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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

1344344

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2021
	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: EU Countries
	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 of his Department work on European issues and relationships.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	28278
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2021 answer text <p>The FCDO works to reinforce the UK's position as a reliable neighbour and partner in Europe, as set out in the Government's Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy. <del class="ministerial">There are over 2000 FCDO UK Based and Country Based members of staff in Europe Directorate. In addition to this, many</del> <del class="ministerial"> colleagues across the FCDO in the UK and around the world work to deepen our relationships with European allies and to amplify our global influence and achieve shared goals.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial"> Many colleagues across the FCDO in the UK and around the world work to deepen our relationships with European allies and to amplify our global influence and achieve shared goals.</ins></p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 12/07/2021 15:58:00 question first ministerially corrected 13/07/2021 10:51:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton previous answer version 13332 answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1600441

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	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	China: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the speech by US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on disruptive technologies and data collected by the Chinese government at Chatham House on 16 February 2023, what discussions he has had with representatives of the Chinese government on any data it collects on UK nationals from businesses operating across both countries, including BGI Group.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	156203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>We continually monitor threats to our data and will not hesitate to take further action if necessary to protect our national security. We expect all firms to fully comply with UK privacy laws. Businesses which do not may be investigated and subject to enforcement action. We have also strengthened measures to prevent the transfer of assets or technology that could pose national security risks. This includes upgrading our export control regime and Military End Use Control and introducing the National Security and Investment Act.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 156204 question first answered 06/03/2023 17:05:13 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1600442

	registered interest
	date	01/03/2023
	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	China: Data Protection
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the speech by US Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on disruptive technologies and China’s doctrine of civil-military fusion at Chatham House on 16 February 2023, what discussions he has had with representatives of (a) BGI Group and (b) other business operating in both the UK and China on (i) compliance with UK data protection rules and (ii) the sharing of (A) technology and (B) genetic data with the Chinese government.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	156204
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/03/2023 answer text <p>We continually monitor threats to our data and will not hesitate to take further action if necessary to protect our national security. We expect all firms to fully comply with UK privacy laws. Businesses which do not may be investigated and subject to enforcement action. We have also strengthened measures to prevent the transfer of assets or technology that could pose national security risks. This includes upgrading our export control regime and Military End Use Control and introducing the National Security and Investment Act.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 156203 question first answered 06/03/2023 17:05:13 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1601376

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2023
	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	Developing Countries: 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, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK Small Island Developing States strategy 2022 to 2026, published on 27 February 2023, when the Small Island Developing States Envoy will be appointed.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	159034
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2023 answer text <p>The UK Special Envoy for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS), Rebecca Fabrizi, was appointed in April 2022.</p> answering member constituency Sutton Coldfield answering member printed Mr Andrew Mitchell question first answered 09/03/2023 10:41:40 answering member 1211 label Biography information for Mr Andrew Mitchell
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1606748

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2023
	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	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mandarin Language
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the policy paper entitled Integrated Review Refresh 2023: Responding to a more contested and volatile world, published on 13 March 2023, how many people will be trained to speak Mandarin by his Department in the next 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	172466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>In FY22/23 the China Capability programme funded 100 new places in part-time Mandarin lessons for staff across government, from beginner to advanced level, which will be expanded over the next 12 months. This is in addition to part-time FCDO Mandarin language classes, which are available to any FCDO staff member on an optional basis. The FCDO also ensures there is a pipeline of staff undertaking full-time language training in preparation for specific postings to the China network.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 28/03/2023 15:48:11 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1587866

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	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	Xinjiang: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the debate on the Governor of Xinjiang and a UK Visit, Official Report, 9 February 2023, which Minister initially approved the meeting between his Department's officials and the Governor of Xinjiang.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	149606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK did not invite the Governor of Xinjiang to visit and under no circumstance would he have been offered a Ministerial meeting. The scale and severity of human rights violations in Xinjiang is harrowing and the UK government consistently raises our concerns with Beijing at the highest levels. The Foreign Secretary did so with his Chinese counterpart on 20 February. As Minister Docherty stated in the debate on 9 February, relevant FCDO Ministers were made aware of the possible visit in the usual way, after officials were notified by the Chinese Embassy in January. Ministers agreed that officials should be prepared to offer a meeting to make clear the UK's abhorrence at the treatment of Uyghur people and to reiterate that we will not relent from exposing China's unacceptable human rights violations. No UK official has met Chinese officials sanctioned by the US over the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 149605 149607 question first answered 24/02/2023 09:34:44 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1587865

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2023
	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	Xinjiang: Foreign Relations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the debate on the Governor of Xinjiang and a UK Visit, Official Report, 9 February 2023, when Ministers in his Department were first made aware of the potential meeting between his Department officials and the Governor of Xinjiang.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	149605
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The UK did not invite the Governor of Xinjiang to visit and under no circumstance would he have been offered a Ministerial meeting. The scale and severity of human rights violations in Xinjiang is harrowing and the UK government consistently raises our concerns with Beijing at the highest levels. The Foreign Secretary did so with his Chinese counterpart on 20 February. As Minister Docherty stated in the debate on 9 February, relevant FCDO Ministers were made aware of the possible visit in the usual way, after officials were notified by the Chinese Embassy in January. Ministers agreed that officials should be prepared to offer a meeting to make clear the UK's abhorrence at the treatment of Uyghur people and to reiterate that we will not relent from exposing China's unacceptable human rights violations. No UK official has met Chinese officials sanctioned by the US over the last 12 months.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 149606 149607 question first answered 24/02/2023 09:34:44 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1401978

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2022
	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: International Cooperation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Minister for Asia's visit to Cambodia in January 2022, whether the Minister made representations to her Cambodian counterparts on the situation in Myanmar during that visit; and whether she made representations to those counterparts on the Government's support for the position of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Myanmar as ASEAN Chair during that visit.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	101801
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>I was in Cambodia between 9-11 January. In my meetings with members of the Cambodian Government, including Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, I reaffirmed the UK's support for ASEAN leadership on the situation in Myanmar, and pressed on the importance of the Five Point Consensus.</p><p>I expressed concern at the escalating violence in Myanmar and urged Cambodia to use its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2022 to move towards a lasting solution to the crisis.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 14/01/2022 14:35:45 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1303023

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2021
	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	Ukraine: National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Integrated Review 2021, what specific steps his Department is taking to increase Ukraine's resilience to state threats.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	169930
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2021 answer text <p>The UK remains steadfast in its support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. In FY 2020-21 we will spend over £40m across a range of activities aimed at strengthening Ukraine's resilience against hostile state actors, including conflict stabilisation, security and defence, economic development and governance reforms. Specific activities include:</p><ul><li>Defensive, non-escalatory military training delivered through Operation ORBITAL, which has now trained over 20,000 troops and has been expanded to incorporate maritime and air capacity building. As part of this, the UK is coordinating and leading allied contributions to develop Ukraine's Navy in a multinational Maritime Training Initiative (MTI) which commenced in September 2020.</li><li>Secondment of a large number of UK personnel to the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, including one of the Deputy Chief Monitors.</li><li>A broad range of support aimed at strengthening Ukraine's ability to counter the de-stabilising effects of disinformation, as well as develop independent media and media literacy.</li></ul> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/03/2021 08:33:24 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West