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1023210

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
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	Venezuela: Military Aircraft
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 hold discussions with his counterpart in the US Government on that Government's response to the deployment of two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers to Venezuela.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	201122
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>FCO Ministers speak regularly to their US counterparts about issues of global security including Russian activity. The Government of Venezuela should focus on alleviating the humanitarian suffering of their people rather than hosting Russian military aircraft.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/12/2018 16:19:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1019542

registered interest
date	03/12/2018
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	Syria: Military Intervention
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 Turkish counterpart on the actions of Turkish and allied militia during the occupation of Afrin, and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	198368
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>Her Majesty's Government discussed Turkish military action in Afrin with the Turkish authorities at the highest levels. We called for de-escalation and the protection of civilians, while recognising Turkey's legitimate interest in the security of its borders. All actors in the Syrian conflict must comply with and fully uphold international conventions and norms. We are clear that any allegations of human rights violations, where there is credible evidence of their occurrence, must be investigated and have previously raised incidents with the Turkish authorities where there were grounds to do so.</p><p>The Government has already discussed the situation in Afrin extensively, including in a statement to this House by the Minister of State for the Middle East on 12 March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 06/12/2018 13:30:58 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

1135820

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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	Venezuela: Economic Situation
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 effect of the economic crisis in Venezuela on the (a) political and (b) economic situation in that country.
tabling member constituency	Warley
tabling member printed	John Spellar
uin	271360
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Venezuelan economy is in a desperate state. The IMF is forecasting inflation in Venezuela to reach 10 million per cent for 2019 and the Venezuelan Central Bank has reported a drop of over 55 per cent in GDP since 2013. This is a man-made disaster caused by the Maduro regime's economic mismanagement<em>. </em>It has resulted in a political, economic and humanitarian crisis forcing more than 4 million Venezuelans to leave.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 08/07/2019 14:13:31 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1136030

registered interest
date	01/07/2019
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: Credit Unions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether his Department offers employees a payroll deduction service to enable staff to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Harrow West
tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
uin	271335
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office does not offer employees a payroll deduction service to join a credit union.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 09/07/2019 16:02:48 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1000280

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
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 Protected Areas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, (a) how much and (b) what proportion of the UK's maritime estate including the Overseas Territories is planned to be covered by a blue belt of marine protected areas by 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to creating a Blue Belt around the UK and its Overseas Territories, subject to local support and environmental need.</p><p>Over 3 million square kilometres of British waters have already been protected. The Blue Belt Programme, which runs from 2016 to 2020, will ensure that that over 4 million square kilometres are designated by 2020. This means that 60% of British waters will be protected and managed by 2020.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/11/2018 15:57:00 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1046849

registered interest
date	23/01/2019
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	British Overseas Territories: Companies
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 2023 has been established as the new deadline for the creation of public registers of beneficial ownership in the Overseas Territories.
tabling member constituency	Barking
tabling member printed	Dame Margaret Hodge
uin	211611
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2019 answer text <p>The Government will prepare draft legislation by the end of 2020, as required by the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.</p><p>The Overseas Territories (OTs) will be expected to have public registers in place by the end of 2023 in line with the UK Government's global campaign to make public registers the global norm by then.</p><p>It is important that the OTs with financial centres meet international standards on tax transparency and anti-money laundering. Most OTs are either currently being or due to be evaluated by the Financial Action Task Force and are also working to deliver their commitments to the EU Commission to prevent them being included on the EU's list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 28/01/2019 16:29:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	140 label Biography information for Dame Margaret Hodge

1003874

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
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	Poland: Sovereignty
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 the Government was not represented by a Minister at the celebration of 100 years of independence for Poland on 11 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	Shrewsbury and Atcham
tabling member printed	Daniel Kawczynski
uin	189647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2018 answer text <p>UK Ministers were not invited to the event in Warsaw on 11 November to celebrate 100 years of Poland regaining independence. Our Ambassador to Poland was invited and represented the UK Government. The then Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary marked the centenary at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Warsaw in June.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/11/2018 11:53:44 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1566 label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski

1047753

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
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: Aviation
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 (a) business class, (b) economy class and (c) first-class tickets for air travel his Department purchased in each of the past four years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	212418
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2019 answer text <p>Please refer to PQ 208387.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 01/02/2019 14:46:14 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1110613

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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: 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 Foreign Office employees were (a) seconded and (b) permanently transferred to the Department for Exiting the European Union (a) between June 2016 and December 2018, and (b) between December 2018 and April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	242762
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2019 answer text <p>26 Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff were loaned to the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU) between June 2016 and December 2018.</p><p>Fewer than five Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff were loaned to DExEU between December 2018 and 10 April 2019.</p><p>No Foreign and Commonwealth Office employees transferred permenently to DExEU between June 2016 and 10 April 2019.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/04/2019 12:22:20 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1110615

registered interest
date	09/04/2019
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: Brexit
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 Foreign Office employees were recalled to the UK from diplomatic posts abroad to assist with preparations for leaving the European Union (a) between June 2016 and December 2018, and (b) between December 2018 and April 2019.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	242764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>No central records have been kept of the number of Foreign and Commonwealth Office employees recalled to the UK from diplomatic posts abroad to assist with preparations for leaving the European Union, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 15/04/2019 13:54:46 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry