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77143

registered interest
date	10/07/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to visit the Middle East to assist in de-escalating the conflict between Israel and Palestine.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Perry Barr
tabling member printed	Mr Khalid Mahmood
uin	205249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) has no immediate plans to visit the Middle East. However, he will continue to build contacts/meet international partners/Ministers to discuss the resolution of the conflict.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 12:59:08 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1392 label Biography information for Mr Khalid Mahmood

76773

registered interest
date	09/07/2014
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	Palestinian Authority
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the Palestinian Authority's policy of payment of salaries to the families of convicted terrorists; what information his Department holds on the basis and scale of such payments; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Wellingborough
tabling member printed	Mr Peter Bone
uin	204894
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>We receive no such reports. The Ministry of Finance publishes expenditure on its website on a monthly basis, including a breakdown by Ministry. The Palestinian Authority Prime Minister and other Ministers have been clear in both public and to us that their payments to families of prisoners are intended to sustain families whose primary breadwinner has been imprisoned. However, no UK money is used for payments to Palestinian prisoners or their families.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 16:07:29 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1581 label Biography information for Mr Peter Bone

76343

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Pakistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps he has taken to encourage the repeal of blasphemy laws in Pakistan.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	204618
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>We regularly raise the blasphemy laws and their misuse against those of all faiths at the highest levels in Pakistan. During the visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif in April, the Prime Minister, my Right Hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), raised our concerns as well as the need for reforms. We will continue to press the Pakistani government to make progress in this area.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 11:29:54 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

76344

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Terrorism
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions his Department has had with the European Commission's Radicalisation Awareness Network and its Working Group on Voices of Victims of Terrorism in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast North
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Dodds
uin	204620
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office has not had discussions with the European Commission's Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) and its working group on Voices of Victims of Terrorism in the last three years, but did send a representative to a RAN working group meeting in 2013 on a separate issue.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 11:33:38 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

76346

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Middle East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Israeli counterpart to discuss the political situation in Israel and Palestine; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Iain McKenzie
uin	204601
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>On 3 July, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) discussed the political situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories with the Israeli Foreign Minister.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 08:05:04 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	4246 label Biography information for Iain McKenzie

76353

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	North Africa
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on tackling the threat from Islamic extremism in northern Africa.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	204392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p> </p><p>The stability of the North African region is important to the UK. Extremist groups threaten regional security and the interests of our nation and our allies. The British Government has an ongoing dialogue with the United States on counter-terrorism issues, including on Northern Africa.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 11:28:15 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

76363

registered interest
date	08/07/2014
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	Iraq
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the rise of Islamic terrorism in Northern Iraq.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	204386
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Our objective is to see a prosperous and stable Iraq as part of a stable region. The advance by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Iraq in June threatens this. Reported atrocities of summary executions, sexual violence and attacks against religious buildings by ISIL all go to show the importance of taking a strong stand against the extremists. In the immediate term the UK has provided £5 million of humanitarian aid to alleviate the suffering of those affected by recent violence. During his recent visit to Iraq, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Right Hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) emphasised the importance of unity and political inclusion to make an effective security response possible.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 11:32:01 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

66062

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Senior Civil Servants
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 senior civil servants appointed to positions in his Department since 2010 were previously (a) political appointees within that Department and (b) employed by a political party.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204325
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>There have been no senior civil servants appointed to the FCO since 2010, who were previously political appointees within the FCO or employed by a political party.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 08:04:01 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

66063

registered interest
date	07/07/2014
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	Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what professional development courses are made available to staff of his Department; and what the cost to the public purse is of each such course.
tabling member constituency	Barrow and Furness
tabling member printed	John Woodcock
uin	204344
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/07/2014 answer text <p>Strengthening the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) as an institution is a priority under our 'Diplomatic Excellence' programme. Our staff are able to access a range of courses to continue their professional development. In 2013-14 staff undertook activities and qualifications in various fields including audit, accountancy, human resources, procurement, economics, communications, foreign languages, project and programme management, law, estate asset management and information management. Departments in London and posts overseas have devolved funds for learning and development activities. To obtain titles for all courses available and the cost of each opportunity taken can only be done at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 14/07/2014 14:30:18 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	3917 label Biography information for Lord Walney

65881

registered interest
date	04/07/2014
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	Nuclear Disarmament
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the cost of work undertaken by his Department relating to nuclear disarmament was in 2013-14; and if he will make it his policy separately to detail in his Department's Annual Report and Accounts expenditure and activity relating to nuclear disarmament.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	204083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2014 answer text <p>Work on nuclear disarmament is led by the Counter-Proliferation Department, which has approximately thirty members of staff. We also use our global network of embassies and missions on a daily basis to take forward this work. We do not record time spent on disarmament specifically, therefore we will not be reporting separately on the costs of this work in the Annual Reports and Accounts. More detailed information on our progress on nuclear disarmament was most recently reported in our NPT PrepCom National Report, which was deposited in the House on 29 April 2014 (reference DEP2014-0656).</p> answering member constituency Faversham and Mid Kent answering member printed Hugh Robertson question first answered 10/07/2014 09:16:56 answering member 1415 label Biography information for Sir Hugh Robertson
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn