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1237188

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	British Nationals Abroad: Homicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his former Department's report of January 2015, Review of consular assistance following murder and manslaughter cases overseas, whether his Department plans to publish its internal guidance on how it decides (a) who is entitled to consular assistance, (b) what criteria are considered, (c) how vulnerability is assessed and (d) what forms consular assistance can take in cases where support is provided to bereaved families and friends after a murder or manslaughter abroad.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	94481
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>&quot;Support for British Nationals Abroad: A Guide&quot; sets what we can and cannot provide in terms of consular assistance. In addition we have published guidance on gov.uk outlining consular support available to those bereaved through murder of manslaughter abroad called &quot;Consular support for those bereaved through murder or manslaughter abroad&quot;. Vulnerability is assessed individually, according to each person or family's need.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/10/2020 12:41:17 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1237184

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	British Nationals Abroad: Homicide
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his former Department's report of January 2015, Review of consular assistance following murder and manslaughter cases overseas, whether his Department plans to publish the outcome of the review of the Access to Justice Unit on support provided to bereaved families and friends after a murder or manslaughter abroad.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	94480
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The FCO noted in its January 2015 review of consular assistance following murder and manslaughter cases overseas, that a new Access to Justice Unit would be operational by January 2015, and that we would report on progress by June 2015. An update was included in a published report called &quot;Consular Strategy 2013-16: progress during year two&quot; published in May 2015.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/10/2020 12:39:38 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1237181

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	Aviation: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Government plans to respond to the Third Report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Flying Home: The FCO’s consular response to the COVID-19 pandemic, published on 21 July 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	94479
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>The Government sent its response to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 25 September.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/10/2020 12:42:47 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1237180

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	British Nationals Abroad: Death
	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 the Government plans to publish an official response to the APPG on Deaths Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance 2019 Report entitled Why families in the UK deserve better and what can be done.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	94478
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/10/2020 answer text <p>We welcome the report of the APPG's Death Abroad, Consular Services and Assistance 2019. On 28 August I, (Minister Adams) replied to APPG chair, Hannah Bardell's letter of 28 July. In that letter I confirmed that I and my predecessors have repeatedly offered to meet the APPG to discuss their concerns and recommendations. This offer has not been taken up. We have carefully considered the issues raised in the report.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/10/2020 12:35:49 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1237179

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crime: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department allocates to the Victim Support Homicide Service/Lucie Blackman Trust to support families bereaved abroad.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	94477
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice is committed to ensuring effective practical and emotional support for those bereaved by homicide and has taken steps to improve the funding available for these victims.</p><p>The current Homicide Service commenced in April 2019 and provides bereaved families with access to the fullest range of practical, emotional, specialist and peer support to families bereaved both in England and Wales as well as by homicide abroad.</p><p>We have provided Victim Support up to £3.4m per annum in funding for the delivery of the Homicide Service. In 2020/21 we are providing up to £500k in additional funding to the Homicide Service.</p><p>The funding available includes a contribution of up to £160k per annum from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to provide support to eligible families bereaved abroad. In addition, the FCDO has contributed funding of £40,000 this financial year to the Lucie Blackman Trust to support missing British nationals and their families.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/09/2020 16:18:37 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1237178

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	Victim Support: Lucie Blackman Trust
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department allocates to the Victim Support Homicide Service/Lucie Blackman Trust to support families bereaved abroad.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	94476
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/10/2020 answer text <p>The Foreign, Commonwealth &amp; Development Office (FCDO) works with a number of partner organisations where they can provide expertise, specialist support or services that the FCDO cannot. The FCDO contributes grant funding, via the Ministry of Justice, to the Victim Support Homicide Service to provide support to eligible families bereaved abroad. The grant funding provided to the Lucie Blackman Trust is to support missing British nationals and their families.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 06/10/2020 14:39:17 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 50345 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1237177

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	Crime: Victims
	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 the FCO Murder Manslaughter Team will become party to the Victims' Code.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	94475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/09/2020 answer text <p>FCDO officials are in discussion with the Ministry of Justice about the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims' Code) following recommendations made by the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales in 2019. The Ministry of Justice recently ran a public consultation exercise on changes to the Victims' Code and their officials continue to analyse the responses received.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 29/09/2020 14:26:15 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 50346 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1237176

	registered interest
	date	24/09/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Crime: Victims
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to comply with the Victims Directive after the UK leaves EU.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	94474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The Victim Directive (2012/29/EU) and the Victim Compensation Directive (2004/80/EC) will cease to apply to the UK after the end of the transition period, subject to the winding down provisions contained in the Withdrawal Agreement. The common minimum standards set out in the Victim Directive have been implemented in domestic law; for example, in England and Wales primarily through the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime (Victims’ Code) issued under section 32 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004. These measures are unaffected by the UK’s exit from the EU. Victims of crime injured in Britain may be eligible for the Britain-wide Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme ('the Scheme'), which provides publicly funded compensation to victims who suffer a serious physical or mental injury as the direct result of a violent crime. Awards under the Scheme are a recognition of public sympathy for the pain and suffering caused by violent crime. Where the crime was committed in an EU Member State, victims may be eligible to apply to the compensation scheme in that State, under the European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes.</p> answering member constituency Cheltenham answering member printed Alex Chalk question first answered 28/09/2020 16:13:04 answering member 4481 label Biography information for Alex Chalk
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1237175

	registered interest
	date	23/09/2020
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Reorganisation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much the merger of his Department with the Department for International Development cost; and how many roles will be (a) lost and (b) created (i) in the UK and (ii) overseas as a result of that merger.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	94473
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/09/2020 answer text <p>The creation of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has unified our international efforts so we can maximise the UK's influence around the world.</p><p>As the Foreign Secretary has said, we will implement the merger in the most cost-effective way possible. The ultimate shape of the FCDO will depend on the outcomes of the Integrated Review and Spending Review which will define the Government's ambition for the UK's role in the world and the long-term strategic aims for our national security, defence, development and foreign policy. As such, it is not possible to determine yet the anticipated final costs of the merger or the size of the department needed to deliver against those ambitions. We anticipate there may be cost savings in the long term as a result of using our resources more effectively and efficiently, though this is not the primary goal of the merger.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary has said there will be no compulsory redundancies as a result of the merger, but that some roles and responsibilities may change. We will continue to engage with staff throughout this process.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 28/09/2020 14:19:11 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell

1387808

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2021
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme will make payments to applicants diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome in the context of that syndrome having been added to the list of side effects for the AstraZeneca covid-19 vaccination.
	tabling member constituency	Livingston
	tabling member printed	Hannah Bardell
	uin	92986
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/01/2022 answer text <p>All claims to the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme are clinically assessed on a case-by-case basis.</p> answering member constituency Lewes answering member printed Maria Caulfield question first answered 05/01/2022 12:37:55 answering member 4492 label Biography information for Maria Caulfield
	tabling member	4486 label Biography information for Hannah Bardell