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1486481

	registered interest
	date	05/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Russia: Prisoners of War
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with (a) NATO and (b) her other international counterparts on the detention and prosecution of British prisoners of war by Russian forces in Ukraine.
	tabling member constituency	Erith and Thamesmead
	tabling member printed	Abena Oppong-Asare
	uin	31241
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government of Ukraine is responsible for negotiations with Russia on the exchange of Prisoners of War and we are working closely with the Ukrainians to secure the release of all British National Prisoners of War held by Russian proxies in eastern Ukraine. The UK Government is also in regular contact with international partners, including NATO Allies, about violations of International Humanitarian Law by Russia and Russian proxies, including their treatment of Prisoners of War and civilian detainees. British Nationals detained by Russian forces and its proxies must be treated in accordance with International Humanitarian Law, including the Geneva Conventions. The UK Government has raised this issue with the Russian authorities and reminded them of their obligations under International Humanitarian Law.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/07/2022 16:40:30 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4820 label Biography information for Abena Oppong-Asare

1487984

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Kashmir: Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking with its international counterparts to help resolve conflict in Kashmir.
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	uin	33914
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>The long-standing position of the UK is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting, political resolution to the situation in Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator. We encourage both sides to maintain positive dialogue and find lasting, diplomatic solutions, but the pace and scope is for them to determine.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 14/07/2022 16:15:59 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1503899

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Greece: Turkey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to help de-escalate tensions between Greece and Turkey.
	tabling member constituency	South Leicestershire
	tabling member printed	Alberto Costa
	uin	45511
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Greece and Turkey are close friends and allies of the UK. We encourage both countries to resolve issues through dialogue and we support measures aimed at de-escalation and reduction of tensions, including existing deconfliction mechanisms within NATO structures. The former Prime Minister reiterated these messages in his engagements with both President Erdoğan and Prime Minister Mitsotakis at the NATO Summit in Madrid and during calls on 21 June.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/09/2022 16:37:50 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4439 label Biography information for Alberto Costa

1487986

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Russia: Lobbying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) she or (b) any ministers in her Department have met with Russian=based companies since 24 February 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	33928
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Neither the Foreign Secretary, nor any other Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office ministers, have met with Russia-based companies since the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. The former Minister for Europe had an interview with TV Rain on 21 June, an independent media company forced out of Russia by the Kremlin's crackdown on media freedom.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/07/2022 15:17:39 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1487987

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Russia: Lobbying
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make it her policy to ban lobbying of UK government officials by firms based in Russia.
	tabling member constituency	Stirling
	tabling member printed	Alyn Smith
	uin	33929
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>We do not have a policy to ban lobbying by firms based in specific countries. We do however have robust measures to provide transparency and powerful tools to deter illicit or harmful activity when that arises. The National Security Bill, currently before Parliament, will provide a range of additional tools and powers to tackle state threats, including activity which amounts to foreign interference in UK public life.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/07/2022 15:12:15 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	4738 label Biography information for Alyn Smith

1487366

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, which Ministers will represent the UK at the Tenth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons on 1 to 26 August 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	32510
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK looks forward to working with all states to strengthen the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the Tenth Review Conference in August. The FCDO is still finalising Ministerial attendance. The senior official leading the UK delegation will be the UK's Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 12/07/2022 16:41:47 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1488858

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to Answer of 12 July to Question 27570, when the final decision will be taken on each Expression of Interest (EOI); how long it is taking on average to process an EOI under ACRS Pathway 3; and how many EOI have been processed since the 13 June 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	35913
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>We have so far received over 4500 Expressions of Interest (EOIs) under ACRS Pathway 3 since the online form was opened on 20 June. We are not yet in a position to say when final decisions will be taken on each of these EOIs, or to provide an average processing time. We are working as quickly as possible, processing EOIs in the order they are received. Those who are eligible and are referred for resettlement under the ACRS will be informed by email with advice on the next steps.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/07/2022 15:29:35 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1489296

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Turkey: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will hold discussions with her counterpart in Turkey on (a) reports of deportations from Turkey of Afghan nationals who have fled the Taliban to Afghanistan and (b) establishing a mechanism to allow undocumented refugees who have fled the Taliban in Afghanistan to apply for asylum in the UK; and if she will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	36735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>Turkey retains the sovereign right to decide who it admits into and deports from the country and has no obligation to explain its decisions to other governments. Deportations are conducted either to deportees' own countries or to another country considered safe by Turkey.</p><p>Through Pathway 2 of the UK Government's Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), we are able to receive referrals from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of vulnerable refugees who have fled Afghanistan, for resettlement to the UK. Through the ACRS we will resettle up to 20,000 people at risk from Afghanistan and the region.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 19/07/2022 15:26:03 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1491099

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate she has made of the potential total number of (a) Chevening Alumni, (b) British Council contractors and (c) GardaWorld contractors eligible for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway Three.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	40759
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) Pathway 3, the FCDO has received an estimated 11,400 Expressions of Interest (EOIs). The window for EOIs under ACRS Pathway 3 closed on 15 August 2022 and we are in the process of assessing EOIs in terms of eligibility. In the first year, we will offer up to 1,500 places to eligible at-risk British Council contractors, GardaWorld contractors and Chevening alumni, including their eligible family members.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/09/2022 16:48:11 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1491101

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2022
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Afghanistan: Refugees
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 July 2022 to Question 35913 on Refugees: Afghanistan, whether the 4,500 expressions of interest under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme Pathway Three have come from principal applicants.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	40760
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2022 answer text <p>Under pathway 3 of the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme the FCDO has now received an estimated 11,400 Expressions of Interest (EOIs). Each of these EOIs is from an individual seeking resettlement to the UK. The number does not include any dependents that may be seeking to have resettled with them.</p> answering member constituency Beverley and Holderness answering member printed Graham Stuart question first answered 06/09/2022 16:56:27 answering member 1482 label Biography information for Graham Stuart
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas