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1196084

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2020
	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	Caribbean: Coronavirus
	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 people are registered with his Department as awaiting repatriation from the West Indies as a result of the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	47178
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2020 answer text <p>The welfare of British nationals remains our top priority, and we remain committed to ensuring that British travellers around the globe are able to return home. The UK Government is working closely with airlines, local authorities and governments in the Caribbean region to help British travellers return to the UK as part of the plan announced by the Foreign Secretary on 30 March - with up to £75 million available for special charter flights from priority countries, focused on helping the most vulnerable travellers. Foreign and Commonwealth Office staff have worked round the clock to bring back more than 300 people from Jamaica and Guyana on charter flights on 8 May. We have supported over 11,000 people to return home from the Caribbean via commercial means, and Post's priority remains to continue providing advice and assistance to British nationals in-country.</p><p>We are aware that there are British travellers remaining overseas in the Caribbean region and our effort is focused on supporting their return as quickly and safely as possible. British travellers wishing to return to the UK have been actively encouraged to register with their nearest High Commission or Embassy as well as to check travel advice for updates regularly. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice. It is difficult to be precise about the numbers because there have been instances of multiple registrations by the same individual, people not reporting their return to the UK via other means, and British Nationals resident overseas registering for flights even though many were not eligible.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 20/05/2020 13:47:01 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1196785

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	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	Jamaica: Coronavirus
	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 people (a) applied for and (b) were given a seat on the special flight from Kingston, Jamaica to London on 7 May 2020 organised in response to the covid-19 pandemic; what estimate he has made of the number of people still seeking to return to the UK from that country; and what steps are being taken to facilitate the return of people to the UK from that country.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	48266
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Over 200 people travelled on the special flight out of Jamaica on 8 May. It is difficult to be precise on the number of people who register for flights because there have been instances of multiple registrations by the same individual, people not reporting their return to the UK via other means, and long term residents registering for flights even though they were not eligible. Limited indirect commercial flights are currently the only options available in Jamaica for travel to the UK. The Government remains focused on supporting the remaining British travellers in Jamaica. We continue to look at ways to assist British travellers who wish to return to the UK, so that we can support them to get home as quickly and safely as possible. Prior to 7 May, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office assisted over 4,000 people who were short term visitors to Jamaica to return home to the UK on commercial flights.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 02/06/2020 08:03:11 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1197645

	registered interest
	date	20/05/2020
	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	Jamaica: Coronavirus
	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 20 May 2020 to Question 47178 on Caribbean: Coronavirus, when the next flight is scheduled to repatriate people from Jamaica to the UK as a result of the covid-19 pandemic; and whether people with leave to remain in the UK will be able to board that flight.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	49582
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2020 answer text <p>The welfare of British nationals remains our top priority, and we remain committed to ensuring that British travellers around the globe are able to return home. The UK Government is working closely with airlines, local authorities and governments in the Caribbean region to help British travellers return to the UK as part of the plan announced by the Foreign Secretary on 30 March - with up to £75 million available for special charter flights from priority countries, focused on helping the most vulnerable travellers. Prior to 7 May the British High Commission in Kingston assisted over 4000 British travellers and their dependants to return home on commercial flights. A special Government charter flight returned over 200 people to the UK on 7 May.</p><p>We are aware that there are still British travellers remaining overseas in the Caribbean region, including Jamaica. Our effort is focused on supporting their return as quickly and safely as possible. We are therefore operating a further special charter flight from Jamaica to the UK, departing Kingston on 3 June and a final flight on 8 June. Details of how to book are available on our Travel Advice for Jamaica. We are seeking to help vulnerable people with ILR wherever possible, provided that they have lived in the UK within the last year.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 04/06/2020 08:54:52 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1199036

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	British Overseas Territories: 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 the Overseas Territories maintain access to education during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	51573
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to supporting the Overseas Territories (OTs) in dealing with Covid-19. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development are leading a cross Whitehall effort, working closely with the Governments of the permanently inhabited Overseas Territories, and the Minister for the Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development is in regular contact with the political leaders and Governors of the Territories to ensure support meets the individual needs of each OT.</p><p>Education is, constitutionally, the responsibility of the locally elected Territory Governments, but the UK Government is committed to supporting the Territories to handle the impact of the pandemic, including maintaining access to education.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 08/06/2020 11:20:34 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1199037

	registered interest
	date	01/06/2020
	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	Montserrat: 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 support the Government of Montserrat on maintaining access to education during the covid-19 pandemic.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	51574
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK Government is firmly committed to supporting Montserrat and all of the Overseas Territories (OTs) in dealing with Covid-19. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development are leading a cross Whitehall effort, working closely with the Governments of the permanently inhabited Overseas Territories, and the Minister for the Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development is in regular contact with the political leaders and Governors of the Territories to ensure support meets the individual needs of each OT.</p><p>Education is, constitutionally, the responsibility of the locally elected Territory Governments, but the UK Government is committed to supporting the Territories to handle the impact of the pandemic, including maintaining access to education. On Montserrat, all schools have been closed until 9th June and DFID has assisted the Government of Montserrat to ensure children from vulnerable backgrounds, particularly those undertaking examinations, are able to access remote learning services</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 08/06/2020 11:18:27 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1201470

	registered interest
	date	08/06/2020
	answering body	Department for International Development
	answering dept id	20
	answering dept short name	International Development
	answering dept sort name	International Development
	hansard heading	World Health Organization: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much funding was allocated from (a) the UK Government public purse and (b) other countries to the World Health Organisation in 2019.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	55858
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2020 answer text <p>The UK is the third biggest donor to the WHO, giving £120 million per annum on average. We do not routinely keep data on funding allocated by other countries. The World Health Organization holds this information.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 15/06/2020 15:33:32 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1236015

	registered interest
	date	22/09/2020
	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	Coronavirus: Vaccination
	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 plans his Department has made to support (a) effective refrigeration capacity and (b) refrigerated transport to enable other countries to operate effective vaccine programmes against covid-19.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	92631
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2020 answer text <p>The UK is committed to supporting rapid and equitable access to safe and effective vaccines. A multilateral response is needed to deliver effective vaccines at the speed and global scale needed to end the pandemic. FCDO is working with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, and the World Health Organisation to ensure that countries have support to plan and prepare for vaccine introduction, including potential refrigeration needs for supply chains. These will be dependent on the characteristics of any successful COVID-19 vaccine candidate. The UK is leading international efforts to mobilise funding to support vaccine procurement and delivery for low and middle-income countries, including through a commitment of £48 million to the Gavi-managed COVAX Advanced Market Commitment (AMC).</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 30/09/2020 10:47:02 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1241438

	registered interest
	date	07/10/2020
	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	Belarus: Sanctions
	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 discussions he has had with his international partners on the imposition of new sanctions on Belarussian officials.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	100289
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK has been at the forefront of international efforts to impose sanctions in response to the human rights violations and fraudulent election in Belarus. With Canada, we imposed sanctions against Lukashenko and his inner circle on 29 September.</p><p>The UK welcomed the announcement by the EU and the US on 2 October of further sanctions on Belarus. EU sanctions will continue to apply to the UK during the Transition Period and we will carry over the EU Belarus sanctions regime as an autonomous UK sanctions regime at the end of the Transition Period. We encourage our global partners to join the UK, Canada and US in sanctioning the leadership responsible for the ongoing crisis in Belarus.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 13/10/2020 12:14:18 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1286548

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2021
	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	USA: Trade Unions
	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 discussions his Department has had with new US Administration on advancing trade union rights in international fora and agreements.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	153114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government supports the promotion of the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) fundamental principles and rights at work in Free Trade Agreements, which includes freedom of association, and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining. We continue to be active members of the ILO, and maintain our own high levels of employment rights. To date, the UK Government has not raised the issue of Trade Union rights in international fora with the new US Administration.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 22/02/2021 09:26:28 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1505290

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	England Illegal Money Lending Team: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional resources to the England Illegal Money Lending Team to tackle the threat of illegal money lending.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	48217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/09/2022 answer text <p>The Government recognises the dangers of illegal money lending, and that is why the Treasury funds the Illegal Money Lending Teams (IMLTs) across the UK via an industry levy collected by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).</p><p> </p><p>Since taking over funding of the IMLTs in 2017, the Treasury has increased their annual funding by 37%. For the 2022/23 financial year, the Treasury increased funding for the England Illegal Money Lending Team by over 6% compared to 2021/22.</p><p> </p><p>HMT officials regularly meet the IMLTs to understand the latest intelligence and monitor how funding is being deployed. These discussions will inform decisions about the appropriate levels of funding for the next financial year.</p> answering member constituency Arundel and South Downs answering member printed Andrew Griffith question first answered 14/09/2022 16:31:49 answering member 4874 label Biography information for Andrew Griffith
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar