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1196512

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	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	South Asia: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the covid-19 pandemic, how many UK nationals registered an interest with his Department by 19 April 2020 to return to the UK from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	48251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Helping British travellers who need and want to return to the UK is one of the Government's highest priorities. Since the outbreak in Wuhan, we estimate that over 1.3 million people have returned to the UK via commercial routes globally - the majority supported by our work to keep vital routes open. Additionally we have brought home over 32,000 people on 155 flights organised by the Foreign Office from 29 countries and territories. The number of British travellers that may still require support to return home across the globe is now in the low tens of thousands. It is difficult to be more precise because there have been instances of multiple registrations by the same individual, people not reporting their return to the UK via other means, and long term residents registering for flights even though they were not eligible.</p><p>Repatriating British travellers from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is a priority for the UK Government and we have been working closely with both airlines and the governments of each of those countries to ensure British travellers can return home. We have worked with international allies to lobby authorities to keep commercial air routes open and work together to return travellers globally. Where commercial flights have not been available, the UK Government has organised charter flights. As of 19 May we have arranged 64 charter flights from India and 21 from Pakistan which have repatriated more than 19,000 British travellers in total. 1,600 British travellers have been repatriated from Bangladesh.</p><p>Our High Commissions are providing consular assistance to those who need it, including the most vulnerable, and are continuing to provide regular updates on social media. We encourage British travellers to subscribe to our travel service updates: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/06/2020 08:10:16 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1196513

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	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	South Asia: Coronavirus
	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 Answer of 11 May 2020 to Question 43580 on South Asia: Coronavirus, how many UK nationals who registered an interest by 19 April 2020 to return from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Bangladesh were categorised as vulnerable; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	48252
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Repatriating British travellers from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is a priority for the UK Government and we have been working closely with the government of each country and airlines to ensure British travellers can return home. As of 19 May, we have arranged 64 charter flights from India and 21 from Pakistan which have repatriated more than 19,000 British travellers. Over 1,600 British travellers have been repatriated from Bangladesh. These have carried almost all of those who registered, are eligible, and took up the option of a flight when given the chance to do so. The small numbers who are unable to travel are being looked after by our consular teams in region.</p><p>We reserve as many seats as possible on all flights for the most vulnerable British nationals - these are our top priority. It is difficult to be more precise because there have been instances of multiple registrations by the same individual, people not reporting their return to the UK via other means, and people registering for flights even though they were not eligible.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/06/2020 14:57:26 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1196514

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	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	South Asia: Coronavirus
	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 his oral contribution of 11 May 2020, Official Report, column 12 on repatriation, how many of the 30,000 British nationals who returned on the 141 flights chartered from 27 countries and territories were from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	48253
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Helping British travellers who need and want to return to the UK is one of the Government's highest priorities. Since the outbreak in Wuhan, we estimate that over 1.3 million people have returned to the UK via commercial routes - the majority supported by our work to keep vital routes open. As of 19 May, we have brought back over 32,000 people on 155 flights organised by the Foreign Office from 29 countries and territories.</p><p>Repatriating British travellers from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh is a priority for the UK Government and we have been working closely with both airlines and the governments of each of those countries to ensure British travellers can return home. We have worked with international allies to lobby authorities to keep commercial air routes open and work together to return travellers globally.</p><p>As of 19 May we have arranged 64 charter flights from India and 21 from Pakistan which have repatriated more than 19,000 British travellers. Over 1,600 British travellers have been repatriated from Bangladesh.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/06/2020 14:53:19 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1194939

	registered interest
	date	12/05/2020
	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	Democratic Republic of Congo: Coronavirus
	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 nationals had registered with his Department an interest to return from the Democratic Republic of Congo prior to 11 May 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	45950
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>Helping British nationals who need and want to return to the UK is one of the Government's highest priorities. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is working around the clock, through our Posts overseas and in London, to make sure all British people who need help are receiving the support and information they need. We have now brought home nearly 31,000 people on 146 flights organised by the Foreign Office from 27 countries and territories.</p><p>A repatriation flight, with capacity for 150 British Nationals, departed DRC on 14 May with 102 British nationals registered on the manifest. The flight then continued on to Cameroon to collect more British Nationals. This is in addition to the 73 British nationals previously assisted to depart DRC on chartered commercial flights in conjunction with other Embassies.</p><p>Our British Embassy in Kinshasa continues to provide support to British nationals who require assistance.</p><p>Our consular team continues to work around the clock to provide support, advice and information to British nationals in DRC. Our travel advice pages are also regularly updated to ensure that those wishing to return are aware of further developments. <a href="https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/congo" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/congo</a>.</p> answering member constituency Rochford and Southend East answering member printed James Duddridge question first answered 18/05/2020 14:44:37 answering member 1559 label Biography information for Sir James Duddridge
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1193098

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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	South Asia: Coronavirus
	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 nationals registered an interest by the close of registration on 19 April 2020 to return to the UK as a result of the covid-19 pandemic from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Bangladesh; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	43579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are priorities for the UK Government and we have been working closely with the government of each country and airlines to ensure British nationals can return home. We cannot provide an accurate figure for those currently registered for Her Majesty's Government charter flights because many passengers have registered more than once, have already returned by commercial flights or no longer want to return to the UK.</p><p>We reserve as many seats as possible on all flights for the most vulnerable British nationals - these are our top priority. We will continue working to bring British nationals back to the UK where commercial options do not exist, focusing on the most vulnerable. We are still working through future plans, identifying where needs are greatest, and where charter flights will have the greatest impact on vulnerable British nationals overseas<strong><em>. </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 43580 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:25:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1193099

	registered interest
	date	05/05/2020
	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	South Asia: Coronavirus
	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 of those UK nationals who had registered by 19 April 2020 to return to the UK from (a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Bangladesh were categorised as vulnerable by Corporate Travel Management; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	43580
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/05/2020 answer text <p>India, Pakistan and Bangladesh are priorities for the UK Government and we have been working closely with the government of each country and airlines to ensure British nationals can return home. We cannot provide an accurate figure for those currently registered for Her Majesty's Government charter flights because many passengers have registered more than once, have already returned by commercial flights or no longer want to return to the UK.</p><p>We reserve as many seats as possible on all flights for the most vulnerable British nationals - these are our top priority. We will continue working to bring British nationals back to the UK where commercial options do not exist, focusing on the most vulnerable. We are still working through future plans, identifying where needs are greatest, and where charter flights will have the greatest impact on vulnerable British nationals overseas<strong><em>. </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 43579 question first answered 11/05/2020 16:25:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1190826

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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	Repatriation: Coronavirus
	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 his Answer of 27 April 2020 to Question 37391, how many UK nationals have returned to the UK on repatriation flights organised by the Government as of 27 April 2020, and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	40471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/05/2020 answer text <p>As of 30 April, we have brought back more than 21,000 people on 102 flights organised by the Foreign Office from 21 different countries and territories.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 05/05/2020 06:57:24 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 18612 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1190832

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2020
	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	Bangladesh and Pakistan: Coronavirus
	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 Answer on 27 April 2020 to Question 37392 on Bangladesh and Pakistan: Coronavirus, how many UK nationals have returned to the UK from (a) Pakistan and (b) Bangladesh on repatriation flights organised by the Government as of 27 April 2020; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	40472
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>As of the 28 of April, 2,102 passengers have returned to the UK from Pakistan on our Phase One flights. Since 21 April we have helped 970 people return to the UK from Bangladesh and have five further flights scheduled to take place between 29 April and 7 May. There will be a second round of nine direct charter flights from 30 April, including one from Karachi.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 04/05/2020 14:59:59 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1190199

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2020
	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 Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the ticket cost of £600 per person for nationals returning from Bangladesh was determined; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	39456
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>Flight prices are based on the actual cost of each charter, which varies. To set a limit on the costs to travellers, we have capped prices: for flights under 6 hours at £400; 6-10 hours at £600; and 10 hours + at £800 (using the airline industry's 'time in air' calculator).</p><p>Costs above this amount are borne by the Government. We are determined that the cost of a flight will not be a barrier to bringing British travellers home. Often the cost will be covered by travel insurance; financial support is available where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 39457 question first answered 30/04/2020 15:12:31 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 17774 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

1190200

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2020
	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 Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how the ticket cost of £581 per person for UK nationals returning from India was determined; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	East Ham
	tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
	uin	39457
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2020 answer text <p>Flight prices are based on the actual cost of each charter, which varies. To set a limit on the costs to travellers, we have capped prices: for flights under 6 hours at £400; 6-10 hours at £600; and 10 hours + at £800 (using the airline industry's 'time in air' calculator).</p><p>Costs above this amount are borne by the Government. We are determined that the cost of a flight will not be a barrier to bringing British travellers home. Often the cost will be covered by travel insurance; financial support is available where necessary.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams grouped question UIN 39456 question first answered 30/04/2020 15:12:31 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams previous answer version 17777 answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms