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1191199

	registered interest
	date	28/04/2020
	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	Greece: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help support children living in refugee camps in Greece during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	41087
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/05/2020 answer text <p>The Greek Government is responsible for supporting migrants on arrival in Greece, including unaccompanied minors. The United Kingdom has provided bilateral support to Greece, including provision of funding for humanitarian supplies and, in 2019, funding a shelter for unaccompanied children who arrive in Samos. The UK and Greece signed an action plan on migration on 22 April which reaffirms our commitment to continued cooperation to tackle the challenges posed by irregular migration.</p><p>We recognise the challenge faced by Greece in dealing with increased migrant flows, and are also concerned about the condition of migrant camps on the Greek islands. We understand that the Greek Government are implementing a series of steps to seek to address the risk of coronavirus in the migrant camps including the strengthening of health facilities and measures that reduce the need for travel. We continue to monitor the situation via our Embassy in Athens very closely.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 04/05/2020 10:46:08 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1216956

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	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	Chile: Human Rights
	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 reports of alleged human rights violations by Chilean police.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	63393
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>Our Ambassador in Chile has talked with representatives of the Chilean Government to express our concerns about the violence witnessed during protests and about reports of human rights abuses by state agents. We welcome the Chilean Government's acceptance of the UN's human rights report and its recommendations and the Chilean Government's assurances, in public and to our Ambassador, that allegations of human rights abuses will be investigated fully and that perpetrators will be prosecuted. Our Embassy in Santiago remains in close contact with the Chilean authorities and will continue to monitor the situation.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2020 11:48:50 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 32963 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

1216957

	registered interest
	date	23/06/2020
	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	Chile: Human Rights
	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 potential merits of defining Chile as a human rights priority country.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	63394
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is concerned about events that have occurred in Chile. Our Ambassador in Chile has expressed our concerns about the violence witnessed during protests in 2019 and about reports of human rights abuses to the Chilean Government. We welcome the Chilean Government's recognition that there have been human rights abuses and their assurances, in public and to our Ambassador, that allegations of human rights abuses will be investigated fully, and that perpetrators will be prosecuted. We continue to monitor the human rights situation in Chile closely.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/06/2020 11:50:59 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 32960 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

521569

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	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	Turkey: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Turkish government on the effect of its policies on freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial and the rule of law.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	38579
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text As a friend and ally we regularly underline the importance of freedom of expression and all fundamental freedoms as part of our broader dialogue with the Turkish government. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/06/2016 15:23:23 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

521581

	registered interest
	date	25/05/2016
	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	Turkey: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the government of Turkey on that government's proposal to remove parliamentary immunity from opposition members of parliament.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
	uin	38475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The lifting of parliamentary immunity is a matter for the Turkish parliament. As a modern democracy and candidate for EU accession, we would expect Turkey to undertake any subsequent legal processes transparently and to fully respect the rule of law.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/06/2016 15:13:10 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

61701

	registered interest
	date	12/06/2014
	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	Official Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what visits each of the Ministers in his Department have made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	200485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2014 answer text <p>Details of Ministers' visits overseas are published quarterly and can be found at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministers-transparency-publications</a></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/06/2014 15:12:28 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

66064

	registered interest
	date	07/07/2014
	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	Domestic Visits
	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 18 June 2014, Official Report, column 639W, on official visits, what domestic visits each of the Ministers of his Department has made since January 2013; and what the purpose of each such visit was.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2013 FCO Ministers have made official domestic visits to the locations set out in the attached table.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 14/07/2014 15:02:17 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington attachment 1 file name PQ204374 UK Visits Table.docx title UK Visits Table previous answer version 9519 answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

76788

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Official Cars
	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 diplomatic cars have been sold by his Department in each year since 2010; how much each car was sold for; and how much was raised in total from such sales.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204737
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Responsibility for purchase and sale of diplomatic vehicles is devolved to Embassies and High Commissions. Diplomatic vehicles are sold when no longer cost-effective to run, or when fewer vehicles are needed. These vehicles are sold for a fair, local market price. Sales of all vehicles raised £777,000 in 2013/14 and £1.166million in 2012/13.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/07/2014 11:39:01 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

76778

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Conflict Pool
	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 from the Conflict Pool in each country in each year since its launch.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204829
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p><br>The tri-departmental Conflict Pool in its current form was created in 2010. The Conflict Pool is managed on a regional programme basis. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has funded projects in all of the Conflict Pool's five regional programmes: in Afghanistan; in Africa where activity has included work in Nigeria, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya; in the Middle East and North Africa including projects in Syria, Libya, Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories; in South Asia where activity has mostly been in Pakistan; and activity through the Wider Europe programme in the Western Balkans, the Caucasus and Central Asia. Activity in all these programmes includes regional, cross-border and multilateral projects as well as country-specific activity. The FCO also funds activity through the Strengthening Alliances and Partnerships Programme (SAP) supporting international organisations, including the UN and international NGOs, to prevent conflict.</p><p>It is therefore not possible to break down spend fully on a country basis. The FCO's spend by programme from FY2009/10 to FY 2013/14 is detailed below:</p><p>Africa <br>2009/10 £11,513,293 <br>2010/11 £10,148,734 <br>2011/12 £23,928,463 <br>2012/13 £22,648,917 <br>2013/14 £24,575,287</p><p>Afghanistan <br>2009/10 £65,015,660 <br>2010/11 £72,260,986 <br>2011/12 £67,391,371 <br>2012/13 £48,274,454 <br>2013/14 £35,123,462</p><p>MENA <br>2009/10 £13,086,773 <br>2010/11 £8,219,371 <br>2011/12 £15,390,246 <br>2012/13 £17,286,896 <br>2013/14 £44,656,803</p><p>South Asia <br>2009/10 £5,162,725 <br>2010/11 £6,886,111 <br>2011/12 £10,048,078 <br>2012/13 £13,382,327 <br>2013/14 £15,238,714</p><p>SAP <br>2009/10 £1,795,450 <br>2010/11 £1,879,215 <br>2011/12 £1,314,659 <br>2012/13 £3,043,310 <br>2013/14 £3,004,862</p><p>Wider Europe <br>2009/10 £22,606,731 <br>2010/11 £9,201,708 <br>2011/12 £8,024,044 <br>2012/13 £11,034,924 <br>2013/14 £15,001,854</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 15/07/2014 16:40:49 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore

76781

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2014
	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	Conflict Pool
	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 eligibility criteria are for projects requiring Conflict Pool funding.
	tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
	tabling member printed	Sheila Gilmore
	uin	204734
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2014 answer text <p>The Conflict Pool is a tri-departmental resource managed jointly by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development. It funds conflict prevention activity in fragile and conflict affected states that are high priorities for the UK. Conflict Pool projects must support the priorities in the Building Stability Overseas Strategy. These are: early warning; rapid crisis response; and upstream conflict prevention, focusing on supporting free, transparent and inclusive political systems; effective and accountable security and justice (including defence engagement) and developing the capacity of local populations and regional and multilateral institutions to prevent and resolve the conflicts that affect them. Conflict Pool funding is a mix of ODA and non-ODA eligible funding and project work is undertaken by a wide range of implementers including HMG, NGOs and international bodies.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Mark Simmonds question first answered 15/07/2014 09:42:29 answering member 1393 label Biography information for Mark Simmonds
	tabling member	3965 label Biography information for Sheila Gilmore