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1188924

	registered interest
	date	21/04/2020
	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	Karachi: Coronavirus
	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 plans to schedule repatriation flights from Karachi in Pakistan to enable UK residents physically unable to undertake the 752-mile journey to Lahore or the 877-mile journey to Islamabad from Karachi to return home to the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	38415
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/05/2020 answer text <p>We continue to hold discussions with the Government of Pakistan to arrange further charter flights. On 26 April we announced that the first UK charter flight from Karachi will depart on 30 April. We have advised British nationals in Karachi looking to return to the UK to register interest, which can be found in the 'Return to the UK' page of our Pakistan travel advice: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/pakistan/return-to-the-uk.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 01/05/2020 07:57:56 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1179521

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	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	Cuba: Overseas Trade
	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 meetings the British Ambassador to Cuba has had with the Cuban Government on non-payment by Cuban authorities for work undertaken by (a) UK and (b) European businesses; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	18501
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2020 answer text <p>Our Ambassador to Cuba has raised the issue of non-payment of debts to British and European businesses in various meetings with Cuban Government ministers and officials on numerous occasions, and we continue to press Cuban authorities to repay all outstanding debts.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/03/2020 14:34:17 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1149299

	registered interest
	date	15/10/2019
	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	Kuwait: 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 discussions he has had with his Kuwaiti counterpart on that country's criminalisation of human rights activists; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	409
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Human rights is a British foreign policy priority. The UK recognises Kuwait’s positive steps to improve democracy and human rights. However there remain areas of significant concern, including around freedom of expression. The UK continues to monitor the human rights conditions in Kuwait and discusses these matters with the Kuwaiti Government as appropriate.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 22/10/2019 16:07:49 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1140578

	registered interest
	date	19/07/2019
	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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2019 to Question 271335, for what reasons his Department does not offer a payroll deduction service to enable employees to join a credit union; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	279368
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign &amp; Commonwealth Office does not have a facility to allow staff to join a credit union through payroll deductions, however staff can still make arrangements to contribute to a credit union via direct debit.</p><p>Financial wellbeing is a key part of pay and benefits package, and we offer a range of services to help staff build financial capability so they can make informed decisions about their finances.</p> answering member constituency Tamworth answering member printed Christopher Pincher question first answered 06/08/2019 13:41:27 answering member 4075 label Biography information for Christopher Pincher
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

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

1131390

	registered interest
	date	11/06/2019
	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	Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Empty Property
	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 publish the names and locations of the land and buildings owned by his Department that are (a) sitting empty and (b) in the process of being sold or disposed of; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	263038
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has no owned vacant property in the UK in the sales programme. The overseas land and buildings owned by the FCO that are both vacant and in our sales programme are set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>OVERSEAS POST</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>PROPERTY USE</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Accra</p></td><td><p>Staff Units (x6)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Banjul</p></td><td><p>Staff Units (x8)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bridgetown</p></td><td><p>Staff Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lima</p></td><td><p>Staff Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nairobi</p></td><td><p>Staff Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Port Moresby</p></td><td><p>Staff Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Portimao</p></td><td><p>Office</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Sao Paulo</p></td><td><p>Residence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Skopje</p></td><td><p>Land</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Vienna</p></td><td><p>Staff unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Washington</p></td><td><p>Staff Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yangon (Rangoon)</p></td><td><p>Staff Unit</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yerevan</p></td><td><p>Residence</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yerevan</p></td><td><p>Office</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 19/06/2019 14:50:12 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1110799

	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	Kuwait: Minority Groups
	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 his Department has taken to encourage the Kuwaiti Government to meet its commitments to regularise the status of Bidoon who have a legitimate right to claim citizenship in Kuwait.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	242669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>​The British Government has regular dialogue at all levels with the Government of Kuwait. We encourage the Kuwaiti Government to meet its commitments to regularise the status of Bidoon, and to swiftly naturalise those who have a legitimate claim to citizenship. Human rights, including the status of the Bidoon, are also discussed bilaterally at the biannual UK-Kuwait Joint Steering Group meetings, the most recent of which was held in Kuwait in December 2018.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 15/04/2019 13:24:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1110800

	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	Kuwait: Political Prisoners
	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 his Department has made of the number of political prisoners in Kuwaiti prisons.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	242670
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>​We do not hold details of the number of political prisoners. However, we regularly discuss human rights and reform with the Government of Kuwait - including at the biannual UK-Kuwait Joint Steering Group meetings. If we have specific concerns around convictions or sentencing, we raise these with the Government of Kuwait as part of our wider dialogue on human rights and reform.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 15/04/2019 13:25:29 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1110801

	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	Kuwait: 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 discussions he has had with his Kuwaiti counterpart on human rights violations in that country; and will he make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	242671
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2019 answer text <p>The former Minister for the Middle East and North Africa most recently had discussions with his counterpart during the UK-Kuwait Joint Steering Group in Kuwait in December 2018. As part of his discussions, and as a reflection upon our strong bilateral relationship, he spoke openly and honestly about a number of issues and that includes human rights.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 16/04/2019 13:42:15 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas

1059083

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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, which EU agencies his Department plans to seek continued membership of after the UK has left the EU; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Harrow West
	tabling member printed	Gareth Thomas
	uin	219258
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/02/2019 answer text <p>During the Implementation Period, the terms of the UK's participation in EU agencies and bodies will be as set out in Article 128 of the Withdrawal Agreement.</p><p>Following our exit from the European Union, we are committed to maintaining a close and collaborative relationship with the EU. Our future partnership is a matter for the next phase of negotiations and we look forward to constructive discussions with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 19/02/2019 16:50:18 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	177 label Biography information for Gareth Thomas