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388208

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Spanish Government on the most recent incursion into Gibraltar waters by a Spanish vessel.
tabling member constituency	North Antrim
tabling member printed	Ian Paisley
uin	5977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The unlawful incursion by a Spanish State research vessel into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters on 3 July - during which its probe struck a Royal Navy vessel - was unacceptable. We protested immediately to the Spanish government at a senior level. It is fortunate that no-one was hurt and no serious damage was done.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/07/2015 16:38:13 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4129 label Biography information for Ian Paisley

388216

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	EU Nationals: Social Security Benefits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what contingency plan he has made for if it is viable to secure agreement with his EU counterparts for the introduction of a four-year qualifying period for EU nationals to access in-work benefits in negotiating the UK's membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Clacton
tabling member printed	Mr Douglas Carswell
uin	5881
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>As the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), said in his speech on 21 May 2015, the Government is concerned that under the current free movement rules, national welfare systems can provide an unintended additional incentive for large migratory movements. Consequently reforming welfare and particularly access to benefits for mobile EU nationals in order to reduce incentives for migration is one of our priorities for the renegotiation. The Prime Minister is working with his European partners to achieve this.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2015 14:45:52 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1527 label Biography information for Mr Douglas Carswell

388228

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will seek the advice of the Venice Commission on the circumstances in which it would be appropriate for the resources available to (a) the Prime Minister and (b) other elements of the Government to be utilised during the purdah period in the forthcoming EU referendum.
tabling member constituency	Christchurch
tabling member printed	Mr Christopher Chope
uin	6004
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>We have no plans to seek the advice of the Venice Commission. We will of course consider their recommendations very carefully when framing amendments to the European Union Referendum Bill, including the 2007 &quot;Code of Good Practice on Referendums&quot;.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2015 15:47:09 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	242 label Biography information for Sir Christopher Chope

388230

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Macedonia: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the government of Macedonia on (a) mass surveillance, (b) individual independence and (c) freedom of speech.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Mr Pat McFadden
uin	5920
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>We, together with EU and international partners, have consistently set out our concerns about breaches of fundamental rights, freedom of speech and the politicisation of institutions to Prime Minister Gruevski and other representatives of the Macedonian government. The British Embassy in Skopje demarched, along with members of the Quint (US, EU delegation, France, Germany and Italy) Prime Minister Gruevski in March and again in May in view of the ongoing political crisis in Macedonia. I discussed the situation in Macedonia with Foreign Minister Poposki in Brussels on 19 May.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/07/2015 15:25:45 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

388231

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	Macedonia: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on freedom of speech and surveillance in Macedonia.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Mr Pat McFadden
uin	5919
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>My Department, including the British Embassy in Skopje, is in close and regular contact with civil society and political representatives on freedom of speech and surveillance in Macedonia.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/07/2015 15:25:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

388234

registered interest
date	07/07/2015
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	UK Membership of EU: Referendums
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will include in its proposed referendum on UK membership of the EU a separate question on approving any changes that have been agreed to the UK's terms of membership of the EU.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	5923
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2015 answer text <p>The question in the Bill is simple, short and fair. We have no plans to include a separate question.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/07/2015 15:28:08 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

387825

registered interest
date	06/07/2015
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	Official Gifts
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 and what value of gifts were bought for foreign dignitaries visiting UK embassies in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	5743
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text <p>This information is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost. <br><br>Foreign and Commonwealth Office guidance on gift-giving is that staff should ensure that gifts, advantages and hospitality given is appropriate, proportionate and open. Gifts would not normally be given to foreign dignitaries visiting a British Embassy in a third country.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 09/07/2015 16:14:04 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

387592

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	Sugar: Import Controls
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 1 July 2015 to Question 4468, what steps he has taken to include the import duties currently imposed on cane sugar coming into Europe among the matters he intends to raise in the course of discussions to re-negotiate the UK's relationship with the EU.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	5557
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>I refer the right hon. Member for East Ham to my answer of 1 July 2015. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has set out the four areas where we seek to address the concerns of the British public: sovereignty, fairness, competitiveness and immigration. Following the June European Council, technical discussions are taking place. The Council has agreed to revert to the issue at the December European Council.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2015 14:41:11 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

387597

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	EU Reform
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what powers the Government proposes to repatriate from the competence of the EU; and what EU Treaty provisions and legislative measures he proposes should be altered as part of such repatriation.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	5574
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2015 answer text <p>The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), has set out the four areas where we seek to address the concerns of the British public: sovereignty, fairness, competitiveness and immigration. Following the June European Council, technical discussions are taking place. The Council has agreed to revert to the issue at the December European Council.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/07/2015 14:40:12 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

387599

registered interest
date	03/07/2015
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	UK Membership of EU
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 plans to take to involve the devolved administrations in its negotiations with the EU and the governments of other EU member states on reform of the UK's terms of membership of the EU in respect of matters that fall wholly or partly within devolved competences.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	5538
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2015 answer text Relations with the European Union are reserved to the UK Government and Parliament. In line with the Memorandum of Understanding and relevant concordats, the UK Government involves the Devolved Administrations as fully as possible in decision-making on all EU issues which touch on devolved areas. In the last few months the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), discussed the UK’s plans on renegotiation and referendum with the First Minister of Scotland, during his visit to Edinburgh; the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), has spoken to Devolved Administration leaders in the margins of the recent British-Irish Council, and this is a regular agenda item at meetings between the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations. The UK Government will continue to involve Devolved Administrations as this process continues. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 09/07/2015 16:42:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock