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1469767

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Pakistan: Missguided
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of reports that workers in Pakistan making clothing for the fashion brand, Missguided, have not received salaries for more than four months and as a result are destitute and starving.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	17065
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text <p>We are looking into reports of the negative impact on workers in Pakistan after the alleged collapse of the UK firm, Missguided.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/06/2022 16:36:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1469768

registered interest
date	13/06/2022
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	Pakistan: Missguided
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 had discussions with her Pakistani counterpart on the impact on Pakistani garment workers of the collapse of the fashion brand, Missguided.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	17066
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2022 answer text We are looking into reports of the negative impact on workers in Pakistan after the alleged collapse of the UK firm, Missguided. answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 21/06/2022 16:34:03 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1464129

registered interest
date	18/05/2022
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	Afghanistan: 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 she has had with international partners on the (a) long-term stability and (b) international position of Afghanistan.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	4656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has regular contact with foreign counterparts about Afghanistan, including at the recent G7 Foreign Ministers meeting. They addressed the current security, humanitarian, and human rights situation as well as longer term prospects for the country and region. FCDO Ministers and the Foreign Secretary will continue to engage international partners in support of UK objectives and long-term stability for the Afghan people.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 23/05/2022 16:02:23 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1455141

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Afghanistan: Education
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 steps the Government is taking to help (a) prevent the financial collapse of the education system in Afghanistan and (b) ensure that every Afghan child can go to school.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	148309
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Over the last 20 years the UK has played a key role in ensuring the right of Afghans to an education. There were 8.2 million more children in school in Afghanistan in 2020 compared to 2001 and 38% were girls. This is why the UK deplores the Taliban's decision preventing girls from returning to secondary school. We continue to work with international partners to support Afghan girls in their right to education. We continue to coordinate the education sector response, and provide support to emergency education through the UN humanitarian response plan, and our multilateral investments which deliver community-based education for girls through Education Cannot Wait and the Global Partnership for Education.</p><p>With our international partners, we continue to press the Taliban to reverse this decision. The Government has made clear its condemnation of the decision, including through statements from the G7+, female foreign ministers and the UN Security Council. Afghan women, at home and in the UK diaspora, demand that girls' right to education be upheld and we stand with them. As the Prime Minister has said several times, we are working to hold the Taliban to account to ensure that they live up to the promises they have made.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 148310 question first answered 31/03/2022 16:21:35 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1455142

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
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	Afghanistan: Education
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 diplomatic steps she is taking to urge the Afghanistan Government to allow all Afghan girls to access their basic right to education without further delay.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	148310
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>Over the last 20 years the UK has played a key role in ensuring the right of Afghans to an education. There were 8.2 million more children in school in Afghanistan in 2020 compared to 2001 and 38% were girls. This is why the UK deplores the Taliban's decision preventing girls from returning to secondary school. We continue to work with international partners to support Afghan girls in their right to education. We continue to coordinate the education sector response, and provide support to emergency education through the UN humanitarian response plan, and our multilateral investments which deliver community-based education for girls through Education Cannot Wait and the Global Partnership for Education.</p><p>With our international partners, we continue to press the Taliban to reverse this decision. The Government has made clear its condemnation of the decision, including through statements from the G7+, female foreign ministers and the UN Security Council. Afghan women, at home and in the UK diaspora, demand that girls' right to education be upheld and we stand with them. As the Prime Minister has said several times, we are working to hold the Taliban to account to ensure that they live up to the promises they have made.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly grouped question UIN 148309 question first answered 31/03/2022 16:21:35 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1441098

registered interest
date	14/03/2022
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	Russia: 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, what assessment her Department has made of reports of requests from Russia for Chinese military assistance; and whether she has raised that matter with her Chinese counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	139437
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary spoke with her Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister and State Councillor Wang Yi, on Friday 25 February. In the call, the Foreign Secretary underlined that the UK expects China to stand up for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and urged China to uphold its commitment to the UN Charter. The world is watching to see whether China's actions contribute to peace and stability, or to fuelling aggression.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 17/03/2022 17:37:52 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1437087

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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	Russia: Ukraine
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 the Chinese Government on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132329
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary has spoken with her Chinese counterpart .The United Kingdom is leading the charge to rally international support for Ukraine, condemn Russian aggression, and to respond alongside our allies with strength.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 07/03/2022 17:36:54 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1437088

registered interest
date	01/03/2022
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	Russia: Ukraine
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 the Pakistani Government on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	132330
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2022 answer text <p>Lord Ahmad spoke to Foreign Minister Qureshi about Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 27 February. Our High Commissioner in Islamabad has discussed with Prime Minister Khan and senior officials in Islamabad; and officials in London have spoken frequently to the Pakistan High Commissioner in London. The United Kingdom is leading the charge to rally international support for Ukraine, condemn Russian aggression, and to respond alongside our allies with strength.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 07/03/2022 16:53:40 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1436609

registered interest
date	28/02/2022
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	Russia: Ukraine
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 discussed (a) the situation in Ukraine and (b) steps to hold the Russian Federation to account in her recent discussions with the Government of India.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	131272
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on 24 February. During that conversation she reiterated the UK's steadfast commitment to Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty and the need for the international community to confront Russian aggression.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 03/03/2022 17:49:56 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1400514

registered interest
date	06/01/2022
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	Supply Chains
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 (a) Ministerial colleagues in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and (b) industry representatives on ensuring that supply chains are not reliant on forced labour overseas.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	99027
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2022 answer text <p>The Government is committed to eradicating the use of all forms of forced labour from global supply chains. This was recently reaffirmed in the G7 Trade Ministers' statement on forced labour. The UK was the first country to require businesses to report on steps taken to tackle modern slavery and we have committed to strengthening our Modern Slavery Act. There are regular discussions with all relevant Government departments to inform this. To create parity between the public and private sector, the 2020 HMG Modern Slavery Statement committed all Government departments to publish such statements. The FCDO's first modern slavery statement was published on 25 November 2021.</p><p>The Government works closely with industry to encourage best practice, understand the challenges businesses face and learn from their experience. In June 2021, the Home Secretary and the Minister for Safeguarding met with the Business Against Slavery (BAS) Forum, a partnership between Government and multinational businesses. They discussed opportunities for working together to accelerate progress in the fight against modern slavery. Government continues to engage with the Forum and the wider business community, as part of the ongoing review of the government's modern slavery strategy due to be published in Spring 2022.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 11/01/2022 15:57:24 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West