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759305

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory: Diplomatic 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 effect of 22 EU member states abstaining in the vote on UN General Assembly Resolution 71/292 on diplomatic relations with those states.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The vote on the UN General Assembly Resolution 71/292 was a disappointing outcome. Sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory is clearly a matter for the UK and Mauritius to resolve ourselves. Taking this bilateral issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) through the General Assembly is an inappropriate use of the ICJ mechanism. This is reflected in the fact that over half of General Assembly members did not vote in favour of the resolution. We will continue to work with EU and other partners in order to present the UK's position effectively at the International Court of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 9906 9933 question first answered 19/09/2017 13:58:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

759302

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory
	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 received from those EU Member States who abstained in the vote on UN General Assembly Resolution 71/292 on their decision to abstain.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The vote on the UN General Assembly Resolution 71/292 was a disappointing outcome. Sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory is clearly a matter for the UK and Mauritius to resolve ourselves. Taking this bilateral issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) through the General Assembly is an inappropriate use of the ICJ mechanism. This is reflected in the fact that over half of General Assembly members did not vote in favour of the resolution. We will continue to work with EU and other partners in order to present the UK's position effectively at the International Court of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 9907 9933 question first answered 19/09/2017 13:58:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

759326

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2017
	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	British Indian Ocean Territory
	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 his Department has made to the Governments of those EU member states who abstained in the vote on UN General Assembly Resolution 71/292 on their decision to abstain.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
	tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
	uin	9933
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2017 answer text <p>The vote on the UN General Assembly Resolution 71/292 was a disappointing outcome. Sovereignty of the British Indian Ocean Territory is clearly a matter for the UK and Mauritius to resolve ourselves. Taking this bilateral issue to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) through the General Assembly is an inappropriate use of the ICJ mechanism. This is reflected in the fact that over half of General Assembly members did not vote in favour of the resolution. We will continue to work with EU and other partners in order to present the UK's position effectively at the International Court of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 9906 9907 question first answered 19/09/2017 13:58:07 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

758695

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Mexico: Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish a list of projects in Mexico that (a) have been funded by the Magna Carta Fund between 2015 and 2017 and (b) will be funded through that Fund in 2017 and 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	9375
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>All Official Development Assistance programme data up to June 2016 is publicly available on the gov.uk website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/official-development-assistance-oda--2#oda-spend-documents:-fco-strategic-and-bilateral-programme-spend" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/official-development-assistance-oda--2#oda-spend-documents:-fco-strategic-and-bilateral-programme-spend</a>. The Magna Carta Fund was launched in January 2016 to fund projects from Financial Year (FY) 2016/17 and onwards. Prior to that, our fund for Human Rights and Democracy provided activity under similar terms in Mexico. We funded one Magna Carta Fund project during FY 2016/17, spending £154,972. No Magna Carta Fund projects have been funded for Mexico in FY 2017-18. Funding for 2018/19 is still to be determined.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 9376 question first answered 12/09/2017 15:17:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

758696

	registered interest
	date	07/09/2017
	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	Mexico: Magna Carta Fund for Human Rights and Democracy
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much funding from the Magna Carta Fund was spent in Mexico in (a) 2015 and (b) 2016; and what estimate he has made of the level of such funding to be spent in (i) 2017 and (ii) 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Bishop Auckland
	tabling member printed	Helen Goodman
	uin	9376
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/09/2017 answer text <p>All Official Development Assistance programme data up to June 2016 is publicly available on the gov.uk website: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/official-development-assistance-oda--2#oda-spend-documents:-fco-strategic-and-bilateral-programme-spend" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/official-development-assistance-oda--2#oda-spend-documents:-fco-strategic-and-bilateral-programme-spend</a>. The Magna Carta Fund was launched in January 2016 to fund projects from Financial Year (FY) 2016/17 and onwards. Prior to that, our fund for Human Rights and Democracy provided activity under similar terms in Mexico. We funded one Magna Carta Fund project during FY 2016/17, spending £154,972. No Magna Carta Fund projects have been funded for Mexico in FY 2017-18. Funding for 2018/19 is still to be determined.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 9375 question first answered 12/09/2017 15:17:56 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1484 label Biography information for Helen Goodman

967117

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Marine Environment: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What his policy is on global ocean conservation.
	tabling member constituency	Taunton Deane
	tabling member printed	Rebecca Pow
	uin	906723
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>A new International Ocean Strategy was announced in June this year. When published it will underpin the UK’s leading role on marine protection. It will also provide this Government with a blueprint for international action that will support the long-term prosperity of the UK and our long-term commitment to protect the health of the marine environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 906728 question first answered 04/09/2018 15:42:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow

967119

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	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	Marine Environment: Conservation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What his policy is on global ocean conservation.
	tabling member constituency	North Cornwall
	tabling member printed	Scott Mann
	uin	906728
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2018 answer text <p>A new International Ocean Strategy was announced in June this year. When published it will underpin the UK’s leading role on marine protection. It will also provide this Government with a blueprint for international action that will support the long-term prosperity of the UK and our long-term commitment to protect the health of the marine environment.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 906723 question first answered 04/09/2018 15:42:54 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4496 label Biography information for Scott Mann

756493

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of consultancy assignments procured by his Department are paid at a daily rate.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	7932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) defines 'consultancy' and 'temporary' staff as agency staff; contingent staff; and contractors.</p><p>In the Financial Year 2016/17, in compliance with Cabinet Office recruitment controls, the FCO's Chief Operating Officer approved 23 out of 25 requests for the recruitment of temporary staff for London-based roles. All approvals were for the recruitment of temporary staff paid on a daily rate.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 7974 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:43:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

756494

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2017
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Temporary Employment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proportion of requests for consultancy and temporary staff for his Department were approved via a resource board.
	tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
	tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
	uin	7974
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2017 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) defines 'consultancy' and 'temporary' staff as agency staff; contingent staff; and contractors.</p><p>In the Financial Year 2016/17, in compliance with Cabinet Office recruitment controls, the FCO's Chief Operating Officer approved 23 out of 25 requests for the recruitment of temporary staff for London-based roles. All approvals were for the recruitment of temporary staff paid on a daily rate.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 7932 question first answered 11/09/2017 15:43:35 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

720483

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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	Spain: 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 discussions he has had with the Spanish Government on the Government's policy on the political integrity of Spain.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	70614
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>​The political integrity of Spain is a matter for the Spanish Government and the people of Spain.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 70615 question first answered 20/04/2017 16:25:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

720484

	registered interest
	date	13/04/2017
	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	Catalonia: Sovereignty
	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 Spanish Government on that Government's policy on Catalonian independence.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	70615
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>​The political integrity of Spain is a matter for the Spanish Government and the people of Spain.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 70614 question first answered 20/04/2017 16:25:41 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

713469

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Venezuela: 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 recent assessment he has made of the political and economic situation in Venezuela.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	68904
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>We share the concerns of the international community about the deteriorating political and economic situation in Venezuela. Economic mismanagement is producing inflation and shortages of basic goods, with a significant impact upon ordinary Venezuelans. Venezuela became an FCO Human Rights Priority Country in 2016. President Maduro has requested United Nations assistance to boost medical supplies.</p><p>The Organisation of American States (OAS) has called for the OAS Democratic Charter to be invoked unless the Venezuelan Government calls elections and releases political prisoners. The UNASUR- supported dialogue between the Government and opposition has stalled.</p><p>I met the previous Venezuelan Minister for Europe, Samuel Moncada at the EU-CELAC Foreign Minister's meeting on 26 October and discussed humanitarian issues and the economic situation. At that meeting I also raised the deteriorating situation in Venezuela with several of my Latin American and European counterparts. On 20 March I met a delegation of Venezuelan MPs from the National Assembly to discuss the situation and to highlight our support for an independent and empowered Parliament. The EU Foreign Affairs Committee last discussed Venezuela on 18 July, which was attended by the Foreign Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 68905 68906 68907 68908 question first answered 31/03/2017 13:38:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

713471

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Venezuela: 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 discussions he has had with his counterpart in Venezuela on the political situation in that country.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	68905
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>We share the concerns of the international community about the deteriorating political and economic situation in Venezuela. Economic mismanagement is producing inflation and shortages of basic goods, with a significant impact upon ordinary Venezuelans. Venezuela became an FCO Human Rights Priority Country in 2016. President Maduro has requested United Nations assistance to boost medical supplies.</p><p>The Organisation of American States (OAS) has called for the OAS Democratic Charter to be invoked unless the Venezuelan Government calls elections and releases political prisoners. The UNASUR- supported dialogue between the Government and opposition has stalled.</p><p>I met the previous Venezuelan Minister for Europe, Samuel Moncada at the EU-CELAC Foreign Minister's meeting on 26 October and discussed humanitarian issues and the economic situation. At that meeting I also raised the deteriorating situation in Venezuela with several of my Latin American and European counterparts. On 20 March I met a delegation of Venezuelan MPs from the National Assembly to discuss the situation and to highlight our support for an independent and empowered Parliament. The EU Foreign Affairs Committee last discussed Venezuela on 18 July, which was attended by the Foreign Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 68904 68906 68907 68908 question first answered 31/03/2017 13:38:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

