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	registered interest
	date	20/02/2018
	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	Libya: Peace Negotiations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment his Department has made of the prospects for peace in Libya.
	tabling member constituency	Southampton, Itchen
	tabling member printed	Royston Smith
	uin	903913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2018 answer text <p /><p> </p><p /><p>An inclusive political deal negotiated within the Libyan Political Agreement framework is the best way of stabilising Libya. The UK fully supports the roadmap set out by by UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé. I am concerned that continued violence undermines progress and urge Libyans to compromise and engage with the UN-led process.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 20/02/2018 17:30:33 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	4478 label Biography information for Royston Smith

899960

	registered interest
	date	08/05/2018
	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	British Council
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries hosted a British Council office and staff in (1) 1990, (2) 2000, (3) 2010, and (4) 2015.
	tabling member printed	Lord McInnes of Kilwinning
	uin	HL7623
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>(1) In <strong>1990</strong>, as stated in the 1989-1990 Annual report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:</p><p>* Details were correct as at 1 September 1990.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Chile</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>Cote d'Ivoire</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Czechoslovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>East Jerusalem</p></td><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Germany, Federal Republic of</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hong Kong</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland, Republic of</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>Korea</p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>Lesotho</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Pacific</p></td><td><p>Soviet Union</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>Venezuela</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yemen, Republic of</p></td><td><p>Yugoslavia</p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(2) In<strong> 2000, </strong>as stated in the 1999-2000 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:</p><p>*Details are correct as at 31 March 2000.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td><td><p>Belarus</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>Bolivia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bosnia-Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>Sâo Paulo</p></td><td><p>Brunei</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Burma (Myanmar)</p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Chile</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>East Jerusalem (West Bank and Gaza)</p></td><td><p>Ecuador</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Eritrea</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>India</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>Korea</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>Lesotho</p></td><td><p>Macedonia, former Yugoslav Republic of</p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>Swaziland</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>Trinidad and Tobago</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>USA</p></td><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>Yugoslavia</p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>(3) In <strong>2010</strong>, as stated in the 2009-10 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:</p><p>*Details were correct as at 31 March 2010.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>Armenia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>Cameroon</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Chile</p></td><td><p>China</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Colombia</p></td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Czech republic</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td><td><p>Eritrea</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td><td><p>Iraq</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td><td><p>Japan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>Korea, Republic of</p></td><td><p>Kosovo</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Macedonia</p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>Mauritius</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>Mozambique</p></td><td><p>Namibia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>Palestinian Territories</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>Syria</p></td><td><p>Taipei</p></td><td><p>Tanzania</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>Trinidad and Tobago</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>Uganda</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>United States of America</p></td><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>Yemen</p></td><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>(4) In <strong>2015</strong>, as stated in the 2014-15 Annual Report, the British Council had offices in the following countries*:</p><p>*Details were correct as at 31 March 2015.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Afghanistan</p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>Algeria</p></td><td><p>Argentina</p></td><td><p>Armenia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Australia</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>Azerbaijan</p></td><td><p>Bahrain</p></td><td><p>Bangladesh</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>Bosnia and Herzegovina</p></td><td><p>Botswana</p></td><td><p>Brazil</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Burma</p></td><td><p>Canada</p></td><td><p>Chile</p></td><td><p>China</p></td><td><p>Colombia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>Cuba</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>Czech Republic</p></td><td><p>Egypt</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>Ethiopia</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>India</p></td><td><p>Indonesia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Iraq</p></td><td><p>Ireland</p></td><td><p>Israel</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>Jamaica</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Japan</p></td><td><p>Jordan</p></td><td><p>Kazakhstan</p></td><td><p>Kenya</p></td><td><p>Korea, Republic of</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Kosovo</p></td><td><p>Kuwait</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>Lebanon</p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>Macedonia</p></td><td><p>Malawi</p></td><td><p>Malaysia</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mauritius</p></td><td><p>Mexico</p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>Morocco</p></td><td><p>Mozambique</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Namibia</p></td><td><p>Nepal</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>New Zealand</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Occupied Palestinian Territories</p></td><td><p>Oman</p></td><td><p>Pakistan</p></td><td><p>Peru</p></td><td><p>Philippines</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>Qatar</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>Saudi Arabia</p></td><td><p>Senegal</p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>Sierra Leone</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Singapore</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>South Africa</p></td><td><p>South Sudan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>Sri Lanka</p></td><td><p>Sudan</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>Taiwan</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Tanzania</p></td><td><p>Thailand</p></td><td><p>Trinidad and Tobago</p></td><td><p>Tunisia</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uganda</p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>United Arab Emirates</p></td><td><p>United Kingdom</p></td><td><p>United States of America</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Uruguay</p></td><td><p>Uzbekistan</p></td><td><p>Venezuela</p></td><td><p>Vietnam</p></td><td><p>Yemen</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zambia</p></td><td><p>Zimbabwe</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/05/2018 14:28:41 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4576 label Biography information for Lord McInnes of Kilwinning

1087530

	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	Bahrain: Human Rights
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to persuade the government of Bahrain to (1) end capital punishment and to reprieve those awaiting execution, (2) release journalists imprisoned as a result of their professional work, (3) end the use of torture in all circumstances, and (4) allow those who have had their Bahraini citizenship removed since 2012 to present their cases for restoral of citizenship.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL14454
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/03/2019 answer text <p>(1) The UK's position on the use of the death penalty is longstanding and clear. We oppose its use in all circumstances and countries. The Government of Bahrain are fully aware of our position</p><p><br>(2) The UK and Bahrain have an open dialogue which enables us to raise our concerns, including on individual cases, through private and senior channels. Where we have concerns we raise them at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain. The UK supports freedom of expression and freedom of speech as both a fundamental right in itself and as an essential element of a full range of human rights. We continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to protect freedom of expression for all of its citizens, in line with its international obligations</p><p><br>(3) We continue to encourage those with concerns about treatment in detention to raise them with the appropriate Bahraini human rights oversight body. We encourage the oversight bodies in Bahrain to carry out thorough and swift investigations into any such claims</p><p><br>(4) The UK has raised our concerns on the revocation of Bahraini citizenship at a senior level with the Government of Bahrain.​</p> answering member printed Baroness Goldie question first answered 26/03/2019 17:43:03 answering member 4306 label Biography information for Baroness Goldie
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton

980137

	registered interest
	date	01/10/2018
	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	Burundi: Politics and Government
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are their latest assessments of (1) food, (2) health, and (3) political, security in Burundi.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Durham
	uin	HL10406
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2018 answer text <p>(1) We assess that there has been modest improvement in the food security situation but that it remains extremely fragile.</p><p>(2) Chronic malnutrition is of particular concern, as is the limited access to basic services such as health and education.</p><p>(3) The UN Commission of Inquiry on the Burundi Report of August 2018 found that serious human rights violations persist. The Commission was particularly concerned by the growing number of violations where the ruling party's youth league, the Imbonerakure, had played a role. We are working with UN, EU and African Union partners to support an inclusive, negotiated solution to the political crisis.</p><p>Since 2015, the Department for International Development has provided significant humanitarian support both inside Burundi and to Burundian refugees in the region, supporting around 300,000 refugees in Rwanda and Tanzania since the crisis began. In 2017, the UK committed up to £12 million to support humanitarian needs in Burundi until 2020.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 15/10/2018 14:44:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	4312 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Durham

997393

	registered interest
	date	29/10/2018
	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	British Council: 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 staff (a) are employed directly by, (b) are seconded to and (c) work under contract in the British Council.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	185152
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>(a) Employed directly -10750</p><p>(b) Secondees - 0</p><p>(c) Work under contract*- 1115</p><p>Total 11865</p><p> </p><p><strong>* </strong>This figure is a total of external Non-Permanent Workers (NPW) that the British Council have recorded both in the UK and overseas, this however does not capture invigilators/examiners, those provided by other companies to fulfil contracts or other cases of short term duration external workers.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 01/11/2018 16:06:23 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

992704

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2018
	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	Diplomatic Service: Official Cars
	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 cars owned by his Department there are at the British Embassy in (a) Paris, (b) Nairobi and (c) Riyadh.
	tabling member constituency	Leicester East
	tabling member printed	Keith Vaz
	uin	182096
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>(a) The FCO owns 7 vehicles for use at the British Embassy in Paris.</p><p>(b) The FCO owns 67 vehicles for use by a number of government departments at the British High Commission in Nairobi. These form a transport pool, used by staff from all departments (including the FCO, DfID and DIT) who have signed up to and paid to use the vehicles. A number of these are technical works vehicles used for the secure transportation of building maintenance equipment and water delivery.</p><p>(c) The FCO owns 23 vehicles for use at the British Embassy in Riyadh.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 30/10/2018 15:30:33 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	338 label Biography information for Keith Vaz

997777

	registered interest
	date	30/10/2018
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: 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 staff in his Department are paid less than £10.20 per hour.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow East
	tabling member printed	David Linden
	uin	185780
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/11/2018 answer text <p>111 UK-Based staff employed by the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office are paid less than the London Living Wage rate of £10.20 per hour. However, all staff employed within Inner or Greater London receive at least this rate.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/11/2018 16:35:24 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4640 label Biography information for David Linden

919359

	registered interest
	date	07/06/2018
	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	Palestinians: Recognition of States
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government which member states of the United Nations have recognised Palestine as a state.
	tabling member printed	Lord Grocott
	uin	HL8438
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2018 answer text <p>136 UN member states have recognised a Palestinian state. They are: Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Antigua &amp; Barbuda; Argentina; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belarus; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bolivia; Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brunei Darussalam; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chile; China; Comoros; Republic of Congo; Costa Rica; Cote d' Ivoire; Cuba; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Democratic Republic of Congo; Djibouti; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Grenada; Guatemala; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Guyana; Haiti; Honduras; Hungary; Iceland; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nepal; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Qatar; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saint Lucia; Sao Tome and Principe; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Somalia; South Africa; South Sudan; Sri Lanka; Saint Lucia; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Sudan; Suriname; Swaziland; Sweden; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; Uruguay; Uzbekistan; Vanuatu; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia and Zimbabwe.</p><p>The Holy See, which is not a member of the United Nations but has permanent observer status, has also recognised a Palestinian state.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 20/06/2018 16:16:43 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	276 label Biography information for Lord Grocott

1104967

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education
	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 corrected Answer of 18 March 2019 to Question 196150 on Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Private Education, how many of the 541 children whose private education in UK schools was supported by his Department in 2016-17 received the maximum level of financial subsidy available per child.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	236474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2019 answer text <p>192 of the 541 children did so.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 02/04/2019 16:12:21 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

889832

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2018
	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	Chemical Weapons Convention
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek to persuade the governments of Egypt, Israel, Palestine, North Korea and South Sudan, and other non-signatories, to ratify the Chemical Weapons Convention.
	tabling member printed	Lord Hylton
	uin	HL7164
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/05/2018 answer text <p>192 states are signatories to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). We are encouraging all those that are not signatories to ratify.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 08/05/2018 13:22:02 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	2018 label Biography information for Lord Hylton