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1564385

	registered interest
	date	06/01/2023
	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	Pakistan: Diplomatic Service
	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 many UK-based staff from his Department have been deployed to the (a) High Commission and (b) relevant consulates in Pakistan in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	117747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2023 answer text <p>The total number of FCDO UK Based staff at the Embassy and Consulate in Pakistan are:-</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Banded headcount</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>90-99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>100-119</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>90-99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>80-89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>90-99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>80-89</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>70-79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>60-69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><del class="ministerial">The Indo-Pacific Tilt is a whole of Government effort with many departments deploying staff onto the FCDO-led overseas platform at our Missions. The figures we have released represent numbers of FCDO UK based staff deployed to the Indo-Pacific and are therefore an underestimate of the UK Government's diplomatic presence in the region.</del></p><p>The figures also do not include FCDO Country-Based Staff in our overseas Missions, who are essential to the delivery of FCDO objectives.</p><p>Total headcount is FCDO UK Based staff within requested locations. Data from legacy departments has been aggregated for pre FCO/DFID merger years, as such it is not completely comparable.</p><p>Total headcount is FCDO UK Based staff within requested locations. Data from legacy departments has been aggregated for pre FCO/DFID merger years.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 16/01/2023 16:58:04 question first ministerially corrected 19/01/2023 11:40:32 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley previous answer version 47178 answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1453651

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Household Support Fund: Greater London
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much and what proportion of the announced increase of the Household Support Fund will be assigned to (a) Haringey and (b) London.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	145954
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2022 answer text <p>Individual local authority indicative allocations for the Household Support Fund will be announced shortly.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 28/03/2022 15:42:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1472496

	registered interest
	date	22/06/2022
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Universal Credit: Self-employed
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill would give an entitlement to cost of living payments to self-employed Universal Credit claimants who do not receive a regular payment due to the minimum income floor.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	23365
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/06/2022 answer text <p>Claimants who had their UC award reduced to zero by the Minimum income floor and did not receive a UC payment during the qualifying period, will not be eligible for a cost-of-living payment.</p><p> </p><p>For those that are not eligible for this support, or for families that still need additional support; the Government is providing an additional £500 million to help households, on top of what has been provided since October 2021, bringing total funding for this support to £1.5 billion. In England, this will take the form of an extension to the Household Support Fund backed by £421m and is administered by Local Authorities. Devolved administrations will receive £79 million through the Barnett formula.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 27/06/2022 16:14:27 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1538238

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2022
	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	Australia: Subversion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the Australian University Foreign Interference Taskforce at tackling foreign interference; and whether he has held recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Education on the potential merits of establishing a similar body in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	76033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>The Government regularly liaises with international partners, including Australia, on the issue of foreign interference. We also support the UK university sector to mitigate the risks. With our support, Universities UK has worked to increase understanding of the threat, issued guidelines for institutions in October 2020, and co-signed a statement on 'safe, secure and stable internationalisation' with counterparts, including Australia. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill will also empower English providers to address concerns about freedom of speech related threats and possible influence of overseas money, without reducing the ability of our world class universities to collaborate globally.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 17:18:52 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1545295

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	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	Pacific Islands: Climate Change
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what bilateral financial assistance his Department is providing to Pacific Island nations to help with mitigating the risk of climate change.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	95888
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>Pacific Island Countries (PICs), as Small Island Developing States (SIDs), are amongst the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. At COP27 the UK reaffirmed commitment to the Glasgow Climate Pact, and will continue to work closely with Pacific Island Countries to reform the international architecture to improve SIDs access to finance. In November 2021, we announced the 'Small Island Developing States Adaptation and Resilience' Programme, which will help SIDs draw down climate and wider concessional finding.</p><p>In November, the Minister for Indo-Pacific attended the 12th Pacific Community Ministerial conference, and expressed support for the Pacific Island Forum's recently launched 2050 Strategy for a Blue Pacific Continent.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/11/2022 16:23:09 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1545298

	registered interest
	date	24/11/2022
	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	Myanmar: Fuels
	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 he has had recent discussions with (a) the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) the maritime insurance sector on the insurance of third nation vessels shipping aviation fuel to Myanmar.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	95889
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>The UK has been clear that we oppose the provision of jet fuel, arms, military equipment, and dual use items to Myanmar and that UK businesses should not facilitate such activity. We also expect British insurers to conduct due diligence to ensure they are not facilitating the provision of goods that enable serious human rights violations. On 28 February, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office worked with the Department for International Trade to update the UK's Overseas Business Risk Guidance to make it clear that UK businesses should conduct thorough supply chain due diligence to ensure that commodities, such as aviation fuel, do not reach the Myanmar military.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 29/11/2022 17:11:37 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1545992

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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: Pacific
	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 many staff hired in the UK by his Department are deployed in region at the Pacific Development Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	97711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The publication of the Integrated Review in March 2021 affirmed the UK's increased focus and long-term commitment to the Indo-Pacific. The UK has since increased its diplomatic presence in the region. This includes the opening of a Pacific and Development Unit at our High Commission in Canberra, which will co-ordinate our efforts to help meet Pacific needs and support the resilience and operations of our six High Commissions in the region.</p><p>Recruitment is currently underway for new roles for this unit, and the first UK-based officer will arrive in early 2023.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/12/2022 17:07:47 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1545993

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2022
	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	Myanmar: Politics and Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in ASEAN countries on (a) the situation in Myanmar and (b) strategies to reduce the import of aviation fuel to that country.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	97712
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK regularly raises the situation in Myanmar with ASEAN counterparts, including at Ministerial and Secretary of State level.</p><p>The UK is very concerned by the military's use of indiscriminate airstrikes against civilians. The UK has been clear that we oppose the provision of jet fuel, arms and military equipment to Myanmar. On 8 February 2022 we strengthened our public Overseas Business Risk (OBR) guidance to provide specific guidance to businesses on exporting aviation related goods, including jet fuel, to Myanmar. This includes calling on all businesses to conduct thorough supply chain due diligence.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 01/12/2022 17:17:06 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1548587

	registered interest
	date	05/12/2022
	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: India
	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 many UK-based staff from his Department have been deployed to the High Commission and relevant Consulates in India in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	102957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/12/2022 answer text <p>Number of staff in India High Commission and Consulates:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> Time Period </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> Banded Number </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-14</p></td><td><p>70-79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-15</p></td><td><p>60-69</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-16</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-17</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-18</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-19</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-20</p></td><td><p>50-59</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-21</p></td><td><p>40-49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Mar-22</p></td><td><p>40-49</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 14/12/2022 12:20:01 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1550806

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2022
	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	Indonesia: Diplomatic Service
	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 many UK-based staff from his Department have been deployed to the (a) Embassy and (b) relevant Consulates in Indonesia in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	108300
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2022 answer text <p>Number of staff in Embassy and relevant Consulates in Indonesia</p><table><tbody><tr><td>Time Period</td><td>Banded Number</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-14</td><td>20-29</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-15</td><td>20-29</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-16</td><td>20-29</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-17</td><td>20-29</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-18</td><td>20-29</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-19</td><td>20-29</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-20</td><td>20-29</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-21</td><td>20-29</td></tr><tr><td>Mar-22</td><td>20-29</td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 15/12/2022 10:55:42 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West