713474

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Venezuela: 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, whether he has discussed the political and economic situation in Venezuela with the Secretary General of the Organisation of American States.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	68906
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>We share the concerns of the international community about the deteriorating political and economic situation in Venezuela. Economic mismanagement is producing inflation and shortages of basic goods, with a significant impact upon ordinary Venezuelans. Venezuela became an FCO Human Rights Priority Country in 2016. President Maduro has requested United Nations assistance to boost medical supplies.</p><p>The Organisation of American States (OAS) has called for the OAS Democratic Charter to be invoked unless the Venezuelan Government calls elections and releases political prisoners. The UNASUR- supported dialogue between the Government and opposition has stalled.</p><p>I met the previous Venezuelan Minister for Europe, Samuel Moncada at the EU-CELAC Foreign Minister's meeting on 26 October and discussed humanitarian issues and the economic situation. At that meeting I also raised the deteriorating situation in Venezuela with several of my Latin American and European counterparts. On 20 March I met a delegation of Venezuelan MPs from the National Assembly to discuss the situation and to highlight our support for an independent and empowered Parliament. The EU Foreign Affairs Committee last discussed Venezuela on 18 July, which was attended by the Foreign Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 68904 68905 68907 68908 question first answered 31/03/2017 13:38:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

713476

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Venezuela: 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 discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the political and economic situation in Venezuela.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	68907
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>We share the concerns of the international community about the deteriorating political and economic situation in Venezuela. Economic mismanagement is producing inflation and shortages of basic goods, with a significant impact upon ordinary Venezuelans. Venezuela became an FCO Human Rights Priority Country in 2016. President Maduro has requested United Nations assistance to boost medical supplies.</p><p>The Organisation of American States (OAS) has called for the OAS Democratic Charter to be invoked unless the Venezuelan Government calls elections and releases political prisoners. The UNASUR- supported dialogue between the Government and opposition has stalled.</p><p>I met the previous Venezuelan Minister for Europe, Samuel Moncada at the EU-CELAC Foreign Minister's meeting on 26 October and discussed humanitarian issues and the economic situation. At that meeting I also raised the deteriorating situation in Venezuela with several of my Latin American and European counterparts. On 20 March I met a delegation of Venezuelan MPs from the National Assembly to discuss the situation and to highlight our support for an independent and empowered Parliament. The EU Foreign Affairs Committee last discussed Venezuela on 18 July, which was attended by the Foreign Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 68904 68905 68906 68908 question first answered 31/03/2017 13:38:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

713477

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2017
	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	Venezuela: 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 discussions he has had with his counterparts in Latin America on the political and economic situation in Venezuela.
	tabling member constituency	East Devon
	tabling member printed	Sir Hugo Swire
	uin	68908
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2017 answer text <p>We share the concerns of the international community about the deteriorating political and economic situation in Venezuela. Economic mismanagement is producing inflation and shortages of basic goods, with a significant impact upon ordinary Venezuelans. Venezuela became an FCO Human Rights Priority Country in 2016. President Maduro has requested United Nations assistance to boost medical supplies.</p><p>The Organisation of American States (OAS) has called for the OAS Democratic Charter to be invoked unless the Venezuelan Government calls elections and releases political prisoners. The UNASUR- supported dialogue between the Government and opposition has stalled.</p><p>I met the previous Venezuelan Minister for Europe, Samuel Moncada at the EU-CELAC Foreign Minister's meeting on 26 October and discussed humanitarian issues and the economic situation. At that meeting I also raised the deteriorating situation in Venezuela with several of my Latin American and European counterparts. On 20 March I met a delegation of Venezuelan MPs from the National Assembly to discuss the situation and to highlight our support for an independent and empowered Parliament. The EU Foreign Affairs Committee last discussed Venezuela on 18 July, which was attended by the Foreign Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 68904 68905 68906 68907 question first answered 31/03/2017 13:38:43 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	1408 label Biography information for Lord Swire

711005

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	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	Afghanistan: Diplomatic Service
	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 diplomats and members of staff at the UK embassy in Kabul are fluent in (a) Dari and (b) Pashto; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	67806
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Kabul has approximately 160 local staff, many of whom speak Dari or Pashto as their native language. We also have a small number of UK-based roles in Kabul where we train incumbents to speak Dari or Pashto.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 67810 question first answered 20/03/2017 16:35:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

711003

	registered interest
	date	14/03/2017
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pashto and Persian Language
	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 officials in his Department are fluent in (a) Dari and (b) Pashto; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	67810
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2017 answer text <p>The British Embassy in Kabul has approximately 160 local staff, many of whom speak Dari or Pashto as their native language. We also have a small number of UK-based roles in Kabul where we train incumbents to speak Dari or Pashto.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 67806 question first answered 20/03/2017 16:35:08 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

692539

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	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	Juhel Miah
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed the case of Mr Juhel Miah, a British National who was removed from a flight from Reykjavik to New York on 16 February 2017, with his (a) Icelandic and (b) American counterparts.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	64824
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The US Embassy has confirmed that all international travellers must obtain an appropriate visa for the purpose of travel unless they qualify for entry under the Visa Waiver Program.</p><p>The US authorities do not comment on individual cases but have confirmed that the incident is not related to President Trump's 27th January Executive Order, which has been suspended. We will continue to offer assistance to any British nationals that require it, but we cannot influence US immigration decisions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 64825 question first answered 24/02/2017 14:15:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

692540

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2017
	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	Juhel Miah
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, for what reason Mr Juhel Miah was removed from a flight from Reykjavik to New York on 16 February 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	64825
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The US Embassy has confirmed that all international travellers must obtain an appropriate visa for the purpose of travel unless they qualify for entry under the Visa Waiver Program.</p><p>The US authorities do not comment on individual cases but have confirmed that the incident is not related to President Trump's 27th January Executive Order, which has been suspended. We will continue to offer assistance to any British nationals that require it, but we cannot influence US immigration decisions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 64824 question first answered 24/02/2017 14:15:01 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

686125

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Turks and Caicos Islands: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion with his counterpart in the Turks and Caicos Islands since the last Joint Ministerial Council.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	63462
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Minister for the Overseas Territories (OTs), the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns who holds responsibility for these issues discussed the importance of implementing the bilateral arrangements concluded in April 2016 with OTs with financial centres to OT leaders at the Joint Ministerial Council on European Negotiations held in London on 7 February.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 63463 63464 63465 63466 question first answered 15/02/2017 16:16:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

686126

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Bermuda: Companies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether (a) he and (b) the Minister for the Overseas Territories discussed the creation of public registers of beneficial ownership which name the owners of offshore companies with the Deputy Premier of Bermuda in the last six months.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	63463
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Minister for the Overseas Territories (OTs), the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns who holds responsibility for these issues discussed the importance of implementing the bilateral arrangements concluded in April 2016 with OTs with financial centres to OT leaders at the Joint Ministerial Council on European Negotiations held in London on 7 February.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 63462 63464 63465 63466 question first answered 15/02/2017 16:16:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

686128

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	British Virgin Islands: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion with his counterpart in the British Virgin Islands since the last Joint Ministerial Council.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	63464
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Minister for the Overseas Territories (OTs), the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns who holds responsibility for these issues discussed the importance of implementing the bilateral arrangements concluded in April 2016 with OTs with financial centres to OT leaders at the Joint Ministerial Council on European Negotiations held in London on 7 February.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 63462 63463 63465 63466 question first answered 15/02/2017 16:16:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

686129

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Bermuda: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion with his counterpart in Bermuda since the last Joint Ministerial Council.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	63465
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Minister for the Overseas Territories (OTs), the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns who holds responsibility for these issues discussed the importance of implementing the bilateral arrangements concluded in April 2016 with OTs with financial centres to OT leaders at the Joint Ministerial Council on European Negotiations held in London on 7 February.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 63462 63463 63464 63466 question first answered 15/02/2017 16:16:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

686130

	registered interest
	date	07/02/2017
	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	Anguilla: Taxation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has discussed tax (a) avoidance and (b) evasion with his counterpart in Anguilla since the last Joint Ministerial Council.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	63466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2017 answer text <p>The Minister for the Overseas Territories (OTs), the Rt Hon. Baroness Anelay of St Johns who holds responsibility for these issues discussed the importance of implementing the bilateral arrangements concluded in April 2016 with OTs with financial centres to OT leaders at the Joint Ministerial Council on European Negotiations held in London on 7 February.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan grouped question UIN 63462 63463 63464 63465 question first answered 15/02/2017 16:16:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West