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1488475

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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: 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, whether she has made representations to her EU, US and Canadian counterparts on implementing aviation fuel sanctions on the Myanmar military.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	35002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK is in regular contact with our partners in the US, Canada and the EU to coordinate on further sanctions targets. Since the coup on 1 February 2021, we have imposed 11 tranches of sanctions targeting the military's leadership, businesses and associates. We remain very concerned by the military's use of indiscriminate airstrikes against civilians, and we are exploring further measures to tackle the military's ability to use air capabilities to target civilians.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 15/07/2022 13:52:58 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1488476

registered interest
date	12/07/2022
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: 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 she has had with her (a) Japanese and (b) South Korean counterparts on the implementation by those countries of sanctions in respect of the Myanmar military's business interests.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	35003
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>Since the coup, the UK has imposed 11 tranches of sanctions targeting the military's leadership, businesses and associates. We regularly engage international partners, including the Republic of Korea and Japan, to share information on UK sanctions designations and the broader situation in Myanmar. It would be inappropriate to speculate on future targets by either ourselves or our partners.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 15/07/2022 13:56:43 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1487905

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
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	China
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 7 July 2022 to Question 30087 on China, how many people in her Department have been deployed to the China Department in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	33875
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2022 answer text <p>A significant and increasing number of FCDO roles both at Headquarters and across the global network involve an element of China policy. This shift in focus and resource has been underway for a number of years. In 2020/21 the FCDO dedicated an additional £3 million to increase our capability on China, including a significantly expanded China Department. In 2022/23, the FCDO is establishing additional China-facing roles in London and the network to provide analysis, reporting and policy delivery.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 14/07/2022 15:18:38 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486666

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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: 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, what estimate she has made of the number of FCDO employees who speak Mandarin.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	31181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <p>As of January 2022, 63 FCDO staff have achieved qualifications in Mandarin at C1 or C2 level (in the Common European Framework Reference scale) over the past five years. FCDO language qualifications are valid for 5 years.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 11/07/2022 15:51:25 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486668

registered interest
date	05/07/2022
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	Indo-Pacific Region: Visits Abroad
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 Ministerial visits to the Indo-Pacific region there have been in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	31182
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ministers from now FCDO and legacy FCO and DFID Departments made 296 visits to Indo-Pacific countries in each of the following years, including countries being visited more than once in a year.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>xFCO</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>xDFID</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010 [from May]</p></td><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 [Jan-Aug]</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Post FCDO merger</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FCDO</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020 [Sept-Dec]</p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>18</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Ministerial visits as recorded on Gov.UK between May 2010-September 2021 (xFCO) FCO ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and (xDFID) Ministerial gifts, hospitality, travel and meetings with external organisations in the Department for International Development - data.gov.uk</p><p>No data published for xDFID Ministerial travel between July-August 2012 and July- September 2017.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 11/07/2022 15:40:37 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486157

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Indo-Pacific Region: 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, whether her Department plans to increase the UK's (a) diplomatic presence and (b) economic support and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK is committed to increasing engagement and economic and security partnerships in the Indo-Pacific. Since 2019 we have opened three new High Commissions in Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga.</p><p>As part of our Indo-Pacific tilt, the UK has secured free trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand and aims to conclude the majority of talks on a free trade agreement with India by the end of October. We are in the final stage of accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. We are negotiating a joint Plan of Action with Association of Southeast Asian Nations for the next 5 years, and through British Investment Partnerships, we are promoting clean reliable investment into infrastructure in the region. We aim to commit up to £500 million over the 2022-26 period for climate finance in the Indo-Pacific. We have launched AUKUS, and have enhanced our bilateral relationships including through the UK-India 2030 Roadmap and the UK-Indonesia Partnership Roadmap.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 15:59:56 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486159

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Indo-Pacific Region: EU External 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, what specific discussions she has had with European counterparts on future European engagement with countries in the Indo-Pacific region.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>At the G7, European partners supported the $600 billion Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, building on UK proposals at the Carbis Bay Summit in 2021, which will enable significant infrastructure engagement with Indo-Pacific partners. The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and the US at the G7 Summit, where they discussed global security, including China. The Foreign Secretary met European Foreign Ministers who are members of NATO at the NATO Summit, where they discussed China and met with Indo-Pacific NATO partner countries (Australia, Japan, New Zealand, ROK). UK senior officials attended the High-Level Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific in Prague on 13/14 June, joined by partners from across Europe and the Indo-Pacific.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 15:47:30 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486172

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	Indo-Pacific Region
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 of her Department's personnel have been deployed to the Indo-Pacific region in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30086
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Reference date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Indo Pacific deployed headcount</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2014</p></td><td><p>500-519</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2015</p></td><td><p>480-499</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2016</p></td><td><p>400-419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2017</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2018</p></td><td><p>400-419</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2019</p></td><td><p>440-459</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2020</p></td><td><p>460-479</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2021</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March 2022</p></td><td><p>380-399</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 16:27:12 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1486175

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
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	China
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 people in her Department have been (a) deployed to China (b) working on China policy in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	30087
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2022 answer text <p>A significant and increasing number of FCDO roles both at Headquarters and across the global network, involve an element of China policy. This shift in focus and resource has been underway for a number of years. In 2020/21 the FCDO dedicated an additional £3million to increase our capability on China, including a significantly expanded China Department. In 2022/23, the FCDO is establishing additional China-facing roles in London and the network to provide analysis, reporting and policy delivery.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 07/07/2022 15:56:33 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469067

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
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: Propaganda
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 she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that Myanmar nationalists and military are using Telegram, Youtube, Telegram, VK and Viber to disseminate propaganda news.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	15322
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2022 answer text <p>Misinformation is rife in Myanmar and the UK is committed to tackling it. The military continues to perpetuate propaganda, including their unsubstantiated claims of electoral fraud in 2020. In response to the February 2021 coup, the UK Government established the Myanmar Witness programme which verifies and reports on open-source information of serious human rights violations and abuses. This project is essential to countering disinformation. We call on the regime to end its obstruction of the Myanmar people's right to information and freedom of expression, which is vital to de-escalating the crisis.</p><p>The UK Government strongly believes that the rights of individuals and independent media to express opinions and peacefully challenge authority are essential to a free and open society. The FCDO launched its media freedom campaign in 2018 to shine a global spotlight on media freedom and to raise the cost to those who abuse the media. Myanmar remains a priority country for the UK on media freedom.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 17/06/2022 13:17:15 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West