for de-escalation and the need to do everything possible to keep the situation calm. Our officials at our Embassy in Tel Aviv continue to urge both sides to de-escalate the current tensions.</p> answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond question first answered 22/10/2015 11:06:02 answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede previous answer version 25008 answering member constituency Runnymede and Weybridge answering member printed Mr Philip Hammond answering member 105 label Biography information for Lord Hammond of Runnymede
	tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn