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1083637

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2019
	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	Germany: British Nationals Abroad
	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 made to his counterpart in the German Government on reports of UK residents who allegedly collaborated with the Nazi regime during the second world war receiving pensions under the war victims' legislation of that country.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	229781
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2019 answer text <p>None. Pension payments made by the German government are a matter for them.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 12/03/2019 15:04:53 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1123435

	registered interest
	date	26/04/2019
	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	Lebanon: Refugees
	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 made to his Lebanese counterpart on the status of Syrian refugees living in Lebanon since May 2015 when the UN Human Rights Commission suspended registration of those refugees.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	248053
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2019 answer text <p>​​Lebanon's refugee crisis has been raised with the Lebanese Government by the UK Prime Minister, Department for International Development and the Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office; most recently in March by former Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt. Lebanon has shown enormous generosity in hosting an estimated 1.5 million Syrian refugees. The UK is supporting Lebanon to meet the humanitarian needs of both refugees and vulnerable Lebanese communities. We support the UN judgement that conditions in Syria are not yet conducive for return. Syrian authorities bear responsibility for improving conditions for return, including providing verifiable assurances on security, safety, and respect for international law. The UK remains clear that any refugee returns to Syria must take place voluntarily, in safety and dignity, in line with international humanitarian law and when conditions allow.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 01/05/2019 16:43:32 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1131005

	registered interest
	date	10/06/2019
	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	Lebanon: Refugees
	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 Government of Lebanon on the proposed destruction of Syrian refugees’ shelters in Arsal, Lebanon.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	262409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/06/2019 answer text <p>We support refugees remaining in host countries in the region, and support host countries to accommodate them. As part of this, we are working in partnership with host countries to help them to expand job and education opportunities for refugees in a way that will enable them to better support themselves and give them skills for the future. We are also helping host countries to cope with the impact of refugees on local services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/06/2019 16:31:37 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1132949

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2019
	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	Lebanon: Refugees
	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 13 June to Question 262409, whether his Department has made any representations to the Government of Lebanon on the proposed destruction of Syrian refugees’ shelters in Arsal, Lebanon.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	266243
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/06/2019 answer text <p>​We have called on the Lebanese Government to ensure that any operation or actions that impact on the homes of refugees are done in full accordance with Lebanese laws and international principals, after thorough consultation with those affected, relevant Non Governmental Organisations, and the UN, and only once appropriate alternative accommodation has been put in place for those affected. Following lobbying from the international donor community, including this Government, and after negotiations with the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, and refugee communities, the Government of Lebanon has agreed to postpone the demolition operation in Arsal to 1 July, to allow refugees more time to comply with the order, or find alternative accommodation.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 24/06/2019 13:14:47 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151495

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	1 Carlton Gardens: Operating Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the annual running cost of 1 Carlton Gardens was in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	3712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>The annual running costs for 1 Carlton Gardens is shown below. Running costs include rent, maintenance, minor improvement and repair costs, cleaning, security, facilities management charges and utilities.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>F/Y 2009/10</p></td><td><p>£630,282</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Y 2010/11</p></td><td><p>£751,802</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Y 2011/12</p></td><td><p>£766,524</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Y 2012-13</p></td><td><p>£721,231</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Y 2013-14</p></td><td><p>£740,332</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Y 2014-15</p></td><td><p>£933,736</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Y 2015-16</p></td><td><p>£850,099</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Y 2016-17</p></td><td><p>£984,491</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Y 2017-18</p></td><td><p>£931,655</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>F/Y 2018-19</p></td><td><p>£1,250,204</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 28/10/2019 17:06:56 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151496

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	1 Carlton Gardens: Repairs and Maintenance
	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 has been spent on repairs and maintenance of No. 1 Carlton Gardens in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	3713
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>​The annual amount spent on repairs and maintenance for 1 Carlton Gardens is shown below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>2009/10</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011/12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012/13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013/14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014/15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015/16</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2018/19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Internal Repair and Maintenance </strong></p></td><td><p>£26,368</p></td><td><p>£16,604</p></td><td><p>£28,455</p></td><td><p>£27,731</p></td><td><p>£28,702</p></td><td><p>£29,706</p></td><td><p>£29,626</p></td><td><p>£23,228</p></td><td><p>£24,051</p></td><td><p>£20,164</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Mechanical &amp; Electrical Repair and Maintenance </strong></p></td><td><p>£54,606</p></td><td><p>£59,320</p></td><td><p>£75,114</p></td><td><p>£66,341</p></td><td><p>£68,663</p></td><td><p>£71,066</p></td><td><p>£64,156</p></td><td><p>£65,283</p></td><td><p>£63,770</p></td><td><p>£62,624</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>External &amp; Structural Repair and Maintenance </strong></p></td><td><p>£18,140</p></td><td><p>£10,213</p></td><td><p>£8,662</p></td><td><p>£12,981</p></td><td><p>£13,435</p></td><td><p>£13,906</p></td><td><p>£17,639</p></td><td><p>£23,749</p></td><td><p>£11,239</p></td><td><p>£15,539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Cleaning </strong></p></td><td><p>£40,965</p></td><td><p>£41,068</p></td><td><p>£31,392</p></td><td><p>£45,189</p></td><td><p>£46,771</p></td><td><p>£48,408</p></td><td><p>£46,414</p></td><td><p>£48,252</p></td><td><p>£51,286</p></td><td><p>£49,477</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grounds maintenance </strong></p></td><td><p>£3,633</p></td><td><p>£5,194</p></td><td><p>£1,018</p></td><td><p>£4,060</p></td><td><p>£4,202</p></td><td><p>£4,349</p></td><td><p>£4,128</p></td><td><p>£4,213</p></td><td><p>£4,322</p></td><td><p>£3,576</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL (£) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£143,711</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£132,399</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£144,641</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£156,302</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£161,773</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£167,435</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£161,963</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£164,725</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£154,668</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>£151,380</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 28/10/2019 17:09:30 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151497

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Chevening
	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 his Department has spent on its (a) use, (b) maintenance, (c) enhancement and (d) repair of Chevening House in the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	3714
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>​Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the buidling.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 3715 question first answered 28/10/2019 13:19:44 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1151498

	registered interest
	date	22/10/2019
	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	Chevening
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of (a) using, (b) maintaining, (c) making one-off payments for enhancements to and (d) repairing Chevening House in the next five years.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	3715
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/10/2019 answer text <p>​Chevening House is not funded by the Government and is the responsibility of its trustees. The Prime Minister decides who occupies the buidling.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler grouped question UIN 3714 question first answered 28/10/2019 13:19:44 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1166816

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	Chile: Demonstrations
	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 accuracy of allegations of human rights abuses during the ongoing protests in Chile.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	6434
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government is concerned by events that have occurred in Chile in recent days, and is aware of allegations of human rights abuses by a few members of the security forces. We welcome that the Chilean Government has responded to these allegations by giving access to human rights investigators and inviting the UN Human Rights Commissioner and Human Rights Watch to send investigatory teams. We welcome the clear statements made by the Chilean authorities that allegations of human rights abuses will be investigated and that, if appropriate, prosecutions will follow.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 31/10/2019 16:28:35 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1166817

	registered interest
	date	28/10/2019
	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	Chile: Demonstrations
	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 made to his Chilean counterpart on the number of minors arrested during the ongoing protests in Chile.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	6435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government is concerned by events that have occurred in Chile in recent days, including reports of the arrest of minors by security forces. We welcome that the Chilean Government has invited the UN Human Rights Commissioner and Human Rights Watch to send investigatory teams, and that the Justice Minister and public prosecutors have made clear that members of the security forces will not be immune from any investigations or prosecutions. Our Embassy in Santiago is in contact with the Chilean authorities, and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 31/10/2019 16:31:06 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard